We would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Peru on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. The United States stands ready to support you in every way possible. I thank Mr. Markram for his briefing.
We often talk about chemical weapons. …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing today.
Last October, the transition from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to the more focused, police-only United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) marked a turning point for the country. The…
We note that the representative of Israel is unable to attend today’s meeting, owing to the fact that it is taking place during the celebration of Passover. It is extremely unfortunate that Israel is not able to participate in the discussion of this very important matter. It is also vital that the C…
I thank the Secretary-General for being at this meeting and for his commitment to peacekeeping. I also thank Chairperson Mahamat for his briefing, and I have to tell Ms. Touré that her advocacy and passion and the way she fights for the people is to be admired. It is inspiring, but it is to be liste…
I would like to welcome you, Sir, as you preside over the Security Council today. I would also like to thank Ambassador Delattre for France’s work on this very important mandate.
We are entering a critical time with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and today’s vote represents a pivota…
I thank you, Foreign Minister Blok, for presiding over this meeting, and I thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for once again laying out the facts about what is happening in Syria. I also want to personally welcome Karen Pierce to the Council as the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingd…
We gather today to commemorate a shameful and brutal period in the world’s history. We remember the more than 10 million men, women and children who lost their lives and their dignity at the hands of the transatlantic slave trade. The rare messages of hope that come from that terrible time are the s…
I will also deliver the bulk of my remarks in consultations, but I want to take the floor here to make a couple of points that it is important to raise in the open Chamber.
First, and above all, I want to extend warm welcome to the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Pier…
I would like to thank you, Minister Kaag, for joining us today and for convening this important meeting. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Executive Director Beasley for their always cogent and pointed presentations. We appreciate their ongoing contributions to the work of the…
I would also like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, Mr. Bila and Ms. Nagarajan for their briefings today. One year after the Security Council’s mission to the region and its adoption of resolution 2349 (2017), the presentations are an important reminder that much work remains to be done to…
I thank Ambassador Haley for inviting me here, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Ambassador Van Oosterom for convening this briefing.
America sees the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an urgent priority for several reasons. The first is fiscal. Many hundreds of mi…
The United States strongly supports the holding of today’s meeting and urges all Council members to support the procedural vote in favour of proceeding as planned today. The Russian Federation’s continued efforts to obstruct the Council’s work and its attention to grave and systemic human rights vio…
I thank my British colleagues for calling this important meeting.
We are here today to discuss the use of a chemical weapon by one Council member on the territory of another Council member. Let me make one thing clear from the very beginning — the United States stands in absolute solidarity with Gr…
I would like to congratulate the Netherlands and your team, Mr. President, on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing and for all of his efforts on behalf of peace in Syria
Sixteen days ago, we sat around…
I thank you very much, Minister Kaag, for using the occasion of International Women’s Day to highlight the critical importance of including women in Afghanistan’s political process. In addition, it is truly a pleasure to see you, Madam, presiding over the Security Council today on behalf of the Neth…
I thank Foreign Minister Alfano for his briefing on the activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and for his leadership of the organization. The United States greatly appreciates the OSCE’s efforts in promoting security, stability and good governance in the region…
I thank Special Representative Zerrougui. We are very pleased to welcome her to the Council and to have her head the
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We also welcome the participation of the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for For…
The United States wishes to thank Côte d’Ivoire for its steadfast work as penholder for resolution 2404 (2018), and we also wish to thank our fellow Council members for their collaboration during the negotiations.
The United States believes that the resolution we have just adopted will bring about …
Every time the Security Council attempts to address the humanitarian crisis in Syria, we take a small leap of faith. I say “we” in reference to the Security Council. I speak of faith because all Council members and most States Members of the United Nations still genuinely try to uphold the responsib…
First, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed for his tireless commitment to resolving this conflict. The United States appreciates his leadership and advocacy for peace and security, especially his efforts on behalf of Yemeni women and children, the most innocent vi…
