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 United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the UN since November 2009. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Grant’s statement during UN Security Council debate on December 23, 2009. The United Kingdom voted today in favor of Resolution 1907, creating a new United Nations sanctions regime on Eritrea in response to its continued violation of Security Council resolutions on Somalia and Djibouti. The resolution follows a specific request by two regional…
