The United States has a deep and enduring interest in the welfare of Iraqi citizens living under the regime of Saddam Hussein. We took a leading role in shaping the oil-for-food programme from its inception and note with satisfaction the demonstrable success of this important humanitarian effort. Ac…
The United States supports the draft resolution initiated by our Council colleagues from Bahrain and Malaysia. We thank them and express our appreciation for their efforts. Similar thanks go to the other sponsors of the draft resolution.
This draft resolution focuses our attention on the urgent iss…
We have no confirmation of the facts at this time. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has opened an investigation of the matter. If NATO was responsible for this incident we are deeply sorry. NATO would never target civilians, and NATO would never target an embassy.
But we in this Counci…
The United States greatly appreciates the broad support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) shown in the Security Council this past Wednesday and around the world in the past several days. We emphasize that we and our allies began military action only with the greatest reluctance, afte…
The current situation in Kosovo is of grave concern to all of us. We and our allies have begun military action only with the greatest reluctance. But we believe that such action is necessary to respond to Belgrade’s brutal persecution of Kosovar Albanians, violations of international law, excessive …
It was with deep personal as well as official sadness that I learned of the passing of His Highness Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa on 6 March. Shaikh Isa was a dear friend of the United States and a tireless devotee of the cause of peace and international understanding.
I had the great honour of …
The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo represents one of the gravest threats to peace, stability and development in sub-Saharan Africa in decades.
The current conflict in the Congo has led to a deepening humanitarian crisis, exacerbated the plight of refugees and internally di…
I would like to quote a statement that President Clinton made on 6 March:
“I would like to express my deep sadness at the news that Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa of Bahrain has passed away. The prayers and condolences of all Americans go out to the royal family and the people of Bahrain. The Ami…
The United States will join the consensus with other Council members in voting to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) until 15 November 1999. Our support reflects our concern over the deteriorating regional security situation in Central Africa a…
In casting its vote today, the United States has once again expressed its confidence in and its strong support for the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) and its extension for a further six-month period until August 1999. UNPREDEP plays a critical role in monitoring sensitive poin…
I would like to thank Canada for its initiative to focus the attention of the Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The United States shares Canada’s desire to bring to international attention the new character of armed conflict, in which civilians, including humanitarian workers…
I just wanted to make a brief comment. Excuse me for taking the floor twice, but I thought that several of the interventions today have been extremely interesting and thought-provoking — in particular your comments just
There is one aspect of them that I should just like to note for the record, bec…
The United States will vote in favour of this draft resolution because of our deep concern about the fate of the crews and passengers of the two United Nations aircraft that were recently downed over Angola. We urgently call on the Government of Angola and UNITA to cooperate fully with the search-an…
I too, like my colleagues, would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Miyet for his briefing and his update on the report. I should like especially to recognize Ambassador Dahlgren and his contribution, both in his role as Chairman of the sanctions Committee for the past difficult period and for t…
Coalition forces today began operations against military targets in Iraq. Our ongoing military action is substantial. We are focusing on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programmes and its ability to threaten its neighbours.
Coalition forces are acting under the authority provided by the resoluti…
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr. President.
In the last several years, a new type of threat to international peace and security has come into prominence. It often emanates not from external dangers but from internal crises that destabilize a State and risk drawing its neighbours into a…
On 10 December 1948, in the wake of one of history’s greatest horrors, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That simple Declaration became one of the foundations of the United Nations, embodying the very spirit of this institution.
Today we commemorate that great ev…
The United States is pleased to have worked once again with the sponsors of a draft resolution on Afghanistan to arrive at a consensus text on the difficult situation in that country. It was not an easy task, and for this we are once again indebted to the German delegation for its astute leadership.…
The United States is proud to have once again worked closely with Russia and Norway on the draft resolution on the Middle East peace process. Our co-sponsors were dedicated and tireless in their efforts to reach agreement on a text supporting the peace process.
The situation regarding the peace pro…
Our concern with Cuba results from the Cuban Government’s systematic denial of universally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms to the people of Cuba. We are proud to promote and support democracy around the world; it is the dictators and repressers of human rights who should be defensiv…
