The United States greatly appreciates today’s informative briefing. We welcome Under-Secretary- General Griffiths back to this monthly meeting on Yemen in his new capacity. I also thank Executive Director Fore for her briefing and Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his update. We also welcome t…
Today’s meeting is an important opportunity to discuss the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and the actions that we are all taking to prevent and counter terrorism. Our thanks go to Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Assistant Secretary-General Coninsx and Mr. Moradian fo…
I thank you, Mr. President, for bringing this important issue before the Security Council. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Today’s peacekeepers work day and night under some of the world’s most severe circumstances to address threats to international peace and security.…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his sobering briefing and strong statement. His role, along with the roles of his Personal Envoy, Jean Arnault, and Special Representative Lyons and her team on the ground, is especially vital now as we enter an uncertain and crucial period that requires the in…
I would like to start today by congratulating France on its successful presidency of the Security Council in July and to wish India and its team success during the month of August. I also wish to thank Mr. Thomas Markram for his briefing and for the extraordinary work of the Organization for the Pro…
I thank Chad and Costa Rica for having facilitated today’s resolution (resolution 75/314). The United States strongly supports the creation of the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent. We fully engaged in the modalities to shape its mandate. The Biden-Harris Administration has put dismantli…
I thank Ms. Hastings for her briefing. Once
again, I would like to express my deep appreciation for the work of the United Nations, particularly her team and Special Coordinator Wennesland. I also thank Ms. Oppenheimer for her participation today. I welcome and acknowledge the participation of the …
I thank the French presidency for bringing us together to discuss this pressing issue. I also would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, Director General Mardini and Delegate Director Grosjean for their compelling remarks.
A new and sickening trend has emerged: the deliberate t…
I am equally honoured and saddened to deliver this statement on behalf of the United States in its capacity as host country.
I join my colleagues in the General Assembly Hall today in expressing our shock and sadness and strong condemnation at the horrific assassination on 7 July of President Joven…
Let me start by expressing deep gratitude to the co-penholders for the extraordinary efforts they made to get us to this point today. I also want to thank all of the members of the Security Council for their support.
Thanks to resolution 2585 (2021), millions of Syrians can breathe a sigh of relief…
Let me start by thanking you the briefers — Special Envoy Onanga-Anyanga, Executive Director Andersen and the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of Chairman Tshisekedi — for the information that they shared with us today. I would also like to welcome the parti…
Let me start by thanking our colleague from Estonia for presiding last month in such an extraordinarily successful way.
I would also like to thank all the briefers for their comprehensive briefings on the ongoing crisis in Tigray. The United States deeply appreciates the work they and their teams h…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing today.
The United States reiterates its full support for tireless efforts of Mr. Pedersen and his team to broker a peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria. A special thank-you goes to Ms. Abeer Hussain for her efforts and everything that she does t…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing and for joining us today. I also wish to thank Mr. Rajasingham and Ms. Ibrahim for their briefings.
Today the Security Council is being confronted with a critical decision: what we communicate to millions of Syrians about the dire situation that t…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his thorough briefing and for all the work that his team has done to support the ceasefire efforts and to bring some calm to the situation in the past two weeks.
I also thank Mr. Lazzarini for his update and for the life-saving work that the United Nations Relief and Work…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and Secretary-General Guterres for his continued attention to this issue.
Over the past two weeks, the United States has approached this crisis in Israel and Gaza with a single focus — bringing an end to the conflict as quickly as possible. We have not bee…
The news of the passing way of President Idriss Déby Itno was a great shock to us, as it was to the rest of the world. I offer the heartfelt condolences of the Government of the United States to his family and loved ones and to all the people of Chad during this difficult time.
Today we remember a …
When the La Soufrière volcano erupted with apocalyptic fury two weeks ago, it set off a chain reaction, spurring a crisis within a crisis. More than 13,000 people were forced to flee. Their displacement has caused further anguish to a region already struggling to combat the coronavirus disease pande…
Ten years ago, the Al-Assad regime met the Syrian people’s peaceful demands for dignity, respect and fundamental freedoms with violence and repression. For more than a decade, the Syrian people have endured the unimaginable — from torture to attacks on hospitals and health care and to cutting off hu…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to commemorate this important day, and I thank the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mr. Iweala for their leadership in pressing all of us to do more to eliminate racial discrimination, wherever and by w…
