I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing and for his leadership of the Committee over the last two years. Because of his diligence and commitment, the Committee’s work has been energized. He and his team have done a great job helping the Committee carry out its mandate, improve the …
I must begin by expressing the United States profound condolences to the victims of the horrific Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan. This gruesome attack deliberately targeted Pakistan’s — indeed all of our — most precious and sacred resource, our children. Cowardly and senseless violence like t…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her sober briefing and for the thorough report on the situation in Darfur.
This year marks a truly sad milestone. It has been 10 years since the Security Council first condemned reports of large-scale attacks on civilians, sexual violence and force displacement in Da…
I thank Special Envoy Sellassie for her briefing today and for her important work. We appreciate her close work with the countries and people of the Sahel region and with international partners towards achieving sustainable security and prosperity for the people of the Sahel.
The States of the Sahe…
I thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their reports (see S/2014/546, S/2014/556, S/2014/826, S/2014/827 and S/2014/829) and for their steadfast commitment to advancing global justice. As the world faces the continued horrors of mass atrocities in Syria, South …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Zarif for his briefing. We welcome Prime Minister Thaçi and Prime Minister Vučić to the Security Council and we thank them for their statements.
The European Union-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia dialogues in implementation of the Apr…
The United States thanks Secretary General Stock and Under-Secretary-General Feltman for their informative briefings. We are grateful to Australia for its efforts to focus the Security Council’s attention on strengthening the implementation of United Nations sanctions.
We share Australia’s view tha…
I thank Ambassador Oh for his briefing. The United States is grateful for the extraordinary success of his chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Under his leadership, the Committee has made significant strides towards the full and universal implementation of r…
The United States is pleased to join other Member States in sponsoring the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/69/L.20). The text renews the international community’s commitment to supporting
the people and the Government of Afghanistan as they work to expand security, freedom and p…
The United States deeply appreciates Australia’s leadership in advancing the global community’s response to terrorism and violent extremism. The group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) does not threaten only global security; the cruelty of that group and others associated with…
I wish to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing today. The United States continues to support his mandate under the General Framework Agreement for Peace. We commend his work and offer him our strong support for his role as a member of the Peace Implementation Council.
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On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to express my Government’s deep condolences on the passing of Zambian President Michael Chilufya Sata. We extend our sympathies to the President’s family and to the people of Zambia during this time of mourning.
We honour President Sata’s year…
I thank the President for her strong leadership of the Council this month. You, Madam President, and your team — Mario in particular — have been excellent, and the United States thanks you for having guided us capably and for keeping us on track through a very busy month of October.
Today I would…
Thank you, Madam President, and I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing.
We are deeply concerned by the deteriorating situation in Jerusalem, especially over the past two weeks. We are living in a time of tremendous turmoil in the Middle East. It is a time that requires brave lead…
I thank Assistant Secretaries-General Oscar Fernandez- Taranco and Ivan Šimonović for their briefings.
The United States has always been and remains steadfastly committed to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Peace requires respect — respect for international law, respect for bor…
The United States strongly supports resolution 2181 (2014), which targets many of the most serious causes of instability and insecurity in Somalia. This resolution reflects the Security Council’s knowledge that the international response to the situation in Somalia must be comprehensive in order to …
