I would like to start by underscoring the condemnation of the United States of the terrorist attack on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu. Our deepest sympathies go to the injured as well as the families of the deceased and the people and Government of Somalia.
I would like to thank you, Mr. …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for hosting today’s debate on children on armed conflict. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt and Save the Children Associate Vice-President Gregory Ramm for their remarks. We are also grateful to …
The United States warmly welcomes both Prime Minister Dačić and Prime Minister Thaçi back to the Council and congratulates them on reaching the landmark 19 April agreement on principles for the normalization of relations. We commend the European Union, especially High Representative Ashton, for thei…
On behalf of the United States, the host country of the United Nations, I have the honour of warmly welcoming the election of Mr. John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty- eighth session. My Government appreciates that Ambassador Ashe is willing to take …
I thank Judge Meron, Judge Joensen, Mr. Brammertz and Mr. Jallow for their reports.
The prevention of mass atrocities and genocide is both a core national security interest and a moral responsibility of the United States. The prosecution of perpetrators of heinous crimes is essential not only for t…
Ten years ago, AIDS was wiping out a generation of individuals across the world and reversing important health and development gains, especially in Africa. Hospitals were overwhelmed and patients were not getting the antiretroviral treatment that was available. AIDS created millions of orphans, many…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate and for the priority that the United Kingdom is devoting to combating sexual violence in conflict. I also appreciate the remarks and presence of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning. I wish to thank Special Representative Bangura, Speci…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President — Minister Simmonds — for hosting this session and to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing. I wish to welcome the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia as well.
At the outset, we would like to take t…
I would like to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing. The United States welcomes the continued role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the fight against impunity for atrocities committed in Darfur. We note the progress made in the proceedings in the Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Moussa for his briefing.
For almost three decades, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has wreaked havoc and perpetrated mass atrocities on the people of Central Africa and the Great Lakes region. The LRA has killed, maimed and displaced thousand…
The United States is pleased to support the extension of the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). This support reflects our deep commitment to help strengthen the rule of law. The United States remains a firm supporter of CICIG efforts to work with Guatemala…
The United States strongly affirms the principle of self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as one of the fundamental values of the Organization. The facts in this case are clear. The people of French Polynesia, through their
democratically elected representatives, have ma…
It is my pleasure to welcome High Representative Inzko back to the Security Council, and to thank him for his comprehensive briefing and his continued efforts to support the Dayton Peace Agreement.
The United States is steadfast in its commitment to the success of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we, li…
I am pleased to join so many partners and stakeholders today to discuss progress and the path forward in our
shared commitment to combating modern slavery, which we also call trafficking in persons. We are here today because modern slavery is a crime that hurts our countries and communities. It rip…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Shehu for their briefings. Although we are focusing today on terrorism in Africa, we recall the victims of terrorist attacks everywhere, as well as their families. From Karac…
Two years after the death of Osama Bin Laden, we are reminded that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Though Al-Qaida’s core is now weaker, the recent attacks in Boston and Mogadishu, Baghdad and Karachi remind us that, although we have made progre…
I would like to thank Ms. Bensouda for her briefing and to welcome her back to the Security Council today. The United States looks forward to continuing our active engagement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Office of the Prosecutor, consistent with our law and policy, to ensure a…
We would first like to add our thanks to our colleagues Ambassador Martin Sajdik of Austria and Ambassador Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima of Cape Verde for their facilitation of discussions of the modalities of the high- level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Globa…
We welcome the adoption of the political declaration (resolution 67/259) commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and commending African Union and international efforts to peacefully resolve African conflicts. We further welcome the positive co…
Let me thank Ambassador Momen for his capable chairmanship of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission in 2012 and to congratulate Ambassador Vilović on his assumption of the Chair for 2013. I thank them both for their briefings today.
The United States appreciates the contribut…
