Speeches and remarks

New York, 15 March 2022 As delivered Mr. President and distinguished members of the Council, Thank you for this opportunity to brief you today on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. After more than...

As prepared for delivery Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you all for joining us today. As the world is grappling with multiple large-scale crises, it is so important that we are here today...

As delivered Over recent days we have witnessed scenes of violence unfolding across Ukraine. All of us have seen this with mounting horror. Although attacks continue, and there remains much confusion...

Thank you, Mr. President. This is my first briefing to this Council in my role as Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator. I look forward to closely engaging with all of you. A few days ago, the United...

Mr President, Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the members of this Council today on this important issue. I respect very much the weighty responsibility that the Council holds under Chapter...

Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, Thank you for joining today’s briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Philippines one and a half months after Super Typhoon Rai – locally...

New York, 27 January 2022 As delivered I start by saying how extremely concerned we are, and I am sure we all are, about the hundreds of children trapped in a terrifying prison siege in Al-Hasakeh...

As delivered Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a privilege for me to join today’s Central Sahel meeting. Thanks, in particular to the Governments of Denmark and Germany, and to the European...

Funding is the biggest constraint but is far from being the only one. Humanitarian access and security also remain challenges, the Acting Deputy ERC warned the UN Security Council.

Thank you Dominique, thank you Filippo, and thank you all for your statements today, which are very encouraging. They are very encouraging for a number of reasons, because I think what we are hearing...