In the light of what you have just announced, Mr. President, and in order to allow the maximum number of speakers today, I will shorten my statement so that more representatives can speak, because of the enormous importance of this subject.
In a certain ironic sense, it is a pleasure — or, to be mo…
On behalf of the host country, I want to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly, and to wish you well as you embark on your new responsibilities. To the outgoing President, Mr. Didier Opertti, we convey a warm vote of thanks and deep
In my capacity as represent…
Permit me to join other delegations in extending to you, Mr. President, our most sincere appreciation for your leadership and efforts during your presidency.
The United States joins the consensus adoption of the draft Declaration on a Culture of Peace and its Programme of Action and wishes to comme…
I want to express my deep gratitude to the President of the Security Council and
Yesterday, the Security Council heard from Mr. Bernard Kouchner, the Secretary-General’s superb Special Representative in Kosovo, about the challenges the United Nations faces in that part of the world. Those challenge…
The Security Council’s first open meeting on the Afghanistan conflict comes at a critical moment for that nation. The people of Afghanistan have been subjected to yet another round of fighting and human suffering. The latest crisis began with the Taliban’s 28 July offensive against opposition forces…
Let me join in welcoming you here today, Sir. On behalf of the United States, I commend your lifelong commitment to democracy and human rights. It is truly an honour to have you with us here today. Your own personal journey is a testament to those who have striven and continue to strive for liberty …
I have been attending Security Council meetings for a little bit more than two years now, Sir, and I cannot recall such lavish praise being heaped on a sitting President as we have heard today. I surrender in advance in besting my colleagues in saying anything further about the energy and skill you …
We too would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Georgia, who is with us here this afternoon.
We note, however, that, despite the recent confidence-building meetings held in Athens and Istanbul, we are concerned about the absence of real progress on the negotiating front. There have been too ma…
As we all know, and as the Angolan people know all too well, the war in Angola has gone on far too long. Unfortunately, as history has demonstrated, this state of affairs will continue as long as UNITA possesses the capacity to let it.
We believe effective implementation of the sanctions against UN…
The United States believes this resolution marks yet another step forward in our efforts to improve programme quality and delivery in the field of environment and human settlements, and it is an important piece in the overall process of United Nations reform. It is a necessary statement from the Gen…
The United States attaches great importance to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We believe that this funding resolution provides the critical monetary support for Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), which lays out a concrete plan for ending the humanitarian t…
My Government was deeply saddened by the passing of His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco.
For almost four decades, King Hassan was a great friend of the United States and of peace in the Middle East. Today, as we offer our sympathy to His Majesty King Mohamed VI and the people of Morocco, we mourn…
My delegation joins colleagues in expressing our deepest condolences to the people and Government of Morocco on the sad occasion of the death of His Majesty King Hassan II. His many bold and creative contributions to Middle East peace are well known and highly appreciated.
I would like once again t…
It is an honour, Sir, to have you preside over our meeting today, and I thank you for doing so. I also wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her opening statement.
The past few years of United Nations peacekeeping have repeatedly reminded us of the brutal and complex nature of today’s conf…
In adopting this resolution today, the Security Council takes a historic step in reversing the campaign of terror, brutality and ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. This resolution will advance a goal that is shared by all members: the goal of returning hundreds of thousands of Kosovars to their homes with …
The United States is pleased that the General Assembly has adopted resolution 53/12 B, which provides funding and staffing for the support account for peacekeeping operations. Peacekeeping is one of the United Nations most critical mandates and the backstopping effort at Headquarters provides much-n…
While the United States strongly supports the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is implementing a difficult and important mandate, we were unable to support the adoption of this funding resolution because of the use of it to pursue claims against a Member State, which procedura…
The United States has a deep and enduring interest in the welfare of Iraqi citizens living under the regime of Saddam Hussein. We took a leading role in shaping the oil-for-food programme from its inception and note with satisfaction the demonstrable success of this important humanitarian effort. Ac…
The United States supports the draft resolution initiated by our Council colleagues from Bahrain and Malaysia. We thank them and express our appreciation for their efforts. Similar thanks go to the other sponsors of the draft resolution.
This draft resolution focuses our attention on the urgent iss…
We have no confirmation of the facts at this time. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has opened an investigation of the matter. If NATO was responsible for this incident we are deeply sorry. NATO would never target civilians, and NATO would never target an embassy.
But we in this Counci…
