I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The situation we are facing in Europe is urgent and dangerous, and the stakes for Ukraine — and for every United Nations Member State — could not be higher. Russia’s actions strike at the very heart of the Charter of the United Nations. This…
As our colleague said, we called for this meeting. And we called for this meeting because of what we have all witnessed over the course of the past few months in terms of the actions of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine. They indicate that it is within their own territory, but it is …
I thank you, Madam President, as well as Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for the sobering
briefings on the vast humanitarian needs in Syria. I also thank Jan Egeland for his update and for the work of the Norwegian Refugee Council to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria and for Syrian refu…
I thank you, Prime Minister Støre, and I thank the Secretary-General for his sobering remarks and assessment of the situation in Afghanistan. I thank Special Representative Lyons. We appreciate her briefing and her team’s unflagging commitment to its mission. I thank Ambassador Tirumurti for his bri…
I thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, for convening this very important meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Maurer for their remarks today. I would also like to express my appreciation to Ms. Al-Mutawakel for her presence with us today. I would also like to take a moment to welcome the pr…
The United States is proud to co-sponsor resolution 76/250 to combat the scourge of Holocaust denial. We appreciate the work our Israeli and German colleagues did to put forward this text, and we are pleased to see the overwhelming support of Member States, including those who added their names to c…
Before I deliver my remarks, I would like to extend my condolences to the United Arab Emirates. The United States condemns in unqualified terms Monday’s terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi, which killed three innocent citizens.
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I extend a special w…
At the outset, let me thank our briefers.
Today I would like to discuss three broad topics: the worrisome increase rise in hostilities, the clear pattern of Houthi escalation and obstruction and the concerning humanitarian fuel and FSO SAFER oil tanker situation.
First, the United States remains a…
I would like to thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing and, belatedly, for the support he provided to the Security Council when we visited Mali in October. I would also like to commend Ms. Adam Dicko for her briefing. We welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative from Mali, and…
Let me start by congratulating you, Madam President, on the start of your Security Council presidency. I look forward to a productive month under your leadership. I also want to extend a warm welcome to our new Security Council members — Albania, my next-door neighbour, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom and Ms. Saeed for their presentations. And I thank my colleague from Viet Nam for the briefing, and I welcome South Sudan’s presence in our discussion today.
We want to begin by conveying our deepest appreciation to the troops, police a…
I thank all of today’s briefers for providing updates on this critical issue.
The United States continues to pursue the path of diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to address our full range of concerns with Iran. President …
I wish to thank our briefers, Mr. Hans Grundberg and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Yemen and look forward to his statement later.
As we have heard this morning, the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains dire and the nee…
I thank the delegations of the Niger and Ireland for their efforts to advance this critical issue.
By vetoing this draft resolution (S/2021/990), Russia has stopped the world’s most important organ from maintaining international peace and security from taking a small, practical and necessary step t…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for hosting the Security Council in October. The hospitality that you and your team provided to us there was very much appreciated.
The United States commends the Niger for its leaders…
I thank High Commissioner Grandi for his frank and sobering briefing on the worldwide refugee situation. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has our unwavering support. We appreciate the dedication of the High Commissioner’s teams and other humanitarian workers as…
As this is the first opportunity I have, I want to welcome you, Mr. President, to the presidency and wish you, Sir, all the success possible over this coming month. I would also like to thank Mexico for its presidency last month and the very dynamic programme it put forward for us.
I thank you, Mr.…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing and Ms. Ero for her insights.
I visited Israel, the West Bank and Jordan earlier this month, in part to reaffirm United States support for a two-State solution, which, we strongly believe, is still viable — a two-State solution in which a Jew…
Let me thank Special Representative Hennis- Plasschaert and Ms. Kabashi for their briefings. I also thank the Special Representative for her steadfast leadership throughout Iraq’s election process.
In October 2019, the people of Iraq took to the streets and demanded change through peaceful protest.…
We are really grateful to Mexico for promoting sustained engagement at the Security Council on the women and peace and security agenda. I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his presentation, and the United Nations Police Commissioners — both of whom are women, I note. I really appreciate the…
