I thank Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for her briefing. We also welcome the representatives of Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Romania and the Head of the European Union delegation to this meeting.
On 10 May, the Russian Federation launched an offensive against the Kharkiv region of Ukraine…
The United States dissociates itself from the election of Venezuela as a Vice-President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly. The United States does not recognize Mr. Maduro and his representatives as the Government of Venezuela.
On behalf of the United States, as host country of the United Nations, we extend our sincere congratulations to Mr. Philémon Yang on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session.
The President-elect’s campaign vision promised a theme of unity and diversity for the …
Allow me, Mr. President, to join my Security Council colleagues in congratulating Mozambique on the completion of
its successful presidency in May and in wishing the Republic of Korea a successful presidency for the month of June. You have the United States full support.
I would like to thank Acti…
The United States congratulates the sponsor for the consensus adoption of draft resolution A/78/L68. We echo the concerns raised in the fifteenth preambular paragraph about the serious challenges to the States of Central Asia posed by illicit trafficking of synthetic drugs, including methamphetamine…
I apologize once again for taking floor, and I will be brief. With regard to the issue of military exercises, if Council members recall, during the period of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we in essence suspended our military exercises because of what was going on with regard to the CO…
I apologize for taking the floor, but I felt it necessary to respond to some comments made by the representatives of Russia and China — two countries that are unfortunately preventing us from moving forward on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea issue here in the Council.
As we have said many…
I would like to first thank the delegations of Malta and France for their work on resolution 2733 (2024).
The United States welcomes the adoption of this reso lution and its renewal of the vessel-inspection authority that supports implementation of the United Nations arms
embargo. The United Stat…
The United States welcomes the unanimous adoption of this resolution (resolution 2732 (2024)), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) through the end of 2025. As penholder, we appreciated the constructive contributions from our
fellow Council members and …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the 27 May and 29 May launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea using ballistic missile technology in direct violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. The Co…
I once again apologize for taking the floor, but I would just like to pose a question. I believe that this meeting is supposed to be about the situation in Syria. Is that correct?
I apologize for taking the floor, but I must respond to comments made by the representative of the Syrian regime, just to push back on a number of falsehoods.
The United States has a military presence in Syria for one reason and one reason only, and that is to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and th…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Special Envoy Pedersen for their sobering briefings on the political and humanitarian situation in Syria. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Griffiths. As we heard, this is his last in-person briefing on Syria, and, as we know, he has plan…
I thank High Commissioner Grandi for his tireless work on behalf of refugees and other vulnerable groups around the world. He is dealing with unprecedented challenges in Europe, Africa, Latin America and other places around the globe.
The United States continues to take significant action worldwide…
The United States thanks Council members for their constructive engagement on this resolution (resolution 2731 (2024)).
We welcome the extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan and the renewal of the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze measures for an additional 12 mont…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing this morning. It is clear that the situation in Gaza remains dire, and we also remain concerned regarding the situation in the West Bank.
We are heartbroken and horrified by the deaths of dozens of Palestinian civilians and the more than 200 i…
I want to thank Mozambique for organizing this very important and timely debate. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for the most recent report on youth, peace and security (S/2024/207). I very much appreciate all the briefers providing their thoughtful insights.
The United States has long b…
The United States is proud to have voted in favour of this resolution (resolution 2730 (2024)), which recognizes the significant role that humanitarian personnel play in efforts to strengthen the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The United States is concerned about the increased number of …
I wish to thank Secretary-General Guterres and Commissioner Bankole Adeoye for their briefings. And I thank Mozambique for organizing this important debate on Africa’s role in addressing global security and development challenges.
African Governments, institutions and people play a crucial role in …
