I too would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing. I would also like to thank him and his staff for their work to update the aide-memoire on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
The United States shares the concerns of the international community with regard to the…
First, I would like to welcome Foreign Minister De Gucht, Foreign Minister Thambwe and Permanent Representative Nsengimana to the Council today.
The United States remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We therefore welcome the unanimou…
My delegation welcomes Presidents Robinson and Byron and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow to the Council today and thanks them for their continued work to fight impunity. We congratulate Judge Robsinson on his election as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (IC…
I, too, would like to welcome High Representative Lajčák back to the Council today. We thank him for his comprehensive report and applaud his work as High Representative. I would also like to welcome Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Council to…
I would like to thank Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo for his briefing and for keeping the Council informed of developments on the Sudan.
Today I would like to make four points.
First, the United States expresses its grave concerns over the situation in the Sudan, in particular in Darfur. The humanitaria…
I too would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing today. I would also like to express the deep gratitude of the United States for the work of the United Nations humanitarian workers and representatives of non-governmental organizations that are helping vulnerable populations …
I too would like to thank Special Representative Doss for his comments and Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht for his contribution today. I would also like to welcome the distinguished representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
The United States is deeply concerned about the rec…
I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Zenenga, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Permanent Representative of the African Union and the Permanent Representative of Somalia for their briefings today.
The United States reiterates its suppo…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, Ambassador Jurica and Ambassador Grauls for your briefings and for your joint statement on cooperation among the three Security Council Committees that deal with the issues of terrorism and non-proliferation. Your dedicated leadership has been central to the…
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador
Takasu for his leadership. I would also like to thank the Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission’s country- specific configurations, which have facilitated the Commission’s work both in the field and in New York. My delegation also warmly we…
After years of war, post-communist transition and deep
hardship and suffering, the people of the Balkans, including those in Serbia and Kosovo, have rejected the destructive nationalism that brought them such misery in the 1990s. They seek a future as integrated, prosperous citizens of Europe.
Und…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to thank Ambassador Kafando and the delegation of Burkina Faso for the skill with which they conducted the September presidency. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Ambassad…
I, too, would like to welcome the Chairman-in-Office and thank him for his comprehensive overview of the activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) under Finland’s leadership. The Chair’s presentation touched on the OSCE’s multifaceted approach to security, which in…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank High Representative Solana for his briefing.
We greatly appreciate the efforts of the European Union to provide a safe and secure environment in which the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) can operate. Th…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and balanced report (A/63/677). We appreciate the opportunity to comment on this important issue today. Since the Holocaust, the world has often said “never again”, but we all have much more to do to give those words real meaning a…
The United States was pleased to join the consensus on the system-wide coherence resolution 63/311. The broad support for this issue is heartening. It shows that, after several years of intense consultations, Member States have come together to take a number of practical decisions to further our sha…
The United States, too, is seriously concerned by the escalation of violence in South Ossetia, Georgia. We
appeal to all parties involved in this quickly changing situation to step back and to order their forces to disengage. We can conceive of no circumstances that warrant a continuation of the vi…
