Today’s resolution 2166 (2014) calls for a full, through and independent investigation into the horrific downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17. When 298 civilians are killed, we agree that we must stop at nothing to determine who is responsible and to bring them to justice. As we take that step,…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
The United States is deeply concerned about the rocket attacks by Hamas and by the dangerous escalation of hostilities in the region. In particular, we are concerned about the devastating impact of the crisis on both Israeli and Palestinian …
Yesterday we were all shocked by the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. All 298 people aboard — 283 passangers and 15 crew members — were killed. As we stared at the passanger list yesterday, we saw next to three of the passangers’ names a capital “I”. As we now know, that letter stands for “in…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s sessions. I also thank Ambassadors Drobnjak and Patriota for their briefings. I would also like to thank the Permanent Mission of Croatia for its work in chairing the seventh session of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Organizational Committee.
Peac…
As we sit here today, nearly 11 million Syrians are struggling to survive the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. I met with some of them last month when I visited the massive and ever-expanding refugee camps along Syria’s border with Turkey. One family after another shared harrowing stories of …
I am Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health of the United States of America. I am very pleased to give the summary of the round-table 2 discussion.
First, we heard some comments on the current situation. It was observed that the 2011 Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on the Pr…
Today we have come together to reflect on our progress since the 2011 High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (see A/66/PV.3) to share national experiences and chart a collective path forward to reduce the preventable occurrence and impact of non-communicable di…
The United States joins the consensus on the decision just adopted. We are pleased to welcome the report of the Secretary-General, entitled “Towards ending the AIDS epidemic: meeting the 2015 targets and planning for the post-2015 era” (A/68/825). We also wish to acknowledge the progress achieved an…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kubiš for his informative briefing. I also thank him and his entire team at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for their steadfast and professional work supporting the Afghan people and their Government at this critica…
We would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing and his leadership of the Committee. We appreciate his
efforts and those of the Committee to ensure that the Committee remains active in carrying out its important mandate.
The Council meets at a time when P5+1 talks on Iran’s nuclear prog…
Time and again — at least 17 times since February — we have gathered here to discuss the situation in Ukraine. And time and again, we have had to dedicate significant amounts of time to reviewing the efforts of Russia to destabilize its neighbour and to refuting the bald misinformation and outright …
I would like to begin by thanking the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for her briefing. We welcome Ms. Guebre Sellassie’s taking on of this critically important post and look forward to working with her. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report and his le…
I would like to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing today. The United States appreciates her efforts to bring justice to the people of Darfur. We look forward to seeing further progress with the start of the trial of Abdallah Banda, who is alleged to be among those responsible for the deaths …
I would like to thank the President for organizing this important meeting, which comes on the heels of the horrific terrorist attacks in Karachi and the kidnapping of Turkish diplomats in Iraq. We join others in condemning these acts, which remind us of the salience of the United Nations Global Coun…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate to discuss the critically important issue of peacekeeping. I thank the Secretary-General for his opening statement.
As we meet, nearly 100,000 peacekeepers and 17,000 civilian personnel are deployed in peacekeeping missions around the world. Day after day…
My delegation would first like to acknowledge the continued, excellent work of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) under the leadership of Michel Sidibé. UNAIDS is a critically important partner at the headquarters, regional and country levels. We also welcome the report of the S…
I thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their reports and, even more, for their dedication to global justice.
The recent debate over the Security Council’s referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court shows that the struggle to hold ac…
Six weeks after nearly 300 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram and less than one month after a series of deadly attacks wracked Sana’a, we are reminded that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Since we last met on the topic in November (see …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his comments today and for his engagement on the Ukrainian issue, including through trips to Ukraine.
Ukrainians turned out in historic numbers on Sunday, uniting to express their political will to choose freely their own future. The United States congrat…
I thank Special Representative Zarif for his briefing. I would like to welcome President Jahjaga and President Nikolić to their first time before the Council, and thank them both for their statements.
I would like to express our deep condolences to all those in Serbia, as well as in Bosnia and Herz…
