Reform cannot stop at posts and budget lines. Elimination of duplicative functions must become routine practice, not a ...

I just had the opportunity to meet Eliya and Ziv just outside, and I want to start today with talking about you all. What you two endured is just—I think it's completely unimaginable to any normal ...

We agree with the secretary-general on the collective need to focus on ensuring the partnership is mutually reinforcing, more responsive, and more effective for the people they serve.

Article 25 requires members to “accept and carry out” Council decisions. The 1737 Committee exists for exactly that purpose: ...

The global refugee and asylum system, however, cannot be sustained without significant reforms.  UNHCR’s most urgent priority ...

You probably heard the old line: the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a much different result. And I think that line could certainly have applied to ...

The Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC) Section represents the United States on the intergovernmental bodies that oversee the UN’s work on economic, social, and human rights issues, as well as the UN ...

My sincere thanks to the Republic of France, as president of the Council. Distinguished colleagues, I am grateful for another opportunity to discuss the most consequential technological development of ...

I appreciate the opportunity to speak about the status of the Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Conventions this year.

The United States thanks the Third Committee Bureau and our colleagues for their cooperation. We wish here to make important points of clarification on some of our key priorities. During the 80th ...

Thank you, Chair. I deliver this explanation of position on behalf of the United States on the resolution on the UN Convention Against Cybercrime. We would once again like to express our gratitude to ...

Mr. President, excellencies, colleagues. Today marks three years since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war. We have all been concerned about the suffering in Ukraine and the war’s effects on the ...