As this is Mrs. Ogata’s last briefing to the Security Council, I would like to begin by paying tribute to her for her leadership and commitment during the turbulent and difficult years of the 1990s. She so ably led her organization through the turmoil of northern Iraq, the Balkans, Rwanda, Timor and…
I extend my thanks to Director General ElBaradei for his excellent report on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the past year. I would also ask him, on behalf of the United States delegation, to convey to all of his staff our appreciation of their hard work and dedicati…
As you said a moment ago, Mr. President, this is indeed an historic day for the United Nations and for the Balkans, for all Europeans and, indeed, for all of the world. We welcome Yugoslavia as the newest Member. We welcome Professor Svilanovic as he takes his seat in this great Hall and leads his n…
I should like to congratulate the Governments of Singapore and Spain on their assumption of the leadership of this critical task.
The report before this Assembly is a broad investigation of the roots of conflict and a host of other ills that continue to bedevil the African continent. I subscribe to…
The World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen in 1995 made important gains in reshaping both national and international development policies, institutions and resources to promote more equitable and people- centred sustainable development. The Summit highlighted how investments in peopl…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor this draft resolution recognizing the historic significance of the summit meeting between the leaders of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We have consistently supported President Kim Dae-jung’s engagement policy and have…
I want to welcome Mr. Petritsch back to the Council and to thank him for his thorough briefing on the progress his office has overseen to date in building a peaceful multi-ethnic society in Bosnia. That is a very difficult task, and we are encouraged by the positive developments noted in his report.…
My delegation has the honour to co-sponsor the draft resolution entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea” in document A/55/L.10. We also have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution entitled “Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of nati…
The United States warmly welcomes this open debate on women and peace and security. We pay a special tribute to Secretary-General Annan for his remarks and fully concur with his report statement:
“Equality of rights, opportunities and access to resources between men and women are fundamental requir…
My delegation would like to thank Director-General Bustani for joining us today. We would also like to take this opportunity to applaud the conclusion of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). This Agreement marks th…
The United States also lends support to the decision by the Security Council to extend the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) for two additional months, through 15 December. However, our support for extending the Mission is tempered by …
Mr. President, once again I must remark on the way in which Namibia’s month has got off to a rather dramatic
start. I hope you can slow the pace down, but I congratulate you on moving so rapidly to assemble this extremely important Security Council meeting under very difficult and complicated circu…
Welcome to the Secretary-General; it is good to have you here with us today.
I want to first express a warm sense of thanks and welcome to the Special Representative, Sergio Vieira de Mello, first and foremost for being here today, but also for his tireless leadership of the United Nations Transiti…
Thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important briefing. Thank you, Mr. Secretary-General, for demonstrating by your presence here today the importance that you attach to this issue and the support that you, along with all of us, have for Bernard Kouchner.
It is a great honour to welcome my g…
I am honoured to address the Assembly on behalf of the United States and to reinforce the eloquent message President C1inton conveyed during last week’s Millennium Summit. Because my father worked here when I was young, I have always considered myself a child of the United Nations. And because I had…
In my capacity as representative of the host country, I would like to extend warm congratulations to Tuvalu as it becomes a Member of the United Nations on this historic day. The adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution admitting this newest Member State to the United Nations recognizes its …
On behalf of the United States I would like to make some comments on the document which we are transmitting to the fifty-fifth General Assembly to be read as a declaration at the end of the Millennium Summit to be held from 6 to 8 September.
Earlier this year, the fifty-fourth General Assembly acce…
Thank you, Mr. President, for conducting these important discussions, and sincere thanks to my Ukrainian colleagues for running the process that produced the good draft resolution we are considering, as well as to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for its close support to the M…
I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his extremely useful comments, which as usual have brought the situation very much into focus. It is enormously encouraging information to receive about the efforts of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTA…
We too want to thank Mr. Annabi for his customary informative and thorough briefing. I note and commend the continuing commitment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to the security of all Kosovars and to their inclusion in the rebuilding of Kosovo. I would also li…
