We are being asked today to reject a consensus agreed to twice by Member States in order to indulge in meaningless political theatre that does nothing to advance the cause of the proponents but has the effect of undermining months of careful negotiation by our United Nations delegations.
That is wh…
The United States has actively participated in the work the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and believes that the report of that Committee, document A/51/130, contains highly worthwhile recommendations. However, the United States stresses that it is essential that any recommendation of …
The violence and exploitation endured by women and children trafficked for purposes of prostitution often go beyond the exploitation suffered by other trafficked migrants. The United States Government has sought to combat trafficking in women and children through public diplomacy, law enforcement, i…
The United Nations is all too familiar with the numbers associated with the global anti-personnel landmine crisis — an estimated 110 million landmines scattered around the world and 25,000 people, mostly civilians, killed or maimed each year. Those hidden killers make it
For those reasons, Presiden…
In the decade since the historic meeting of Central American Presidents at Esquipulas, the political landscape of Central America has been transformed. Since that historic meeting in 1987, the United Nations has played an important role in moving the region from war to peace. During the past year, t…
The amendment proposed by Iraq appears to simplify operative paragraph 7 of the draft resolution. But the reality is that it does so in an inaccurate and unbalanced manner. For the first time this year, the Agency’s report on Iraq notes a few positive aspects of Iraqi behaviour, while continuing to …
It is a pleasure to be here today and to have the opportunity to review the progress towards implementation of the goals set by the World Summit for Children here in New York just over six years ago.
The mid-decade review of progress towards the goals set at the World Summit for Children presents a…
