Let me also thank Special Adviser Lang, Assistant Secretary- General Mathias and the representative of Somalia for their briefings today. I especially want to thank Special Adviser Lang for his comprehensive and creative report (see S/2011/30) on piracy prosecution.
The United States fully agrees t…
I thank the Secretary-General, Deputy Prime Minister Guterres and Ambassador Wittig for their thoughtful briefings today.
The only way to truly end a war is to successfully build a peace. Old embers left to smolder can ignite into new flames. Old weaknesses left to languish can summon new risks. So…
I thank Under-Secretaries-General Le Roy and Amos for their very useful briefings. I also thank our Haitian colleague for his update.
We are meeting today a little more than a year after Haiti was struck by a truly devastating earthquake — a blow that lasted just 47 seconds but killed more than 220…
I also want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Menkerios and President Mkapa for their important briefings today.
This is a historic moment. I join President Obama in congratulating the people and leaders of the Sudan on the successful completion of voting on the referendum o…
It was an honour to lead the portion of the trip in Southern Sudan and to co-lead it with Ambassador Lyall Grant in Khartoum.
I should like to begin by thank Special Representative Haile Menkerios and his team, who on very short notice were able to welcome the Council and support our visit supremel…
Let me also thank the Secretary-General and Ambassador Wittig for their leadership, as well as the Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission’s country-specific configurations for all they do to advance the Commission’s work both in the field and in New York. The United States continues to strongly supp…
Let me also thank Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his briefing today and for his continued strong leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I am also pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Rassoul; we thank him for his leadership and for his statement.
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I want to begin by thanking Special Representative Mahiga for his comprehensive and very informative briefing, and for his active leadership on behalf of Somalia. I also want to salute the Foreign Minister of Kenya and the Permanent Representative of Somalia for their very powerful presentations, wh…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to review the efforts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) over the past 90 days. I would also like to thank Ambassador Nishida for his first report as Chair of that critical Committee.
Three months h…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his latest detailed report on the situation in Haiti (S/2010/446). I would also like to thank Special Representative Mulet for his skilled and dedicated leadership and for his thorough briefing today. I also thank Ambassador Mérorès for his summary of the…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General, Under- Secretary-General Holmes and High Commissioner Pillay for their briefings and their tremendous work on behalf of endangered civilians around the world. Let me also thank Mr. Holmes for his service to the United Nations. He has been an outspoken …
I thank you, Mr. President, and Special Representative De Mistura for his comprehensive briefing.
Let me start by underscoring my Government’s continued full support for the critical role of the United Nations in Afghanistan. We are deeply grateful for the continuing determination and courage of th…
I thank Ambassador Takasu for his briefing today.
Less than three weeks ago, the Council sent a strong message about Iran’s nuclear programme. The adoption of resolution 1929 (2010) reaffirms that the Council will respond decisively to serious threats to international peace and security. That resol…
My thanks go in particular to Special Representative Coomaraswamy for her thorough briefing and her passionate commitment to this cause. I would also like to thank UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hilde Johnson and Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Atul Khare for their very pas…
Let me begin by thanking President Thabo Mbeki, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios, Joint Special Representative Gambari and Joint Chief Mediator Bassolé for their very helpful assessments and briefings to the Council this morning. The United States strongly supports their eff…
Today, the Security Council has responded decisively to the grave threat to international peace and security posed by Iran’s failure to live up to its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Treaty is the principal international legal instrument for holdin…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Chairmen for their briefings and for their dedicated leadership of the Council’s three counter-terrorism-related Committees.
The importance of this work and of the broader international efforts to combat terrorism has been underscored tragically and repeate…
Let me start by warmly welcoming Prime Minister Bellerive. We appreciate his excellent statement and are particularly grateful for his Government’s views on the appropriate role of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) going forward. I would also like to thank Special Represen…
I thank you, Sir, for bringing the Council together to discuss an issue that is critically important to the United States, and indeed to all nations. I also want to thank the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallström, and Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Le Roy for his comprehensive briefing and Ambassador Tanin for his important remarks and his leadership here.
Allow me to start by underscoring the full support of the United States for the critical role of the United Nations in Afghanistan. We are deeply grateful to…
