United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant
The United Kingdom has been a member of the UN since October 24, 1945. It is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Mark Lyall Grant has served as the UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN since November 2009. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Grant’s statement during UN Security Council debate on September 19, 2012, on UN Resolution 2068 and Children in Armed Conflict. The latest report of the secretary-general is strewn with evidence of hideous crimes committed against children that cannot be ignored. Thousands of children have been killed or injured by improvised explosive devices, landmines,…
