Last week, we were deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. And today, on behalf of the United States, I want to offer my heartfelt condolences to his family and to the people of the United Arab Emirates.
During Sheikh Khalifa’s rule, the U…
Let me start by thanking Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for sharing his update on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) today. I also want to thank Special Envoy Tetteh and congratulate her on the assumption of her new position. We look forward to working with her in the cou…
I would also like to thank Deputy High Commissioner Clements and Director General Vitorino for their informative briefings on the situation on the ground in Ukraine. Right now, their agencies and non-governmental organization partners are doing such important life-saving work. Their teams are puttin…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and ongoing efforts.
We are witnessing a moment of hope for Yemen — an opportunity to finally bring peace to a country and a people that have suffered for far too long. Today, I will outline the progress we ar…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important discussion today. I also want to thank Special Representative Patten for her remarks. The United States is proud to support the important work of the Special Representative’s Office. Most of all, I would like to thank the th…
We are honoured by your presence here with us today, Mr. President, and are thankful to the United Kingdom for leading today’s debate.
I thank our briefers from UN-Women and UNICEF for their remarks and for the work that their teams are doing on the ground. I, too, visited Romania and Moldova and s…
I thank you, Sir, for bringing us together today for this very important discussion. I also thank the briefers for their insights.
I think we all remember where we were when we realized that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was not a minor outbreak, but a highly contagious virus that would change…
As we have made clear to members of the Security Council, including the Russian Federation, the meeting under today’s agenda item was proposed without prejudice to the agenda items in relation to the 2014 letters, specifically, the 2014 letter from the Ukrainian Permanent Representative (S/2014/136)…
Let me also start by thanking the United Arab Emirates and Ambassador Nusseibeh for her
successful presidency during the month of March. As you, Madam President, begin your Security Council presidency, I want to thank the United Kingdom for its leadership and for organizing this vital discussion on…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for his briefing and for her commitment to her mission. I would also like to welcome our colleague the Permanent Representative from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Chamber today.
Also, let me express concerns about the repor…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his comprehensive briefing and reporting.
The United States fully supports the efforts of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) to monitor and report on the situation in the Sudan, inclu…
The Russian Permanent Representative asks
why we decided to abstain and not veto. To be honest, it was not necessary to veto, and I do not think the draft resolution put before us (S/2022/231) was worthy of the United States using its precious veto power. Thirteen members of the Security Council ab…
Once again, Russia is attempting to use the Council to provide cover for its brutal actions. It really is unconscionable that Russia would have the audacity to put forward a draft resolution asking the international community to solve a humanitarian crisis that Russia alone created.
The United Stat…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. We fully support his continued and close engagement with all parties to promote dialogue and peace.
The United States remains committed to widening relations between Israel and its neighbours. One way we can do that is by deepening cooperatio…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening us here to mark this important International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. I also thank the Secretary-General for joining us today in this important meeting.
I just now left the Security Council, where I learned of the passing of our Iri…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for joining us today to repeat exactly what she gave us last week (see S/PV.8991).
Last week, we heard a tirade of bizarre conspiracy theories from the Russian representative. This week, we are hearing a whole lot more where that came
from — things that sound…
I was momentarily pleased to hear that the Russians were pulling down the vote on their farcical humanitarian draft resolution S/2022/231, which was doomed to fail. We know that if Russia truly cared about the humanitarian crisis — the one that it created — it could simply stop its attacks on the pe…
I thank the briefers for their briefings today.
Just three weeks ago, Russia launched its unprovoked, unjustified, unconscionable full-scale invasion into Ukraine and assault on democracy. Now, over 3 million refugees have fled the country, creating a devastating humanitarian crisis felt around the…
I thank our briefers, Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, for their tireless efforts, and I welcome the participation of the Yemeni Permanent Representative at today’s meeting.
Today I want to address four aspects of the situation in Yemen. Progress toward an inclusive po…
The United States thanks Council members for their efforts to strengthen the mandate of the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and ensure that the Mission supports the people of South Sudan in their pursuit of lasting peace, security and stability. The mandate reinforces the core missio…
