I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča and Director Edem Wosornu for their briefings, and I welcome the representative of Ukraine.
In the overnight hours of 16 and 17 June, Russia launched one of the largest strikes against Ukraine’s capital since the start of its full-scale invasion, i…
I thank you, Mr. President, Minister Hugh Todd, for convening today’s important discussion. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja and African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf for their remarks.
Eighty years ago, the United Stat…
I thank my colleague Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi, whom it is nice to see, and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings. I would also like to thank Ms. Amneh Khoulani for her long-time bravery and her compelling remarks today. I thank her for supporting human rights for all S…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Director General Rafael Grossi for their briefings.
Yesterday Israel took unilateral action against Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime has, since its founding, repeatedly called for the State of Israel’s eradication; launched unprovoked,…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings. I would also like to welcome the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Yemen.
There have not been any ceasefire violations since the United States successfully defended the freedom of navigat…
I thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings on their ongoing work to advance justice on behalf of the victims of atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia during the conflicts of the 1990s.
We appreciate President Gatti Santana and her leadership as t…
I thank Special Representative Al Hassan for his informative briefing and for his stewardship of the drawdown of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), pursuant to resolution 2732 (2024).
The United States has consistently called for a smooth and orderly drawdown and is monitoring …
I thank Special Representative Abarry and President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) da Piedade Veríssimo, for their briefings and observations on the challenges in the Central African region. We commend their efforts to promote long- term peace and stabi…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu.
In Riyadh, President Trump opened a new chapter in United States-Syrian relations. We are now in a moment of great opportunity in which Syria, with international support, can come into compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013).…
I want to briefly respond to the question by the representative of China.
For the past four months the United States has been using its voice and influence with both Russia and Ukraine to find a path to peace. We have been willing to use that influence, even with our friends. China’s dual-use goods…
The United States appreciates the approach and course of action of the Russian Federation during this process. We also acknowledge the delegation of Sierra Leone’s statement, concur with its conclusions and could also support its approach.
As penholder, the United States thanks Council members for their constructive engagement on resolution 2781 (2025). We welcome the extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan and the renewal of the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze measures for an additional 12 months.
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The Security Council met as recently as yesterday to discuss the situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.9924). In that meeting, the United States called on the Russian Federation to demonstrate a sincere interest in peace and accept a ceasefire. We have little to add to that statement.
The Russian Federati…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing and Director Doughten for her intervention.
More than three months have passed since the Council adopted a resolution imploring a swift end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Following that historic resolution, the Uni…
The United States continues to support the effective implementation of the United Nations Libya arms embargo as we work to enable Libya to take responsibility for its own security. That authority is an important mechanism to allow Member States to enforce the arms embargo and prevent rampant weapons…
I would like to respond, very briefly, to some of the comments that we just heard.
Israel does have the right to defend itself and has taken numerous measures to limit harm to civilians and address humanitarian needs. And, while the loss of civilian life in Gaza is tragic, the responsibility for th…
I thank Special Coordinator Kaag and Dr. Sidhwa for their briefings.
First, let me express my condolences following the tragic murders of Israeli Embassy officials Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim — an American citizen — at a Jewish community event last week in Washington, D.C. Yaron and Sarah we…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General Bahous, International Committee of the Red Cross President Spoljaric Egger and Ms. Soeripto for their informative briefings.
Over the past year, we have witnessed unprecedented levels of civilian death, injury and displacement. A…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria and the Director of the Coordination Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva for their informative briefings on the constantly evolving situation in Syria.
President Trump’s watershed tr…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Ms. Melina Travlos and Mr. Christian Bueger for their informative briefings.
Some of those threats come from terrorist groups. For example, the Houthis have terrorized maritime traff…
