I would like to thank the presidency of the Council for scheduling this meeting today.
Today we stand on the precipice of history with a solemn task: creating conditions to end the bloodiest war on the European continent since the successive cataclysms that spurred the creation of the Council. In J…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her remarks. I also welcome the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine.
At its heart, the Security Council’s purpose is to maintain international peace and security, including the peaceful settlement of disputes. That is why it was created. That is w…
The United States strongly opposes the proposal to delay voting on our draft resolution (S/2025/112). I would note that the United States already acceded to the request of some members of the Security Council to delay this meeting, because we had originally requested to have the meeting convened thi…
We thank France for its dedicated stewardship of resolution 2773 (2025), which accurately reflects the realities of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and takes an initial step towards promoting accountability for Movement du 23 mars (M23) and Rwandan advances.
This week t…
I would like to start by offering our condolences and deepest sympathies for the Tunisian peacekeeper who was fatally wounded in the 11 February attack on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) patrol. The United States condemns a…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita and Special Envoy Xia Huang for their briefings and their leadership.
The United States extends its fullest support to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing and attention to the Libya file. We appreciate her steadfast commitment to ensuring that the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) retains qualified leadership, and we welcome the Secretary- General’s appointment of Ms. Han…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting to review where the United Nations stands on its purposes and principles as we enter its eightieth year.
The United States helped found the United Nations after the Second World War to prevent future global conflicts and promote international …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his briefing.
The goal of the Minsk agreements was an end to the fighting and the restoration of Ukraine’s control over its territory within its internationally recognized borders. Russia signed those agreements but never implemented any …
The United States welcomes the adoption of the resolution (resolution 2772 (2025)) and the renewal of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on the Sudan. We are confident the Panel’s independent reporting will facilitate Member State support for the Sudan and efforts to reach a lasting resolution to a…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for their briefings, which underscored the precarious situation in Yemen and Houthi threats to international peace and security.
With materiel and financial support from Iran, the Houthis have launched numerous attacks on…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings. We appreciate their candid assessments of the political and humanitarian situation in Syria and their continued engagement in Damascus.
During Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent engagements wit…
As this is my first time to be sitting with you, Mr. President, in the Council, I would just like to congratulate you on your
Countering Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and other terrorist groups around the world is a top priority for the Trump Administration. President Trump has already …
I wish you a good presidency this month, Mr. President, and I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Ambassador Gituai and Mr. Yakani for their briefings. They were very enlightening.
The people of South Sudan deserve peace, the freedom to participate in civic and political p…
I thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Vivian van de Perre for her briefing on the unacceptable events of the past 48 hours.
The United States condemns the seizure of Goma and urges the Council to consider measures to halt the territorial advances by Rwandan troops and the M…
I thank Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini and Secretary General Jan Egeland for their briefings.
The United States is strongly committed to implementing the ceasefire agreement so that the hostages can return home and the people of Gaza can look towards a brighter future under new leadership.…
The United States acknowledges the efforts involved in arranging this report and briefing.
There has been terrible suffering inflicted upon innocent civilians in the Sudan in this conflict. Since the renewed outbreak of hostilities in April 2023, combatants have directed shocking cruelty and violen…
I thank today’s briefers and, in particular, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her steadfast leadership of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) amid a clear and deliberate escalation of the conflict in eastern…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for his briefing and Ms. Bisan Nateel for her moving remarks.
A ceasefire and hostage release deal were long overdue. The mediation led by the United States, Qatar and Egypt has finally resulted in an agreement to end
We must ensure that Hamas is not pe…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khalid Khiari for his briefing, and we are pleased to welcome the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, to this dialogue with the Security Council. I also welcome the representative of Egypt to this debate.
The United States belie…
