I thank you, Prime Minister Støre, and I thank the Secretary-General for his sobering remarks and assessment of the situation in Afghanistan. I thank Special Representative Lyons. We appreciate her briefing and her team’s unflagging commitment to its mission. I thank Ambassador Tirumurti for his bri…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his tireless and ongoing efforts to find a political solution to this protracted and devastating conflict. My special thanks also go to Ms. Thuraya Hijazi. While their briefings can often be painful to hear and their messages are often pointed, we applaud Syrian ci…
I thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, for convening this very important meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Maurer for their remarks today. I would also like to express my appreciation to Ms. Al-Mutawakel for her presence with us today. I would also like to take a moment to welcome the pr…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her
briefing today. We commend the work of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Special Adviser Stephanie Williams during the past month to get the political process back on track and get Libya once again moving towards elections after…
First and foremost, we would like to express our appreciation to the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes and the Secretariat for their efforts to find safe and i…
I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and for the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia in supporting peace in that country. We welcome Presidential Adviser for Stabilization and Consolidation Archila to the Council. I also thank Ms. Giraldo fo…
The United States is proud to co-sponsor resolution 76/250 to combat the scourge of Holocaust denial. We appreciate the work our Israeli and German colleagues did to put forward this text, and we are pleased to see the overwhelming support of Member States, including those who added their names to c…
Before I deliver my remarks, I would like to extend my condolences to the United Arab Emirates. The United States condemns in unqualified terms Monday’s terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi, which killed three innocent citizens.
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I extend a special w…
I thank you, Foreign Minister Huitfeldt, for convening us to discuss this critical issue. We also thank High Commissioner Bachelet and the civil society briefers for their vital perspectives. We welcome your efforts, Madam President, to shine a light on the critical role that women peacebuilders pla…
I thank the Prosecutor for his report today and his briefing to us on the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the situation in Darfur. The United States has welcomed his leadership since his tenure began.
As the United States affirmed at the recent meeting of the Assembly o…
At the outset, let me thank our briefers.
Today I would like to discuss three broad topics: the worrisome increase rise in hostilities, the clear pattern of Houthi escalation and obstruction and the concerning humanitarian fuel and FSO SAFER oil tanker situation.
First, the United States remains a…
I would like to thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing and, belatedly, for the support he provided to the Security Council when we visited Mali in October. I would also like to commend Ms. Adam Dicko for her briefing. We welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative from Mali, and…
My thanks go to Special Representative Annadif and Executive Director Waly for their briefings. I also especially thank Ms. Thiombiano Yougbaré for her compelling and powerful presentation. The recommendations that she and the People’s Coalition for the Sahel made last year and that she underscored …
Let me start by congratulating you, Madam President, on the start of your Security Council presidency. I look forward to a productive month under your leadership. I also want to extend a warm welcome to our new Security Council members — Albania, my next-door neighbour, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the …
The United States welcomes the adoption of resolution 2615 (2021), which will enable the international community to move forward with a broad range of critical humanitarian assistance and other activities to meet basic human needs of the Afghan people. This carve-out covers urgently needed humanitar…
The Security Council has a critical role to play in helping to address the suffering of the Afghan people and provide reassurance to United Nations and non-governmental organization implementers who are working hard to tackle the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. An estimated 24 million …
The United States voted in favour of a three-month rollover of the 2021 mandate for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to provide additional time for an agreement on a reconfigured African Union-led mission in Somalia.
AMISOM has played a vital role in addressing the Al-Shabaab threat an…
Let me start by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen, Under-Secretary- General Griffiths and Ms. Ballour.
My delegation wants to thank the Secretary General for his substantive report on United Nations humanitarian operations in Syria (S/2021/1030) and for his 60-day report on resolution 2585 (2021) (S/…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Fall for his briefing.
Today I will raise four country-specific situations and two regional threats.
First, the United States would like to express its gratitude to the African Union for appointing a High Representative for Chad to encourage …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom and Ms. Saeed for their presentations. And I thank my colleague from Viet Nam for the briefing, and I welcome South Sudan’s presence in our discussion today.
We want to begin by conveying our deepest appreciation to the troops, police a…
