I thank Lieutenant General Mgwebi, Major General Menon, Lieutenant General Keïta and Major General Uba for their briefings this afternoon and for the commitment that they have shown to the ideals of the Organization. We too are very grateful for what they do every day in their service to the United …
I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing.
First, we must express our support for the Government of Iraq in its ongoing efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). To that end, as the fight to rid Iraqi territory of ISIS fighters continues, we commend the Iraqi Se…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his update on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Office of the High Representative has played an essential role over 22 years to help Bosnia and Herzegovina move towards peace and prosperity and to secure the stability of the region as a whole.
I want to express our …
I thank Deputy Special Representative Zenenga and Special Representative Madeira for their briefings.
Secretary-General Guterres used a phrase at the London Conference last week that we do not hear enough when we talk about Somalia: “good news”. There is much work to be done and significant threats…
I thank Special Representative Tanin for today’s update on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We appreciate the efforts of the United Nations over 18 years to help Kosovo build multi-ethnic democratic institutions that uphold the rule of law and re…
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed and Acting Special Representative Dieng for their powerful briefings this morning. We are also honoured by Ms. Jaf’s presence in the Security Council today, and we deeply appreciate her moving and inspirational testimony on behalf of the women, men, girls an…
We welcome the Security Council’s decision today to extend for another six months the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). That was the right decision. UNISFA provides critical security to the Abyei Area and helps communities that live and travel through Abyei to …
The international community has made notable progress in degrading terrorist groups worldwide, with recent significant gains in Syria and Iraq against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS). But the Security Council must stay vigilant to counter the dynamic threat that ISIS and other terroris…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. You wear it well, and we look forward to your leadership. I also thank the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for her comprehensive briefing.
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I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for her briefing on her Office’s efforts to pursue accountability for atrocity crimes committed in Libya.
Stability in Libya through unity and leadership is critical for many reasons, including to ensuring that
human rights v…
When the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017-2030 was adopted at the most recent special session of the United Nations Forum on Forests and in the Economic and Social Council last week, the United States made a statement clarifying its position on certain elements contained in the plan. W…
We congratulate the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea, Ambassador Cho Tae-yul, for his ongoing chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). We believe the PBC’s year is already off to a strong start under his leadership. Let me also thank the Permanent Representative of Kenya,…
The United States looks forward to continuing our engagement in the development of a global compact on refugees and a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. We appreciate the contributions of the many Member States, international organizations, United Nations offices and agencies an…
The United States would like to thank the facilitators, you, Mr. President, and the many delegations that worked so hard to negotiate resolution 71/280. The United States joined the consensus on the resolution and looks forward to engaging actively during the preparatory process, the negotiation of …
First, I want to express, on behalf of the United States, the sadness and heaviness we all feel at the loss of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan. I know my friends in the Swedish delegation feel the same way, but it is very telling that when we focus so much on these types of things and what we are tr…
The United States thanks the Governments of France and Italy for taking the initiative to rally the international community to protect our world’s common heritage from being used to further armed conflicts.
Over the past two decades, we have seen damage to and destruction of our shared cultural her…
Today we remember the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. We remember the millions of Africans torn from their families, the countless people who suffered and died from disease, starvation and the most inhumane treatment imaginable as they were put on ships and sold into bondage.
In his autob…
As others have done before me, I want to express our heartfelt condolences to our close friends in the United Kingdom in connection with the terrorist attack yesterday in London. We pledge our full cooperation and support in responding to the attack and in bringing those responsible to justice.
I t…
I thank President Mogae and Ms. Sunday for their briefings.
We are outraged by the events unfolding in South Sudan, especially the widespread violence, ongoing atrocities and obstruction of humanitarian access. Rather than committing to the ceasefire called for in the 2015 peace agreement endorsed …
On behalf of the United States as host country, I want to convey our most sincere condolences to Mrs. Irina Churkina and the Churkin family on the untimely passing of
Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. We also extend our deep sympathy to our colleagues at the Russian Mission on the loss of one of their nat…
