When atrocities are committed against innocents, the international community must speak with one voice and today, it has. Tonight, acting under Chapter VII, the Security Council has come together to condemn the violence, pursue accountability and adopt biting sanctions targeting Libya’s unrepentant …
I thank Prime Minister Gusmão and Ambassador Haq for their briefings on Timor-Leste and the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haq for her dedicated leadership and commitment to solidifying peace in Timor-Leste.
The Uni…
The United States has been deeply committed to pursuing a comprehensive and lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In that context, we have been focused on taking steps that advance the goal of two States living side by side in peace and security, rather than complicating that goal. That…
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Jeremić and Acting Foreign Minister Çitaku to the Council and thank them for their comments. I would also like to thank Special Representative Zannier for his comprehensive briefing today.
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the people of Kosovo on …
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Ažubalis to the Security Council and to thank him very much for his comprehensive briefing today.
As a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United States is committed to working with other participating States and the…
The United States would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting on this important issue. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Ambassador Gasana and Ms. Cliffe for their thoughtful remarks.
The links between security and development are co…
I thank Special Representative Menkerios, President Mkapa, Ambassador Osman on behalf of Foreign Minister Karti, Minister Deng Alor Kuol, and the representative of President Mbeki for their very encouraging comments here today. We deeply appreciate their ongoing dedication to the cause of peace in t…
The United States welcomes High Representative Ashton back to the Security Council. We thank Baroness Ashton for her briefing today and the European Union (EU) for its close and deep cooperation with the Security Council, which encompasses conflict prevention, crisis management, peacekeeping, post- …
The United States is pleased to again join the consensus on this year’s draft resolution entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development” (A/65/L.59). We reaffirm the importance of international assistance in supporting the…
Let me also thank Special Adviser Lang, Assistant Secretary- General Mathias and the representative of Somalia for their briefings today. I especially want to thank Special Adviser Lang for his comprehensive and creative report (see S/2011/30) on piracy prosecution.
The United States fully agrees t…
I thank the Secretary-General, Deputy Prime Minister Guterres and Ambassador Wittig for their thoughtful briefings today.
The only way to truly end a war is to successfully build a peace. Old embers left to smolder can ignite into new flames. Old weaknesses left to languish can summon new risks. So…
I thank Under-Secretaries-General Le Roy and Amos for their very useful briefings. I also thank our Haitian colleague for his update.
We are meeting today a little more than a year after Haiti was struck by a truly devastating earthquake — a blow that lasted just 47 seconds but killed more than 220…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing today.
The United States remains committed to a two- State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is agreed to by the parties. We call on both parties to return to good-faith, direct negotiations, which remain the best path for the …
I also want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Menkerios and President Mkapa for their important briefings today.
This is a historic moment. I join President Obama in congratulating the people and leaders of the Sudan on the successful completion of voting on the referendum o…
The United States strongly supports the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), and we are pleased to be a sponsor of draft resolution A/65/L.51*.
CICIG’s work to investigate illicit security forces and clandestine security organizations is critically important to strengthen…
It is my honour to join the General Assembly today in focusing on the global challenges of drought, desertification and land degradation. Right now, these dangerous realities are threatening the lives and livelihoods of over 1 billion people who live in fragile dryland ecosystems. They severely limi…
In the past year, the world has suffered some immense tragedies, from Haiti’s earthquake to Pakistan’s floods. Thousands of our fellow human beings have died or been injured, and lost loved ones or their homes, and
Governments have been overwhelmed by these disasters. At the same time, our citizens…
The United States welcomes cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to address global challenges, as outlined in draft resolution A/65/L.29 before us today. In joining consensus, the United States underscores the importance of Member States conducting their ac…
The United States delegation welcomes the fact that the General Assembly is united to promote global health and its link to foreign policy. Health is at the heart of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and central to progress on poverty eradication, socio-economic development, primary education …
Today we recognize the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade by paying tribute to the millions who suffered under the lash and praising the countless efforts of others who fought to bring this odious practice to an end.
Our tribute is not confi…
