I would like to begin by expressing our condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of Andrey Karlov and all those affected by yesterday’s attacks.
We would like to thank the Secretary-General, the President of the Government of Spain, Mr. Rajoy Brey, Executive Director Fedotov, Special Repr…
The United States wishes to reaffirm its strong support
for the United Nations leadership in humanitarian assistance. We will remember 2016 for the renewed commitment to efficient, effective and well-coordinated humanitarian response that Member States and United Nations humanitarian leaders made d…
The Human Rights Council is a critically important institution; it ensures that human rights remain a focus of our work at the United Nations.
In recent days, we have grown concerned at the manner in which some Member States have dealt with the report (A/71/53) of the Human Rights Council. The Unit…
In his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, Simon Northup, a free American who had been enslaved in 1841, wrote,
“In an hour, perhaps two, my heart leaped to my throat, as the key rattled the door again. I, who had been so lonely and who had longed so ardently to see someone, I cared not who, now shuddere…
As has been noted by many, human rights is a core pillar of the Charter of the United Nations. In the Preamble of the Charter, the Member States “reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and…
The United States would like to express its appreciation to the Governments of Switzerland and Zambia,and their respective Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Mr. Jürg Lauber and Dr. Patricia Mwaba Kasese-Bota, for their exemplary efforts as co-facilitators of this United Nations High-l…
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States of America, my delegation wishes to join other members and observers here today to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, the horrific loss of life that resulted, the incredible bravery of the first responders and on…
