It is an honour for me to participate for the first time in the deliberations of the General Assembly. I would like to begin by pointing out the relevant role of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and by expressing our appreciation to Dr. Piot, its Executive Director, and his en…
First and foremost, allow me to join with all those who have conveyed their solidarity and condolences to the peoples and authorities of China and Myanmar for the natural disasters that they have recently been affected by. And above all, allow me to express my pleasure at participating in this debat…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving my delegation this opportunity to participate on this open debate on threats that terrorist acts pose to international peace and security.
We fully subscribe to the contents of the statement made by the representative of Slovenia speaking on beha…
I wish at the outset to align myself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. I also thank the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno most sincerely for the presentation of the report.
Spain is grateful for the opp…
Spain wishes to align itself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union. Allow me also to express the gratitude of the Spanish Government to the Secretary- General and the President of the General Assembly for the commitment being demonstrated as the dr…
With regard to resolution 62/118 just adopted, entitled “Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands”, the delegation of Spain would like to…
I wish at the outset to express my condolences on behalf of the people of Spain to the people of Algeria on the tragedy that struck them yesterday.
It is an honour for me to take the floor at this special Commemorative Meeting. I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General and UNICEF for …
The Spanish delegation appreciates the opportunity of this joint debate to express its views about Security Council reform in all its aspects.
The last session of the General Assembly witnessed unusual and particularly fruitful activity concerning consideration of equitable representation on the Se…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate, which we believe is very timely. We are pleased that the Security Council is once again comprehensively addressing the effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.
At the outset, I shou…
Allow me to begin by congratulating the President of the General Assembly and the sponsors of this initiative, the Philippines and Pakistan, for organizing this High-level Dialogue. The participation of Government representatives and prominent active members of civil society provides us with a good …
Mr. President, at the outset I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this session of the General Assembly. It is a great pleasure for me to address the General Assembly for the third time in order to take stock of the actions of the international community and to expre…
Spain has defended and will continue to firmly defend the principle of one China, which reflects national unity and the territorial integrity of that country. As a result, the Spanish delegation supports the recommendation of the General Committee to not include at this session of the General Assemb…
The Spanish delegation endorses the statement made by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union.
As other speakers have stressed, we have reached a special moment in the debate on financing for development, and this High-level Dialogue is an excellent opportunity to take stock …
The Spanish delegation voted in favour of resolution 61/128, which refers to various Non-Self-Governing Territories.
Spain supports the application of the principle of self-determination to the Territories included in that omnibus resolution. At the same time, my delegation recalls that the princip…
My delegation would like to propose two amendments to the draft resolution contained in paragraph 8 of the report (A/61/413), under agenda item 37, in order to harmonize the text of the draft resolution with that of the resolution on the same subject adopted in July by the Economic and Social Counci…
The delegation of Spain welcomes the opportunity offered by this joint debate today and we would like to begin by thanking in particular the Permanent Representative of Qatar for introducing the report on the work of the Security Council (A/61/2).
We have come here to share some thoughts about the …
It is indeed a great pleasure to address this General Assembly on the International Day of Peace, in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. The Government of Spain calls for a vigorous United Nations system that can guarantee international peace and security in a world that is …
The purpose of being here today is to reaffirm Spain’s full commitment to support the efforts of the least developed countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and move along the path towards sustainable growth. This firm commitment is backed up by several justifications.
Mr. Sow (Guinea…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to express our appreciation for this opportunity to once again debate the issue of the reform and working methods of the Security Council, giving it the time it deserves. This is a subject about which there are still major differences between Me…
Twenty- five years after the emergence of the first HIV infections, AIDS is no longer merely a health problem; it has become a social problem that calls for new policies and new commitments.
I therefore wish to express my support for the address by the presidency of the European Union and my Govern…
