I thank our briefers for their remarks and the tireless efforts of their teams.
Progress on the United Nations-led political process is vital, but it faces obstacles from within Yemen and from outside forces. The Security Council has seen regional escalation by Iran, and we are alarmed about the re…
The support of the United States for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. We are committed to working with the Ukrainian people to promote
democracy and prosperity and root out corruption. President Trump underscored that message to President Zelenskyi following peaceful c…
I thank today’s briefers for their informative briefings.
The United States recognizes the contribution that contingents make in increasingly insecure environments around the globe. We welcome the opportunity to work together, through existing working groups, to make peacekeeping as effective as po…
The United States would like to thank Security Council members for a collaborative negotiation and express our gratitude for France’s extraordinary efforts in developing resolution 2480 (2019) and conducting the negotiations. I also want to join our colleagues today in bidding farewell and expressin…
I thank Special Representative Ndiaye for his briefing. The United States looks forward to a collaborative and productive relationship with him, and we appreciate the seriousness with which he has taken up his new role to implement the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabil…
I thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and tireless efforts on this portfolio.
As Special Coordinator Mladenov mentioned, the United States, in partnership with Bahrain, will be hosting the Peace to Prosperity economic workshop in Manama next w…
I thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his remarks today. Under his leadership, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) continues to provide vital support to Afghanistan. I also want to thank Ms. Samar for her informative briefing today.
The United States is committed to s…
We thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Force Commanders for their briefings, as well as for their service. Today I will focus on the two issues of host- country cooperation and peacekeeping performance.
The consent of the parties is indeed one of the core principles of United Nations peac…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for their briefings today.
The United States position on the humanitarian situation in Idlib is simple: we need to see a full and immediate de-escalation of violence by all sides, and in particular the Al-Assad regime forc…
We thank Special Representative Annadif for his briefing today and we welcome Foreign Minister Dramé to the Council today. We very much look forward to working with him and with Mali’s new Government.
Every quarter, we sit in this Chamber and listen to how the security situation in the centre of Ma…
Let me begin by joining my colleagues in congratulating Kuwait as it assumes its presidency of the Council. I thank Special Representative Fall for his briefing today and for the efforts he undertakes, which continue to play a central role towards strengthening the political, security and economic c…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General and the Special Envoy for their briefings. The United States welcomes Mr. Onanga-Anyanga to his role and very much looks forward to working with him.
The United States is pleased to see that the Secretary-General’s recent report on the United Nations Interim Secu…
We are pleased with the Council’s strong statement of support for the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara, Horst Köhler, to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that would provide for the self-determination of the people of Western…
We agree with EcoPeace Middle East that the road to stability in the Middle East will be paved by regional cooperation on many levels, and water and energy security are certainly essential for peace in the region. It is indeed heartening to hear that Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians are working…
The United States is pleased to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts under Security Council resolution 1718 (2006) so that it can continue its important work to strengthen the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sanctions regime. The full and comprehensive implementation of resolution 1718 (2…
The United States strongly supports the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and is pleased to have voted in favour of resolution 2463 (2019) today. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Zerrougui and her team for the…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for their briefings today.
The United States is concerned by the Secretary- General’s reports of the continued military activities and presence of the Syrian armed forces in the area of separation. The mandate of the Unite…
I thank Ms. Joanna Wronecka for her briefing today on the important work undertaken by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, and for her commitment to the work of the Committee. As always, she has our continued support.
The 24 October b…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her briefing today. I would also like to thank Foreign Minister Camara for participating in today’s meeting.
Sadly, this has been a very difficult reporting period for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun and Ambassador Vieira for their briefings on the situation in Guinea- Bissau. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/1086) on the strategic assessment of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea- Bissau (UNIOGBIS). W…
