On behalf of the United States, let me thank France for its leadership in drawing attention to these important issues. I also want to thank the Secretary-General for his commitment and his presence here today, as well as Executive Director Costa for his customarily candid and thoughtful briefing and…
I, too, would like to welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haq to the Council and to thank her for her briefing. The United States congratulates her on assuming that position and looks forward to working
with her. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency José …
I should like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having organized this important debate. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General and Under- Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra for their valuable insights, and Mr. Doss, Ms. Løj and Mr. Von der Schulenburg for having …
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Saudabayev to the Council and congratulate him on assuming the chairmanship-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I thank him for his comprehensive briefing. The United States would like to assure him of our full coopera…
Advancing the cause of comprehensive peace in the Middle East remains one of the most important foreign policy endeavours of the United States. Our commitment to this goal in unwavering. Only through negotiations can this objective be realized — an approach that we strongly encourage the internation…
I just wanted to take this opportunity to respond to the statements that we have just heard from a couple of delegations.
First, I would like to reiterate that the American presence in Haiti is intended solely to serve humanitarian purposes and is covered under the communiqué between Haiti and the …
The United States welcomes today’s resolution 64/250, on humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and rehabilitation for Haiti. We are working urgently with our international partners, nations around the world, non-governmental organizations and the entire United Nations system to help the people o…
Let me begin by welcoming President Tadić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo to the Council today and thanking them for their comments. I would also like to welcome Special Representative Zannier and thank him for his briefing and his service in Kosovo.
It has been nearly two years sin…
Let me convey our sincere condolences on the loss of life, the injuries and the destruction caused by the earthquake in Haiti. Let me also express our deep concern for the troops and staff of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti who are still missing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to …
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council and assuring you of my delegation’s full cooperation. I should also like to congratulate Ambassador Kafando and the delegation of Burkina Faso on their skilful leadership of the Council last month.
My delegation woul…
As we gather here today to renew our commitment to the 2006 United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, we all recognize that no single country can address this global threat alone. The recent brutal attacks in Kampala, Uganda, which killed dozens of innocent people from nine different countri…
The United States applauds the progress small island developing States (SIDs) have made in fulfilling the Mauritius Strategy over the past five years. We appreciate the opportunity to reflect on progress made and we are proud of our robust partnerships with SIDs throughout the world. We look forward…
The United States of America welcomes this opportunity to reaffirm our strong commitment to financing for development and the core principles of the 2002 Monterrey Consensus. After eight years, those principles continue to guide us. They are particularly important as we prepare for the Millennium De…
We will make our formal statement in consultations. I just want to say that, while we certainly respect any member’s right to speak in the Chamber and say what they think, we think the better part of wisdom is to focus on the goal we all share, which is achieving a genuine two- State solution. A rhe…
The United States strongly supports the Kimberley Process, and we warmly welcome and look forward to working closely with Israel as it assumes the chairmanship and with the Democratic Republic of the Congo as it assumes the vice-chairmanship of the Kimberley Process in 2010.
The Governments, indust…
Once again, we are a little confused as to what the procedures are. We believe that the questions posed by the representatives of Canada, Namibia, Israel and others with respect to the procedure that is under way are very appropriate. We still have not heard what the amendment is that we are voting …
Mr. President, that was our question as well. I would like to ask you to repeat for the Hall one more time what a “yes” vote signifies and what a “no” vote signifies on this vote that has been called.
The United States thanks South Africa and the other sponsors for their open and thoughtful work on the draft resolution on this item (A/64/L.16). We very much appreciate it.
Achieving global health for all is a top priority of the United States. We recognize that, despite honest efforts by many, mu…
I am delighted to have the opportunity to address the Assembly on this, the last day of the International Year of Human Rights Learning, which coincides with the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights wa…
I thank Ambassador Takasu for his report.
Unfortunately, we have witnessed several significant developments on this critical issue over the past 90 days. First, the latest report of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran has once again underscored Iran’s refus…
