First, merci beaucoup for the very nice, warm and kind statement that you made about me, Mr. President. It has been a great honour for me to represent the United States in the United Nations and in the Council. I thank you all, fellow members, for the work that we have done together, and I thank you…
I too welcome the presence of the Secretary-General.
The United States is deeply concerned by the continuing violence in Gaza and southern Israel. We support an immediate ceasefire that is sustainable and implemented by all. Specifically, this means that Hamas must stop its rocket attacks. There ca…
First of all, I would like to welcome my friend, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, to the Council and thank him for his statement.
The United States welcomes the adoption of this resolution. We think it is a vital resolution, and we welcome it for a number of reasons.
First, we welcome it because t…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank you, President Mesić, and the Croatian delegation for holding this important debate highlighting the threat we all face from terrorism and the efforts of United Nations counter-terrorism programmes to help overcome it. We also welcome the presenc…
I would like to thank the Costa Rican delegation for bringing us together for a discussion of this important subject. Costa Rica’s dedication to fostering peace through the promotion of disarmament is well known, as is your personal commitment, Mr. President; we are honoured by your presence. We als…
I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I would like
to begin by thanking Special Representative de Mistura for his briefing on the important work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). Mr. de Mistura’s work…
The United States is pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution (A/63/L.17) reaffirming the solidarity of the international community with Afghanistan. We thank the German delegation for its hard work in ensuring that the resolution receive the broadest possible support. The draft resolution undersc…
I appreciate the opportunity to address the Council on the issue of women and peace and security. The United States reiterates its commitment to working with others to prevent the use of sexual violence as a tactic of warfare and to ensure the full participation of women in peace processes and at al…
The representative of the Sudan mentioned the abduction of the Chinese workers. The United States condemns that abduction, which took place in South Kordofan state last week, as articulated in the 21 October press statement of the Department of State. The United States is aware of reports that five …
The United States would like to thank President Ismail Omar Guelleh for travelling all the way to New York to
brief the Council on the continuing crisis between Djibouti and Eritrea. We appreciate the importance of the President’s participation in this meeting and the content of his message. We tak…
I would like to thank Mr. Eide for his briefing to the Council today. Concurrent with Mr. Eide’s appointment, the Security Council took the crucial decision to refine and expand the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). To implement the revised mandate, and given t…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to congratulate President Compaore and the delegation of Burkina Faso on highlighting the importance of mediation and the settlement of disputes. Burkina Faso has played a vital role in helping to bring peace to conflicts throughout Africa. And, as others…
The United States welcomes this opportunity to recognize and salute the many contributions and sacrifices made by the military, police and civilian personnel who have served in United Nations peacekeeping operations throughout the world over the past 60 years. Their
dedication has been, and continu…
The United States thanks the Chairman for his report on the actions taken by States in fulfilment of their obligations under resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007) and 1803 (2008) to take measures to counter the proliferation and development of nuclear technology and ballistic missiles by Iran. I must…
I stand before the General Assembly with several emotions. I am saddened by the untimely death of President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa. It is a loss to his family, especially his wife Maureen, but his death is also a loss to his country, Zambia, the African continent and the world.
While mourning his d…
I am sorry that I have to take the floor again, but I want to restate my question to Ambassador Churkin. He did not respond to that question. Is the goal of the Russian Federation to change the leadership of Georgia?
I am taking the floor to respond to what Ambassador Churkin said in his earlier statement. We heard Ambassador Churkin’s polemics, which did not respond to the call we have made for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the status quo ante. He has acknowledged his Government’s refusa…
The United States has asked for this emergency meeting in
view of dramatic and dangerous developments over the past 24 hours in and around Georgia.
First, there has been an intensification of Russian military activity in the South Ossetian region. This includes an influx of many thousands of troop…
I take the floor to highlight one issue. I think almost everyone who has spoken this afternoon has highlighted the importance of ceasing the fighting — of a ceasefire. I
note that the representative of Georgia has said that Georgia is ready to accept a ceasefire, but my Russian colleague’s statemen…
The United States is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation and the resort to violence in the South Ossetia region of Georgia that has taken place over the past several days. The underlying problems in the South Ossetia region have a long history and need to be addressed through appropri…
