The United States is pleased to co-sponsor draft resolution A/76/L.20, on oceans and the law of the sea.
The United States underscores the central importance of international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. All maritime claims must be in accordance with inte…
The United States continues to believe that the intergovernmental negotiations remain the most appropriate forum for discussing any changes to the permanent membership of the Security Council. We remain open to any form of negotiation within that framework as long as the format allows for broad cons…
I thank President Donoghue for her informative briefing today. We are also pleased to join so many others today in extending our thanks and commendation to President Donoghue in her first year as President of the Court and to her fellow judges and all of the staff of the International Court of Justi…
I wish to offer special thanks to the representative of Morocco for introducing the draft resolution before us (A/66/L.45), on the interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). I also thank the 84 sponsors of the draft resolution. I am honoured…
