I thank our briefers for being with us today. Their presence and interventions serve as important reminders of how we can work together to collectively deliver for the people of the world.
As President Biden noted in his proclamation on United Nations Day last month, the United Nations remains the …
I would like to thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing. We appreciate his leadership and dedicated support for the Republic of Kosovo, including for addressing the continued challenges caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic. I also want to thank President Osmani-Sadriu and Foreign M…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and for the Secretary- General’s report (S/2021/824). We appreciate the vital role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in that country. I also thank Ms. Pe…
I thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important meeting. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Mr. Lochhead for their briefings.
I am also grateful to Mr. Abdelgadir, from the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, for his remarks. The United States has enjoyed a l…
Today’s vote is an unfortunate outcome, especially for the Libyan people. It is also an unfortunate outcome for the Security Council. Today we have failed to implement the recommendations from the Secretary-General’s independent strategic review at a crucial time. The independent strategic review wa…
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed for being with us today. I also thank Ms. Shukria Dini for her comments and recommendations.
The United States acknowledges with gratitude the civilian and uniformed personnel working in Somalia to serve the international community in an extremely challengi…
I thank you, Mr. President, for holding today’s briefing. I want to congratulate Ireland and our Irish colleagues as they near the end of an active, successful and productive month as President of the Security Council. And I thank today’s briefers for their valuable insights and their dedication to …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his report on his recent visit to the region, and I thank Amany Qaddour for her urgent reminder of the dire situation on the ground.
It is hard to imagine after more than 10 years of conflict, but with each passing month somehow the situation in Syria g…
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has a vitally important role in helping Libya achieve peace and stability, including by supporting preparations for national elections and the implementation of the ceasefire. In resolution 2542 (2020), the Security Council requested that the Secr…
I thank Special Envoy Kubiš for his briefing today and for his team’s efforts to guide the Libyan people on the road to elections on 24 December. As well, I thank Ms. Asma Khalifa and Ambassador Tirumurti for their presentations. Today I would like to discuss three aspects of the situation in Libya:…
I thank Special Representative Lyons for her briefing. Through her, I would like to thank the entire team of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its work and commitment, especially during these extremely challenging few weeks. I thank Malala Yousafzai, as always, for her…
The United States stands with the people of Haiti at this difficult time, as they work to recover from a series of multidimensional crises. In the short span of three days, Haiti was hit by two natural disasters — a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a tropical depression. Those events…
I thank Special Representative Lyons and Ms. Shaharzad Akbar for their briefings, which were particularly sobering and important to hear. We also thank Ambassador Isaczai for participating today and for his comments.
The United States strongly condemns the increase in violent attacks in Afghanistan…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing
and presentation of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/603). We appreciate the vital role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace i…
I thank our briefers for their remarks.
The United States appreciates the importance the United Nations places on ensuring that the eleventh report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/582) on resolution 2231 (2015) fairly reflects the political environment we are currently in, as well as the Secretary…
On behalf of the host country, I offer our heartfelt congratulations to Secretary-General António Guterres on his reappointment. We are pleased that the Security Council chose to recommend, and the General Assembly agreed to appoint, Secretary-General Guterres to serve for an additional five years i…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime for her comprehensive briefing on the situation in Haiti. The United States is highly appreciative of the work that she and her team have done and continue to do. I thank Ms. Hudicourt Ewald for her insights and sharing her expertise on…
I thank you, Mr. President, for paying tribute to Professor Edward Luck and Ambassador Kenzo Oshima. Both made unique contributions to the United Nations. I personally knew Ed for many years and had the great honour to sit with him on panels about the work of the Security Council — mostly in front o…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor for her briefing.
Over 16 years ago, the Security Council referred the situation in the Sudan to the International Criminal Court (ICC). As this is Prosecutor Bensouda’s last briefing before the Council, the United States would like to express our gratitude to h…
I thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings. We are grateful for their hard work and the unwavering commitment of the judges, attorneys and staff in Arusha and The Hague, as well as in the field offices in Kigali and Sarajevo, in their pursuit of justice for the victims in R…
