I would like to thank Special Representative Haysom and Executive Director Fedotov for their hard work in the past few months. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime are great assets to the Security Council and to the Afghan Gove…
I wish to thank Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi for his briefing and for his leadership. The Security Council’s consideration of the Iranian nuclear issue is entering an important period of transition. Two months ago, Council colleagues roundly welcomed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a landmark…
I thank Ambassador Oyarzun for his briefing.
We may be entering a critical moment in the Security Council’s consideration of the Iranian nuclear
issue. For almost nine years, the Security Council has acted in response to concerns about the nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. By applying progressiv…
I thank Special Representative Haysom and Ambassador Tanin for their candid and detailed remarks and for their dedicated work to sustain a fruitful partnership between the international community and the Afghan Government. The United States warmly welcomes the progress that both of them have noted i…
The United States would like to thank the Chairs of the three Committees, the Ambassadors of Spain, Lithuania and New Zealand, for their briefings.
I would like to start with some observations on the Committee established pursuant to resolutionin 1540 (2004). We congratulate Spain for its active le…
On behalf of the United States, as the host country of the United Nations, I have the honour of warmly welcoming the election of His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft as President of the General Assembly at its historic
seventieth session. My Government appreciates the fact that the President-elect i…
The United States supports the Security Council’s adoption of resolution 2218 (2015), which renews for another year the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). MINURSO is indispensable in its role of supporting
stability and security in Western Sahara, …
Thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s debate. We appreciate greatly the remarks and leadership of Special Representative Zainab Bangura and Ms. Hamsatu Allamin on the critical issue of combatting sexual violence in conflict.
Fifteen years ago this October, the Security Council acknowle…
Several notable issues captured our attention in the Security Council this month. Africa was naturally a major focus, including the Council’s first trip to the Central African Republic. In the Middle East, we continued to concentrate on Yemen, Libya and Syria. This month also marked one year since R…
I would like to begin by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, His Beatitude Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, and Mrs. Vian Dakhil, member of the Iraqi Parliament, for sharing their valuable insigh…
The United States reaffirms its unwavering support for the critical work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Bernardino León, in his tireless efforts to facilitate the formation of a National Unity Government as part of the next phase of Libya’s political transition through …
I am honoured to be here today and I wish to begin by reading out a letter from the United States Congressional Black Caucus addressed to the Secretary-General:
“Dear Secretary-General:
“Over four centuries, more than 18 million people were forcefully removed from their homes in Africa and exiled …
I thank the President and the entire mission of Chad for their leadership during this busy month of December. To our Chilean colleagues, we wish the very best for January. They can count on our support.
Today I would like to share our delegation’s views on some areas where the Security Council has …
