The United States is pleased that the Security Council united to pass the resolution today (resolution 2724 (2024)). I want to offer my congratulations to the United Kingdom for the hard work that that delegation undertook to try to get a consensus on that text.
Nearly one year into the conflict, i…
I too would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Director Doughten for their briefings.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms Russia’s aerial assaults on cities and critical infrastructure across Ukraine. On 6 March, its strikes against the port city of Odesa were anothe…
The United States is pleased that the Council has adopted this resolution (resolution 2725 (2024)) to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts on the Sudan for another 12 months. This resolution is an important statement underscoring that this body continues to support the Panel’s independent repor…
I want to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing to the Council on this grim and brutal conflict. Let me also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to this meeting.
As the Secretary-General notes, it has been 11 months and the conflict in the Sudan shows no sign of relenting, fuel…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Ms. Gailani for their briefings, as well as the entire team of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its work to build a stable, prosperous, inclusive and secure Afghanistan. We appreciate its commitment in the face of many cha…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing today. I also welcome the representative of South Sudan to this meeting.
We come together today, three months after Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom’s last briefing in December (see S/PV.9507), to see that …
Let me first congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and assure you of the full cooperation of my delegation. I also thank Deputy Ebo for his briefing and continued attention to this important issue.
For 10 years, the United States, al…
Over the past month, the United States has said clearly and repeatedly that the draft resolution (S/2024/173) that was before the Security Council would not achieve the goal of a sustainable peace and might, in fact, run counter to it. We did not believe that the draft resolution, in and of itself, …
I apologize again. First and foremost, I was not making a comparison of the two; I was pointing out what Russia has been doing. And so, I just have a quick question for the Russian Permanent Representative. Is he saying that Russia is not conducting any bombings of Ukraine?
I apologize for taking the floor, but I need to respond to some remarks made by the representative of the Al-Assad regime. He asserted that the United States is looting Syria’s oil and other resources. That is utter nonsense. That is clearly a tactic that comes from the Russian playbook wherein one …
I apologize for taking the floor. I just need to respond to some comments made by the representative of the Russian Federation.
I think my remarks on the horrible situation in Gaza were quite clear. I would just remind everyone in the Chamber that the Russian Federation is a country that does not c…
I thank Director Rajasingham, Deputy Director-General Martina and Deputy Executive Director Skau for their briefings today.
Our hearts go out to the thousands of families in Gaza who cannot meet their basic needs. In that context, we welcome today’s discussion, under resolution 2417 (2018). Promoti…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. This 6 February marked one year since the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Three quarters of the death toll in Syria occurred in the non-regime-controlled north-west, where 4.2 million people depen…
The United States is pleased to join the consensus resolution 78/262, and we thank Kenya for its facilitation of the resolution. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify our positions regarding some of the language contained in the text.
The United States supports a strong and effective Un…
I want to start by thanking Ukraine and the President of the General Assembly for organizing this critically important debate. If you walk out of the Hall, towards the Security Council, you will pass by two pieces of Ukrainian art: a vase and a carpet, each depicting a tree in blossom. Secretary-Gen…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing and thank Guyana for calling this important meeting. I welcome the many Foreign Ministers joining us today. Their presence reflects the importance that we accord this issue.
Two years ago, on a cold February evening, I gathered with many Council m…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
We all want to see a durable end to this conflict. The best way to advance an enduring peace and Israel’s security is to support the creation of an independent Palestinian State side by side with Israel. The realization of that vision, howeve…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza for her comprehensive briefing. The report (S/2024/170) clearly demonstrates the essential role that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) plays in protecting ci…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing today and for the great work that she and her team are doing under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. She has my Government’s full support. I also wish to welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of th…
Over the past few weeks, we have made it incredibly clear that the draft resolution that the Security Council just voted on (S/2024/173) would not achieve the goal of a sustainable peace and could in fact run counter to it. Proceeding with a vote today was wishful and irresponsible. And while we the…
