Thank you, Ambassador Haq, for your briefing on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) and the Secretary-General’s recent report (S/2010/522). Let me also thank you for your dedicated leadership and your commitment to solidifying peace in Timor- Leste.
My Government welcomes t…
I thank you, Mr. President, and Assistant Secretary- General Fernandez-Taranco for your briefings today.
Last month, Israeli and Palestinian leaders took the momentous step of returning to direct talks. The core issues of this long-standing and tragic conflict will not be easily resolved. Direct ta…
The United States is grateful for the opportunity to speak on the important agenda items encompassed by the culture of peace.
2010 is the final year of the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World. We commend the work that UNESCO, UNICEF and other U…
The United States delegation supports promoting the use of sport to advance peace and development. My delegation appreciates the potential of sport to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
Sport can foster development and peace, can build an atmosphere of tolerance and …
It was an honour to lead the portion of the trip in Southern Sudan and to co-lead it with Ambassador Lyall Grant in Khartoum.
I should like to begin by thank Special Representative Haile Menkerios and his team, who on very short notice were able to welcome the Council and support our visit supremel…
Let me also thank the Secretary-General and Ambassador Wittig for their leadership, as well as the Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission’s country-specific configurations for all they do to advance the Commission’s work both in the field and in New York. The United States continues to strongly supp…
Let me also thank Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his briefing today and for his continued strong leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I am also pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Rassoul; we thank him for his leadership and for his statement.
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The Security Council’s role should be to collectively advance efforts to counter terrorism and to use meetings such as this to discuss the topic productively. We do not believe that other grievances should be part of this discussion.
I thank you, Sir, for the leadership that you and Turkey have shown this year as Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. I also thank you for bringing us here today to focus on what is a shared mission to combat terrorism and violent extremism. We are called to this mission as individual nations a…
I thank you, sir, for the opportunity to speak today. The United States welcomed the initiative of the Secretary- General to convene last September’s High-level Meeting on Revitalizing the Work of the Conference on Disarmament and Taking Forward Multilateral Disarmament Negotiations, in the hopes th…
I commend the Security Council, the Turkish leadership and the Secretary-General for the important statement that will be issued at the end of this Council meeting, and for the emphasis placed on the centrality of peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. I think we have heard today — and will he…
I want to begin by thanking Special Representative Mahiga for his comprehensive and very informative briefing, and for his active leadership on behalf of Somalia. I also want to salute the Foreign Minister of Kenya and the Permanent Representative of Somalia for their very powerful presentations, wh…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to review the efforts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) over the past 90 days. I would also like to thank Ambassador Nishida for his first report as Chair of that critical Committee.
Three months h…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his latest detailed report on the situation in Haiti (S/2010/446). I would also like to thank Special Representative Mulet for his skilled and dedicated leadership and for his thorough briefing today. I also thank Ambassador Mérorès for his summary of the…
The United States welcomes this resolution, which responds to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s declaration of independence. We fully support the resolution, and therefore joined the consensus on it. The Court has answered the question posed by the General Assemb…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this very informative and useful debate. Let me also thank Under-Secretary- General Le Roy for his introductory remarks and the Force Commanders for their briefings. I would also like to commend Lieutenant General Obiakor for his service and wish him well i…
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Jeremić and Foreign Minister Hyseni back to the Council this afternoon. I would also like to thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier for his thorough briefing in his service as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo.
Let me begin by addressing bri…
The United States is deeply committed to finding solutions to our world’s water challenges. We support the goal of universal access to safe drinking water. Water and sanitation issues will also be an important focus at September’s Millennium Development Goal summit. The United States is committed to…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have continued to engage in proximity talks, with the help of Special Envoy George Mitchell. The gaps have narrowed, and we believe there are opportunities to narrow them further in direct talks, …
The United States thanks Nigeria for organizing this meeting and welcomes Minister Odein Ajumogobia to the Council today. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General and Ms. Sarah Cliffe for their remarks.
Conflict prevention and the peaceful settlement of disputes are among the foundin…
