Afghan leaders who were once united have turned against each other. That civil war continues even today, seven years later, with Afghans still fighting Afghans. Although some of the players have changed and alliances have shifted, the outcome is the same: military stalemate. And the real victims hav…
I thank you, Mr. President, and through you the members of the Council, for the very kind words of sympathy and condolence expressed at the opening of this meeting. I will certainly ensure that those words are conveyed to the families and to others. I thank you very much, Mr. President, for your con…
As a member of the Group of Friends of the Guatemalan peace process, the United States is proud to be a sponsor of draft resolution A/50/L.68, which extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehensive Agre…
The United States wishes to acknowledge the valuable work of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti (MICIVIH) and what it continues to do in Haiti. Its observers, representing 46 countries, help promote respect for human rights in Haiti and represent an excellent example of the very effective c…
With this unanimous vote today, the Council is again underlining the complete faith it puts in the United Nations Special Commission. The Special Commission was created by the Council and we have a responsibility to make sure it has all the resources it needs to meet its goal, which is essential to …
I shall begin by welcoming the Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations to the Council’s deliberations, and express our appreciation for his statement here today. It is good to see him again in the Council Chamber.
When the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) was c…
We are a nation of laws. We followed our laws and will continue to do so. This tragedy is the result of the Cuban Government’s failure to follow the law of all nations. Cuba has violated international law, and I still await an expression of regret for doing so. No words here can exonerate the coward…
I have listened with care to the presentation of the Cuban Foreign Minister. I have listened with care for an apology for the breaking of international law; for a simple, unqualified expression of regret at the death of four young men; for an offer to compensate the families; and for a promise in th…
On behalf of the host country, the Government and the people of the United States wish to convey their deepest sorrow on the untimely death of King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho. We extend our condolences and sympathies to the late King’s family, as well as to the Government and the people of Lesotho.
K…
The terrorist attack on President Hosni Mubarak on 26 June 1995 was carried out by Egyptian nationals who had used Khartoum as a base of operations for more than two years while planning this act. It failed because of the professional response of Ethiopian and Egyptian security personnel, some of wh…
Today the Security Council sends a clear message to all the people of Burundi: the violence must stop.
In a letter to the Burundian President, Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, that I personally carried to Burundi for President Clinton, the American President called on all Burundians to reject extremism an…
I am very pleased to see the Member of the Council of State here, Mr. Kromah, having seen him just a few days ago in Monrovia.
The United States supports the extension of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) mandate until 31 May. This support, however, is not without reservations…
The Council has convened today to examine, among a wider group of Member States, the Secretary-General’s fifteenth progress report on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) and to discuss the future of Liberia.
I have just returned from a trip to Africa, including Liberia. Presiden…
May I begin, as other members of the Council have this afternoon, by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for January. We hope the work of the Council this month will be more tranquil than the weather we are experiencing outside. Under your able and experienced leadership, w…
Ambassador Albright had hoped to be here today to present the position of the United States on the adoption of the programme budget, but she was not able to be with us this morning.
The United States views the adoption of the United Nations programme budget for 1996-1997 with mixed feelings. The bu…
With respect to the programme of activities of the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, my Government has not called for a vote but for the record wishes to note its reservations.
Concerning the programme of activities of the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, …
In the past few weeks we have been able to stress the positive in the former Yugoslavia.
After the initialling of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council unanimously passed resolutions suspending sanctions and beginning a phased lifting of the arms embargo. …
The United States delegation wishes to register a reservation on operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution entitled “Science and technology for development”, contained on page 9 of document A/50/617/Add.40.
The United States delegation wishes to reaffirm that whenever the term “sustained econom…
Over a year ago the Council took several important steps to improve arrangements for consultations with troop contributors. The ensuing months have been a useful trial period. After several dozen troop-contributor meetings under the new format, there is general agreement that the change has been pos…
The United States is pleased to be a sponsor of the draft resolution on Afghanistan. As one of the States that founded the United Nations Special Mission two years ago, my Government remains firmly committed to helping to restore a legitimate government in Afghanistan and to assisting the people the…
