I should like to express my appreciation for Mr. Stephen’s report and commend him and his staff for their hard work in Guinea-Bissau, especially in the area of addressing human rights. I also thank Ambassador Kumalo for his report and the representatives of Gambia and Guinea-Bissau for their contrib…
My delegation wishes to make a statement for the record on draft resolution II in the report of the Fifth Committee on agenda item 112 (A/57/649/Add.2) with respect to the financial situation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW).
In the Third C…
Thank you, Mr. President, for hosting this meeting today on the pressing problem of Afghan narcotics. I, too, would like to join other colleagues in expressing my appreciation, and the appreciation of our delegation, for the fine work that Ambassador Wang Yingfan of China has carried out here during…
We welcome the Security Council’s renewal for another year of the compromise on the International Criminal Court (ICC) so painstakingly put together in resolution 1422 (2002). Like any compromise, the resolution does not address all of our concerns about the Court. It balances divergent positions an…
I thank Mr. Annabi for his excellent and comprehensive update. I am glad that he reminded us that this is the fourth anniversary of resolution 1244 (1999). His overview shows clearly that a lot has been accomplished in those four years, but clearly also that a lot more remains to be done and that th…
We are very pleased to participate in this discussion today. I believe it is a very timely and useful initiative on your part, Mr. President, to give Security Council members a chance to address their expectations of the upcoming missions and to hear reactions and comments from other members. I thin…
The lifting of sanctions marks a momentous event for the people of Iraq. It is the turning of a historical page that should brighten the future of a people and a region. The threatening actions and defiance of Saddam Hussain’s brutal regime prolonged the imposition of sanctions for nearly 13 years. …
Welcome back to New York, Sir, and thank you for presiding over this discussion of a topic that is important to the work of the Council and to the United Nations as a whole.
May I begin by expressing my appreciation for the thought-provoking presentations by the distinguished experts who have share…
The United States would like to make a very brief explanation of position.
The United States remains committed to the establishment of a credible tribunal, and supports the substance of the draft resolution before the Assembly; but it will dissociate itself due to concerns about the timing. The Uni…
First of all, I would like to welcome Prime Minister Aznar to New York and also to thank him for his very insightful and important remarks and for the significance that his presence brings to the work of the Security Council in the struggle against international terrorism. We would like also to than…
Mr. President, I want to thank you for thank you for convening this Security Council wrap-up meeting on post-conflict situations, which is a good way to continue and elaborate on the discussion we have had in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations several weeks ago. I thank the Secretary-G…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Sharma, for his report. The United States is pleased that the predicted increase in violence in Timor-Leste has not materialized. We applaud the helpful role played by Indonesia. We encourage Timor-Leste and Indonesia to finalize thei…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his informative and very helpful briefing on the Secretary-General’s latest report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2003/421).
The situation in Kosovo — and, more generally, in the Balkans — c…
The United States, as host country, salutes the great life of President Dowiyogo. His passing, last month, was a loss not only to the people of Nauru but also the wider Pacific community, including the United States. For three decades, President Dowiyogo was a towering figure in Nauru’s public life.…
I thank the Secretary-General for his remarks. I would also like to thank Mr. Gaviria for his thoughtful presentation.
The United States is committed to its membership in the Organization of American States (OAS), and believes that there is a vital role for regional and subregional organizations to…
My thanks go to Mr. Morris. That was really a superb presentation on this very, very difficult situation. I want to thank him also for his hard work and his organization’s hard work in trying to deal with it.
Unfortunately, Mr. Morris has outlined the elements of an emergency that force us to deal …
Mr. President, we, too, look forward to a productive month under your leadership. We join others in thanking our Guinean colleague for his leadership as Council President in March.
Eighteen months after the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), the United States joins others in pa…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Türk for his useful briefing.
We welcome this first-ever written report on the progress of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB). Having a regular written report is a great help to Council members in assessing UNPOB’s progress, parti…
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence here this morning and for the initiative he took in proposing that we work on this resolution. I think that today’s Security Council vote modifying the oil for food programme marks an important step which the United States has favoured fr…
At the outset of today’s discussion, I would like to
recognize and commend the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors, and Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei, for their efforts to implement the inspection regime e…
