I thank High Commissioner Türk and President Al-Khatib for their briefings.
Hamas is solely responsible for the resumption of hostilities since 18 March, refusing time and again to accept proposals to extend the ceasefire.
For too long, Hamas has abused civilian infrastructure and facilities, cyni…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for her briefing, which powerfully reinforces that this war must end now.
Just over one month ago, on the third anniversary of the escalation of the Russia- Ukraine war, the Council adopted resolution 2774 (2025), imploring a swift end to the war. As we not…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for their briefings. We appreciate their ongoing efforts, particularly in the wake of the sectarian violence that swept over coastal regions in western Syria earlier this month. I also thank Ms. Joumana Seif for her briefin…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks and ongoing efforts to adapt United Nations peacekeeping to evolving challenges in order to ensure that it remains fit for purpose. And I thank Foreign Minister Rasmussen for his leadership in organizing this very timely debate. I also thank Ms. Jen…
I thank the Special Coordinator ad interim, Ms. Kaag, for her briefing.
As the United States has consistently said, the future of the Middle East must look different. Fresh thinking is needed for a better tomorrow for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
The stated purpose of this meeting is to report…
I also want to thank Assistant-Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
The United States condemns Hamas in the strongest terms for those heinous murders. Mr. Sharabi’s presence here in the face of the tragedy that he has experienced is moving. His brave testimony here is one of too many stories…
I could not help but notice that some of the behaviour during this meeting, including departing from the Chamber and leaving a seat vacant while the representative of Israel was speaking under rule 37, is inconsistent with the decorum that we expect in the Chamber. I simply wanted to register that.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Coordinator Fletcher for his briefing.
The blame for the resumption of hostilities lies solely with Hamas. This brutal terrorist organization has steadfastly refused every proposal and deadline it has been presented over the past few weeks, including a bridge proposa…
I thank UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and Médecins sans frontières Secretary General Christopher Lockyear for their briefings on the horrifying developments in the Sudan.
The United States condemns in the strongest terms the reported pervasive conflict-related sexual violence, perpetr…
I thank High Representative Kaja Kallas for her briefing and participation in today’s meeting.
For the United Nations to accomplish its primary mission of promoting peace and stability, close cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, to uphold the principles…
I thank Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva for her briefing. I would also like to thank Ms. Azadah Raz Mohammad for her remarks, and I welcome the representative of Afghanistan.
We recognize the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team, in very challenging condi…
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu, whose testimony highlights the gravity of the situation facing the Syrian people.
We have an historic opportunity to close this dark chapter in history and to start a new one — creating a Syria that is safer for its people and more secure for the region …
We wish you success, Madam President, in your tenure as President of the Council this month. I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher and Ms. Nesmah Mansoor Ali, of Peace Track Initiative. I thank them for their briefings and in particular for underscoring the conti…
I thank Special Coordinator ad interim Sigrid Kaag and Mr. Daniel Levy for their briefings.
And the United States wants to especially thank Noa Argamani for coming here today to provide such compelling testimony to the depravity of Hamas and of what she endured. The United States stands with her an…
The United States sincerely appreciates Security Council member support for this resolution (resolution 2774 (2025)) and applauds the action, the first on Ukraine the Council has taken in three years, to firmly call for an end to the conflict. This resolution puts us on the path to peace. It is a fi…
I would like to thank the presidency of the Council for scheduling this meeting today.
Today we stand on the precipice of history with a solemn task: creating conditions to end the bloodiest war on the European continent since the successive cataclysms that spurred the creation of the Council. In J…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her remarks. I also welcome the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine.
At its heart, the Security Council’s purpose is to maintain international peace and security, including the peaceful settlement of disputes. That is why it was created. That is w…
The United States strongly opposes the proposal to delay voting on our draft resolution (S/2025/112). I would note that the United States already acceded to the request of some members of the Security Council to delay this meeting, because we had originally requested to have the meeting convened thi…
We thank France for its dedicated stewardship of resolution 2773 (2025), which accurately reflects the realities of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and takes an initial step towards promoting accountability for Movement du 23 mars (M23) and Rwandan advances.
This week t…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita and Special Envoy Xia Huang for their briefings and their leadership.
The United States extends its fullest support to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and…
