Thank you, Foreign Minister Fabius, for convening this important meeting.
We gather at a sombre hour, less than a week after some of the bloodiest days since the Syrian regime began its crackdown almost 18 months ago. The United States is outraged by the summary executions and shelling that killed …
This is the third time in 10 months that two members, Russia and China, have prevented the Security Council from responding credibly to the Syrian conflict. The first two vetoes they cast were very destructive. This veto is even more dangerous and deplorable.
The draft resolution (S/2012/538) just …
I thank you, Minister Holguín Cuéllar, for chairing this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Ambassador Gasana, Ambassador Momen and Mr. Von Amsberg for their important leadership on the issue of peacebuilding.
We have learned time and again that the end of conflict …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous for his briefing today detailing the important work that the staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) performs every day under very difficult conditions, and Executive Director Fedotov for his briefing on this important issue. I al…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos, Assistant Secretary-General Ivan Šimonović and Director Philip Spoerri of the International Committee of the Red Cross for their statements. I would also like to commend the thousands of United Nations peacekeepers, o…
First, let me thank all of the Force Commanders, as well as the men and women under their command, for their service and dedication. They have our strong support for the work that they and all peacekeepers are doing for the cause of international peace and security. The tragic deaths only 12 days ag…
On behalf of my co-leader, Ambassador Loulichki, I would like to begin this report on the Council’s trip to Liberia by thanking the Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Moustapha Soumaré, and his team for welcoming us and for greatly facilitating our successful visit.
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We would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his briefing on the work of his Office and actions taken pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
As we have consistently noted, resolution 1970 (2011) and its referral of the situation in Libya to the International Crim…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Mahiga, for his briefing, and welcome President Ahmed.
Somalia stands at a critical moment in its history. One year ago, Al-Shabaab controlled and terrorized large swaths of Somalia. Millions were at risk of starvation, an…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening and chairing this important meeting, and for focusing our attention on the threat to international peace and security caused by terrorism.
Today’s meeting could not be more timely. We meet today one year after the death of Osama bin Laden. His death was an …
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council and for your kind words about our stewardship last month. We very much look forward to working with you.
The United States welcomes today’s adoption of resolution 2046 (2012), which underscores the Security…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States.
The United States voted in favour of resolution 2043 (2012) authorizing the establishment of the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria, but we are sober about the risks, all the more so given the Al-Assad …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Fernández for his briefing.
As Council members saw on our recent trip, and as the report (S/2012/128) of the Secretary-General makes clear, Haiti’s stands at a moment of decision. In the two years since the earthquake, Haiti has…
We in the Security Council welcome the Prime Minister and are delighted to have him in our presence. We are grateful for his very helpful and constructive statement. I regret that our Russian colleague has found it necessary to raise the old canard yet again in the Security Council regarding NATO, b…
Let me begin this report on the Security Council’s trip to Haiti by thanking Mr. Mariano Fernandez Amunategui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, the team of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the Government of Haiti for welcoming us and for faci…
I thank you, Mr. President, particularly for organizing and sharing this debate. I also want to thank Under-Secretary- General Pascoe, Mr. Abdel Fatau Musah of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and Mrs. Florentina Ukonga of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) for their briefing…
The United States is pleased to have voted in favour of resolution 2036 (2012). The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) need to work together in fighting Al-Shabaab. This resolution supports that goal. The expansion of the AMISOM troop c…
I would like to thank you in particular, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on the impact of transnational organized crime on peace, security and stability in West Africa and the Sahel region. I also want to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Executive Director Fedotov for their…
The United States is disgusted that a couple of members of this Council continue to prevent us from fulfilling our sole purpose here, which is to address an ever-deepening crisis in Syria and a growing threat to regional peace and security. For months, this Council has been held hostage by a couple …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
I will begin on a welcome and even hopeful note. King Abdullah and the Jordanian Government have taken a bold step and shown tremendous leadership in bringing the parties together for direct meetings in
coordination with the Q…
