In the view of our delegation, resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”, adopted a year ago, is the right approach to strengthening our Organization because it seeks greater legitimacy and transparency. We believe that t…
Chile thanks Vanuatu and the core group for submitting the important resolution 77/276, which my country co-sponsored. We believe that it strikes a balance among the various positions of delegations. We therefore commend the General Assembly for having adopted it by consensus. Chile believes that re…
I would like to sincerely thank all delegations for their active participation over the past few weeks and for the trust placed in Chile by the President of the General Assembly to facilitate the process of identifying the theme of the 2024 session of the Economic and Social Council and the 2024 hig…
Chile wishes to thank the coordinator of the draft resolution on oceans and the law of the sea (A/77/L.36), Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma, and the coordinator of the draft resolution on sustainable fisheries (A/77/L.33), Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, for their efforts in reaching balanced texts that wou…
On behalf of the Government of Chile, I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s meeting to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Gu…
Chile thanks the Secretary-General for his report on assistance to the Palestinian people (A/77/93) for the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, providing a description of the efforts made by the United Nations and its agencies, in cooperation with the Government of Palestine, donors and civil…
Chile is grateful for the convening of today’s important deliberations on Security Council reform, in line with the desire to revitalize the Organization. We have confidence in the President’s judgment in guiding us, and we welcome the appointment of the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Slova…
My country thanks the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Afghanistan (A/77/340) and follow- up on the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The report examines the increase in humanitarian needs that has resulted from the cou…
Chile welcomes with satisfaction the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the year 2021 (see A/77/308 and A/77/308/Add.1). We thank Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Secretariat and all Agency officials for the hard work carried out during that period.
We rec…
Chile wishes to thank the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas, for introducing the Council’s annual report to the General Assembly (A/77/53 and A/77/53/Add.1 (see A/77/ PV.24)). This opportunity allows us to re-evaluate the achievements of the Council and to exchange …
Chile appreciates the comprehensive report presented by the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the activities carried out by the Court between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022 (see A/77/305). We take due note of the activities carried out by its different bodies, including i…
Let me begin by extending my country’s greetings to the
President of the International Court of Justice, the Honourable Justice Joan E. Donoghue.
Chile fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see A/77/PV.20), and I will now make some addition…
Chile regrets the victims of the brutal war that is taking place in Ukraine, which has violated norms of international law, international humanitarian law and the Charter of the United Nations.
Chile is a country that is in favour of multilateralism. We believe that disputes between States should b…
Let me first convey our total condemnation of the assassination attempt on Ms. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Vice-President of Argentina. We express our solidarity with her, the Government of Argentina and its people. The way forward must always be the debate of ideas and dialogue, never violence …
Chile has made a permanent commitment to upholding international humanitarian law and the international protection of human rights. We agree, as do many other States Members of the United Nations, that ensuring the protection of the lives and dignity of people affected by disasters and armed conflic…
I am the Executive Secretary of the National Transport Safety Commission, the Government agency responsible for road safety in Chile. It is an honour for me to represent my country at this great event, bringing together road- safety leaders from all over the world. It is also an honour to be able to…
Chile would like to underscore that today’s meeting — the first of its kind activating the standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council — will prove useful in our pursuit of transparency and accountability. We recognize the complexity of the use of the…
I take the floor to explain the purpose and background of draft decision A/76/L.50, submitted by the Permanent Mission of Chile. I wish to recall that, in the election held in Geneva on 7 February, a representative of Chile was elected to chair the open-ended working group on the reduction of threat…
My delegation thanks the countries that presented resolution 76/257,
just adopted by consensus, for bringing the important issue of pandemic prevention to the highest organ of the United Nations.
On 22 April 2020, within the framework of the World Health Organization (WHO), Chile put forward a pro…
In the light of the grave developments in recent weeks in Ukraine and the recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent entities, Chile supports the statement made on 21 February by the Spokesperson
of the Secretary-General, in which he called for a peaceful settlement of the confli…
