I thank Sierra Leone for its leadership on this issue. I thank Executive Director Bahous, Assistant Secretary- General Pobee and especially Ms. Khair for bringing her valuable insights on the situation in the Sudan to the Chamber today.
With the increasing numbers of mission transitions, the intern…
The United States dissociates itself from the election of Venezuela as a Vice-President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly. The United States does not recognize Mr. Maduro and his representatives as the Government of Venezuela.
On behalf of the United States, as host country of the United Nations, we extend our sincere congratulations to Mr. Philémon Yang on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session.
The President-elect’s campaign vision promised a theme of unity and diversity for the …
I thank the members of the King family for being here with us this morning. Dr. King’s legacy continues to inspire us all. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening us to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Today we reflect on …
I am pleased to introduce draft resolution A/78/L.24, entitled “Enhancing action at the national, regional and international levels to address the global public health and security challenges posed by synthetic drugs”.
The United States introduced the draft resolution to highlight emerging global i…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor the humanitarian omnibus safety and security and natural disasters draft resolutions.
The humanitarian work of the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies is unfortunately needed now more than ever. The United States remains a steadfast leader in re…
The United States is pleased to join the consensus on the political declarations of the General Assembly high-level meetings on tuberculosis (resolution 78/5), universal health coverage (resolution 78/4) and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (resolution 78/3). We appreciate the construc…
The United States is pleased to join consensus on the Political Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Convened under the Auspices of the General Assembly (resolution 78/1). We appreciate the dedicated and constructive work of the co-facilitators, Ireland and Qatar,…
The United States opposes the draft decision (A/77/L.47) introduced by the Russian Federation, which seeks to undermine the Secretary-General’s authority in his nomination of the incumbent Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ms. Inger Andersen. The United States su…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing today.
Last Thursday, the United Nations released its Global Humanitarian Overview 2023, which set another record, with 339 million people in need of assistance and a price tag of $51 billion. When the United Nations launched its humanitari…
I thank Ambassador Akram for the very compelling picture he painted for all of us this morning. It certainly touches us all. I have had the occasion to visit his beautiful country, and I can only imagine what a devastating moment this is. Our sympathies are with him.
The United States stands with t…
I would like to start by extending the United States’ deepest condolences to the royal family and the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen lived an extraordinary life dedicated t…
The United States wishes to express its gratitude to all participants who worked tirelessly to conclude the political declaration (resolution 76/294), including the Office of the President of the General Assembly, whose stewardship was critical in helping us reach consensus.
The United States is pl…
