At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in welcoming you, Mr. President, and the other incoming members to the Chamber, and to extend our congratulations on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We look forward to working closely with all Council members.
I thank…
The United States joins consensus on these resolutions and co-sponsors resolution 74/116 on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, but it had no alternative but to call for votes on paragraphs in the humanitarian omnibus and natural disasters re…
Two weeks ago, the United Nations released the Global Humanitarian Overview: 2020, which paints is sobering picture of the challenges and human suffering we need to address in the year ahead. Humanitarian needs are increasing amid disturbing trends, such as prolonged and intensifying conflicts, exem…
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 conflicts. In joining consensus on resolution 74/21, I would refer the General …
The United States is taking the floor to speak on resolution 74/20, on global health and foreign policy, and this year’s theme of an inclusive approach to strengthening health systems. We appreciate a number of concepts in the resolution on which Governments, regardless of their level of development…
I wish to deliver the following explanation of position on resolution 74/18, on sustainable fisheries.
While we strongly support the vast majority of the sustainable fisheries resolution, the United States continues to have significant concerns with the language in the resolution pertaining to the …
My delegation is pleased to co-sponsor draft resolution A/74/L.22, 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, whose universal and unified character is emphasized in …
It is an honour to be here today to review the progress made since the adoption of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024. On behalf of the United States, we are pleased to join consensus on the political declaration adopted earlier (resolution 74…
The United States joins other Member States as a sponsor of draft resolution A/74/L.13, which is before us today. We remain deeply committed to Afghanistan’s future. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Raz, for outlining Afghanistan’s vision and her commitment to th…
I thank Special Adviser Khan for being with us in person today. I want to begin my remarks by paying tribute to the 13 French soldiers who died overnight in a helicopter accident in Mali. Our prayers and deepest sympathies are with the families and loved ones as they mourn the loss of those most pre…
The United States would like to join others in recognizing the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations for the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, Ambassadors Nusseibeh and Braun, whose work this past year laid a strong foundation for our current discussion.
The United States con…
Ms. Al Hallak’s presentation was a very commendable and moving depiction of the problems that this terrible conflict has wrought on Syrian civilians, particularly women. We thank her very much once again. We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his remarks and even more so for the pivotal role he p…
We thank Special Envoy Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-
General Mueller for their briefings and for the admirable work their teams continue to do.
The United States welcomes the signing of the Riyadh agreement between the Government of the Republic of Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council.…
At the outset, we would like to thank our briefers for joining us today. We would like to join others in expressing our condolences for the tragic death of Ms. Almaas Elman and urge justice and security for all of Somalia’s civil society.
Since the Council’s most recent meeting on Somalia in August…
I thank the briefers for their remarks today. The situation in the Sahel demands that the international community focus its efforts in an intelligent, deliberate and collaborative way. Today’s briefing is a step in that direction.
We are concerned that the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the S…
I wish to thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing. As always, we appreciate his team’s hard work to fairly address these complicated issues. I also want to thank Ms. Hary for her briefing.
I am sure that there will be further discussions today of our Monday announcement regarding Israeli settlements in…
It is great to see you here, Sir, with us today. I thank the briefers for their very insightful and concrete
recommendations. It was good to have the Secretary- General here, as always.
The birth of the United Nations delivered a powerful message of peace to a world shattered by war. Since 1945, t…
While the Sudan and South Sudan have important political transitions of their own to navigate, the situation in Abyei and along the border between the two countries must not be forgotten. With that in mind, the United States thanks Council members for their efforts to ensure that the United Nations …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing.
The Council has gathered scores of times to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Syria. After so many meetings, one might begin to believe that this crisis has always been with us and that it always will be — like a problem we that can analyse…
First of all, the United States would like to express its appreciation to the Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly during the seventy-third session, Ambassadors Bahous and Mlynár. We very much appreciate their efforts to prepare a streamlined, …
