The United States would like to bring to the attention of the General Assembly the amendments submitted by our delegation to draft resolution II, on the rights of the child, during its consideration by the Third Committee (see A/59/499, para. 16). We are not going to resubmit those amendments in ple…
We would like to thank Ambassador Akram for all his work on this issue.
We are sponsoring this resolution as a statement of our strong support of the ongoing efforts of the United Nations to ensure peace and stability in Liberia and the region, and its recognition that premature lifting of sanction…
I thank Chairman Muñoz for his insightful briefing and his critical contribution to the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) on Al Qaeda and the Taliban over these past two years.
The recent terrorist attacks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, are a sharp reminder that our col…
The United States is pleased to sponsor draft resolution A/59/L.46, on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. We have been pursuing a solution to the problem of conflict diamonds since their horrific, destructive effects became known in the late 1990s. We have worked hard with other Governments,…
I would like to welcome you, Mr. Minister, and to congratulate Algeria on its presidency. I would like also to thank Under-Secretary-General Egeland for his presentation.
The Secretary-General’s report (S/2004/431) of 28 May, concerning the protection of civilians in armed conflict, paints a distur…
Today, I will provide the Security Council with an update on the situation in Iraq, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1546 (2004). This oral report will summarize the more detailed written report that we are releasing today.
First, on behalf of the multinational force, I thank the Secr…
Today, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, we join the rest of the global community in commemorating the fifty- sixth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wrought from the horrors of the Second World War, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted to …
Resolution 1540 (2004) reflects a shared conviction that States should keep the most dangerous weapons and materials and delivery systems out of the hands of non-state actors and terrorists. President Bush made this point in his address to the General Assembly in 2003 and called on us all to act. Ot…
I wish at the outset to express my gratitude for the privilege of addressing this body today. It is indeed an honour.
Ten years ago, the General Assembly proclaimed the International Year of the Family. In celebration of this tenth anniversary, I should like to spend my time this morning providing …
The United States welcomes the aim of the Andean States to establish an Andean Zone of Peace to promote their peaceful coexistence, their self-determination and their freedom. We recognize the principles outlined in the Declaration of San Francisco de Quito as a first step towards establishing the p…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. This is a very substantial upgrade. I wish you well in the coming month and thank you for your very kind words addressed to me.
The resolution that the Security Council has adopted today is i…
I will now speak in my national capacity. The United States remains strongly committed to supporting the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and welcomes the reports provided by both Tribunals. We must all work together to ensure success of the Securi…
The United States looks forward to a broad review of the Millennium Declaration, including a discussion of the United Nations system itself, in 2005. The 2005 major event should be an opportunity to improve the agenda of the United Nations and make its activities more relevant.
We would welcome a f…
I am speaking on behalf of the Co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group — that is France, the Russian Federation and the United States of America.
The issue being raised today is one to which the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) — notably through the Minsk Group — has long been resp…
My delegation has the honour to co-sponsor draft resolution A/59/L.22 entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”.
Before I introduce draft resolution A/59/L.23 on sustainable fisheries, I would like to make a technical correction to the text, as agreed upon in consultations. In both paragraphs 66 and…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2004/888) on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and Special Representative Hasegawa’s presentation to the Council. We support the Se…
The United States remains strongly committed to supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The United States appreciates the work of both Tribunals in bringing to justice those most responsible for serio…
I thank the Secretary- General for his thorough and wide-ranging reports on humanitarian assistance. He has recognized our successes as an international community and has also pointed out where we continue to fall short of expectations.
Last year, I optimistically spoke in the Assembly of a glimmer…
