I thank Special Envoy Kafando for his briefing. We would also like to thank Ambassador Lauber for his briefing and tireless efforts with the Peacebuilding Commission.
Arbitrary arrests, a lack of transparency, the suspension of media outlets and attempts to put pressure on voters marred Burundi’s 1…
We are pleased to join you, Madam President, in welcoming the adoption of resolution 2417 (2018), the first to recognize the clear links between armed conflict and famine and the important role that the Council can play in addressing this challenge. The text of the resolution is one that we have bee…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita and Permanent Secretary Sidikou for their excellent briefings. We are encouraged to hear that the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) continues to make progress towards full operationalization. We also thank Ambassadors M…
Mr. President, allow me to welcome you to the Council.
I wish to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his comments this morning, and I also want to thank Mr. Daccord for his briefing today. It is good to see him again after many years. I believe that the last time I saw him was when I was still wor…
I would like to thank Special Representative Salamé and the Ambassador of Sweden for their briefings. The United States stands fully behind the efforts to help to bring peace to Libya.
The Libyan people have waited more than seven years for a better future. After rising up against one of the world’…
I thank you, President Duda, for organizing today’s important debate. It is not often that we take time to think deeply about why we are here and what we want to accomplish, and I therefore appreciate this opportunity. I would like to welcome Judge Owada, thank him for his briefing and express my de…
I, too, would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun and Ambassador Vieira for their briefings today, and, although Executive Director Fedotov has left us, we want to express appreciation for the renewed vigour that he has to counter narcotics trafficking and transnational organized crim…
Since this is my first opportunity to congratulate you upon assuming the presidency, Madam President, I would like to do so at this time. I also thank Staffan for his briefing.
Last week the world witnessed a new and extremely dangerous escalation in Syria. It should not surprise anyone on the Secu…
Today’s meeting was called to discuss the issue of violence in the Middle East. We are all concerned about violence in the Middle East. The United States deplores the loss of human life. But there is a lot of violence throughout the region, and I will note that the double standard is all too common …
I congratulate you once again, Madam President, on your presidency. I thank our colleagues from Kuwait, the United Kingdom and Peru for their work in arranging the visit. I also thank the Governments of Kuwait, Bangladesh and Burma for hosting the Security Council.
It was absolutely critical for th…
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing and for all the good work that he and his team do on the ground. I also want to thank Ambassador Çitaku and Foreign Minister Dačić for their participation today.
The United States strongly supports Kosovo, its independence, its sovereignty and i…
This explanation of vote pertains to draft resolution A/72/L.51 as a whole, not to the amendment just proposed.
The United States regrets that we have had to call for a vote on this draft resolution and that we will have to vote against it. There has so far been no transparent, open discussion amon…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for convening the Force Commanders here this week. We think that it is an extremely valuable event when Force Commanders have a chance to come together and discuss the common challenges they face in today’s environment. As missions deal with ever…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her briefing on her Office’s work pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) to seek accountability for atrocity crimes committed in Libya.
As we have said many times before in these briefings, those responsible for crimes committed durin…
I congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency for this month.
I would like to thank the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Inzko, for his very frank update on the developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We gre…
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is a peacekeeping mission that should have finished its job a long time ago. It is a
mission that began 27 years ago, almost to the day. It is a mission that was designed to help achieve a specific purpose — one that it has n…
I would like to thank you, President Lajčák, for convening this high-level meeting to demonstrate support for
sustaining peace, the critical notion that peacebuilding goes before and beyond a conflict period and applies to all phases of conflict — before, during and after.
All parts of the United …
I have spoken many times about my strong belief that this monthly debate should be used to shed light on the many different sources of conflict and instability in the Middle East. There are, unfortunately, many to choose from, some of which prompt disagreement in the Security Council. But today, I w…
I thank the Peruvian presidency for calling for and presiding over this important briefing on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Neculăescu and Mr. Chergui for their briefings.
Virtually every conflict-affected country considered by the Securit…
I thank Jayathma, Sophia and Kessy for their briefings this morning. These amazing young women inspire and humble us all with their poise, power and energy.
It is such a great relief to be here today. Whereas we usually spend our time discussing some of the
most challenging and dispiriting events …
