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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Colombia
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you. Let me start by underscoring our appreciate for the vital role that the UN Verification Mission continues to play in supporting peace in Colombia.
Statement April 2023 Resumed Session of the Sixth Committee ILC’s Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Madame Chair. The United States welcomes the opportunity to address the provisions of the Draft Articles relating to international measures.
Statement April 2023 Resumed Session of the Sixth Committee ILC’s Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States welcomes the opportunity to address the provisions of the Draft Articles relating to national measures.
Remarks at UN Commission on Population and Development 56th Session
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Mr. Chairman, the United States is pleased to participate in this Fifty-sixth Session of the Commission on Population and Development.
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Mali
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
We are pleased to see that the Secretary-General’s report focuses on the four parameters included in the UN strategic review of MINUSMA.
Statement April 2023 Resumed Session of the Sixth Committee ILC’s Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Madame Chair. The United States is pleased to address the provisions of the Draft Articles relating to the definition of crimes against humanity, the general obligations of States, and the obligation of prevention.
Statement at the April 2023 Resumed Session of the Sixth Committee ILC’s Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States welcomes this opportunity to exchange substantive views with other States on the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity.
Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Arms Export Violations
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
First, let me begin by thanking Mozambique for an outstanding presidency in March.
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Kwibuka 29
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Twenty-nine years ago, an unimaginable horror occurred. During 100 days of terror in Rwanda, hundreds of thousands of Tutsi were murdered in a genocide – violence incited by hate speech that was directed at minority communities.
Media Note: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield Kicks Off Instagram Live Series with Chef José Andrés of World Central Kitchen
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
On April 4, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, hosted an Instagram Live with Chef José Andrés, founder of the food relief organization World Central Kitchen.
Remarks at an Arria-Formula Meeting Organized by the Russian Federation on Children in Armed Conflict
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Since Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war in Ukraine began, Russia has forcibly separated thousands of children, aged between 4 months and 17 years old, from their families or legal guardians and moved them to over 40 different facilities in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine or inside Russia itself.
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
AMBASSADOR LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD: I just wanted to take the opportunity again to say, as Russia takes on the presidency of the Security Council, we will use every opportunity to push back on their using their perch in the chair to spread disinformation, and to use their chair to push support of their efforts.
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during an Instagram Live Event with Chef José Andrés
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
AMBASSADOR THOMAS-GREENFIELD: Good. Well, we’ve got a lot of people on waiting to hear from you and to hear from me, and I’m really looking forward to this conversation.
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at an Intergovernmental Negotiations Meeting on UN Security Council Reform
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you to our IGN co-chairs, Austria and Kuwait, for your leadership on this vitally important issue.
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout on Russia’s UNSC Presidency
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Ambassador, are you expecting any trouble from Russia during the month [inaudible]?
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with María Grazzia Acosta of Teleamazonas
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Mrs. Ambassador, nice to meet you. Thank you. Welcome. It’s such a pleasure to have you here.
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Threats to International Peace and Security, Additional Response
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. I apologize for taking the floor, but I need to respond to some charges that were leveled against the United States by the Representative the Russian Federation.
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Threats to International Peace and Security
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. And I thank the High Representative for her informative and sobering briefing this morning.
Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Nicaraguan Exiles and Refugees
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the United Nations Spokesperson Nate Evans:
Remarks by Ambassador Chris Lu at Closing of Fifth Committee First Resumed Session
By State Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
Over the next year and half, much of the attention at the United Nations will be focused on two major convenings: the SDG Summit this fall and the Summit of the Future in the fall of 2024.