At the outset, Mr. President, let me thank the Deputy Secretary- General, Madame Louise Fréchette, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mrs. Thoraya Obaid, for their introductory remarks.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) …
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to participate in the joint debate on agenda items 11 and 53, 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 would also like to take this o…
Since, in speaking on this item, this is the first occasion on which I am taking the floor at this session, let me join those who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly; we pledge our full support to you.
Allow me at the outset t…
I take special pleasure in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. The unanimous election of the smallest State ever to hold that post speaks not only of the confidence which Member States place in your own ability, but also …
It is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, as a son of the Caribbean, on your historic election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-eight session.
We are currently in the throes of a historic transition in humankind’s affairs. On a scale never before contemplated nor experienced, the…
The Barbados delegation, on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, has the honour to pay tribute to the memory of the late President Bernard Dowiyogo of the Republic of Nauru. The States members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States would like to take this opportun…
It is my pleasure to join with preceding speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session. Barbados pledges its fullest cooperation in the year ahead.
I also take this opportunity to convey our deepest appreciation to Mr. Han Se…
I join with other delegations in congratulating Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election to chair the proceedings of the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session. I also take this opportunity to express my deep satisfaction at the award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations and to Secre…
I join other delegations in congratulating Mr. Harri Holkeri of Finland on his election to preside over the proceedings of the fifty- fifth session of the General Assembly, and on Finland’s able service as Co-Chairperson of the Millennium Summit. My delegation’s appreciation is extended also to the …
In the 34 years since our independence we have striven for nothing less than to define our identity out of the crucible of a history that encompasses the darkest episode in human relations. We in Barbados and the Caribbean are, in truth, the people of this millennium. We did not exist in the first
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It is my pleasure to congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. The Barbados delegation shares the confidence expressed in his leadership and offers its full cooperation as he presides over our deliberations.
Let me also warmly …
I have the honour to speak in support of draft resolution A/53/L.57 on the situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti on behalf of members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are States Members of the United Nations.
CARICOM States welcome the positive response of the Security Council t…
It is my special pleasure to congratulate Mr. Didier Opertti, as the honoured representative of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, on his election to preside over the fifty- third session of the General Assembly, and to extend to him the full cooperation of the Barbados delegation. I …
I have the honour to speak in support of draft resolution A/52/L.65, on the situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti, on behalf of the members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Member States of the United Nations. Last June Haiti became the fourteenth such member of CARICOM.
Wit…
I have the honour to speak on the draft resolution before us, A/52/L.4, on a culture of peace, on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations.
As we look towards the new millennium, the eruption and proliferation of conflict, hatred an…
Mr. President, it is my pleasure to congratulate you on your election, to share the confidence expressed in your leadership, and to pledge the cooperation of the Barbados delegation in the work of the fifty-second session of the General Assembly.
I also wish to convey our deep appreciation to His E…
It is my pleasure to congratulate Ambassador Razali on his election as President of the fifty-first session of the General Assembly. The Barbados delegation shares fully the confidence expressed in his leadership and assures him of its cooperation in the work of this Assembly.
Let me also warmly co…
I have the honour to speak on draft resolution A/50/L.53 entitled “The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti” on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its States Members of the United Nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts …
First of all, let me express the sadness of the Barbados Government at the passing of Mr. Kenneth Dadzie, who for almost four decades distinguished himself in public service, both for the United Nations and for his own country, Ghana.
It is an honour for me to address the General Assembly at a time…
It is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of this historic fiftieth session of the General Assembly. The Barbados delegation shares the confidence expressed in your leadership, and offers our full cooperation as you preside over the deliberations of this landmark even…
