Before proceeding, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Russian delegation following the assassination of their colleague, Ambassador Andrey Karlov, in Ankara earlier today. I condemn this senseless act of terror, for which there can be no justification.
We are here to address one of the world’s most urgent crises: the deteriorating situation South Sudan.
Not long ago, the people of South Sudan were riding a wave of optimism. Africa’s longest civil war had ended. The world’s youngest nation was born.