United States Mission to
the United Nations

Today, we lost an American hero with the passing of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. His life touched so many. From the New Yorkers…

President Biden made clear in his speech to the General Assembly last month that the United States is committed to addressing climate change, lest we…

First, Madam President, the United States welcomes this important ceasefire announcement. We call on all armed actors to lay down weapons immediately and recommit to the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation. Building on this positive step,…

Today, we mark World Food Day at a time when 41 million people remain at imminent risk of famine unless we take urgent action. An…

As we all know, the past year has been especially turbulent in Haiti. By renewing the mandate of BINUH, we have helped to ensure the…

The UN Country Team and the Haitian National Police rely on BINUH support. BINUH has an important role to play at this critical moment in…

The United States expresses disappointment that prior calls from Council members to review and take steps to end the UNMIK mission have gone unheeded. We…

While many challenges remain, the progress made to date and the work of the Verification Mission serve as a model for how to address long-standing…

Before I conclude, I want to acknowledge the third Yemen report released by the Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict. The report…

“All human beings,” as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes, “are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” This profound statement is not…

They are the same root causes that have always driven racial, ethnic, regional, partisan, and religious conflict. Working together, we can take away the power…

We all must do more to provide support and agency to all girls and women in their effort to seek resources and opportunities. We know…

We maintain our call for Belarusian authorities to begin a peaceful, inclusive, and constructive dialogue with opposition leaders and Belarusian civil society that is done…

We called for today’s urgent meeting because of the Ethiopian Government’s reckless expulsion of seven key UN officials, including the head of UNICEF, the head…

The Security Council’s credibility is at stake today here. We must take all appropriate actions to keep civilians safe, to promote accountability for human rights…

We pledge ourselves in continue urging all Member States to combat the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons as a primary way to…

The United States has been, and will continue to be, unequivocal in its call to an end to predatory behavior across the entire UN system,…

The main session includes several items with direct bearing on how well the UN achieves these goals. My delegation will comment on individual items when…