I also wish to thank Assistant-Secretary-General Cheng- Hopkins and Ambassador Lucas for their thoughtful briefings today.
Peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict is among our highest priorities, representing the greatest opportunity to transform the dynamics that led to bloodshed in t…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mariano Fernandez Amunategui for his informative remarks on the situation in Haiti.
The United States supports the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for another yea…
Let me also thank Special Representative Mahiga and African Union (AU) Special Representative Diarra for their informative remarks. We also welcome the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia to these proceedings.
Somalia continues to present some of the most complex …
Let me begin, as others have, with a word on what happened in Abuja, Nigeria, this morning. The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific attack on the United Nations offices in Abuja this morning. The victims are humanitarians, development experts, and members of our Unite…
Once again for the record, let me just say that United States actions in this particular case are consistent with international law as well as with our domestic legal framework, which provides for due process and various constitutional safeguards. As in democracies around the world that follow the r…
I do not wish to detract from the reports we have heard from the three counter-terrorism-related Committees this morning and now this afternoon, but I want to respond for the record to the comments made by two delegations with respect to the case of Luis Posada Carriles.
Contrary to the statements …
Once again, we are a little confused as to what the procedures are. We believe that the questions posed by the representatives of Canada, Namibia, Israel and others with respect to the procedure that is under way are very appropriate. We still have not heard what the amendment is that we are voting …
Mr. President, that was our question as well. I would like to ask you to repeat for the Hall one more time what a “yes” vote signifies and what a “no” vote signifies on this vote that has been called.
I, too, would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Angelo for his briefing this morning. We appreciate the work of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in contributing to the security of refugees and internally displaced persons in t…
The United States thanks Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martin for his briefing. We are pleased to support the Government of Nepal’s request for an extension of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) at a reduced level so that it can complete remaining elements of its mandate i…
We thank Ms. Hoppe for her introduction of the Secretary- General’s report. The United States believes that the report effectively outlines steps that States need to take and the tools at their disposal to reduce the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons and to enforce United Nations…
We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for briefing the Council on his latest trip to East Africa. His visit and his report today help highlight three critical situations facing the international community.
On the Sudan, the United States remains deeply committed to ending violence i…
Let me say up front that the concerns of the United States about the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court (ICC) are well known and have not changed. In spite of those concerns, we very much appreciate the
report of Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo with respect to his work pursuant to resolutio…
The United States could not support resolution 62/85, entitled “The Syrian Golan”, under agenda item 17. We continue to disagree with the text, which prejudices final-status issues that must be negotiated between the parties. Considering that members of the international community recently met in An…
I would like to thank Mr. Nqakula for travelling to New York to brief the Council on the latest developments in the peace process.
The United States calls on the PALIPEHUTU- FNL to return to the negotiating table, refrain from any further violence and implement its agreement with the Government of …
