I thank Judge Meron, Judge Joensen, Mr. Brammertz and Mr. Jallow for their reports.
The prevention of mass atrocities and genocide is both a core national security interest and a moral responsibility of the United States. The prosecution of perpetrators of heinous crimes is essential not only for t…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President — Minister Simmonds — for hosting this session and to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing. I wish to welcome the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia as well.
At the outset, we would like to take t…
I would like to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing. The United States welcomes the continued role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the fight against impunity for atrocities committed in Darfur. We note the progress made in the proceedings in the Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and…
The United States is pleased to support the extension of the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). This support reflects our deep commitment to help strengthen the rule of law. The United States remains a firm supporter of CICIG efforts to work with Guatemala…
The United States strongly affirms the principle of self-determination enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as one of the fundamental values of the Organization. The facts in this case are clear. The people of French Polynesia, through their
democratically elected representatives, have ma…
Two years after the death of Osama Bin Laden, we are reminded that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Though Al-Qaida’s core is now weaker, the recent attacks in Boston and Mogadishu, Baghdad and Karachi remind us that, although we have made progre…
We welcome the adoption of the political declaration (resolution 67/259) commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity and commending African Union and international efforts to peacefully resolve African conflicts. We further welcome the positive co…
I would like to thank you, Madam, for having called this meeting on peace and security in Africa on the theme “Prevention of conflicts in Africa: addressing the root causes”. On behalf of the United States, I would also like to congratulate Rwanda on its presidency during the present month. I would …
Following the signing of the Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, we find ourselves at a key turning point in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The framework process, which included a personal engagement from Secretary-General Ban…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the United States Government. We offer our condolences to the people and Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on the passing of His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Zillur Rahman, the late President of Bangladesh.
Today, Bangladesh marks the forty-second …
I would like to thank you, Foreign Secretary Jilani, for presiding over today’s important debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his presentation. Pakistan has been one of the top contributors of uniformed personnel to United Nations peacekeeping operations in the post-Cold War era. The Unit…
I wish to thank Special Representative Moussa for his briefing today.
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) remains a vicious and persistent menace to the people of Central and East Africa. Although its capacity is diminished and it is on the run, the LRA’s brutal attacks and abductions continue. We mus…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2081 (2012). We would like to reiterate what we said during the Council’s meeting on Tribunals on 5 December (see S/PV.6880). The United States fully supports the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and respects its rulings. We suppo…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Bensouda, for her briefing today.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the mounting violence in Darfur and reports of deliberate targeting of civilian areas, including increased incidents of aerial bomba…
I would like to thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their briefings today and for their service.
As President Obama has said, “Preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the United States of…
I wish to join others in congratulating you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Council for December, and to thank Ambassador Puri and his team for their leadership of the Council last month. Let me also thank Special Adviser Benomar for his briefing. We appreciate his hard work to s…
The United States welcomes today’s discussion, and we thank Ambassador Moraes Cabral for his diligent work as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.
Under the United Nations Charter, the Security Council has the primary responsibility in the United Nati…
In the General Assembly in September, President Obama reminded us that terror attacks are not simply an assault on one country, but an assault on the very ideals upon which the United Nations was founded (see A/67/PV.6). Through concerted action and international cooperation, the world has made sign…
I thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General Reske-Nielsen for his briefing. I commend him on his strong leadership and commitment in the final but very crucial phase of the presence of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). I also wish to thank the Governme…
I should like to welcome to the Council today the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Shireen Fisher, and the Prosecutor, Brenda Hollis, as well as the Court’s Registrar, Binta Mansaray, and the head of the Defence Office, Clare Carlton-Hanciles. I thank them for their briefings, and I …
