I would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. We fully support his close engagement to work with all the parties and his continued efforts to foster dialogue.
Today I would like to discuss three aspects of the situation: the progress supported by the Abraham Accords, the he…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ndiaye, African Union Special Representative Matondo and Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Caholo for their comprehensive remarks. As Special Representative of the Secretary-…
I would like to thank Ambassador Gaffey for his briefing.
As it winds to a close, we can judge the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) as a successful mechanism for post-conflict management, made possible by the Security Council’s collective commitment to multilateralism and the maintenan…
Since the Second World War, the Charter of the United Nations Charter — the key tenets of which the Council is mandated to uphold — has stood as a bulwark to the worst impulses of empires and autocrats. Earlier today, Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, announced that Russia will recognize as “indep…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Helen La Lime for her briefing on the situation in Haiti and for the tireless work done by her and her team in Haiti. The United States commends the efforts of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) to help Haiti through this mos…
I had hoped that we would have heard from our Russian colleagues a response to Secretary Blinken’s call for Russia to announce today, without equivocation, that it does not plan to invade Ukraine. Instead, it was a continuation of the disinformation and rhetoric we have heard before and continue to …
The Security Council is convened today to discuss the implementation of the Minsk agreements, a goal that we all share despite Russia’s persistent violations. Those agreements, which were negotiated in 2014 and 2015 and signed by Russia, remain the basis for the peace process to resolve the conflict…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks. I am also grateful for those of Secretary-General Zas, of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The United States strongly supports the work of regional organizations around the world and welcomes their contributions to international…
I thank the briefers today for their remarks. The United States would also like to thank the civilian and uniformed personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, the United Nations Support Office in Somalia and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as they implement their im…
I would like to thank our briefers — Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their continued efforts. I thank our Albanian colleague, Ambassador Hoxha, for his report on the Security Council Committee
established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). We also welcome Major Ge…
The United States wishes to thank Council members for their constructive engagement on resolution 2620 (2022), renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts on the Sudan. The Panel’s reporting continues to play a critical role in informing the Council’s efforts to decrease
conflict and promote peace…
I made reference in my intervention to the operation by United States forces in Syria against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) last week. Two Council members, among other points, expressed concern about reported civilian casualties, so, for the record, let me say the following.
Unfortu…
I thank the briefers for their presentations.
Last week, on orders from President Biden, United States troops conducted an operation in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) — consistent with our letter to the Secretary- General dated 23 September 2014 — that resulted in the …
Let me join others in welcoming you, Mr. President, to the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and I wish you the best success. I also want to take this opportunity to again thank Norway for a successful presidency during the month of January. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo a…
I cannot say that I am surprised by my Russian colleague’s comments, but I am disappointed.
I cannot let the false equivalency go unchecked. I therefore feel that I must respond.
Let me be clear: there are no plans to weaken Russia, as claimed by our Russian colleague today. On the contrary, we we…
Today’s vote is a suboptimal outcome for the Libyan people and a poor reflection on the Council. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) plays an essential role in supporting the political process, assisting with the unification of institutions and, importantly, strengthening the capabi…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The situation we are facing in Europe is urgent and dangerous, and the stakes for Ukraine — and for every United Nations Member State — could not be higher. Russia’s actions strike at the very heart of the Charter of the United Nations. This…
As our colleague said, we called for this meeting. And we called for this meeting because of what we have all witnessed over the course of the past few months in terms of the actions of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine. They indicate that it is within their own territory, but it is …
I thank you, Madam President, as well as Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for the sobering
briefings on the vast humanitarian needs in Syria. I also thank Jan Egeland for his update and for the work of the Norwegian Refugee Council to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria and for Syrian refu…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the situation in north-east Syria, and in particular the continued threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
We welcome the reports that local forces have regained ful…
