It is very interesting to hear the Russian Federation kind of belittle the humanitarian contributions that the United States gives around the world. We are one of the leaders, if not the leading single State, in contributing
to humanitarian assistance. I would be very interested to hear what Russia…
I thank Deputy Commissioner-General De Meo and Deputy Special Coordinator Hadi for the continued work of their teams to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The confirmation of vaccine-derived poliovirus in Gaza is worrisome and underscores the need for urgent action to address the si…
I thank Deputy High Representative Ebo for his briefing.
Before beginning my statement, I would just like to say that the lies, fabrications, threats, distortions and historical revisionism on the part of the representative
of the Russian Federation know no bounds. It is quite unfortunate that eve…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings. The United States
shares their assessment that the Houthis’ actions in Yemen and the region are increasingly challenging peace and stability. My delegation is hopeful that any agreement reached by the par…
I am taking the floor to restate the rationale for United States sanctions on the Al-Assad regime for those who may not be familiar with United States policy on this issue.
United States sanctions are an important tool to press for accountability from the Al-Assad regime, notably with respect to it…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
Despite the best efforts of the Special Envoy and his office, another month has passed without any breakthroughs on convening the Constitutional Committee or achieving progress on a political process or on any other facet …
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Major General Beary for briefing us today.
We join other Council members in condemning the Houthis’ recent attacks on Israel, which killed one individual and injured several more. Those actions unequivocally demonstrate the growing threat to international…
Let me begin with the news coming out of Russia this morning. Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years. He has committed no crime. He is being punished because he is a journalist and he is an American — it is as simple as that. Today, as I sit here, I am thinking about Evan, and I am thinking abou…
The United States was proud to vote for this resolution (resolution 2744 (2024)) and is grateful for the leadership of our co-penholder, Malta.
It took four months of extensive negotiations, and it has been 18 years since the Security Council last took action on delisting procedures. And here we …
I thank Chef de Cabinet Rattray for his briefing on behalf of the Secretary-General.
In 1950, Ralph Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work helping sow peace in the Middle East between Israel and its neighbours. In his lecture in Oslo, he said something prescient, something that rings true th…
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Brazil and Ambassador França Danese and, earlier, Croatia and Ambassador Šimonović for their leadership of the Peacebuilding Commission. We also want to thank Assistant Secretary-General Spehar and the Peacebuilding Support Office for their steadfast gu…
The United States is pleased to join consensus on the Antigua and
Barbuda Agenda for Small Island Developing States (resolution 78/317). We appreciate the flexibility shown by all delegations throughout the negotiation process. In particular, we thank New Zealand and Maldives for their efforts aime…
The United States welcomes the opportunity to come together to discuss this serious matter of international peace and security and multilateral cooperation, even if it was convened by a Council member that has shown time and time again that it does not take the matter seriously. And in fact, as I li…
I thank Special Representative Simão for his very informative briefing and his continued work in the region.
Over the past year, we have seen the drawdown of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the ending of the Mali sanctions regime, the dissolut…
The United States was proud to vote for this resolution (resolution 2743 (2024)) and is grateful for the leadership of our co-penholder, Ecuador. Today’s vote is a much-needed victory for the people of Haiti, and it is a strong statement by the Security Council that this reauthorization was achieved…
I will be brief in introducing this draft amendment (A/78/L.91).
Our delegation believes that civil society organizations must be able to participate in the Summit of the Future to ensure that their voices are heard and that their input is provided. Partnership with civil society is essential if we…
I would like to start by welcoming President Petro Urrego to the Security Council and thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu and Mr. Tovar for their briefings today. The Colombian Government’s consistent high-level participation in these Council briefings is a testamen…
I thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for her informative briefing. I also thank Director General Zhovnir for his briefing, for his courage and for continuing to show up for his patients even in the direst circumstances. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Poland, the Europe…
I thank Special Representative Keita for her briefing today and for her steady leadership of United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda today.
The United …
