I extend my gratitude to Special Representative Leonardo Santos Simão. We commend his leadership, as we believe that his mission has an important role towards facilitating peace in West Africa and the Sahel. I also wish to thank Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous and Executive Director Levinia Adda…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I welcome the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs at this meeting. And I thank Ilay David for his courage in sharing his story. The pain
The horrific videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, filmed by the terrorist gr…
I congratulate Panama on assuming the Security Council presidency. I also wish to express appreciation to Pakistan for their successful tenure as President of the Council. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. I welcome the representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
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I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Director Edem Wosornu for their briefings. And we welcome the representative of Syria today.
The United States unequivocally condemns the recent violence in Suwayda’, especially atrocities committed against civilians. We continue to facilitate dialogue among …
I would like to reply to the assertion that the United States made “groundless accusations” and that somehow this was a misuse of the Council. I reject these allegations. The United States has raised pertinent information and, in the case in point today, we noted that materials and components suppli…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their briefings. I welcome the representative of Ukraine.
More than 100 days have now passed since the Council adopted a resolution imploring a swift end to the war and urging a lasting peace between …
I thank Deputy Prime Minister Dar for convening this important debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Eighty years ago, in the wake of the devastation of two world wars, the United States convened the nations of the world to envision a better future. They formed the United Nat…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the Syrian representative.
First, let me be clear. The United States unequivocally condemns the violence in Suwayda’. All parties must step back and engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to a lasting ceasefire. Ove…
A couple members made very serious allegations of genocide.
Those accusations are categorically false, and they fuel antisemitism around the world. America fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself. Israel has taken numerous measures to limit harm to civilians and address humanitarian needs. T…
I would like to acknowledge Under- Secretary General Fletcher and Executive Director Russell’s briefings, although I would take issue with some of the characterizations in Mr. Fletcher’s remarks, which pointed the finger of blame solely at Israel, with one reference to Hamas.
I will also address in…
Resolution 2787 (2025) is recognition of the need for continued vigilance from the Council against the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist threat. Just last week, the Secretary-General transmitted to Council members a statement (SG/SM/22724) describing Houthi attacks against two civilian cargo vessels, the…
The United States would like to thank co-penholder Panama for its work to help the Security Council to achieve the unanimous adoption of this important resolution (resolution 2785 (2025)).
Less than one year remains on the Transitional Presidential Council’s planned road map for the restoration of …
I would like to thank Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Khan for her briefing and report to the Council today on the ongoing investigations and prosecutions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) related to the situation in Darfur and to welcome our Sudanese colleague and representative.
The United State…
Since this is my first time in the Council under Pakistan’s presidency, I want to wish you, Mr. President, every success this month. I also thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher and Ms. Summer Nasser for their informative briefings. I would also like to welcome the…
I would like to acknowledge Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Ms. Shayna Lewis, and thank them for their briefings, which, as others have noted, were quite sobering. I also thank Ambassador Joonkook Hwang for his stewardship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005),…
I thank Special Representative Bintou Keita for her briefing today and for her and her team’s work on the ground. I also welcome the representatives of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who are with us today.
In the three months since our most recent briefing (see S/PV.9887), we have…
I would like to thank Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter and Director Sheema SenGupta for their briefings. And I want to thank Sila for sharing her compelling words with us.
This year’s annual report on children and armed conflict (S/2025/247) provides a sobering snapshot of the dev…
I am compelled to respond to some assertions made by certain Council members.
I spoke earlier about the precision operation that the United States took to degrade Iran’s capacity to produce a nuclear weapon. We did not take this action lightly, and we are confident that it is consistent with the in…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis for their briefings.
As we reflect today on the conclusions of the Secretary-General’s final report on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2025/397), Iran continues to openly violate its United Nations o…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roza Otunbayeva, Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya and Executive Director of UN-Women Sima Sami Bahous for their informative briefings, and I welcome the representative of Afghanistan.
It has been nearly four years since the Taliban take…
