First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important thematic debate on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Chile aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group and by the representative of Ant…
At the outset, I would like to express the solidarity of the Government of Chile with the people and the Government of Algeria regarding the cowardly attacks that took place this morning.
“We can say that never before has Chile made such an important and comprehensive effort for children and their …
Just a few hours ago, I returned from Antarctica and Chile’s Patagonian glaciers, where I accompanied Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and his delegation. However, despite the fact that I returned barely some hours ago, I
did not want to miss this important debate — leaving behind the cold of Antarct…
Chile is a country in the Pacific Basin, and thus we view with great hope the efforts made by two sister peoples for peace, reconciliation and reunification. They are countries of the Asian Pacific, sharing one language, one past and one destiny — the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Re…
I am speaking on behalf of Chile to express our support for draft resolution A/62/L.2, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, just introduced by Mr. Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. We are convinced that sport …
At their nineteenth summit, held in Guyana on 2 and 3 March, the heads of State and Government of the Rio Group — comprised of Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paragu…
As Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), I thank the Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for the introduction of the annual report of the work of the Agency for 2006 and the important additional information he has given us this morning on the Agenc…
My delegation would like to begin by thanking the President for convening this important debate. Secondly, we would like to congratulate Ambassador Gaspar Martins of Angola for his important work in heading the Peacebuilding Commission during its first year of operation. Also, we would like to wish …
On behalf of Chile, I would like to express my thanks for the convening of this High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace. This initiative can assist us in dealing with one of the most complex challenges faced by the international community as a …
Under the Government of Salvador Allende, Chile established a very clear policy on China. For our country, as for the vast majority of States Members of the United Nations, there is only one China, and that is the People’s Republic of China, represented in the General Assembly by the delegation head…
The delegation of Chile voted in favour of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, for we recognize the important and valuable contribution of indigenous peoples in building and developing our societies. The Declaration is a significant step in our great national undertak…
The delegation of Chile is grateful to you, Madam President, for the convening of this meeting for the initial consideration of the report of the Secretary- General entitled “Recommendations contained in the report of the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence in the areas of devel…
The delegation of Chile would like to associate itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Cuba on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Chile welcomes the consensus adoption of the resolutions before us. We would like to congratulate you, Madam President — as…
I should like at the outset to associate myself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Jamaica on behalf of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement that are members of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The Commission is involved in a process of consolidation, and its challenge for…
I would first like to associate myself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Jamaica on behalf of the member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement members of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The Peacebuilding Commission is currently in the process of establishing its identity in o…
Jaime Robotham was a friend from secondary school, the Liceo de Aplicación in Santiago de Chile, many decades ago. He was a happy young man, intelligent and a good football player. We called him “Baldy” because even as a teenager he had a receding hairline. The study hours shared with him and other …
I address this Assembly a few hours after the death of the person who governed Chile during a long and dark period of my country. A sad chapter in Chile’s history has thus come to a close, so that we can, from this point on, look towards the future.
It is precisely the future that brings us here to…
I take the floor to stress our support for the draft resolution entitled “Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace” (A/61/L.12). Chile has been very enthusiastic in supporting the consensus at this General Assembly because we are convinced that sport is an effective vehic…
My delegation will focus its statement on only one sub-item of this agenda item, sub-item 108 (k).
Chile is of the view that cooperation between the United Nations system and the Inter-Parliamentary Union is fundamental because it enables us to know the views and concerns of the legislative world w…
Chile is convinced that women can and must discharge the highest of possible functions domestically, as well as in the multilateral arena. Accordingly, we were particularly pleased to see you elected as President of the General Assembly and we would like to reiterate
the support that we had conveye…
