I thank President Donoghue for her informative briefing today. We are also pleased to join so many others today in extending our thanks and commendation to President Donoghue in her first year as President of the Court and to her fellow judges and all of the staff of the International Court of Justi…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and, especially, Ms. Albarouki for their input into our meeting today.
The United States deeply appreciates the tireless efforts of Special Envoy Pedersen and those of his team to convene the sixth session of the Constitutional Co…
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa and Chairperson of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel, Mr. Mbeki, for their comprehensive briefings today. What we heard today from each of them wi…
The United States is pleased to join as a co-sponsor of draft resolution A/76/L.3, entitled “The ‘Space2030’ Agenda: space as a driver of sustainable development”, which is the culmination of several years of tireless work by many individuals and truly embodies the spirit of compromise and internati…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his report (S/2021/827) and his remarks.
I would like to welcome Sima Bahous, the new head of UN-Women. We look forward to working with her in the future.
I would like to thank our two briefers, who joined us today for this annual debate on women and peace an…
I too want to thank you, Madam President, for Kenya’s initiative to highlight the conflict in the Great Lakes region as part of its presidency of the Security Council this month. We share Kenya’s concern regarding armed groups and violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as …
I thank President Agius for his briefing on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to bring perpetrators to justice for atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.
At the outset, we would again like to express our sincere condolences to the Mec…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for
his briefing. I also thank briefers Hanan Ashrawi and Daniel Levy for sharing their views with us today.
I welcome the participation of the observer of the Observer State of Palestine Mansour and Israeli Ambassador Erdan.
Before I address what we have ju…
Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ndiaye. It is great to see him again and I thank him for his briefing, which clearly conveys the enormity of the challenges confronting the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African…
I would like to thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing. We appreciate his leadership and dedicated support for the Republic of Kosovo, including for addressing the continued challenges caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic. I also want to thank President Osmani-Sadriu and Foreign M…
Let me start by thanking all of the Council members here today for supporting the important resolution 2600 (2021).
As we all know, the past year has been especially turbulent in Haiti. By renewing the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), we have helped to ensure that t…
Especially as the former American ambassador to Algeria, many years ago, and someone who work closely with President Bouteflika on a number of important issues, I particularly appreciate this opportunity to join with so many others today in paying tribute to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Boute…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and for the Secretary- General’s report (S/2021/824). We appreciate the vital role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in that country. I also thank Ms. Pe…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham and Ms. Shujaa Al-Deen for their remarks and continued efforts. And I welcome the presence of the Yemeni Government in the Chamber today.
Today I will focus on four aspects of the situation in Yemen: the Houthi offensive, the situation in…
I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over this meeting today and for the important message you just delivered to us. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, President Kagame and President Mbeki for their briefings today. And I would like to thank Ms. Koofi for her message and to highl…
I thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important meeting. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Mr. Lochhead for their briefings.
I am also grateful to Mr. Abdelgadir, from the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, for his remarks. The United States has enjoyed a l…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing to us this afternoon.
First and foremost, I want to offer solidarity and support to the United Nations during this trying time as they work to save lives. We called for this urgent meeting today given the events that have transpired over the past …
Let me thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Keita, for her briefing today. I also thank Ambassador Abarry, Permanent Representative of the Niger, for his leadership in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004). In…
Let me start by congratulating Ireland for an extraordinarily successful and productive month during its presidency. I would like to welcome Kenya’s assumption of the presidency. We look forward to working with you, Mr. President, during this month. Let me thank Special Representative La Lime for he…
We thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. We appreciate her efforts and commend the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on this gravely important issue. Let me also say that the Director-General has the full confidence of the United States Governmen…
