Brazil welcomes the adoption of the decision on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. We are glad that the decision, adopted by consensus by the Assembly, recognizes that the next stage of our consideration of this imp…
This High-level Dialogue is rather timely. It provides an opportunity to start preparing a successful conference on financing for development next year. We expect this meeting to lead to the convergent views we need in order to build a true international partnership in favour of the achievement of t…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and the Slovakian delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February as well as for presiding over this debate on Timor-Leste.
We are pleased to have Prime-Minister José Ramos-Horta here in the Council. I wish to thank him…
My delegation would like to thank Ms. Al-Khalifa for having convened this meeting to review the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, in response to the request made by the Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement. This meeting is a follow-up to the initiative of the Russian Federation, which organized …
As recalled in the report of the Secretary-General before us (A/61/483),
the revitalization of the General Assembly has been examined by the Assembly at length and in depth in the course of the last 15 years. In addition to all the resolutions adopted to date, the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document…
On behalf of the Brazilian delegation, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this timely plenary meeting on the long-standing issue of increase in the membership of the Security Council. Progress on this fundamental question is key to the successful completion of the in…
I should like to explain the votes of the delegations of Brazil and Argentina in connection with resolution 61/27, entitled “The Syrian Golan”, which the General Assembly has just adopted.
Brazil and Argentina voted in favour of the resolution because we believe that the illegality of the seizure o…
I wish to express my honour and pleasure at seeing you, Mr. José Antonio García Belaunde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, presiding over the work of the Security Council on this very important and sensitive issue. Your presence adds value and prestige to the excellent work being done by the Per…
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the continuous efforts of the United Nations system in helping States to strengthen capacities to prepare for and respond to emergencies and, in particular, for the leadership of the Secretary-General in this area.
The participation of Brazil in hu…
I am speaking on behalf of the States members of MERCOSUR — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela — and the associated States, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
I should like at the outset to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his …
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for chairing this meeting, which provides us with a valuable opportunity to discuss highly important issues for Africa and the international community as a whole — issues that
concern the promotion of peace and sustainable development on that continent.
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I wish to begin by thanking Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for the report he presented to us today and for his remarks on the Court’s activities and its place within an emerging system of international justice. I also wish to commend the President of the …
I would like to associate the Brazilian delegation with the statements made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guyana on behalf of the Rio Group.
For the Brazilian Government, the Brussels Programme …
The Brazilian Government is of the view that General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI) has definitively settled the
issue of China’s representation at the United Nations. Therefore, the delegation of Brazil supports the recommendations of the General Committee contained in this report and opposes the…
Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking you for having convened this meeting on the Middle East at such a critical juncture for peace in the entire region. Let me also acknowledge the relentless efforts undertaken by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his colleagues in the Secretariat with a …
I would like to thank the Ghanaian presidency for convening this debate on the situation in Timor-Leste. That country, as a new
member of the international community, continues to deserve the support of the United Nations in its struggle to consolidate its independence.
I wish to extend my warmest…
On behalf of the Brazilian delegation, I would like to thank the presidency for convening this plenary meeting. Its timeliness is determined not only by the importance of the issues themselves, but also by the need for the General Assembly to fully comply with the relevant provisions of the outcome …
I would like to thank the Danish presidency, under your leadership, Madam, for convening this timely public meeting to deal with the situation in Timor-Leste, which has become increasingly distressing since the last meeting of the Security Council on this item.
I wish to extend thanks to Ambassador…
First of all, let me express my support for the statement made by the Minister of Health of Guyana on behalf of the Rio Group. He expressed all the main points that we endorse.
The 2001 Declaration of Commitment (resolution S-26/2, annex) was a turning point in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The inter…
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister José Ramos-Horta, whose presence in the Security Council today is essential to convey the will of the East Timorese people to the entire membership of the Organization. In his statement, Minister Ramos-Horta was quite clear about the present situation in his …
