Speeches and remarks

Thank you so much Mr. President. Thank you for this chance to speak on this particularly tragic day. We have all seen the terrifying pictures of the catastrophe unfolding in Kherson in Ukraine as we...

As delivered Merci Madame la Présidente [Permanent Representative of Switzerland, H.E. Pascale Baeriswyl], Madam President, The humanitarian crisis in Syria must remain a global priority. The reasons...

Thank you very much to Ambassador Mythen and Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield for their kind invitation to take part in this event today. I very much welcome this opportunity to reflect on the impact and...

Thank you, Sherwin. Excellencies, Secretary-General, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, On behalf of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee,...

Madam President [Permanent Representative of Switzerland, H.E. Pascale Baeriswyl] This is my first briefing to this Council in my role as Director of Operations and Advocacy. I look forward to...

Geneva, 17 May 2023 The conflict that erupted on 15 April in Sudan has killed hundreds of people, injured more than 5,000, and millions more have been confined to their homes, unable to access basic...

As prepared for delivery Madam President, When I last spoke to the Council about the situation in Ukraine in March, I highlighted the humanitarian impact of the full-scale war not only on the people...

Thank you for this opportunity. The Secretary-General asked me towards the end of last week to travel to Sudan and to the region, in order to be sure that the humanitarian community, the UN...

As delivered Mr. President, The current scale of humanitarian need in Syria is unprecedented, even in the long and brutal history of the Syria crisis. It’s been almost three months since the...

Martin Griffiths: Thank you very much, thank you very much for coming here. I've come to Tehran to meet, indeed as just happened, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We just had a very useful...