At the outset, as Chairman of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States for the month of September, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this tribute in memory of His Majesty King Taufa’ahaù Tupou of the Kingdom of Tonga.
Under his reign, Tonga became a …
The Dominican Republic reaffirms the commitments undertaken in the Declaration (resolution S-26/2, annex) adopted in 2001 at the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly. Under United Nations guidance, we have mobilized significant financial, scientific and human resources to address the…
It is important for me to participate in this important meeting. International migration is one of the great global phenomena of our time. In today’s world, the mobility of people who cross international borders and move to other countries in search of better living conditions is constantly increasi…
Permit me to join others in expressing, on behalf of our President, Mr. Leonel Fernández Reyna, our heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Jan Eliasson of Sweden on his election as President of the General Assembly at this historic sixtieth session. The Dominican Republic is confident that he will …
First of all, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your presiding over the Council this month, and I should like also to thank your country for the welcome initiative to convene this special meeting on a topic of such great importance to our region.
Today I have the honour of addressing the S…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to say that we are very grateful to the Security Council and the Secretariat for having published this report.
The United Nations is the outcome of an historic convergence of wills forged in the struggle against fascism. The United Nations, as …
It is a great honour for me today to address the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session, on behalf of the Government of Leonel Fernández and of the people of the Dominican Republic, in this forum
devoted to the maintenance of peace and the promotion of development and harmony among peoples. On…
On behalf of Mr. Leonel Fernández Reyna, President of our Republic, I wish to express thanks for the kindness that has been shown to my country in connection with the terrible disaster that has just struck the Dominican Republic as well as our neighbour, the Republic of Haiti.
Day after day, we are…
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Dominican Republic, I should like to thank you, Sir, for the kindness you showed my country in referring to the regrettable catastrophe that has occurred in a part of our border area with Haiti. Tragedy and sorrow have struck our island once again. W…
Mr. President, we welcome your initiative of convening this important meeting to hear the views of the members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries on the conflict afflicting Haiti. As well, we welcome the presence of the Foreign Ministers of Jamaica and the Bahamas.
As the repres…
The international community is currently going through a period of reflection and self- definition. The great transformations that humanity experienced during the course of the previous decade, as well as current challenges, demand greater responsibility on the part of our nations in playing an acti…
The final Declaration adopted at the special session of the General Assembly held in June 2001 charted an important, innovative course in the combat against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. HIV/AIDS is a serious threat to the development of our peoples and, as a result, to peace and security.
With this visio…
I wish to extend our congratulations to Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to lead the work of the General Assembly. We are confident that his leadership will bring greater honour to the United Nations, to his country and to himself. We would also like to congratulate his predecessor, Mr.
Han Seung-soo,…
Mr. President, at the outset allow me to express the support of the Dominican Republic for the statement made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China this morning.
On behalf of the Government of the Dominican Republic, led by President Hipólito Mejía, I extend a cordial greeting to all delegations p…
I address this General Assembly grief- stricken at the death of 260 people in the tragic aviation accident yesterday in this city of New York. Most of the individuals stricken were, like myself, of Dominican nationality. Our profound appreciation goes to the heads of State and Government, to Ministe…
The Government of the Dominican Republic would like to reaffirm that it condemns the terrorist acts that took place in the cities of New York and Washington. We would also like to express once again our sympathy for the pain and grief that is afflicting this nation and other nations as a result of t…
The delegation of the Dominican Republic abstained in the voting on operative paragraph 20 of draft resolution III, entitled “Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees”, contained in the Third Committee’s report.
We would like to state explicitly that operative paragraph 10 of the…
The delegation of the Dominican Republic profoundly regrets that it has been necessary to postpone the adoption of draft resolution VI in document A/55/595, on the critical situation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), to a later stage of the …
This Organization is facing a great challenge in the twenty-first century. In order to meet that challenge, the United Nations must undergo a process of change and transformation, beginning with acceptance of the equality of all of its Member States and drawing no distinction between the powerful an…
Representing and speaking on behalf of the Government of the Dominican Republic, which since 16 August 2000 has been presided over by Mr. Hipólito Mejía on the basis of the votes cast by our people for the Dominican Revolutionary Party, we
should like to reaffirm our profound commitment to the prin…
