The United States is pleased to co-sponsor this resolution on Somalia with all of our African colleagues on the Security Council.
In Somalia, the security situation is deteriorating and tensions continue to run high, which is of deep concern to the United States. Like many other Member States, we a…
The United States notes the request of the Iraqi Government for the continuing support of the Multinational Force in Iraq in helping it to face the current security challenges, and welcomes the Security Council’s speedy adoption of today’s resolution to extend for an additional 12 months the mandate…
The draft resolution does not display an even-handed
characterization of the recent events in Gaza, nor does it advance the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace to which we aspire and for which we are working assiduously.
We join our fellow Council members in deeply regretting the injuries and loss …
Despite all of the emotion in the air, we must have an honest and even-handed discussion of recent events in Gaza.
In Gaza and adjacent areas of Israel, the Hamas- led Palestinian Authority Government has continued to play a role in perpetuating instability and violence.
There is no question that …
I am not going to waste any of our time responding to what the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea said, but I want to call members’ attention to that empty chair. This is the second time in three months that the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, ha…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 1718 (2006). The proclaimed test of a nuclear device by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea unquestionably poses one of the gravest threats to international peace and security that the Council has ever had to confront. Today we are sending a stro…
On behalf of the United States, the host country of the United Nations, I would like to welcome the appointment of Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The United States has had the privilege to work with Foreign Minister Ban throughout his distinguished caree…
I would like to thank Special Representative Pronk for his briefing here today and to thank the Secretary-General for his report dated 12 September 2006 (S/2006/728). That report shows that the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) and the wider United Nations system have played a key role in …
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Egeland for his informative briefing on the current state of humanitarian affairs across the African continent, and
particularly on his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda and southern Sudan. We are grateful to Mr. Egeland for…
In order that the record is clear on what we are doing here, I would just briefly like to make a few remarks, starting with the reading of the letters that we have sent to you, Mr. President, in your capacity as President of the Security Council, and that bring us to this important vote today.
The …
As requested by the Security Council in resolutions 1546 (2004) and 1637 (2005), I am pleased to report on behalf of the 29 countries making up the Multinational Forces-Iraq
(MNF-I) on the Force’s progress towards fulfilling its mandate.
This most recent reporting period coincides with the first 9…
We are pleased that the Security Council has taken this important step in adopting resolution 1706 (2006). It is imperative that we move immediately to implement it fully to stop the tragic events unfolding in Darfur. Every day we delay only adds to the suffering of the Sudanese people and extends t…
I, too would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Gambari for his briefing.
It has been 11 days since the passage of resolution 1701 (2006). We believe this resolution is an important step forward and, when fully implemented, that it will help lay the foundation for lasting peace in the region. Th…
Four months have passed since the Security Council called upon Iran to fully and verifiably suspend its nuclear programmes, and nearly two months have passed since the European Union three (EU-3) plus three made its generous offer, inviting Iran to enter into negotiations and avoid further Security …
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having convened this important meeting. This month’s meeting takes on far greater salience in the light of the rapidly unfolding events in the Middle East.
The United States remains unequivocal in its commitment to working with others to build a foundation for…
I wish to thank the President for the opportunity to speak to the important issue of Security Council reform and expansion.
The United States supports expansion of the Security Council, but change must be far more than simply change for its own sake. Changes should be designed to increase the effec…
In recent days and weeks, we have seen an outbreak of violence in the Middle East, sparked by attacks and kidnappings which Hamas and Hizbollah carried out against Israel. Events continue to develop even as we speak. Hizbollah’s incursions across the Blue line on 12 July were a deliberate and premed…
We are all aware of the delicate situation in the Middle East, where new and major developments are unfolding as we speak.
In the light of the fluid and volatile nature of events on the ground, the United States believes that this draft resolution was not only untimely but already outmoded. We have…
We are all aware of the seriousness of the situation that is unfolding in the Middle East. Let me state that our first and foremost goal here in the Security Council should be to avoid taking any steps that would unexpectedly exacerbate tensions in the region. To that end, we feel that we should tre…
We welcome today’s discussion on the Security Council and international law, as you have entitled it, Mr. President, and we salute the efforts of Denmark in holding this debate in the Council during its presidency.
Secretary of State Rice has noted that one of the pillars of our diplomacy is “our s…
