Speeches and remarks

As delivered Madame President, thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the desperate humanitarian situation in Sudan. Let me start by expressing my deepest gratitude to all my...

23 March 2023 As prepared Mr. President, The February 6 earthquakes and their aftermath are a stark reminder of the speed with which tragedy can strike, altering lives in a matter of moments. As...

As delivered Thank you very much indeed for this opportunity on this very important day, at this very important forum. It's a great privilege. I want to thank the European Union, and all its member...

[As prepared for delivery] Mr. President, When I spoke to this Council about the situation in Ukraine last month, I highlighted the humanitarian impact of the full-scale war a year since it started. ...

Thank you, Mr. President. As we’ve said in recent briefings, the last year has brought a number of improvements to Yemen. The truce, of course, was a major step forward. The fact that many of its key...

As prepared* Madam President, It is now three weeks since the earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, and the devastating scale of the disaster has come into sharper relief. At least 50,000 people have...

As delivered Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Let me start by repeating the warm welcome you have just heard from the SecretaryGeneral and our co-hosts. Thank you for coming today to support the...

Honourable Heads of State, Heads of Government, Your Excellencies and ambassadors. I warmly thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for your invitation to UN Secretary-General, on whose behalf I speak...

As prepared Madam President, For almost a whole year, the Secretary-General, myself and many others have briefed this Council repeatedly on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. We have warned about...

So I wanted to start by saying, indeed, precisely because this, we were colleagues on this mission, that the Inter-Agency Standing Committee is a committee that I chair, and which has the leaders of...