Today is about accountability for crimes so extensive and so deadly that they have few equals in modern history. Today is about accountability for Syria, but it is also about accountability for the Security Council. It is the Council’s responsibility to stop atrocities if we can and, at a minimum, t…
I am honoured to be addressing the Assembly on behalf of the United States delegation as a United States congressional representative to the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly. My colleagues and I recognize the close ties that are shared between the United Nations, national parliaments, an…
I wish to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing and for his tireless efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United States continues to support his mandate and commends his work to encourage the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance on a broad range of issues related to the Gener…
I would like to begin by thanking Prosecutor Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her informative briefing on Libya, and especially for her contributions to ending impunity for the most serious crimes in Libya.
Three years ago, with the adoption of resolution 1970 (2011), the Secu…
I thank Special Representative Moussa for his briefing and for all his efforts on behalf of peace in the Central African region.
Today marks a pivotal moment to reflect strategically on the myriad of growing concerns surrounding the Central African region, which risks full implosion. Flanked by con…
Thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here today and for convening this important debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his informative briefing.
My Government is pleased to join in commemorating the tenth anniversary of resolution 1540 (2004) and in adopting a presidenti…
I would just like to offer a couple of points in response.
First, for the Russians to blame Ukraine for Ukraine’s actions in defence of its own people on its own territory really is starting to remind me of the story of the schoolboy who returned home with his nose bloody and his shirt torn and, as…
In recent months, the Council has met more than a dozen times regarding the situation in Ukraine. Time and again, we have urged for respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, adherence to international law, and steps to reduce tensions and de-escalate the crisis. Just this Tuesday, we met to discu…
I would like to thank High Commissioner Pillay and Special Adviser Dieng for their disturbing briefings today.
My Government joins with them and others in condemning the outrageous and deliberate targeting of civilians in South Sudan. Instead of ceasing hostilities, as was pledged three months ago,…
I thank Mr. Serry for his thorough briefing. I will begin remarks today by addressing Israeli-Palestinian issues before turning to Syria and Lebanon.
The United States recognizes that the path to a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East is littered with obstacles, but we also believe tha…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
On 17 April, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the European Union and the United States issued the Geneva joint statement to de-escalate the crisis that brings us together this evening. That statement outlined a series of concrete steps to en…
The United States voted in favour of resolution 2153 (2014) because we fully support the renewal of these sanctions and the mandate of the United Nations Group of Experts, both of which constitute an important part of the Council’s effort to support peace and stability in Côte d’Ivoire. We welcome t…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his constant efforts to enhance the United Nations support for security sector reform. I also want to congratulate you, Mr. President, on organizing this debate on a topic that is central to the Council’s role in preserving international stabili…
Madam President, I would like thank the Secretary-General, Special Representative Bangura, and Ms. Misaka for their informative and powerful briefings.
In the past decade, the Security Council has identified the scourge of sexual violence in conflict as a matter of acute and urgent concern. We meet…
I thank the Government of Nigeria for organizing this important meeting. I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his remarks and his commitment, and that of the United Nations to doing better. My appreciation goes as well to Ambassador Keating for sharing with us his experience and many insights. A…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for his briefing today and for his diligent work on this controversial issue.
We meet today to discuss the work of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine and the timely report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Hum…
I will be brief, but in response to my colleague from the Russian Federation, I would like to say just a few things.
First, the United States has constantly called for de-escalation and urged restraint. That has been our consistent policy. Our consistent statements have made clear that military for…
The human stakes of what is happening in Ukraine are extremely high. The lives of innocent civilians are at risk, yet we are being bombarded by Russian disinformation and propaganda, while the Ukrainians are being confronted by incitement and violence. Russian media
and Government spokespersons are…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor and urge the adoption of this comprehensive draft resolution on road safety (A/68/L.40). We sponsored the draft resolution because motor vehicle accidents kill more than 1.2 million people every year and because many of those deaths could be prevented throu…
I thank Executive Representative of the Secretary- General Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing on the situation in Sierra Leone and for his work on bringing the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Mission in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) to a successful close and in driving the smooth transfer of UNIPSIL…
