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Mr. President, The conflict continues, and rages on. We see Hodeidah as the center of gravity of the war. And for this reason, we deeply welcome recent reports of the reduction of violence on Hodeidah fronts. And we need it…

Mr. Chairman, [Ambassador Dee‑Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Permanent Representative of Liberia], Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I am pleased to address the Fourth Committee on his sixth…

Thank you, Mr. President, The last Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine took place five months ago, on 29 May 2018. As I stated then, the UN has been consistent in its strong support for the lead role of the…

Querido Señor Presidente, Le agradezco mucho por esta oportunidad desde Beirut. I would take this opportunity to update you and Members of the Council since my briefing, which took place last week in New York. Today, I will…

Señor Presidente, Embajador Lorenti, [Sacha Lorenti, Bolivia], Dear Friends, Members of the Council: When I briefed you last month, I said that we were approaching a moment of truth in the effort to convene a UN-facilitated…

Foreign Minister Soreide, Prime Minister Hamdallah, Minister Hanegbi, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We are grateful to Norway for convening and chairing this forum. Last year and again in March, this forum noted the…

“Upholding the UN Charter and the Purposes and Principles of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Towards a Culture of Peace” Distinguished Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, H.E. Mr. Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of the…

39th session of the Human Rights Council Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I wish to thank you for inviting me to...

Madame President, Members of the Security Council, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I will devote this briefing to presenting the seventh report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 covering the period…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, There have been several positive developments related to the nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea over recent months…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the...

It is with great personal and professional satisfaction that we, the United Nations in Guinea-Bissau, witnessed the approval by the National Assembly of the Gender Parity Quota Law, legislation that will allow the women of...