I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The United States looks forward to working with the new Israeli Government to advance the interests and values that have been at the heart of our relationship for decades. We also look forward to continuing to improve ties with the Palestinia…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris and Metropolitan Anthony for their briefings today.
Let me start by being clear. The United States takes seriously any allegations of violations of human rights, including the freedom of religion or belief. We expect all countries to respect human r…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and their continued efforts to lay the foundation for a comprehensive peace process that will improve the lives of the Yemeni people.
While the United States remains concerned about the situation in Yemen, it …
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing, and First Deputy Foreign Minister Dzhaparova for joining us today.
On 1 January, as the rest of us were celebrating and welcoming the New Year, the people of Ukraine endured three straight nights of Russian missiles and drone strikes against…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s urgent open debate on how we can collectively strengthen the rule of law. We are pleased that the Government of Japan has chosen to highlight this important topic during its presidency and at a critical moment. I thank Secretary-General…
I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing. We appreciate the critical role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in the country. I thank Mr. Wouriyu Valbuena for the important perspective he brings from the High-…
I thank Deputy Special Representative Biha and Mr. Touray for their briefings. Their work and insights are particularly valuable and important to us during this perilous time for the region.
Let me begin, as others have, by noting that we are approaching the expiration of the mandate of the United …
As this is my first meeting of the Security Council this year, I would like to welcome Japan as President, as well as all of the other new members of the Council.
The United States welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2672 (2023), on the cross- border humanitarian assistance delivery mecha…
I would like to join others in welcoming the new members of the Security Council. We look forward to working with them. My delegation is glad to see them aboard. And we congratulate you, Mr. President. We cannot think of a better, more experienced hand at the helm than that of the Japanese delegatio…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Let me start by saying that the United States remains committed to a two-State solution in which Israel lives in peace and security alongside a Palestinian State and that we are concerned about any unilateral acts that exacerbate tensions…
I thank the briefers for their participation. Before I give my remarks, I would like to welcome Foreign Ministers Généus and Álvarez Gil at this meeting today, and I look forward to hearing their perspectives on the current situation in Haiti.
The United States continues to work to address Haiti’s …
The United States welcomes the Council’s adoption of this resolution on Myanmar (resolution 2669 (2022)). The resolution is a strong next step in the Council’s efforts to address the Myanmar military regime’s egregious behaviour. The resolution comes in response to the regime’s brutal repression and…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the tireless and principled work of the current co-penholders, Ireland and Norway.
This is the ninth meeting of the Security Council since the adoption of resolution…
The United States is pleased to vote in favour of extending the mandate of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). We appreciate the constructive efforts of our United Kingdom colleagues to lead the Security Council in agreeing to a six-month delay of the planned drawdown of ATMIS p…
I take the floor a second time to make a brief statement in response to breaking news reports from Afghanistan. We understand that the Taliban’s so-called Ministry of Higher Education has just issued a decision banning women from public and private universities. The United States condemns in the str…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. And we thank Ms. Seraj for her very sobering briefing on the overall situation in Afghanistan. The international community should take heed of her warning about the growing t…
I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing today.
The United States is deeply concerned by the ongoing impediments to use of the Lachin corridor and the growing humanitarian implications of the situation. Let me be clear: impediments to the use of the Lachin corri…
The United States voted in favour of resolution 2666 (2022) so that the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) can continue its laudable efforts to protect civilians, deliver humanitarian assistance and support the Government of the Democr…
I extend my apologies for taking the floor. I would like to make a couple of points that need to be made, but I will be very brief.
Others have pointed out all the various actions by Iran that have an impact on international peace and security, but let me just make a couple of points. We all know t…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassadors Fergal Mythen and Silvio Gonzato for their briefings.
Seven and a half years ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2231 (2015) as part of the diplomacy that produced the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPO…
