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I also want to thank the staff of the Truman Center for this great privilege. I wish I could have been there in person with…

It is in all of our interests, including Russia’s and Syria’s, to prevent a dire humanitarian situation in Syria from growing worse and more desperate.…

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York May 20, 2022 AS DELIVERED QUESTION: First, how concerned is (Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield)…

While we mourn his passing, I know his legacy and his commitment to partnership between our countries will carry on. And in that spirit, we…

The Ukrainians have stood strong against the Russian aggression. They defeated the Russians in Kyiv, and they are continuing to fight. So this is not…

This council must consistently call out governments and armed groups when they use similar tactics, like attacking the means of food production and distribution, blocking…

Russia has the veto power, and what we have to do is blunt that veto power, and I think we have succeeded in doing that.…

There’s another migration issue that is front of mind today. Almost 13 million people have fled or been displaced in Ukraine since President Putin’s war…

We issue this Roadmap for Global Food Security--Call to Action to affirm our commitment to act with urgency, at scale, and in concert to respond…

Virtually everything that we are doing, trying to do around the world to benefit the American people, our fellow citizens for the most part, comes…

As we've clearly outlined today, the global food security situation is dire and made all the more urgent by recent events. Famine is preventable. No…

Governments and international organizations can also come together to compel the Russian Federation to create corridors so that food and other vital supplies can safely…

This meeting is an opportunity for us to hear directly from you, at the highest levels, about this issue and so much more. We want…

Finally, I want to make clear that the region cannot move forward until justice and accountability are prioritized. The G5 Sahel countries must pursue legitimate…

The next government of Iraq will need to account for the impending wind-down of humanitarian, stabilization, and development assistance from the international community. It will…

Madeleine Albright might have been small in stature, but she was huge in status. And that status was not inevitable for her. In fact, it…

Today the United States is kicking off several days of action at the UN to address food insecurity across the globe. Tomorrow, Secretary Blinken, as…

The members of the Security Council welcomed the efforts by all parties to uphold the truce, in particular the Government of Yemen’s flexibility in enabling…