on behalf of the United States, I would like to express my Government’s thanks to the President of the General Assembly and the secretariat of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014 for presenting us with this report on progress to date in t…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zarif, for his briefing. We also welcome Prime Minister Thaçi and Prime Minister Dačić back to the Council, and thank them for their statements. I
commend the Prime Ministers for their dedication to the dialogue process and their reso…
The United States abstained in the voting because we believe that the
concerns raised by Kenya regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto are best addressed within the framework of the Court and its Assembly of State Parties, an…
We are pleased to welcome Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and would like to thank her for her briefing on her sixth report pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
The United States welcomes the commitment and efforts of the Government and people of Libya during…
I would like to welcome High Representative Inzko to the Council once again and to thank him for his comprehensive report on developments over the past six months in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2013/646, annex). We greatly appreciate his commitment to implementing his mandate under the General Framewo…
The United States is pleased to participate in this annual plenary debate on the important topic of Security Council reform. First, however, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Liu Jieyi of China, for his introduction to the Council’s annual report to the General …
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution entitled “Sport for peace and development: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal” (A/68/L.8). We especially want to draw attention to the language in the draft resolution “calling upon host countries t…
We would like to thank President Tomka for his leadership as President of the International Court of Justice, and for the Court’s recent report regarding its activities over the past year (A/68/4). We are struck by the continuing forward momentum of the Court reflected in the report.
Over the past …
We would like to thank President Song of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his presentation of the ninth annual report of the ICC to the General Assembly (see A/68/314), covering the period from 1 August 2012 to 31 July 2013. We recognize President Song for his continued service to the ICC.…
As President of the Security Council for the month of July 2013, the United States was responsible for preparing the introduction of the draft Security Council annual report to the General Assembly. We were pleased to document the Council’s work this year.
The draft report before the Council includ…
The United States welcomes today’s open debate, and we thank Ambassador Perceval for her diligent work as Chair of the Council’s Informal Working Group on Documentation and other Procedural Questions.
Our discussions of the working methods of the Council are important to ensuring that this body rem…
I thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here today and for bringing us together on such a timely topic. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his thoughtful remarks.
It is a particular pleasure to have Secretary- General İhsanoğlu join us. I commend his pioneering leadership, i…
The United States welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/68/222), as well as his report entitled “2001 to 2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa” (A/66/169).
The United States strongly supports th…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his excellent briefing.
Today I will focus on three topics, namely, Syria, Lebanon and Middle East peace.
On 27 September, the Security Council confirmed that the use of chemical weapons anywhere was a threat to international peace and security (see S/PV…
On 7 October, Ambassador Power had the privilege of leading the Security Council’s first visit to Rwanda since 2009. Council members began that leg of our trip by visiting a demobilization centre in Mutobo, where we had a chance to hear testimonials from former Forces démocratiques de libération du …
As a multicultural society, the United States remains committed to fighting racism, safeguarding the dignity of people regardless of race or background and countering the hateful legacy of slavery. We believe strongly in spreading awareness of the struggle of the men, women and children who fell vic…
I welcome the chance to participate in this debate on issues that are central to the mission of the United Nations and to the future of us all. I thank the Secretary-General for his recent report (S/2013/525), his presence here today and the personal commitment he has made to women and peace and sec…
The United States wishes to thank President Joensen of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and President Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for their reports. They have provided exemplary leadership in the cause of international justice, a…
We are very pleased to adopt this outcome document (resolution 68/6) of the special event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The outcome document reflects the strength of our collective commitment to fight poverty, accelerate the achievement of the MDGs, and unite around a common vision for…
This sixth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development is being convened at a time of significant change and dynamism in the global development environment. We have fresh opportunities to think about the best ways to
mobilize knowledge, innovation and resources to move people out of extreme po…
