Earlier today, the Foreign Minister of Chile referred to the address to the Assembly made by the Constitutional President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Evo Morales Ayma. Bolivia cannot and will not remain silent about the series of inaccuracies, omissions and falsehoods that were presented …
The Plurinational State of Bolivia joined the consensus on resolution 67/1 entitled “Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the National
and International Levels”, adopted this morning by the General Assembly.
Bolivia is aware that international democra…
The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia would like to refer to draft resolution A/66/L.61, on the organization of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, to be known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, to be held on 22 and 23 Septemb…
At the outset, the Plurinational State of Bolivia would like to express its recognition and thanks to the Government and people of the Federative Republic of Brazil for having hosted the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June, and for their ou…
The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia would like to congratulate the sponsors of resolution 66/284, which proclaims the year 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography. We recognize the understanding that humankind has of the material nature of the world on the basis, in partic…
We would like to add our voice to those who believe that the decision on the Rio process and its adoption are a sad precedent. We believe that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that participate in United Nations conferences should go through the Economic and Social Council accreditation process.…
The delegation of Bolivia also supports the proposal made by the delegation of Syria because it believes that, given the importance of the topic, more time should be devoted to its consideration. We know that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will take place soon, but our dele…
The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia also voted against resolution 66/253 that the General Assembly has just adopted. That is why we would like to take this opportunity to explain the reasons for our decision.
We would like to begin by first asking what is happening is Syria. Is the…
The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia voted against resolution 66/11 supporting the reinstatement of Libya’s rights of membership in the Human Rights Council.
Our position has not changed in any way. Like other delegations that made mention of this, we believe that Security Council r…
I greet all of the representatives to this new session of the General Assembly.
First of all, on behalf of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, I would like to share the views of the representatives who preceded me, the ambassadors of Venezuela and Cuba. At the same time, I would like to remind all …
I am grateful for the honour of representing the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States at this important plenary meeting of the General Assembly. On behalf of Latin America and the Caribbean, I express to Mr. Ban Ki-moon our congratulations on his having been appointed as Secretary-General of…
Although my country has a relatively low incidence of HIV compared to other countries, more than 18,000 Bolivian men and women are living with HIV/AIDS today. Faced with this situation, the Government of the Plurinational State of
Bolivia has made the fight against this scourge one of its prioritie…
The Plurinational State of Bolivia joined the consensus adoption of resolution 65/265 because we reject the use of violence, regardless of its source, in particular against an unarmed civilian population. Nothing can justify the loss of human life.
Bolivia has lived through situations similar to th…
The delegations of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and the Plurinational State of Bolivia joined in the consensus on resolution 65/162, which has just been adopted. However, we would like to clarify our position on some important points that we wish to be included in the record of this meeting.
We joine…
On behalf of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, I would like very much to welcome this debate on cultures, religions and civilizations.
Bolivia is a country that promotes the culture of peace. We have enshrined that conviction in article 10 of our new political Constitution, which rejects all form…
Allow me to begin my statement by highlighting the fact that for President Evo Morales Ayma sport is an essential tool for attaining the Millennium Development Goals, given the vital impact it has on integration, peace and health, and above all because it helps reduce crime and contributes to the fi…
Allow me to begin my introduction of draft resolution A/64/L.63/Rev.1* by recalling that human beings are basically made of water. Approximately two thirds of our bodies is composed of
water; 75 per cent of our brains is water, and water is the main vehicle for the electrochemical transmissions wit…
The Plurinational State of Bolivia welcomes the Secretary-General’s efforts in preparing his report on human security (A/64/701). Following extensive review, we believe that the concept of human security is fairly abstract and imprecise, especially when it comes to its implementation on the internat…
I thank President Ali Treki for convening this special meeting of the General Assembly.
According to various scientific studies, the past 50 years have seen the most rapid changes in our species’ relationship with the natural world in the history of humankind. Without realizing it, human activities…
In my statement, the Plurinational State of Bolivia wishes to focus on three points: first, the existing inequalities in official development aid; secondly, the paradox of the fact that financing currently flows from the South to the North; and thirdly, what we need to promote is a conference to dis…
