The United States is deeply troubled by the recent events in the Middle East. We are working intensively to have the parties take a step back from confrontation and a step towards the kind of cooperation that will ease the suffering and establish the basis for a political solution. There is no subst…
Let me first thank the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Lubbers, for a very informative briefing. We believe that it is important for the Council to keep abreast of refugee and humanitarian issues, which have a significant bearing on international peace and security in many parts of the world. We…
We join in commending you, Sir, and your entire team for your outstanding tenure as our Council President.
We feel the Security Council did a good job in January, taking significant steps in several important areas. We have built a sound basis for the next couple of months. I will not review everyt…
Throughout the discussions on this draft resolution, it was my delegation’s understanding that there would be no additional costs and no programme budget implications attached to this draft resolution.
I would like to thank Mr. Vieira de Mello for his good work and for his report this morning.
The briefing heard this morning illustrates yet again that East Timor is on the right track. I take advantage of the presence of Cabinet Minister Ramos- Horta to ask him to convey to the members of the Cons…
I want to join others in thanking Mr. Guéhenno for his very useful update and also to pay tribute to Hans Haekkerup and to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for the considerable success that they have achieved under his leadership. We are very glad to hear the news …
The United States has long been concerned about the safety and security of humanitarian personnel, and has been a long-time sponsor of the resolutions on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel. We are joining the consensus for the adoption of the…
The three co-Chairmen of the Minsk Group in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Russian Federation, France and the United States, taking into consideration their role in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, have decided to abstain on any amendment to the text prepared …
The United States is pleased to be a sponsor of draft resolution A/56/L.65 on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We view this year’s text as symbolic in many ways of what has been achieved over the past six years. It is a substantially shorter but more focused text that reflects the challenges…
On 12 June 2006, the United States formally recognized the Republic of Montenegro as a sovereign and independent State, consistent with the request of its Government and the will of the people of Montenegro. The United States now welcomes Montenegro’s admission as a Member of the United Nations and …
Let me join others in saying how much we welcome the briefing by Under-Secretary-General Gambari on his trip and value his conclusions and advice. I agree with many of the comments made around the table and will try not to repeat all of them.
We also find the report distressing in some respects tha…
I will be brief, because some of what I was going to say has been said by others.
Mr. President, I want to join in complimenting you and your team on the excellent job you have done this month, and I join others in praising your service — not just this month but during your time on the Council — to…
The United States strongly supports the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon as it continues efforts to implement a difficult and important mandate. Because this resolution is procedurally flawed and politicizes the work of the Fifth Committee, we were forced to vote against it.
We opposed Gener…
The United States sincerely thanks the German delegation for its timely efforts on draft resolution A/56/L.62, on the situation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is at a crossroads today, on the eve of the inauguration of the interim authority. The United Nations has played an crucial role in working with…
I want to thank Mr. Fall for his briefing and say that we welcome this opportunity to assess the progress that has been made in following up on the report of the inter-agency mission to West Africa.
However, first, Mr. President, I wanted to commend Mali’s contribution and determined effort through…
Our discussion today focuses on a tragic dimension of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the continuing plunder of the country’s natural wealth by foreign invaders, by Congolese rebel groups, by self- proclaimed allies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by the continuing …
Paragraph 10 of draft resolution A/56/L.10 does not reflect what was agreed at the General Conference in a balanced way and is thus objectionable. Agreements reached in Vienna should be respected as we pursue our efforts in New York. We regret that this has not been the case.
The United States shares the grave concern of all of us about the situation in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. We grieve to see the extent of suffering and civilian casualties on both sides, particularly the many innocent children.
Secretary of State Powell, in his Louisville speech on 19 November,…
The United States will not participate in the adoption of the draft resolution on the establishment of the International Criminal Court. The United States has well-known objections about the International Criminal Court, including the Court’s purported ability to exercise jurisdiction over nationals…
I wish to express the ongoing support of the United States for the movement to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies, and in particular for the efforts of Benin, both in hosting the Fourth International Conference of New or Restored Democracies last year in Cotonou and in drawing up th…
