Ambassador Munoz, I would like to thank you for organizing this meeting today and for your effort in drafting a presidential statement on this very important issue. I also want to thank Under-Secretary-General Abe for his comments outlining the Secretary- General’s report.
The United States recogni…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having presented an instructive briefing on the overall work of the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) on Al Qaeda and the Taliban. It has clearly been a busy year for you, Sir, and for all delegations, as well as for the Secretariat and …
The United States remains opposed to the financing by the United Nations of conference services for treaty bodies when the treaty itself calls for the States parties to bear such costs. In accordance with Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations, Member States are not responsible for expenses…
The United States is disappointed by the continued diversion of resources from the United Nations regular budget to subsidize an independent and self-sustaining treaty body, such as the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. As a matter of principle, treaty bodies can and should collec…
As stated previously, the United States is opposed to the financing of conference services for this treaty body from the United Nations on a non-reimbursable basis.
In accordance with Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Member States of the United Nations are not responsible for ex…
The United States remains opposed to the financing of conference services for this treaty body from the United Nations on a non-reimbursable basis. In accordance with Article 17 of the Charter of the United
Nations, the Member States of the United Nations are not responsible for expenses relating t…
The United States understands that the General Assembly, in all of its decisions today to take note of reports of the Secretary-General, is doing so consistent with General Assembly decision 55/488 of 7 September 2001.
My delegation wishes to commend the hard work of the President of the General Assembly, Julian Hunte, and his colleagues, and their dedication and drive in continuing the critical work of reforming the United Nations General Assembly. Our principal regret is that their efforts and commitment were no…
The United States appreciates this opportunity to give its explanation of vote on A/58/L.47 on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel.
The lack of safe access to many communities around the globe continues to plague humanitarian agencies and costs lives, including those of humanitarian w…
The United States just wanted to point out at this point that we do not want to take the resolution as a whole to a vote. We are going to join the consensus. We will make our explanation of vote later.
We are delighted, Sir, that you are presiding over our Council meeting today. We also want to thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing.
We were pleased to join the Council last Friday in supporting the presidential statement welcoming Special Representative Holkeri’s “…
I would first like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Türk for this timely briefing on the status of the political process and the work of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB). We also appreciate the opportunity to hear the views of neighbouring States which have been unique…
Today we remember important milestones on the path of advancing human rights internationally. We commemorate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the tenth anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights and the establishment of the post of the United Nat…
Regrettably, the United Sates cannot support the draft resolution on implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. By adopting a narrow definition of decolonization, the draft resolution fails to take into account the complex reality of Non-Self…
For reasons set forth in our 23 October statement in the Sixth Committee on this agenda item, the United States cannot and does not join consensus on this resolution embracing the International Criminal Court.
I want to join others in thanking Under-Secretary- General Egeland for his excellent statement, and I would like to thank you, Sir, for hosting and coordinating today’s meeting on the very important subject we are discussing. Under-Secretary-General Egeland’s presentation is both daunting in the arr…
I also want to thank Deputy President Zuma for his report, which was very informative and that shows quite clearly that a lot of progress has been made in Burundi thanks to the hard work of the Deputy President, his country and many others, but obviously there still remains much to do. As Ambassador…
The United States remains committed to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East on all tracks. Our opposition to the General Assembly draft resolution regarding the Syrian Golan (A/58/L.28) stems from the perspective the draft presents regarding the situation in the Middle East: it…
The United States was pleased to be among the many sponsors of the resolution contained in A/58/497 entitled, “Preparations for the observance of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family in 2004”. The United States adheres to the widely accepted view of the role of the family as…
Unlike some of the extensive remarks of some of my colleagues and in the interest of brevity, my remarks will not be lengthy. The United States position on the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East has been abundantly clear: the United States fully supports the creation of a via…
