It is in a spirit of building a peaceful and better world through sport that my delegation is pleased to join in sponsoring the draft resolutions before the General Assembly today entitled "Observance of the Olympic Truce" and "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal".
In 1889, Baron Pier…
Uncleared land-mines are a major source of human tragedy as well as of regional instability. The United States Government estimates that there are more than 85 million uncleared land-mines scattered in 62 countries throughout the world. The number is growing each day. Approximately 150 people - most…
The United States notes with sadness the tone of the remarks delivered
But these and other ludicrous claims do nothing to mitigate the suffering the Cuban Government has inflicted on its people. Rather, they call the world’s attention to the increasing desperation of those who swim frenetically aga…
The United States is pleased to have this opportunity to express again its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his
While many important themes are addressed, we will limit our comments to a few practical issues of particular importance and consequence: peace-related activities, the matter of int…
Let me join those who have
congratulated you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security
Council; I look forward very much to working with you.
warm congratulations to Ambassador Snoussi for his remarkable leadership of
the Council last month.
The United States is pleased to vote in fa…
The United States Government
believes that the General Assembly has made history today. By adopting the
draft resolution on chemical weapons without a vote, the United Nations and
all its Member States are sending to the world a positive and overwhelming
message of support for the chemical weapo…
Under rule 77 (a) of the
General Assembly's rules of procedure, I should like to present a motion to
suspend the meeting for a brief period so that we can make efforts to achieve
a better in fact a perfect result on the draft resolution that is before
the Assembly.
This year's debate on South
Africa comes at a time of deep concern over the seemingly stalled negotiating
process, continuing widespread violence and the deterioration of the country's
economy. As we and others have repeatedly noted in this forum, a negotiated
political settlement is the single …
I regret that the United
States was obliged, as it has done in the past several years, to vote against
this resolution.
The United States does seek to support the work of the Arab League, and
does support increased cooperation between the United Nations and the League
of Arab States. The Arab L…
On behalf of the United
States, the host country for the United Nations, I am pleased to welcome my
colleagues from around the world to this important event.
Today we celebrate the end of the Decade of Disabled Persons. This has
been a decade of great accomplishment for people with disabilities …
I am pleased to be here
today to represent the United States as we celebrate the close of the Decade
of Disabled Persons.
We are proud of America's accomplishments in the last decade on behalf of
people with disabilities. We have continued to move away from paternalistic
attitudes and segregate…
Please allow me, on behalf
of the United States, to congratulate you once again. Sir, on your election to
the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly at its forty-seventh
session. We look forward to a productive session under your stewardship.
Let me also take this opportunity to say h…
It is my great pleasure, on behalf of the United States in its role as host country to the United Nations, to welcome most warmly the selection of Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar as the Organization's next Secretary-General. His selec- tion is a well-deserved recognition of his long and dedi- cated serv…
Mr. President, the United States delegation would like to thank you for your efforts in this area. The Government of the United States, together with a great many others represented here, has devoted a considerable amount oftime and effort attempting to achieve agreement on the matter subsumed under…
Most of the Members of the United Nations have felt the effects of colonialism, as colonizers or as colonized. The states of the United States began their history as colonies, like the other nations of this hemisphere. Ours was one of the modern world's first struggles for independence. Between 1775…
The French writer Georges Bernanos once wrote that:
"The worst, the most corrupting of lies, are problems poorly stated". The purpose of those who brought the issue of Central America to the General Assembly today, who asked for this debat.e, is to enlist the United Nations in defining the problem …
I should like first to express the profound appreciation of my Government for the imaginative, energetic and determined efforts which Mr. Otunnu has exercised during the past year to bring about the launch~ng of global negotiations. That we are still short ofour goal is surely not attributable to an…
I should like first to express the profound appreciation of my Government for the imaginative, energetic and determined efforts which Mr. Otunnu has exercised during the past year to bring about the launch~ng of global negotiations. That we are still short ofour goal is surely not attributable to an…
The United States has the honour to co-sponsor draft resolution A/62/L.27, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We also have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, draft resolution A/62/L.24, on sustainable fisheries.
Let me begin by expressing great appreciation for the exception…
My delegation has the honour to co-sponsor the draft resolution entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, contained in document A/65/L.20. We also have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution on sustainable fisheries contained in document A/65/L.21. The oceans, our c…
