Thank you, Chair,

High Commissioner, thank you for your candor and openness.

Let me begin by expressing my gratitude for your leadership, today, and during the past decade - as you adeptly steered UNHCR through a whole range of challenges. We all, but in particular, people in need of protection, have been lucky to have you.

The United Kingdom also expresses its deep appreciation for the tireless efforts of all of your UNHCR colleagues.

We salute the values of humanitarianism and international solidarity they represent.

We honour those who have lost their lives in service.

And we reaffirm the UK’s unwavering support for UNHCR’s mission.

As my Deputy Prime Minister said recently at the General Assembly, the United Nations represents our collective determination for a better world.

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