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Mills

lines on the record: 739
first: 2018-05-17
most recent: 2023-05-03
sittings or episodes: 121
sources: un-security-council

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“We remain concerned about the prospects for renewed violence and welcome the efforts of Iraqi security forces personnel to prevent escalation and protect the right to peaceful protest. The only legitimate way to achieve reform and form a Government responsive to the needs of the Iraqi people is through constructive and inclusive dialogue, not violence. As we have heard, today’s briefing comes nearly a year after Iraq held parliamentary elections. Despite the fact that the elections were credible, peaceful and well managed, the elected parliamentarians and their party leaders have failed to form a Government that serves the people of Iraq.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“We thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her frank and useful briefing and for her leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which continues to play such an important and respected role in the country. I must start by strongly condemning the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile and drone attacks in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on 28 September. Iran fired at least 48 ballistic missiles, which is a major escalation of its violations of Iraqi sovereignty. Its flagrant violations of Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must stop. Such a brazen attack on a neighbour’s territory, especially one that results in the deaths of innocent civilians, is morally reprehensible.”
2022-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9145 (2022) · source
“I will take the floor briefly. I again categorically deny any United States involvement in the incident. We have heard, also quite categorically, both from me and from one of our briefers today, that the energy situation in Europe, however one wants to describe it, is more affected by Russia’s unreliability as an energy supplier than by anything to do with the United States. I would also like to point out that as the Russian delegation itself has said, the facts are clear. There is no hiding anything that has been said. However, as I laid out, over the past seven months it has been Russia that has a record of destroying civilian infrastructure and causing suffering and loss across Ukraine. If there is any country that has a record of doing the kind of thing that we are discussing here today, it is not the United States.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“The United States will not be distracted from seeking justice and accountability. We will not be distracted from defending the Charter against such blatant violations and transgressions.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“Russian attacks in Ukraine have hit civilians and reduced cities to rubble, resulting in thousands dead and injured. As we did with this afternoon’s vote (see S/PV.9143), we must continue to speak out against Russia’s atrocities, the war and the wanton disregard for international law that we are seeing on the ground. We must not allow Russia to continue to use the platform of the Security Council to spread lies and disinformation, which it has done since the very beginning of the war in Ukraine. I am sure that all of us recall how during the days before the war began, the Russian delegation was tweeting out that there was no intention to invade Ukraine. We must continue to investigate and bear witness to Russia’s atrocities, and we must demand accountability.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“On 14 September, there were reports that Russia had struck a dam at the Karachunov reservoir, causing fears of floods. In this very Chamber we have also heard United Nations experts recount numerous verified instances of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting from Russia’s war against Ukraine. They include credible reports of the bombing of educational institutions, medical clinics and hospitals and the killing of aid workers, medical staff and patients. Evidence of the scale of atrocities continues to mount as Russia ignores international calls for an immediate end to the war. Despite the efforts we heard today to distract us from the truth and disseminate more disinformation and slightly wacky theories, the facts on the ground in Ukraine speak for themselves.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“Of deep concern to us all is the conclusion last week by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, including the deliberate destruction of infrastructure. The sabotage of critical infrastructure should be of concern to us all. In the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, we have seen numerous Russian attacks damaging civilian infrastructure. We have witnessed Russia recklessly seize control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, risking a nuclear disaster in Europe. We have seen countless attacks destroying civilian electricity infrastructure. Russia attacked energy and water infrastructure in Kharkiv, Zmyiv and Pavlograd on 11 and 12 September, causing mass blackouts and water cut-offs.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“I will end there, because while we get to the bottom of what happened to Nord Stream, we will not let Russia’s disinformation apparatus distract us from addressing the main issue at hand, which is the continuing aggression against Ukraine and the destruction of civilian infrastructure on Ukrainian sovereign territory. It is important that we use this meeting not to foster conspiracy theories, but to focus our attention on Russia’s blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and on its crimes in Ukraine. In only half a year, Ukraine has become the scene of some of the worst mass-scale violence that Europe has witnessed in decades, including the destruction of infrastructure.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“Let me be clear — the United States categorically denies any involvement in this incident, and we reject any assertions to the contrary. Let me also talk about energy supplies, since that was raised, and the relationship between the United States and our European friends and partners in the energy sector. It has been clear for years that Russia is not a reliable energy supplier. The United States has therefore been working with our European partners and our allies in order to increase their energy resilience and provide alternative supplies. We are working on a short- and long-term basis to address energy security and the stability of global energy markets, not only for Europe but the world.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“It is important that we first establish the facts. I know our Russian colleagues have had a bad day. They had to sit and watch that strangely odd fascist Nuremberg-style rally combined with Las Vegas 1970s show that happened in Moscow this morning to celebrate the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory. And then in the afternoon they got hit by the Council’s vote, sending a clear message about Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory. But I do not think that justifies the Russian delegation once again raising conspiracy theories and spreading mass disinformation in the Council. My Russian colleague continues to use inflammatory rhetoric accusing the United States of being involved in this act of sabotage. Let me answer his question.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“I thank Assistant Secretary-General Hanif and our other briefers today. I will be a little longer than I intended given that, once again, our Russian colleagues have decided to instrumentalize a Security Council meeting to spread conspiracy theories and disinformation and, to quote my colleague, “morbid fantasies”. But let me begin by saying clearly and unequivocally that we are deeply concerned by the apparent sabotage that took place on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. As we heard just now from the representative of the United Kingdom, deliberate actions to damage critical infrastructure cannot be tolerated. Efforts to investigate are under way, and the United States strongly supports European efforts to conduct that important investigation. It could take time, but the search for the truth will not be rushed.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9144 (2022) · source
“The Mission has already jointly established with the Government of the Democratic Republic, as we have heard, a plan for its phased and benchmark-driven drawdown, and it is making progress on that, as demonstrated by the discontinuation of operations in Tanganyika province earlier this year and the Kasai last year. But today, the work of the Mission remains critically important, and MONUSCO and the Democratic Republic of the Congo need the Security Council’s complete and unequivocal support. The United States stands with Ms. Keita and her team of dedicated peacekeepers. We thank her again for her commitment to supporting peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“We share with our United Nations counterparts a desire for peacekeeper accountability, especially with regard to situations like the shooting in Kasindi in late July, and we urge the Government of the Democratic Republic and Tanzanian authorities, in coordination with the United Nations, to continue and complete a thorough investigation into this senseless act and to hold perpetrators fully accountable. Finally, in conclusion, I would like to make a comment on Mission transition. No one would argue MONUSCO should remain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo forever.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“Similarly, to further safeguard the Mission’s personnel and operations, it is important for all relevant parties to work earnestly with the United Nations Mission to enable it to more fully fulfil its mandate. Speaking out against anti-United Nations rhetoric, which has tragically led directly to the deaths of United Nations peacekeepers and civilians in recent months, is critical in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in all contexts where myths and disinformation are undermining the ability of peacekeepers to carry out the mandates the Security Council has given them. The United States is clear-eyed about the challenges MONUSCO is facing in executing its mandate.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“More specifically, in the case of the Democratic Republic, the United States reminds the Council that all countries must notify the Security Council in advance on matters involving defence cooperation, including the deployment of troops and the provision of arms. We encourage regional leaders to continue to bear this obligation in mind, as well the need to respect human rights, as the planning for the East African Community regional force moves ahead. East African Community leaders and officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo alike must also ensure the regional force does not disrupt the important and life-saving work of the country’s armed forces, MONUSCO and United Nations humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organizations.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“The United States also remains deeply concerned by the ongoing M-23 campaign and by the assistance that the group receives from external actors, including the Rwanda Defence Force. We note that M-23 remains designated under the sanctions regime of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Member States are therefore required to freeze the assets of this armed group and ensure that no funds or economic resources are made available to it. United States Secretary of State Blinken also made clear during his recent visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Rwanda that State support for illicit armed groups and the disregard of territorial integrity are unacceptable and must end immediately.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“Without sufficient capabilities, MONUSCO will continue to struggle to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including, but not limited to, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham-Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo (CODECO) and the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23). As noted in the most recent report of the Secretary- General (S/2022/709), attacks by those and other groups killed hundreds of civilians and perpetrated more than 500 human rights violations between June and August. That continued violence is unacceptable, and the United States calls on those groups to discontinue their assaults on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s most vulnerable populations.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“I want to begin by thanking our briefers today. I particularly want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing. The United States appreciates her leadership, particularly at this challenging time for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I also want to express in this forum my delegation’s gratitude for the commitment and contributions of the Ukrainian aviation unit that recently departed MONUSCO after 10 years of service to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, we acknowledge that the departure of the aviation unit really limits MONUSCO’s air capabilities at a time when the Mission needs all the resources that it can get. We urge the Secretariat to act quickly to fill that gap.”
2022-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9142 (2022) · source
“Doing so will reduce the risk of further chemical weapons use and help to ensure that we will never again be faced with the horrific scenes we have witnessed over the past nine years.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“The threat of future attacks will remain until the regime clearly and thoroughly answers the questions that have been posed by the OPCW, fully declares its chemical weapons programme in accordance with its obligations under the CWC and ceases its obstruction and provides visas to the OPCW experts so they can deploy to Syria. In conclusion, our commitment to hold actors accountable for their use of chemical weapons is universal and shared — so it is said — by everyone on the Security Council, and it is not limited to Syria. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anyone, under any circumstances. In that spirit, we call on the regime to end its intransigence and simply meet its chemical weapons obligations as quickly as possible.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“Syria continues to deny a visa to a member of the OPCW’s Declaration Assessment Team, preventing its deployment. We again call on the Syrian regime to immediately permit the Declaration Assessment Team to return to Syria, resolve all discrepancies and help ensure the verified elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons programme. After nine years and 24 rounds of consultations, the Director-General of the OPCW tells us that Syria’s declaration cannot be considered accurate and complete. The regime has shown it is willing to deploy inhumane measures.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“Our own assessment is that the Al-Assad regime has used chemical weapons at least 50 times since Syria joined the Convention. Despite our knowledge of those horrors and our numerous efforts to reduce the risk that such an attack might ever happen again, the Al-Assad regime and its backers, especially Russia, continue to stonewall efforts to account for Syria’s chemical weapons. The regime’s continued refusal to provide answers or information requested years ago by the Declaration Assessment Team is an affront to the Security Council and to the OPCW. The fact is that Syria has not declared its entire chemical weapons programme and it retains a hidden stockpile — a stockpile of chemical weapons. The risk remains that the Al-Assad regime will again use chemical weapons against its own people.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“Those violations include not only the use of chemical weapons, but also the Al-Assad regime’s failure to completely declare its entire chemical weapons programme and its continued interference with the work of the OPCW’s Declaration Assessment Team. Our desire to end the outrageous behaviour of the Al-Assad regime and its Russian enablers is what brings us to these meetings each month, to speak truth and urge the Al-Assad regime to comply with its international obligations. Here are a number of difficult truths that no volume of denial can counter. Over the past nine years, the OPCW-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism and the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team have independently confirmed that the Al-Assad regime used chemical weapons on eight separate occasions.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“I thank the High Representative for her briefing. My delegation appreciates her persistent efforts and the efforts of the experts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to provide independent, thoroughly researched, detailed information about Syria’s chemical weapons programme and its use of chemical weapons. As we noted last month, August 2022 marked the ninth anniversary of the Al-Assad regime’s vicious deployment of the nerve agent sarin on Syrian civilians in the Ghouta district of Damascus. Since then, the OPCW, the Security Council and the global community have witnessed many egregious violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and continued malign behaviour by the Syrian regime.”
2022-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9141 (2022) · source
“While we welcome UNMISS’ support of the mobile courts, we continue to be alarmed by the prevalence of gender-based violence cases, including conflict-related sexual violence, occurring throughout the country. It is completely unacceptable that women, girls and boys are subjected to that, with the most severe impact on women and girls in all their diversity. We urge the Government of South Sudan to swiftly investigate all human rights violations and abuses, including conflict-related sexual violence, and to hold perpetrators to account.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“The report documents human rights violations and abuses, including the killing of 173 civilians, the abduction of civilians and sexual violence. The report specifically finds that Government and allied forces engaged in scorched-earth tactics against victims, including children, such as shooting, beheading, burning alive and drowning in swamps. The report also documents 131 incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, including the rape and gang rape of women and, as we tragically heard, girls as young as 8 years old. The report states that such acts were systematically committed by Government and allied forces as a method or strategy of warfare.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“We regret that the Government leaders did not postpone the ratification of the extension to allow themselves time to demonstrate, through sustained action and results on the ground, that the new commitment — as set out in their road map — will be different from the past few years. We also regret that the Government did not take the opportunity to meaningfully engage with civil society and other agreement stakeholders, which we believe would increase the chances of its successful implementation. Thirdly, as we heard from Ms. Riziq, UNMISS and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a joint report in September on human rights abuses committed in southern Unity state.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“We urgently call on South Sudanese officials, the members of the Security Council and the international community to assist UNMISS in its humanitarian efforts to address the dire needs of civilians, while also providing for the safety and the security of UNMISS personnel, humanitarian workers in South Sudan and internally displaced persons. Secondly, the United States is highly disappointed that South Sudan’s leaders extended the transitional period, thereby once again extending their own time and power, despite failing over the past four years to deliver fully on the commitments they made in the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“The United States is supporting the provision of safe drinking water, hygiene kits, emergency shelter items and more to the most affected communities, and long-standing United States Agency for International Development disaster preparedness programmes in South Sudan are also responding by distributing pre-positioned relief supplies. The United States is appalled by the trauma, violence and inhumane conditions that the people of South Sudan are forced to experience on a daily basis. We urge the Government of South Sudan to take immediate actions to end hostilities and engage in dialogue to resolve the remaining causes of the conflict.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“First, we commend UNMISS’ efforts and dedication to de-escalate tensions in Unity, Upper Nile and Jonglei states over the past month, where thousands of civilians have fled their homes due to fighting between armed factions. The most recent outbreak of violence occurred in Adidiyang, Upper Nile state, on 7 September, resulting in numerous deaths and the destruction of buildings used for humanitarian purposes. Displaced people, as we heard, are now fleeing to the Malakal protection of civilians site, where UNMISS is providing shelter and critical humanitarian assistance. We note with grave concern the heavy rains and flash flooding that continue to affect tens of thousands of people across South Sudan. Those events underscore the continuing impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“I thank Ms. Riziq and Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haysom and for their comprehensive briefings on the situation in South Sudan. The United States commends the work of the leadership of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the men and women of UNMISS and the troop- and police-contributing countries that play such a critical role in protecting civilians and mitigating conflicts in many volatile areas. My remarks today will address three key themes: first, UNMISS’ contributions towards peace and security in South Sudan; secondly, the disappointing step backwards on a political solution to the country’s transition period; and thirdly and lastly, but not least, the continued human rights abuses, including pervasive sexual violence, to which Ms. Riziq just referred.”
2022-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9134 (2022) · source
“We stand ready to facilitate dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan bilaterally, through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and in coordination with partners in order to achieve a long- term political settlement to the conflict in accordance with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations as well as the Helsinki Final Act.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“The international community must continue to engage diplomatically to help broker a lasting peace. The United States is dedicated to a sustainable ceasefire and peaceful resolution. Secretary Blinken spoke with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev to convey our deep concern over military actions along the border. Ambassador Philip Reeker, Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations, is also in the region meeting with senior Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders. The United States is committed to promoting a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future for the South Caucasus region. We urge the parties to intensify their diplomatic engagement and to make use of existing mechanisms for direct communication to find comprehensive solutions to all outstanding issues related to, and resulting from, the conflict.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Like others, the United States welcomes the cessation of all hostilities and encourages both parties to continue to exercise restraint. Military forces should now disengage to allow both parties to resolve all outstanding issues through peaceful negotiations. There is an urgent need to return to talks aimed at a lasting peaceful resolution to the conflict and the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. I want to be clear today: the United States is firm in that there can be no military solution to the conflict. We encourage both Governments to re-establish direct lines of communication across diplomatic and military channels and to recommit to the diplomatic process. A negotiated comprehensive settlement of all remaining issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan is needed.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“We thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his useful briefing this morning. Let me begin by noting that we are deeply troubled by the outbreak of violence along the Armenian- Azerbaijani border, including reports of the shelling of civilian infrastructure in Armenia. We offer our condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the renewed violence. The United States has engaged with Armenian and Azerbaijani officials and conveyed our deep concern over military actions along the border. We are particularly disturbed by reports of civilians being harmed inside Armenia. All sides must fully observe their obligations under international humanitarian law, including those related to the protection of civilians.”
2022-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9132 (2022) · source
“Long-standing United States Agency for International Development disaster-preparedness programmes in the Sudan are also responding through the distribution of pre-positioned relief supplies.”
2022-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9129 (2022) · source
“The ongoing violence demonstrates how urgent it is to see the Juba Peace Agreement implemented, including the full deployment of the security-keeping forces in Darfur, inclusive security- sector reform, robust international monitoring and reporting mechanisms and comprehensive, inclusive and transparent transitional justice processes, including accountability for violence against civilians and other human rights abuses and violations. Finally, we are also concerned about the heavy rains and flash flooding that continue to affect tens of thousands of people across the Sudan, events that underscore the continuing impact of climate change on vulnerable communities. The United States supports the provision of safe drinking-water hygiene kits, emergency shelter items and more to the worst-affected communities.”
2022-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9129 (2022) · source
“We have consistently condemned violence against the unjust detention of peaceful protesters and call for those responsible to be held accountable. We support the Sudanese people’s calls for accountability for incidents of violence, including through transitional justice mechanisms. We condemn the recent violence in Darfur, Blue Nile and elsewhere, which only deepens the dire humanitarian situation on the ground, erodes the gains of the Juba Peace Agreement and hinders efforts to achieve sustainable peace.”
2022-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9129 (2022) · source
“Following the public commitment of Lieutenant General Al-Burhan and Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, to accepting a civilian agreement on a new Government, we will welcome an inclusive dialogue among civilian pro- democracy parties on developing new constitutional arrangements and a civilian-led transitional Government. Such arrangements should clearly define a timeline for free and fair elections, procedures for selecting a transitional prime minister and other key officials, the authority and the role of the military, and dispute resolution mechanisms to help avoid future political crises. Full respect for freedom of association, expression and peaceful assembly is vital.”
2022-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9129 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his comprehensive briefing. We commend him and his team for supporting the people of the Sudan and their aspirations to restore a civilian-led transition to democracy. The United States continues to fully support the collaborative efforts of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to facilitate a Sudanese-led political process to restore a civilian-led transition to democracy.”
2022-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9129 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, let me say it again. War is not the answer. The conflict, Russia’s atrocities, its filtration and forced displacement, the streams of refugees and displaced persons must end. But that will happen only when Russia decides to respect and comply with the United Nations Charter.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“The United States has also provided nearly $1.9 billion in humanitarian assistance in Ukraine and the region since Russia first invaded Ukraine eight years ago. We have channelled a total of $8.5 billion in budget support to Ukraine through World Bank mechanisms. We are also making sure that any assistance to Ukraine’s defence is responsible and limits unintended consequences. We take very seriously our responsibility to prevent the diversion or illicit proliferation of weapons. We are working with Ukraine to ensure accountability for assistance, even amid the challenging circumstances of war. The Ukrainian Government has shown that it too takes that responsibility seriously. We welcome the Ukrainian Government’s recent announcement of its formation of a new commission to strengthen the monitoring of donated military equipment.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“Before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, the United States, Ukraine and our partners and allies engaged in intense diplomacy, seeking every avenue to defuse conflict and find ways to address mutual concerns about security in Europe and beyond. Russia did not take that path. Now Ukraine is responding to that invasion as any of us would — by defending itself. We salute the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all Ukrainian citizens who continue to inspire the world with tremendous skill and profound courage. We have provided security assistance to enable Ukraine to defend itself and restore its control over its sovereign territory. But we are not just helping Ukraine defend itself, we are helping it to deal with the consequences of this awful war.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“Let me be clear that the United States is not using force against Russia. President Biden has been clear. The United States is not seeking a war between the United States and Russia. But we will not fail to condemn President Putin’s choice to launch and pursue the invasion of Ukraine. Speaking of scrounging for weapons, as my Russian colleague did, even now Moscow is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for use on the battlefield in Ukraine, which, as Ambassador Woodward said, would be a clear and unequivocal violation of Security Council resolutions.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“I encourage all the members of the Council to consider this question. If they were in Ukraine’s shoes, how would they respond if a bigger neighbour invaded their territory? If their neighbour sent its armies into their cities and lands, what would they do? What would they ask of the international community? None of us here would simply let our country’s history and identity be attacked, our cities shelled to rubble, our people killed, our territory taken. We would appeal for international support in the face of such naked aggression. Russia’s claims that the United States and the West are escalating and prolonging the conflict are false. They are cynical attempts to deflect attention from Moscow’s role as the sole aggressor in an unnecessary and brutal war for which the world is paying a collective price.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“The United States is committed to supporting the people of Ukraine as they defend their lives, their liberty and their democracy. We are not hiding that support. Ukraine and all States Members of the United Nations have every right to defend themselves. We will not stop our support to Ukraine just because Russia is frustrated that its attempt at regime change has not gone according to plan. Later this month, leaders from around the world will gather here to reaffirm their commitment to the Charter and its foundational principles. It bears repeating that all countries have an inherent right to self-defence, consistent with Article 51 of the Charter. That is a simple, straightforward principle. Every member of the United Nations has a right to its sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“We can all recall the Russian delegation’s fervent insistence in this Chamber, and in a series of tweets and social media posts, that its massive mobilization was only a routine military exercise and that it had no plans to invade Ukraine. I think that that says enough. However, Russia now has the gall to blame other countries for refusing to step aside as it seeks to destroy another State Member of the United Nations, in violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Like the United Kingdom, the United States is proud to stand with Ukraine and our allies and partners from more than 50 countries in providing vital security assistance in support of Ukraine’s defence of its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“It is a transparent attempt to distract from yesterday’s meeting on the forced displacement of Ukrainian citizens (see S/PV.9126), during which the representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights clearly stated that the Office had received reports of torture, in conjunction with Russia’s abhorrent use of filtration camps. Moving on to address what we just heard from the Russian delegation, I would ask representatives to assess what we just heard in the light of the following fact. Earlier this year, we warned of Russia’s premeditated intention to invade Ukraine, including with an unprecedented build-up of military forces along Russia and Belarus’s borders with Ukraine.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing today, especially with less than a day’s notice from the Russian Federation. I would like to begin by joining others in expressing our deepest condolences to the royal family and to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations on the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen lived an extraordinary life dedicated to service. Her legacy will loom large in the pages of British history and in the story of our world. Before I go further, I think it is important to make sure that we are clear what today’s meeting is about.”
2022-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9127 (2022) · source
“The United States Government has provided more than $700 million in assistance to Somalia this year amid the unprecedented drought, which constitutes more than 70 per cent of all contributions received so far by the United Nations humanitarian response plan for Somalia. We encourage other international partners to expand their contributions for humanitarian relief. Somalia can further strengthen its economic well- being by fulfilling the conditions required for reaching the completion point under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. We welcome the Government’s engagement with international financial institutions to ensure that process remains on track. In conclusion, the United States strongly supports the Somali people.”
2022-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9125 (2022) · source