On behalf of the United States, the host country of the United Nations, we extend our sincere congratulations to President-elect Shahid upon his election as President of General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. He will assume his new role at a critical time during the coronavirus disease (COVI…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate to discuss the critically important issue of peacekeeping. I thank the Secretary-General for his opening statement.
As we meet, nearly 100,000 peacekeepers and 17,000 civilian personnel are deployed in peacekeeping missions around the world. Day after day…
I thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their reports and, even more, for their dedication to global justice.
The recent debate over the Security Council’s referral of the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court shows that the struggle to hold ac…
Six weeks after nearly 300 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram and less than one month after a series of deadly attacks wracked Sana’a, we are reminded that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Since we last met on the topic in November (see …
The United States voted in favour of resolution 2153 (2014) because we fully support the renewal of these sanctions and the mandate of the United Nations Group of Experts, both of which constitute an important part of the Council’s effort to support peace and stability in Côte d’Ivoire. We welcome t…
I thank Executive Representative of the Secretary- General Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing on the situation in Sierra Leone and for his work on bringing the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Mission in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) to a successful close and in driving the smooth transfer of UNIPSIL…
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Chair Patriota and Adminstrator Clark for their statements this morning.
Maintaining international peace and security is a struggle we contend with across the globe. Increasingly,
we see that building peace is a challenge th…
First, please allow me to extend my Government’s deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Burundi for the tragic loss of life and property as a result of the flooding and landslides in Bujumbura this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this di…
Thank you, Madam President, for proposing the present debate on the protection of civilians during United Nations peacekeeping operations. I also wish to thank High Commissioner Pillay, Under-Secretaries- General Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General Amos, and Director-General Daccord for their briefings…
Let me, first of all, welcome the presence of Foreign Minister Carrera at the Council’s meeting this morning. We thank the Secretary-General, Executive Director Fedotov and Special Representative of the Secretary- General Djinnit for their instructive and helpful presentations this morning. The stat…
We are pleased to welcome Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to the Security Council. We would like to thank her for today’s briefing on, as she noted, the eighteenth report by an ICC Prosecutor on the situation in Darfur since resolution 1593 (2005) was adopte…
I thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their reports and, even more, for their dedication to global public service. The world community is indebted to each one for their outstanding leadership in the area of international criminal justice.
I would also like to…
Two months after the deadly attacks in Nairobi, where Al-Shabaab slaughtered over 60 civilians and wounded hundreds more, and over a month since the suicide bombing in Volgograd that took the lives of six innocent people and injured more than 30, we are again and again reminded that terrorism remain…
I would like to thank Special Representative Moussa for his briefing and for all his efforts on behalf of stability and peace in the Central African region.
Since its founding, more than a quarter century ago, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been a constant source of terror and suffering. Tens…
As President of the Security Council for the month of July 2013, the United States was responsible for preparing the introduction of the draft Security Council annual report to the General Assembly. We were pleased to document the Council’s work this year.
The draft report before the Council includ…
The United States welcomes today’s open debate, and we thank Ambassador Perceval for her diligent work as Chair of the Council’s Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions.
Our discussions of the working methods of the Council are important to ensuring that this body rem…
On 7 October, Ambassador Power had the privilege of leading the Security Council’s first visit to Rwanda since 2009. Council members began that leg of our trip by visiting a demobilization centre in Mutobo, where we had a chance to hear testimonials from former Forces démocratiques de libération du …
I thank Special Representative Sandra Honoré for her briefing, which, together with the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/493), show that real progress is occurring in Haiti, while more work is needed to ensure that it lasts.
The United States reaffirms its support for the Secretary-General’s cond…
I would like to thank the Force Commanders for their briefings. The United States places great value on the contribution that they and the men and women under their commands make every day to peace and stability in the countries where they serve. I thank them for their frankness in presenting the ch…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for hosting today’s debate on children on armed conflict. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt and Save the Children Associate Vice-President Gregory Ramm for their remarks. We are also grateful to …
