UN Security Council: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on Gaza
As we look towards the Middle East, a tragedy is unfolding in front of our very eyes. Israel has suffered…
Honest and reliable development support: UK statement at the UN Security Council
The United Kingdom is committed to development partnerships founded on mutual respect that support national efforts to reduce poverty and…
Nuclear Test Bans: EU Statement at the CTBTO Preparatory Commission
"The EU deeply deplores the unprecedented decision of Russia to revoke its ratification of the CTBT. This unjustifiable decision constitutes…
UN Security Council: UK on the fragile security situation in Abyei, Sudan
The UK welcomes the mediation efforts by the Government of South Sudan to address tensions between the Ngok Dinka and…
UN Security Council: UK calls for renewed UN Mission mandate in Central African Republic
The UK welcomes the positive progress outlined by the Secretary-General in the latest report. This includes improved border management policy,…
UN Security Council: Norway on the situation in the Middle East
Norway has strongly condemned Hamas’ heinous terrorist attacks, killing more than 1000 Israeli civilians and taking more than 200 hostages.…
UN Security Council on Middle East situation, including Palestine
The attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum, with the Palestinian people being subjected to 56 years of…
UK emphasizes vital Kosovo-Serbia relations normalization at UN Security Council
The United Kingdom is a long-standing supporter of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state. We welcome the Government’s continued…
Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes UN Security Council resolution
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver…
UN Security Council: UK emphasizes coordination in African Union-UN relations
I reiterate UK support for efforts by AU and sub-regional organisations, including ECOWAS, to bring about inclusive political dialogue and…
UN Security Council: Latest clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan undermines prospects of peace
Use of force undermines the prospect for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, speakers in the Security Council warned today, as…
UN Security Council: Statement by EU Council President Michel on Ukraine
The Kremlin dreams of restoring the old Russian empire. After Ukraine, who will be next? Who will be next to…
UN Security Council: UK calls for collective international action to end the bloodshed in Sudan
In urban areas, civilians are trapped without access to food, water, or basic services due to continued aerial bombardments, largely,…
UN Security Council: EU Statement on security issues caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine
8 September 2023, New York -- Statement on behalf of the European Union delivered by H.E. Ambassador Olof Skoog, Delegation…
The Kremlin has pre-determined the results of sham elections: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Now Russia is committing another violation of the UN Charter by holding so-called “elections” within these four oblasts and in…
UK at the UN Security Council: The UN and international coordination is key to countering terrorism
ISKP [Islamic State – Khorasan Province] continues to show it has the capacity to carry out high-profile attacks on civilian…
UN Security Council: UK statement on the Syrian regime
With resolution 2254, this Council agreed unanimously on a political path out of the conflict that would protect the rights…
UN Security Council speakers discuss Western countries supplying arms to Ukraine
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, speakers in the Security Council today examined the justification and consequences of arms supplies…
UN Security Council: UK statement on Vladimir Putin and international law
UK wants peace. Ukraine wants peace, indeed the whole world wants peace. But President Putin has shown he is not…
Yemen: Warring parties must take concrete steps towards an inclusive peace
In briefings to the Security Council on Wednesday, two senior UN officials highlighted the need for progress towards peace in…
UN Security Council on terrorist attack in Shiraz, Iran
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent people…
UN Security Council: UK urges all parties to build on truce-like conditions in Yemen
Taking encouragement from the achievement, the UK urges all parties to work together to build on the truce-like conditions in…
Armenia: French foreign minister Colonna’s telephone conversation with her counterpart
Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke on the telephone to her Armenian counterpart, Mr Ararat Mirzoyan, on 15…
UN Security Council: UK on humanitarian access in Sudan
The humanitarian impacts are made worse by credible evidence to suggest serious violations of International Humanitarian Law by both the…
UN Security Council: UK statement on Syrian regime and chemical weapons
In the decade since Syria acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention, internationally mandated organisations have confirmed that the Syrian regime…
United States: Antony Blinken on global food insecurity
We’re here today and using our presidency of the Security Council this month to focus in on the rising challenge…
UN Security Council: UK statement on Russia’s gestures and the Black Sea
First, this Council should take concerted action to tackle the drivers of conflict and invest in inclusive, sustainable peace. The…
UN Security Council: Russia is inflicting terror on the Ukrainian people – UK statement
Russia is inflicting terror on the Ukrainian people, and in parallel, it is inflicting suffering on its own population, and…
US to assume the Presidency of the UN Security Council
For the month of August, the United States will serve as President of the United Nations Security Council, a position that rotates every…
UN Security Council: UK on Israel and Palestine
We urge Israel to support the Palestinian Authority in this endeavour and work collaboratively to ensure the safety and protection…
UN Security Council: Statements on Ukraine
Last Sunday, a missile from the Russian Federation hit and severely damaged a historic cathedral, the largest Orthodox Church in…
UN Security Council: UK statement on Russia’s veto on humanitarian assistance to Syria
Although Syria says they have given the UN permission, the conditions that Assad has set out make it unsafe to…
UN Security Council: Swiss Federal Councillor Cassis chairs meeting on protection of Zaporizhzhya NPP
The UN Security Council will meet on 30 May 2023 to discuss the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
UN Security Council: EU Statement at the briefing on Ukraine
New York, 15.05.2023 15 May 2023, New York – Statement on behalf of the European...
Switzerland: Federal Councillor Cassis to chair UN Security Council
Bern, 1 May 2023 Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, head of the FDFA, will travel...
UN Security Council: Swiss president Berset on countering terrorism
Bern, 28 March 2023 On Tuesday, 28 March, Swiss president Alain Berset took part in...
Türkiye: Press release regarding the extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in the Island of Cyprus
Ankara, 30 January 2023 The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the...
Syria: HRVP Borrell and Janez Lenarčič on cross border humanitarian assistance
Brussels, 10 January 2023 On Monday, the United Nations Security Council extended for six months,...
UN Security Council: Speech and press remarks by EU High Representative Borrell
New York, 22.09.2022 Ukraine: Speech by High Representative Josep Borrell at the UN Security Council...
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UN Security Council: Federal Council adopts Swiss priorities
Bern, 31 August 2022 At its meeting on 31 August 2022, the Federal Council was...
EU High Representative Borrell: Address to the UN Security Council
Brussels, 16 June 2022 Check against delivery! Thank you Madame President for giving me this...
Ukraine: Address by EU Council President Michel at the UN Security Council
New York, 6 June 2022 First of all, let me thank you for organising this...
Situation along Russian-Ukrainian border can only be resolved through diplomacy, Political Affairs Chief tells Security Council
31 JANUARY 2022 Calling for de-escalation of tensions along the borders between Ukraine and the...
UN Security Council: Speech by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell on cooperation with regional organisations
Brussels, 10/06/2021 – 20:59 Check against delivery! Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, 1. The 2021 geopolitical...