US ambassador opening speech at the Un

United Nations counterparts to face and conquer the issues and challenges that confront us today

I want to lay out some broad concerns and objectives that we believe must be addressed and confronted for the benefit of all our nations Let me quote our United Nations charter . It gives the Security Council primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security (United Nations , 2009 . As we all know , that objective is never easy to attain . As a permanent member of the Security Council the United States holds a precious and weighty leadership

role in helping to keep our world safe from those elements and regimes that plot every day against freedom and its enduring principles . We steadfastly and clearly say to those rogue elements that our nation and our allies cannot afford and will not allow your efforts to succeed . This body has the obligation and the ability to impose sanctions on those countries and factions that are intent on assailing peace and freedom . Within that framework for peace and worldwide security , the cessation of nuclear proliferation will continue to be an unyielding quest . We will strive to lower the number of nuclear weapons that exist across the world and we will tirelessly seek to thwart the development and deployment of nuclear warhead delivery systems

More specifically , let me address another security issue that threatens all our countries , directly or indirectly . Political instability is a major problem within many countries , particularly those who are engaged with us today , on their soil , in the fight against terrorism . Let me quote Mr . Obama directly as he engages our enemies of freedom . Our president stated yesterday Let me be clear : Al-Qaida and its allies .are in Pakistan and Afghanistan and we have a clear and focused goal to disrupt , dismantle and defeat (them (C-Span...