The United States is pleased to co-sponsor and support the important draft resolution (A/77/L.73) before us today and urges the members of the General Assembly to support it as well.
We remain greatly concerned about the plight of internally displaced persons and refugees displaced from the Georgia…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing.
Today we have seen yet another tragic outcome of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is deeply alarming and concerning that the Nova Kakhovka dam, a crucial hydroelectric plant on the Dnipro River, was destroyed. Its de…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry for the informative briefing. I also wish to thank Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo and Ms. Tamoifo for their briefings.
I would like to begin by expressing the United States’ firm commitment to supporting an inclusive and sustainable democrati…
I apologize for taking the floor, and I promise not to be very long in responding to a few of these charges.
First, I would like to note that I found interesting that the representative of the Chinese delegation did not, at any point, condemn the space launch of the Democratic
People’s Republic of…
The United States is grateful that the Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan for another six months. We voted in favour of resolution 2685 (2023) to express our strong support for Special Representative of the Secretary-Gener…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
It is with considerable frustration that we find ourselves back in the Security Council to discuss yet another provocation by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the Democrati…
The United States dissociates itself from the election of Iran as a Vice-President of the General Assembly at its seventy- eighth session. Iran’s record unfortunately speaks for itself. It defies Security Council arms embargoes, violates the human rights of its own citizens and exports violence and …
As host country of the United Nations, the United States extends our sincere congratulations to Mr. Dennis Francis upon his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session.
The President-elect’s campaign promised a vision focused on peace, prosperity, progress and sustai…
I thank Director General Grossi for briefing the Council on a pressing issue. I would also like to welcome the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
The United States appreciates the focus and leadership that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has demonstrated in its effor…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Mudawi for their informative briefings. I would also like to appreciate and thank Ms. Aveline for her sobering update about the needs on the ground. We are grateful for all she does alongside so many humanitarian workers to assist the Syrian people in their tim…
I would like to thank Switzerland for hosting this critical debate, and we welcome your participation with us here today, Ms. Amherd. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Commissioner Adeoye and Programme Director Tadesse for their insightful perspectives.
During the annual protection of c…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his informative briefing. I also sincerely thank Ms. Hary for her presentation today.
It has been a challenging month for the region, and the United States extends condolences to all Israelis and Palestinians affected by the ongoing violence.
When the Cou…
I particularly want to thank Switzerland for making the pressing issue of conflict-induced food insecurity a centrepiece of its presidency. It is also a very high priority for the Government of the United States. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for being here with us today and for his sobering re…
Let me thank Special Representative Perthes for his sobering briefing and take this opportunity to welcome the new Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, Ms. Nkweta-Salami, to her new role. I also welcome the participation of the Commissioner of the African Union (AU),…
My name is Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). On behalf of the United States Government, I want to thank the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and the General Assembly for hosting this high-level meeting on the midterm review of the Send…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his detailed briefing.
We gather again just weeks after discussing the same topic, and unfortunately little has changed. We are here again listening to Russia’s allegations that arms shipments from the United States and other countries providing support for Ukraine and its self-…
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her comprehensive briefing, and I thank Ms. Latif for her briefing on the situation of women and girls.
The United States welcomed Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani’s participation in the March Summit for Democracy, where he declared that …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Ms. Wosornu and Ms. Al-Eryani for their briefings.
This is a hopeful moment for Yemen. There continues to be a window of opportunity for achieving a more durable and lasting peace built on the groundwork laid by the United Nations-brokered truce and the intensive ne…
I wish to speak in explanation of position on resolution 77/285, which was just adopted under agenda item 13.
On behalf of the Government of the United States, I would like to extend our thanks to the facilitator. We were pleased to join the consensus on the resolution and wish to explain several p…
The United States commends Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on resolution 76/299 declaring Central Asia a zone of peace, trust and cooperation. The intent to establish the region as a zone of peace creates a foundation for greater cooperation. It reinforces the interco…
