I have the honour to speak today solely on behalf of my own country, Spain.
As a sponsor of resolution 63/278, by which the General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day in 2009, and as a supporter of resolution 64/196, by which, in that same year, the Assembly decided to a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
We will soon commemorate the sixty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a tragic chapter in the history of Europe and the entire world. The draft resolution before us today (A/64/L.46) is a most fitting way to mark this oc…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; and Iceland, Stat…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
At the outset, we wish to express once again our sincere and deepest condolences to and solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti, as well as to other nations and to the United Nations itself, for the massive loss of life and deva…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Croatia, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; as well as Ar…
My delegation, of course, endorses the statement made
earlier in this debate by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.
The incidents that continue to occur in the waters off Somalia demonstrate every day that piracy is not a problem of the past but constitutes a grave threat…
The promotion of a culture of peace is one of the fundamental purposes of the United Nations. In the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1), heads of State or Government and United Nations Member States committed themselves to taking action to promote a culture of peace and dialogue at the loca…
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union in connection with the issue now being considered by the General Assembly, namely, the situation in Central America.
My delegation is grateful for the report …
A little more than a year ago, we witnessed with great concern the collapse of some of the largest financial institutions of the world’s wealthiest countries. That financial fissure precipitated a global economic crisis which, despite the emerging signs of recovery, all of us continue to experience.…
I am grateful for the opportunity given to my delegation to participate in this open debate, which enables me to reaffirm Spain’s commitment to the people and the Government of Haiti in their ongoing efforts to build stability — a necessary condition for development. I take this opportunity to congr…
This year, we are holding a special summit 10 years after the nations of the world endorsed a historic agreement to reduce extreme poverty by 2015 to levels compatible with the human conscience and with human dignity.
Ten years later, we must congratulate the United Nations on that initiative. It h…
Spain associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union.
As Ambassador Reina Idiaquez, Permanent Representative of Honduras, himself said at the beginning of this debate, I too would like to point out that Spain was among the …
Mr. President, we thank you for convening this meeting and for your frank comments. Let me say that we subscribe to the statement made by the representative
of the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union.
Spain feels that it is immensely important that the United Nations work in a united fa…
I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity afforded to my delegation to participate in this session of the Security Council and to commend Croatia and the President of the Croatian Republic for organizing this open debate on threats to international peace and security caused by terrori…
My delegation appreciates this opportunity to take part in this joint debate on the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly and on the question of the necessary reform of the Security Council.
At the outset, with regard to the Security Council’s report to the General Assembly …
Mr. President, it is a great honour for me to accept your invitation to participate in this General Assembly debate on the agenda item “Culture of peace”, which provides us with an excellent opportunity to exchange views regarding the fundamental issues for coexistence and understanding among our so…
As we commence this debate, I think we should not lose track of the historical background, as outlined by the preceding speaker, the representative of Guatemala. We should recall that this is an item that has been on
the agenda of the General Assembly since 1983 and its earlier title showed that it…
As is well known, the Spanish Government believes that respect for international law is the fundamental principle governing the actions of States and international organizations, and in particular the United Nations, in the context of their international relations. Spain has therefore placed that fu…
In a few weeks’ time, it will be 60 years since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. And here we find ourselves at the midpoint in the application of our strategies for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights bea…
On behalf of the Spanish delegation, I should like to express my appreciation for the organization of this meeting to consider the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its plan of action. I should also like to thank Ambassador Rosenthal for his work as facilitat…
