We join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his comprehensive report on the multidisciplinary assessment mission to Central Africa regarding the need for an integrated approach to issues of peace, security and development in the Central Africa region. As you know, we have been…
I should like to announce, first of all, that, since the publication of the draft resolution, the following nations have become sponsors of the text contained in document A/58/L.18: Australia, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine and South Africa.
My delegation has the honour to sp…
First, let me thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting today and express thanks for the helpful and constructive comments and questions that have been provided by other members of the Council.
I am not going to try to answer all the questions that were raised here at this meeting. I th…
When we came together on 21 August to discuss the implementation of resolution 1483 (2003), it was in the wake of the tragic attack of 19 August against United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. Three short months later, even more innocent people have sacrificed their lives in support of a vision of a…
I would like to start by commending you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1308 (2000). This is a vitally important subject. I also want to thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno and Mr. Piot for their updates, their statements and for…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this session today and for your leadership on this issue. I also want to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno and Ambassador Dahinden for their statements. It is important that the United Nations, the Security Council and our Governments as Member …
On behalf of my Government, I should like to thank Mr. ElBaradei for his presentation.
The task of managing nuclear materials safely and securely will be with the international community indefinitely. One of the essential tools on which we have long relied to deal with that fundamental reality and …
As it has done in past years, the Government of Cuba has introduced a draft resolution on the trade embargo of the United States against Cuba whereby it intends to affix blame upon the United States for the economic difficulties Cuba has encountered and to distract attention from its deplorable trac…
Building a peaceful and better world is the underlying principle of the United Nations Charter. Usually, the United Nations does that by considering issues related to peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and humanitarian assistance. Today, we are considering how to build a peace…
Ten years ago, bribes were still tax deductible in some countries and no international anti-corruption treaties existed. Today’s resolution is therefore a milestone achievement in the global effort to ensure transparency, fairness and justice in public affairs.
This is vital not only to the rule of…
I am pleased to address the General Assembly today on the critical topic of strengthening the United Nations. I join others in thanking the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette for their efforts to pursue and implement reform of the United Nations. We also wish to offer our appre…
The United States fully supports the initiative addressing the global issue of traffic safety in the United Nations system and welcomes the opportunity to work with Member States on the most efficient and effective way to coordinate the exchange of information and the development of the best road tr…
The United States welcomes the opportunity to speak on the integrated and coordinated implementation and follow- up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields. We strongly support the need to frame our work at the United Nations aro…
I thank the Secretary- General for his thorough and wide-ranging report on humanitarian assistance. He has pointed to the alleviation of certain humanitarian crises this year. This includes progress in the return home of refugees and internally displaced persons in places such as Afghanistan, Sierra…
The United States notes that the report of the Panel of Experts on Commodities had already been allocated to the Second Committee by the General Committee. We are confident that the Committee has the expertise to do
justice to the topic and we also note that this item has been biennialized. In the …
I am pleased to speak today in affirmation of what President Bush has called the growing strategic relationship between the United States and the African continent. Africa matters to the United States Government because it matters to the American people. Our ties have taught us unforgettable lessons…
Today’s discussion reflects streamlining in action. We will address both the Secretary-General’s report on the work of the Organization and his report on follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit. The two are closely linked. In the reports Secretary-General Annan addresses how the United Nat…
I also wish to thank Ambassador Kalomoh and Minister Ramos Horta for their very informative presentations, providing us the opportunity to discuss events in Guinea-Bissau. I can be brief because my Government views things very much in the terms that Ambassador Pleuger has already set out.
We are wa…
Thank you, Mr. President, for providing the opportunity to discuss the centrality of justice and the rule of law in international affairs.
The United States of America is a nation founded, not upon ethnicity or cultural custom or territory, but upon law enshrined in our Constitution. As a consequen…
The United States Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson, and I are pleased to join in this high-level plenary and to reaffirm President Bush’s abiding commitment to the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
President Bush believes strongly that the advance of freedom and hope is challenged b…
