On behalf of the United States, I extend my deepest condolences to the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates upon the passing of the founder of their country, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Zayed lead his nation with exemplary leadership and tolerance. He avidly pursued develo…
The United States trade embargo on Cuba is a bilateral issue that should not come before the General Assembly.
The aim of the draft resolution is to blame the United States for the communist regime’s failed economic policies and to divert attention from its human rights record. Arguments to the eff…
Mr. President, we would like to congratulate you on the selection of this topic for your presidency’s thematic discussion, and we would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his typically candid and clear report, as well as express our appreciation for the reports and comments of,…
The United States is pleased to speak on the follow-up to the United Nations special session on children. As we noted at the time of the special session on children in 2002, it represented great hope for children around the world. The session resulted in a strong consensus that, for both moral and p…
The United States delegation welcomes today’s consideration of the Assembly’s agenda item “Sport for peace and development: International Year of Sport and Physical Education”.
The United States has a long history of supporting international athletic events for professionals and amateurs, including…
The United States voted in favour of this resolution because it endorses the Secretary-General’s recommendation for a 30 per cent force-level reduction, as well as his intention to conduct a further review of the mandate, force levels and concept of operations of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forc…
In 1958, soon after the launching of Earth-orbiting satellites imparted new intensity to the cold war, the General Assembly acted to create the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) in the hope that the use of space could be channelled away from military application and harnessed in…
Let me begin by thanking the Chairman of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Denisov, and Executive Director Rupérez for their briefings and leadership.
These quarterly public meetings help ensure that counter-terrorism remains at the top of the Council’s and the broader United Natio…
President Bush stated in Nigeria last year that working together, we can make this a decade of rising prosperity and expanding peace across Africa.
The United States supports the objectives of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which represent African leaders’ commitment to build…
Here is the state of the world today. Early last month, masked gunmen seized a school in Beslan, Russia. They forced over 1,000 children and their teachers into a sweltering gymnasium, with virtually no food or water. They wired the gym with explosives. They terrorized the children, shooting those w…
This subject, justice and the rule of law, is so quintessentially British that there is no wonder this month’s presidency chose it as the subject for open debate.
In the United States, first-year law students study English common law, and American concepts of law, government and individual rights, …
The Council has before it yet another draft resolution regarding the Middle East situation, and once again the draft resolution is lopsided and unbalanced. It is dangerously disingenuous because of its many material omissions. Because of that lack of balance and because of those omissions, the draft…
With great respect for my friend the representative of Algeria, the draft resolution that has been submitted to the Council is not the road map to peace. It is yet one more step on the road to nowhere.
Many speakers today have spoken about the cycle of violence, and that is exactly what it is. One …
The United States has a long tradition of supporting civil society participation at the local, national and international levels, and in particular, within the United Nations. We welcome the Secretary-General’s initiative in establishing the panel led by President Cardoso. We salute President Cardos…
I congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency, Sir, and welcome the Secretary-General to this important meeting. I would also like to congratulate the Spanish presidency on their fine stewardship last month.
On behalf of my delegation, I note with great satisfaction the unanimous passage …
I thank President Obasanjo for his briefing and, more important, for his excellent leadership and for the work of the African Union, especially in connection with Darfur. We have now adopted two resolutions in the Security Council on the subjection of Darfur. The most recent, resolution 1564 (2004),…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your selection of the topic for your presidency’s thematic discussion.
The United States agrees that today’s complex emergencies and peace operations require the international community to develop civilian as well as military response capability. The United Natio…
I had not intended to speak further until, unfortunately, the representative of the Sudan strayed from the point of our deliberations and launched what we would consider to be an unseemly and uncalled-for attack on the United States: an attack which was totally off the point that is now before the S…
Since he appointed me as special envoy more than three years ago, I have had numerous discussions with President Bush on the subject of the Sudan. Yesterday afternoon he phoned me to ask that I convey his strongly held views on the resolution just adopted by the Security Council. He said that Darfur…
It is the policy of the United States Government to ensure that members of the armed services of the United States of America participating in United Nations peace operations are protected from criminal prosecution or other assertion of jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court. Normally, the…
