🇺🇳 The Russian Federation completed its Presidency in the United Nations Security Council on July 31. Its packed agenda revolved around three central events, with the first two of them attended by FM Sergey Lavrov.
On July 16, we held a high-level open debate titled “Multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order,” which reaffirmed the need to hold detailed discussions dealing with the underpinnings of the emerging multipolar world order, the objective to reinforce a UN-centred system of international relations, as well as the need to carry out a comprehensive review of the root causes of present-day conflicts and to consolidate our efforts in order to overcome them. The fact that the Global Majority tends to distrust the infamous Western concept of a rules-based world order was also mentioned during the debate.
On July 17, the Security Council held a quarterly ministerial-level debate on the agenda item titled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” During this meeting, participants discussed the situation in the region with all its tension, while placing a special emphasis on the escalating violence in the Arab-Israeli conflict zone for finding ways out of this unprecedented crisis. In addition to this, the UNSC held separatemeetings on July 26 and 31 on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the assassination of the Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
On July 19, the UNSC held a debate titled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (#CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (#CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO).” In his remarks, Deputy FM Sergey Vershinin stressed the importance for the UN to work closer with constructive regional organisations. <...>
In addition to this, Russia’s UNSC Presidency included all the events as part of the mandate-reporting cycle.
👉 The Middle East bloc included meetings on Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.
👉 TheAfrican agenda covered discussions of the situation in West Africa, the Sahara and Sahel region, and theDR Congo.
👉 The council also touched upon peacebuilding efforts in Columbia and the start of deploying the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.
👉 We exchanged views on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and the Cyprus settlement.
❗️The Ukraine crisis remained high on the agenda. On July 9, Western countries convened a Security Council meeting in connection with the tragic incident involving a children’s hospital in Kiev. During the debate, the Russian delegation refuted accusations by its opponents and shared evidence demonstrating that the Ukrainian air defence systems were to blame for the incident. On July 25, Russia initiated a UNSC meeting to discuss the unrelenting flow of Western weapons into Ukraine, which delays a settlement in this conflict and leads to more victims.
The Security Council adopted four resolutions in July:
✅ on focusing the CAR arms embargo on illegal armed groups;
✅ extending the mandates for the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement and the UN Integrated Office in Haiti;
✅ regarding the UN Focal Point on delisting-related matters and re-establishing the Informal Working Group of the Security Council on General UNSC Sanctions Issues.
🇺🇳 Russia went to great lengths to enable the Security Council to be effective and responsive in its work. We encouraged our colleagues within the Council to come up with collective responses when dealing with challenges to peace and security, while seeking guidance from a holistic view of the purposes and principles set forth in the UN Charter and their inter-connected nature. The central events on the agenda of the Russian Presidency attracted a lot of attention within the international community, reaffirming our country’s high authority and the respect it commands as a UN founding member and permanent member of the Security Council.
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The central events on the agenda of the Russian Presidency attracted a lot of attention within the international community, reaffirming our country’s high authority and the respect it commands as a UN founding member and permanent member of the Security Council.
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🔹The Security Council adopted four resolutions in July: on focusing the CAR arms embargo on illegal armed groups, extending the mandates for the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) and the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), as well as regarding the UN Focal Point on delisting-related matters and re-establishing the Informal Working Group of the Security Council on General United Nations Security Council Sanctions Issues.
🔹Russia went to great lengths to enable the Security Council to be effective and responsive in its work. We encouraged our colleagues within the Council to come up with collective responses when dealing with challenges to peace and security, while seeking guidance from a holistic view of the purposes and principles set forth in the UN Charter and their inter-connected nature.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 On January 23, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovhad a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as part of his visit to New York to participate in the UN Security Council meetings on Ukrainian and Middle East issues.
They had a substantive discussion of various aspects of cooperation between Russia and the UN, as well as key issues on the international agenda.
Both Sides noted the importance of further strengthening the central coordinating role of the United Nations in global politics with account of the full range of its member states’ opinions.
Sergey Lavrov also emphasised that it is imperative for all members of the UN Secretariat to strictly observe the principles of impartiality and equidistance in full compliance with the UN Charter.
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🇺🇳 The Russian Federation completed its Presidency in the United Nations Security Council on July 31. Its packed agenda revolved around three central events, with the first two of them attended by FM Sergey Lavrov.
On July 16, we held a high-level open debate titled “Multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order,” which reaffirmed the need to hold detailed discussions dealing with the underpinnings of the emerging multipolar world order, the objective to reinforce a UN-centred system of international relations, as well as the need to carry out a comprehensive review of the root causes of present-day conflicts and to consolidate our efforts in order to overcome them. The fact that the Global Majority tends to distrust the infamous Western concept of a rules-based world order was also mentioned during the debate.
On July 17, the Security Council held a quarterly ministerial-level debate on the agenda item titled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” During this meeting, participants discussed the situation in the region with all its tension, while placing a special emphasis on the escalating violence in the Arab-Israeli conflict zone for finding ways out of this unprecedented crisis. In addition to this, the UNSC held separatemeetings on July 26 and 31 on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the assassination of the Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
On July 19, the UNSC held a debate titled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (#CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (#CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO).” In his remarks, Deputy FM Sergey Vershinin stressed the importance for the UN to work closer with constructive regional organisations. <...>
In addition to this, Russia’s UNSC Presidency included all the events as part of the mandate-reporting cycle.
👉 The Middle East bloc included meetings on Lebanon, Syria and Yemen.
👉 TheAfrican agenda covered discussions of the situation in West Africa, the Sahara and Sahel region, and theDR Congo.
👉 The council also touched upon peacebuilding efforts in Columbia and the start of deploying the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.
👉 We exchanged views on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and the Cyprus settlement.
❗️The Ukraine crisis remained high on the agenda. On July 9, Western countries convened a Security Council meeting in connection with the tragic incident involving a children’s hospital in Kiev. During the debate, the Russian delegation refuted accusations by its opponents and shared evidence demonstrating that the Ukrainian air defence systems were to blame for the incident. On July 25, Russia initiated a UNSC meeting to discuss the unrelenting flow of Western weapons into Ukraine, which delays a settlement in this conflict and leads to more victims.
The Security Council adopted four resolutions in July:
✅ on focusing the CAR arms embargo on illegal armed groups;
✅ extending the mandates for the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement and the UN Integrated Office in Haiti;
✅ regarding the UN Focal Point on delisting-related matters and re-establishing the Informal Working Group of the Security Council on General UNSC Sanctions Issues.
🇺🇳 Russia went to great lengths to enable the Security Council to be effective and responsive in its work. We encouraged our colleagues within the Council to come up with collective responses when dealing with challenges to peace and security, while seeking guidance from a holistic view of the purposes and principles set forth in the UN Charter and their inter-connected nature. The central events on the agenda of the Russian Presidency attracted a lot of attention within the international community, reaffirming our country’s high authority and the respect it commands as a UN founding member and permanent member of the Security Council.
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🎙Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia’s answers to media questions on the occasion of assuming UNSC Presidency by Russia (October 1, 2025)
Major talking points:
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• The Council will travel to Addis Ababa in October. Russia is honored to be leading the UNSC together with our co-leads in Somalia. A new department – on Partnerships with Africa – has been recently established in the Russian Foreign Ministry. Therefore, the visit to Addis will be the highlight of our Presidency.
• October 23 – open debate on the Middle East: The unfolding catastrophe in Gaza will be in the focus of the Council’s attention. We expect Deputy Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov to brief the Council.
• October 24 – the UN Day (80th Anniversary of the UN Charter): an open debate titled UN: Looking into the Future. Aim: strict implementation of the principles of the UN Charter, restoring confidence in the Organization and long-term vision for its future. We expect the Secretary-General to brief the Council.
• October 6 – Women, Peace and Security: it is the 25th anniversary of the UNSC seminal Resolution 1325. This event hold special importance to us, as the Soviet Union pioneered the women’s agenda more than a hundred years ago promoting equal rights.
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• Our Western colleagues who initiated the so-called “snapback”, the legitimacy of which we do not recognize, forfeited a diplomatic solution by initiating an illegal procedure while being serial violators of Resolution 2231. Russia and China offered to extend Resolution 2231 to give diplomacy a chance, which they basically killed. We do not recognize this “snapback” as coming into force. We are not, frankly, happy that the Secretary-General rushed to implement the resolution, which has obvious legal flaws.
• We are looking forward to direct or indirect negotiations with the US that can bring results. Such dialogue is not happening now, and this situation is fraught with major escalation around Iran, opening the door to attempts to end its nuclear program – yet another destabilizing factor in an already fragile Middle East.
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• We emphasize that the UN is indispensable, that its Charter must be applied in its entirety, and that attempts to bypass or weaken the Organization with "exclusive clubs" undermine global peace and security. Russia advocates a more representative, multipolar UN that reflects the voices of the Global South.
• The UN is a reflection of the geopolitical situation that is in the world. Should we blame the Organization for it? For me, the UN is a sum of its Member States. If they cannot agree on anything, it is unfair to blame the UN for it. Margaret Thatcher said once that if you want to blame the UN, go and look in the mirror.
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