My apologies for taking the floor, but I need to respond to some comments made by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation.
Since the beginning of this conflict, the Russian Federation has spared no effort in trying to either directly or indirectly blame the United States for this cri…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza for her comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic to today’s meeting.
I would like to emphasize that the report by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General clearly demonstr…
I will keep this short, because frankly it is not worth wasting any more time discussing Russia’s bad-faith draft resolution (S/2023/795).
The United States could not support yet another Russian draft resolution that was put forward with no consultation and failed to reflect the realities on the gr…
I thank Special Representative Ziadeh for her briefing. I wish to welcome President Osmani-Sadriu and Prime Minister Brnabíc to today’s meeting.
Let me first reiterate the commitment of the United States to maintaining stability in the Western Balkans. My Government strongly condemns the violence p…
I thank Special Representative Salvador for her briefing and for her team’s ongoing efforts in Haiti. I would also like to thank Ms. Waly of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Russell of UNICEF and Ms. Manigat of the High Transitional Council for their important perspectives on the dy…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari, former President of Chile Michelle Bachelet and former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki for their insightful briefings. I also want to thank Ms. Josefina Echavarría Álvarez for her impo…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Ms. Catriona Laing, and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission for Somalia, Mr. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Somalia to …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing and Mr. Rodrigo Botero García for all he does to advance environmental justice in Colombia. I would also like to thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for his important perspective. Let me als…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Hennis-Plasschaert and Ms. Al-Jarahi for their briefings.
We appreciate the Special Representative’s steadfast leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in Baghdad and her support for other United Nati…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant- Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings today.
The town of Bucha, a theatre in Mariupol, a restaurant and train station in Kramatorsk, a shopping mall in Kremenchuk, a cathedral in Odesa and now a café in Hroza. Thousands of civilians have …
I would like to thank the directors of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for their briefings and for the work they and their teams do every day to protect migrants. Their commitment is noted, and we appreciate the role of the IOM…
I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Executive Director Bahous and Ms. Bennoune for their very informative briefings. I also thank the entire United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team for their work and commitment to a stable, prosperous, inclusive and secure Afghanistan. I…
I thank Special Representative Haysom and Ms. Wosornu for their comprehensive briefings today. I also thank Ms. Juan for her insights on South Sudan. The United States reaffirms its appreciation for the dedication and commitment of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), including its pe…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her latest briefing on this issue today. Her leadership and the continuing efforts of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in the global effort to counter weapons diversion remain essential.
This is the fifth meeting Russia has requested on thi…
Let me first offer my condolences to the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Morocco following the recent devastating earthquake.
The United States condemns Russia’s veto on 30 August (see S/PV.9408) of the draft resolution on Mali sanctions renewal (S/2023/268), both for its impact and for…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
Albania, with the support of the United States, called for this meeting today because of the Russian Federation’s continued and flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations through its assault on
the sovereignty and territorial…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and his leadership on peacekeeping reform.
In recent years, there has been a disturbing trend of increasing threats of violence against United Nations peacekeepers. Just this past month in August, peacekeepers from the United Nations Peacekee…
I want to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing today. I would also like to thank the teams at the Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for the steadfast leadership and exceptional work they bring to this critical issue eac…
As this is the first meeting of the month, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency and wish you a very productive September. And I also thank you for convening this important open debate.
The United States welcomes this annual opportunity to hear the views of members of …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Force Commanders for their briefings. I also want to thank the Force Commanders and the peacekeepers under their command for their extraordinary service and sacrifice. They are carrying out their duties in very challenging circumstances, and I want to …
