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1. “Through inclusive dialogue and compromise, Libyan actors have an opportunity to finally deliver the security and prosperity that the Libyan people deserve.”

   2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source

2. “I call on all Libyan parties to enact those elements of good governance. As co-Chair of the Security Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya, the United Kingdom will continue to support efforts for the joint working and eventual unification of Libya’s militaries into one State military that is accountable to an elected Government and able to comprehensively tackle Libya’s security challenges. Libya must also see the full implementation of the October 2020 ceasefire and the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries as soon as possible. This is a seminal moment for Libya. We have a clear opportunity to advance long-term stability and meet the expectations of the country. I urge all Libyans, as well as the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Security Council, to grasp it.”

   2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source

3. “The United Kingdom thanks Egypt for its efforts to support discussions between the House of Representatives and the High State Council. It is now time to build on those efforts and broaden the political negotiations in order to deliver sustainable progress towards elections. Elections will not mean the end of the political process. The groundwork must also be laid for long-term stability, including the finalization of a Constitution facilitated by the elected Government, and a continued cycle of future elections that respect term lengths. Political developments must also be supported by effective security and economic tracks. Transparent and accountable economic processes and public institutions that serve all Libyan people through the fair distribution of resources and the provision of and investment in public services are required.”

   2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source

4. “Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his briefing, as well as his extensive consultations on the situation in Libya and for outlining his plan for the political process. And in response to his remarks today, I would like to tell him that United Kingdom supports the establishment of a high-level steering panel for Libya. I welcome his commitment to reinvigorating the political process to deliver elections for Libya and its people. To deliver parliamentary and presidential elections, Libyan power holders must compromise and agree on the conditions for elections. Potential spoilers must also be brought into an agreement in order to ensure that elections results are respected.”

   2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source

5. “As we map out Ukraine’s reconstruction, we look forward to working with the EU on preparations for the 2023 Ukraine recovery conference, to be hosted by the United Kingdom and Ukraine in London in June. In these times of crisis, the role of the EU in tackling global challenges and assisting the United Nations in its work encapsulates the need for responsible multilateralism. We need an engaged role for regional organizations to address the problems we face and uphold the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

   2023-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9268 (2023) · source

6. “That includes cooperation with United Nations peace operations and peacebuilding, for example in Mali and Somalia, and efforts to promote regional stability. We expect that the EU Military Partnership Mission in the Niger will play a vital role in supporting stability in the Sahel, as the High Representative described. In Europe, we strongly support the EU’s role in upholding peace and security in the Western Balkans, including through the EU-facilitated Serbia-Kosovo dialogue and the ongoing important role of the European Union Military Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Finally, the United Kingdom welcomes the EU’s support for Ukraine. The EU has given vital humanitarian assistance and helped tackle global food insecurity by supporting the Black Sea Grain Initiative.”

   2023-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9268 (2023) · source

7. “First, we recognize the EU’s efforts to address global challenges. The United Kingdom is proud of our work alongside the EU to establish energy transition partnerships, which have helped coal-dependent emerging economies make a just energy transition by building on the model pioneered at the twenty- sixth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. As we just heard from the representative of the United Arab Emirates, we look forward to continuing this work through the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties. We also welcome the EU’s considerable support for the Organization’s Education Cannot Wait fund. As a co-founder of the fund, the United Kingdom values that support to high-quality education in emergencies. Secondly, we recognize the EU’s contribution to the Organization’s work.”

   2023-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9268 (2023) · source

8. “I thank you, Mr. President, for convening us today for this important discussion, and I join others in thanking the High Representative for his briefing. It is good to see him in person. As we heard today, this has indeed been a challenging year for the multilateral system. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine saw the return of war to Europe. The knock-on effects have made it harder to tackle the most pressing global challenges, exacerbated food insecurity and prolonged the damage wrought by the coronavirus disease pandemic. In this challenging context, we welcome the positive role played by the European Union (EU) and other regional organizations in championing multilateralism and supporting the Security Council on international peace and security. I would like to highlight three areas in particular.”

   2023-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9268 (2023) · source

9. “There is indeed cause for optimism in the months ahead. We urge the United Nations to ensure an effective benchmark assessment process for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, and we look forward to returning to this subject in March ahead of our deliberations in June.”

   2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

10. “The fact that a famine was averted in 2022 is not grounds for complacency. With drought forecast to continue in 2023 and more than 227,000 people estimated to have been displaced in January alone, we must continue to work together to fund life-saving assistance, lift access restrictions and ensure that aid reaches those who most need it. As we heard, women and girls comprise 80 per cent of those displaced by drought, and displaced populations are especially vulnerable to sexual violence. The United Kingdom’s joint programme with the United Nations Population Fund responds to incidents of gender-based violence among newly displaced populations, reaching up to 34,800 women. Finally, we commend the progress made by the Somali security forces in the fight against Al-Shabaab since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s election.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

11. “President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has demonstrated commitment through the Somali National Consultative Council, bringing federal member state leaders to the table to answer such questions. We should encourage and support Somalia’s leadership in translating agreements into tangible outcomes and locking in incremental progress. That requires technical groundwork in advance of the meetings, and consultative mechanisms afterwards, to produce credible governance models. In order to be sustainable, such efforts must also include the full, equal and meaningful participation of women so as to embed their inclusion in future political processes. We must underline the importance of all federal member state leaders engaging constructively. Secondly, as we heard, the humanitarian crisis is entrenched and is deteriorating.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

12. “Let me begin by thanking the Deputy Special Representative, the African Union Special Representative and the Executive Director of UN-Women for their very informative briefings. I would like to make three points. First, the United Kingdom is deeply concerned about the developments in Laascaanood. Alongside partners, we have supported ceasefire negotiations among the parties and issued statements calling for restraint on all sides, dialogue, the protection of civilians and unfettered humanitarian access. We encourage Council members to do likewise. The problems in Laascaanood remind us that we need to support Somalia in making progress on the fundamental questions of power and resource-sharing, including finalizing the Constitution. Those are vital building blocks for long-term State-building and security.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

13. “We therefore welcome the United States proposal for a presidential statement on this issue and look forward to working with other Council members on the text. We know that, while new missiles are displayed on the streets of Pyongyang, the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to face a serious humanitarian crisis. The investment in each of those missiles could feed many thousands of people. Despite that, there is international aid available. We urge the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to provide access for United Nations staff, to allow aid to flow freely into the country and to invest in food and medicine for its people, rather than in its illegal weapons programme.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source

14. “We continue to call upon Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to cease its illegal activity and to engage meaningfully with the offers of dialogue that the United States and the Republic of Korea have repeatedly made. We believe the Security Council has an important role to play in addressing the international community’s very serious concerns about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear weapons and in supporting peaceful dialogue. That is despite the disagreements within the Council that have left us unable to respond to the worsening situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in recent years. It is the Council’s responsibility to act when the resolutions adopted by it are ignored.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source

15. “I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing today. As we know, on Saturday the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) without warning. That is the third ballistic missile test this year and the ninth test of an ICBM since 2022. It reached an altitude of just under 6,000 kilometres, landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea quickly followed that test with two additional short-range ballistic missiles today. We condemn, in the strongest terms, this serious breach of Security Council resolutions, which clearly threaten international peace and security.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9264 (2023) · source

16. “These cause unnecessary suffering and contribute to the cycle of violence; four Palestinians have been killed during punitive demolition operations so far this year. In conclusion, restoring stability and securing peace is still possible, but it will require effort from all sides. The United Kingdom stands ready to facilitate discussions and dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians and remains firm in its belief that a negotiated two-State solution, based on 1967 lines with Jerusalem as a shared capital, is the only way to ensure a lasting peace, security and prosperity between the parties.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9263 (2023) · source

17. “As set out by the British Foreign Secretary and our partners in the Quint statement, the United Kingdom strongly opposes these unilateral actions, which exacerbate tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Settlements and outposts are not only contrary to international law, but they also undermine the prospects for peace. The United Kingdom calls on Israel to reverse these decisions. I also condemn increasing settler violence, including the killing of Mithqal Rayyan on 11 February. Perpetrators of violence must face justice. Thirdly, the United Kingdom urges Israel to avoid measures that could amount to collective punishment against Palestinians, particularly punitive demolitions.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9263 (2023) · source

18. “The United Kingdom condemns all forms of terror, for which there is no justification. Since the start of the year, 44 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces. This includes 11 children. Israel must exercise maximum restraint in the use of live fire, and the Palestinian Authority must urgently resume full security cooperation and renounce and confront terror. We also condemn the indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza on 11 and 12 February towards civilian populations. This escalating cycle of violence must be brought to an end as swiftly as possible, particularly ahead of upcoming religious festivals. Secondly, the United Kingdom condemns Israel’s announcement to legalize 10 outposts and advance up to 10,000 units in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9263 (2023) · source

19. “I would like to join others in starting by thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland and Deputy Commissioner- General Stenseth, not only for their briefings, but also for the work of their teams on the ground. I would also like to thank members of the Security Council for our work to come to a consensus on a presidential statement. This statement (S/PRST/2023/1) sets out the international community’s continued commitment to a two-State solution based on 1967 lines and urges an end to Israeli settlement activities and the prevention of terrorism. All parties must desist from unilateral measures that further undermine peace, stability and the two-State solution. Violence and instability in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has led to further loss of life. Ten Israelis have been killed in two abhorrent terror attacks in 2023.”

    2023-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9263 (2023) · source

20. “We therefore yet again call on Russia to end its illegal invasion, withdraw from Ukraine and return, in good faith, to the negotiations aimed at establishing a just and lasting peace based on the principles of the United Nations Charter.”

    2023-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9262 (2023) · source

21. “Almost one year on, that invasion continues, with no sign that Russia intends to bring it to an end. If Russia is committed to agreements to which it freely signed up, why did it unilaterally attempt to annex Ukrainian territory in violation of those commitments? I will tell you, Madam President, what lessons we have learned. Russia lied when we warned of its intention to attack Ukraine. Russia was planning for war, while we called for diplomacy and de-escalation. Russia continues to choose death and destruction, while the world calls for a just peace. In short, Russia is yet again feigning an interest in peace, while seeking to justify its ongoing military action against Ukraine.”

    2023-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9262 (2023) · source

22. “The Secretary- General called for respect for the Charter of the United Nations and reiterated that there was no alternative to diplomacy. Urgent diplomatic efforts were under way to engage Russia through the OSCE Vienna Document process — Russia did not turn up to the meetings — through the Normandy format and through the NATO-Russia Council. What was Russia’s response? In this Chamber, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vershinin said that allegations that Russia was going to attack Ukraine were baseless. Four days later, President Putin signed a decree recognizing Luhansk and Donetsk as independent entities, which tore up the Minsk agreements. Three days after that, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, bringing suffering to people in all areas of Ukraine and trampling on the United Nations Charter.”

    2023-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9262 (2023) · source

23. “I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Sajdik for their briefings. Russia called this meeting to discuss the lessons learned from the Minsk agreements regarding conflict prevention. A year ago today, we met in this Chamber to discuss the Minsk agreements (see S/PV.8968). At that time, Russia had built up a force of more than 130,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders and in illegally annexed Crimea, inflaming tensions and causing widespread concern. The message from the Security Council then was clear. Despite the challenges, there had to be urgent de-escalation and dialogue among all parties. Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and the representatives of the OSCE repeated that message.”

    2023-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9262 (2023) · source

24. “Thirdly, we need to help to build the resilience of coastal States. The Government of the United Kingdom has a number of programmes to strengthen resilience in developing countries against climate change, including the $600 million Blue Planet Fund, the $50 million Small Island Developing State Capacity and Resilience programme, as well as providing significant support through the Green Climate Fund. Finally, I note the concerns of some Member States around the risk of maritime border disputes resulting from climate-induced sea level rises and whether maritime baselines should therefore be fixed. The United Kingdom is considering that carefully. We remain open to pragmatic and creative solutions and will continue to engage with other States and the International Law Commission on some of the complex legal issues arising from that.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

25. “That includes monitoring and analysis of conflict risk through a climate lens to better understand climate security risks at local and regional levels. For that, we need to strengthen the capacity of the United Nations system to share and analyse information and integrate that into United Nations decision-making. The Council has a clear role in encouraging the United Nations system to consider and respond to the security implications of climate change. Secondly, we need cohesive strategies to mitigate and address climate-related risks to peace and security in a coordinated way. The United Nations system is well positioned to coordinate efforts on peacebuilding, climate action and building resilience. Again, the Council has a clear role in driving a more coherent United Nations response to those challenges.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

26. “I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate today. I join others in thanking all our briefers today. As we have heard, continued sea level rise will increase the likelihood and magnitude of coastal flooding. That could lead to an increase in recognized drivers of insecurity, such as humanitarian disasters, population displacement and competition for natural resources. Even if those impacts are not yet apparent at scale, that should not stop us from doing more to urgently limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, to monitor and analyse those risks, anticipate and plan for them, and to prevent now the worst consequences of climate impacts on our security in the future. I offer three ways in which we can do that. The first way is with data and evidence gathering.”

    2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260 (2023) · source

27. “If Russia truly wanted peace, it would not be calling spurious meetings of the Security Council. It would immediately end its illegal invasion, withdraw from Ukraine and return in good faith to the negotiating table it overturned last February.”

    2023-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9256 (2023) · source

28. “It is in that context that the United Kingdom, alongside others, recently pledged further and enduring defensive support to Ukraine. That includes bolstering training for Ukrainian troops, which was announced during President Zelenskyy’s visit to London today. We are proud of that support to help Ukraine defend its country, protect its sovereignty and fight for its territory and freedom. Russia still has hundreds of thousands of troops within Ukraine’s borders attacking the country every day. Surely none of us can object to Ukraine having the means to protect itself from that aggression. But what Ukraine wants — what we all want — is peace. We welcome and support Ukraine’s proposals to that end. For peace to be just and sustainable, it must be based on the principles of the Charter, which we have all pledged to uphold.”

    2023-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9256 (2023) · source

29. “The United Nations membership rejected that decisively, and repeatedly demanded that Russia end its invasion and withdraw. Yet Russia has continued. It has done so with the assistance of Belarus, in addition to being supplemented by weapons sourced from Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in violation of United Nations sanctions. Thus armed, Russia shows no sign of stopping and appears now to be preparing a further offensive. Russia is the reason that there is no peace in Ukraine. In the face of that onslaught, Ukraine has had no choice but to exercise its right under the Charter of the United Nations to defend itself. It has done so resolutely and successfully, but at massive cost to its people and its resources.”

    2023-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9256 (2023) · source

30. “I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing. Russia has not called this meeting to discuss the prospects for peace. It has called this meeting to try once again to deflect responsibility for its war. Let us look at the facts. This time last year, Russia assembled a military force of more than 100,000 troops and a massive accumulation of weaponry and equipment on three sides of Ukraine. On 24 February 2022, Russia launched its all-out invasion. President Putin claimed he was stopping a genocide in Donbas. The International Court of Justice rejected that reasoning and ordered Russia immediately to end its invasion. Russia revealed its real objectives when it attempted the illegal annexation of further Ukrainian territory, a tactic from the same playbook it used in Crimea in 2014.”

    2023-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9256 (2023) · source

31. “Despite the latest overwhelming evidence of Syria’s chemical weapons use, we have heard again today Russia’s usual barrage of lies, denials, disinformation and unfounded criticism of the OPCW. But the OPCW’s painstaking report, which considers the alternative scenarios put forward by Russia, specifically, comprehensively and credibly rejects them on the basis of evidence. If the Al-Assad regime and its protector, Russia, prevent progress, block accountability and deny justice for the victims, they also risk the further erosion of the global norm against those abhorrent weapons. All of us here today have a responsibility to support the OPCW to uphold the Chemical Weapons Convention, insist on compliance with the resolutions of the Council and continue to seek accountability for the victims of those heinous attacks.”

    2023-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9255 (2023) · source

32. “Moreover, today we are gravely concerned about the possibility that the Al-Assad regime has been working actively to rebuild its chemical-weapon stockpile since at least 2018, in flagrant violation of its obligations and the commitments that 193 States parties have made under the Chemical Weapons Convention in pursuit of a world free from chemical weapons. That is why it remains vital that we support the OPCW in efforts to resolve inconsistencies and discrepancies with Syria’s chemical-weapon declaration. The Syrian regime must now change its behaviour on chemical weapons and provide the Security Council with concrete and credible assurance that it has destroyed all stockpiles and no longer possesses the capability or intent to use chemical weapons anywhere, under any circumstances.”

    2023-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9255 (2023) · source

33. “We welcome the publication of the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team’s latest report, which has decisively found the Al-Assad regime responsible for the 2018 chemical-weapon attack on Douma, which killed 43 men, women and children and injured dozens more in horrifying circumstances. We are faced yet again with undeniable evidence that the Syrian State has used chemical weapons to murder its own citizens. This is the ninth such finding of the Syrian regime’s responsibility for chemical-weapon attacks in investigations by the United Nations and OPCW. We welcome the report and once again commend the expertise, independence, dedication and professionalism of the OPCW staff. We owe it to the victims of Douma and the thousands of other victims of chemical-weapon attacks across Syria to hold the Syrian regime to account.”

    2023-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9255 (2023) · source

34. “On behalf of the United Kingdom, I express our condolences to the people affected by the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. Our thoughts are with the families still searching for answers and loved ones from the rubble, those in mourning in the aftermath and aftershocks of the earthquake and those helping them in any way. The United Kingdom is contributing immediate support and stands ready to support further humanitarian efforts. I would like to start by thanking High Representative Nakamitsu, Director-General Arias and the Coordinator of the Investigation and Identification Team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Mr. Oñate-Laborde, for their briefings.”

    2023-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9255 (2023) · source

35. “That means renewing the Black Sea Grain Initiative next month and scaling up inspections at a rate that better meets the global demand. The world needs just and sustainable peace in Ukraine. Russia must stop seeking to shift blame and face up to some very basic truths. First, it must acknowledge the immense suffering its war is causing its own people, the people of Ukraine and others around the world. Secondly, it must recognize that there is one clear solution to end the suffering — a unilateral withdrawal of Russian troops in line with the Charter of the United Nations, and an end to its futile war.”

    2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source

36. “That ongoing attitude is consistent with Russia’s behaviour throughout the war, including the deliberate and callous targeting of civilian infrastructure and the instrumentalization of access to food and energy, which has had implications for vulnerable people in Ukraine and across the globe. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has helped increase vital supplies and reduce global food prices. The global demand for Ukraine’s grain remains strong. And yet in recent weeks, Russian inspections of ships have slowed and the backlog of waiting ships has increased. Exports under the Initiative have fallen. We join others in calling on Russia to fulfil its commitments, in line with the memorandum of understanding with the United Nations to “facilitate the unimpeded export of food” from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.”

    2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source

37. “A staggering 17.6 million people will require humanitarian assistance in 2023. The ongoing insecurity across the front lines has prevented humanitarian organizations from establishing a sustained presence and access to those who need it most. The United Kingdom’s support for neutral, impartial humanitarian action in Ukraine is clear. We commend the efforts of the United Nations and humanitarian organizations, but we know that in the territory controlled by Russia there is limited access for humanitarian organizations and sometimes none at all. The systematic denial of humanitarian access must end.”

    2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source

38. “First, on behalf of the United Kingdom, I want to join others in offering condolences to the people affected by the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. Our thoughts are with the families in mourning on this sad day, and our appreciation goes to the many who are contributing to the rescue and relief efforts. The United Kingdom is contributing immediate support and we are in close touch with those responding on the ground. Focusing on Ukraine, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing today. As the United Nations has set out in many briefings in the year since Russia started the war, Russia’s invasion has been devastating for the Ukrainian people. We receive daily reports of families, children and elderly and disabled people struggling to make ends meet while sheltering from relentless firing.”

    2023-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9254 (2023) · source

39. “As many of us have said repeatedly, Russia can choose to end all this immediately by stopping its attacks against Ukraine — not just for 36 hours, but for good — and by withdrawing its forces from Ukraine. While Russia’s assault continues, however, Ukraine has no choice but to exercise its right to defend itself. But, like the rest of us, what Ukraine wants is a just and sustainable peace. We welcome and support Ukraine’s initiative to that end. We join the international community in again calling for an end to the war that respects Ukraine’s rights under international law and the United Nations Charter, so that this year may be a year of peace.”

    2023-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9243 (2023) · source

40. “They have continued to do that with the assistance of Belarus and using weapons sourced from Iran and North Korea, in violation of Security Council resolutions and with utter contempt for the Council. Millions of Ukrainians spent the holiday period sheltering from missile and drone attacks, sitting in the dark and the cold and living as refugees, displaced persons and prisoners, many of them thousands of miles away from their homes, families and loved ones. As the Secretary-General said yesterday (see S/PV.9241), this war has created a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe, traumatized a generation of children and accelerated the global food and energy crisis. As a result, millions across the world are facing another year of hunger and hardship.”

    2023-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9243 (2023) · source

41. “I join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and welcoming among us Her Excellency Ms. Dzhaporova, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, and His Excellency Mr. Gerwel, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland. This is our first meeting on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine since 9 December of last year (see S/PV.9216). Many of us have spent the time since then resting, recuperating, celebrating with family and preparing for the New Year. Russia has spent that time bombing civilians, attacking Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and attempting to seize Ukrainian territory, as it did for most of last year.”

    2023-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9243 (2023) · source

42. “The humanitarian community consistently warns that shorter mandates result in a perpetual cycle of contingency planning, which limits the capacity to help those in need. The Secretary-General has made it clear that the humanitarian imperative demands a 12-month mandate. Let that humanitarian call be the guiding principle in our future discussions. We are pleased that today the Council has played its role in supporting the Syrian people. But the people of Syria deserve more. A genuine political process in line with resolution 2254 (2015) is the only sustainable way to end the suffering for the people of Syria.”

    2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source

43. “The United Kingdom welcomes the confirmation of the United Nations cross-border mandate, which will continue to provide life-saving assistance to those in need in north-western Syria. We also strongly welcome the unity of Security Council members in their clear support for this humanitarian lifeline, and we thank Switzerland, Brazil, Ireland and Norway for their leadership. There are 4.1 million Syrians who rely on the food, medical supplies and other humanitarian products that the mechanism provides. For now, they can breathe a sigh of relief in the knowledge that such support will continue. But we must ensure that we provide more certainty to them and the United Nations and non-governmental organization workers who serve them.”

    2023-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9237 (2023) · source

44. “We are concerned about the levels of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel. I urge all the parties to refrain from taking actions that undermine the prospects of peace.”

    2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9236 (2023) · source

45. “The United Kingdom is committed to working with all parties to uphold that status quo in Jerusalem. All parties must refrain from taking actions that inflame tensions, undermine the cause of peace or unilaterally seek to alter the status quo. Secondly, our position on the status of Jerusalem is clear and long-standing: it should be determined in a negotiated settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, ensuring that Jerusalem is the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian States, with the access and religious rights of all peoples fully respected. Thirdly, the United Kingdom reaffirms its support for a two-State solution, based on the 1967 lines and with Jerusalem as the shared capital, as the only way to ensure a lasting peace between the parties.”

    2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9236 (2023) · source

46. “I also join others in thanking Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing. First, the United Kingdom recognizes that Jerusalem’s holy sites, including Haram Al-Sharif/ Temple Mount, hold particular significance for many around the globe, especially within the three Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. In that context, the visit made by Israel’s Minister of National Security has the potential to increase tensions. The United Kingdom strongly supports the historic status quo governing Jerusalem’s holy sites, which protects the sites and those who worship there and preserves peace. The United Kingdom also recognizes and values Jordan’s important role as custodian of the holy sites and highlights the importance of cooperation with the Jordanian authorities in that regard.”

    2023-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9236 (2023) · source

47. “We have also sent a clear message to the people of Myanmar that we seek progress in line with their rights, their wishes and their interests.”

    2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9231 (2022) · source

48. “The resolution calls for the cessation of violence; the immediate and concrete implementation of ASEAN’s five-point consensus; respect for the democratic will of the people of Myanmar; respect for human rights and accountability for those who violate them; full and unhindered humanitarian access to those in need; and the immediate release of all those arbitrarily detained, including Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. The briefing of the Secretary- General in March, mandated under the resolution, will be an important opportunity to assess developments on the ground. We stand ready to take further action as necessary. Today we have sent a firm message to the military that they should be in no doubt that we expect this resolution to be implemented in full.”

    2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9231 (2022) · source

49. “Today we have adopted the first Security Council resolution on the situation in Myanmar (resolution 2669 (2022)). It is the result of many weeks of careful consultation with Council members, with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and with other key regional partners. In February 2021, the military overturned the results of a democratic election, seized power and plunged Myanmar and its 55 million people into a series of cascading crises — humanitarian, economic and political. The coup has had negative consequences for the region and its stability, including by exacerbating existing challenges facing the Rohingya. With this adoption, the Council has responded to the calls of ASEAN leaders for United Nations support for their efforts.”

    2022-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9231 (2022) · source

50. “We urge Russia and the regime to do the same. My third point is that, as we have heard, continuing the status quo is not an option. Syria needs the Security Council to unite and to support the renewal of cross- border aid within a humanitarian framework and the implementation of resolution 2254 (2015), leading to a political solution.”

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