At the outset, please permit me to congratulate Secretary-General António Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on their reappointments, and the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session on his election.
If I used the speech prepared for me to deliver today, it w…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
At the outset, CARICOM takes this opportunity to thank the Permanent Representatives of Poland and the United Arab Emirates for their stewardship of the intergovernmental negotiations…
I have the distinct honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, the Honourable Jerome Walcott.
On behalf of the Credentials Committee, I have the honour to introduce the report of the Credentials Committee concerning the credentials of the representatives to the seventy- fourth session of the General Assembly, contained in document A/74/572.
Having considered the credentials of the represent…
At the outset I would like to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, and to pledge Barbados’s support throughout his tenure. I also want to thank his predecessor for her able and astute leadership over the course of…
Barbados is honoured to join the General Assembly in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
We associate ourselves with the statements made by the observer of Palestine, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and the representative of Costa Rica, on behal…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on this matter of the utmost gravity. I also thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The Heads of State and Government of the following members of the Caribbean Community — Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamai…
Today I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which aligns itself with the statement that will be made later today by the representative of Belize on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States.
CARICOM strongly believes that there is a n…
Let me begin by congratulating Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, and in particular for being the fourth woman in the 73-year history of the United Nations to receive the high honour of being elevated to the position …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate the President on his election to lead the General Assembly at its seventy- second session and to assure him that he has the full support and cooperation of the Barbados delegation as he undertakes his important duties. I would also like to tak…
I am pleased today to congratulate Mr. Thomson on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-
first session. The Government of Barbados is pleased that Fiji, a fellow small island developing State (SIDS), has been elevated to such an important office. Forty- six years a…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC), it is a sombre honour for me to pay tribute to the life of His Excellency Mr. John William Ashe, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session and former Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the Uni…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC), I have the honour to extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Fiji to the United Nations, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seve…
Barbados reiterates its unwavering commitment to evidence-based, strategic and comprehensive HIV responses, firmly rooted in respect for human rights and human dignity. We fully endorse the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast-Track to Accelerate the Fight against HIV and to End the AI…
I would like to begin by congratulating Mr. Mogens Lykketoft on his election to the presidency of General Assembly at its seventieth session. He represents a country, Denmark, whose service to the United Nations and the global community has been exemplary. I anticipate that in upholding those fine t…
There are defining moments in human affairs when differences dividing countries and cultures are laid aside in pursuit of the higher common purpose of benefiting all humankind. Our modern era has witnessed two such moments: the Millennium Declaration in 2000 and now the establishment of a post-2015 …
It is a pleasure to see New Zealand seated among the 15 members of the Security Council, where, typically, the perspectives of small island developing States (SIDS) are not articulated. My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the peace and security cha…
It is indeed a distinct privilege to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Sam Kutesa on behalf of the Government and the people of Barbados on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. It is appropriate that I also commend his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. John Ashe,…
I wish to reaffirm Barbados’ unequivocal commitment to the 2011 Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (resolution 66/2, annex). In 2011, for the first time, the international community acknowledged that the global burden of chronic…
