The United States actively supports the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) as important instruments to assist countries making the fragile transition from conflict to sustainable peace. The United Nations peacebuilding architecture helps to keep attention foc…
Today we pay tribute to the men, women and children robbed of their freedom and their lives by slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. We honour the memory of the millions who died, who were stolen from their families, who suffered from disease and deprivation and who experienced other untold hor…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honoré for her briefing, which, together with the report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/162), illuminates the impressive strides Haiti has made, as well as the challenges it continues to face.
Today, I should like to focus on three areas tha…
I thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing and for his able leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). His work on the issue under consideration has particular value at this time. Today, I would like to touch on three reasons why. The first reason relates to the ong…
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Chair Patriota and Adminstrator Clark for their statements this morning.
Maintaining international peace and security is a struggle we contend with across the globe. Increasingly,
we see that building peace is a challenge th…
I wish to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their briefings.
The representative of the Russian Federation began his statement extolling the so-called referendum as embodying democratic procedures and having been conducted without outside interfere…
We welcome Mr. Ján Kubiš to the Security Council once again and thank him for his briefing. We also thank Ambassador Tanin for his remarks today.
To begin, I want to extend my Government’s condolences to the families and friends of the United Nations personnel who, on 17 January, were killed by a s…
The United States deeply appreciates the support from our colleagues around the table and from the many States that have called for a peaceful end to the crisis in Ukraine. This is, however, a sad and remarkable moment. It is the seventh time that the Security Council has convened to discuss the urg…
This meeting comes at a time when every day we are seeing an ever starker contrast between the conduct of the authorities in Kyiv and the conduct of the authorities in Moscow. Let me consider each in turn.
Ukraine’s Government is placing a priority on internal reconciliation, plans for free and fai…
I thank Special Representative Ms. Zerrougui for her briefing and her tireless efforts on behalf of the world’s young people. I also thank Executive Director Mr. Lake for his remarks and distinguished service. Special thanks go to the Foreign Ministers of Luxembourg and Argentina and the Deputy Fore…
In response to my Russian colleague’s comments, I would like to make a couple of points. First, I would like to address his point about the legitimacy of President Yanukovych and his point about the February 21 agreement, which he has made several times.
To be clear, we commend the work done by Fra…
Listening to the representative of Russia, one might think that Moscow had just become the rapid response arm of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. So many of the assertions made
this afternoon by the representative of the Russian Federation are without basis in re…
The United States renews our call for the international community to support the newly formed Government of Ukraine and to prevent unnecessary violence.
I would like to take a moment to respond to the comments made here by the representative of the Russian Federation. Actions speak louder than word…
Three years ago, peaceful protesters thronged the streets of Sana’a, seeking to fulfil their aspirations for a more open and democratic Government. On Yemen, the Security Council has been able to consistently speak with a strong and clear voice. Together, we have welcomed the efforts by President Ha…
I, too, would like to welcome the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in- Office, President Didier Burkhalter, to the Security Council and to thank him for today’s briefing on OSCE activities under Swiss leadership.
We commend the Chairperson-in-Office for his eff…
I thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here today and for organizing this debate on the vitally important issue of the rule of law. We also thank the Secretary-General for his valuable comments.
Respect for the rule of law is critical for the establishment of stable, secure and democratic po…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on Lithuania’s presidency of the Security Council. I also thank the Secretary-General for his remarks this morning, in particular the forceful comments he made on the subject of the Central African Republic.
The United States welcomes High Representative Catherine…
First, please allow me to extend my Government’s deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Burundi for the tragic loss of life and property as a result of the flooding and landslides in Bujumbura this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this di…
Thank you, Madam President, for proposing the present debate on the protection of civilians during United Nations peacekeeping operations. I also wish to thank High Commissioner Pillay, Under-Secretaries- General Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General Amos, and Director-General Daccord for their briefings…
The United States welcomes the report (see A/68/650) outlining progress in realizing the commitments made in the 2011 Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (resolution 66/2, annex) and recognizes the continued need for urgency in addressing such diseases gl…
