I want to thank the Secretary-General for his presence and remarks. I also welcome the Ministers present here, as well as Commissioner Lamamra. At the outset, I want especially to thank President Zuma for convening this important and timely debate.
The relationship between the United Nations and th…
I would like to thank Ambassador Osorio for his report.
We meet at a critical moment in the Council’s ongoing effort to address the threat posed by Iran’s illicit nuclear activities. Since our last meeting, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently released a da…
Let me begin by welcoming High Representative Inzko back to the Security Council. We thank Ambassador Inzko for his comprehensive briefing and his service in support of the Dayton Peace Agreement.
The signing of the Dayton Accords helped Bosnia and Herzegovina end a terrible conflict and establishe…
I should like to thank President Cavaco Silva for presiding over this meeting of the Council. I should equally like to thank the Secretary-General, High Commissioner Pillay, Assistant Secretary-General Bragg and International Committee of the Red Cross Director Spoerri for their briefings and for th…
Let me join my colleagues in congratulating you, Sir, on taking over the presidency of the Council. We look very much forward to working with you and with your delegation throughout the month. We have every confidence in your able leadership. I also want to join others in paying great tribute to Amb…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I will begin with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The United States continues to work vigorously with the parties, the Quartet and our international partners to resume negotiations on the basis of the 23 September Quartet statement. …
Let me join others in thanking you, Madame President, for convening this important meeting. We would also like to convey our gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Touré and Mrs. Adenike Ukonga for their very important briefings.
Today’s meeting is both timely and important. In recent years, the n…
Let me start by thanking the Government of Nigeria for its leadership in bringing us together today to discuss security sector reform (SSR) in Africa. Let me also
thank you personally, Minister Ashiru, for presiding over our debate.
This Council discussion on SSR is long overdue. A State’s ability…
Before I begin my statement, let me congratulate you, Madame President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of October. We know you will lead us ably, and we very much look forward to cooperating with you. Let me join others in paying tribute to Lebanon and Ambassador Nawaf Salam…
I thank Mr. Rassoul, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, for being here today and honouring us with his presence. We are grateful for his remarks. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing and his continuing extraordinary…
Thank you, President Sleiman, for Lebanon’s leadership in bringing us together today to discuss this very important subject.
The late Dag Hammarskjöld pursued a vision of a United Nations that would move from what he said was a “culture of reaction to a culture of prevention”. That
unfinished task…
Through resolution 2009 (2011), the Council has unanimously affirmed its willingness to support the Libyan people in their efforts to restore order and bring about democracy. In this resolution, as well as in the General Assembly’s approval earlier today of the Transitional National Council’s creden…
We are pleased to note that Liberia has come a long way, both with the support of the international community and, especially, through the great efforts of the Liberians themselves to foster peace. We are committed to ensuring that peace is sustained. West Africa remains a volatile region, in which,…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council and thanking Ambassador Puri and the Indian delegation for their leadership last month. I would also like to thank Ambassador Osorio for his report and briefing today. We appreciate his continued leadership …
I want to thank the Secretary-General and Executive Director Steiner for their excellent and very important statements this morning.
The United States welcomes today’s debate, and we are grateful to Germany for its leadership in convening this critical and timely discussion, which aims to place cli…
On Saturday, I had the privilege of standing in Juba and
watching as the huge, beautiful flag of the Republic of South Sudan was raised for the first time. The crowd roared, and in that wave of joy one could hear a new nation claiming its voice.
Today, that same flag will fly proudly among 192 oth…
Last Saturday, I had the great honour of heading the United States delegation to Juba to celebrate South Sudan’s independence. It was a deeply moving day. After half a century of war, at a cost of more than 2 million lives, the Republic of South Sudan can now finally determine its own future. The Un…
We are grateful to you, Mr. President, as well as to Ambassador Wittig and the German Mission, for hosting this important debate and for your leadership as Chair of the Security Council Working Group. We also very much appreciate the important statements by the Secretary-General, Special Representat…
The United States deeply regrets the necessity to vote on this resolution to end the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS). We call on the Government of the Sudan yet again to reconsider its demand that UNMIS cease its activities in the Republic of the Sudan effective 9 July. Th…
