I thank Special Representative Salamé, Commissioner Chergui and Ambassador Schulz for their briefings today.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali last weekend that killed one Niger…
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for being with us today and for her helpful and comprehensive briefing.
Today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2470 (2019) to renew the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) once again underscores the strong and continued commitment o…
I thank the Chairs of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; the Security Council Committee established pursuant…
As we have made clear to other members of the Council, we, like France and Germany, do not see a need for this briefing. In our view, Russia’s request for this meeting is a clear attempt to distract from the peaceful, democratic transfer of power happening today in Ukraine. The United States congrat…
I thank Under-Secretaries-General DiCarlo and Lowcock for their deeply concerning briefings today.
The United States believes that the September 2018 ceasefire agreement between the Russian Federation and Turkey in Idlib and neighbouring areas is absolutely essential to maintaining international pe…
I would like to thank today’s briefers and to give a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Barry.
The past six months in the Sahel have been concerning. The security situation continues to deteriorate. Radical elements have driven intercommunal violence to an all-time high. The massacre in Ogossagou poi…
I thank the briefers for their presentations today and the tireless effort of their teams. I also thank the Ambassador of Peru, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), for his work and for leading a very successful Committee trip to …
The United States thanks the Council members for their efforts to ensure that the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is appropriately configured for the current security situation in Abyei, creating space for the parties to seek a political solution to outstanding disputes. The…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his leadership and for his presence in the Chamber today.
The United States reiterates its strong support for the Office of the High Representative’s mandate as the final authority on the interpretation of the civilian implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor for her briefing.
Eight years ago, the Security Council referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Resolution 1973 (2011) addressed a dangerous moment in Libya’s history. Al-Qadhafi’s horrific abuses stunned the world. Now, as the…
I congratulate you, Madam President, on Indonesia’s Security Council presidency this month.
I also thank our briefers and Indonesia for organizing today’s debate on how training and capacity-building can strengthen United Nations peacekeeping. In that regard,
the United States is engaging with par…
At the outset, the United States is compelled by the urgency of the humanitarian conditions in the Rukban camp to reiterate in the strongest terms our call on the Al-Assad regime and the Russian Federation to permit deliveries of United Nations assistance from Damascus and lift its restrictions on c…
The United States, too, condemns Russia’s decision to grant expedited Russian citizenship to Ukrainians living in Russia-controlled Donbas. Through that highly provocative action, Russia is clearly intensifying its assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Donbas is in Ukraine and…
During the Arria Formula meeting on the situation of persons with disabilities in armed conflict, held in December 2018, the United States made a commitment to raise the situation of persons with disabilities more systemically in the Security Council. We are very pleased to see the Council do that t…
I would like to wish a warm welcome to today’s briefers and to thank them for their very important contributions.
Allow me to begin by offering the heartfelt condolences of the United States to the people of Sri Lanka for the Easter Day terrorist attacks that killed nearly 300 people and wounded hu…
We welcome you, Mr. President; it is great to have you join us in the Security Council today.
Over the past days, we have seen a dramatic and significant series of events unfold in the Sudan. However, the demands of the Sudanese for a representative Government have not yet been met and the situatio…
I thank today’s briefers, and especially the United Nations teams on the ground in Yemen, for their tireless efforts in exceptionally difficult conditions.
Since December, the Council has urged the parties to demonstrate their commitment to a political settlement by redeploying from Al-Hudaydah in …
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Trujillo García to the Security Council.
Since the signing in 2016 of the historic Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, Colombia has taken several important steps and has become an inspiration for peace, not just i…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s open debate and for being with us in the Council this morning. I would also like to thank our briefers today.
I reaffirm the United States commitment to the full, effective and meaningful participation of women in the United Nations peacekeeping o…
The United States is committed to assisting those displaced by circumstances beyond their control. As such, we remain the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance worldwide. We are focused on providing assistance as close to refugees’ homes as possible to help them until they can return home …
