Madame President, I’d like to thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing. I also welcome the participation of Her Excellency Željka Cvijanović, chairwoman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the participation of Croatia, Serbia, and the European Union. Nearly three decades on from the 1995 Dayton Agreement, significant progress has been
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Hannah Tetteh for their informative briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Sudan and South Sudan in this meeting. Madam President, Today’s meeting is taking place at a very critical time, where despite the extension of the declared ceasefire, we are witnessing continued
Delivered by: Ms. Ghasaq Shaheen, Political Coordinator Madam President, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. Before I start on the topic of our meeting today on the chemical weapons file, I would like to first welcome the decision taken by the Arab countries yesterday to readmit Syria to the League of Arab
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of Japan and the United Arab Emirates in our capacity as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file. I’d like to start by thanking the Russian Presidency for their flexibility in scheduling today’s
Delivered By: His Excellency Mohamed Abushahab, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery Mr. President, I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their important briefings. The political situation has, for a long time, not seen any signs of diplomatic progress that would suggest any possibility of ending the Syrian
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Thank you, Mr. President. I’d like to also begin by thanking Special Representative Ziadeh for her informative briefing and I welcome the participation of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dačić and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Gërvalla-Schwarz today.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted today a resolution drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in their capacities as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file, that condemns the Taliban’s decision banning Afghan women from working for the UN in Afghanistan. The resolution was co-sponsored by more than 90 UN member states, including, for
Delivered By: Mr. Saod Al Mazroui, Alternate Political Coordinator Mr. President, I welcome Special Representative Maria Isabel and I wish her immense success in her new role. We fully support her and the UN’s work in Haiti, including BINUH, as it is a key component in efforts to achieve security and stability in the country.
Delivered By: Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Madam President, I would like to thank all our briefers today for their sobering remarks: SRSG Perthes, thank you for providing us with the most recent updates. And I join others in expressing our hope that the UN team is holding up and staying safe
