I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing today.
We should be crystal-clear about why we are here today. The United States entered into the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, but more than a decade ago, the Russian Federa…
I would like to thank all our briefers today and congratulate Special Representative Swan on his new role. His deep experience will be of great help to the international community in supporting Somalia in the challenging period ahead, through its political and security reforms, and we stand ready to…
Let me add our thanks to Special Envoy Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for their briefings and the tireless efforts of their teams.
The United States is deeply concerned about the outbreak of violence and deadly clashes in Aden. Violence plays into the hands of those who seek to p…
I thank Ms. Ribeiro Viotti for her briefing. I also thank our Polish friends for using their Security Council presidency to confront the complex challenges in the Middle East.
As I argued in January in Cairo, the Trump Administration is reviving America’s leadership role in the region by building a…
I thank you, Mr. President, and welcome you back to the Council. It is excellent to have you with us today. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Serpa Soares, Peter Maurer and Professor Bellal for their briefings today. The United States would like to recognize and commend the vital role of the Inte…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her sobering briefing today.
The United States strongly condemns the attack in Benghazi that killed and injured United Nations staff members and a number of civilians. We extend our condolences and sympathies to the victims, their families and indeed th…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I offer a warm welcome to Dr. Hala and Ms. Amina Khoulani. I thank them for sharing their stories, and we applaud their extraordinary courage for speaking out about the abuses that they, their families and their fellow Syrians have endured at…
We congratulate Poland on its assumption of the Security Council presidency for August and for holding today’s annual open debate as the first signature event of its presidency. Your presence here today, Mr. President, underscores the urgent need to collectively address the issue of children and arm…
The United States commends Nauru in its role as facilitator of draft resolution A/73/L.104. We deeply respect Nauru’s flexibility, transparency and creativity despite the difficult and complex negotiations that led to the final text. We are happy to vote in favour of this draft resolution.
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On behalf of the United States, as host country to the United Nations, I too offer our condolences to the Tunisian people and join many around the world in mourning the passing of President Béji Caïd Essebsi. We commend his leadership and honour his legacy as the first democratically elected preside…
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the escalation of the Al-Assad regime and the Russian Federation’s military operations in north-west Syria, which have had a devastating impact on Syrian civilians, medical workers, humanitarians and civilian infrastructure, with an increasi…
My remarks will also be brief as we look forward to discussing these issues in consultations. But I wanted to thank Special Representative Salamé for his briefing to the Security Council today and for the serious and pressing issues that he has raised. We continue to support his leadership as he wor…
We also join colleagues today in expressing condolences to the Government of Tunisia on the passing of its President, as well as to the victims’ families for the senseless attacks in Kabul yesterday.
It is good to see Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed here in the Council. I thank her for her briefi…
I thank the United Kingdom for its efforts in reaching consensus on resolution 2483 (2019) and also in producing a more concise resolution, in line with the Security Council’s agreement to reduce text in resolutions.
The United States believes that this new mandate sends an important message from t…
I wish to thank the Special Representative Chambas, for his informative briefing today and for his leadership of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
The latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of UNOWAS (S/2019/549) underscored just how varied the real…
I thank Special Representative Zerrougui for her briefing and for the continued efforts of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to support peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, protect civilians and secure access for public …
I am pleased to be back in the Security Council today. I would like to update members of the Council on the Trump Administration’s peace efforts.
I know that this institution has shown a deep interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I also know that many of those present are frustrated by the …
As noted in our national statement of 7 December 2018, the United States does not support the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration or the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants of September 2016. We therefore object to the adoption of a resolution that establishes processes…
I welcome you, Mr. President, again to the Council today. I also thank the Special Representative for his briefing today, and add my voice of welcome to Foreign Minister Trujillo García, High Counsellor Archila and your whole delegation.
The historic 2016 Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and…
The success of transitions from peacekeeping to
peacebuilding is crucial to maintaining lasting stability and security around the world. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his leadership on peacebuilding initiatives and for the valuable perspectives that he presented earlier today. I w…
