My delegation, too, would like to pay tribute to Ambassador Butagira and thank him for his valuable cooperation.
We also thank you, Sir, for presiding over this timely meeting. This morning, we heard from Under- Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra and Special Representative Annabi of the new ch…
First, merci beaucoup for the very nice, warm and kind statement that you made about me, Mr. President. It has been a great honour for me to represent the United States in the United Nations and in the Council. I thank you all, fellow members, for the work that we have done together, and I thank you…
I too would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing. I would also like to thank him and his staff for their work to update the aide-memoire on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
The United States shares the concerns of the international community with regard to the…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank the High Commissioner for his excellent briefing this morning and for his work, and that of his able staff, to protect and assist refugees throughout the world.
As he noted, the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu…
I am pleased to join the members of the Council for this important discussion tonight. It is obviously a very serious situation in Gaza. And while our goal must be the stabilization and normalization of Gaza through the implementation of a durable and fully respected ceasefire and an end to all terr…
I wish to thank President Abbas for his presence here, and also the Ministers from the Arab League States who have joined us.
The United States is, of course, deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza, which is clearly worsening. We have been working around the clock to try to end the violence t…
I too welcome the presence of the Secretary-General.
The United States is deeply concerned by the continuing violence in Gaza and southern Israel. We support an immediate ceasefire that is sustainable and implemented by all. Specifically, this means that Hamas must stop its rocket attacks. There ca…
The United States regrets that it was forced to vote on this separate paragraph in the draft resolution on estimates in respect of special political missions. Unfortunately, such language only serves to politicize the proceedings and distracts all of us from the important work at hand.
My delegatio…
First of all, I would like to welcome my friend, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, to the Council and thank him for his statement.
The United States welcomes the adoption of this resolution. We think it is a vital resolution, and we welcome it for a number of reasons.
First, we welcome it because t…
First, I would like to welcome Foreign Minister De Gucht, Foreign Minister Thambwe and Permanent Representative Nsengimana to the Council today.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We therefore welcome the unanimou…
I would like to join others in thanking Special Coordinator Serry for his detailed briefing on the situation in the Middle East today.
I would like to make two main points regarding our discussions. First, we welcome the adoption of Security Council resolution 1850 (2008). It is a positive and forw…
I thank you very much, Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General and all my colleagues for participating in this very important Security Council meeting on piracy.
Obviously, we are here because the outbreak of piracy and the increasing threat to commerce, security and, perhaps most importantly, to the …
The situation today in the Middle East is very different than when President Bush came to office in 2001. At that time, the Camp David effort had collapsed. Israelis and Palestinians were in a vicious cycle of violence. Suicide bombers were murdering innocent Israelis in cafes and restaurants and at…
My delegation welcomes Presidents Robinson and Byron and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow to the Council today and thanks them for their continued work to fight impunity. We congratulate Judge Robsinson on his election as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (IC…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. Those nations that participate in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme deserve recognition for their commitment to reducing the number of conflict diamonds that reach the worldwide dia…
First, we thank the delegation of India for its leadership in guiding the informal negotiations for draft resolution A/63/L.53, on international cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development, in a positive and constructive manner.
However, the …
The United States welcomes Ambassador Grauls’ briefing
on the activities of the Iran sanctions committee. Today, I would like to focus on three points.
First, I note that the most recent report of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran contains troubling find…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank you, President Mesić, and the Croatian delegation for holding this important debate highlighting the threat we all face from terrorism and the efforts of United Nations counter-terrorism programmes to help overcome it. We also welcome the presenc…
I, too, would like to welcome High Representative Lajčák back to the Council today. We thank him for his comprehensive report and applaud his work as High Representative. I would also like to welcome Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Council to…
