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lines on the record: 630
first: 1994-05-05
most recent: 2023-12-21
sittings or episodes: 107
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“I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing. Today we have seen yet another tragic outcome of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is deeply alarming and concerning that the Nova Kakhovka dam, a crucial hydroelectric plant on the Dnipro River, was destroyed. Its destruction has caused devastating floods and impacted the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians along the river. We are in close touch with Ukrainian authorities on providing assistance to the many civilians displaced and forced to flee their homes for safety. And we will continue to work with humanitarian partners on the ground to provide assistance.”
2023-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9340 (2023) · source
“We congratulate the Gabonese Government on hosting a successful summit and look forward to continuing to cooperate and engage in the region to combat climate change. Central Africa is vibrant, dynamic and full of promise. The United States is proud to partner with the region and others to help realize the vast potential of the people who call it home.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“The Government’s relationship with the Wagner Group hinders others from fully engaging with the Government to bring peace and stability to the Central African Republic. Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province also continue to destabilize the region through attacks on civilians that have displaced thousands. The United States supports the coordination efforts of regional States and the Multinational Joint Task Force to combat those terrorist groups and implement holistic strategies that address the underlying drivers of terrorism. Finally, we applaud Gabon’s leadership in efforts to preserve the world’s tropical rainforests by hosting the One Forest Summit in Libreville.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“And we fully support Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry’s efforts to promote inclusive political dialogue. Turning to the Central African Republic, we urge authorities to redouble their efforts to make progress on the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region road map and to revitalize the 2019 Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic. Further, we continue to encourage the Government of the Central African Republic to further strengthen its ties with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and others with a genuine commitment to the country’s peace and stability. The Central African Republic has many partners who wish to assist in its development. The Wagner Group, however, is not one of them.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“An inclusive and credible democratic transition, based on guidelines in the African Union Peace and Security Council communiqué of May 2021, offers the best chance for Chad to emerge from decades of conflict and to build a more stable and prosperous democracy for the future. We stand ready to work with other members of the international community to support those priorities, including through a friends group in N’Djamena. We also remain concerned about the continued violence in Cameroon and condemn all attacks against civilians, including in the Far North, North-West and South-West regions of the country. That violence must stop. A broader dialogue is needed to give voice to those stakeholders seeking to address root causes and bring the crisis to an end.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry for the informative briefing. I also wish to thank Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo and Ms. Tamoifo for their briefings. I would like to begin by expressing the United States’ firm commitment to supporting an inclusive and sustainable democratic transition in Chad. While we welcome Chad’s decision to end the suspension of opposition groups involved in the 20 October 2022 protests, we encourage further steps to ensure their meaningful participation in drafting Chad’s new constitution and electoral law and developing independent institutions to organize elections. We also continue to call on the Government to hold accountable those responsible for killings and abuses during the 20 October 2022 protests.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“We hope that the Council can come together in the months ahead and agree on a resolution that more accurately reflects the situation on the ground and empowers the Mission to better support an end to the conflict, the protection of human rights, the provision of unhindered humanitarian assistance and the resumption of a process to achieve a democratic political settlement in the Sudan.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9337 (2023) · source
“The United States is grateful that the Security Council renewed the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan for another six months. We voted in favour of resolution 2685 (2023) to express our strong support for Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes and the entire Mission. We strongly regret that the Council was unable to find consensus on an updated mandate, which is needed now more than ever. We put forth common-sense recommendations for the mandate to report on the ongoing conflict and support efforts to cease the hostilities. However, other members of the Council did not agree, despite the drastically changed and catastrophic circumstances.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9337 (2023) · source
“My last point is that, in terms of the willingness of the United States to seriously engage the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, we have said on many occasions that we are prepared to have an unconditional dialogue with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to try to deal with our differences. As members all know, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has rejected our interventions on many occasions.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“There was a reference to the Chinese and Russian draft resolution that would ease sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It is hard to imagine that we should ease sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea while it continues its destabilizing behaviour. And we must think about the message that sends out to the world — that countries can go ahead and just wilfully violate Security Council resolutions and they will be rewarded. We must think very seriously about that. I would also like to emphasize that in our deterrence cooperation with the Republic of Korea, neither the United States nor the Republic of Korea is in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. I just want to be very clear about that.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“What was interesting about that time period was that, while the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was supposedly adhering to that agreement, it was also in the process of developing a clandestine uranium enrichment programme — so much for adherence to that agreement. There was a reference to the Washington Declaration. And just to be very clear: the Washington Declaration is a response to the destabilizing activities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with regard to its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes. It is not the other way around — just to be clear. This is not an issue of two sides here in the Security Council. There is one party that has been sanctioned by the Security Council, and that is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“I apologize for taking the floor, and I promise not to be very long in responding to a few of these charges. First, I would like to note that I found interesting that the representative of the Chinese delegation did not, at any point, condemn the space launch of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. I reiterate that this launch is in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. There was a reference about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea adhering to agreements, particularly the Agreed Framework between the United States of America and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea dating from the early 1990s.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is simply using that as an excuse to enable it to advance its unlawful WMD and ballistic-missile programmes. In the face of the growing WMD and ballistic- missile threat from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Council’s silence, it is unbelievable that two members of the Council expect the United States and its allies to stand idly by. Our commitments to our alliances are ironclad, and we will take all necessary measures to ensure our security. We call on all Council members to uphold the credibility of the Council, join us in condemning the unlawful behaviour and urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to refrain from following through on its stated plan to conduct another launch that will pose a further threat to international peace and security.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“Meanwhile, as Russia and China reaffirm their commitment to a diplomatic solution, they argue that a Council product, or even holding a Council meeting, are provocative actions. I would like to remind them that what we do here in the Security Council, at least when their obstructionism does not prevail, is diplomacy. China and Russia will likely once again attempt to draw false equivalences between unlawful ballistic- missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and lawful defensive and pre-announced joint military exercises by the United States and the Republic of Korea. Such false equivalences simply do not hold up under international scrutiny. Our lawful efforts to defend against the repeated escalatory actions by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea do not in any way justify its unlawful behaviour.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“There is nothing that provoked the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to conduct this week’s launch or threaten another one, except for its desire to perfect the technology that failed this week. We must not allow the unprecedented volume of the regime’s ballistic-missile launches over the past year and a half to wear us down. The United States remains committed to diplomacy, and we continue to urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to come to the table for meaningful negotiations without preconditions. But as long as the silence of the Council emboldens Pyongyang to disobey Security Council resolution obligations and seek to undermine the global non-proliferation regime, it will continue to choose ammunition over nutrition.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“And we have done so specifically in response to satellite launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In both resolutions 2087 (2013) and 2270 (2016), the Council condemned the country’s tests of space launch vehicles because they use ballistic-missile technology and therefore violate those resolutions. The Council reaffirmed the freedom of all States to explore and use outer space in accordance with international law. The launch we saw this week, however, is undeniably in violation of international law. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now threatening to conduct another launch “as soon as possible”. With the support of its two staunch defenders on the Council, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is trying to normalize its unlawful launches and assert that they are justified.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“The Council cannot ignore the failed launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as they enable the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to learn about its capability gaps and determine how to advance its unlawful programmes for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missiles accordingly. Its intent, borne out by action and statement, is clear — to pose a threat to international peace and security. The launch not only disrupted maritime and air traffic in the region, but it also alarmed its neighbours in Japan and the Republic of Korea. The Council has a mandate to act in response to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s repeated and aggressive pattern of violations of multiple Security Council resolutions.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. It is with considerable frustration that we find ourselves back in the Security Council to discuss yet another provocation by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s reconnaissance satellite launch on 31 May. The launch may have failed, but it was done in brazen violation of multiple Security Council resolutions, raising tensions and risking destabilizing the already sensitive security situation in the region and beyond.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source
“Russia can simply remove its troops from Ukraine’s territory and stop its relentless bombardment of Ukraine’s cities, people and civilian infrastructure. That is what we need to remain focused on. Until that happens, the United States will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“By helping Ukraine and neighbouring States account for and safeguard arms and ammunition during their transfer, storage and deployment, strengthening border management and security in Ukraine and neighbouring States, and building the capacity of relevant Government agencies to deter, detect and interdict the illicit trafficking of certain weapons, we are taking concrete steps to address the threats posed by such potential diversion. By supporting Ukraine and its self-defence, we are upholding the United Nations Charter. Through its heinous actions in Ukraine, Russia is trying to drive a stake through the heart of the Charter. In the Council and at every opportunity, we will continue to state the obvious. Russia can end its war of aggression at any time. Russia can end its reliance on its ineffectual attempts to distract us.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“Instead, we will continue to provide our support, while working with Ukraine to maintain the highest safeguards to ensure that the weapons we provide are not diverted into unintended hands. We take the risks of diversion seriously. Last year, our Administration unveiled a strategy to help Ukraine and partners in the region to counter the threats posed by the potential diversion of weapons in Eastern Europe. We have stressed accountability from the very beginning of the conflict and have processes in place to counter illicit diversion. Ukraine has been a transparent, willing partner in those processes throughout.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“And just last week, the owner of the Wagner Group openly called for the transfer of more shells and munitions into Ukraine for his troops to continue Russia’s illegal invasion. And yet, Russia wants to talk about support for Ukraine’s self-defence as the problem. Once again, Russia seeks to instrumentalize the Council as yet another platform for its ongoing disinformation campaign. We must not and will not let it. The United States and others will not end our support for Ukraine in the exercise of its right of self-defence. Doing so would only allow Russia’s unconscionable killing and injuring of civilians to continue unchecked. Accepting Russia’s brazen attempts to redraw borders by force would tear up the rulebook that has made all of us more secure and would have dangerous repercussions around the world.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“We know that in November 2022, the Wagner Group, a vicious mercenary organization working in coordination with the Kremlin, imported infantry rockets and missiles from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in violation of the United Nations arms embargo on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Moreover, senior Russian officials in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have been involved in additional discussions, aimed at Russia providing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with food and commercial aircraft in exchange for more than two dozen different kinds of weapons and munitions, in what would be further violations of multiple resolutions of the Council.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“If Russia had any genuine desire for de-escalation, it would simply withdraw its troops and end its invasion. Instead, underscoring its own hypocrisy, Russia brings topics such as this one to the Security Council and blames others for the death and destruction that its aggression has caused and is continuing to cause in Ukraine. Russia is cynical enough to call for this discussion while it continues to relentlessly rain down missiles and drone strikes on cities and critical infrastructure, killing civilians, all in the service of the Kremlin’s bloody land grab in blatant violation of the United Nations Charter. We know that both Russia and Iran violated resolution 2231 (2015) when Iran transferred drones to Russia. Russia has used those drones to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and kill Ukrainian civilians.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“The United States has staunchly supported Ukraine’s right to defend itself against Russia’s brutal, unprovoked war of aggression. We, along with 50 other States, will continue to do so. The provision of weapons for Ukraine’s territorial defence is not extending or exacerbating the conflict. Rather, those arms help repel Russia’s invasion of its neighbour and prevent an even further invasion of Ukraine’s sovereign territory. Those arms shipments help prevent Russia from further brutalizing Ukrainian civilians, forcing them from their homes and driving up energy and food costs across Europe and around the world. Arms shipments by the United States and other friends of Ukraine are not the cause of the continuation of Russia’s needless war.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“I thank Mr. Ebo for his detailed briefing. We gather again just weeks after discussing the same topic, and unfortunately little has changed. We are here again listening to Russia’s allegations that arms shipments from the United States and other countries providing support for Ukraine and its self-defence are the grave threat in the Ukraine conflict, and not Russia’s invasion of its sovereign neighbour. It is a really interesting — and I might add twisted — narrative it chooses. It is very much alone in that position. Members of the Council and the General Assembly, as well as the Secretary-General have all repeatedly made clear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the Charter of the United Nations and Ukraine’s territorial integrity.”
2023-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9325 (2023) · source
“We call on Putin to stop holding the world’s hungry hostage and to extend and fully implement the Black Sea Grain Initiative. We again call on Russia to end its attacks on the people of Ukraine and withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s territory completely. Russia alone has the power to end the war that it senselessly started.”
2023-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9321 (2023) · source
“That translates into an average of more than one missile, drone or bomb every hour, 24 hours a day, for three days straight. In those three days alone, Russia’s attacks have killed and injured more than 100 civilians, including at least five children. Humanitarian organizations have reported worsening conditions in the front-line areas, and necessities such as electricity, food and fuel are in short supply. President Putin’s escalating attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure threaten us all. Russia’s obstruction of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is impacting the world’s hungry. Russia has no interest in mitigating the spillover effects of its war against Ukraine, just as it has shown no genuine interest in negotiation or meaningful diplomacy.”
2023-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9321 (2023) · source
“In that very memorandum of understanding, Russia committed to facilitating “the unimpeded export of food, sunflower oil and fertilizers” from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. Russia must implement its own commitments. Russia must stop holding global food security hostage to its cynical power plays and profit-taking. While we are all paying the increased price for Russia’s actions, no one is paying more dearly than Ukraine. After 15 months and countless briefings, we are unfortunately no closer to ending the humanitarian suffering caused by Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. Instead, the death toll is rising from Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s civilian population centres. Between 1 and 4 May, Russia launched more than 145 air strikes across Ukraine.”
2023-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9321 (2023) · source
“It has deliberately slowed the pace of vessel inspections and severely reduced the amount of grain leaving Ukraine’s ports to help meet the needs of the world’s most vulnerable. In recent weeks, on more than one occasion, the Russian Federation’s delegation at the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul has refused to allow any inspection of ships. Now Russia is threatening to end its cooperation on 18 May. While Russia keeps Ukrainian grain supplies from feeding the hungry, Russia is successfully exporting its own bumper crop of grain. The Russian Government regularly cites the need to implement its memorandum of understanding with the United Nations on the export of Russian food and fertilizers.”
2023-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9321 (2023) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his sobering remarks. First, let me underscore that every day that Russia obstructs and threatens to suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, it raises global food prices around the world. That means higher prices for everyone, including poor and middle-income countries and the United Nations, which also procures food on the global market. We have heard the United Nations say many times, as we did from Under-Secretary-General Griffiths just now, that the Initiative is critical to stabilizing global food prices and getting food to the world’s hungry. Despite that, Russia has stopped discharging its commitments to the United Nations and Türkiye.”
2023-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9321 (2023) · source
“To that end, we also encourage UNISFA to continue to pursue gender parity at all levels and to incorporate the perspectives of women and youth within its important work.”
2023-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9318 (2023) · source
“We further stress the need for South Sudan to support the Joint Border Verification Monitoring Mechanism in re-establishing Sector 1, located in southern Abyei, given the ongoing fighting between the Ngok Dinka and Twic Dinka, the influx of refugees and internally displaced people fleeing from the Sudan and the presence of armed forces. We are pleased with UNISFA’s continued engagement to resolve tensions between the Ngok Dinka and Twic Dinka. We strongly encourage UNISFA to strengthen those efforts, and we reiterate the Secretary- General’s call on both communities to uphold their ceasefire agreement and utilize the tools UNISFA offers to support and enable a safe and inclusive environment. We further call on the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka to utilize peaceful solutions during the seasonal migration period.”
2023-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9318 (2023) · source
“The inability of humanitarian organizations to safely operate threatens to further impact millions of vulnerable Sudanese, especially those displaced by the ongoing fighting. The United States reiterates its call to parties to ensure the safety and security of all United Nations staff, facilities and humanitarian and medical personnel. We strongly urge the parties to ensure UNISFA and humanitarian partners have immediate, full, safe and unhindered access and capacity to carry out their life-saving work throughout the Sudan. We are deeply alarmed at the consistent presence of Sudanese and South Sudanese forces and police in Abyei — a clear violation of the demilitarization of the Abyei box. We stress that Abyei should remain demilitarized from any forces besides UNISFA.”
2023-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9318 (2023) · source
“We stand in solidarity with the people of the Sudan in their unshakable commitment to democracy and urgently call for the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to implement and uphold a permanent nationwide ceasefire. We urgently call on the parties to commit to ensuring the safety, security and protection of civilians and to return immediately to the process of resuming the Sudan’s transition to civilian rule. We are also gravely concerned for the millions of civilians in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance in the Sudan and the growing attacks on humanitarian aid workers. Armed actors are targeting humanitarian assets and facilities, looting field vehicles and damaging aircraft used to transport aid workers and supplies, limiting assistance to areas where it is needed most.”
2023-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9318 (2023) · source
“The United States condemns the ongoing fighting in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. We are deeply concerned about the killing of over 500 people, the internal displacement of 334,000 civilians and the safety and security of over 100,000 people fleeing to neighbouring countries. We are also deeply concerned about the protection of children and reports of conflict-related sexual violence towards women, children and men. According to UNICEF, the fighting in the Sudan has led to a child-protection crisis, in which children are separated from their families, abducted and recruited. We gravely stress that child protection must be a priority and urge UNISFA, regional partners and international partners and Council members to follow good practices for child protection during the Sudan crisis.”
2023-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9318 (2023) · source
“I thank Assistant-Secretary-General Pobee and Special Envoy Tetteh for sharing the progress of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on mandate implementation and their updates on Abyei. I would like to begin by thanking UNISFA’s leadership personnel, who continue to provide stability and peace in Abyei, despite the ongoing challenges from the Sudan crisis. It is disappointing to learn that hostilities in Khartoum have further jeopardized the safety and security of UNISFA personnel, as well as impeded UNISFA’s ability to carry out its mandated tasks, including protecting civilians, assisting humanitarian efforts, supporting a peaceful settlement of the final status of Abyei and its border issues and establishing the Abyei police service.”
2023-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9318 (2023) · source
“We expect that the IIT’s future reports will identify the perpetrators of other chemical weapons attacks that occurred in Syria. We once again call on the Syrian regime to amend its Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) declarations to make them accurate and complete, as required by the CWC, and provide immediate and unfettered access to OPCW staff, as required under resolution 2118 (2013).”
2023-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9317 (2023) · source
“Russia’s shameless shielding of Syria’s defiant behaviour enables the Al-Assad regime and leaves the Syrian people facing the prospect of further chemical weapons attacks. Rather than calling for the full implementation of resolution 2118 (2013), which Russia originally supported, Russia has chosen to attack the credibility and professionalism of the OPCW, undermining the Charter of the United Nations in the process. The United States condemns the Al-Assad regime in the strongest possible terms for its repeated use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians, including in Douma on 7 April 2018, as described in the report of the OPCW Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) released in January. We commend the IIT for its professionalism, rigour and thoroughness in its investigation and preparation of that report.”
2023-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9317 (2023) · source
“It has only been through the diligent and thorough efforts of the Declaration Assessment Team that the Al-Assad regime has been forced to reveal on seven separate occasions more and more of its chemical weapons programme. Those revelations filled in glaring gaps in Syria’s still woefully inaccurate declaration. But the regime also continues to thwart the Declaration Assessment Team, refusing to allow the lead technical expert to deploy to its territory and preventing full consultations from taking place for more than two years now. The Declaration Assessment Team is currently able to carry out only limited in-country activities, decidedly undermining the effectiveness of its visits.”
2023-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9317 (2023) · source
“I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing this morning and for the steadfast work of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on this important issue. As we have heard from the High Representative and seen in numerous reports of the OPCW, the Al-Assad regime has not met its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013). Specifically, the regime has yet to offer a full accounting of its chemical weapons and is not cooperating fully nor being transparent with the OPCW. Full consultations with the OPCW Declaration Assessment Team remain necessary because Syria will not fully disclose and verifiably eliminate its chemical weapons programme.”
2023-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9317 (2023) · source
“Despite the Taliban’s mounting restrictions and intimidation, they continue to support their families and contribute to their communities. We applaud the many Afghan communities and individual who have strongly and bravely stood up in support of Afghan women and girls.”
2023-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9314 (2023) · source
“The United Nations and its Member States will not remain on the sidelines when women and girls are deprived from exercising their human rights. The Taliban’s edicts are causing irreparable damage to Afghanistan. They erase women and girls from society. They also move the Taliban further away from their desire to normalize relations with the international community. The United States continues to urge an inclusive political process among Afghans that leads to a representative Government that is accountable to its people and fully reflects Afghanistan’s rich diversity, including the meaningful participation of women and members of minority communities. In conclusion, the United States would like to acknowledge the extraordinary courage of women and girls in Afghanistan.”
2023-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9314 (2023) · source
“Today the Security Council has sent a clear, unanimous message to the Taliban and to the world: we will not stand for the Taliban’s repression of women and girls. The Taliban have chosen to ban women from universities, to keep secondary schools closed to girls and to prevent Afghan women from working with non-governmental organizations, the United Nations and in nearly every sector of the economy. Those decisions are indefensible. They are not seen anywhere else in the world. Muslim-majority countries have spoken out against the Taliban’s rationale for those decisions. In January, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation emphasized that Islamic law calls for women’s education, work and partici- pation in public life. And now the Security Council has condemned the Taliban.”
2023-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9314 (2023) · source
“Through the FARDC, MONUSCO and the regional force of the EAC, we have the capacity to protect civilians. And through the United Nations, the Office of the Special Envoy and our own bilateral efforts, we have the necessary platforms to coordinate and engage diplomatically. What we are missing is the commitment and political will to use those tools for their intended purposes — bringing about peace. We cannot wait another 10 years for peace in the Great Lakes. The region’s people deserve it now.”
2023-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9307 (2023) · source
“It is imperative for additional security forces not to aggravate an already tense situation. As such, I repeat my call on regional leaders to ensure their forces respect human rights, prioritize the safety of civilians and refrain from illicit activities, such as the extraction of natural resources. It is equally critical that they coordinate with, and complement the important work of, the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC), MONUSCO and United Nations humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organizations. This year marks 10 years since the signing of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework, but the region remains marked by instability. Through the Nairobi and Luanda processes, we have the political structures necessary to pursue dialogue.”
2023-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9307 (2023) · source
“As we speak, our partners are working in perilous conditions to provide life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in North Kivu. The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo must do considerably more to protect its citizens, including by providing land for sites where displaced people can receive services and by enforcing its own laws against trafficking and the exploitation of women and girls. The last time Special Envoy Huang Xia briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.9165), regional troop deployments under the aegis of the regional force of the EAC were in the initial planning stages. In recent weeks, Burundi, Uganda and South Sudan deployed troops to North Kivu province. Angola has also committed to deploying troops to help restore peace.”
2023-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9307 (2023) · source
“Unfortunately, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham-Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, has taken advantage of the situation and will continue to pose a threat. We must not lose sight of that pressing security challenge. We must also increase our focus on the grave humanitarian crisis. In 2023 alone, conflict has displaced more than half a million people, many of whom are being forced to live without access to adequate food, water or medical care in camps filled far beyond capacity. Thousands of women and children are being exploited by organized sex trafficking operations. The United States is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, contributing more than $140 million since 1 October.”
2023-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9307 (2023) · source
“The United States calls on all the parties to act expeditiously to meet their commitments under the Luanda communiqué in full, including the full withdrawal of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) to the Sabyinyo line, followed by cantonment and disarmament. Rwanda must also withdraw its troops and end support to the United Nations-sanctioned M-23. I also reiterate our call on the Democratic Republic of the Congo Government to immediately end cooperation with armed groups, including the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, and to pursue security sector reform, continue denouncing hate speech and hold individuals accountable for inciting violence.”
2023-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9307 (2023) · source
“The United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region is another important means of bringing peace to the region. The United States appreciates the Special Envoy’s use of his good offices to generate international support for the East African Community (EAC)-led Nairobi and Luanda processes. We welcome the initiative and commitment of regional partners and welcome the recent decrease in fighting. Yet despite those efforts, the situation in the Great Lakes region continues to deteriorate and tensions remain between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.”
2023-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9307 (2023) · source