I applaud you, Mr. President, for holding this meeting today, and we are particularly pleased by the presence of the Secretary- General. The key role of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) is one that is far too often overlooked. Yet it is an essential element to many post-conflict p…
I will be brief. I should like to thank Mr. Annabi for his comments on the Judicial System Assessment Programme (JSAP). We understand, of course, the specific functions outlined in the
I, too, want to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing today and welcome those who have been invited to speak here. All of us have been heavily involved in the international effort in Bosnia.
We welcome Special Representative Klein’s determined efforts to carry out the Council ma…
I want to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his very sobering briefing. It is a reminder to all of us that even though East Timor is not on the front pages, as it was last summer, I think it continues to be a very difficult mission, and I think Mr. Annabi’s briefing underscores the need t…
Today I am speaking as coordinator of the troika of observer States to the Lusaka Protocol: the United States, Portugal and the Russian Federation. We are grateful to Minister for External Relations Miranda for attending this meeting and look forward to his contributions to this discussion. We also …
The United States expresses its condolences for the tragedy which has befallen Mozambique and the other countries of southern Africa. The American people and the United States Government sympathize with the Mozambican people and the others as they struggle against the after- effects of the terrible …
It is a great honour to sit here today before you, Mr. President. We are delighted that you have made the long trip from Bangladesh to chair the Security Council and to continue the tradition that the Foreign Minister of Argentina conducted last month, and that Vice-President Gore and Secretary Albr…
Thank you, Sir, for the extraordinarily effective way you have presided over the Security Council. You said at the end of January that you would work with the United States, which had the honour of being in the presidency last month, in a seamless transition. We pledged to our friends who are concer…
I want to applaud the excellent and thought-provoking statements made by the Deputy Secretary-General and by Ms. Bertini. I also want to join in welcoming you, Sir, to New York and to the Council. I applaud your presence here today to address this important subject.
With the need for peacekeeping a…
Last October the Security Council adopted resolution 1270 (1999) to establish the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). That resolution authorizes 6,000 military personnel to assist the Government of Sierra Leone in the implementation of the Lomé Peace Agreement, including the disarmamen…
I congratulate you, Sir, on taking over the gavel as President of the Security Council. I apologize for being late, but I had the chance to have a good exchange of views with Sergio Vieira de Mello earlier this morning. In fact, I was delayed because I was trying to gain some additional American sup…
As an active participant in the ongoing dialogue on financing for development, the United States is pleased to join the consensus in adopting this draft resolution, which helps to carry the dialogue further to what we hope will be a productive and useful outcome for all concerned.
We remain concern…
First I wish to commend you, Mr. President, for holding this open session today. Quite often when crises fall from the front pages of the newspapers, the Council’s attention can get swayed to other crises, and I think, particularly with respect to East Timor, that it is crucial that the internationa…
The United States strongly supports the ongoing effort to strengthen the Security Council and to enable it to enhance its ability to respond efficiently and effectively to the challenges and opportunities of the new millennium. Council reform will help ensure that the Council more accurately reflect…
I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate my country’s unwavering support for the work of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. We fully support its observer status in the General Assembly and believe the General Assembly took an appropriate decision today.
I would be rem…
Today, the United States joined consensus on the humanitarian assistance resolution on Sudan.
We joined consensus despite the resolution’s serious shortcomings and inaccuracies. While we agree with the importance of supporting a robust, United Nations-led humanitarian effort in the Sudan, we regret…
An enormous amount of patience and hard work went into shaping this resolution over the past year, and its adoption today marks a profoundly important moment for the Security Council.
Every member of the Council made important contributions to this resolution, including those who did not vote in fa…
I will be brief, and I wish to comment on what I think has been another excellent discussion on three levels.
First, with respect to style, I am deeply impressed by the informality here. I think it is what the founding fathers of the United Nations — there were no founding mothers, I regret to say …
I wish to thank Mr. Miyet for his excellent opening statement. As he mentioned, I am just back from Africa, and I would like to reply based on what I observed, building on our excellent meeting of yesterday. I would like to try to observe yesterday’s five-minute rule again and reserve the right to t…
The United States is pleased to be a sponsor of draft resolution A/54/L.63/Rev.1, on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Intolerance has been at the heart of the Balkan crisis that has plagued Europe in this decade. Overcoming such a legacy of ethnic strife is essential for the successful impl…
