I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee, Chairperson George Aggrey Owinow and Programme Director Murithi Mutiga for their briefings.
It is deeply disappointing that the transitional Government of South Sudan has yet to deliver the peace and stability that the people of South Sudan deserve.…
I thank you, Mr. President, Foreign Minister Javier Martínez Acha Vásquez. I also thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Rajasingham for their briefings. I would also like to welcome the representative of the Republic of Yemen to this briefing.
Last month, the United States condemned the Houthi…
I thank President Mulino for convening this important debate today. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Domínguez, Chief Executive Officer Vásquez Morales and Secretary General Urquiza for their briefings today.
The Panama Canal is one of the world’s great instruments of commerce and econo…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
The United States Government believes that today’s meeting is emblematic of the counterproductive role that far too many Governments on the Council and throughout the United Nations system have played on this is…
I extend my gratitude to Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão. We commend his leadership, as we believe that his mission has an important role towards facilitating peace in West Africa and the Sahel. I also wish to thank Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous and Executive Director Levinia Adda…
I do think it is unfortunate that China is struggling to accurately recall what transpired last year. The draft programme of work, put under a no objection procedure, was a result of months of good faith negotiations.
Let me be clear. The sole reason that this programme of work was not adopted was …
The United States expresses its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your exceptional leadership as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Despite challenging circumstances, including the absence of a formal programme of work, you have shown unwavering commitment to a…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I welcome the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs at this meeting. And I thank Ilay David for his courage in sharing his story. The pain
The horrific videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, filmed by the terrorist gr…
I congratulate Panama on assuming the Security Council presidency. I also wish to express appreciation to Pakistan for their successful tenure as President of the Council. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I welcome the representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
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Materials and components supplied by China are ending up in Russian weapons, which Russia is using to strike Ukraine, killing civilians and destroying infrastructure. If China is uncomfortable being mentioned in our remarks, it should stop enabling Russia to prolong the war. China has said many time…
Last night, Russia launched more than 300 drones and eight missiles that struck residential areas in Kyiv, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 60. The United States expresses condolences to the victims and their families and demands an end to such attacks.
Ukraine, a sovereign Memb…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their remarks, and Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, for his comprehensive briefing.
Political solutions are the foundation upon which successful peace operations are based. They provide the strategic directio…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Edem Wosornu for their briefings. And we welcome the representative of Syria today.
The United States unequivocally condemns the recent violence in Suwayda’, especially atrocities committed against civilians. We continue to facilitate dialogue among …
I would like to reply to the assertion that the United States made “groundless accusations” and that somehow this was a misuse of the Council. I reject these allegations. The United States has raised pertinent information and, in the case in point today, we noted that materials and components suppli…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings. I welcome the representative of Ukraine.
More than 100 days have now passed since the Council adopted a resolution imploring a swift end to the war and urging a lasting peace between …
I want to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari of the United Nations and Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Al-Dobeay of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for their briefings.
The United States supports the contributions of regional and subregional organizations and a…
I thank Deputy Prime Minister Dar for convening this important debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Eighty years ago, in the wake of the devastation of two world wars, the United States convened the nations of the world to envision a better future. They formed the United Nat…
I will start by adding my thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. We look forward to continuing our work together in his capacity as SRSG of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).
The United States supports peace and stabil…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the Syrian representative.
First, let me be clear. The United States unequivocally condemns the violence in Suwayda’. All parties must step back and engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to a lasting ceasefire. Ove…
A couple members made very serious allegations of genocide.
Those accusations are categorically false, and they fuel antisemitism around the world. America fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself. Israel has taken numerous measures to limit harm to civilians and address humanitarian needs. T…
