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It is an honour to be invited by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on the occasion of the Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. My…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, At the outset, on behalf of the UN family in Jerusalem, I would like to extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims of the abhorrent terrorist…

Meeting in Vienna on November 14, 2015 as the International Syria Support Group (ISSG), the Arab League, China, Egypt, the EU, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey…

Thank you, Mr. President; esteemed members of the Security Council, Mr. President, September 2015 marked one year in office of the Government led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. The Prime Minister continues to actively…

Mr. President, Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Burundi. One year ago, on 5 November 2014, the Security Council held its last discussion on the United…

Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, I am pleased to introduce, on behalf of the Secretary-General, his latest report on “Overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions”, requested by General…

Mr. President. Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the latest developments in Yemen. Yemen is ablaze and the Yemeni population is in a catastrophic situation. The country is bleeding and its cities…

Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the current situation in the Middle East which unfortunately remains extremely concerning. Today we witnessed yet another example of the escalating…

Mr. President, members of the Council, When I last briefed you, I observed that Afghanistan continues to need the support of the international community, as well as the sustained attention of this Council as it faces down its…

Mr. President, Let me begin by wishing our Jewish colleagues and their families a “Shanah Tovah” on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah. I would also like to wish all Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha next week “Eid Adha Mubarak”. Mr…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, You have before you the Secretary-General’s latest report on the activities of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya detailing the Mission’s work over the past five…

Text in English below: Déclaration à la presse de M. Jeffrey Feltman,Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies pour les Affaires politiques, à la sortie de son audience avec M. Michel Kafando, Président de la Transition du…