Speeches and remarks

New York, 9 July 2025 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. And I thank also the Special Envoy Grundberg for his briefing, and to this Council for your sustained interest in Yemen. As the Special...

New York, 23 June 2025 As prepared for delivery Thank you, Madame President. I will build upon the words of my colleague, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Roza...

New York, 20 June 2025 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. I welcome the opportunity to brief the Council on Ukraine today along with Assistant-Secretary-General Jenča. Since OCHA briefed the...

As delivered Thank you, Madam Vice President. May I make tribute to an energetic leadership of this session and to the extraordinary efforts to get those 75 countries who already signed up to the...

New York, 17 June 2025 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. As Deputy Special Envoy, my colleague Najat Rochdi, has just set out, the people of Syria continue to navigate a dizzying mixture of...

New York, 12 June 2025 As delivered Thank you, Madam President. As ever, I thank Special Envoy Grundberg for his briefing and his tireless endeavors to support a peaceful political solution. Earlier...

New York, 29 May 2025 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Since our last update to this...

22 May 2025 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to brief this Council on the state of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and for prioritizing discussion of this...

Humanitarians are reaching millions each month through in-country and cross-border operations, but only 10 per cent of the UN's $2 billion appeal has been funded.

New York, 14 May 2025 As delivered Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Special Envoy Grundberg for his briefing and his tireless and creative work. I also join him in condemning the arbitrary detention...