I thank Special Adviser Ritscher for his briefing. I also thank him and his team for their valuable work.
As Iraq continues its transition from conflict to stability and prosperity, accountability for the heinous crimes committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) remains an impo…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor and support the important draft resolution (A/77/L.73) before us today and urges the members of the General Assembly to support it as well.
We remain greatly concerned about the plight of internally displaced persons and refugees displaced from the Georgia…
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her comprehensive briefing, and I thank Ms. Latif for her briefing on the situation of women and girls.
The United States welcomed Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani’s participation in the March Summit for Democracy, where he declared that …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Ms. Wosornu and Ms. Al-Eryani for their briefings.
This is a hopeful moment for Yemen. There continues to be a window of opportunity for achieving a more durable and lasting peace built on the groundwork laid by the United Nations-brokered truce and the intensive ne…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Executive Secretary Tiaré for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Diouf for her important remarks centred on the link between security and climate change.
The United States welcomes the efforts of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and the Niger to revitalize…
We greatly appreciate High Representative Schmidt’s participation here today, as well as his briefing. I also want to thank Mrs. Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for her participation in today’s meeting.
The United States has long advocated for the democratic an…
I would also like to thank Foreign Minister Osmani for his participation today and for North Macedonia’s principled leadership at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). His comments about Ukraine were particularly pertinent. From the civilians brutalized by Russia’s missiles…
As long as we are on this issue of the language, I just want to state for the record that my understanding of this
language issue, as raised first by the Foreign Minister of Kosovo, then the presidency and then the Permanent Representative of Albania, coincides 100 per cent with the explanation pro…
I am grateful to Special Representative Ziadeh for her briefing and thank Foreign Minister Gërvalla- Schwarz and Foreign Minister Dačić for participating in today’s meeting.
The United States remains firmly committed to enhancing stability in the Western Balkans, especially during this time of grea…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Doughten for their briefings.
Thirteen years ago, Bashar Al-Assad responded to peaceful protests with a brutal crackdown. His regime has detained, tortured and murdered civilians, including children, and has rejected diplomatic efforts to end a war that h…
I would like to welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General María Isabel Salvador in her first appearance at the Security Council since the Secretary- General announced her appointment on 1 March. I would also like to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
I Spe cial Envoy Grundberg and Deputy Director Mudawi for their helpful updates.
On 2 April, we marked one year since the United Nations-mediated truce in Yemen began, initiating the longest period of calm since the war started, as noted by the Special Envoy. The truce laid the foundations for re…
Let me start by underscoring our appreciation for the vital role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in Colombia. Let me also welcome Foreign Minister Leyva Durán once again to the Council Chamber.
The United States remains committed to sup…
I thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing.
We are pleased to see that the Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/236) focuses on the four parameters included in the United Nations strategic review of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) (S/20…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Talahma for their helpful but sobering briefings.
The war in Syria has entered its thirteenth year. The toll of this war is unimaginable. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and many more injured. Towns, villages and neighbourhoods have been level…
Let me start by joining others in extending our condolences and support to the people of Mozambique and Malawi who were affected by the disaster of Cyclone Freddy — by all accounts, a truly horrific storm. I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Assistant Secretary- General Msuya and Ambassador Dautllari …
We are pleased that the Security Council once again unanimously reauthorized the European Union Military Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and sent a clear message of support for its vitally important mission of maintaining peace and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina and supporting the Dayton Acc…
I thank Mr. Griffiths and Ms. Grynspan for their briefings and for so clearly outlining the benefits of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Russia is apparently ready to deny to vulnerable people in low-income countries around the world. Russia’s announcement that it is suspending its participatio…
The United States is pleased to have voted in favour of renewing the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
This is a crucial time for Somalia, and we believe that mandate will further UNSOM’s efforts to support Somalia’s Federal Government as it addresses serious chal…
We would like to thank Mr. Sciacchitano for his briefing. The United States expresses appreciation to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its Fact-Finding Investigation Team for painstakingly researching and comprehensively analysing the events surrounding the unlawful forced di…
