I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing. We congratulate him on his appointment as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. We wish him success in his new role. The United States looks forward to working with his Office and commends the efforts of the Court to investigate and prosecute those…
Let me thank Special Representative Hennis- Plasschaert and Ms. Kabashi for their briefings. I also thank the Special Representative for her steadfast leadership throughout Iraq’s election process.
In October 2019, the people of Iraq took to the streets and demanded change through peaceful protest.…
I would like to start by thanking our briefers.
We appreciate Mexico’s efforts to call attention to the detrimental effects that the diversion of and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons can have on international peace and security. The United States remains deeply committed to the i…
The United States welcomes the adoption of the draft political declaration (A/76/L.11, annex). We have long been committed to preventing and combating trafficking in persons and advocating for survivors. The United States affirms its commitment to protecting the privacy and identity of victims of tr…
I thank Special Representative Lyons and Ms. Karim for their briefings. We appreciate their efforts to draw attention to the plight of the people of Afghanistan as the Security Council considers the action it should take to better support the country’s peace, security and stability.
I would also li…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan and Special Representative Madeira for their briefings today. The United States also thanks the civilian and uniformed personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, the United Nations Support Office in Somalia and the Afri…
The United States continues to believe that the intergovernmental negotiations remain the most appropriate forum for discussing any changes to the permanent membership of the Security Council. We remain open to any form of negotiation within that framework as long as the format allows for broad cons…
I thank our briefers for being with us today. Their presence and interventions serve as important reminders of how we can work together to collectively deliver for the people of the world.
As President Biden noted in his proclamation on United Nations Day last month, the United Nations remains the …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Ambassador Baroud and Ms. Sinaré, for their briefings. It is especially important that the Security Council continues to hear from civil society representatives like Ms. Sinaré, so we thank her.
Like other Council members, the United States is alarmed by ris…
Let me begin by thanking France for its work is penholder.
The United States voted in favour of resolution 2605 (2021) today because it reinforces the Council’s support for the critical work of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MIN…
I thank President Hofmański for his briefing and for his leadership as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
As noted in the Court’s report on developments between August 2020 and August 2021 (A/76/293), this has been a year of significant change and activity at the Court. The United…
We are really grateful to Mexico for promoting sustained engagement at the Security Council on the women and peace and security agenda. I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his presentation, and the United Nations Police Commissioners — both of whom are women, I note. I really appreciate the…
I thank you, Mr. President, for chairing this important debate on addressing inequality and poverty and their relationship to conflict. I also thank Secretary- General Guterres and Ms. Tibán Guala for sharing how such challenges impact their work and for highlighting their recommendations for how to…
Let me start by recognizing and thanking the Security Council for releasing the press statement (SC/14691) last Friday calling for a ceasefire and expressing our strong concerns about the situation in Ethiopia. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also thank Mr. Obasanjo, High…
Let me start by thanking you, Mr. President, for your sustained leadership of the General Assembly. Your presidency of hope rightly directs the vision of the Assembly at goals that are greater than we have achieved previously. That is critically important as we chart a future beyond the coronavirus …
Let me join others in welcoming you, Mr. President, to your new role as President of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Kenya for its extraordinary effort during the previous month.
We are very pleased that the Security Council once again reauthorized European Union Military Operation…
The United States is proud to have been elected to the Human Rights Council for the 2022 to 2024 term, after re-engaging as an observer State in February 2021. Although the Council continues to have flaws, which we have noted since its creation, we believe our engagement with the Council results in …
My delegation wants to join other Council members in thanking,
Madam President, your Permanent Representative and the Permanent Representatives of France and other countries, as well as other United Nations colleagues, for organizing a successful visit to Mali and the Niger.
I thank Special Repres…
The United States commends the Security Council for reaffirming its support for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and warmly welcoming the Secretary-General’s recent appointment of Staffan de Mistura as his new Personal
Envoy for Western Sahara with the adopt…
The United States joins the consensus on resolution 76/4. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Mimouni and Hermann, for their tireless work in helping Member States find
agreement on this important but also contentious resolution. The United States remains…
