I thank today’s briefers.
Haiti faces an unprecedented crisis, with gangs terrorizing communities, extorting families and recruiting young people to commit horrors on behalf of gang leaders. The effects of this violence threaten not only Haiti but also the stability of the wider Caribbean and the w…
I thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this report and briefing to the Security Council today on the ongoing International
Criminal Court (ICC) investigations and prosecutions related to the Situation in Darfur.
The United States is committed to ending the horrific conflict in the Sudan. Under …
I thank the President for presiding over today’s important meeting. And I thank our briefers, both of whom have been personally targeted for assassination and both of whom have been tortured at the hands of this brutal regime. I thank them for their courage, for their strength and for coming today t…
I thank today’s briefers.
The United States remains concerned about recent events in south-eastern Yemen. We urge restraint and continued diplomacy in seeking a lasting solution. We remain supportive of all efforts to advance our shared security interests. We continue to support the Republic of Yem…
The United States welcomes the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2812 (2026)). It reaffirms the Council’s responsibility for continued vigilance against the Houthi terrorist threat to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.
The defense of freedom of navigation is a cru…
I extend a special thank you to our two briefers today and a special welcome to Ukraine at this meeting.
Just days ago, United States diplomats met with the European Union and Ukrainian counterparts to advance negotiations towards a lasting peace. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, we are…
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for his briefing.
The United States welcomes the establishment of a continuous presence in Syria of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). We also welcome the re-establishment of the Syrian National Auth…
I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over this meeting. And I particularly want to thank Ms. De Freitas for her briefing. I will point out that Ms. De Freitas is in exile, having fled the regime. I thank her for her courage and for shedding a light on the true atrocities of the illegitimate Mad…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Meetings such as today’s distract from serious work to address issues of international peace and security, including in both the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Israel has the same right to conduct diplomatic relations as any other so…
The United States appreciates the unity demonstrated by the Council in renewing the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) mandate. Sadly, the evolving global threat and costly toll of terrorism remains clear. In this month alone, three American lives were lost…
I want to begin by thanking the Council for supporting the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) mandate renewal today. This vote ensures continuity for a mission that plays an important role upholding peace, security and stability along the Israel-Syria border, thereby supporting the …
The illegitimate Maduro regime has displayed little to no political will to counter drug-related threats and curb drug trafficking in Venezuela. In fact, it has facilitated the illicit production and distribution of narcotics, creating conditions that have allowed drug traffickers and other
transna…
There are a couple things that I wanted to address in the statement made by the Iranian representative just now, especially, first, as it relates to resolution 2231 (2015) and if it is still active. The resolution did not expire with the conclusion of the snapback process or the original termination…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on resolution 2231 (2015), and I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The Security Council is, and should remain, seized of the non-proliferation issue, especially with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is clear, a…
We thank the United Kingdom for its leadership on this mandate renewal.
The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), continue to serve a vital role in sustaining and winning the fight against Al-Shabaab and Islamic…
Let me begin by stating and reiterating that the United States does not recognize Nicolás Maduro or his cronies as the legitimate Government of Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro is a fugitive from American justice and the head of the foreign terrorist organization Cartel de Los Soles. In fact, Maduro and hi…
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the continued horrific violence across the Sudan, particularly in El Fasher and elsewhere in Darfur and the Kordofan region. We denounce in the strongest terms the 13 December targeting of United Nations peacekeepers in Kadugli, South Kordofan. Once …
I thank our briefer and express our gratitude for the dedication in implementing the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
The United States supports efforts to advance a Libyan-led political process towards unified governance and elections. We urge all Libyan stakeholde…
The United States is pleased to vote to renew the mandate of this critical Mission — the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) — for another year, and we thank France for leading the negotiations.
We are pleased to have this peacekeeping…
I thank Deputy Special Representative Freeman for her insightful briefing and offer our sincere condolences to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Simão and his family.
I, too, would like to make three key points today.
First, terrorism continues to ravage the lives of millions across …
