The United States strongly supports the Council’s adoption today of resolution 2385 (2017), an important resolution that renews the mandate of the Somalia and Eritrea sanctions regimes. The renewal reflects the Security Council’s understanding that those regimes are a significant part of the interna…
We thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda for the update on the work of the Office of the Prosecutor, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1970 (2011). Six years ago, the Council referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC), given the context of the appalling violations of human ri…
We would like to thank Mr. Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his briefing. It is good to have him here with us this morning. The United States remains steadfast in our support for the High Commissioner’s mandate and for the work of his Office, which is more critical now than…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/696) on the strategic review of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and it is good to have Foreign Minister Rabbani with us this afternoon.
It has been 16 years …
The United States, too, warmly welcomes the continued support of the Security Council to Colombia. The Government of Colombia has made critical progress in implementing the Final Peace Agreement with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). As a result of the parties’ commitment and t…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. I thank also Ms. Fatima Shehu Imam for joining us; it is good to hear from her. It was very good to have met her on the Council’s trip earlier this year to Maiduguri, and I thank her for the important work she does in north-east Niger…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios for his briefing.
It is not often enough that we gather as the Security Council to talk about the bright side of what we do — finding new ways for nations to work together to foster peace and …
As we consider the Security Council’s work in August, I congratulate you, Mr. President, and your Mission on a successful presidency.
I turn first to the issue of North Korea, which, in a sense, has bookended the month. We saw a strong example of Security Council unity in early August, and then an …
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for the dedication you have shown as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and in ensuring that Michael Sharp’s and Zaida Catalán’s important work continues. The Group of Experts has done, and will…
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his update on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
I also want to recognize the participation of Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku here today.
We congratulate Kosovo on holding successful democratic elect…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane for today’s important update.
Countering violent extremism and terror across the globe is very important for us all. As others have noted today, the recent attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali clearly serve to drive that point home. The United States understands…
I wish to thank Ambassador Téte António and, in particular, Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, for their briefings on the tremendous challenges that women continue to face in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Lake Chad Basin. We applaud this inaugural joint effort Deputy Secretary-Gene…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for his briefing.
We welcome the opportunity to highlight the importance and potential of sanctions, which comprise one of the few non-violent tools that the Council has to protect international peace and security. Someone once said that pa…
The United States applauds recent efforts to streamline and focus the work of the United Nations aimed at helping countries fight terrorism. Those recent reforms will advance our common efforts to implement the United Nations Global Counter-terrorism Strategy. In particular, the United States strong…
