安理会今天面临的考验是，它是否准备采取行动，对联合国行动作出授权，并承担其对达尔富尔人民的责任。决议的通过表明它准备这样做。决议使联合国驻达尔富尔部队明确拥有第七章所规定的授权，即可以使用一切必要手段来保护平民。我们感到振奋的是，正如今天表决所表明的那样，安理会成员的广泛共识是，非盟驻苏特派团转为联合国行动是解决达尔富尔问题唯一可行的办法。如果我可以暂时代表其他人发言的话，我愿自信地说，从我们的交谈来看，我认为，那些弃权的国家对联合国应当接管的原则没有根本性异议：问题更多的是时机问题。
The test before the Council today was whether it was prepared to act to mandate that United Nations mission and assume its responsibilities towards the people of Darfur. The adoption of the resolution shows that it is. The resolution gives the United Nations force in Darfur a clear Chapter VII mandate to use all necessary means to protect civilians. We are heartened that, as shown by the vote today, there is broad consensus among Council members that transition to a United Nations operation is the only viable solution to Darfur’s problems. And if I may speak on behalf of others for a moment, I would like to say confidently, based on our conversations, that those countries that abstained did not, I believe, have a fundamental disagreement with the principle that United Nations should take over; the issue was more one of timing.