I want to join others in thanking you for joining us today. Your presence here helps us emphasize the importance of the work being done on this important subject. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Director- General of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Under-Secreta…
My delegation has the honour to sponsor the resolution entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea” that has just been introduced by Brazil. We also have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, draft resolution A/57/L.49, concerning a number of fisheries issues, and draft resolution A/57/L.5…
The United States thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, for his leadership and good work.
This General Assembly celebration of the first anniversary of the Bonn Agreement is a clear reflection of the international community’s continu…
We believe that the 3 December signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) faction, led by Pierre Nkurunziza, and the Government of Burundi is a significant step towards achieving peace in that country. We would like to express our sincere and deep apprecia…
Our congratulations go to our Colombian President on assuming his position. I would like to thank World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Jim Morris, both for his presentation and for his good efforts over these last months to avert famine and starvation in Africa.
The situation in Southern A…
I am pleased to represent the United States of America in my remarks before the United Nations General Assembly in support of volunteer service in the United States and around the globe.
I would like to thank the Points of Light Foundation and the Association of Junior Leagues International for con…
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) estimates that more than three million people have lost their lives due to disasters, both human-caused and natural, over the last decade. By the end of the year 2000, there were approximately 14.5 million refugees and a…
Following Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1975, large segments of the population on the island of Bougainville continued to feel separate from Port Moresby owing to historical, cultural and ethnic concerns. The development of the copper mine in the 1980s became a complicating factor. In 1989 figh…
The United States is pleased to join consensus on this procedural decision, which will enable the Sixth Committee to continue discussion of a convention on cloning during the next session of the General Assembly. We note that subparagraph (b) of the decision sets forth the mandate for the next sessi…
For the reasons set forth in its statement of 14 October during the consideration of this agenda item by the Sixth Committee, the United States is unable to join in the consensus on the adoption of this draft resolution. We therefore will not participate in the adoption of this draft resolution.
The United States is a strong supporter of humanitarian mine action. We were among the sponsors of last year’s resolution on assistance in mine action and look forward to negotiating this year’s draft resolution with a view to sponsorship once again.
Since 1993, the United States has dedicated over…
We appreciate the progress achieved in the first six months of the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and the good work done by Ambassador Sharma and his staff. We welcome Ambassador Sharma’s assessment that the mission phase-out remains on target for June 2004.…
Today we are here to address an important item, “The Situation in Central America: procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development.” The situations are different in each of the countries of the region, but …
The United States has no nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. We have no plans to place nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. We welcome a nuclear- weapon-free Korean Peninsula. Finally, we have no plans to attack North Korea. We seek a peaceful resolution to the tensions on the Korean Penins…
I would like, on behalf of my Government, to thank
Mr. ElBaradei for his introduction to the General Assembly of the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is an excellent report. We see in this year’s report a clear escalation of demands on the Agency. That is not a new…
Many strides have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS since the United Nations General Assembly’s special session on HIV/AIDS in June of 2001, and the United States is proud to be at the forefront of many of these efforts. But much more remains to be done. The United States will continue to work…
This resolution constitutes the world community’s demand that Iraq disclose and destroy its weapons of mass destruction. On 12 September, President Bush came to the General Assembly seeking to build an international consensus to counter Iraq’s persistent defiance of the United Nations. Over a decade…
I want to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his excellent briefing and analysis and say that I agree with his conclusions. As the Secretary-General’s report (S/2002/1126) and Mr. Guéhenno’s remarks indicate, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is moving forward on…
I am pleased to address the General Assembly today on the Secretary- General’s latest initiative aimed at strengthening this indispensable Organization. I join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his dedicated stewardship. We also wish to offer our compliments to President Kavan for providi…
We welcome the opportunity to participate in this discussion on women and peace and security. It has been nearly two years to the day since the passage of the landmark Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), and we are pleased that the Council has maintained a focus on tracking its implementation.
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