On behalf of the United States Mission to the United Nations and the American people, I would like to join Ukraine and the international community in marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
We gather here this morning to honour the victims of Chernobyl — the countles…
Like others, the United States would like to thank Ambassador Wittig, Ambassador Gasana, the Chairs of the six country-specific configurations, the three Ambassadors who led the 2010 review (see A/64/868), the Peacebuilding support Office and our many in-country partners for their leadership and ded…
In the past year, the world has suffered some immense tragedies, from Haiti’s earthquake to Pakistan’s floods. Thousands of our fellow human beings have died or been injured, and lost loved ones or their homes, and
Governments have been overwhelmed by these disasters. At the same time, our citizens…
The United States delegation welcomes the fact that the General Assembly is united to promote global health and its link to foreign policy. Health is at the heart of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and central to progress on poverty eradication, socio-economic development, primary education …
The United States delegation is pleased to speak this year again on the follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. Our delegation is also pleased to co-sponsor this year’s draft resolution, entitled “Permanent memorial to and re…
The United States is deeply committed to finding solutions to our world’s water challenges. In the United States Strategy for Meeting the Millennium Development Goals, released in September 2010, we welcomed progress, recognizing that over 1.6 billion people gained access to improved sources of drin…
The United States would like to commend Member States for the success of the September High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Now is the time to work collectively, bilaterally and at the national level to accelerate progress towards achieving the MDGs and other intern…
We join our fellow members in welcoming the President of the Human Rights Council, and we thank him for the report of the Council’s activities during the past year (A/65/53), the first report during the United States membership on the Council.
The report before us is a reflection of both the Counci…
The United States of America would like to thank our colleagues from Ireland, Mexico and South Africa for
their fine work. We welcome their comprehensive report (A/64/838, annex).
The review of the Peacebuilding Commission provides many important recommendations on how to move peacebuilding forwar…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the Assembly for convening this meeting and the Secretary-General for his report on recent improvements to the working methods of the Economic and Social Council and its role in follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and…
The United States welcomes the adoption of this landmark resolution creating UN Women — a new, consolidated agency that will give one powerful voice to United Nations efforts to strengthen gender equality and empower women around the world.
Resolution 64/289 is the product of years of effort and mo…
The United States was pleased to be a sponsor of resolution 64/265, which brings much needed attention to the
growing global public health challenges posed by non-communicable diseases. We would like to express our particular appreciation to the States members of the Caribbean Community for leading…
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the
United States, let me offer our deep condolences on the passing of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Yar’Adua family and the people of Nigeria as they mourn his loss.
Today, we remember and honour President Yar’A…
The United States wholeheartedly supports António Guterres for another five-year term as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). We have been extremely impressed by his broad vision and collaboration in addressing the global humanitarian agenda and by his leadership and professionalis…
On behalf of President Obama, Secretary Clinton and the American people, it is with great sorrow that I offer our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Poland for their tragic loss.
President Kaczyński will be long remembered and sorely missed. He played a key role in the Solidari…
Our thanks go to the Ambassadors of Cape Verde and Portugal and to the many negotiators who were so helpful in this process. Special thanks go to Executive Director Costa as well for his fine work over the years.
The United States is deeply committed to combating trafficking in persons. With the ad…
The United States applauds the progress small island developing States (SIDs) have made in fulfilling the Mauritius Strategy over the past five years. We appreciate the opportunity to reflect on progress made and we are proud of our robust partnerships with SIDs throughout the world. We look forward…
The United States thanks South Africa and the other sponsors for their open and thoughtful work on the draft resolution on this item (A/64/L.16). We very much appreciate it.
Achieving global health for all is a top priority of the United States. We recognize that, despite honest efforts by many, mu…
It is a great honour for me today to recall the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade: the more than 10 million men, women and children who, chained in darkness, hungry and sick, were taken across the Atlantic Ocean and into bondage, often to my own country’s shores. On the anniversar…
The United States sees human security, which is based on dignity and empowerment, as a valuable framework for approaching global progress. Implementing human security means a people-first approach focusing on the well-being of people and protecting them from pervasive threats such as poverty, diseas…
