I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for her important briefing today.
The Al-Assad regime, with the help of its military allies in the air and on the ground, has carried out a punishing campaign against the Syrian people over the past eight years. The regime’s assaults have le…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, as well as today’s briefers, and we are grateful to the Indonesian presidency for organizing today’s debate on the protection of civilians. We also welcome the Ministers with us in the Council today.
As we mark the twentieth anniversary of the Security Co…
I thank today’s briefers.
Clearly, Somalia continues to face significant challenges on its path towards building a safe, stable and prosperous State. We strongly condemn recent attacks by Al-Shabaab and other terrorist elements and express our full support for the Somali Government, the African Uni…
I thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing and for his redoubled efforts to restore safety and security both to the people of Israel, who came under sustained attack from Gaza, and to the Palestinian civilians, among whom Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad members hid as they launched wave after wave of…
I thank Special Representative Salamé, Commissioner Chergui and Ambassador Schulz for their briefings today.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali last weekend that killed one Niger…
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for being with us today and for her helpful and comprehensive briefing.
Today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2470 (2019) to renew the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) once again underscores the strong and continued commitment o…
I thank the President for convening us to review the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) over the past year. I also thank the Chair and the former Chair for their respective briefings.
Before I begin my remarks, I want to express our collective sense of loss …
I thank the Chairs of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; the Security Council Committee established pursuant…
As we have made clear to other members of the Council, we, like France and Germany, do not see a need for this briefing. In our view, Russia’s request for this meeting is a clear attempt to distract from the peaceful, democratic transfer of power happening today in Ukraine. The United States congrat…
I thank Under-Secretaries-General DiCarlo and Lowcock for their deeply concerning briefings today.
The United States believes that the September 2018 ceasefire agreement between the Russian Federation and Turkey in Idlib and neighbouring areas is absolutely essential to maintaining international pe…
I would like to thank today’s briefers and to give a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Barry.
The past six months in the Sahel have been concerning. The security situation continues to deteriorate. Radical elements have driven intercommunal violence to an all-time high. The massacre in Ogossagou poi…
I thank the briefers for their presentations today and the tireless effort of their teams. I also thank the Ambassador of Peru, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), for his work and for leading a very successful Committee trip to …
The United States thanks the Council members for their efforts to ensure that the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is appropriately configured for the current security situation in Abyei, creating space for the parties to seek a political solution to outstanding disputes. The…
In joining consensus on resolution 73/292, the United States reaffirms the statements and clarifications made at the adoption of resolution 71/312, on 6 July 2017, on the declaration entitled “Our ocean, our future: call for action” (see A/71/PV.90), as well as my country’s explanations of position …
I thank High Representative Inzko for his leadership and for his presence in the Chamber today.
The United States reiterates its strong support for the Office of the High Representative’s mandate as the final authority on the interpretation of the civilian implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor for her briefing.
Eight years ago, the Security Council referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Resolution 1973 (2011) addressed a dangerous moment in Libya’s history. Al-Qadhafi’s horrific abuses stunned the world. Now, as the…
I congratulate you, Madam President, on Indonesia’s Security Council presidency this month.
I also thank our briefers and Indonesia for organizing today’s debate on how training and capacity-building can strengthen United Nations peacekeeping. In that regard,
the United States is engaging with par…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General and the Special Envoy for their briefings. The United States welcomes Mr. Onanga-Anyanga to his role and very much looks forward to working with him.
The United States is pleased to see that the Secretary-General’s recent report on the United Nations Interim Secu…
We are pleased with the Council’s strong statement of support for the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara, Horst Köhler, to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that would provide for the self-determination of the people of Western…
At the outset, the United States is compelled by the urgency of the humanitarian conditions in the Rukban camp to reiterate in the strongest terms our call on the Al-Assad regime and the Russian Federation to permit deliveries of United Nations assistance from Damascus and lift its restrictions on c…
