The Government of Chile is pleased with the appointment made by the Secretary-General. We welcome the membership’s acclamation of the assumption by the former President of Chile, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, of the role of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
We are pleased to join in the w…
We sincerely thank Sweden and you, Mr. Prime Minister, for convening this open debate on the protection of children in armed conflict and its impact on the prevention and maintenance of peace. We particularly appreciate the forward-looking focus of this debate.
My delegation also appreciates the re…
The Chilean delegation would like to express special thanks to the delegations of Australia and Ghana today for their efforts and dedication. It is their commitment that has led us to hold this debate in the General Assembly.
Chile supported the recommendation to include the responsibility to prote…
Chile joins others in supporting the Assembly’s adoption of resolution 72/284, on the sixth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We would like to take this opportunity to affirm our unwavering commitment to the Strategy and its four pillars and reiterate our firm condemnat…
Chile associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G-77). We would also like to join others in wishing the Ambassador of Egypt a very happy birthday.
We would like to briefly underline the importance of the moment we are celebratin…
We would like to thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
for convening and presiding over this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also appreciate the briefings made by the Secretary- General and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Re…
Those who have taken the floor before us have spoken clearly about the new challenges we face, as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (A/72/707) and in the draft resolution to be adopted later in this high- level meeting (A/72/L.49) , and have share…
I thank Peru for convening this open debate, which gives us an opportunity to analyse the significant contribution young people make to efforts to maintain and promote peace and security, as well as the role they can play in conflict prevention and resolution.
We appreciate the contributions made t…
We commend the Netherlands on its presidency in the month of March and wish our neighbour Peru every success this month. We also wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his briefing, and Ambassador Denis Régis for his statement.
Chile alig…
Chile is grateful to Kuwait for convening this debate and its work as a member of the Security Council. We also underline the role of Kazakhstan during the previous presidency, in particular the debate on the maintenance of international peace and security held on 19 January. We thank Japan for its …
We thank Japan for having convened today’s
open debate and for the excellent work that it has carried out as a member of the Security Council over the past two years. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and for his commitment to prevention in the work of the …
The increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters is one of the most important agenda items, which must be considered very carefully in order for the solution ultimately achieved to lend clear legitimacy, effectiveness and transparency to the Security Council’s work. We seek…
We are always proud to see a woman presiding over the Security Council.
We are grateful to Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, and the delegation of France for convening today’s open debate in the framework of the tenth anniversary of the Paris Principles, which Chile su…
First of all, we express our appreciation to the President of the International Criminal Court, the Honourable Judge Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi, for the complete report that she has presented on the period from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017 (see A/72/349). The report shows, inter alia, t…
We thank the delegation of France for convening this open debate and we appreciate the statements made by the briefers. We extend special greetings to the civil society representative from our region.
Chile aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Canada, on behalf of t…
I would like to convey my country’s greetings to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Ronny Abraham, who has provided us with a comprehensive report (A/72/4) for the period from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017. It indicates that the Court has done intensive work over the reportin…
Once again, Chile welcomes the outstanding work that has been carried out by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Their firm commitment to concluding pending proceedings expeditiously and in accordance w…
Chile associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Peru on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti. I would also like to make the following remarks in my national capacity.
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her brief…
I have the honour to introduce to the General Assembly the 2017 report (A/72/3) of the Economic and Social Council.
In 2017, the Economic and Social Council built on the initial phase of implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and related commitments and …
My country aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Panama on behalf of the Human Security Network (see A/72/PV.24).
As a country of origin, destination and transit in the trafficking in persons, Chile has not escaped the sad reality of human trafficking. That is why, followin…
