The Dominican Republic commends
the initiative of Côte d’Ivoire to hold this open debate on the role of States, regional arrangements and the United Nations in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. At the same time, we thank the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commissi…
Allow me to thank the Plurinational State of Bolivia and you, Sir, as President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. Our thanks also go to Secretary- General António Guterres and the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, for t…
The Dominican Republic associates itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the countries endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration.
We would like to congratulate Sweden on its assumption of the presidency of the Council and for organizing today’s open…
It is a real pleasure for the delegation of the Dominican Republic to join previous speakers in sincerely congratulating the President on the convening of this significant high-level dialogue on the concept of sustainable peace. We hope that the important contributions made in the framework of this …
We wish to congratulate the Security Council, under the presidency of Peru, for convening this first open debate since the adoption of resolution 2250 (2015), on youth, peace and security, as well as Mr. Simpson for presenting the progress study on the subject (see S/2018/86). We also extend our sin…
First of all, I appreciate the convening of this meeting of the General Assembly to discuss the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters. We welcome the appointment of our colleagues Ambassador Nusseibeh of the United Ar…
My delegation is grateful for the convening of this high-level meeting on the evaluation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which is an appeal by the international community for a concerted response in fighting and eliminating all forms of that transnationa…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of the Dominican Republic. At the outset, I would like to apologize on behalf of Mr. Danilo Madina Sánchez, President of the Dominican Republic, for his absence from the debate, as he has had to return to our co…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
CELAC welcomes the progress in the process of normalizing diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States of America, which marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of peace and …
It is an honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). In order to respect the time limit allotted to us, we will deliver a condensed version of our statement, and make the full and final version available to all present.
Let me start by t…
I wish to take this opportunity to say that,
in addition to members of civil society in my country, my Government has included in our official delegation people who are living with AIDS. I salute them on this occasion.
The Dominican Republic reaffirms the agreements made in the Declaration of Comm…
I have the honour to address this high-level meeting on behalf of the Government of the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic shares and supports the fundamental principles and the vision of World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), reaffirmed by the Group of 77 and China and the Commun…
On behalf of the Dominican Republic,
I should like to thank the Council for organizing today’s debate.. This high-level meeting is eloquent testimony to the great interest shown by the Security Council, and particularly the Kingdom of Spain, in promoting women’s rights and their role in the field o…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate, through you, New Zealand for bringing to this important forum of the United Nations an issue of particular sensitivity for island States, given that environmental degradation and climate change directly affect sustainable development in all of our countries. I…
At the outset, on behalf of the Government of the Dominican Republic, I thank the United Nations for permitting us to take part in this open debate. I congratulate Lithuania on its outstanding work in presiding over the Security Council for the month of May and commend the excellent subject chosen f…
I wish to begin by thanking you, President Michelle Bachelet, for your initiative to convene this timely and decisive meeting. The leadership
you have shown in the various posts you have held reflects your commitment to the loftiest international goals. I wish also to congratulate the Secretary-Gen…
Allow me to express my appreciation to the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council during the month of November for his comprehensive introduction of the annual report of the Security Council (A/68/2). Pursuant to Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter…
At the outset, I wish to express my congratulations to the President of the General Assembly upon his election to preside over the Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. I wish him the greatest of success in his task and in his efforts to promote the initiatives proposed for his term.
I am here as a…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 66/253 B on the situation in Syria, and we wish to state why we did so.
It is a resolution with a controversial text. That became clear in the meetings of the past few days at which it was presented, as well as today before it was put to a vote in the Gen…
The delegation of the Dominican Republic would like to underscore the special significance of resolution 66/188, entitled “Addressing excessive price volatility in food and related financial and commodity markets”, which the General Assembly just adopted. This is a new resolution whose theme reflect…
