The United States is pleased to join in adopting this draft resolution expanding the size and mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), in recognition of the commitment the parties have made to national reconciliation and reconstruction in Tajikistan. We especially co…
The Security Council has taken a very important action today in passing — unanimously — this resolution. This is the unambiguous message to the leaders of Iraq: the Security Council is united in its determination that Iraq must comply with the resolutions of the Council and that Iraq must reverse it…
I would like to thank Council members for their kind words regarding the United States presidency during the month of September.
The United States strongly supports this draft resolution, which makes clear that the illegal military regime in Sierra Leone must step down.
The people of Sierra Leone …
When the Angolan parties came to their historic agreement in Lusaka in 1994, the United States was cautiously optimistic. Our optimism grew as the quartering camps began to fill with former UNITA combatants. Our optimism increased with the formation of the Government of Unity and National Reconcilia…
The United States is very pleased to join with other members of the Council in supporting this draft resolution. The Inter-African Mission to Monitor the Implementation of the Bangui Agreements (MISAB) has accomplished much to restore peace and security to the Central African Republic.
The United S…
It is my pleasure to welcome the final report of the Open-ended
First of all, I would like to personally thank the Working Group's Vice-Chairmen, Ambassador Biørn Lian of Norway and Ambassador Shah of India. Their excellent leadership and personal diligence were a great asset to the Working Group.
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The United States has supported the efforts of the International Civilian Mission to Haiti (MICIVIH) since its inception. Last November President Préval asked that the international community keep MICIVIH in Haiti through December 1997. In June our Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS…
Three years ago, Haiti found itself staring into the abyss. The democratically elected President was living in exile in the United States. The aspirations of the Haitian people to finally achieve political, social and economic reform were snuffed out by a military dictatorship that practised terror …
When the Secretary-General announced his initial reform blueprint in March, my delegation welcomed it wholeheartedly. Today, we are very pleased to see the Secretary-General’s carefully considered Track II proposals introduced in the General Assembly. Of course, having received the full report only …
The United States welcomes the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) for a further six months, until 30 November 1997. We believe that UNPREDEP plays an important and highly effective role in promoting stability in the former Yugoslav Republic of Maced…
Mr. President, I join my colleagues in welcoming your
The United States welcomes this opportunity to discuss the problem of security for humanitarian operations around the world. There is a growing need for integrated and creative approaches to complex emergencies, approaches that will take into ac…
The Government of Guatemala under President Alvaro Arzú and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG) have made impressive progress in implementing the Comprehensive Agreement that is transforming their society. It is fitting that we have come here today to renew the mandate of the Unit…
Liberia has taken important steps forward in this mandate in the political and security fields. Most importantly, there is a real possibility of elections in an environment relatively free of fighting and intimidation. Progress on disarmament has taken place, and the Economic Community of West Afric…
My Government has always believed that the goal of peace in the Middle East is one of vital interest to the international community. This is a view we share with most members of the international community, and I know it is deeply felt by all Member States gathered together in this Chamber. The terr…
The United States shares the concerns expressed by many countries during the debate in this Hall on the issue of construction by the Government of Israel in the Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghneim area of Jerusalem. I believe that the views of the United States are well known in this matter. Let me take this …
As the representative of the host country, I wish to express my Government’s deepest sympathy on the passing of three distinguished world leaders — President Cheddi Jagan of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Mr. Deng Xiaoping of the People’s Republic of China and Mr. Michael Manley, former Prime M…
During our formal debate in this Chamber earlier this week, we heard the views of many delegations on the Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghneim controversy. We heard the deep concern with which many members of the Council greeted news of the Israeli Government’s decision to commence construction. We listened as…
Let me begin by noting that this is my first opportunity — and, accordingly, a distinct honor — to deliver an explanation of vote on behalf of the United States in the Council. Again, I thank my other colleagues on the Council for their very warm welcome.
We welcome the Secretary-General’s report o…
As President Clinton recently stated, Deng Xiaoping was an extraordinary figure on the world stage. Mr. Deng spurred China’s historic economic reform programme and opened his country to the outside world. His historic visit to our country in 1979 laid the foundation for the rapid exchange of relatio…
