I thank all of today’s briefers for providing updates on this critical issue.
The United States continues to pursue the path of diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to address our full range of concerns with Iran. President …
I wish to thank our briefers, Mr. Hans Grundberg and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Yemen and look forward to his statement later.
As we have heard this morning, the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains dire and the nee…
I thank the delegations of the Niger and Ireland for their efforts to advance this critical issue.
By vetoing this draft resolution (S/2021/990), Russia has stopped the world’s most important organ from maintaining international peace and security from taking a small, practical and necessary step t…
I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to bring perpetrators to justice for the atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.
The United States remains deeply grateful for th…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his comprehensive briefing. Let me echo others in thanking him and his team for their committed work during a difficult time period in the Sudan. Let me also take a moment to thank Ambassador Jürgenson and the Estonian delegation fo…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor the humanitarian draft resolutions on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations (A/76/L.23), the White Helmets Commission (A/76/L.24), the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and pro…
The United States welcomes the adoption of resolution 76/70, entitled, “Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov”.
We thank all of the States Members of the United Nations that joine…
The United States strongly believes in encouraging a culture of peace through the promotion of justice, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as by rejecting violence and addressing the root causes of conflict. In recognition of those values, we support resolution 76/68, on the f…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for hosting the Security Council in October. The hospitality that you and your team provided to us there was very much appreciated.
The United States commends the Niger for its leaders…
I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her informative briefing, as always. Let me say up front that the United States appreciates her efforts and the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in dealing with this extremely important issue.
Our Russian…
I thank High Commissioner Grandi for his frank and sobering briefing on the worldwide refugee situation. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has our unwavering support. We appreciate the dedication of the High Commissioner’s teams and other humanitarian workers as…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor draft resolution A/76/L.20, on oceans and the law of the sea.
The United States underscores the central importance of international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. All maritime claims must be in accordance with inte…
The United States would like to thank the delegation of Greece for its able facilitation of resolution 76/16.
The United States welcomes resolutions at the General Assembly and other international forums that draw attention to the important issue of trafficking in cultural property. We believe stro…
As this is the first opportunity I have, I want to welcome you, Mr. President, to the presidency and wish you, Sir, all the success possible over this coming month. I would also like to thank Mexico for its presidency last month and the very dynamic programme it put forward for us.
I thank you, Mr.…
The United States believes that sport should transcend all perceived barriers among race, ethnicity, age, gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion and ability and can be a valuable means to strengthen cultural relations among all nations. For those reasons, the United States Government has lon…
I welcome Special Adviser Ritscher to the Security Council. We are glad to have him here today in his new role as Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD). His previous exp…
I thank our colleagues for their briefings today.
The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities; the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), concerning cou…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing and Ms. Ero for her insights.
I visited Israel, the West Bank and Jordan earlier this month, in part to reaffirm United States support for a two-State solution, which, we strongly believe, is still viable — a two-State solution in which a Jew…
I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, Mr. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India, and Ms. Bensaad for their briefings today. The efforts of the team of the Special Envoy to guide the Libyan people on the road to elections beginning on 24 December have been noteworthy, and we apprecia…
It is a great privilege for United States Congressman French Hill and me to be here to appraise our collective progress in implementing the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons which was adopted here 11 years ago and complements the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and …
