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Kelley

lines on the record: 105
first: 2011-11-09
most recent: 2023-12-30
sittings or episodes: 22
sources: un-security-council

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“Let me also again take the opportunity to congratulate Ecuador on a successful presidency of the Council and to express the deepest appreciation of the United States for the contributions and partnership of the outgoing members: Albania, Ghana, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil and Gabon. We welcome and look forward to working with the incoming Council members in the new year.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“As long as Russia persists, the United States will support Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself, in line with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and consistent with its obligations under international humanitarian law. Civilians are protected under the law of war, and we call for the protection of all civilians, on all sides, of every conflict. All parties to a conflict must take feasible precautions to minimize civilian harm. Russia alone is responsible for starting and prolonging this war in violation of the United Nations Charter, and for the resulting loss of life. We again call on Russia to end its aggression and withdraw its troops from Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders immediately.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“This cost is not only the hundreds of thousands of lives lost on the battlefield, the families torn apart and in the many who have fled the country, but also the bleaker economic future for those who remain. One fact remains clear: we are here again today because the Kremlin refuses to halt its illegal invasion. Every day the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Putin is responsible for the senseless and unnecessary loss of life. This is his war. It is his war of choice and one that seeks to seize the sovereign territory of another United Nations Member State and subjugate the people of Ukraine to his will. As my colleagues have noted, Russia could end this war today and prevent more civilian deaths. The Russian delegation should beseech their capital for action, not the Council.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“I thank Assistant-Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing yet again today. We are once again gathered in this Chamber to discuss the impacts of Putin’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And as I said yesterday (see S/PV.9523), the United States mourns each and every civilian life lost to this conflict and all conflicts worldwide. We mourn every Ukrainian life cut short by Russian aggression. And we have not lost sight of the fact that ordinary Russian civilians are also bearing the brunt of the Kremlin’s brutal war. Just as we discuss issues openly and plainly in this Chamber, Putin should be honest with his own people about the true and mounting cost of his war.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“It shows us why the international community must continue to demand that Russia cease its aggression and immediately withdraw from Ukraine’s internationally recognized territory. The United States stands with Ukraine and will continue to call for accountability for the crimes of Russian officials and forces against the people of Ukraine. We will not abandon the brave people of Ukraine, who are fighting today for their freedom, their country and the values and principles outlined in the Charter of the United Nations.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“What we saw today are likely a harbinger of what the Kremlin has in store for the people of Ukraine in 2024. The most recent report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights noted in no uncertain terms that continued attacks by Russian armed forces have resulted in significant casualty numbers in residential areas. The report makes clear that, in the investigation of the missile strike on the village of Hroza that left 59 dead, the findings indicate the Russian armed forces either failed to do everything feasible to verify that the target to be attacked was a military objective or deliberately targeted civilians or civilian objects. This attack is yet another warning of what is at stake. It shows us why the international community must continue to support Ukraine.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Rather than opting for peace, Putin chose to mark this holiday season and usher in the new year with an unprecedented number of drone and missile attacks against another United Nations Member State. Current estimates are those strikes killed at least 30 and injured more than 120 others. And those numbers are expected to climb. The blasts were nationwide. There were reports of strikes hitting a maternity hospital, a kindergarten, a shopping mall, a metro station and other civilian areas. We expect Russia will claim that it attacks only military targets, even when the evidence is clear for the world to see. The Kremlin’s rhetoric and lies do not erase or conceal the horrifying wreckage across the country and the thousands of innocent lives lost since the start of its war. Russia has employed such tactics before.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“It is preposterous that this is what Russia demanded the Council be distracted with this week while it was planning its largest aerial assault against Ukraine, its cities and its critical infrastructure since the beginning of its illegal full-scale invasion. Russia launched 158 combined drones and missiles against Ukraine, including 36 Shahed attack unmanned aerial vehicle systems and 122 missiles. As President Biden said, this assault is a stark reminder that after nearly two years of this devastating war, Putin’s objective remains unchanged. He seeks to obliterate Ukraine and subjugate its people. He must be stopped. We ask all Council members here today to join us in condemning in the strongest terms this abhorrent attack on cities and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“On behalf of the United States, let me strongly congratulate Ecuador on a very successful presidency, particularly with everything we have had to traverse this month. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his remarks for the second time today. We mourn this tragic loss of life as we do the loss of each civilian life in conflicts around the globe. Two days ago, the Russian Federation organized an Arria formula Council meeting to discuss events from 10 years ago. Russia claimed that a discussion on the Revolution of Dignity would allow Council members to better understand how those events affected the present situation in Ukraine.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“There can be no justification for terrorism or attacks on civilians, and we condemn horrific Hamas’s glorification of violence. And yet, some members of the Council cannot bring themselves to condemn Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks on 7 October. It is outrageous and beneath the dignity of the Council. Moreover, it is striking that even as, again, we hear many countries urging the end to this conflict, which we would all like to see, we hear very few demands on Hamas to stop hiding behind civilians, lay down its arms and surrender. How can it be that we hear so few demands directed at Hamas? We all need to press Hamas to do what is necessary to end the conflict it set in motion. That brings me to the dire humanitarian situation facing the Palestinian people. Last week, in adopting a humanitarian-focused resolution (resolution 2720”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Let us be clear: a two-State solution, where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side in peace, is the path to peace. That path to peace is not a smooth or a fast one. And the ongoing construction of settlements and the increase in violence in the West Bank makes this challenging journey even more difficult. In addition, we also know the continued control of Gaza by Hamas, a group that has dedicated its entire existence to the elimination of Israel, precludes a pathway to a viable two-State solution in which Israel’s security is guaranteed and the Palestinian people can fully realize their aspirations. As we work towards a lasting peace, we must all continue to call out and condemn dehumanizing rhetoric, which persists at alarming levels on all sides.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“To that end, the United States will continue to implement visa restrictions as announced on 5 December, targeting individuals believed to have been involved in, or to have meaningfully contributed to, undermining peace, security or stability in the West Bank. And we have already taken steps to impose visa restrictions on dozens of individuals under that policy. Those restrictions reinforce the United States’ long- held belief that advancing settlements in the West Bank undermines the prospects of a future Palestinian State and a two-State solution — as do any actions that undermine stability in the West Bank, including attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and Palestinian attacks against Israelis. As President Biden has repeatedly said, those attacks are unacceptable.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“I would like to thank our three briefers for their helpful remarks this morning. The United States shares the concern regarding the sharp increase in violence by extremist settlers in the West Bank and the unprecedented number of Palestinian fatalities both there and in Gaza over the past three months. We know that 2023 has been the deadliest year for the Palestinians in the West Bank. As we have said repeatedly, the death of any civilian — whether they were one of the individuals killed by Hamas terrorists on 7 October in Israel, or one of the Palestinians killed in the West Bank or Gaza — is a tragedy. The United States continues to stress to the Israeli Government the importance of preventing extremist settler violence, as well as investigating and holding accountable those who commit acts of violence.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“It is now time for the Council to carry out our responsibilities to uphold international peace and security in the face of a persistent chemical-weapons threat. The United States remains committed to working with all Council members and in other appropriate forums to ensure that Al-Assad never again terrorizes his people or the international community with chemical weapons.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9519 (2023) · source
“Lastly, the decision urges the General Assembly and the Security Council to take appropriate actions to address the situation and advance accountability. All of that considered, there is no debate as to whether the Al-Assad regime has used chemical weapons. It has. There is no debate as to whether the Al-Assad regime is compliant with its obligations under the CWC. It is not. There is no debate as to whether Syria’s chemical weapons programme remains a threat to international peace and security. It does. And there is no debate on the importance of the Council remaining seized of this issue. It must. Earlier this month, 159 Member States voted in the General Assembly in support of the CWC.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9519 (2023) · source
“The Conference decided that the continued possession and the use of chemical weapons by Syria and its failures to submit an accurate and complete declaration and to destroy all its undeclared chemical weapons and production facilities have caused serious damage to the object and purpose of the CWC. The decision calls on States parties to take collective measures to prevent transfers of dual-use materials that could support chemical-weapons use or deployment in Syria and to support relevant national and international accountability efforts. It is the United States hope that transparency will encourage State parties to ensure that toxic chemicals and their precursors do not reach chemical-weapons programmes.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9519 (2023) · source
“58) Those conclusions are stark reminders that the Al-Assad regime continues to pose a serious threat to the protection of its civilians and international peace and security as it flouts its commitments under the CWC and defies the Security Council’s resolutions. That assessment comes directly from professional, impartial experts. Protecting the global non-proliferation regime means recommitting to preventing further chemical-weapons attacks and the proliferation of chemical weapons, as well as holding the Al-Assad regime accountable. In that connection, the United States strongly welcomes the adoption on 30 November by the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention of the OPCW’s decision entitled “Addressing the Threat from Chemical Weapons Use and the Threat of Future Use”.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9519 (2023) · source
“To that end, we welcomed the note issued in September by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which detailed the work of the Declaration Assessment Team to identify the shortcomings of Syria’s initial declaration of data and its subsequent amendments. Those shortcomings include unverified quantities of chemical weapons, undeclared production facilities for chemical weapons and undeclared chemical weapons. The note concludes definitively that “These matters give rise to continued concerns regarding the potential existence of undeclared stockpiles of chemical weapons, undeclared activities or facilities, and the possibility of the further use of chemical weapons.” (S/2213/2023, para.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9519 (2023) · source
“I thank Deputy to the High Representative Ebo for his briefing and sustained attention on this important issue. The United States continues to be appalled by Syria’s flagrant non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and defiance of various Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2118 (2013). For 10 years, the United States, alongside most of the international community, has called out the Syrian authorities’ repeated and ongoing violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013). We have condemned Al-Assad’s multiple confirmed uses of chemical weapons against his own people and his Government’s failure to fully declare and destroy its chemical weapons and production facilities.”
2023-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9519 (2023) · source
“Earlier this year, Iran announced that it had finalized a deal to buy Su- 35 fighter jets from Russia. Iran is seeking to purchase even more military equipment from Russia, including attack helicopters, radars and Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft. In addition, Russia has been helping Iran to develop and maintain its satellite collection capabilities and other space-based programmes. In total, Iran is seeking billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment from Russia to strengthen its military capabilities. This is not acceptable. There must be some degree of accountability for openly violating resolutions of the Council. The Security Council must be clear and united in condemning that activity. When Iran defies the Security Council repeatedly without consequence, it undermines the fundamental credibility of the Council itself.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“A few months ago, evidence arose of additional grave violations of resolution 2231 (2015) — violations committed by a permanent member of the Council. Russia’s open violation of resolution 2231 (2015) would be of serious concern under any circumstances, but we are exceptionally alarmed that Russia is using those drones to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and kill Ukrainian civilians. Now, months after that initial report of the use of Iranian drones in Ukraine, we learned last week that Russia has resumed using Iranian drones procured in violation of resolution 2231 (2015). On 25 November, Moscow launched its largest drone attack yet against Kyiv using Iranian-made drones. In return for that support, Russia has been offering Iran unprecedented defence cooperation, including on missiles, electronics and air defence.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“Yet we see a disturbing trend of the Council turning a blind eye to open violations of its provisions. The United States remains deeply disappointed that the United Nations Secretariat failed to examine evidence of Iran’s transfer of UAVs to Russia in violation of resolution 2231 (2015). Both Iran and Russia violated their obligations under resolution 2231 (2015) by participating in those transfers without obtaining advance approval from the Council. Iranian UAV development and proliferation poses a significant and growing global threat. Russia’s acquisition of hundreds of Iranian drones and its use of them against Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure and to kill Ukrainian civilians in its unprovoked war against Ukraine is of grave concern. We should not be shy about condemning that destabilizing and dangerous behaviour.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“On 18 October, the United States reaffirmed its commitment to use every tool at its disposal to counter Iran’s development, procurement and proliferation of ballistic missiles, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other dangerous weapons. We welcome the actions by others to do the same. We are grateful to the United Nations for its analysis of, and investigation into, cruise missiles of Iranian origin used in an attack on the Al-Dhabba oil terminal in Yemen in November 2022 and ballistic missile components of Iranian origin seized by the United Kingdom from a vessel in the Gulf of Oman in February 2023. Those shipments undermine international efforts to support a durable resolution to the conflict in Yemen and are a threat to regional security — issues that we should all be taking seriously.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“The United States is fully committed to resolving the international community’s concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear programme through diplomacy. Unfortunately, Iran’s actions suggest that that goal is not its priority. We remain postured and prepared to use all means necessary to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. Iran’s ballistic missile activity is an enduring threat to regional and international peace and stability. Even after certain restrictions in resolution 2231 (2015) expired in October, we have continued to take vigorous measures to counter that threat. We and our allies and partners will continue to block the proliferation of sensitive ballistic missile technology to and from Iran. We will also continue to sanction companies and traders contributing to that threat.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador Skoog for their briefings and the Security Council’s appointed Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) for the presentation of her report (see S/2023/963). We are meeting at a time when Iran continues to take increasingly provocative steps to expand its nuclear activities. Iran is not only failing to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to resolve outstanding safeguards issues, but it is also wilfully hampering the Agency’s verification and monitoring activities. The concerns of the international community are rising. We have made clear that Iran should take actions to build international confidence and de-escalate tension, not continue nuclear provocations that cause grave proliferation risks.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“We commend the work of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in clearly laying out the goals to remove foreign forces, fighters and mercenaries from Libya and to advance efforts towards eventual disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. We also welcome steps towards increased coordination and cooperation aimed at the unification of east-west military structures to help stabilize the south, secure Libya’s borders and prevent a spillover of regional turmoil. A unified international voice in support of all of those efforts on the political, humanitarian, economic and military tracks will be crucial to making concrete progress and building opportunities for the Libyan people.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9510 (2023) · source
“Whatever modality Libyan leaders adopt, they must approach reconstruction in a coordinated, apolitical manner to ensure that adequate flood relief is delivered to all those impacted by the disaster so that they can rebuild their lives. We also took note of the Secretary-General’s recommendations on the need to provide assistance to migrants and asylum seekers, including with regard to humane detention facilities and access to legal proceedings. We support his strong call for Libyan authorities across the country to reverse the trend towards shrinking civic space and limits on free speech. Despite the continued political impasse, there has been some progress.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9510 (2023) · source
“Undermining the Special Representative’s work runs counter to the clear desire of the Libyan people to choose their own leaders through free and fair elections. Those who continue to delay the process will hold a heavy share of the blame if yet more time passes without the election of a legitimate, unified Government. The United States supports that broad engagement and continues to stand firmly behind Special Representative Bathily’s work. We iterate the Council’s unanimous call for all Libyan actors to engage constructively and transparently with Special Representative Bathily. Cooperation among all relevant Libyan authorities on flood-related reconstruction and planning is critical.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9510 (2023) · source
“We join the Special Representative in urging all Libyan stakeholders who have not yet accepted the invitation to name their representatives to the preparatory talks without further delay. We share the view of most Libyans that now is the time for political actors to break the continued impasse in pursuit of a unified Government that delivers for the Libyan people. The active leadership and ownership of the Libyan people is clearly required to achieve an inclusive political process. For that reason, we also support the Special Representative’s announcement that he would conduct, in parallel, focused consultations with a wider spectrum of Libyan stakeholders so that their proposals would be taken into account by the institutional stakeholders in their negotiations.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9510 (2023) · source
“I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing and for his ongoing efforts to convene key Libyan stakeholders to galvanize the political process and consolidate support for elections as soon as possible. It is increasingly clear that achieving a credible elections road map and a peaceful transition requires bringing key actors face to face at the negotiating table. There is a special challenge to form a caretaker Government that has a narrow mandate to oversee elections. We support the Special Representative’s invitation to a broad cross-section of Libyan political leaders to send representatives to preparatory talks aimed at addressing the core issues still standing in the way of elections.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9510 (2023) · source
“Tehran has been providing Russia with guided aerial bombs and artillery ammunition — lethal equipment to end Ukrainian lives. We have provided clear evidence on the transfer of Iranian unmanned aircraft to Russia, which occurred while restrictions under resolution 2231 (2015) prohibiting such transfers were in place. With armaments from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Iran, Russia can prolong its brutal war against Ukraine. It is the height of hypocrisy for Russia to claim before the Council that legitimate support for Ukraine’s self-defence is prolonging the conflict, while it has repeatedly violated Council resolutions to fuel its war of aggression. They are resolutions to which Russia itself agreed. We once again urge Russia to cease its aggression and withdraw from Ukraine’s internationally recognized territory.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“In return for its support, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is seeking Russian military technology and assistance, including fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missiles, armed vehicles, ballistic missile production equipment and materials and other technologies to advance its military capabilities and objectives. That expanding partnership, including technology transfers from Russia to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, undermines regional stability and the global non-proliferation regime. Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea must be held to account for actions undermining long-standing obligations under Council resolutions. At the same time, the Kremlin has turned to another regime unconcerned with human rights, international security, the global non-proliferation regime or maintaining peace: Iran.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“Instead, Russia spends its time in the Council criticizing legitimate assistance provided to defend Ukraine from Russia’s illegal actions. Meanwhile, it is a fact that Russia procured armaments for its aggression against Ukraine through channels expressly prohibited by the Council and its resolutions. Our information indicates that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has provided Russia with more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions, which will increase the human toll of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“We expect Russia to spout any justification it can, no matter how absurd, to mask its failures on the battlefield. Russia has tried to question the motives of the dozens of countries that have provided assistance to Ukraine, as well as Ukraine’s right to self- defence as reflected in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. Russia can end this war today. It can end its war crimes and atrocities against the people of Ukraine. It can cease its attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure. It can stop its forced deportation of Ukrainian children and return them to their families. It can withdraw its forces and start meeting its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Security Council.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“I thank the Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Ebo, for his briefing. We all know why Russia calls repeated meetings on this topic. Six hundred and fifty-five days since the start of its illegal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has failed to accomplish its war aims. It has failed to break the spirit and resistance of the Ukrainian people, and it has failed to mislead the international community, as evidenced by the more than 140 countries that have repeatedly and overwhelmingly condemned Russia’s aggression and its humanitarian consequences. More than 140 Member States have repeatedly urged Russia to stop its offensive and immediately, unconditionally and completely withdraw all troops from the sovereign territory of Ukraine.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“The United States reminds all Member States of their obligations to criminalize terrorism, prevent its financing and deny safe havens to terrorists. As the world saw with Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks in Israel, the Council’s work to counter terrorism is far from complete. Da’esh and Al-Qaida branches and affiliates continue to expand their influence across the globe. We are especially concerned about the growth of threats in Africa. As we look forward to the Africa Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja in April, we will work within the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“We thank each Ambassador for their briefings and leadership in drawing attention to the work of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter- terrorism; and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), which play complementary roles in assessing and countering terrorist threats and support for terrorism. The three Committees should coordinate their counter-terrorism efforts in mutually reinforcing ways to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and enhance global peace and security.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“It is an essential ingredient in both peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and we are committed to working with United Nations police on the future of policing.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9475 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, policing plays an important role in responding to the complex and multifaceted challenges threatening international peace and security more broadly. For example, United Nations police are already present in special political missions and provide support to United Nations country teams in non-mission settings. As climate change creates destabilization and conflict across fragile contexts, new needs have emerged in the security sector. We encourage the United Nations to look at future needs and opportunities for United Nations policing and would welcome an update to the Secretary- General’s 2018 report on United Nations policing (S/2018/1183). In conclusion, community-oriented policing de-escalates tensions and helps communities protect themselves.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9475 (2023) · source
“To that end, I want to touch on three areas. First, it is essential for United Nations police to have the correct training. Over the past four years, the United States has invested more than $4 million in police-training programmes for the United Nations. The time has come for United Nations police to fully leverage those investments and make job-specific training mandatory. Secondly, as we have heard, we must continue to accelerate the inclusion of women in all areas of policing. Women police play leading roles in rebuilding communities and trust between citizens and the security institutions that serve them. To put it simply, accelerating the women and peace and security agenda in the policing context is essential to achieving peacekeeping missions’ objectives.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9475 (2023) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and extend a special welcome to the Police Commissioners, the Police Adviser and the Executive Director of Security Council Report. I want to begin by recognizing the critical work of the United Nations police, from the protection of civilians to the deterrence of violence and the enabling of other military and civilian mission components. Their work is challenging, dangerous and essential, and I want to add how crucial it is to ensure that the perspectives of United Nations police are included in decision-making in peacekeeping missions, including mission planning and resourcing. Their insights make a critical difference. The United States remains committed to supporting the United Nations police and helping them meet the challenges ahead.”
2023-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9475 (2023) · source
“Where Moscow’s actions undermine long-standing obligations under the Council’s resolutions, we will keep working domestically and with the Council to identify, expose and counter Russia’s attempts to acquire arms in violation of the Council’s resolutions. We call on Russia to recommit to the maintenance of peace and security and to immediately withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s sovereign territory, in line with its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Council.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“We condemn the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for providing Russia with its military equipment, which Russia will use to further attack Ukraine’s cities and kill Ukraine’s civilians. And we remind Russia that Security Council resolutions prohibit all Member States from procuring arms or related materiel from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Any revenue the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea receives from such transfers could be channelled by Pyongyang to further develop its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes. Let us make no mistake — it is Russia’s invasion of its sovereign neighbour and Russia’s procurement of weapons in violation of Security Council resolutions that present the real threat to international peace and security and the global non-proliferation regime.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“However, Russia has not called us here to engage in a serious discussion about illicit proliferation, nor is Russia interested in a factual discussion about the dangerous and destabilizing consequences of its armed invasion of Ukraine. The Russian delegation undermines the Council’s credibility when it calls repeated meetings to spread false and misleading accusations regarding the assistance from allies and partners in support of Ukraine’s legitimate self-defence within Ukraine’s own sovereign territory. It is no surprise that we have seen an increase in the number of meetings of this kind recently, as the Russian Federation expands its military partnership with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This is clearly to serve as a distraction.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“I thank Deputy Ebo for his briefing today. His continuing efforts to counter weapons diversion are critical. It has been two weeks since the Russian Federation last called a Council meeting on this issue (see S/PV.9436). Today’s meeting is yet another attempt to divert the Council’s attention from Russia’s continued blatant breaches of international peace and security in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, as the Kremlin wages its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. Addressing security threats that arise from the illicit proliferation of conventional arms is a long-standing United States international security priority.”
2023-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9457 (2023) · source
“We once again call on Russia to recommit to its responsibilities as a permanent member of the Council. We once again call on Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine, and to do so immediately.”
2023-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9436 (2023) · source
“The Kremlin’s single-minded pursuit of procuring weapons, while flagrantly and repeatedly violating Security Council resolutions, of which, once again, Russia itself voted in favour, is the real threat to international peace and security. The United States will continue to support Ukraine’s self-defence, including through the provision of arms and equipment that enable Ukraine to defend its territory and protect its people from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war. We will continue to expose Russia’s illicit efforts to acquire military equipment from Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or any other State that is prepared to support Russia’s war against Ukraine. We once again renew our calls for Russia to abide by its Security Council obligations.”
2023-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9436 (2023) · source
“We again call on Russia to recommit to the maintenance of peace and security and to its obligations to uphold the United Nations arms embargo on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, which Russia itself voted to adopt. However, as we all know too well, Russia continues to violate resolution 2231 (2015) by procuring certain attack drones from Iran for use against Ukraine. The United States has shared extensive documentation and information with every member of the Council. Just yesterday, together with the United Kingdom, we co-hosted a display of recovered Iranian material at our Mission here in New York. The unlawfully procured Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles have been used in attacks on critical and civilian infrastructure, including the ports that Ukraine uses to export grain to the rest of the world.”
2023-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9436 (2023) · source
“That figure represents an unprecedented level of freight railcar traffic at the station. The report made the assessment that “the dramatic increase in rail traffic likely indicates North Korea’s supply of arms and munitions to Russia”. As a reminder, Security Council resolutions prohibit all Member States from procuring arms or related material from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Any revenue the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea receives from such transfers could be channelled by Pyongyang to further develop its unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic-missile programmes. We once again urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to cease its efforts to transfer arms to Russia.”
2023-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9436 (2023) · source
“However, Russia would instead have us believe that it is our provision of aid to Ukraine to assist in its legitimate self-defence that is prolonging the very war Russia began. Meanwhile, Russia is procuring weapons from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and drones from Iran in direct violation of the Council’s resolutions to further its offensive war. Those are real threats to international peace and security, to the global non-proliferation regime and to regional stability that the Council should be discussing. Just last week, Beyond Parallel, a project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, published satellite imagery captured on 5 October of approximately 73 rail cars at the Tumangang rail station in Rasŏn, a city in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on its border with Russia.”
2023-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9436 (2023) · source