As we stated yesterday, while all parties have
responsibilities in bringing peace to the Middle East, ending terrorism must be the highest priority. The draft resolution put forward today was flawed in that it failed to include the following three elements: a robust condemnation of acts of terroris…
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Roed-Larsen for his very comprehensive briefing.
Over the weekend the Secretary-General and the permanent members of the Security Council reaffirmed their commitment to the Quartet’s road map and urged both sides to go forward with its implementation. Whi…
I will be brief, as you requested, Sir, but I do want to make a couple of points.
First, obviously we deplore and condemn the violence and attacks that have taken place in the last couple of months. I am afraid that this reminds all of us again of the primacy of establishing the rule of law in Koso…
Since this is the last time you will be with us, Sir, I want to say that we appreciate the effectiveness with which you and your colleagues have led our work this month. We wish you well with your new responsibilities in Geneva.
I can be brief, I think, because I agree with much of what has been sa…
We are pleased that the Security Council has adopted by consensus this important resolution regarding the protection of humanitarian personnel in conflict zones. The importance of the work done by humanitarian workers and the need to protect them has never been more evident.
I wish to commend Ambas…
On 22 May, this body joined together to help the Iraqi people recover from decades of repression, wilful neglect and isolation. We adopted a framework to enable the Coalition Provisional Authority, the United Nations Member States and others in the international community to contribute to Iraq’s rec…
I want to thank Deputy Prime Minister Covic for travelling to New York to address the Council. It was good to see him here again. I wish it were under better circumstances.
My authorities have condemned in the strongest terms the attack on and the murder of the young Kosovars on 13 August. It was a…
The text that we have just adopted as Security Council resolution 1500 (2003) deals with two specific issues: the Governing Council of Iraq and the United Nations Assistance Mission for that country. In its expression of support for the Governing Council of Iraq, the resolution hastens the day when …
We share many of the sentiments expressed by other speakers so far around the table, and I think that there is a clear message of Council support to which I want to add. We similarly thank Ambassador Sinclair for his briefing and, more importantly, for his effective efforts to promote lasting peace …
Mr. President, I join you and others in welcoming the Secretary-General in our midst. I thank him for his presence on this occasion.
The United States is gratified by the swift action taken by the Security Council in adopting this important resolution on Liberia, introduced by my delegation. Our sp…
The resolution we have adopted today responds to the Secretary-General’s recommendations on the way ahead in the Western Sahara. This resolution represents a considered recommendation of the Council to the parties and neighbouring States but does not constitute an imposition. All Council members sup…
I, too, would like to welcome Ambassador Muñoz in his new capacity as Chairman of the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) relative to Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The United States appreciates receiving his informative briefing on the important work of the Committee for t…
We would like to join other members in welcoming Prime Minister Diarra to the Security Council today, and take this opportunity to express the support of the United States for his efforts in moving the reconciliation process forward in Côte d’Ivoire. We listened with interest to his presentation of …
We would like, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), upon the completion of your first three months in the leadership of the Committee. We believe that the transition from the previous chairmanship has been seamless and that through y…
Madam President, I would like to welcome you back to New York again, the host city of the United Nations. We are very pleased that you yourself, in person, are chairing this extremely important meeting of the Security Council.
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We welcome the presence of the Secretary- General, a…
My delegation joins in expressing satisfaction that the Secretary-General was with us earlier this morning. We are also grateful for the presentations that were made by Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Amos Namanga Ngongi, former Special Represent…
I wish to thank the Deputy United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Ramcharan, and Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for their briefings to the Security Council this morning on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The bloody, violent conflict in the Congo i…
We welcome this opportunity to extend the gratitude of the United States and its thanks and appreciation to Special Representative Steiner for his leadership of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo over the past year and a half. The discussion today, Mr. Steiner’s report and the comments of colleagu…
Thank you, Mr. President, for your unwavering commitment and your extremely hard work in getting us to this Hall today.
My delegation greatly supports conflict prevention, but it is unfortunate that this resolution became a vehicle to comment on many unrelated subjects. We note your statement, Mr. …
I will be brief, because most of our remarks have been covered by other members.
I would like to join other members in thanking Under-Secretary-General Oshima for his detailed and very sobering report, as well as for the hard work he has done in the area of protecting civilians in armed conflict th…
