I thank Ambassador Meza-Cuadra for his briefing, as well as his leadership as the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter- terrorism. We very much appreciate his work.
Over the past year, deadly terrorist attacks have killed hundreds of innocent civi…
I thank Mr. Martin for his important briefing, which I believe will give us a great road map for our work in the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.
It is easy to get bogged down in the details of working methods. Those details are important, without a doubt. We …
I offer many congratulations to Kazakhstan on its able leadership of the Council for the month of January. It has been a busy and productive month for the Security Council. Thanks to Kazakhstan’s sustained efforts, the Security Council travelled on its first mission to Afghanistan in seven years, wh…
Like my colleagues, I would like to offer a very special welcome to Vice-President Naranjo. His work on the peace process in Colombia really is part of history and we are very honoured to have him in the Chamber with us today. I also thank Special Representative Arnault for his and his team’s outsta…
The United States joins the rest of the Security Council in applauding Iraq’s complete implementation of the measures imposed by the Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations in the oil-for-food resolutions. That programme started more than 20 years ago, when Iraq was facing gra…
The United States would like to thank Ambassador Nusseibeh and Ambassador Drobnjak, co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly for the seventy-first session. They led the Working Group through a robust series of meetings on the General Assembly’s …
I would like to thank High Representative Inzko for his update on Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Office of the High Representative has played a critical role for more than 22 years in helping Bosnia and Herzegovina move towards peace and prosperity and promoting the security and stability of the region…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Police
Commissioners for their briefings. It is quite inspiring to hear about the work that they do and the challenges that they face every day in completing their mission. It is clear to us that police work is a crucial part of United Nations peaceke…
I thank the briefers, Under Secretary-General Lacroix and the Ambassadors of Canada and Bangladesh, for their contributions and updates.
The United States is pleased to have played a central role in refocusing the United Nations and Member States on the importance of force generation at the leaders…
I thank our briefers for their presentations today. In the context of the evolving threats posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, today’s debate reminds us of the importance of the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). The is committed to assisting States and internation…
