We would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her briefing today, and Ambassador Vieira for all his important work in chairing the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The United States is pleased that Guinea-Bissau’s leadership, with the able assistance of th…
The United States is pleased to participate in this debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P).
We continue to support the 2005 World Summit Outcome document and believe that each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and c…
I would like to thank Special Representative Fall and Secretary-General Allam-Mi for their briefings today and for all their work in Central Africa, which is facing a challenging set of political, economic and social issues.
We would like to take this opportunity to focus on the situation in Camero…
The United States wishes to commend Peru and Sweden for their efforts to make sure that the Security Council recognizes the role of youth in issues of peace and security.
Resolution 2419 (2018), which we have just adopted, has a number of important elements. In particular, the United States appreci…
I thank Special Envoy Kafando for his briefing. We would also like to thank Ambassador Lauber for his briefing and tireless efforts with the Peacebuilding Commission.
Arbitrary arrests, a lack of transparency, the suspension of media outlets and attempts to put pressure on voters marred Burundi’s 1…
We are pleased to join you, Madam President, in welcoming the adoption of resolution 2417 (2018), the first to recognize the clear links between armed conflict and famine and the important role that the Council can play in addressing this challenge. The text of the resolution is one that we have bee…
I would like to thank Ambassador Balé and Special Envoy Djinnit for their briefings and their work to advance the commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region.
A little more than a month ago, the United States was pleased to…
I thank Special Representative Zerrougui. We are very pleased to welcome her to the Council and to have her head the
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We also welcome the participation of the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for For…
The United States looks forward to another round of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. I would like to welcome our new co-Chairs, Ambassadors Nusseibeh and Imnadze, to whom we will look for guidance on and oversight of the intergovernmental negotiations process.
I would also…
