I would like to start by thanking our briefers today. We offer Special Representative Ndiaye our condolences following the loss of four Senegalese peacekeepers in the helicopter accident last month.
I will make five brief points.
First, the United States is deeply concerned that some armed groups …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Onanga-Anyanga for their briefings on the latest developments on the ground in Abyei and along the South Sudan-Sudan border.
The United States would like to extend particular thanks to Ethiopia for its contributions to the United Nations Int…
I thank Special Envoy Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for their briefings.
The United States remains committed to the people of Yemen as they continue to endure one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. We are concerned by recent reports of widespread and acute food insecurit…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing.
We commend the people of the Sudan for their continued efforts to seek political solutions to their governance challenges and for putting in place a civilian-led transitional Government. This is not easy work, but it is the right work. We al…
I thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. We are also very glad to welcome Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo García and Presidential Counsellor Archila to the Council again today.
The 2016 Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Pea…
I would like to thank today’s briefers for their presentations and thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to engage on the critical topic of peace and security in Africa.
The United States is deeply committed to realizing a better life for all the people of Africa and demonstrates that thro…
We wish to thank Secretary-General Guterres and our other briefers for their presentations today. This is a timely discussion as we work together to address a problem that reaches beyond the capacity of any one State.
Following the territorial defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) in …
I thank Special Representative Yamamoto, Executive Director
Fedotov and Ambassador Djani for their briefings, as well as Ambassador Raz for her presentation today.
The United States commends the continued hard work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in supporting the p…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing.
The United States adds its condemnation to the attacks in Burkina Faso, as well as our condolences to the families of the victims. We are deeply concerned about an increase in violent attacks targeting civilians in Burkina Faso…
The United States joined the consensus in support of today’s renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). We commend France for the cooperative spirit in which it led this process. I also want to express our deep appreciation to the troop- contributing countries fo…
Let me thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for their briefings. As Secretary of State Pompeo stated in this Chamber last week (see S/PV.8600), we appreciate the opportunity to use the Security Council to confront the complex challenges of the Middle East. There are few …
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for another informative briefing on the gains of the Government of Iraq in increasing stability and prosperity for its people.
To achieve the enduring defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and successfully stabilize those areas for…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Coninsx for their briefings today.
The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/612) on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) demonstrates the hard-won progress that we have made over the past several …
Welcome you to New York, Mr. President. It is good to have you with us in the Security Council this morning. I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing and his tireless efforts.
I want to start by expressing our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Rina Shnerb, who was brutal…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Commissioner Chergui for their briefings.
The United States congratulates the people of the Sudan on the 17 August signing of the constitutional declaration and political agreement between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Cou…
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing today.
We should be crystal-clear about why we are here today. The United States entered into the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, but more than a decade ago, the Russian Federa…
I would like to thank all our briefers today and congratulate Special Representative Swan on his new role. His deep experience will be of great help to the international community in supporting Somalia in the challenging period ahead, through its political and security reforms, and we stand ready to…
Let me add our thanks to Special Envoy Griffiths and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for their briefings and the tireless efforts of their teams.
The United States is deeply concerned about the outbreak of violence and deadly clashes in Aden. Violence plays into the hands of those who seek to p…
I thank you, Mr. President, and welcome you back to the Council. It is excellent to have you with us today. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Serpa Soares, Peter Maurer and Professor Bellal for their briefings today. The United States would like to recognize and commend the vital role of the Inte…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her sobering briefing today.
The United States strongly condemns the attack in Benghazi that killed and injured United Nations staff members and a number of civilians. We extend our condolences and sympathies to the victims, their families and indeed th…
