Highlights

“All of us support the efforts of Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to find ways to reduce the violence and return to talks. The tragedy that is building in Yemen is almost beyond comprehension. But we are not helpless in the face of it. Everyone – the Security Council, the warring parties in Yemen, and their partners – should be focused on negotiating an end to this war – not making the suffering of Yemeni children worse.”

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“The Secretary-General has challenged all of us to step up and strengthen peacekeeping. Today, the Security Council responded to the call. The United States is grateful for the Council’s leadership. The actions we take today will make the United Nations a better, more effective instrument of peace and security. And it will make us a more trusted caretaker of the people we are pledged to protect.”

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“For almost 40 years, the Iranian regime has existed outside the community of law-abiding nations. It is difficult to name a conflict in the Middle East that does not have Iran’s fingerprints on it. The Iranian regime has backed dictators who gas their own people. It stokes conflict. It funds foreign fighters and terrorists. It transfers missiles to militants. It acts against the interests and policies of this Security Council, time and time again. Across the Middle East, Iran has trampled on the sovereignty of its neighbors. In Lebanon.

Ambassador Nikki Haley previewed U.S. priorities for the 73rd UN General Assembly High-Level Week, set to begin on Monday September 24. She highlighted achievements in the United States' September UN Security Council presidency and previewed the President's schedule and events for the other members of the Administration who will visit New York next week.

"Now is the wrong time to undo all the good work we’ve done in the Security Council. Now is the wrong time to ease sanctions pressure on the North Korean regime by repealing sanctions. And it’s never the right time to allow cheating to go unpunished. ‎Every time the Security Council overlooks sanctions violations – every time we allow the Russians to bury evidence of violations – we remove incentives of Pyongyang to end its nuclear program."

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“A secure, inclusive, and corruption-free Somalia is possible. Political and security challenges will occur – that’s a given. But if we stay unified in our commitment toward progress, I sincerely believe we will ultimately see a prosperous Somalia where all citizens can thrive in stability and freedom.”

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“The people of the United States support the UN when it lives up to the ideals of its founding because we share those ideals. Please help us show that this support is not misplaced. Join us in the effort to ensure that the men and women who represent the United Nations to the world have training, professionalism, and character to match their high mission. So many vulnerable people in the world are depending on us. They’re giving us their trust. We owe them our protection.”

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“As we heard today, there is a remarkable degree of Security Council unity on Yemen. Everyone around the table wants to see diplomacy succeed. The parties have got to act to help the Yemeni people. They can do things right now that will actually make the Yemeni people better off, instead of accelerating this humanitarian catastrophe.”

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“We consider any assault on Idlib to be a reckless escalation of the conflict. If Assad, Russia, and Iran continue down the path they are on, the consequences will be dire. The world will hold them responsible. And no number of Security Council meetings will ever change that.”

- Ambassador Nikki Haley

“At its core, corruption is the transfer of wealth from the powerless to the powerful. Bribes, insider deals, skimming of public funds, and diversion of humanitarian aid – these are all forms of the involuntary tribute the poorest pay to the powerful in corrupt regimes. When the weight of this burden becomes too much for the people to endure, they inevitably react. Corruption also allows transnational crime and drug trafficking to flourish, threatening the health and safety of all of us.