I thank the members of the King family for being here with us this morning. Dr. King’s legacy continues to inspire us all. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening us to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Today we reflect on …
I want to make a couple of points here.
Members of my Mission tried to consult with Russia on this meeting and were rebuffed at least twice. Therefore, this meeting was clearly not put to a decision of the membership, and as I have said, there were no consultations at all.
We support your efforts,…
At the top, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of last week’s terrorist attack in Moscow. We condemn terrorism in all its forms and stand in solidarity with the Russian people in grieving the loss of life from that horrific event.
Today, the Council spoke out in…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
The Russian delegation called for this meeting to once again complain that assistance to Ukraine for its self-defence is prolonging a war that the Kremlin started. Neverth…
Today the United States put forward a draft resolution (S/2024/239) in good faith after consulting with all Council Members and after multiple rounds of edits. The vast majority of the Council voted in favour of the draft resolution, but unfortunately, Russia and China decided to exercise the veto. …
For all the stories that have been written about divisions in the Council — and there are many real divisions — I believe most of us share many of the same goals. First and foremost, we want to see an immediate and sustained ceasefire as part of a deal that leads to the release of all hostages bein…
I am proud to stand before members and, in truth, to stand with them in proposing draft resolution A/78/L.49, on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) systems for sustainable development.
Today we stand at an inflection point. Artificial intelligence poses existential, universal…
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening us today as we dedicate ourselves to eliminating racial discrimination.
Some among us may have heard of the famous Montgomery bus boycott, which began in late 1955, after Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat to a white man. But what many peopl…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings.
This month marks a grim milestone — 13 years of war. It has been 13 years since Syrians gathered in cities like Dara’a to call for a Government that respects fundamental rights and freedoms. It has been 13 y…
Let me start by thanking our briefers — Director Wosornu, Deputy Director-General Martina, and Deputy Executive Director Skau — for briefing the Council on the humanitarian crisis caused by this senseless and brutal conflict. I look forward to the statement by the Permanent Representative of the Sud…
I thank Ambassador Hwang for the report of the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan (see S/2023/1043).
The United States is concerned about the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Sudan. We are grateful for today’s briefing, …
Let me start by welcoming you, Madam President, here to the Council today, and let me thank Japan for convening this important meeting. I thank the Secretary-General for his statement, and I would like to thank the two briefers for their briefings and recommendations.
Around 60 years ago, President…
The United States thanks Pakistan and the member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for their work on resolution 78/264 and the attention being brought to this timely and important issue. We will continue to work with the international community to condemn and counter anti-Musli…
The United States is deeply committed to supporting the Afghan people. And therefore, we are deeply committed to supporting the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
I want to commend the UNAMA staff on the ground in Afghanistan who are performing critically important work under…
Let me start by thanking Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for briefing us on the current situation in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territory and Ukraine, which called for and is here for this critical meeting.
I want to start by condemning Russia’s devastating missile attacks on Odesa today, whic…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings.
Sadly, the Houthis’ threats to maritime security and commercial shipping continue to demand our attention. The number of countries affected by their destabilizing behaviour increases each day, and it has truly become a global chal…
I want to start by thanking Japan for convening today’s open debate on conflict prevention. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador França Danese, the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their insights. I also want to thank our civil society briefers, Mr. Williams and Ms. Bhagw…
I thank High Representative Borrell Fontelles for his briefing and participation today.
The United States is grateful for the contributions of the European Union (EU) to international peace and security, including through partnership and cooperation with the United Nations. The EU has proven to be …
Let me start by welcoming the presence
here today of Minister Katz, Israel’s Minister for Foreign Affairs.
I want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and her team for producing this factual, methodical and sobering report, which confirms what we have known for months. O…
Mr. President, we appreciate your convening of this annual debate on the working methods of the Security Council, and we thank the briefers for their contributions.
The substance of what the Council does is vitally important as it strives to maintain international peace and security. However, under…
