We gather to vote on resolution 2451 (2018) today in order to address the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen and to endorse the Stockholm agreements.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and maintains the firm conviction that the best hope…
We thank all of the briefers today for their presentations and for their work to advance peace and development in the Sahel.
We share the Special Adviser’s assessment that the Sahel is an important and culturally diverse region filled with potential, but that its people today face a daunting set of…
I thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing. On behalf of the United States, I express our sincere gratitude to him for his four and a half years of service as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. We greatly appreciate the tireless effort that he has put into that work and his eff…
I would like to thank Executive Director Fedotov for his briefing.
The scourge of drug addiction continues to claim too many lives around the world, including in West and Central Africa. The harm caused by illicit drug cultivation, trafficking and consumption is linked to organized crime, illegal f…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing today.
Over the past few weeks we have seen images and news of tunnels discovered in northern Israel. As the Under-Secretary-General has told us this morning, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has confirmed so far the exist…
We thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his updates on the situation in South Sudan, which, along with the briefing by Special Representative Patten, reminds us why the international community needs to strengthen calls for accountability for horrific atrocities. We thank them very much for thei…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations for his briefing today and welcome President Vučić and
President Thaçi to the Council. We thank them for their remarks and for joining us here today.
The United States reaffirms its support for a gradual, transparent transition to a p…
The United States welcomes the outcomes of the Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, held three weeks ago, where the international community reaffirmed its long-term commitment to a peaceful, prosperous and self-reliant Afghanistan. At the Geneva conference, Afghanistan’s international partn…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. Once again, we commend the very important work the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and its humanitarian partners do on a daily basis to help the Syrian people. Mr. Lowcock’s briefings shed light on the facts regarding Syri…
The United States is pleased to continue this discussion on Security Council reform, and we look forward to coordinating closely on issues within the group handling the intergovernmental negotiations during the seventy-third session.
We also thank the outgoing leadership, Ambassador Nusseibeh and A…
The United States appreciates the leadership that Ambassador Drobnjak and Ambassador Mejía Vélez exhibited
as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. They facilitated a series of important discussions on a range …
I thank all the briefers for their remarks today. We also welcome Prime Minister Gomes and express our appreciation for his ongoing efforts to foster unity in the Government and prepare for critical elections in November.
The United States is pleased to note the welcome political progress in Guinea…
The United States is pleased to join the consensus in support of the mandate renewal today. I also want to commend France for the cooperative spirit in which it led the process.
Maintaining peace and stability between Lebanon and Israel is of paramount importance. The mandate makes clear that the U…
I thank you, Mr. President, for coming to preside over this meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Ms. Qadeem for their remarks today.
The United States joins the Archbishop in honouring the memory of the late Kofi Annan on this issue. In August 2012, Mr. Anna…
