US Mission Geneva

In re-engaging the United Nations, we have not compromised our national interests, but advanced them; we have not overlooked the dysfunctions of the UN system, but sought to tackle them; and we have not muted our values, but defended them vigorously and credibly.

We welcome this special session, which is urgently needed to address the grave human rights crisis in South Sudan. We thank our fellow core group members, Albania, Paraguay, and the United Kingdom, for their leadership.

We are concerned that insecurity appears to be spreading and that the government of South Sudan appears to be preparing for large scale attacks in Central Equatoria in the coming days or weeks.

The US thanks the High Commission and OHCHR Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine for its continued robust reporting on the situation in Ukraine.

Mr. High Commissioner, the United States would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your Office for your on-going and critical work in promoting the protection of human rights around the world. Your voice is a vital one.

We remain gravely concerned about the deplorable human rights situation in South Sudan.

The United States and looks forward to transparent, credible, and fair elections in Haiti on November 20.

We note recent reform laws approved by the legislature, including those on prosecutorial reform and judicial independence. We appreciate the delegation’s updates on implementation of these and other reform priorities.

We commend Uganda for its treatment of refugees, which can serve as a model worldwide.