I thank Special Representative Organizationf the Secretary- General Kubiš him for his briefing and want to commend him and his team for all of their efforts and operating under such difficult circumstances. I also thank the Ambassador of Iraq for his briefing this morning.
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I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing, service, representation of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and stewardship of the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States again reiterates its strong support for High Representative Inz…
The international community continues to make significant progress in degrading terrorist groups worldwide, with significant recent gains against Da’esh in Syria and Iraq, as well as Boko Haram and other Al-Qaida groups around the world. But much more needs to be done. We know that those threats per…
I thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. I would also like to thank the United Kingdom for calling today’s important meeting.
The city known today as Alepp…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Maurer and Ms. Liu for their briefings.
Let me first of all express my deep appreciation and respect for the critical, life-saving work that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) do around the world. We also…
The United States supports the Security Council’s adoption of the resolution 2285 (2016), which renews for another year the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
MINURSO plays an indispensable role in preserving and ensuring safety and security in Wes…
Rather than talk about some hidden agenda of the United States, it is our view that the Russian Federation delegation, and all delegations represented on the Security Council, should work together to re-establish the ceasefire, arrive at a peaceful de-escalation of the crisis and work out a peaceful…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Tayé-Broook Zerihoun, Ambassador Apakan and the Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine, Mr. Martin Sajdick, for their informative briefings. I would a…
Today, as a reflection of the significant progress towards restoring peace and security in Côte d’Ivoire, the Security Council has taken the important decision to terminate the United Nations sanctions regime and to lay out a timeline for the full withdrawal of the United Nations Operation in Côte d…
I would like to thank the President, Ambassador Skoog and Ambassador Kamau for their statements today. I would also like to congratulate Australia and Angola, the Chairs of the 2015 peacebuilding review, as well as the Chairs of the country-specific configurations of the Peacebuilding Commission (PB…
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States of America, my delegation wishes to join other members and observers here today to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, the horrific loss of life that resulted, the incredible bravery of the first responders and on…
I would like to thank China, Angola and Senegal for organizing today’s important debate. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for his briefing. We fully support his efforts to assist the States of the region to combat piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea.
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I welcome President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to New York and thank him for being here. We appreciate
the important work he is doing, his optimism about Somalia’s future and the clear portrait he has painted of the opportunities and the challenges his nation faces at this pivotal moment. I would also l…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The commitment of the United States to peace in the Middle East and to advancing the vision of two States, living by side by side in peace, is unwavering. Many are rightly frustrated with the lack of progress, and we are too.…
I would also like to thank Ambassador Churkin for his personal leadership on this issue and for the steady, determined commitment of the Russian Federation to shine a spotlight on this serious problem, and to urge all nations to help solve it. The United States is proud to co-sponsor the critically …
I thank you personally, Mr. President, and China for organizing this important debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his continued leadership on that critical issue.
On a warm spring evening just over two weeks ago, families packed into one of the largest parks in Laho…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the Chinese delegation on assuming the presidency of the
Security Council. I also thank you for convening us this evening.
The situation in Burundi is beyond fragile. The ongoing repression, harassment and violence against the legitimate polit…
Today we pay tribute to and honour the memory of the millions of women and men, girls and boys robbed of their fundamental freedoms and lives through the transatlantic slave trade. The horrors of slavery are a collective stain on our history. Families were destroyed, communities decimated and nation…
I thank you, Madam President, for chairing and organizing this open debate and I thank Under-Secretary-General Mlambo-Ngcuka for her briefing and her stewardship of UN-Women. I would like to extend a special thanks also to Ms. Paleki Ayang for her briefing on the perspective of civil society. Indeed…
I thank Foreign Minister Chikoti for being here today and for hosting this timely debate on an incredibly important set of issues. Let me also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Commissioner Chergui, Special Envoy Djinnit and Mr. Pillai of the World Bank for their remarks and determined work throu…
