The United States is pleased to participate in this annual plenary debate on the important topic of Security Council reform.
Today’s debate occurs as we look ahead to the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations next year. The United Nations is a very different place, as is the world. Since its…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her informative briefing and for the ongoing work of her Office to help end impunity for atrocity crimes committed in Libya.
When the Council decided, in 2011, to refer the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC) (see S/PV.6491), it stressed the …
I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for this important meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Mr. Edmond Mulet, Mr. Chaloka Beyani and Ms. Suaad Allami for their briefings, their dedication to the peace and security of women around the world, and their courage. We also wel…
We offer our praise to you, Madam President, and to your delegation for your leadership of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions over the past two years. You have shown a steady hand in guiding us to agreement on a number of improvements that my delegation believ…
