布什安理会发言60周年.docx

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布什安理会发言60周年

布什总统在联合国安理会60周年上的发言

PresidentBushAddressesTOUnitedNations

UnitedNationsHeadquarters

NewYork,NewYork

September14,2005

THEPRESIDENT:

Mr.SecretaryGeneral,Mr.President,distinguishedguests,ladiesandgentlemen:

Thankyoufortheprivilegeofbeinghereforthe60thanniversaryoftheUnitedNations.Thankyouforyourdedicationtothevitalworkandgreatidealsofthisinstitution.

WemeetatatimeofgreatchallengeforAmericaandtheworld.Atthismoment,menandwomenalongmycountry'sGulfCoastarerecoveringfromoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinAmericanhistory.Manyhavelosthomes,andlovedones,andalltheirearthlypossessions.InAlabamaandMississippiandLouisiana,wholeneighborhoodshavebeenliftedfromtheirfoundationsandsentcrashingintothestreets.AgreatAmericancityisworkingtoturnthefloodwatersandreclaimitsfuture.

Wehavewitnessedtheawesomepowerofnature--andthegreaterpowerofhumancompassion.Americanshaverespondedtotheirneighborsinneed,andsohavemanyofthenationsrepresentedinthischamber.Alltogether,morethan115countriesandnearlyadozeninternationalorganizationshavesteppedforwardwithoffersofassistance.Toeverynation,everyprovince,andeverycommunityacrosstheworldthatisstandingwiththeAmericanpeopleinthishourofneed,Iofferthethanksofmynation.

Yourresponse,liketheresponsetolastyear'stsunami,hasshownonceagainthattheworldismorecompassionateandhopefulwhenweacttogether.ThistruthwastheinspirationfortheUnitedNations.TheU.N.'sfoundingmemberslaidoutgreatandhonorablegoalsinthechartertheydraftedsixdecadesago.Thatdocumentcommitsthisorganizationtoworkto"savesucceedinggenerationsfromthescourgeofwar,""reaffirmfaithinfundamentalhumanrights,"and"promotesocialprogressandbetterstandardsoflifeinlargerfreedom."Weremaincommittedtothosenobleideals.Aswerespondtogreathumanitarianneeds,wemustactivelyrespondtotheothergreatchallengesofourtime.Wemustcontinuetoworktoeasesuffering,andtospreadfreedom,andtolaythefoundationsoflastingpeaceforourchildrenandgrandchildren.

Inthisyoungcentury,thefarcornersoftheworldarelinkedmorecloselythaneverbefore--andnonationcanremainisolatedandindifferenttothestrugglesofothers.Whenacountry,oraregionisfilledwithdespair,andresentmentandvulnerabletoviolentandaggressiveideologies,thethreatpasseseasilyacrossoceansandborders,andcouldthreatenthesecurityofanypeacefulcountry.

TerrorismfedbyangeranddespairhascometoTunisia,toIndonesia,toKenya,toTanzania,toMorocco,toIsrael,toSaudiArabia,totheUnitedStates,toTurkey,toSpain,toRussia,toEgypt,toIraq,andtheUnitedKingdom.Andthosewhohavenotseenattacksontheirownsoilhavestillsharedinthesorrow--fromAustralianskilledinBali,toItalianskilledinEgypt,tothecitizensofdozensofnationswhowerekilledonSeptemberthe11th,2001,hereinthecitywherewemeet.Thelessonisclear:

Therecanbenosafetyinlookingaway,orseekingthequietlifebyignoringthehardshipandoppressionofothers.Eitherhopewillspread,orviolencewillspread--andwemusttakethesideofhope.

Sometimesoursecuritywillrequireconfrontingthreatsdirectly,andsoagreatcoalitionofnationshascometogethertofighttheterroristsacrosstheworld.We'veworkedtogethertohelpbreakupterroristnetworksthatcrossborders,androutoutradicalcellswithinourownborders.We'veeliminatedterroristsanctuaries.We'reusingourdiplomaticandfinancialtoolstocutofftheirfinancinganddrainthemofsupport.Andaswefight,theterroristsmustknowthattheworldstandsunitedagainstthem.WemustcompletetheComprehensiveConventiononInternationalTerrorismthatwillputeverynationonrecord:

Thetargetinganddeliberatekillingbyterroristsofciviliansandnon-combatantscannotbejustifiedorlegitimizedbyanycauseorgrievance.

Andtheworld'sfreenationsaredeterminedtostoptheterroristsandtheiralliesfromacquiringtheterribleweaponsthatwouldallowthemtokillonascaleequaltotheirhatred.Forthatreason,morethan60countriesaresupportingtheProliferationSecurityInitiativetointerceptshipmentsofweaponsofmassdestructiononland,onsea,andinair.Theterroristsmustknowthatwherevertheygo,theycannotescapejustice.

Latertoday,theSecurityCouncilhasanopportunitytoputtheterroristsonnoticewhenitvotesonaresolutionthatcondemnstheincitementofterroristacts--theresolutionthatcallsuponallstatestotakeappropriatestepstoendsuchincitement.WealsoneedtosignandimplementtheInternationalConventionfortheSuppressionofActsofNuclearTerrorism,sothatallthosewhoseekradioactivematerialsornucleardevicesareprosecutedandextradited,wherevertheyare.Wemustsendaclearmessagetotherulersofoutlawregimesthatsponsorterrorandpursueweaponsofmassmurder:

Youwillnotbeallowedtothreatenthepeaceandstabilityoftheworld.

Confrontingourenemiesisessential,andsocivilizednationswillcontinuetotakethefighttotheterrorists.Yetweknowthatthiswarwillnotbewonbyforceofarmsalone.Wemustdefeattheterroristsonthebattlefield,andwemustalsodefeattheminthebattleofideas.Wemustchangetheconditionsthatallowterroriststoflourishandrecruit,byspreadingthehopeoffreedomtomillionswho'veneverknownit.Wemusthelpraiseupthefailingstatesandstagnantsocietiesthatprovidefertilegroundfortheterrorists.Wemustdefendandextendavisionofhumandignity,andopportunity,andprosperity--avisionfarstrongerthanthedarkappealofresentmentandmurder.

Tospreadavisionofhope,theUnitedStatesisdeterminedtohelpnationsthatarestrugglingwithpoverty.WearecommittedtotheMillenniumDevelopmentgoals.Thisisanambitiousagendathatincludescuttingpovertyandhungerinhalf,ensuringthateveryboyandgirlintheworldhasaccesstoprimaryeducation,andhaltingthespreadofAIDS--allby2015.

Wehaveamoralobligationtohelpothers--andamoraldutytomakesureouractionsareeffective.AtMonterreyin2002,weagreedtoanewvisionforthewaywefightpoverty,andcurbcorruption,andprovideaidinthisnewmillennium.Developingcountriesagreedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirowneconomicprogressthroughgoodgovernanceandsoundpoliciesandtheruleoflaw.Developedcountriesagreedtosupportthoseefforts,includingincreasedaidtonationsthatundertakenecessaryreforms.MyowncountryhassoughttoimplementtheMonterreyConsensusbyestablishingthenewMillenniumChallengeAccount.ThisaccountisincreasingU.S.aidforcountriesthatgovernjustly,investintheirpeople,andpromoteeconomicfreedom.

Moreneedstobedone.Icallonalltheworld'snationstoimplementtheMonterreyConsensus.ImplementingtheMonterreyConsensusmeanscontinuingonthelong,hardroadtoreform.ImplementingtheMonterreyConsensusmeanscreatingagenuinepartnershipbetweendevelopedanddevelopingcountriestoreplacethedonor-clientrelationshipofthepast.AndimplementingtheMonterreyConsensusmeanswelcomingalldevelopingcountriesasfullparticipantstotheglobaleconomy,withalltherequisitebenefitsandresponsibilities.

Tyingaidtoreformisessentialtoeliminatingpoverty,butourworkdoesn'tendthere.Formanycountries,AIDS,malaria,andotherdiseasesarebothhumanitariantragediesandsignificantobstaclestodevelopment.Wemustgivepoorcountriesaccesstotheemergencylifesavingdrugstheyneedtofighttheseinfectiousepidemics.ThroughourbilateralprogramsandtheGlobalFund,theUnitedStateswillcontinuetoleadtheworldinprovidingtheresourcestodefeattheplagueofHIV-AIDS.

TodayAmericaisworkingwithlocalauthoritiesandorganizationsinthelargestinitiativeinhistorytocombataspecificdisease.AcrossAfrica,we'rehelpinglocalhealthofficialsexpandAIDStestingfacilities,trainandsupportdoctorsandnursesandcounselors,andupgradeclinicsandhospitals.WorkingwithourAfricanpartners,wehavenowdeliveredlifesavingtreatmenttomorethan230,000peopleinsub-SaharaAfrica.Weareaheadofscheduletomeetanimportantobjective:

providingHIV-AIDStreatmentfornearlytwomillionadultsandchildreninAfrica.AttheG-8SummitatGleneagles,Scotland,wesetacleargoal:

anAIDS-freegenerationinAfrica.AndIchallengeeverymemberoftheUnitedNationstotakeconcretestepstoachievethatgoal.

We'realsoworkingtofightmalaria.Thispreventablediseasekillsmorethanamillionpeoplearoundtheworldeveryyear--andleavespovertyandgriefineverylandittouches.TheUnitedStateshassetagoalofcuttingthemalariadeathrateinhalfinatleast15highlyendemicAfricancountries.Toachievethatgoal,we'vepledgedtoincreaseourfundingformalariatreatmentandpreventionbymorethan$1.2billionoverthenextfiveyears.WeinviteothernationstojoinusinthiseffortbycommittingspecificaidtothedozensofotherAfricannationsinneedofit.Togetherwecanfightmalariaandsavehundredsofthousandsoflives,andbringnewhopetocountriesthathavebeendevastatedbythisterribledisease.

AswestrengthenourcommitmentstofightingmalariaandAIDS,wemustalsoremainontheoffensiveagainstnewthreatstopublichealthsuchastheAvianInfluenza.Ifleftunchallenged,thisviruscouldbecomethefirstpandemicofthe21stcentury.Wemustnotallowthattohappen.TodayIamannouncinganewInternationalPartn