The United States would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for their reports on the situation in Afghanistan. We share those assessments of the many challenges facing the Afghan …
I would like to thank you, Madame President, for your efforts on behalf of the Secretary-General’s reorganization plans. We also wish to thank the four facilitators for their hard work and support for the Secretary-General’s proposals.
The United States delegation welcomes the General Assembly’s ad…
At the outset, I would like to thank Iraqi Vice-President Abdal Mahdi for attending this meeting. His presence in this Chamber underscores the Iraqi Government’s clear international engagement on behalf of its people. Likewise, I would like to welcome back Special Representative Qazi.
As requested …
I want to thank Special Representative Fall for his briefing. The United States joins the others in this Chamber in thanking him for four years of leadership in the Great Lakes region.
Over the past decade, this resource-rich region in the heart of Africa has suffered from wrenching, destabilizing …
I join others in thanking Under-Secretary- General Tanaka, Director-General Pfirter, Mr. Zlauvinen and Mr. Schmitz for their briefings today. The activities of the international organizations they represent contribute greatly to States’ implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 1673 (2006), and …
We too, Sir, would like to commend you and your Government for selecting security sector reform as the topic for open debate during Slovakia’s first presidency of the Security Council.
The United States is in full agreement that the multidimensional nature of today’s complex emergencies and peace o…
Since our last meeting, there have been a number of significant developments.
As members know, Secretary Rice had a productive series of meetings with Prime Minister Olmert and President Abbas during her January trip to the region. Both sides reiterated their support for the road map. My capital th…
The United States welcomes Prime Minister Ramos-Horta to the Council today, and we take positive note of his remarks this morning, including on the need for sustained engagement with and support for his country. We also thank Mr. Khare, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-L…
It is appropriate that we meet today in the General Assembly to discuss progress achieved in the work of the Peacebuilding Commission. It is important that the membership as a whole remain actively supportive of this new body, which is intended to offer advice and to coordinate peacebuilding efforts…
Mr. President, I appreciate your initiative in scheduling this open discussion of the Peacebuilding Commission.
I will be brief, as I think it is more important that we listen to our guests here today, including the President of the Economic and Social Council, Assistant Secretary-General McAskie, …
The United States strongly supports today’s resolution, which condemns without reservation any denial of the Holocaust. This Assembly should be proud of adopting today’s resolution by consensus. It is shameful that one country decided to reject that consensus.
Tomorrow will be the sixty-second anni…
I am pleased to announce that, since the original submission of the draft resolution, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Paraguay, the Republic …
The United States is deeply disappointed by the failure of the Council to adopt this draft resolution. The draft resolution would have been a strong and urgently needed statement by the Security Council about the need for change in Burma, whose military regime arbitrarily arrests, tortures, rapes an…
First, the United States would like to commend Ambassador Burian for his superb leadership in setting up and chairing the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006). Ambassador Burian provided steady guidance to members in the Committee’s first weeks and conducted his duties with great…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We very much look forward to working closely with you. We also welcome the new members of the Council, with whom we look forward to a productive, …
Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons capability constitutes a grave threat and demands a clear statement from this Council. Today we are placing Iran in the small category of States under Security Council sanctions and sending it an unambiguous message that there are serious repercussions to its contin…
The United States voted against resolution 61/231. We agree in principle that United Nations funds, programmes and specialized agencies can usefully provide support to territories that are not United Nations Members, so long as the domestic laws and policies of a territory’s administering Power allo…
The United States extends its condolences to the family of the late President and to the people of Turkmenistan on their loss. We look forward to continuing our relations with Turkmenistan, to build a stable, democratic and prosperous future that provides justice and opportunity for the people of Tu…
First, my delegation would like to join others in thanking Special Representative Fall and Ambassador Mulamula for their comprehensive briefings today. We also wish to congratulate them both: Mr. Fall for his recent leadership of the Conference, and Ambassador Mulamula on her new appointment. We wis…
Although my delegation strongly supports the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the use of a funding resolution to pursue claims against a Member State procedurally is not correct. That is the reason that we were unable to support this resolution, which includes paragraphs that were o…
