I want to start by thanking the many Member States that worked on and sponsored the “standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”, including Liechtenstein, for all of their efforts that brought us to today.
This meeting is unprecedented in the history …
The United States welcomes the adoption of the mandate renewal for the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) (resolution 2636 (2022)), which starts another year for the Mission’s support for the Sudan’s democratic transition.
We voted in favour of this manda…
The United States is disappointed that negotiations again
failed to achieve the adoption of a substantive, year-long mandate that authorizes the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to continue its work in Libya with the foundation it needs to be successful. UNSMIL is an essential partn…
I think that I have to say before beginning my intervention that the narrative we have just heard from the previous speaker is also astonishingly one-sided.
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing. We wish him continued success in his role and we commend his dedication to securing justice for the …
At the outset, the United States would like to commend Norway for the cooperative and constructive spirit with which it led the Security Council’s negotiations on this text.
The Council’s adoption of a new and robust mandate for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) demonstra…
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Tirumurti and Ms. Shuaiter for their briefings today.
Clearly, the current situation in Libya is deeply concerning. Multiple actors, whose political legitimacy is in question, are vying for control of the Government, raising the risk of es…
I am sorry to take the floor again. I just wanted to make the point that China’s extended references to the reserve issue contain falsehoods and, it seems to me, were designed to score political points with the Taliban, I suppose — I am not sure — rather than anything else. China knows exactly what …
I thank Special Representative Lyons for her briefing. I also thank her team at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its work and commitment. I thank Ms. Safi for her intervention and perspective.
The United States remains firmly in support of UNAMA and its mission. We w…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks. I am also grateful for those of Secretary-General Zas, of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
The United States strongly supports the work of regional organizations around the world and welcomes their contributions to international…
I made reference in my intervention to the operation by United States forces in Syria against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) last week. Two Council members, among other points, expressed concern about reported civilian casualties, so, for the record, let me say the following.
Unfortu…
I thank the briefers for their presentations.
Last week, on orders from President Biden, United States troops conducted an operation in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) — consistent with our letter to the Secretary- General dated 23 September 2014 — that resulted in the …
Today’s vote is a suboptimal outcome for the Libyan people and a poor reflection on the Council. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) plays an essential role in supporting the political process, assisting with the unification of institutions and, importantly, strengthening the capabi…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her
briefing today. We commend the work of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Special Adviser Stephanie Williams during the past month to get the political process back on track and get Libya once again moving towards elections after…
I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and for the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia in supporting peace in that country. We welcome Presidential Adviser for Stabilization and Consolidation Archila to the Council. I also thank Ms. Giraldo fo…
The United States welcomes the adoption of resolution 2615 (2021), which will enable the international community to move forward with a broad range of critical humanitarian assistance and other activities to meet basic human needs of the Afghan people. This carve-out covers urgently needed humanitar…
The Security Council has a critical role to play in helping to address the suffering of the Afghan people and provide reassurance to United Nations and non-governmental organization implementers who are working hard to tackle the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. An estimated 24 million …
I thank our colleagues for their briefings today.
The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities; the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), concerning cou…
I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, Mr. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India, and Ms. Bensaad for their briefings today. The efforts of the team of the Special Envoy to guide the Libyan people on the road to elections beginning on 24 December have been noteworthy, and we apprecia…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing. We congratulate him on his appointment as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. We wish him success in his new role. The United States looks forward to working with his Office and commends the efforts of the Court to investigate and prosecute those…
I thank Special Representative Lyons and Ms. Karim for their briefings. We appreciate their efforts to draw attention to the plight of the people of Afghanistan as the Security Council considers the action it should take to better support the country’s peace, security and stability.
I would also li…
