Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General, Under- Secretary-General Holmes and High Commissioner Pillay for their briefings and their tremendous work on behalf of endangered civilians around the world. Let me also thank Mr. Holmes for his service to the United Nations. He has been an outspoken …
Let me also join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency for this month. I also wish to thank Mr. Zannier and General De Kermabon for their comprehensive briefings and to welcome President Tadić and Foreign Minister Hyseni back and thank them for their sta…
The United States welcomes the adoption of this landmark resolution creating UN Women — a new, consolidated agency that will give one powerful voice to United Nations efforts to strengthen gender equality and empower women around the world.
Resolution 64/289 is the product of years of effort and mo…
I thank you, Mr. President, and Special Representative De Mistura for his comprehensive briefing.
Let me start by underscoring my Government’s continued full support for the critical role of the United Nations in Afghanistan. We are deeply grateful for the continuing determination and courage of th…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having brought this critical debate before the Security Council. I should also like to recognize the statements made by Deputy Secretary-General Migiro and Under- Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Patricia O’Brien.
On a daily basis, we address matters…
I thank Ambassador Takasu for his briefing today.
Less than three weeks ago, the Council sent a strong message about Iran’s nuclear programme. The adoption of resolution 1929 (2010) reaffirms that the Council will respond decisively to serious threats to international peace and security. That resol…
Let me start by recognizing with deep appreciation the important successes of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), as well as the increased regional cooperation of the countries where the crimes judged by these courts …
Let me begin by thanking the Governments of Mexico and Italy for spearheading today’s meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the milestone of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
The Convention represents a watershed for the internati…
My thanks go in particular to Special Representative Coomaraswamy for her thorough briefing and her passionate commitment to this cause. I would also like to thank UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Atul Khare for their very pas…
Let me begin by thanking President Thabo Mbeki, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios, Joint Special Representative Gambari and Joint Chief Mediator Bassolé for their very helpful assessments and briefings to the Council this morning. The United States strongly supports their eff…
I would like to thank the President of the Assembly for the opportunity to speak today as the General Assembly has its annual discussion of HIV/AIDS.
The United States remains a leader in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. It is in keeping with America’s values and in the service of our common secu…
Today, the Security Council has responded decisively to the grave threat to international peace and security posed by Iran’s failure to live up to its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Treaty is the principal international legal instrument for holdin…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
The United States is deeply disturbed by the recent violence and regrets the tragic loss of life and injury suffered among those involved in the incident last night aboard the Gaza-bound ships. We are working to ascerta…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and thank the Secretary-General for the important remarks he made today.
Mr. President, let me begin by thanking you for your recent visit to Washington, D.C. Your visit highlighted the enduring strength of the bilateral
relationship between the United Sta…
Let me begin by welcoming to the Council Mr. Haris Silajdžić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I thank him very much for his comments today. Let me also welcome High Representative Inzko and thank him for his comprehensive and excellent briefing. The United States deeply appreci…
Let me, too, welcome President Guelleh and thank him for his remarks and his important leadership on the many critical issues facing Djibouti and the region, with a focus on increasing the well-being of the people, fighting piracy and working for peace.
The Horn of Africa faces many difficult polit…
Let me start by welcoming Kosovo Foreign Minister Hyseni and Serbian Foreign Minister Jeremić to the Council today. Let me also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zannier for his excellent and comprehensive briefing. The United States deeply appreciates the work he and his team ar…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Ould Abdallah for his informative briefing. Let me also welcome Somali Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim and Environment Minister Hamza to the Security Council and commend them for their dedication to the people of Somalia. I would also like to welcome to …
Once again for the record, let me just say that United States actions in this particular case are consistent with international law as well as with our domestic legal framework, which provides for due process and various constitutional safeguards. As in democracies around the world that follow the r…
I do not wish to detract from the reports we have heard from the three counter-terrorism-related Committees this morning and now this afternoon, but I want to respond for the record to the comments made by two delegations with respect to the case of Luis Posada Carriles.
Contrary to the statements …
