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Haley

lines on the record: 982
first: 2017-02-02
most recent: 2018-12-18
sittings or episodes: 124
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“As Francois said about the specialized units, the key is to make sure that the elections are safe, that we are keeping people safe and that we are actually looking at the political problems on the ground. The idea that we are really pushing towards long-term stability and good governance is something we should all be very proud of. Always prioritizing the protection of civilians is the one thing that I think is most important. We are very grateful to the contributing troops that come into the area, but we can never forget that the whole goal is to keep the Congolese safe.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“I certainly want to tell the Security Council how pleased I am that we that we moved forward, because the whole mission was keeping the Congolese people in mind, and when we look at these peacekeeping missions what we need to focus on is not the number of people we have on the ground but the quality of the work that is happening on the ground. What we are seeing is an area where we can have thousands and thousands of troops, but if they are not really working to keep the Congolese safe, none of that matters. I was therefore very pleased that we cut the troop ceiling, but we made sure that the troops are actually going to be more effective where they are deployed.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“First, I want to express, on behalf of the United States, the sadness and heaviness we all feel at the loss of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan. I know my friends in the Swedish delegation feel the same way, but it is very telling that when we focus so much on these types of things and what we are trying to do, we have to remember the people on the front line who are trying so hard to protect people on the ground. These are real people with real families who make real sacrifices. It is a sobering reminder that we can never forget that when we have people on the ground trying to keep peace, we have to do all we can to make sure that we are keeping them as safe. I want to thank Ambassador Delattre for his time and effort and for the negotiations and the care with which all of this was done.”
2017-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7910 (2017) · source
“At the State Department, for example, we now have an advisory council on human trafficking, with 11 members who help advise the federal Government on improving anti-trafficking policies. Some of them manage businesses, while others work in law firms or have founded non-governmental organizations. But what all 11 of them have in common is that they themselves are survivors of human trafficking. They now dedicate their time and energy to keeping others from suffering. Their stories are a testament to what every man, woman and child can achieve when they escape the exploitation of modern slavery. We should give all who are trapped the chance to live their lives and live up to their potential. The United States is determined to join with other Member States in order to make those efforts successful.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“The funding will come partly from the United States Government, but unlike most assistance programmes, it will seek to raise most of its money from partners in foreign Governments and the private sector. That is important, because ending modern slavery must be a collective effort. The new initiative will also spend its money on programmes that show results. Groups that receive funding must set measurable goals and target a 50 per cent reduction in modern slavery for the population they will be working with. The United States will lead in rallying donors to that new effort and identifying innovative programmes that do the most good. We cannot forget that when we help people trapped in modern slavery, we help restore human potential.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Our Government already has many people working on the problem, but we will be devoting even more resources to the fight. There are many proposals out there on how we can help. Our briefers have already discussed several important initiatives, including some within the United Nations system, but I want to focus on just one new effort. In the coming weeks, the Department of State will launch an open and competitive process to fund transformational projects aimed at reducing the prevalence of modern slavery under a new initiative, the Program to End Modern Slavery, which was recently signed into law, thanks in large part to the tireless efforts of United States Senator Bob Corker. The initiative will seek to raise $1.5 billion to help countries break trafficking rings and support survivors.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Standing up to modern slavery and forced labour is a core element of foreign policy. It demonstrates our unwavering commitment to human rights and to the fact that all people, regardless of where they come from, have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That is why, each year, the United States Department of State produces a dedicated report on trafficking in persons, along with an annual human rights report, the latest of which has just been released. Both reports reflect our ongoing commitment to advancing human dignity. I would urge everyone here to read them and act on their recommendations for helping to promote accountability for violations and abuses. A few weeks ago, President Trump made it clear that his Administration will focus on ending the horrific practice of human trafficking.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“According to the non-governmental organization Human Rights First, traffickers earn an estimated $150 billion every year. That is big money, and it is money that frequently ends up supporting illegal activities that we all want to stop. And the problem is only getting harder to solve. Today, criminal gangs take advantage of technology to prey on people, putting fake job ads online and reaching out on social media to lure people into trafficking rings. When criminals want to sell the people they have enslaved, they can again turn to the Internet to find buyers more easily and with less risk of detection. Law enforcement often lacks the resources and training to enable it to penetrate such online networks and find the people who need help. We must do better.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“We see children forced to make bricks in Peru, or disentangle fishing nets in Ghana, or who are sold into prostitution in South- East Asia. We see men held captive on fishing boats off the coast of Thailand, and women trapped as domestic workers in the Persian Gulf. No country is immune to this crisis, and that includes the United States, where, despite our efforts to combat human trafficking, too many people are still falling victim to criminals who force them into prostitution or other types of work, with no pay and no way out. This is notjust an issue ofhuman dignity, it can also be one ofpeace and security. The groups responsible for human trafficking are all too often the same ones that send weapons and narcotics across our borders, or they are terrorist organizations that finance their attacks by smuggling desperate people.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“As Rama told a reporter, "We slept where we worked The windows were painted black. We couldn't see the light or breathe the air outside." Describing her captor, the ringleader of the trafficking operation, she said, "It's not that he made us feel like slaves. We were actual slaves He beat me until I surrendered". Rama eventually escaped that horror, but she is physically and emotionally shattered. And Rama is not alone. Sadly, her experience is far more common than most of us realize. An estimated 21 million people in more than 106 countries, including countless children, have been reported trapped in modern slavery. That is more than the population of Romania. Those are people living in some of the most horrifying conditions imaginable.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for raising this important issue, and the Secretary-General, Mr. Hyland, Mr. Fedotov and Ms. Elman for their briefings and forceful calls to end all forms of modern slavery. The United States appreciates all of the work they have done to help move us towards that goal. Rama was looking for a better life. A young woman in war-torn Syria, Rama was working in a cafe when a man offered her a restaurant job in Lebanon with a much higher salary. She jumped at the opportunity, but instead of taking her to the well-paying job he had promised, the man took Rama to a run-down brothel in a slum. Over the next nine months, she was beaten and forced into prostitution, one of as many as 75 women caught up in one of Lebanon's largest sex-trafficking rings.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“We will not forget the overwhelming suffering caused by Al-Assad's use of chemical weapons. For my friends in Russia, this draft resolution is very appropriate. It is a sad day in the Security Council. When members start making excuses for other Member States killing their own people, the world is definitely a more dangerous place. Today the international community can look no further than the Security Council for contributing to that.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“Watch Syrians gasping for breath in makeshift hospitals, desperate for oxygen to stop from gagging on chlorine. The suffering is inhumane. It is grotesque. It should shake every one of us to our core. None of us should hesitate to impose consequences for these attacks. No one else should get the idea that they can use chemical weapons. Shamefully, today's draft resolution was not adopted. The names of people and companies involved in Al-Assad's use of chemical weapons are public - all listed in the annex of the draft resolution for everyone to see. The United States has already designated for sanctions every person and every entity listed in the annex. We will work with our European Union and other like-minded partners to push for similar sanctions as soon as possible.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“Both should face the consequences. Other Council members say the timing is not right for a resolution, or that we should delay the vote for the sake of Council unity. But let us remember: because the Al-Assad regime used chemical weapons, people died in one of the most brutal ways possible. We got confirmation of the Syrian regime's involvement. The question should not be whether to wait longer; the question should be why we have not acted sooner. Let us step back from the Security Council. The reason we all should care about this draft resolution is that we want to make sure that no one ever thinks about using chemical weapons. Watch some of the videos online from the regime's chemical-weapon attacks in Syria. Watch the rows of parents and children lying on the ground suffocated to death.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“Russia's suggestion is for the Al-Assad regime to investigate itself for use of chemical weapons. Are we going to have ISIL investigate itself too? There is nothing wrong with the investigation. Russia just does not want to criticize the Al-Assad regime for using chemical weapons. That is the truth. What is the message we are sending to the world? China and Russia will cover the backs of their friends and allies who use chemical weapons to kill their own people. Some say we should focus more on ISIL. The United States condemns any use of chemical weapons - by ISIL or any other non-State actor. We are determined to defeat ISIL, and we will defeat ISIL. Its use of chemical weapons only adds to the urgency of doing that. But the barbarity of ISIL is no excuse for Al-Assad's own barbarity. Both used chemical weapons.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“The conclusion was, and remains, irrefutably clear: the Al-Assad regime used chemical weapons three times from 2014 to 2015, and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) used chemical weapons once. Those are of course only the attacks that could be confirmed with limited time and resources. There are credible reports that Al-Assad used chemical weapons many more times. Amazingly, members are willing to condemn ISIL for the one incident, but turn a blind eye to the Member State Syria, which committed this crime at least three times. Russia and China now say they have questions about the investigation. They sat through almost a year of briefings by the investigators and they never objected to their work. But now they suddenly say that the investigation was just not enough.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“Still, Al-Assad arrogantly continued to use these savage weapons. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons sent a fact-finding mission to Syria to investigate. The fact-finding mission confirmed that chemical weapons were used, but it lacked a mandate to say who was responsible, and therefore the Security Council unanimously agreed to set up the Joint Investigative Mechanism to answer this obvious question: If chemical-weapon attacks are happening in Syria, who is involved? At that time, everyone on the Security Council, including Russia and China, said that they wanted to know who used chemical weapons. The question was answered. However, Russia and China did not like the answer. The investigators spent a year collecting mountains of evidence, speaking to witnesses and verifying testimony.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“When members of the Security Council speak about the use of chemical weapons, it is pretty amazing because there is unity in the fact that we need to be concerned about chemical-weapon use in Syria and elsewhere. That is why the blocking of the draft resolution (S/2017/l72) today is so troubling. Russia and China made an outrageous and indefensible choice today. They refused to hold Bashar Al-Assad's regime accountable for the use of chemical weapons. They turned away from defenceless men, women and children who died gasping for breath when Al-Assad's forces dropped their poisonous gas. They ignored the facts. They put their friends in the Al-Assad regime ahead of our global security. The Security Council banned the Al-Assad regime from holding onto any chemical weapons in 2013.”
2017-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7893 (2017) · source
“And in Kosovo, while more must be done to strengthen governance and the rule of law, the United States believes that the international community must recognize the great strides that Kosovo has made since it became independent. It deserves to take its rightful place in the international community of nations, including as a full member of the United Nations. The United States will remain Europe's strongest partner in promoting peace and prosperity. We will stand by the institutions and alliances that make us all more secure, and the deep ties that connect the United States and Europe will enable us to rise to the challenges we face today and to overcome them together.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“In Cyprus, leaders are working to end the long-standing division of the island in order to achieve a settlement, which the United States strongly supports. With regard to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the United States remains committed to the Minsk Group process for advancing a peaceful and lasting settlement, and we call on the sides to respect the ceasefire, implement agreed-on confidence-building measures and resume negotiations. In Moldova, the United States also continues to support a comprehensive settlement of the Transnistria conflict that affirms Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity while providing special status for Transnistria.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“The United States and the EU remain united in that approach, keeping sanctions in place until Moscow fully honours its Minsk commitments. Our separate, Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns control over the peninsula to Ukraine. Elsewhere in Europe, there are still significant political and development challenges to overcome. Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders must be affirmed and respected. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's people are still waiting for their leaders to stop playing politics with ethnic divisions and to focus instead on rooting out corruption and building a more stable future.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“Russia's recognition in recent days of purported passports and other illegitimate documents distributed by Russian- backed separatists in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions is another direct challenge to efforts to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. The United States believes that it is possible to have a better relationship with Russia - after all, we confront many of the same threats - but greater cooperation with Russia cannot come at the expense of the security of our European friends and allies. That is why the United States calls on Russia to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. That is why we continue to urge Russia to show a commitment to peace by fully implementing the commitments made under the Minsk agreements and ending its occupation of Crimea.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“Those protestors demanded freedom, democracy and respect for the rule of law and they succeeded in creating a new Ukraine. The United States continues to stand with the Ukrainian people. But Russia has tried to prevent the change that the Ukrainian people demanded. Russia occupied Crimea and attempted to annex that piece of Ukrainian territory, an act that the United States does not recognize. Russia then armed, financed and organized separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, leading to a devastating and senseless conflict that has cost more than 10,000 lives. The scenes of destruction in the town of Avdiivka in recent weeks show the consequences of Russia's ongoing interference in Ukraine.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“The partnership of the United States with the European Union (EU) is deep and enduring. The EU binds together countries that believe deeply in the cause of democracy, human rights and economic freedom. It has made Europe more prosperous and more peaceful. The United States looks forward to improving our cooperation with the EU. The United States may, from time to time, disagree with the perspectives of the EU, as friends do. However, it remains an important partner. At the end of the day, no one should misinterpret occasional policy differences and debates as a signal of anything less than total commitment to our alliances in Europe. That commitment is strong. More than three years ago, the Ukrainian people took to the streets to speak out against political oppression and corruption.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“We are working to make NATO even more effective, deepening cooperation among existing members and keeping the door open to new allies who fulfill the requirements for membership, all while seeking to increase burden-sharing. In addition, NATO is providing training and assistance to build the defensive capabilities okaraine, Georgia and Moldova. The United States also supports the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which helps to resolve Europe's conflicts. Right now, for example, the OSCE is playing a crucial role: observing and monitoring the situation in eastern Ukraine. The bonds of the United States with NATO and the OSCE have stood the test of time. They are institutions that bring together partners on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in order to defend our shared ideals.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“I thank Foreign Minister Klimkin for chairing this important and timely open debate. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Guterres, Secretary General Zannier and Secretary General Schmid for their comprehensive briefings. It can be tempting to take Europe's peace and security for granted. Europe is a continent of strong, stable democracies. Europe is a continent of flourishing economies that benefit from close cooperation. However, Europe faces serious challenges, most acute of which are Russia's attempts to destabilize Ukraine and infringe upon Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States is committed to the institutions that help keep Europe safe. We will not waver in our support for NATO, which is the strongest alliance in history.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“I should like to express the deepest condolences of the United States on the passing of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. I did not have the honour of working with Vitaly for very long, but his diplomacy will be long remembered. He was a fierce advocate for his country. He was a consummate diplomat. He was brilliant, wise, gracious and funny. He could spot even the narrowest opportunities to find a compromise. Having spent the early part of his career in the United States, Vitaly also recognized the value of closer ties between our two countries. Vitaly's passing is a shock to all of us and a great loss. Let me once again, on behalf of the United States, offer our thoughts and prayers to Vitaly's family, to our colleagues at the Russian Mission and to the people of Russia. God bless.”
2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source
“It was the first time in years that the Council was able to come together on Ukraine. The parties on the ground should heed that signal and hold their fire. The United States expects that those who can influence the groups that are fighting - in particular Russia - will do everything possible to support an end to the escalation of violence.”
2017-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7876 (2017) · source
“The United States calls on Russia and the combined Russian-backed separatist forces to fulfil their commitments in the Minsk agreements and fully restore and respect the ceasefire. The Minsk agreements require the disengagement of forces and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from both sides of the contact line. That is the formula for a sustainable ceasefire. Pulling back forces and taking heavy weapons out of the area will save lives. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission must also be granted full, unfettered access. The presence ofOSCE monitors can help calm tensions. Cooperation on this issue is possible. Earlier this week, both Russia and Ukraine supported this Council's unanimous call (SC/12700) to return to a ceasefire.”
2017-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7876 (2017) · source
“Eastern Ukraine, of course, is not the only part of the country suffering because of Russia's aggressive actions. The United States continues to condemn and call for an immediate end to the Russian occupation of Crimea. Crimea is a part of Ukraine. Our Crimea- related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns control of the peninsula to Ukraine. The basic principle of the United Nations is that States should live side by side in peace. There is a clear path to restoring peace in eastern Ukraine - the full and immediate implementation of the Minsk agreements, which the United States continues to support. For the people in eastern Ukraine, the stakes are high. With each passing day, more people are at risk of freezing to death or dying from a mortar blast.”
2017-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7876 (2017) · source
“It is unfortunate because it is a replay of far too many instances over many years in which United States representatives have needed to do that. It should not have to be that way. We do want to better our relations with Russia. However, the dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that demands clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions. The sudden increase in fighting in eastern Ukraine has trapped thousands of civilians and destroyed vital infrastructure. And the crisis is spreading, endangering many thousands more. The escalation of violence must stop. The United States stands with the people okaraine, who have suffered for nearly three years under Russian occupation and military intervention. Until Russia and the separatists it supports respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the crisis will continue.”
2017-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7876 (2017) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman, Under-Secretary- General O'Brien and Ambassador Apakan for their useful and comprehensive briefings today. This is my first appearance in the Chamber as the Permanent Representative of the United States. It is an immense honour for me to sit behind the United States placard and to follow in the footsteps of so many giants of American diplomacy. It is humbling to be part ofa body whose responsibility is nothing less than maintaining international peace and security. I look forward to working closely with all Council members. The United States is determined to push for action. There is no time to waste. I consider it unfortunate that the occasion of my first appearance here is one in which I must condemn the aggressive actions of Russia.”
2017-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7876 (2017) · source