Mr. President, Distinguished Council Members, I am pleased to be here today to brief you on the situation in West Africa and the implementation of UNOWA’s mandate. Further to the 16th report of the Secretary-General on the…
Sadly, 2016 has begun much like 2015 ended – with unacceptable levels of violence and a polarized public discourse across the spectrum in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Stabbings, vehicle attacks, and…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the first “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh…
Mr. President, In the past reporting period, the heroic people of Iraq have been steadily gaining ground against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which is gradually losing its appeal to the…
Monsieur le Président, Honorables membres du Conseil, Je vous remercie de l’opportunité qui m’est offerte de présenter, devant cette auguste assemblée, le rapport du Secrétaire Général sur la situation en Guinée-Bissau et les…
Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council once again on the latest developments in Yemen. It has been two months since the parties met in Switzerland, for the first face to face talks of the…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I regret to inform you that the violence which has been erupting in Israel and Palestine since October of last year shows no sign of relenting. Some recent incidents may point…
Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the second “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and…
Mr. President, I have the honour to present the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). The report before you presents…
Security Council Briefing on the First Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman Mr. President, Member of the Security Council, Ladies and…
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the situation in the Lake Chad Basin region. Attacks by Boko Haram continue, mainly in north-eastern Nigeria and southern Niger, and to a lesser extent in…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, With no prospect for resuming negotiations in sight, developments on the ground continue to undermine an already precarious situation. Illegal settlement construction advances…