I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev, the Police Commissioners and Ms. Reitano for their briefings.
The United States welcomes this opportunity to commend United Nations police personnel for their commitment to implementing peacekeeping mandates. United Nations police are making critical contr…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his work in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the past nine years and for his dedicated leadership of the Office of the High Representative.
The Office’s mission reflects the very ideals that the Security Council envisions for a modern Bosnia and Herzegovina, a peacef…
Today’s vote to renew the mandate authorizing Security Council sanctions on illicit petroleum exports from Libya and asset freezes and travel bans on Libyan political spoilers should have been unanimous. It should have sent a clear message to the Libyan people that we are united behind them and that…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The United States is pleased that the agreement to establish a demilitarized zone in and around Idlib continues to hold. We again note that any military offensive in Idlib would be a reckless escalation that would bring further instability…
Allow me to congratulate China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to ensure you, Sir, of our support through the course of this month.
I also want to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing on her efforts, pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), to bring to justice those responsi…
As the United States said in April (see S/PV.8246), we have embarked on a new approach to the mandate of the
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
First, there can be no more business as usual on Western Sahara. Secondly, we must lend our full support to the Person…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for briefing the Security Council today.
The United States joins others in condemning the announcement by the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics that they intend to hold what they call elections on 11 Nove…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for his sobering briefing.
The timing of this meeting is especially important. On Friday, we heard the Syrian representative issue a chilling warning, in crystal clear terms, that the regime will “fully recover Idlib when we deem it necessary.” (S/PV.8383, p…
I thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing.
The United States, along with all other members of the small group — Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom — and other like-minded Security Council partners are united in our position that the United Nations should mov…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate, and the Secretary-General for his briefing and strong commitment to supporting women’s meaningful participation with regard to issue of peace and security. I also thank the Executive Director of UN-Women and the Ministers …
Let me add our voice to those thanking Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for his deeply concerning, sobering and important briefing today. We are very grateful for his hard work and the work that his team does on the ground in Yemen every day.
The stories behind the huge number of people affected by…
I too thank each of our three briefers today for their presentations and for the work that they have done in support of peace and security in the Central African Republic over the past year. We would also like to extend our thanks to Ambassador Adom for his exceptional leadership
in bringing the Co…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for today’s briefing.
Implementing the mandate of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is an incredibly challenging task. A large part of that mandate — with a force of more than 12,000 personnel in a country the …
I thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing and his hard work to prepare for political progress in Syria. We have before the Security Council today a very rare thing — a brief window of opportunity to advance a political solution in Syria. We should take it. History will be unforgiving if we f…
I thank you, Sir, for calling this meeting on today’s important topic. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and participation in today’s meeting.
The link between natural resources and conflict is complex, and the United States shares the concern that in many instances…
For decades, the United States has been committed to achieving a comprehensive end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Only through direct negotiations between the parties can the Israelis and the Palestinians achieve the peace that they both deserve, which remains our goal today. We cannot support…
I thank Ms. Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mr. Djinnit, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, for their briefings today. We deeply appreciate their updates, especially in these final two months be…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jean Arnault for his important and detailed briefing today. We warmly welcome Foreign Minister Trujillo García and the other Colombian guests.
The historic peace accord that ended half a century of fighting in Colombia brings us together today…
Let us first congratulate Bolivia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We wish you every success in the month ahead, Mr. President. Let me also thank the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and as…
The United States joins fellow members today in commemorating the life and work of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan. On behalf of the United States, I express our deepest condolences to his family and the people of his home country, Ghana. As a child of Africa and the first United Nations officia…
