I thank Special Representative Ndiaye for his briefing. The United States looks forward to a collaborative and productive relationship with him, and we appreciate the seriousness with which he has taken up his new role to implement the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabil…
The United States was pleased to sponsor this important resolution on persons with disabilities in armed conflict (resolution 2475 (2019)). We thank Poland and the United Kingdom for their tremendous and tireless efforts to conduct a thorough and transparent negotiation process.
This ground-breakin…
I thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and tireless efforts on this portfolio.
As Special Coordinator Mladenov mentioned, the United States, in partnership with Bahrain, will be hosting the Peace to Prosperity economic workshop in Manama next w…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her briefing.
Civilian-led protests in April led to the removal of President Omar Al-Bashir, whose regime was synonymous with genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and human rights violations and abuses. For months, protes…
I thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his remarks today. Under his leadership, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to provide vital support to Afghanistan. I also want to thank Ms. Samar for her informative briefing today.
The United States is committed to s…
We thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Force Commanders for their briefings, as well as for their service. Today I will focus on the two issues of host- country cooperation and peacekeeping performance.
The consent of the parties is indeed one of the core principles of United Nations peac…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for their briefings today.
The United States position on the humanitarian situation in Idlib is simple: we need to see a full and immediate de-escalation of violence by all sides, and in particular the Al-Assad regime forc…
I want to thank Special Envoy Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Executive Director Beasley for their briefings and for their teams’ tireless efforts.
The United States acknowledges the tragedy of this human-made crisis in Yemen, which continues to deteriorate as the conflict continues …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Gilmour for their briefings on the latest developments in Darfur and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
Since our last briefing in April (see S/PV.8513), the United States has be…
I welcome the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland to the Security Council today. I thank all speakers and briefers, including Secretary-General António Guterres, for their contributions to today’s debate.
The United States supports continued…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate on mediation and peaceful resolution of conflicts.
We recognize the leadership of Secretary-General Guterres in advancing the United Nations mediation and conflict prevention work, including the creation of the High-level Advisory Boa…
We thank Special Representative Annadif for his briefing today and we welcome Foreign Minister Dramé to the Council today. We very much look forward to working with him and with Mali’s new Government.
Every quarter, we sit in this Chamber and listen to how the security situation in the centre of Ma…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening and presiding over today’s briefing. We also thank Mr. Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Ms. Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanita…
As members of the Security Council, we must ensure that we use the time and resources of the Council wisely and where the needs are greatest. In the light of last week’s open debate on working methods of the
Security Council (see S/PV.8539), today’s very lengthy relitigations of historical grievanc…
I would like to thank today’s briefers and welcome the Ministers who are joining us for this open debate.
The United States extends its appreciation to Kuwait for chairing the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Issues over the past year. Under Ambassador Alotaibi’s leaders…
Let me begin by joining my colleagues in congratulating Kuwait as it assumes its presidency of the Council. I thank Special Representative Fall for his briefing today and for the efforts he undertakes, which continue to play a central role towards strengthening the political, security and economic c…
On behalf of the United States, as host country of the United Nations, we extend our sincere congratulations to Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad Bande on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. Many of us have come to know Ambassador Muhammad Bande over the past t…
The United States commends the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and partner Governments on the tremendous progress outlined in the Secretary-General’s report (A/73/824) on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment…
The United States welcomes the Security Council’s support for renewing the South Sudan sanctions regime, including the arms embargo. If there is to be any chance for lasting peace in South Sudan, we must stop the flow of weapons used to fuel the conflict and terrorize civilians and take action again…
The United States thanks Poland and other members of the core group for their leadership and spirit of cooperation in establishing the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (resolution 73/296). We are pleased to offer our support to this timely i…
