I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his briefing.
The United States remains committed to President Bush’s vision of two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
The road map imposes a phased series of obligations on both sides to…
I would like to welcome President-elect Préval to New York, and I look forward to his visit in Washington tomorrow.
Haiti has made great strides forward over the last year. On 7 February, millions of Haitians went to the polls. More than 60 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots and voted…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing
this meeting today, and I join in welcoming the Foreign Minister of Peru to our discussions.
I should also like to thank Ms. Hannelore Hoppe for her presentation of the Secretary-General’s report.
The illicit flow of weapons, such as small arms, to a…
I wish the members of the Council a happy Saint Patrick’s Day. I am sure all members are familiar with the famous American saying: Today we are all Irish.
We warmly welcome President Johnson-Sirleaf to New York and to the United States. We also join others in thanking her for coming here to address…
Since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, the United States has been one of the strongest proponents for its meaningful engagement on human rights issues. Eleanor Roosevelt, the United States delegate to the first United Nations Commission on Human Rights, was one of the driving forces in th…
As mandated by Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004) and 1637 (2005), I am pleased to report to the Council, on behalf of the 29 countries making up the Multinational Force, on the Force’s progress towards the fulfilment of its mandate.
During this reporting period, we witnessed and the Security…
I would like to join other delegations in thanking Mr. Koenigs for his briefing this morning and for the work that he and his team are doing. The United States is grateful for the hard work and sacrifice of the United Nations Mission of Assistance in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We
fully support the renewa…
We too welcome the report of the Secretary-General (A/60/692). We note that he has called for, in his words, “a radical overhaul of the entire Secretariat” and “a thorough strategic refit of the Secretariat” (supra). We endorse those objectives — those are our
objectives — and there will be conside…
On behalf of the United States Government, I extend my deep sympathies to the Government and the people of Kuwait on the passing of Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Sheikh Jaber was a steadfast friend of the United States. He led his country through its darkest hour, when many believed…
My delegation too would like to thank High Commissioner Guterres for his incisive and forceful briefing this morning. We believe that he is off to a very strong start in his very challenging position; rather than add to those challenges by lengthening the daunting list of good questions already pose…
The delegation of the United States welcomes the participation of His Excellency President Gusmão and
Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta in today’s important meeting. We thank the President for his presentation as well as his efforts to consolidate democracy, peace and justice in his country. We also tha…
I will take the floor only briefly, just to welcome the Minister and to thank him for his very comprehensive briefing and assure him and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) of both my delegation and the Council’s continued support in carrying out our entirely complementary…
The United States welcomes today’s General Assembly decision to approve budgetary arrangements that will permit ongoing United Nations operations and activities while Member States continue discussions on implementing the reforms they agreed to during the September 2005 world summit.
The agreement …
The ridiculous distortions of the Cuban delegation compel me to respond, but I will be brief.
Let us be clear: the migration situation has been created by the Castro regime. Its lack of respect for human rights, its oppressive crackdown on political opposition and dissident activity, its complete i…
The United States deeply regrets the comments made earlier today by the delegation of Cuba, which were inaccurate, inappropriate and disrespectful to the spirit of constructive dialogue that we have had over the past two days. Those comments serve to reinforce my country’s concerns about the difficu…
With regard to resolution 60/231, entitled “Rights of the child”, which was introduced under agenda item 67, “Promotion and protection of the rights of children”, the United States would like to bring to the attention of the General Assembly the amendments to the draft resolution presented by our de…
The United States is pleased to join the consensus on the draft resolution on assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence, with the following explanation.
With respect to operative paragraph 5, to which we had proposed an amend…
The United States joined consensus on the resolution just adopted on preparations for and organization of the 2006 follow-up meeting on the outcome of the twenty- sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. While we regret the appearance of an unexpected, last…
The United States is pleased to participate in this event,
which provides the opportunity for States Members of the United Nations to discuss our collective experiences on migration and development.
The issue of immigration is very close to America’s heart. It goes to the very core of who we are a…
My delegation would like to note its regret that the language in operative paragraph 5 of draft resolution II, concerning Djibouti, does not conform to the language that was agreed upon during our negotiations on the draft resolution. Neither does it conform with the language that is normally used i…
