Allow me to join my colleagues in thanking the Chairmen for their briefings. Their dedicated leadership is central to the effectiveness of the Council’s three counter- terrorism-related committees.
This meeting of the Council takes place at a critical juncture in our collective counter-terrorism ef…
The United States will support the draft resolution that is before us, but we would like to highlight an important point. The aviation assets on loan to the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) will be returned to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) no later than 30 June, purs…
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Jeremić back to the Security Council. I would also like to welcome Foreign Minister Hoxhaj to the Council today and to congratulate him on assuming his new position. I also thank Special Representative Zannier for his briefing and for his service on behalf of…
I, too, wish to thank former Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Under-Secretary-General Malcorra for their statements and the Senior Advisory Group that Mr. Guéhenno chaired for their excellent efforts. I am grateful also to Ambassador Gasana for his statement and for his very able leadership of t…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Amos, Under-Secretary-General Le Roy and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their valuable remarks today.
Let me begin by commending the work of the United Nations and the brave local and international United Nations staff, from peacekeepers to h…
I would like to welcome High Representative Inzko back to the Security Council and to thank him for his comprehensive briefing and for his service on behalf of the international community.
Let me also acknowledge the dedicated service of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Security Council, which demonst…
Let me begin by thanking the Prosecutor for his very important and very informative briefing.
In resolution 1970 (2011), this Council unanimously decided to refer the situation in Libya to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
(ICC). By doing so, the Council reflected the importance t…
I should like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the deteriorating situation in Syria. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the abhorrent violence used by the Government of Syria against its own people. My Government calls on President Al-Assad to chang…
On behalf of the United States Mission to the United Nations and the American people, I would like to join Ukraine and the international community in marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
We gather here this morning to honour the victims of Chernobyl — the countles…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing today.
The United States remains deeply committed to a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, agreed to by the parties. As President Obama said after his recent meeting with Israeli President Peres,
“With the winds of…
Humanity’s journey beyond Earth famously began as the space race — a high-stakes struggle for security and prestige between two competitors, the United States and the Soviet Union. Today, the space race is over and, thanks to the remarkably improved atmosphere of cooperation, we have all won.
Space…
The United States is honoured to participate in this important debate on Haiti. We would like to thank you personally, Mr. President, for your leadership at this meeting and for your efforts to sustain international attention to the situation in Haiti during Colombia’s presidency of the Security Cou…
The United States welcomes the unanimous adoption of this strong resolution this afternoon. The Council has met on numerous occasions in an attempt to find a peaceful end to the ongoing crisis. We have strongly condemned the violence. We have urged former President Gbagbo to step aside so that Presi…
I thank Ambassador Wittig for his briefing and his commitment to peacebuilding and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I also wish to thank Ambassador Gasana for his leadership this year, as well as the Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission’s country- specific configurations, who facilitate the PBC…
I thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing today and for his leadership over the past three months.
It has now been more than nine months since the Council adopted its sixth resolution on Iran, and its fourth to impose sanctions in response to Iran’s
continued refusal to comply with its internatio…
Like others, the United States would like to thank Ambassador Wittig, Ambassador Gasana, the Chairs of the six country-specific configurations, the three Ambassadors who led the 2010 review (see A/64/868), the Peacebuilding support Office and our many in-country partners for their leadership and ded…
We welcome Special Representative De Mistura back to the Council and thank him for his briefing today. We commend his strong leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I hope that he will convey our deep appreciation to the Mission’s staff for the work that they do o…
Today, the Security Council has responded to the Libyan people’s cry for help. The Council’s purpose is clear — to
protect innocent civilians. On 26 February, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council demanded a halt to the violence in Libya and enabled genuine ac…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important open debate and for seeking to bring a comprehensive perspective to the situation in Somalia. Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing. I would also like to thank Prime Minister Mohamed of the Transitional Fede…
For the first time ever, the General Assembly has suspended a member of the Human Rights Council. This is a harsh rebuke, but one that Libya’s leaders have brought down upon themselves. The United States continues to be appalled by the situation in Libya, and our thoughts and prayers are with the fa…
