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  1. Briefing to the General Assembly

    ... to the region and to our shared future. The situation in Syria remains the world’s biggest threat to international peace and security. ... rapidly and dramatically. More than 9 million people in Syria – nearly half the country’s population -- need humanitarian ...

  2. Opening remarks at press conference [as prepared for delivery]

    ... Regional Government. And we reviewed the situation in Syria – which we are all deeply concerned about. Iraq-Kuwait relations ... to help reach this goal. We discussed the situation in Syria and its impact on Iraq. I am particularly concerned about the ...

  3. Remarks at Park East Synagogue Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of The Holocaust

    ... and Côte d’Ivoire. But today it faces a great test in Syria. More than 60,000 people have now died in a conflict whose seeds lie ... to care? I am deeply concerned about the situation in Syria not simply because of the terrible suffering, but because of what may ...

  4. Remarks to Security Council debate on Water, Peace and Security

    ...   Air strikes against water and electrical facilities in Syria, and the contamination of groundwater resources in Gaza, are further ... at the centre of military operations carried out by ISIL in Syria and in Iraq.   Despite these serious challenges, we must also ...

  5. Address to the General Assembly

    ... of Iraq, South Sudan and Yemen – and just a third for Syria. Our response plan for Ukraine is just 39 per cent funded. And ... to ruins. But it is not enough to look only within Syria for a solution. The battle is also being driven by regional powers and ...

  6. Opening remarks at high-level retreat with heads of regional and other organizations

    ... has been paralyzed in the face of terrible bloodshed in Syria. The crisis in Ukraine is casting a long shadow far beyond Eastern ... are all too aware of the suffering around the world – in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ukraine and ...

  7. Remarks at press encounter with H.E. Mr. Bronislaw Komorowski, President of Poland

    ... and also most importantly, the tragic situation in Syria. I thanked the President for his strong support of the United ... Warsaw Dialogue for Democracy held just last month. On Syria, I have been working very closely with the relevant Governments and other ...

  8. Opening remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation

    ... and regional peace and security issues, including Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen and the dramatic escalation that we are ...

  9. Remarks to High-level Meeting of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

    ... Sudan and the Syrian Arab Republic. With respect to Syria, I have expressed grave concerns with statements made by representatives ... Sudan and the Syrian Arab Republic. With respect to Syria, I have expressed grave concerns with statements made by representatives ...

  10. Opening remarks at End-of-Year press conference

    ... to end the bloodshed and ease their plight. On Syria, the international community has actively re-engaged in pushing for a political settlement. The International Syria Support Group will meet in New York on Friday, 18 December, followed by a ...