I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Mudawi for their informative briefings. I would also like to appreciate and thank Ms. Aveline for her sobering update about the needs on the ground. We are grateful for all she does alongside so many humanitarian workers to assist the Syrian people in their tim…
I would like to thank Switzerland for hosting this critical debate, and we welcome your participation with us here today, Ms. Amherd. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Commissioner Adeoye and Programme Director Tadesse for their insightful perspectives.
During the annual protection of c…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his informative briefing. I also sincerely thank Ms. Hary for her presentation today.
It has been a challenging month for the region, and the United States extends condolences to all Israelis and Palestinians affected by the ongoing violence.
When the Cou…
I particularly want to thank Switzerland for making the pressing issue of conflict-induced food insecurity a centrepiece of its presidency. It is also a very high priority for the Government of the United States. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for being here with us today and for his sobering re…
Let me thank Special Representative Perthes for his sobering briefing and take this opportunity to welcome the new Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, Ms. Nkweta-Salami, to her new role. I also welcome the participation of the Commissioner of the African Union (AU),…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his informative briefing.
As we heard earlier, today Israel marks the sombre holiday of Yom HaZikaron. We join our Israeli friends in commemorating the loss of those killed in past wars and terrorist attacks, and we unequivocally condemn terrorist attacks …
Let me thank Secretary-General Guterres, Special Representative Perthes, Assistant Secretary- General Msuya and Special Envoy Wais of the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for their informative briefings. I want to thank Special Representative Perthes in particular for his efforts o…
Let me start by thanking Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks and thanking him and the entire United Nations system for all the efforts made to promote peace and security and to support the Charter of the United Nations.
I also thank colleagues for coming together to talk about how we can def…
I was not sure that I wanted to take the floor again, but I think that it is important that I correct some of the comments that were made by our Russian colleague. I would like to do that on three points.
First, with regard to the trilateral security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom …
Let me start by thanking Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
Here we are once again, finding ourselves in an emergency special meeting of the Security Council after yet another intercontinental ballistic-missile (ICBM) launch by Pyongyang. If it is starting to feel as if we are he…
I want to thank Mozambique and particularly President Nyusi for convening this high-level debate on strengthening counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres and President Assoumani, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for their briefings today. I want to welcome a…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his participation in today’s sombre commemoration of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
I stand before the General Assembly as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and as a diplomat who proudly represents my country o…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the sustained violence in Israel and the West Bank. Last year was the deadliest since the second intifada, and 2023 is on track to surpass that staggering level of violence. The United States i…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening us to commemorate this important day.
I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for his presence and for his statement and thank in particular Mayor Adams for joining us today and for his bold remarks.
In past years, on this commemorative day, I have shar…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor a second time. I apologize, but I feel like I have to correct some of the fallacies that we have just heard from our Chinese and Russian counterparts.
First, specifically on the assertion that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea abandoned it…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his informative briefing and recommendations to the Security Council and welcome the representative of the Republic of Korea to this meeting.
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s launches…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his thorough briefing and for the United Nations efforts aimed at securing an extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
As Under-Secretary-General Griffiths clearly outlined, as long as Russia continues to blockade Ukraine’s ports, the world needs th…
The United States requests a procedural vote on the participation of Ms. Morozova as a proposed briefer for this meeting. We regret having to call this vote, given that the majority of Council members already expressed serious concerns to the presidency yesterday and today.
Let me be clear, the Uni…
I thank you, Madam President, for bringing us together for this important discussion today. I would like to welcome all our guests, including the President of the Swiss Confederation and all the Ministers who are in the Chamber with us today. Their presence reflects the high priority they give to th…
We thank Malta for organizing this timely meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union. We also thank High Representative Borrell Fontelles for his informative briefing today.
On behalf of the United States, I want to express my deep appreciation for the European Union’s…
