I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant- Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings today.
The town of Bucha, a theatre in Mariupol, a restaurant and train station in Kramatorsk, a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, a cathedral in Odesa and now a café in Hroza. Thousands of civilians have …
The United States is pleased to join the consensus on the political declarations of the General Assembly high-level meetings on tuberculosis (resolution 78/5), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3). We appreciate the construc…
Today Security Council made history in authorizing the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti. We have stepped up to create a new way of preserving global peace and security, answering the repeated calls of a Member State facing a multidimensional crisis amid alarming, spiralling gang viole…
The United States is pleased to join consensus on the Political Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Convened under the Auspices of the General Assembly (resolution 78/1). We appreciate the dedicated and constructive work of the co-facilitators, Ireland and Qatar,…
I thank Special Representative Keita for her briefing. The United States appreciates the sacrifices
that she, her team and the entire United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) are making every single day. I also greatly appreciated the brief…
I would like to thank the directors of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for their briefings and for the work they and their teams do every day to protect migrants. Their commitment is noted, and we appreciate the role of the IOM…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing and for his continued efforts to attain a sus tainable political solution in Syria, including through his diplomacy during high-level week. I also welcome the helpful update from Ms. Wosornu. And I want to thank Ms. Jarbawi for her sobering briefing a…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The United States continues to believe that Israelis and Palestinians alike deserve equal measures of security, prosperity and freedom. We are committed
to a two-State solution and will continue to pursue steps aimed at promoting a comprehen…
We regret that the Russian Mission continues to call repetitive meetings on this topic, despite the many other pressing matters on the Security Council’s agenda. The United States reiterates its concern about the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that took place in September 2022. Out of…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Executive Director Bahous and Ms. Bennoune for their very informative briefings. I also thank the entire United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team for their work and commitment to a stable, prosperous, inclusive and secure Afghanistan. I…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his informative briefing.
The United States is alarmed by the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh due to Azerbaijan’s continued military actions, and we call for those actions to cease immediately. We note the announcements that military operations have been …
I thank you, Mr. President, for placing the focus of the Security Council on this critically important issue. I also thank the Secretary-General for the moral clarity that he has shown in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We are grateful to have been able to welcome President Zelenskyy to t…
I thank Special Representative Haysom and Ms. Wosornu for their comprehensive briefings today. I also thank Ms. Juan for her insights on South Sudan. The United States reaffirms its appreciation for the dedication and commitment of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), including its pe…
The United States welcomes the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) for another year. I would like specifically to thank the United Kingdom for its tireless efforts to…
I thank you, Mr. President, for hosting this important discussion. We thank Executive Director McCain for working to make the World Food Programme a leader in advancing partnerships with the private sector. We also thank our private sector briefers, who have offered a compelling road map for other c…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for chairing this very important meeting. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes and Ms. Wosornu for their sobering briefings. I also want to thank Ms. Adil for representing the voice of women in the Security Council and for her very…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her latest briefing on this issue today. Her leadership and the continuing efforts of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in the global effort to counter weapons diversion remain essential.
This is the fifth meeting Russia has requested on thi…
Let me first offer my condolences to the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Morocco following the recent devastating earthquake.
The United States condemns Russia’s veto on 30 August (see S/PV.9408) of the draft resolution on Mali sanctions renewal (S/2023/268), both for its impact and for…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
Albania, with the support of the United States, called for this meeting today because of the Russian Federation’s continued and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations through its assault on
the sovereignty and territorial…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and his leadership on peacekeeping reform.
In recent years, there has been a disturbing trend of increasing threats of violence against United Nations peacekeepers. Just this past month in August, peacekeepers from the United Nations Peacekee…
