I thank you, Madam President, very much for having convened this meeting.
Today marks one year since the tragic beginning of the Russian Federation’s illegal aggression against Ukraine, in flagrant violation of international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Ukraine’s exi…
It is an honour to address the General Assembly at today’s plenary meeting to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
First of all, the Kingdom of Spain aligns itself with the statements made by the observer of the European Union,…
Spain aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Italy earlier today on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/77/ PV.36), presenting in detail the group’s position in today’s annual debate on reform of the Security Council, and I would also like to add a few …
Rarely have the foundations of this institution been shaken as strongly as in the early hours of 24 February, when various cities throughout Ukraine felt the terror of Russian bombardments. More than six months later, we still witness the horror of an invasion that evokes times we believed we had le…
As a representative of Spain, we welcome the initiative of the General Assembly to promote road safety.
In Spain, we have adopted a national road safety strategy with a time frame of 2030, in line with the United Nations goal of halving the number of road fatalities and serious injuries by the end …
Spain subscribes to the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States on 8 June (see A/76/PV.77).
As today’s meeting comes to a close, we want to welcome its convening, which activated resolution 76/262 of 26 April for the first time. Spain was one of the 83 countries th…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I am pleased to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Csaba Kőrösi on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. I would like to warmly welcome the President-elect back to the United Nations. He brings to h…
Spain fully supports the statement made this morning by the delegation of the European Union on behalf of its member States (see A/76/PV.58).
This week there was a new attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine following the decision by the Russian Federation to recognize the in…
During this high-level meeting, previous speakers have referred to human trafficking as one of the world’s most heinous crimes against human dignity. It is that without a doubt, as such acts degrade individuals to the point of turning them into mere commodities to be sold, bought and exploited. To m…
As usual, Spain aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Italy yesterday on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/76/ PV.33), and I would like to add a few comments in my national capacity.
At the outset, I want to congratulate the two co-Chairs of the int…
Spain aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union on behalf of the Union and its member States. This statement is made in my national capacity in order to highlight some aspects of special interest to my country.
It is always a moment of particular relevance fo…
On Sunday, 19 September, at 3:12 p.m., a volcano erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Since then, Spain has been following the developments on the island. The Government of Spain is committed to its citizens, who saw the lava reach their homes, their agricultural lands, t…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the
Permanent Representative of Spain, Ambassador Agustín Santos Maraver, who is in Spain today finalizing arrangements for the visit that Secretary- General António Guterres will make to my country in the coming days.
Last November, the President of the Gener…
I support the statement made earlier today by the representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group.
In the interests of saving time, I will be brief. However, I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for your leadership on an issue that we addressed throughout the s…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement of Her Excellency Ms. Carolina Darias San Sebastián, Minister of Health of the Government of Spain.
In the past few days we have seen an unacceptable number of civilian casualties in Israel and Palestine, including, regrettably, several women and children.
We would like to thank President Bozkır for convening today’s meeting of the General Assembly. Spain aligns itself with the statement made by…
On behalf of Egypt, Turkey and Spain, the main sponsors, I am pleased to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.84, entitled “International Year of Glass, 2022”.
The draft resolution that we are presenting today was born many years ago on the shores of Tyre and Sidon — the cradle of Western civilizatio…
Spain aligns itself with the statement made previously by the observer of the European Union on behalf of its member States.
There is no better guarantee of effective multilateralism than ensuring that a robust rule of law reigns in the international arena. That requires respect for one of the fund…
Spain aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union.
The year 2020 has been a crucial one for multilateralism and for humankind. Conflicts and geopolitical tensions, demands for social justice, instability, the risk of acute food insecurity, high levels of forc…
Spain aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy, who outlined in detail the position of the Uniting for Consensus group in this annual debate on the reform of the Security Council. I will therefore refrain from speaking about the detailed position of the Uni…
