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The United States wants…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-48/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/20250403-Amb-Shea-UNSC-Gaza-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="20250403 - Amb Shea - UNSC - Gaza"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-48/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">3 April, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>For too long, Hamas has abused civilian infrastructure and facilities, cynically using it to physically shield its personnel and weaponry. Hamas’ reckless and contemptuous behavior…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-peace-consolidation-in-west-africa/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_remarks_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_remarks_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-peace-consolidation-in-west-africa/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Peace Consolidation in West Africa</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">3 April, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>Member States’ efforts to counter terrorism must expand beyond security-centered approaches and include comprehensive efforts to prevent and deter emerging terrorist threats.  Also, Member States must…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-an-interactive-dialogue-with-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-volker-turk-on-missing-persons/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_remarks_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_remarks_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-an-interactive-dialogue-with-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-volker-turk-on-missing-persons/">Remarks at an Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Missing...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">2 April, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>The United States has no higher priority than keeping its citizens safe, and this commitment drives the relentless efforts to locate and assist Americans missing…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-6/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/250327_DCS_SC-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="250327_DCS_SC"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-6/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">27 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>The United States denounces the increasingly antagonistic rhetoric coming from Rwandan government officials and the Rwanda-backed M23, including threats against senior MONUSCO leadership and false…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-ukraine-24/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/20250326-Ukraine-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="20250326 Ukraine"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-ukraine-24/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">26 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>Just over one month ago, on the third anniversary of the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war, this Council adopted Resolution 2774, imploring a swift end…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-at-the-adoption-of-the-scope-modalities-format-and-organization-of-the-high-level-conference-on-rohingya-muslims/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_statement_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_statement_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-at-the-adoption-of-the-scope-modalities-format-and-organization-of-the-high-level-conference-on-rohingya-muslims/">Explanation of Vote at the Adoption of the Scope, modalities, format and organization of the High-Level...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">25 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>The United States welcomes the adoption of this resolution. We commend the leadership of Finland and Malaysia in facilitating the text. Four years after the…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-position-at-the-un-vote-on-the-kimberley-process-resolution/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_remarks_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_remarks_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-position-at-the-un-vote-on-the-kimberley-process-resolution/">Explanation of Position at the UN vote on the Kimberley Process Resolution</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">25 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>The United States thanks the members of the General Assembly for their engagement on the resolution and thanks in particular to the UAE for its…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-the-un-meeting-entitled-62nd-plenary-meeting-of-the-general-assembly-consideration-of-the-draft-resolution-a-79-l-66/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_remarks_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_remarks_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-the-un-meeting-entitled-62nd-plenary-meeting-of-the-general-assembly-consideration-of-the-draft-resolution-a-79-l-66/">Remarks at the UN meeting entitled 62nd Plenary meeting of the General Assembly, Consideration of the...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">25 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>The United States appreciates the work of France and Brazil in facilitating the process on this important resolution. We deeply regret that even after multiple…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-47/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/250325_DCS_SC-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="250325_DCS_SC"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-47/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">25 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>We expect the interim authorities to act on the Council’s clear message.  All parties in Syria must protect civilians from violence, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-open-debate-on-advancing-adaptability-in-united-nations-peace-operations-responding-to-new-realities/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-1.04.06 PM-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="Screenshot 2025-03-24 at 1.04.06 PM"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-open-debate-on-advancing-adaptability-in-united-nations-peace-operations-responding-to-new-realities/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Advancing adaptability in United Nations peace operations:...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">24 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>UN peacekeeping represents an effective tool to address threats to international peace and security with the political support and financial backing of the international community. …</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/statement-at-the-intercessional-outcome-document-negotiations-for-the-fourth-international-conference-on-financing-for-development/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_statement_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_statement_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/statement-at-the-intercessional-outcome-document-negotiations-for-the-fourth-international-conference-on-financing-for-development/">Statement at the Intercessional Outcome Document Negotiations for the Fourth International Conference...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">24 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>The international financial institutions have independent mandates and authorities, and we do not support attempts in the UN system to dictate their priorities or activities.</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-position-on-the-csw-political-declaration/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/graphic_USUN_remarks_48-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="graphic_USUN_remarks_48"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-position-on-the-csw-political-declaration/">Explanation of Position on the CSW Political Declaration</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">21 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>While not a CSW member this year, we engaged in negotiations because the United States strongly supports protecting women and girls, defending their rights, and…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-including-the-palestinian-question-2/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-12.00.25 PM-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="Screenshot 2025-03-21 at 12.00.25 PM"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-including-the-palestinian-question-2/">Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">21 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>Hamas bears full responsibility for the ongoing war in Gaza, and for the resumption of hostilities.  Every death would have been avoided had Hamas accepted the…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/right-of-reply-by-ambassador-dorothy-shea-charge-d-affaires-ad-interim-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/Screenshot-2025-03-20-at-2.46.31 PM-750x450.png" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="Screenshot 2025-03-20 at 2.46.31 PM"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/right-of-reply-by-ambassador-dorothy-shea-charge-d-affaires-ad-interim-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east/">Right of Reply by Ambassador Dorothy Shea, Chargé d ’Affaires ad interim, at a UN Security Council Briefing...</a></h2><p class="blog-meta">20 March, 2025 | <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/highlights/" rel="category tag">Highlights</a>, <a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/category/remarks-and-highlights/" rel="category tag">Remarks and Highlights</a></p><div class="entry-summary"><p>On humanitarian aid getting into Gaza, I would just reiterate, the position that we have articulated: that nobody wants to see Palestinian civilians in Gaza…</p></div></article><article class="post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry"><div class="blogrollbox" ><a href="https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-including-the-palestinian-question/" class="darken"><img src="https://usun.usmission.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/296/544A0769-750x450.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-post-image" alt="" title="544A0769"></a></div><h2 class="entry-title"><a 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