Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is good to be back in this room after almost two years. Thank you very much for being here as President Peter Maurer and I, together with Madame Julienne Lusenge, launch an urgent…
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to open the 22nd International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers. I would like to start by congratulating the mine action…
Deseo dar las gracias a la Presidencia de Guinea Ecuatorial por haber organizado este debate de alto nivel sobre las actividades de los mercenarios como fuente de inseguridad y desestabilización en África y en particular de…
[Watch the video on webtv.un.org] It is indeed a great pleasure to attend this special event of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). I thank the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Republic for this opportunity. The Shanghai…
Peacekeeping is a remarkable exercise in global solidarity. United Nations peacekeepers are ready to pay the ultimate price for peace, and we are all in their debt. Last week, eight of our peacekeepers, all from African…
[as delivered] It’s truly an honour and I’m very humbled. It’s not long ago that I joined my colleagues in Monrovia as the flag came down at the UN. It signalled a new era, a new generation that could embark upon the road to…
Doy las gracias a la Presidencia de Bolivia por darnos la oportunidad de abordar esta importante cuestión que es la implementación de la agenda sobre las mujeres y la paz y la seguridad mediante el empoderamiento político y…
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the high-level meeting on Mali and the Sahel, in New York today: Before I begin, please join me in a moment of silence for all those who sacrificed their lives…
[scroll further down for all-English version] It is a pleasure to welcome you to this high-level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping, that also marks the 70th anniversary of United Nations peace operations. Last year, I…
Mr. President, I thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing this important debate and I thank you Prime Minister Mark Rutte for presiding it. I have addressed this Council several times over the past year on…
[Bilingual, as-delivered version, follows. Scroll further down for all-English version] I thank this month’s Presidency of the Security Council, Ethiopia, for being such a steadfast contributor to peacekeeping. Your personnel…
Excellencies, generals, admirals, ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with all of you today. We are very grateful for your presence, which demonstrates your strong commitment to United Nations peacekeeping…