Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General
Guéhenno and Ambassador Santos for updating the Council.
The United States deplores the recent attacks on President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão by the rebel group associated with dissident Alfredo Reinado. They constituted an u…
Like colleagues who have spoken before me, I would like to welcome President Tadić once again to the Security Council. We are also pleased to see the Secretary- General here. And I welcome the new Ambassador of Croatia to the Council and look forward to working with him.
In exercise of its sovereig…
The United States commends the Secretariat for its work in highlighting the importance of building and strengthening partnerships to address the global challenge of climate change and appreciates the Secretary-General’s report offering an overview of relevant United Nations activities (A/62/644).
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It is a pleasure to have you here with us, Mr. Minister, presiding over this meeting. We thank you for convening it; this is a very important subject, as we have already heard.
First of all, I would like to congratulate the Secretary-General and the Office of Under-Secretary- General Coomaraswamy f…
We greatly appreciate the briefings provided today by Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Special Envoy Eliasson. We thank them for their efforts to bring a sustainable peace to the region. We also thank Permanent Observer Ratsifandrihamanana of the African Union (AU) for her statement. In addition…
I would like to begin by joining others in thanking Under- Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. We greatly appreciate the efforts of the United Nations and its specialized technical agencies in responding to the challenging situation in the region.
The troubling developments in Gaza and south…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing and for United Nations continued support to achieve peace in the Middle East.
The United States shares the concerns of the international community about the very difficult current situation in Gaza and the plight of the Palestini…
It is my pleasure to report to today on behalf of the Multinational Forces in Iraq (MNF-I), as requested by Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004), 1637 (2005), 1723 (2006) and 1790 (2007).
I was pleased to hear the report on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and …
The United States reiterates its opposition to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Our record of domestic legislation and policies to combat vigorously such activities and attitudes demonstrates our commitment. The United States has long been a party to the Convention …
The United States is compelled to vote “no” on the institution- building package considered by the Assembly today.
We had hoped that the Human Rights Council’s institution-building session would address the deficiencies that had politicized the Council and prevented it from acting as a serious and …
The United States wishes to dissociate itself from the consensus on draft resolution II, on international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. We regret that we are unable to join the consensus, but the implications of this draft resolution for the regular budget of the United Nations ar…
The United States is very gratified to note that the General Assembly has now taken action on this important pillar of the Organization’s response to sexual exploitation and abuse. Victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by
United Nations staff and related personnel will now receive the assistance…
The United States would like to explain its vote with respect to resolution 62/183, which is entitled “Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries” and was submitted under sub-item (a) of agenda item 52.
The United States opposes this reso…
The people of the United States join in celebrating this landmark anniversary with men and women of every
nationality and culture, of every race and religion throughout the world.
Sixty years ago today, the General Assembly took the extraordinary step of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human…
The United States welcomes the adoption of this resolution to extend through 2008 the authorities for the multinational force — Iraq (MNF-I), the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB).
During the past year, there have been significant and positiv…
The United States thanks Mr. Verbeke for his report on the recent activities of the Iran sanctions Committee. He leads the Committee with distinction, and we are grateful for his service.
The 90-day report makes clear that Iran is not complying with its Security Council obligations. That is an issu…
We thank United Nations Special Representative Ould Abdallah for his briefing this morning.
The United States welcomes the appointment of Nur Hassan Hussein as the new Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government. We hope that that Government can now focus on renewing its efforts towards i…
We welcome this opportunity to comment on the report (S/2007/711) on the Security Council’s recent visit to Timor-Leste. I was pleased to be part of that mission. The timing of the visit was optimal, as it will assist the Council as it reviews the mandate of United Nations Integrated Mission in Timo…
The United States has joined the consensus on the Declaration and congratulates the President, the facilitators and Member States on an outcome document that addresses the real needs and interests of children, including education, life-saving medical interventions and protection from human trafficki…
The United States welcomes the assessments of the Prosecutors and Presidents of both Tribunals and their progress to date on the completion strategy implementation. The United States notes with appreciation the efforts of Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and her team, particularly Deputy Prosecutor David …
