My delegation has asked for the floor at this time to recall the many serious statements made by ambassadors during the resumed session in May regarding the need to strengthen the United Nations peacekeeping capacity, both operationally and financially. At this critical juncture, when we are expecti…
The United States wants to state its strong support for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is implementing a difficult and important mandate. We also support the expansion of this peacekeeping mission that the Secretary-General has recently proposed. However, we believe that…
My delegation welcomes the resolution on gratis personnel that the Assembly has just approved, as it provides a more balanced approach to gratis issues.
We appreciate the assistance of all those representatives who worked diligently to shape the consensus on this resolution. However, we also believ…
It is my pleasure to address the General Assembly today on what many of us recognize to be a critical issue before the membership, something that, if properly structured, will ensure the future viability of this institution: the assessment scale. Over the past several months, our delegation has had …
The United States is pleased to be a sponsor of draft resolution A/54/L.63/Rev.1, on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Intolerance has been at the heart of the Balkan crisis that has plagued Europe in this decade. Overcoming such a legacy of ethnic strife is essential for the successful impl…
