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Haley

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first: 2017-02-02
most recent: 2018-12-18
sittings or episodes: 124
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“I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. Whether international sanctions succeed or fail depends on the difference between words and deeds. Sanctions are just words on a page unless they are effectively enforced. Russia originally called for today's meeting to discuss the implementation of sanctions against North Korea. Then its representatives changed their minds. But we thought that the issue was important enough to bring forward and have a briefing. The United States welcomes the chance to examine the difference between words and deeds. We welcome the opportunity to see whether or not Security Council efforts to eliminate North Korea's nuclear- and ballistic-missile programmes are being honoured and enforced and if not, why.”
2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8353 (2018) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Ms. DiCarlo.”
2018-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8353 (2018) · source
“But if we remain unified in our commitment to progress, I sincerely believe we will ultimately see a prosperous Somalia where all citizens can thrive in stability and freedom. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Somalia.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“Furthermore, we need to see progress on the constitutional review process to lay the groundwork for universal elections in 2020 and 2021. Something Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka said during her recent visit to Somalia should guide us. She said that a chance to improve a nation's Constitution is extremely rare - a once-in-a-generation opportunity. This is in fact a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve and lift up the lives of all Somalis. The country's leadership and all parties in the region must seize this opportunity. It is up to the Security Council to support that progress with AMISOM, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia and the Government of Somalia. A secure, inclusive and corruption-free Somalia is possible. Political and security challenges will occur; that is a given.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“We call on all partners to make progress in enforcing a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse and, most importantly, progress towards transitioning responsibility for security to the Somali security forces. That can happen only through a smart, deliberate drawdown of AMISOM. forces to reflect the conditions on the ground. Progress on the political track is equally important in the coming months. Like the Secretary-General, the United States is concerned about tensions between federal member states and the Federal Government of Somalia. Such tensions threaten Somalia's hard- won progress. What is needed instead is the spirit of reconciliation. We call on Federal and state leadership to engage constructively and work to de-escalate these tensions.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“The progress that we have seen towards peace and stability over the past 10 years is due in large part to the sacrifices of the countries contributing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), as well as the contributions of international partners and donors. The United States honours and appreciates the sacrifices and investments that those countries have made, and we pay special tribute to the soldiers and family members of those who have been killed or injured while operating in Somalia. For Somalia to capitalize on the opportunity of this moment, there must be progress in strengthening AMISOM's performance and accountability. There must be progress on the meaningful participation of women.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“I will now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. I thank Special Representative Keating for his briefing and his dedicated work over the past three weeks to advance our shared goals in Somalia. I also thank Ambassador Madeira for his remarks, and I want to say a special thank-you to Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka for being here today and for her work in improving the lives of women. Somalia finds itself at a defining moment. For the first time in more than two decades, it has a real opportunity to move towards protecting itself and securing its own country. That opportunity has not come without a price.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“Today is a special morning because we get to introduce our newest member of the Security Council, Ethiopian Ambassador Amde. We are so excited to have him. We welcome him to the Security Council family. He should get to know these faces because he will spend so much time with them that he will get tired looking at them. But we are certainly excited to have him, and we welcome him to the Council.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“I thank Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka for her briefing. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Somalia to participate in this meeting. I now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“I thank Mr. Keating for his briefing, and, on behalf of the entire Council, I thank him for his service. I now give the floor to Mr. Madeira.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2018/800, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia. I now welcome and give the floor to Mr. Keating.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia; Mr. Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia; and Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Mr. Madeira is joining this meeting via video tele-conference from Mogadishu. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8352 (2018) · source
“Infavour: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, C6te d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2435 (2018). The meeting rose at 10.15 a.m.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8351 (2018) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Colombia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council willnow begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2018/834, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8351 (2018) · source
“In favour: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2434 (2018). The meeting rose at10.05 am.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8350 (2018) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2018/836, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2018/780, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya . The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”
2018-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8350 (2018) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list. I now invite the members of the Council to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 4.20 pm.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“All sides would be wise to work with Martin and reach out to him immediately. I now resume my functions as the President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Yemen.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“They can help by opening up access to medical flights so that ordinary Yemenis who desperately need medical treatment abroad for conditions like cancer or dialysis can get help. They can help by doing everything they can to avoid targeting civilians and civilian objects, and by holding accountable those responsible for civilian casualties. They can help by making sure that humanitarian aid and life-saving commercial goods reach Yemenis who need it through all of the country's ports, including Al-Hudaydah. We know that Mr. Griffiths is working on many of those points, as well as others. We urge the parties to make rapid progress on getting those things done before convening for a new round of talks. There should be no question of the confidence the Security Council has in Martin Griffiths. We are losing time and patience.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“The temperature is rising across the region because of this war. Ballistic missile attacks into Saudi territory continue. There are threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Chaos in Yemen is spilling across its borders. We are potentially one missile strike away from a full-blown crisis. There is an alternative. As we heard today, there is a remarkable degree of Security Council unity on Yemen. Everyone around the table wants to see diplomacy succeed. The parties must act to help the Yemeni people. They can do things right now that will actually make the Yemeni people better off instead of accelerating this humanitarian catastrophe. They can help the Yemeni people by finding a way to pay the salaries of teachers and allowing kids to go back to school, which is a step that any parent in this Chamber can immediately understand.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“I will now make a statement in my national capacity. I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths for coming back to brief us. We obviously share his frustration that the Houthis did not show up in Geneva. He did everything he could to get them there. The Houthis should know that the members of the Security Council are not going to tolerate attempts to undermine the efforts of the United Nations. While Geneva did not work as we had hoped, it is urgent to find a way to bring the parties to the table. That is why we are here. We want to give Mr. Griffiths the strongest possible backing so that he can go back and tell everyone that they have got to commit to peace in Yemen. The stakes on all sides are so high. It would be a mistake for the parties to dismiss the idea ofpeace talks and resort to military options.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“I thank Mr. Griffiths for his briefing. The challenge that he has before him is not lost on us, which is why we continue to appreciate his service. I shall now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Yemen to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, to participate in this meeting. Mr. Griffiths is joining today's meeting via video- teleconference from Amman. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Griffiths.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8348 (2018) · source
“The world will hold them responsible and no number of Security Council meetings will change that. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The representative of the Russian Federation has asked to make a further statement.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“Iran's role and Al-Assad's murderous attacks on civilians will not be ignored by the United States and the rest of the international community. I would also like to reiterate what I said last week to the Al-Assad regime and anyone else contemplating the use of chemical weapons in Syria (see S/PV.8345). The United States followed through when it said that it would respond to the use of chemical weapons. We stand by that warning. Russia has the power to stop the catastrophe looming in Idlib. It has the power to stop the killing. It still has the power to match its words of peace with deeds by working in Geneva to achieve a political transition in Syria. We consider any assault on Idlib to be a reckless escalation of the conflict. If Al-Assad, Russia and Iran continue along the same path, the consequences will be dire.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“We will know that the Al-Assad regime and its enablers are serious about a political process for peace in Syria not when they repeat empty promises but when the violence stops; when the air strikes and the ground offensives stop; when they allow the United Nations to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to civilians and allow them the freedom of movement to escape the impending siege; when they work with us to pursue real terrorists, not to create more of them by targeting innocent civilians; when we see irreversible progress made through the United Nations-led Geneva talks to reach a political transition in line with resolution 2254 (2015); and when we see Iran's influence over events in Syria completely extinguished. We will not allow Iran, through the facade of the Astana process, to hijack the future of the Syrian people.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“This is not how you demonstrate your commitment to protecting civilian lives, and this is not how you convince the United States and other countries to fund reconstruction efforts in Syria. I repeat that it would be absurd for the United States and other countries to consider the demands from Russia and its allies that the rest of the world should fund reconstruction efforts in Syria as Russian air strikes pummel Idlib in an escalation ofa new military assault. Russia, Iran and Al-Assad are demolishing Idlib and asking us to call it peace. But the reality is that Astana has failed. It has failed to stop the violence or to promote a political solution.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“It is time for Russia to stop wasting our time when it comes to peace in Syria. Russia and Iran have had every opportunity to demonstrate their credibility as constructive actors in Syria. But what have they done with these opportunities? They created so-called de-escalation zones throughout Syria, which they have cynically, systematically and ruthlessly violated. In February, they violated the de-escalation zone in eastern Ghouta. In July, Russia blatantly broke a commitment made by President Putin and President Trump to upholding a ceasefire arrangement in south-western Syria. Now, In Idlib, Russia and Iran are violating their last remaining so-called de-escalation zone. These are not the actions of good-faith parties of peace.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“We have heard a lot of talk today, but we have not seen any actions to indicate that Russia, Iran and Al-Assad are interested in a political solution. All we have seen are the actions of cowards interested in a bloody military conquest of Idlib. Turkey learned that lesson last week when it met with Russia and Iran. Turkey wanted them to agree to a ceasefire in Idlib, but Russia and Iran rejected Turkey's request and the Al-Assad regime continued its brutal attacks. The United States is long past taking Russia and Iran at their word that they are interested in protecting civilians in Idlib from further violence. No matter what type of weapons or methods are used, the United States strongly opposes any escalation of violence in Idlib. Every member of the Security Council should feel the same.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“Let us talk about the facts on the ground in Syria. This month already, the world has seen a clear military escalation in Idlib. The Russian and Al-Assad regime air forces have launched over 100 air strikes. They are using barrel bombs, rockets and artillery. They are targeting hospitals and medical facilities. They are conducting ruthless double-tap strikes on civilian volunteers like the White Helmets. For those listening who have not heard of double-tap strikes, that is when pro-regime forces strike an area, wait a few moments for first responders to arrive and then strike again. It is a disgusting tactic of terrorists, not professional soldiers. According to the United Nations, over 30,000 people have already been displaced by ongoing air strikes.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. I want to start, obviously, by thanking all Council members for their heartfelt condolences and wishes. They are my brothers and sisters, and I think that is why, when we speak about something like Syria, we are all very passionate about it. We know what pain feels like, we know what suffering is and we get frustrated when we see things happening that we cannot control. This meeting was called for the purpose of discussing the Astana talks for a peaceful solution in Syria. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the prospects for a diplomatic solution in Syria, but let us not waste time with the disinformation, distractions and outright lies that the Al-Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian partners constantly use to distort this conversation.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“The situation in the Middle East The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“It taught us the lesson that we can never let our guard down. It taught us the lesson that evil exists. And it taught us the lesson that we should never stop trying for peace and security in this world. And so, when we look at Americans and we see the United States of America that stands today, we see that we fight harder, we defend more passionately and we love more strongly because we know what pain and sacrifice are. But we also know that we will never forget. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I ask members of the Council to stand and observe a minute of silence. The members of the Security Council observed a minute ofsilence. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. We sit here today on ll September. Seventeen years after the attacks of ll September 2001, it hurts us as much today is it did on the day it happened. I was at the 9/11 memorial ceremony this morning. They started reading the names. As we start this Security Council meeting, they are still reading the names of those who were lost. We lost thousands of people on that day. We lost mothers and fathers. We lost sisters and brothers. We lost sons and daughters. We lost friends. We saw heroism at its best. We saw friends helping friends. We saw those helping the disabled. We saw first responders go back into burning buildings, knowing that they might not come back out. It was the true testament of courage, sacrifice and patriotism. But that day taught us a lot of lessons.”
2018-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8347 (2018) · source
“Last year during the United States presidency, we demonstrated that human rights is an issue of peace and security. This year, we make the same argument for the Council's time and attention on the issue of corruption. By the time a person like Mohamed Bouazizi is moved to lash out against his oppressors, it is too late to prevent corruption from becoming a full-fledged threat to international peace and security. To those of my colleagues who are serious about fulfilling their duties as members of the Security Council, I urge that we take a longer view. If we fail to take seriously the issue of corruption now, we will doom ourselves to deal with the violence it creates in the future. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to Council members who wish to make statements.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Treasury used the Global Magnitsky authority to sanction businessman Dan Gertler, one associated individual and 33 entities for corruption related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Venezuela, the United States Treasury has imposed targeted sanctions on Government officials to stop them from moving their stolen assets in the international financial system. And we have gone the extra mile to ensure that our sanctions are aimed directly at the Maduro regime and not at the Venezuelan people. Later today, the United States will host an Arria Formula meeting that will focus specifically on the toll that corruption in Venezuela has taken on its people and how it threatens international security. We welcome all Member States to join us at the meeting.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“Elsewhere in Africa, groups exploit natural resources, even trafficking in wildlife to pay for war. Corruption is also an international problem because looted funds are laundered through the global financial system. More than any other country, the United States has taken action to stop this. Through the Kleptocracy Initiative, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, we have shut down corrupt actors involved in drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and money-laundering. In countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nicaragua and Venezuela, where corruption has fuelled conflict or prevented its resolution, the United States Treasury has levelled significant sanctions.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“The first targets of its violent attacks were the police stations that housed Nigeria's notoriously corrupt and abusive police force. And as Boko Haram carried out barbaric attacks that killed thousands, Nigeria's leaders stole countless amounts of money to defeat terrorism. Since then, Nigeria has taken real steps towards reform, and we commend the Government for recognizing the need for change. Corruption sustains and prolongs conflict. The ethnic divisions in South Sudan are real, but the driving source of the conflict is a fight over who will control South Sudan's oil revenues, as we heard earlier today. Until there is a way to transparently distribute natural resources in a way that is seen as fair by the South Sudanese people, the civil war will go on.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“The estimates of how much the corrupt Government of Viktor Yanukovych stole from the Ukrainian people run as high as $100 billion over the course of less than four years. His lavish lifestyle was legendary and greatly resented by the Ukrainian people. And when Yanukovych was eventually ousted for his crimes, the ripple effects were global. Russia occupied Crimea and began the most serious confrontation between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. Corruption also fuels terrorist movements. Citizens who watch Government insiders get rich by stealing resources or demanding brides are ripe for recruitment by terrorists. Boko Haram gained power and support in Nigeria largely in opposition to Government corruption and oppression.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“We fear that addressing it will put off Governments and shut off cooperation, or we regard corruption as just the cost of doing business in some countries. But this head-in-the-sand approach is backwards. In the most troubled countries in the world, corruption is not simply part of the system; corruption is the system. Governments in places like Venezuela and Iran do not exist to serve their people and happen to do a little corruption on the side; they exist to serve their own interests and corruption is the means by which they do so. The fact is that corrupt regimes cannot be ignored, wished away or dealt with quietly or with whispers. If the Security Council is going to deliver on its commitment to peace and security, corruption must be addressed. Examples of corruption leading to conflict are all around us.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“Perhaps hoping that others would understand his plight, Mohamed committed one final act of protest against the system that was robbing him not only of his livelihood but of his dignity. Mohamed's action sparked a wave of anti-corruption uprising across the Arab world. Governments that had appeared stable for decades fell within weeks. In Yemen, Syria and Libya, protest quickly spiraled into conflicts as corrupt leaders and their cronies tried to hang on to power. All of this unrest eventually found its way to the Security Council's agenda. In fact, nine out of the ten countries that Transparency International considers to be the most corrupt in the world are on the Security Council agenda - nine out of ten. But instead of reflecting on why this is the case, the United Nations is too often willing to ignore corruption.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“The resulting instability and outflows of desperate people demonstrate that corruption is not just an internal matter; it is a regional and global concern for all of us. On 17 December 2010, a humble Tunisian fruit seller sat down in front of the local governor's office, dowsed himself in paint thinner and set himself on fire. Mohamed Bouazizi's desperate act set off the Arab Spring and made him the face of protest against authoritarian Governments. What is often lost in his story is that Mohamed was driven to publicly and painfully kill himself by corruption. Like other poor street vendors in Tunisia, Mohamed was routinely harassed by officials seeking bribes. Hours before his suicide, he had experienced yet another humiliating Shakedown by a local police officer.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“We pour billions and billions of dollars into trying to fix these problems. We deploy Blue Helmets. We set up massive assistance missions. We send experts to all corners of the globe. But we fail to recognize the issue that is staring us in the face - corruption. At its core, corruption is the transfer of wealth from the powerless to the powerful. Bribes, insider deals, the skimming of public funds and the diversion of humanitarian aid - these are all forms of the involuntary tribute the poorest pay to the powerful and corrupt regimes. When the weight of this burden becomes too much for the people to endure, they inevitably react. Corruption also allows transnational crime and drug trafficking to flourish, threatening the health and safety of all of us.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“I thank Mr. Prendergast for his statement. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for being here today and shining a light on the link between corruption and international peace and security. I also thank John Prendergast for telling us about the important work his team does to uncover the ways that corruption fuels conflict and for giving us clear recommendations on what we can do to stop it. I thank everyone for being here for this, the first Security Council meeting on the relationship between corruption and conflict. This is an issue that has for too long gone unaddressed. For all the time we spend here discussing conflict, we hardly ever talk about how corruption fuels the instability, violence and criminal activity that put countries on our agenda.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. John Prendergast, founding Director of the Enough Project and co-founder of The Sentry, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to warmly welcome His Excellency Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, to whom I now give the floor.”
2018-09-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8346 (2018) · source
“I thank Mr. De Mistura for sharing that additional information from the citizens of Syria. I now give the floor to the representative of Syria.”
2018-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8345 (2018) · source
“The Secretary-General and the overwhelming majority of the members of the Council have made their position very clear: Russia needs to live up to its responsibility and put an end to the fighting. There are no other options for the people of Syria. They have suffered enough. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I again give the floor to Mr. De Mistura for any additional comments that he may wish to make.”
2018-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8345 (2018) · source
“The United States wants to see such a political solution emerge in Syria, one that is based on the road map set out in resolution 2254 (2015). That calls for a real dialogue among Syrians and the drafting of a new constitution, leading to genuine free and fair elections. But for Russia, continuing to support that murderous dictator and isolating itself from the international community is the wrong choice. An offensive in Idlib will only leave Syria weaker and more broken and create generations of Syrians who will never forget the heinous and senseless brutality of the Al-Assad regime and its allies. We urge Russia to consider its options carefully, stop Al-Assad's assault on Idlib and work with us - with the United Nations and international partners i to find peace at last for Syria.”
2018-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8345 (2018) · source
“The United States will not cooperate with Russia in the Al-Assad regime's slaughter of innocent civilians. Russia also wants the United States and the international community to provide money to rebuild Syria. To translate that, they want us to clean up all the roads, bridges and homes that Russian jets, Iranian- backed militias and Syrian shells have destroyed. The United States will not consider such requests for reconstruction aid until we see concrete results from a genuine political process that ends the war and offers freedom to the Syrian people. No one else should either. That would be absurd. The United States taxpayer is certainly not going to subsidize Al-Assad's campaign of destruction. There is time still to pursue an alternative.”
2018-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8345 (2018) · source
“It is in their power to do so. Our Russian colleagues claim that they are seeking a political solution to the Syrian conflict, but they do nothing to help us get there. If they support an offensive in Idlib, the world will know where Russia really stands when it comes to supporting peace talks. The United States is deeply concerned about the presence of terrorists in Idlib. There are many ways to target those groups effectively without causing a humanitarian catastrophe. But when Russia and the Al-Assad regime say they want to counter terrorism, they actually mean that they want to bomb schools, hospitals and homes. They want to punish the civilians who had the courage to rise up against Al-Assad. When the regime calls the brave White Helmets terrorists, we know that they are not serious about fighting terrorism.”
2018-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8345 (2018) · source