We would like to express our appreciation to Ukraine for organizing this important debate every year since 2014, when Russia brazenly seized and attempted to annex Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. It was a violation of international law then and remains so today. Nine years later, Russia has moved its a…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
As I prepared for today’s meeting, I thought back to the days leading up to President Putin’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This was just over 500 days ago. For weeks, the United States, alongside
many countries represented in …
I thank the United Kingdom for its leadership in preventing conflict-related sexual violence and for providing this incredible opportunity for us today. In particular, Mr. President, I am grateful to you for sharing your experiences in dealing with this issue.
I also want to thank today’s civil soc…
The United States continues to stand with the people of Haiti in their time of need. As Secretary Blinken recently told the Caribbean Community at its plenary session, we are working with our partners to “help Haitian people shape their futures and restore the country’s democratic order”. Today’s re…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his report and his briefing today on the ongoing investigations and prosecutions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) concerning the situation in Darfur. We appreciate the unwavering commitment of the Court’s judges, attorneys and staff to the pursuit of justice for …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the 12 July intercontinental ballistic-missile (ICBM) launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea. It is alarming, if hardly surprising, that we find ourselves back in th…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and his presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/477). We appreciate the vital role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in Colombia. …
The United States is committed to reauthorizing the cross-border mechanism. And as I said earlier this morning, that is a moral and humanitarian imperative. The Syrian people are counting on us to get it done. However, the United States could not in good conscience support the text that Russia force…
As others have noted, this is the third time in less than a month that Russia has called for the Council to discuss the Nord Stream pipeline issue. Russia’s efforts to try to use the Council as a platform for its disinformation are as cynical as they are transparent. Bludgeoning the Council with rep…
This is really a sad moment. It is a sad moment for the Syrian people, and it is a sad moment for the Security Council, save for one country. What we have just witnessed — what the world has just witnessed — was an act of utter cruelty. The majority of the Council stood together to extend this huma…
I thank the co-penholders. In a few moments, we will vote on the co-penholders’ compromise draft resolution (S/2023/506). How we all vote will speak volumes. Supporting the draft resolution will extend humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people and ensure that aid will not be cut off in the dead o…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing this morning and for the continuing efforts of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on this important issue.
As we meet again to discuss serious, numerous brazen violations of the Chemi…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings and continued efforts. We are also grateful to Resident Coordinator Gressly for his updates and his perseverance in addressing the FSO SAFER oil tanker situation together with the United Nations Development Pro…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for the Secretariat’s work on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/473) and for her briefing to the Security Council today. I also thank Ambassador Frazier for her facilitation of the report. I also wish to thank Ambassador Skoog for his briefing.
The …
I would like to thank Ms. María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her briefing. I also thank Ambassador Biang for his briefing in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), concerning Haiti. I would also…
The United States urges fellow Council members to vote
to allow the representative of Ukraine to speak under rule 37 during this briefing on resolution 2231 (2015). Both Iran and Russia have violated their obligations under resolution 2231 (2015) by participating in the transfer of unmanned aerial …
I would like to first thank France, as the penholder, for its work on this resolution (resolution 2690 (2023)).
While we deeply regret the transition Govern ment’s decision to abandon the United Nations Multi dimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the harm that that wi…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing today. Her continued leadership to counter weapons diversion has been indispensable.
As we have repeatedly stated in the Council, it is categorically false for Russia to allege that the international support for Ukraine’s legitimate self- defen…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
As the Under-Secretary-General underscored, the authorization for United Nations cross-border deliveries of humanitarian assistance through Bab Al-Hawa expires in just 11 days. Last month in this Chamber…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing, as well as Mr. James Zogby for his insights. We share their
alarm over the violence in the West Bank and remain deeply troubled by the escalation we have witnessed this year.
We were horrified by the brutal terror attack on 21 June on Israel…
