We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for briefing the Council on his latest trip to East Africa. His visit and his report today help highlight three critical situations facing the international community.
On the Sudan, the United States remains deeply committed to ending violence i…
Let me say up front that the concerns of the United States about the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court (ICC) are well known and have not changed. In spite of those concerns, we very much appreciate the
report of Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo with respect to his work pursuant to resolutio…
The United States could not support resolution 62/85, entitled “The Syrian Golan”, under agenda item 17. We continue to disagree with the text, which prejudices final-status issues that must be negotiated between the parties. Considering that members of the international community recently met in An…
I would like to thank Mr. Nqakula for travelling to New York to brief the Council on the latest developments in the peace process.
The United States calls on the PALIPEHUTU- FNL to return to the negotiating table, refrain from any further violence and implement its agreement with the Government of …
At the outset, I would like to thank United Nations Special Envoy Jan Eliasson and Mr. Guéhenno for their reports. I appreciate the efforts of Mr. Eliasson and African Union Special Envoy Salim Salim, along with all participating parties and supporting States of the Darfur peace talks in Libya.
The…
The concerns of the United States about the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court (ICC) are well known. They include the ICC’s claimed authority to assert jurisdiction over nationals not parties to the Rome Statute, including United States nationals, and the lack of adequate oversight ov…
The United States is pleased to be a sponsor of the draft resolution A/62/L.16, on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict.
The international community has much to be proud of when it comes to the efforts of the Kimberley Process. It is a tribute to the Kimberley Process that conflict diamonds to…
I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this important issue today, although I note the sparse attendance in the Hall, which I hope does not reflect either a lack of interest or any sense of futility regarding this subject matter.
At the outset, I would like to recall the conclusions drawn by the …
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important discussion. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his participation in this meeting and to express our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Holmes.
People in every country share the desire for a life of opportunity for the…
The United States continues to support a stronger and more effective international response to humanitarian crises. Over the past two years, we have been proud to help approximately 1 million African refugees to return home, thanks in large part to collective activism, democratic action and financia…
It has been a long and productive session today. I just wanted to add briefly that, contrary to statements we have heard, the United States has taken a number of actions with respect to Luis Posada Carriles consistent with international law, as well as our domestic legal framework, that provide for …
The United States appreciates the leadership of Chairman Arias and welcomes his report. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) play an essential role in ensuring that States implement resolution 1373 (2001).
We are pleased to hear abo…
The United States deeply appreciates the efforts of Special Envoy Gambari and his team and welcomes his report to the Security Council. We have carefully tracked Mr. Gambari’s efforts since we last met to fulfil the objectives unanimously laid down by this Council in our presidential statement of 11…
Mr. Minister, I would like to thank you for convening this meeting on the very important and timely issue of the role of regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. I
welcome the Secretary-General’s presence and his comments.
We share the goal set…
The United States is pleased to join the other Member States that have sponsored this draft resolution (A/62/L.7) on the situation in Afghanistan. The draft resolution details the progress that the Afghan people and the international community have made since the liberation of Afghanistan from the o…
Today, the Assembly has the honour of invoking the spirit of the Olympic Truce. For several Olympiads, the United Nations has advocated the Olympic Truce with a view to protecting, as far as possible, the interests of the athletes and sport in general, and to contributing to the quest for peaceful a…
The United States is pleased to support the draft resolution
on “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula” (A/62/L.4), which recognizes that dialogue and cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are essential not only for better relati…
I am very pleased to represent the United States at this important dialogue today. In his remarks at the International Conference on Financing for Development in March 2002, President Bush spoke clearly about the United States commitment to bring hope and opportunity to the world’s poorest people. H…
Mr. President, the United States would like to thank you and the Permanent Mission of Ghana for choosing to focus on the important topic of women and peace and security for this month’s open debate. We welcome the Secretary-General’s latest report and agree that important groundwork has been laid fo…
I wish to thank Foreign Minister Bassolé and Mr. Moussa for their briefings. We are pleased to have Ambassador Djédjé here with us as well. The United States would also like to acknowledge the essential role played by President Compaore and his Government in brokering the Ouagadougou Peace Agreement…
