The phenomenon of volunteering is not old in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it has become a powerful movement. In most of our countries, volunteerism began to manifest itself in two ways: first, through certain leaders of civil society who tackled social work aimed at sectors they had identifi…
We welcome the sense of urgency with which the President has dealt with the topic of
equitable representation on the Security Council, the increase in its membership and other related issues. We likewise welcome the fact that the President has confirmed the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, …
Allow me to begin my statement by thanking Almighty God. It is clear that, in this world, we are called upon more to get along with another than to clash, compelled more to agree than to have differences. God protects all of us under the same mantle of His eternal wisdom and His infinite grace, and …
The Dominican Republic conveys its deep appreciation to the Government of Colombia for having organized today’s meeting at this critical juncture in Haiti’s history.
The Dominican Republic fully supports the presidential statement that the Council has just adopted
(S/PRST/2011/7). At the same time…
The Dominican Republic would like to associate itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Turkey and Qatar in connection with draft resolution A/65/L.82, entitled “Improving the effectiveness and coordination of military and civil defence assets for natural disaster response”.
T…
The Dominican Republic is grateful to Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and President of the Security Council during the month of November, for the thorough presentation of the report of the Security Council (A/65/2) before the Assembly. We also greatly …
The Dominican Republic fully associates itself with the statement made by Mrs. Moushira Khattab, Minister of State for Family and Population Affairs of Egypt, who took the floor on behalf of the Joint Coordinating Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China.
The Dominican Re…
The Dominican Republic would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your commendable work as President of the Security Council for the month of April. In particular, we wish to thank you for the highly valuable assistance your Government has provided at this difficult time in Haiti.
The Dominican Republ…
At this time of sadness that the world is experiencing owing to the indescribable suffering that befell the Republic of Haiti on 12 January, the Dominican Republic would like to express its sincerest condolences to the people and the Government of Haiti, to the United Nations and to the other countr…
At the outset, I would like to convey our gratitude to the President of the Security Council for
the month of November, Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting of Austria, for his comprehensive introduction of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/64/2). We also congratulate the Perm…
Although I have received a five-page statement from my capital, in the interests of time I shall read out a condensed version.
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and your entire delegation for having organized this important meeting. On behalf of the Government and people of my country, I …
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
The Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the entirely unambiguous position of our Government, headed by Mr. Leonel Fernández Reyna, which…
On behalf of my delegation, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this important plenary meeting of the General Assembly. At the same time, I wish to express our appreciation for the way in which my valued friend Ambassador Jorge Urbina, in his capacity as …
First of all, I would like to congratulate those who have promoted today’s meeting in this forum, where all conflicts between belligerent national groups or between nations come to be discussed, on the subjects of dialogue and the culture of peace. We would especially congratulate the head of the Sp…
First of all, I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his leadership in this Organization’s endeavours to assess the crisis created by the unstoppable rise in oil prices and to formulate a plan of action to address its consequences.
All global crises land here, and the crisis create…
The Dominican Republic commends the holding of this high-level meeting, while endorsing the commitments made in the 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. In that respect, thanks to the political commitment of our President Leonel Fernández Reyna, …
On behalf of the Dominican Government, headed by Mr. Leonel Fernández, of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Mr. Carlos Morales Troncoso, and of the Dominican people and on my own behalf, I wish to inform the Assembly that the Dominican Republic is withdrawing from this election to cl…
My delegation has the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Rio Group: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and, of…
On behalf of the people and the Government of the Dominican Republic, and in particular on behalf of its children and young people, I welcome this opportunity to briefly share some of the progress and challenges in our national efforts to meet the goals enshrined in the Plan of Action of “A world fi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Rio Group: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and my own country…
