Brazil aligns itself with the statements made today, especially those of the representatives of the regional and subregional organizations of our corner of the world.
The Government of Brazil joins the people and Government of Venezuela and especially the family of President Hugo Chávez Frías in th…
At the outset, I would like to welcome President Evo
Morales Ayma and congratulate him on his initiative to declare 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa.
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As pointed out by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), quinoa, which is of Andean origin, …
Let me congratulate the Republic of Korea for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I also thank you, Sir, for having convened this timely and important high-level debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
I would like to greet Her Excellency Mrs.…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very timely debate and for choosing so wisely the topic of our discussion. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
As a long-standing advocate of a more integrated approach to security and development, Brazil sees the adoption of tod…
We commend Pakistan for having convened this debate, which constitutes an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance of strengthening a comprehensive approach to counter terrorism. Brazil joins previous speakers in expressing our condolences to you, Mr. President, to your country and to the P…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on post- conflict peacebuilding. We hope that the discussions
today will help to further strengthen the United Nations support to countries emerging from conflict. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/746) and for his brief…
Brazil welcomes the opportunity to discuss with other Member States the Secretary-General’s report on the review of civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict (A/67/312). We fully agree that the review process should promote the greater participation of civilians from the developing world, inclu…
Brazil welcomes the reports of the Secretary-General contained in documents A/67/89 and A/67/363, entitled, respectively, “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations” and “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural d…
As we gather here today to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the near universal membership of the Convention is in and of itself a vehement testimony to the relevance of UNCLOS to settling, in a spirit of…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate. It gives me great pleasure to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting.
I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his intervention. Brazil is grateful for the briefing provided by Ms. Michelle Bachelet and for the work that she h…
Brazil congratulates Palestine on this special occasion and reaffirms its full support for and commitment to the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. Brazil has firmly supported the legitimate aspiration of the Palestinian people for a …
I wish to thank President Vuk Jeremić for convening this joint debate on the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields and to the Millennium Summit, as well as on United Nations reform. I would also like to t…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for convening today’s debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/67/282).
The practice of sports is deeply rooted in Brazilian culture and society. Access to sports constitutes a fundamental social right enshrined in our Constitution.
The Brazil…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this important open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. We also thank you for circulating the concept note that guides our discussion today (S/2012/853, annex). And we take this opportunity to thank Ambassador José Filipe Moraes Cabral for his brief…
We very much value the opportunity to discuss in the wider setting of the General Assembly the recent work of the Security Council and to reflect on ideas to make that body more representative, democratic and transparent.
Brazil aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by Ambassador Raymo…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate, and, like the Ambassador of Portugal, I would like to deliver my statement in Portuguese.
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I would like to welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José L…
I join others in thanking the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for his address and presentation of the eighth report of the Court to the General Assembly (A/67/308). I commend him and the other judges of the Court on their decisive role in contributing to th…
My delegation would like to thank the President for convening this joint debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and on the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa. The current plenary meeting is an important opportunity to reaffirm our supp…
I wish to reiterate Brazil’s satisfaction at seeing Guatemala presiding over the work of the Security Council.
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In the interest of time, and heeding your appeal, Sir, I am going to read out a short version of my statement. The full text will be available in the Chamber.
Unfortun…
I wish to thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/67/1). It describes the activities of the United Nations during a period in which the world’s demands on and expectations of the United Nations remain very high.
In facing today’s most pre…
