[…] Violence against women is not cultural but criminal, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the United Nations Security Council, and she hailed the decision of the council to unanimously adopt a resolution to protect women in conflict situations. Clinton chaired the Security Council session September 30 when it adopted Resolution 1888, which outlines actions the United Nations and member states can take to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.

[…] The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted June 12 to impose additional security and economic sanctions and a trade and arms embargo on North Korea for testing a nuclear device May 25 and also for testing a long-range ballistic missile in April. Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, an alternate U.S. representative to the United Nations, said the United States was pleased with the action by the Security Council.

[…] Today the United Nations General Assembly elected the United States to a three-year term on the UN Human Rights Council. The promotion and protection of human rights is a fundamental value for our own society and, as such, an integral element of the Obama Administration’s foreign policy. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice are pleased with the outcome of the election and eager to take up the important work of the Council.

[…] Speaking with reporters at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, Rice said, “While we recognize that the Human Rights Council has been a flawed body that has not lived up to its potential, we are looking forward to working from within with a broad cross section of member states to strengthen and reform the Human Rights Council and enable it to live up to the vision that was crafted when it was created.”

[…] Thank you, Mr. President, we’re grateful to the Secretary-General for his report. As much as I very much like Ambassador Churkin, it’s an honor to have you, Foreign Minister Lavrov, in the chair today. Thank you for convening this important session of the Council. And we welcome especially Russia’s initiative to craft a constructive statement by the Council president to be released today, which the United States is pleased to support.

[…] The perception that the United States has not been engaging the world community and has been pursuing foreign affairs unilaterally is erroneous, and even more so with the Obama administration, a senior U.S. diplomat says. “The most important U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives, we’re not going to achieve by working alone, or simply working bilaterally with our friends.”

[…] Today we mark the Security Council’s first session on Iran since the release of the IAEA Director General’s most recent report on Iran—a report that makes it clear that Iran is still not complying with its international nuclear obligations, including resolutions of this Council. Today’s meeting is also the first time that the Council has discussed Iran since the Sanctions Committee examined the case of a merchant vessel found shipping arms-related materiel from Iran to Syria.

[…] U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon repeated his urgent call for the international community to unite and work harder to end violence against women, marking the United Nations’ observance of International Women’s Day. “Violence against women cannot be tolerated, in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader or by any government. The time to change is now,” Ban said March 5.

[…] On February 24, at 10:30 a.m. EST (15:30 GMT), please join Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Jim Warlick for an online discussion on the topic of multilateralism and the United States.

James "Jim" Warlick began as principal deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs in April 2006, with responsibility for all aspects of U.S. foreign policy at the United Nations and a number of other multilateral organizations.

[…] America applauds progress by the United Nations and the government of Sierra Leone in building a durable peace in the once war-torn West African nation, says U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice. “We’ve come a long way in the United Nations’ ability to help countries and regions resolve, recover from and rebuild after conflict,” Rice said February 9. She also commended the Sierra Leonean government for confronting corruption, enhancing respect for human rights and strengthening the rule of law.