The conclusion of the United Nations
Decade of Disabled Persons and the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the
World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons constitute an excellent
opportunity for each Government, and for the international community at large,
to strengthen, and to brin…
The representative of Argentina has
already expressed on behalf of the Rio Group, to which Brazil has the honour
of belonging, the basic considerations of our delegations on the document "An
Agenda for Peace" (A/47/277).
While fully endorsing those views, which reflect to a large extent the
con…
Brazil has been following with close
attention and great concern all the aspects related to the developments in the
situation in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and we
remain ready to support efforts to achieve a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Reasons for special anguish…
It is my sad duty to offer tribute on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan.
On 1 September, the Republic of Uzbekistan celebrated its quarter-century anniversary of independence. Festivities we…
Brazil associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Sudan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Brazil also commends Ms. Sylvie Lucas’s leadership of the Economic and Social Council, in particular during the Council’s substantive session.
Both the report of the Coun…
The situation in the Middle East is today, unfortunately, more serious and complex than it was almost 40 years ago, in the early days of the Organization. Then, as now, violence and fear prevailed over sincere desires for peace and understanding. At that time, as is happening now, a certain sense of…
It is with great pleasure and a keen sense of responsibility that I, this year again, have the honour of presenting to the General Assembly the draft omnibus resolution on oceans and the law of the sea (A/64/L.18).
It is not fortuitous that the text before us today, like its predecessors, is the lo…
At the current session of the General Assembly, Brazil has once again had the honour of coordinating the informal consultations on oceans and the law of the sea under sub-item (a) of agenda item 77. I am therefore pleased to introduce draft resolution A/62/L.27, entitled “Oceans and the law of the s…
Brazil has had the honour to coordinate the General Assembly’s consultations on draft resolution A/65/L.20, on oceans and the law of the sea, and thus has the privilege of introducing the text. The sustained importance of this comprehensive draft resolution reflects the awareness that the problems o…
At this session of the General Assembly, Brazil once again had the honour to coordinate, under sub-item (a) of agenda item 71, informal consultations on oceans and the law of the sea. I therefore have the pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/61/L.30, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, on …
I am pleased to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, draft resolution A/63/L.42, entitled “Oceans and the law of the Sea”. Once again, Brazil was honoured to be charged with coordinating the informal consultations on this omnibus text, which resulted from the intense and constructive efforts of man…
Mr. President, I do not think you referred to the oral amendment I made when I introduced the revised text ofthe amendments. With that oral amendment, the first phrase of the first amendment reads:
"'Considers that Israel's threat to repeat its armed attack against nuclear faciEdes as well as any o…
The delegation of Brazil will vote in favour of both draft resolutions on the situa- tion in the Middle East inasmuch as they generally reflect its overall position on the several issues they deal with. We wish, however, to state our doubts on some parts of draft resolution A/36/L.59, the language o…
Brazil voted in favour of both operative paragraph I of draft resolution 11 and of the text as a whole. We wish in this context to reaffirm our belief that the lack of access to the sea poses prob- lems for the economic development of the land-locked de- veloping countries. Bilateral agreements betw…
The delegation of Brazil voted in favour of the 16 draft resolutions. I wish to state, however, that, with regard to draft resolution A/36/L.34 and Add. I. we believe that the language used in some of its provisions could have been improved, so as to gamer even wider support.
52. As regards draft r…
As we are only too aware, the fundamental principles of the United Na- tions have been repeatedly transgressed this year .in the Middle East. Israel has insisted on pursuing h strategy of pre-emptive attacks, posing new and serious threats· to
99. Realistically, if the parties directly involved are…
My delegation is very much in favour of the main thrust and the social purposes of the draft resolution entitled "International campaign against traffic in drugs" and consequently joined in the·consen- sus when it was adopted by the Third Committee and by the Assembly.
37. Nevertheless, in our opin…
The delegation of Brazil voted in favour of the six draft resolutions adopted yester- day on the question of Namibia. We did so despite some of our doubts on the language used in some of the provi- sions of draft resolution A/36/L 23/Rev. I.
49. In connection with draft resolution N36/L.24, while w…
The Brazilian delegation voted in favour of draft resolution Al36/L.53 as a whole. Brazil has supported the condemnation of the attack on Iraqi nuclear facilities as a violation of international law. Our position is very clear on that account. Brazil also supports the general concept of the establis…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution in spite of the references it makes to a Treaty on which the position of Brazil needs no reiteration and of the language utilized in some para- graphs, including paragraph 5.
