I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for making this a public meeting and enabling all of us to voice our concerns.
I would first like to tell my Russian friends that not only has the Secretary-General said that the launch was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), and the United States…
To my friends on the Security Council, I must say that today is a dark day, because yesterday’s actions by North Korea made the world a more dangerous place. Its illegal missile launch was not only dangerous but also reckless and irresponsible. It showed that North Korea does not want to be part of …
I thank Under-Secretary Feltman for his briefing today, and Ambassador Vale de Almeida for his comments.
The topic of compliance by the Iranian regime with its international obligations reminds me of the fable of the scorpion and the frog. The scorpion asks the frog for a ride across the river. The…
I thank our briefers for their presentations today. In the context of the evolving threats posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, today’s debate reminds us of the importance of the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). The is committed to assisting States and internation…
I would like to thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing and the courageous dedication of the entire United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team to supporting governance, development and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
I would like to begin by offering our deepest con…
Resolution 2360 (2017), which we have just adopted, reaffirms the Council’s commitment to continue the work started by Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalán, two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tragically lost their lives in March while on mission in the Democra…
I thank all of our briefers who spoke with us today.
First, the United States condemns in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack last week in Jerusalem. This stabbing attack left one Israeli border guard dead and wounded several others. We express our deepest sympathies to the victims an…
I want to begin by conveying our thoughts and prayers to the people of China, as well as to those affected by the school tragedy that we have just heard about this morning. I know that the facts are still incomplete, but from what we have heard so far, it is heartbreaking. The United States stands w…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zuev and Ms. Ochoa Niño for their very informative briefings today. We, too, would like to extend our appreciation to those brave individuals and organizations that put their
lives on the line to mitigate landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexplo…
I thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her briefing this afternoon.
The need to bring justice to the victims of atrocities in Darfur is overwhelming. For over a decade, Darfur has been synonymous with suffering and unchecked impunity. In responding to a rebellion, the Government launched what became…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) is an urgent priority. As noted in the report (S/2017/467) of the Secretary-General, the international community has made notable progress in degrading ISIS, but we have a long road ahe…
The United States extends its sincere appreciation to President Meron, President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings today on the ongoing work to achieve justice for victims of the vicious atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda that stained the history of humankind. …
I thank you, Sir, for this initiative on security and water, which is a good follow-up after the meeting held last November (see S/PV.7818) under Senegal’s presidency.
I too would like to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing.
As we have heard today, growing demand, rampant pollu…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing. I also join others in welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire to the Security Council and congratulating him on his country’s election, today, as a non-permanent member. We also congratulate the other n…
The Security Council is sending a clear message to North Korea today — stop firing ballistic missiles or face the consequences. The members of the Council — including three of North Korea’s closest neighbours — agree that North Korea’s missiles are a threat to international peace and security and th…
The United States commends the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Global Fund, partner Governments and civil society on the tremendous progress outlined in the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political D…
Today is a wonderful day. We have the chance to congratulate our new President-elect, Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, and we also have the opportunity to thank President Thomson for the great work he has done over the past year in bringing peace and security around the world.
The United States wants to be as …
I thank Under- Secretary-General O’Brien for his briefing. Last week, I stood in the no-man’s land between Syria and Turkey where trucks with life-saving humanitarian aid begin their perilous journey to reach desperate men, women and children in Syria. In the course of five days in Jordan and Turkey…
I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for laying out his vision of how to respond to what he has rightly called a global protection crisis.
I also want to thank Mr. Ugarte and Ms. Beerli. Their organizations do critical work to promote accountability and respect for and protection of medical p…
I would like to thank Special Representative Shearer for his briefing today. It is always good to hear from him, although his report is indeed sobering.
Two thousand eight hundred — that is the average number of South Sudanese fleeing to neighbouring countries each day; 90 — that is the number of i…
