The United States is pleased to join other Member States in sponsoring the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/66/L.10). The draft resolution recognizes the progress made by the Afghan people in building a stronger Afghanistan and acknowledges that much important work remains.
We co…
We welcome Libya back to the Human Rights Council. Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s Libya was the only member of the Council that has ever been suspended for gross and systematic violations of human rights, as called for in resolution 60/251, which created the Council. We commend the new Libyan Government for t…
The United States has commemorated the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade by paying tribute to the millions who were stripped of their human rights and dignity during their enslavement and their fight for freedom.
Our tribute encompasses a continual effort t…
Let me begin by welcoming High Representative Inzko back to the Security Council. We thank Ambassador Inzko for his comprehensive briefing and his service in support of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
The signing of the Dayton Accords helped Bosnia and Herzegovina end a terrible conflict and establishe…
I will begin by thanking the Secretary-General and the Department of Political Affairs for their reports (S/2011/693 and S/2011/704, respectively). I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Abou Moussa, for his briefing.
I would like to welcome the Secretary-General of the E…
I wish at the outset to thank Ambassadors Puri, Wittig and Sangqu for their briefings.
In September, the Secretary-General hosted an extremely productive high-level symposium on counter-terrorism, marking the tenth anniversary of the events of 11 September 2001. That event allowed Member States to …
I should like to thank President Cavaco Silva for presiding over this meeting of the Council. I should equally like to thank the Secretary-General, High Commissioner Pillay, Assistant Secretary-General Bragg and International Committee of the Red Cross Director Spoerri for their briefings and for th…
The United States warmly welcomes the reappointment of Ambassador Tanin to chair the forthcoming rounds of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, and we thank him for his efforts to guide these negotiations forward.
Allow me to reiterate our full support to Ambassador Tanin as w…
Let me join my colleagues in congratulating you, Sir, on taking over the presidency of the Council. We look very much forward to working with you and with your delegation throughout the month. We have every confidence in your able leadership. I also want to join others in paying great tribute to Amb…
The United States looks forward to the adoption of the draft resolution (A/66/L.6) of the General Assembly on the report (see A/66/95) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The United States co-sponsored the draft resolution as an expression of its strong support for the Agency and its c…
The United States fully supports the International Year of Cooperatives. Cooperatives and credit unions play a major role in the United States economy. More than 125 million Americans belong to over 21,000 cooperatives in agriculture and agribusiness, finance, rural electrification, communication, h…
I also wish to thank Assistant-Secretary-General Cheng- Hopkins and Ambassador Lucas for their thoughtful briefings today.
Peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict is among our highest priorities, representing the greatest opportunity to transform the dynamics that led to bloodshed in t…
Before I begin, I would like to express my country’s profound condolence to the people of Italy on the death of Judge Antonio Cassese, an eminent scholar and jurist, who made a lasting contribution to international criminal law. We would also like to thank President Sang-Hyum Song for his report (se…
I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate and for your able leadership during your presidency. I should also like to thank the Secretary- General and the Deputy Secretary-General for their participation today, and Executive Director Bachelet and President of the Economic and Soc…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I will begin with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The United States continues to work vigorously with the parties, the Quartet and our international partners to resume negotiations on the basis of the 23 September Quartet statement. …
Let me join others in thanking you, Madame President, for convening this important meeting. We would also like to convey our gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Touré and Mrs. Adenike Ukonga for their very important briefings.
Today’s meeting is both timely and important. In recent years, the n…
The United States welcomes the General Assembly’s consideration today of agenda item 11, entitled “Sport for peace and development”, as well as the draft resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and Olympic ideal” (A/66/L.3), of which the United States is an enthusiast…
The United States is grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important agenda item dealing with the culture of peace. The United States supports efforts around the world that create a forum for people with different views to express themselves through dialogue. That is why we support initiativ…
Let me start by thanking the Government of Nigeria for its leadership in bringing us together today to discuss security sector reform (SSR) in Africa. Let me also
thank you personally, Minister Ashiru, for presiding over our debate.
This Council discussion on SSR is long overdue. A State’s ability…
The United States would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sidi Diarra, and the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, for organizing the 7 October panel discussion on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the Millennium Development Goals, and…
