The Non-Aligned Movement has participated actively during the past few weeks in the numerous informal consultations and meetings held in order to consider the actions described by the Secretary- General in his report to this Assembly on the reform of the Organization.
During that lengthy process, t…
I wish to thank Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his very complete report, contained in document A/52/1.
The climate in the world today is one of integration, globalization and multilateral trade. Significant progress has been made in this respect and millions today enjoy better products, the moder…
It is the view of the delegation of Colombia that, in the context of the United Nations programme of education for peace, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations University s…
I wish first of all to convey the thanks of my delegation to Mr. Antonio Cassese, President of the
Colombia was honoured by the election of one its most renowned jurists to serve as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the coming four years. Colombia is thus …
The diversity which is our shared wealth is also our great tragedy: namely, the violence resulting from our great inability to live with our differences.
Peace is a very sensitive issue for my country, given the need to look at the present and the future not from the standpoint of silencing the gun…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the Security Council for his introduction of the report for the period from 16 June 1996 to 15 June 1997, contained in document A/52/2.
My country welcomes the efforts made in the Security Council to introduce improvements into its reports.
We not…
Colombia fully agrees with the decision by the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly to have the Commission for Social Development carry out the follow-up to the implementation of the outcome of the Copenhagen Summit. We congratulate the Economic and Social Council for the seriousness…
Allow me to express the satisfaction of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China at the fact that we are about to adopt the draft resolution contained in paragraph 15 of document A/51/24, because it represents broad- based consensus achieved after le…
This is the second time in the space of a year that it has been necessary to call for the convening of the General Assembly because of the refusal by one permanent member to enable the Security Council to discharge its responsibility to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security. Onc…
May I first of all congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council at this important stage. We wish you every success. We know you, and we are certain that as you have always done, you will be guiding deliberations in this important organ of the United Nations in …
It is a particular honour for me to address this body on behalf of the Republic of Colombia because of the importance my country attaches to the item we are discussing today.
Once again, we are taking the time to consider the subject of assistance for landmine clearance, that is, the
It can be sai…
The celebration today of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People gives particular significance to the debate in this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the question of Palestine. The Government of Colombia, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, is please…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, in his capacity as President of the Security Council, for introducing the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period from 16 June 1995 to 15 June 1996.
Articles 10 to 17 of the Charter of the…
My delegation too wishes to convey its condolences and feelings of solidarity to the Government and the people of Honduras at this time when a natural disaster has caused that country much damage in terms of human lives and economic damage.
I am honoured to address the General Assembly — the suprem…
My delegation speaks with great satisfaction on this item at a historic moment of the search for and consolidation of peace in Central America. The approaching completion of the implementation of the peace accords in El Salvador and the forthcoming signature of the peace agreements in Guatemala make…
Permit me first to express, on behalf of my people and the Government of Colombia, our solidarity and brotherhood with the people of India and, in particular, its delegation, represented at this Assembly, with regard to the natural disaster that recently occurred on its shores, at great human and ma…
I have the honour to address this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries on an issue of great importance to the Movement and developing countries: the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s.
The …
It is an honour for me to address the Assembly, on behalf of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), on the agenda item before us. The Non-Aligned Movement has attached the utmost importance to the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Counci…
It is a great honour and a privilege to address the Assembly on behalf of the Republic of Colombia, especially in view of the importance my country attaches to the item before us today.
We cannot but recognize the effort made by the delegation of Egypt, which has played an essential role in promoti…
As stated in the draft resolution before us today, the United Nations must be the centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of common ends such as achieving international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character an…
