At the outset, I would like to thank the members of the Bureau, and in particular to thank the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen, for his efforts and commitment in coordinating the activities of the working group on the second review of the United Nations Globa…
Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, and your country on presiding over the Security Council during the month of December. We commend your initiative to convene this debate on the challenge represented by the world drug problem, under the agenda item “Peace and security in Africa”. Likewise, we …
Colombia attaches great importance to the subject at hand and co-sponsored the important resolution 64/78, as it has similar resolutions in the past.
Colombia notes that it interprets the language incorporated in paragraph 5 of the resolution in the context of the sovereign rights of each State to …
I would like to recall that we had informed the Secretariat that the Group of 77 and China wishes to keep this agenda item open, since consultations continue on a draft resolution on international cooperation in humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters and the provision of developme…
My delegation is pleased with the important role the United Nations system plays in humanitarian assistance and has taken note of the reports of the Secretary-General on this issue (A/64/84, A/64/327 and A/64/331).
Humanitarian affairs receive special attention from the Government of Colombia. The …
Colombia voted in favour of resolution 64/48, entitled “The arms trade treaty”, because it is convinced of the need for a universal, legally binding instrument regulating the illicit traffic in conventional arms, including small arms and light weapons, munitions and explosives, to prevent them from …
Colombia abstained in the vote on resolution 64/10. At this meeting, my country would like to reiterate its support for achieving a negotiated and peaceful solution to the question of Palestine and thus values all efforts aimed at achieving an agreement between the parties and reaching peace between…
Colombia has taken note of the report of the Human Rights Council, contained in document A/64/53, which includes the resolutions, decisions and presidential statements adopted during its two regular sessions and four special sessions. As we stressed yesterday in the debate in the Third Committee, in…
Allow me, Mr. President, to reiterate my delegation’s congratulations to you and your Bureau on your election to lead our work, and to wish you every success in that important task. You can count on our cooperation and support in achieving a fruitful outcome to your work.
The report of the Secretar…
My delegation, Mr. President, associates itself with the words of gratitude that have been expressed with regard to your efforts.
I would also like to express our satisfaction with the agreements that have been reached in the General Assembly in connection with resolution 64/299. My country believe…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this General Assembly meeting on the outcome of the high-level segment of the fifty-second session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, held last March in Vienna. During that important event, our ministers reviewed the progress made in the decade since the Gen…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and on the initiatives that the delegation of the United States has proposed for the programme of work for this period. In particular, the holding of this open debate on the…
As this is the first time that I address the General Assembly in plenary meeting during the sixty-third session, allow me to congratulate you on your election, Mr. President, and to wish you every success in your work. Likewise, I should like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for p…
Colombia has taken note of the report of the Secretary- General on implementing the responsibility to protect (A/63/677). We recognize the importance of the issue and of the ultimate objective of promoting actions and means to strengthen the security and protection of people.
The definitions set ou…
(spoke in Spanish): This High-level Plenary Meeting will allow us to take stock of the progress made, identify the gaps and agree on an agenda containing concrete steps to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed development goals, taking into account that we …
My delegation supports the statements made by the representatives of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group and of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The events that took place over the weekend in brotherly Honduras are to be deplored both in regard to the situation in Central America and the e…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your work as President of the Security Council during this month, and to express our gratitude for the convening of this debate. We also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for his presentation.
Colombia has taken careful note of the seventh repor…
My delegation welcomes the draft resolutions adopted under the theme “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance”. Colombia co-sponsored several of the initiatives presented at this session, including draft resolutions A/63/L.48, A/63/L.49 and A/63/L.53.
The guiding prin…
At the outset, I should like to greet you, Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation and to underline the efficient manner in which you are guiding our work. My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Ambassador from Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The General Ass…
I would like to express our gratitude to the Ambassador of Costa Rica for introducing the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/63/2) covering the period of August 2007 to July 2008. My delegation also wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the Ambassador of Cuba o…
