I would like to begin by thanking Foreign Minister Le Drian of France for being here to preside over today’s discussion on children in armed conflict. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Guterres and Special Representative Gamba for their briefings and their work on this issue, as well as o…
We thank President Fernández de Gurmendi for her update of the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 1 August 2016 through 31 July 2017.
The United States remains deeply committed to accountability for atrocity crimes, and we continue to support myriad international, regional, h…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres and the other briefers for being here today. I also thank France for its leadership on the issue and for organizing today’s discussion.
Violent extremism in the Sahel is a growing problem, and responding to this violence is more dangerous than ever. We applaud the…
I thank the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General for having briefed us on the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda (S/2017/861). I also thank the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; Secretary-General of the Inter…
The United States would like to thank President Abraham for the comprehensive report to the General Assembly on the work of the International Court of Justice (A/72/4) over the course of the past year. The International Court of Justice plays an important role in adjudicating disputes among Member S…
As I just said prior to the voting, it is not everyday that the Security Council considers an issue as horrific and shocking to our collective conscience as the use of chemical weapons against civilians. Today is an important date on the calendar. It is United Nations Day, on which we the peoples of…
We will not agree to Russia’s procedural proposal. The United States wants this vote on the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) to take place today. The JIM needs to be renewed now, as soon as possible and in a non-politicized way to keep its important work on track, without interruption. There is n…
As we look to the near horizon in December and see the coming closure of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the United States again extends its sincere appreciation to President Meron, President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their ongoing work to achieve justi…
Our goal in discussing the Middle East is to work on peace, security and human rights for the region. We cannot talk about stability in the Middle East without talking about Iran. That is because nearly every threat to peace and security in the Middle East is connected to Iran’s outlawed behaviour. …
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. We appreciate his leadership and voice in raising the alarm about the nations on the verge of famine today. The humanitarian needs in north-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen are unprecedented. Those countries are experiencing what is being c…
I would like to welcome Ambassador Régis and Special Representative Honoré to the Council today.
Back in April, the Security Council voted unanimously to withdraw the military component
of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The Mission had been deployed since 2004, and t…
I thank the briefers, Under Secretary-General Lacroix and the Ambassadors of Canada and Bangladesh, for their contributions and updates.
The United States is pleased to have played a central role in refocusing the United Nations and Member States on the importance of force generation at the leaders…
After 52 years of armed struggle, the United States welcomes the historic ceasefire between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army. We congratulate the parties on their commitment to pursuing the sustained and lasting peace that the people of Colombia deserve. We want to recognize…
It is a privilege to be here today as we assess our progress in preventing and combating human trafficking. In the 17 years since the opening for signature of the historic Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and the seven years since the ad…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Mr. Scharia and Mr. Aboulatta for their briefings.
All over the world, we are confronting new and dangerous terrorist threats. We see terrorists using trucks to mow down innocent civilians in city centres, home-brewed improvised explosive devices left on tr…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
For over four weeks, the world has endured images from Burma that we should never have to see. Much more importantly, we have seen images of acts that no person should ever have to endure. We have seen terrified women and children fleeing from their h…
I want to respond to a couple of points that have been made so that we set the record straight.
Russia’s assertion that we should see an end to the cross-border assistance due to gains made in access is false. Mr. Lowcock just briefed the Council that
in August the United Nations was able to reach…
I thank Secretary General Liu and Ambassador Aboulatta for their briefings.
“We have some planes.” That was one of the first radio transmissions air traffic controllers heard on 11 September 2001. More than 16 years later the pain of that barbaric act of terrorism remains. We continue to mourn the …
I would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Mr. Mark Lowcock for their briefings and to take a moment to welcome Mr. Lowcock to the Security Council. His dedication to addressing the humanitarian crisis in Syria is inspiring. I would be grateful if at some point he could tell us if the Syrian r…
I would like to thank Mr. Shearer for his briefing. I also thank President Mogae for his briefing and his tireless efforts to bring peace to South Sudan.
The people of South Sudan are suffering and the promise of their hard-fought independence is slipping away. In fact, we are so concerned about th…
