Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Political Situation in Syria (via VTC)
As 2020 comes to a close, there is little to celebrate in Syria, and much to mourn. More than nine million Syrians need food assistance,…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in South Sudan (via VTC)
Mr. President, today the United States welcomes progress in implementing the Revitalized Peace Agreement, forming a national unity government and building institutions. We also welcome…
Fact Sheet: Reforming the Human Rights Council
It would be a grave mistake for the United States to return to the Council before it is reformed. History tells us that reforming the…
Remarks at a Heritage Foundation Discussion on How to Fix the Broken UN Human Rights Council
Sadly, the UN’s organization charged with the protection and promotion of human rights, the Human Rights Council, includes the voices of the very human rights…
Explanation of Vote on a Resolution on Global Health and Foreign Policy and Explanation of Position on...
This month, we passed the one-year mark since the reported emergence of COVID-19, and it is unacceptable that we still have very little information on how it began and spread so quickly among the…
Joint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
The egregious human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is well known to the international community and has been documented, inter…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Syria Chemical Weapons (via VTC)
Given the comments of our Russian colleague that proceeded my own, I need to begin by saying, the United States strongly supports the leadership and…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing by the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Da’esh/ISIL...
The United States is committed to supporting the critical work of UNITAD to collect, store, and preserve evidence of ISIS’s atrocities that may amount to…
Explanation of Vote on a UN General Assembly Resolution on the Situation in Afghanistan
When the Taliban signed the February 29, 2020 agreement to enter into negotiations with the Islamic Republic, it publicly and explicitly agreed to prevent al-Qa’ida…
Joint Statement on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, We, the above listed signatories of the Universal Declaration of Human…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Central Africa (via VTC)
Of all the countries under your purview, as was noted earlier, perhaps one of the greatest concerns is Cameroon, where more than 6.2 million people…
Remarks at a UN General Assembly Debate on Oceans and the Law of the Sea and on Sustainable...
While our concern is global, freedom of the seas is especially threatened in the South and East China Seas. The assertion of unlawful and sweeping…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Sudan (via VTC)
As we said then, the United States is encouraged by the willingness of the parties to this agreement to come to the table in a…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Looking forward, the United States is focused on three key areas of the Council’s work in the DRC: First, the need for more progress on…
Introduction to the U.S. National Statement at a UN General Assembly Special Session on COVID-19
One of the most critical challenges before us all in confronting COVID-19 is a lack of transparency. It was a lack of transparency that prolonged…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on UN-AU Cooperation (via VTC)
The African Union has proven itself, time and again, an indispensable partner to the United Nations on the African continent. In recent years, we have…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Security Sector Reform (via VTC)
Effective security sector governance is vital to any nation’s long-term growth, stability, and security. Additionally, successful security sector reform must encompass all elements of a…
Joint Statement in Response to a Russian-Hosted Arria-Formula Meeting on Ukraine
Russia held a meeting at the UN today on what Russia claims is the status of the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This meeting was…
