I thank you, Mr. President, and I thank our briefers today.
The United States’ first priority in South Sudan is peace. However, South Sudan’s leaders have systematically undermined this goal since their independence in 2011. They have repeatedly pushed the country back to the brink of war.
Militar…
I thank you, Mr. President, and all of our briefers today. I also extend a special thank you to all police-contributing countries and the police who serve.
United Nations police contribute significantly to peacekeeping by protecting civilians, controlling civil disorder, policing borders, training …
Today, the Council made another decisive step towards the stabilization of Haiti. The United States would like to thank our co-penholder Panama on its work in helping the Security Council achieve unanimous adoption of this important resolution (resolution 2814 (2026)).
The United States maintains i…
I thank the briefer for his presentation. We also acknowledge the presence of the new Security Council member, Colombia.
Even as President Trump and President Petro engage in productive conversations, we remain deeply concerned about instability, violence and illicit drug cultivation and traffickin…
I thank today’s briefers.
Haiti faces an unprecedented crisis, with gangs terrorizing communities, extorting families and recruiting young people to commit horrors on behalf of gang leaders. The effects of this violence threaten not only Haiti but also the stability of the wider Caribbean and the w…
I thank today’s briefers.
The United States remains concerned about recent events in south-eastern Yemen. We urge restraint and continued diplomacy in seeking a lasting solution. We remain supportive of all efforts to advance our shared security interests. We continue to support the Republic of Yem…
The United States welcomes the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2812 (2026)). It reaffirms the Council’s responsibility for continued vigilance against the Houthi terrorist threat to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.
The defense of freedom of navigation is a cru…
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for his briefing.
The United States welcomes the establishment of a continuous presence in Syria of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). We also welcome the re-establishment of the Syrian National Auth…
I thank our briefer and express our gratitude for the dedication in implementing the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
The United States supports efforts to advance a Libyan-led political process towards unified governance and elections. We urge all Libyan stakeholde…
The United States is pleased to vote to renew the mandate of this critical Mission — the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) — for another year, and we thank France for leading the negotiations.
We are pleased to have this peacekeeping…
I extend a special thanks to all of our briefers today.
First, I want to condemn the cowardly terrorist ambush on United States personnel in Syria on 13 December. The United States mourns the loss of Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard and United States civilian int…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov.
Before I begin, I want to pause to remember those killed and injured on Bondi Beach this weekend, while celebrating Hanukkah. This attack must be called what it is: antisemitic terrorism. President Trump and the United States Government will continue to…
I would like to thank our briefers for sharing their thoughts with us today.
As President Trump said during high-level week, the United Nations has tremendous potential, but right now it is not coming close to living up to it. The United Nations has become a bloated bureaucracy weighed down by its …
I thank the United Kingdom for its
leadership as penholder.
The United States welcomes the reaffirmation of the Al-Shabaab sanctions regime, the arms embargo measures, the travel ban, assets freeze and the renewal of the Panel of Experts’ mandate. These measures are essential to maintaining pressu…
The United States extends its appreciation to Guyana, which has diligently led the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti while on the Council. We appreciate its efforts as Chair of the Committee to further peace and stability in Haiti. The United States also appre…
I thank all our briefers today.
As we just heard, the people of Afghanistan continue to endure significant hardships, including human rights abuses, poverty, unemployment, limited access to basic services and unconscionable restrictions on women’s rights. The Taliban are responsible for these hards…
I thank you, Madam President Fajon, for chairing this important meeting today. I would also like to thank our three briefers.
Ending the Russia-Ukraine war remains a top priority for President Trump. Under his leadership, the United States is working at all levels to urgently end hostilities throug…
I thank you, Madam President, and Minister Valtonen for their participation today.
We appreciate Finland’s principled leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) this year, the fiftieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. Minister Valtonen and her teams in Vienna…
We would like to thank the co-facilitators, Egypt and Slovenia, for their leadership on this resolution (resolution 2805 (2025)).
While the United States did not get everything we wanted, our main concerns are reflected in this final text. The United States support signals our continued commitment …
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov for the briefing this morning.
Last week was a historic week for the Council and for the region. A peaceful Middle East with a stable Gaza, free from Hamas’ grip, is closer than ever with resolution 2803 (2025). This is grounded in President Donald J. Tr…
