At the outset, Barbados wishes to align itself with the statements made by The Honourable Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, on behalf of the
Caribbean Community and by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
There can be no doubt that for the past 25 years,…
I am pleased to be delivering this statement on behalf of my country, Barbados. We align ourselves with the statement made earlier by the Minister of State of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. However, I would like to make this complementary statement to provide information…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM associates itself with the statements made by Ambassador Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the statement to be made shortly by the Ambassador Friday of Grenad…
It is my pleasure to join with the preceding speakers in congratulating you on your election to preside over the sixty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Barbados
delegation extends its appreciation to your predecessor, Her Excellency Ms. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, for her lead…
I am taking the floor to speak in support of the recommendation of the General Committee contained in paragraph 58 of its report (A/62/250). The recommendation is in keeping with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well as with General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI),…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations on agenda items 9 and 111 on the report of the Security Council and on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Cou…
At the outset, I thank Ambassador Natalegawa, Permanent Representative of Indonesia and current President of the Security Council, for his detailed introduction, yesterday morning, of the report of the Security Council (A/62/2).
The report is largely factual, and not as analytical as many delegatio…
Debilitating, devastating, dehumanizing, catastrophic — these words capture the essence of the epidemic currently wreaking havoc around the world.
Barbados too has felt the severity of this impact. Indicative of my Government’s political support at the
highest level, the Barbados national AIDS pro…
Four further minor corrections to the text of the draft resolution need to be made before we proceed to adopt it by consensus. The corrections are consistent with the agreement reached at the Second Committee’s meeting on 19 December, and are additional to the corrections made by the Rapporteur of t…
Barbados firmly supports the sentiments expressed in paragraph 46 of resolution A/60/L.22, which is virtually identical to paragraph 56 (o) of the World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1). We particularly support the emphasis on dialogue among States on the development of international regulatory regi…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in the joint debate on agenda items 9 and 117, on the Report of the Security Council and on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. I am making this statement on beha…
I join with other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the sixtieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Barbados delegation’s appreciation is also extended to the outgoing President, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, Foreign Minister of Gabon…
Today we gather, as a family of nations, to take stock of the progress that has been made in fulfilling the commitment that was given as part of our celebration of the start of a new century, to bring about a dramatic improvement in the human condition everywhere.
It is important that this meeting …
Barbados wishes to associate itself with the statements by the representatives by Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on behalf of the Caribbean Community.
The purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter call for respect for the sovereign eq…
On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member States of the United Nations, I have the honour to make this statement on agenda items 45 and 55, on integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, s…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States Members of the United Nations.
Today, the international community is rightly giving due recognition to the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the…
On behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Members of the United Nations, I have the honour to make this statement on agenda item 40, “Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children”, which seeks to provide the perspective of CARICOM countries on that issue.
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I have the honour to speak, on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on agenda item 47, entitled “Sport for peace and development: International Year of Sport and Physical Education”.
I would like first of all to thank the Secretary- General for his report contained in …
I would like to thank the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Permanent Representative of Finland, on the introduction of the report of the Economic and Social Council. Her very comprehensive report clearly outlines the range of activities of the Council and I would like to commend it …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member States at the United Nations on agenda item 38 (a), “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”, and 38 (b), “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and su…
