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We further look forward to improving transparency in the 1540 Committee by adopting much needed updates to its internal guidelines to account for and describe…

We discussed several proposals prior to the majority decision to seek a technical rollover. These include concerns over leaks, the inner workings and composition of…

We also reject assertions that our sanctions, which target Assad and his cronies who have committed atrocities and abuses, hinder humanitarian assistance. Our sanctions have…

This announcement builds on the first-ever White House Action Plan on Global Water Security. The Action Plan laid out an innovative and unified approach that…

The United States will continue supporting these efforts – and all efforts – to restore calm and promote peace. We call on the members of…

Today, on World Water Day, the Biden-Harris Administration announced more than $49 billion in domestic and global action to ensure that equitable access and climate-resilient…

Worldwide, one in four people lacks access to safe water in their homes. Nearly half of the world’s population doesn’t have a hygienic toilet inside…

That’s why I am proud to announce that the United States is committing $49 billion toward equitable, climate-resilient water, and sanitation investments – at home…

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

Members of the LGBTQI+ community reported being physically and sexually assaulted, and many reported living in physically and economically precarious conditions in hiding. There are…

On March 29-30, the United States will co-host the second Summit for Democracy with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and…

Today’s meeting will be the first time that the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity has ever briefed the Council. We will hear…

We cannot accept these launches as business as usual. This growing crisis threatens not only the region but global peace and stability. Each of these…

So, let's be clear here: This is about DPRK. It is not about the U.S. It is about their attacks on peace and security, their…

This Council must send three messages to the DPRK and all proliferators: First, that the Security Council and the international community condemns these actions as…

We acknowledge that military leaders have reiterated their willingness to withdraw the military from politics. We call on all parties to put Sudan’s national interest…

In recognition of the ideals and principles and the Commission on the Status of Women, and recalling the commitments made during International Women’s Day on…

Colleagues, as Under-Secretary-General Griffiths clearly outlined, as long as Russia continues to blockade Ukraine’s ports, the world needs the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Black…