We regret that the representative of the Sudan has not heeded your request, Madam President, that explanations of position made in the Sixth Committee not be repeated in the plenary and has restated accusations made against the United States in his previous statement. My delegation will not repeat o…
On 21 October, the United States position on the Rome treaty to establish the International Criminal Court was explained in some detail before the Sixth Committee. Our views remain those set forth before that Committee, including our position that certain provisions of the current treaty text are un…
By adopting this draft resolution today, the Security Council takes a clear stand against terrorism and those who support it by providing safe haven to terrorists. The international community’s resolve to fight terrorism is clear. Criminal acts of terrorism can never be justified. Terrorists must no…
When President Clinton travelled to six African nations this past April, he heard at first hand about the efforts and accomplishments of the African people in writing a new chapter in the history of their continent. He met with economic leaders and business people who made clear in no uncertain term…
While we support many of the measures underlined in this resolution, we would have preferred more balance in the resolution on implementing the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF).
The Secretary-General’s progress report highlighted the fact that more nee…
I am speaking on behalf of Ambassador Betty King. The United States is pleased to support the draft resolution on the global implications of the year 2000 problem of computers. With only 389 days left until the new millennium is upon us, this is a topic that is of utmost concern to all of us.
Some …
Fifty years ago, the world awoke from the sustained nightmare of the Holocaust and the Second World War and resoundingly declared that atrocities such as these would never happen again. Attempts to eliminate minorities and whole ethnic populations would and will not be allowed under any circumstance…
The United States is proud to have once again worked closely with Russia and Norway on the draft resolution on the Middle East peace process. Our co-sponsors were dedicated and tireless in their efforts to reach agreement on a text supporting the peace process.
The situation regarding the peace pro…
I would like to note at the outset that I am limiting my statement to issues related to reform in the areas of environment and human settlements.
The United States supports efforts to improve programme quality and delivery in the environmental sector. We welcome the report of the United Nations Tas…
The United States once again abstained from voting on this resolution because of the belief that internationally recognized zones should be created through multilateral regional forums and not through United Nations resolutions.
In my delegation's capacity as coordinator of agenda item 38 (b), I have two oral revisions I would like to present to draft resolution A/53/L.45, entitled “Large-scale pelagic drift- net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas, fisheries by-catch and dis…
My delegation has the honour to introduce draft resolution A/53/L.45 on large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing and some other matters. Once again, we would like to extend our gratitude to all those delegations that offered valuable suggestions and worked in a spirit of cooperation to draft this text.…
The national interests of every nation are best served by the growth of democracy globally. Democracy favours and fosters the rule of law, respect for human rights, political and social stability and economic growth. But democratization requires a long struggle and constant
Any democracy-promotion …
Along with the vast majority of Members of this Organization, my delegation supports expansion of the Security Council. There are areas where many Members are in agreement as to the nature and mechanism for expansion. In other areas, significant differences exist. The Open-ended Working Group has be…
My Government is pleased to co-sponsor the two draft resolutions on Central America before the Assembly today. These drafts recognize the tremendous progress that has been made in the Central American region towards peace, democracy and reconstruction after many years of turmoil and suffering. With …
The United States places great importance on the draft resolution before us today, “Assistance in mine action”. We deplore the terrible legacy of modern warfare, these hidden killers that destroy people’s lives and livelihoods. We are committed to bringing this to an end. Although the landmine crisi…
The United States is pleased to take the floor on this agenda item, which has received much attention in the past year. We welcome the conclusions of the humanitarian segment of the Economic and Social Council in July. The introduction of this agenda item into the session of the Economic and Social …
The Government of the United States would like to express its condolences to the family of President Abdoulkarim and to the people of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros.
We recall that at a time of our own national grief — the tragic crash of a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane in the Indi…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to commend the Director General for his report. We note with appreciation his outstanding performance this past year as the new Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in support of the IAEA’s important contributions to internati…
Our concern with Cuba results from the Cuban Government’s systematic denial of universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms to the people of Cuba. We are proud to promote and support democracy around the world; it is the dictators and repressers of human rights who should be defensiv…
