I should like first if all to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your team on this excellent draft Declaration, and on the outstanding work done to come up with a document that, in the opinion of my delegation, is very satisfactory. Colombia is completely satisfied with every paragraph.
However, …
Colombia attaches great importance to the general debate on this issue, which is of such great significance for Member States. My delegation also eagerly awaits the recommencement of the work of the Open-ended Working Group.
I wish to highlight four essential elements that, in my delegation’s opini…
I must say that you, Sir, have a very special responsibility in leading this important debate that follows up the
One of the merits of the Secretary-General's report has been to provide the United Nations Member States and the various international organizations with a broad and realistic overview …
Colombia has the honour of introducing to the General Assembly draft resolution A/54/L.24/Rev.1, entitled “The situation in Central America: procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development”.
I would like t…
It is a true honour for my delegation to participate in this debate to share some observations regarding the United Nations Decade of International Law. Colombia participated in the preparation of the visionary evaluation given by the delegation of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group, as well as in th…
Several years ago, the General Assembly decided, through its well-known resolution 51/193, to request the Security Council to provide more information and greater clarity in the presentation of its reports. That resolution stipulated that the report should provide information with regard to the deba…
Let me begin my statement by thanking the Secretary-General for the preparation and presentation of the report contained in document A/54/1. During the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, my delegation conveyed its positions and participated in the discussion and development of the issues a…
This is the appropriate opportunity to extend to you, Mr. President, our warmest congratulations and thanks for your leadership of this session of the General Assembly, which is coming to a close. The quality of your leadership and the transparency of your work will be a reference point for the futu…
My country joins in commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stating its great pleasure at today’s events. We warmly congratulate the distinguished citizens of the world who were recognized this morning for their contribution to the cause o…
My country wants to express its satisfaction with the text of the draft resolution on the establishment of an international criminal court, which emphatically acknowledges the historic significance of the decisions adopted in Rome and which promotes the efforts aimed at having the International Crim…
My delegation wishes to reiterate its full support for the positions presented by the Non-Aligned Movement during the course of the Security Council reform process, including those reflected in the final documents of the Cartagena summit, the New Delhi Ministerial Conference, the Non-Aligned Movemen…
Colombia wishes to express its solidarity and support to our Central American brothers who have been struck by one of the most devastating natural disasters suffered by our region. The disasters caused by hurricane Mitch have not been fully calculated and will require major reconstruction efforts by…
Allow me first of all to express our gratitude to the President of the Security Council for his introduction to the report covering the period from 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998, contained in document A/53/2.
Articles 10 through 17 of the Charter of the United Nations refer to the functions and powe…
The Caribbean is a cultural, political and economic entity of which my country is a part for reasons both constitutional and historical. These reasons orient Colombia’s foreign policy towards the goal of integration and give it a fundamental interest in the development of relations with the countrie…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the preparation and introduction of the report contained in document A/53/1.
From its very first lines, the report of the Secretary- General identifies the difficulties, the uncertainties and even the anxieties over the…
Allow me to begin by congratulating Mr. Didier Opertti on his election as President of this important body. I would also like to express my support for the statement made by Indonesia at the beginning of this debate, on behalf of the Group of 77.
My delegation attaches great importance to this dial…
I should like to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
Allow me to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for having convened this important meeting.
I would also like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his efforts and to those members o…
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s great satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, preside over meetings of the Security Council.
In regard to the matter that the Security Council is considering today, my delegation wishes to underline that in the final communiqué adopted by the Ministerial M…
Colombia attaches special importance to the item before the Assembly because my country is committed to all causes relating to humanitarian law, and because our very flesh and blood have suffered the effects of the indiscriminate use of anti-personnel mines. My country understands and agrees with th…
Allow me to begin by expressing our congratulations to Ambassador Breitenstein of Finland and Ambassador Jayanama of Thailand on their re- election as Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform.
My delegation fully supports the statement made by the Ambassador of Egypt…
