I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris for their briefings. And I thank Ms. Drik so much for offering a stark and credible view of the situation from a civil-society perspective.
I want us to imagine, for a moment, that we are parents in Mariupol. You …
I will be brief. Let me just state that, if the Russian Federation believes that there was an economy in Afghanistan to be destroyed, it has been destroyed by the Taliban.
Also, let me be clear that the United States has not turned its back on Afghanistan. We have remained in the country and have c…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths and Deputy Special Representative Potzel for their briefings.
I am glad this meeting was called today, not for the reasons the Russians requested it but because the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is grave, as we heard from the United N…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres and Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for their briefings.
I would also like to congratulate Ukrainians on their Independence Day and thank President Zelenskyy for participating in this meeting today. The United States stands with President Zelenskyy and the people …
I thank the Secretary-General and Ambassador Zlauvinen for their briefings and their steadfast commitment to furthering multilateral diplomacy.
We live in a world where our greatest challenges are shared, and global challenges require global solutions. That is what makes multilateral institutions s…
Let me thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Director Mudawi. I want to express my gratitude to them both for their unwavering commitment to bringing peace and humanitarian relief to Yemen. Thankfully, we now have an opening for a sustained peace due to the recent truce extension. We appreciate t…
Since this is my first time in the Security Council since China took up the presidency, I would like to thank Brazil for a successful month in its presidency of the Council in July and welcome China to the presidency and wish it a successful month as well.
I would also like to thank China for conve…
The United States welcomes the ceasefire that was reached last night. Our thanks go to Special Coordinator Wennesland, as well as Egypt, Qatar, Jordan and other regional partners, for facilitating an end to the recent hostilities. We call on all the parties to fully implement the ceasefire, includin…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
I, too, would like to take a moment to express my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason for her contributions to the Security Council. During the year and then some that we have worked together, I have admired her steadfas…
Let me thank the United Kingdom for its constructive role as the penholder for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Thanks to the United Kingdom’s hard work and the efforts of most members of the Council, we now have a more substantive mandate, which includes important language in s…
At the outset, let me thank Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings for her briefing.
Today I would like to share an update from President Biden’s visit to Israel and the West Bank this month, which demonstrated the strength of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel, including …
Let me thank Special Representative Hennis- Plasschaert for her briefing today on the horrific attack. I would also like to welcome the presence of the Iraqi Foreign Minister and the representative of Türkiye.
The United States strongly condemns the attack on 20 July in Iraq’s Dohuk governorate, wh…
The United States will vote against draft resolution S/2022/541 because by renewing the cross- border mechanism for six months only, Russia’s draft fails to give aid workers the assurances required to enable them to sufficiently meet needs on the ground, and that would result in needless suffering. …
Today is a dark day in the Security Council. As we sit in this ornate Chamber, it is easy to lose sight of the real-life consequences of our votes. But roughly 5,000 miles away, for 4.1 million people in north-west Syria, the impact of this vote will be swift and dire.
Owing to the vote of one Coun…
Let me start by joining others in expressing my condolences on the passing of the former Prime Minister of Japan and the former President of Angola.
I would also like to thank the co-penholders, our colleagues from Norway and Ireland, for their work on the issue at hand for us today. Their leadersh…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary- General for his presence here with us today and for his crucial remarks. I would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing, as well as the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations humanitarian agen…
I thank Special Representative La Lime for her briefing on the situation in Haiti and for the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the United Nations country team. I thank Mr. Descardes for his invaluable perspective on the issues faced by civil society and it…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s vital debate. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for participating today.
I would also like to express my appreciation to all the briefers and to the representatives of regional organizations who have joined us today. The role of regional org…
Let me start by thanking Special Envoy Grundberg, Ms. Mudawi, Acting Director of the Operations and Advocacy Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Ms. Al-Salafi, our civil society briefer, for their briefings today. We are very grateful for all their dedicated effo…
Since I was not here for the beginning of your presidency, I would like to enthusiastically welcome you, Mr. President, to your new role and to wish you the best during this month. I thank Albania for calling this very important meeting, and I would also like to give a special thanks to our briefers…
