The United States welcomes this opportunity to recognize and salute the many contributions and sacrifices made by the military, police and civilian personnel who have served in United Nations peacekeeping operations throughout the world over the past 60 years. Their
dedication has been, and continu…
The United States thanks the Chairman for his report on the actions taken by States in fulfilment of their obligations under resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008) to take measures to counter the proliferation and development of nuclear technology and ballistic missiles by Iran. I must…
The United States welcomes the review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The unanimous adoption of the Strategy by the General Assembly at its sixtieth session marked the first time that all United Nations Member States had agreed on a common strategic approach to fighting terr…
I was not intending to take the floor. I am not psychologist, and I do not know what brought on the free association we heard from Ambassador Churkin.
There are eight members of this Council that have recognized Kosovo, eight members that concluded that recognition was the right thing to do. None o…
I too would like to welcome the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the Council and to express our appreciation to the Secretariat for its briefings.
The Council meets today in emergency session for the sixth time since the outbreak of hostilities in Georgia on 7 August. This time, the immediate…
The United States welcomes this opportunity to have an exchange of views with other United Nations Member States on the implementation of the measures set out in the annex to the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2006/507), issued in July 2006. The
Council takes seriously the Charter…
I stand before the General Assembly with several emotions. I am saddened by the untimely death of President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa. It is a loss to his family, especially his wife Maureen, but his death is also a loss to his country, Zambia, the African continent and the world.
While mourning his d…
I would also like to extend my thanks to Mr. Pascoe and Mr. Mulet for their briefings, and to welcome Ambassador Alasania to the Council.
The United States remains deeply concerned by the situation in Georgia. We deplore the loss of life, civilian casualties and extensive damage to civilian facilit…
I am sorry that I have to take the floor again, but I want to restate my question to Ambassador Churkin. He did not respond to that question. Is the goal of the Russian Federation to change the leadership of Georgia?
I am taking the floor to respond to what Ambassador Churkin said in his earlier statement. We heard Ambassador Churkin’s polemics, which did not respond to the call we have made for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the status quo ante. He has acknowledged his Government’s refusa…
The United States has asked for this emergency meeting in
view of dramatic and dangerous developments over the past 24 hours in and around Georgia.
First, there has been an intensification of Russian military activity in the South Ossetian region. This includes an influx of many thousands of troop…
I take the floor to highlight one issue. I think almost everyone who has spoken this afternoon has highlighted the importance of ceasing the fighting — of a ceasefire. I
note that the representative of Georgia has said that Georgia is ready to accept a ceasefire, but my Russian colleague’s statemen…
The United States is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation and the resort to violence in the South Ossetia region of Georgia that has taken place over the past several days. The underlying problems in the South Ossetia region have a long history and need to be addressed through appropri…
The United States, too, is seriously concerned by the escalation of violence in South Ossetia, Georgia. We
appeal to all parties involved in this quickly changing situation to step back and to order their forces to disengage. We can conceive of no circumstances that warrant a continuation of the vi…
I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the important work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and extend our appreciatio…
The United States welcomes and strongly supports the extension of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Today’s decision demonstrates the Security Council’s sustained support for the UNAMID peacekeeping operation and for its mission to protect the vulne…
I would like to welcome Mr. Lamberto Zannier, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, to the Council. Mr. Zannier is well qualified to assume this role, and the United States is confident in his ability to consolidate the considerable achievements of the United Nations Int…
I would like first to pay tribute to my friend, Ambassador Dan Gillerman, as he prepares to leave New York after nearly six years as Israel’s Permanent Representative. Ambassador Gillerman has distinguished himself by his diplomacy, his eloquence, his warmth and his wit. We wish him well. We also we…
Let me join others in thanking General Assembly President Kerim for convening this meeting. We appreciate very much Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing this morning and his initiative to establish the High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis. We believe that the work of the Task…
The United States thanks Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martin for his briefing. We are pleased to support the Government of Nepal’s request for an extension of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) at a reduced level so that it can complete remaining elements of its mandate i…
