Especially as the former American ambassador to Algeria, many years ago, and someone who work closely with President Bouteflika on a number of important issues, I particularly appreciate this opportunity to join with so many others today in paying tribute to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Boute…
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the United States and Israel, whose representative could not be here today.
I would like to begin by thanking all the delegations that participated in the negotiations on draft resolution A/69/L.81/Rev.1. We appreciate the hard work and cooperativ…
My delegation deeply regrets that resolution 69/326 came to a vote. It was not necessary. The United States of America voted against the resolution for reasons of principle, procedure and substance. Let me be very clear, the United States has no objection whatsoever to the legitimate concerns of our…
I would like to take this opportunity to again thank the Government and the people of Ethiopia for being wonderful hosts for the historic and important third International Conference on Financing for Development. We especially want to thank Prime Minister Desalegn and Foreign Minister Ghebreyesus fo…
On behalf of the United States, I would like to express our deepest condolences to all those affected by the earthquake in Nepal, including the families of those in Nepal, both Nepalese and visitors, who died or were injured in the earthquake and its aftermath. There are no words adequate to express…
The United States firmly supports efforts to promote interreligious and intercultural dialogue and cooperation, as set forth in resolution 68/126. We are pleased to be joining the consensus on the resolution.
The United States believes strongly in encouraging a culture of peace through the adoption…
As President Obama said in this Hall almost three months ago, “the road is hard but the destination is clear: a secure, Jewish State of Israel and an independent, prosperous Palestine” (A/67/PV.6, p. 14) With that goal in mind, we remain deeply troubled by the repetitive and disproportionate number …
The United States remains troubled by the annual, repetitive and disproportionate number of one-sided resolutions in the Assembly condemning Israel. There are a total of 17 such resolutions this year, six of them under today’s agenda items, all of them unbalanced in their explicit or implicit one-si…
With respect to the situation in the Middle East, the United States is working vigorously towards a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, resulting in two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. In that context, we are disheartened to be presented with unbalanced resolut…
With respect to the situation in the Middle East, the United States has clearly stated our policy that there should be two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. Therefore, we are deeply saddened to be presented once again with unbalanced draft
resolutions that, un…
The United States is pleased to join other Member States in sponsoring the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan contained in document A/64/L.8.
The draft resolution recognizes the progress that the Afghan people have made in rebuilding their country, but it acknowledges that far more wo…
