There is an old African proverb that says: if you want to travel fast, you go alone, but if you want to travel far, you go together. In many ways, our path as a global civilization since the Industrial Revolution has been one focused on speed and individualism, as has been well documented in Thomas …
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.51, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community”, on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the sponsors of the draft resolution.
The draft resolution reflects the latest developme…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Permanent Mission of Grenada, I convey my sincere condolences at the passing of President Michael Chilufyua Sata to the Permanent Representative of Zambia and her staff, to the family of the late President and to the Government an…
I would like, first of all, to thank the outgoing President, Mr. John Ashe, for his sterling efforts in presiding over the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly in a year that was dedicated to island States around the world. Let me also congratulate Mr. Sam Kutesa and welcome him as the incom…
I wish to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. The fact that you were elected by consensus speaks in unequivocal terms of the high esteem in which you are held by your colleagues and the respect that you com…
The delegation of Grenada has the honour to speak on behalf of the
Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC) on the 2013 observance of the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, under the theme: “Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation”.…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago on draft resolution A/67/L.41, “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade”. We associate ourselves with the statements made by the representatives of Belize, on behalf of the C…
We congratulate the Member States already using best practices to monitor disaster risk management and implement disaster- response plans that preserve, first and foremost, the lives of populations, the livelihoods of those countries and particular sectors such as food and food security, agriculture…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on behalf of Mr. Tillman J. Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada, and the people of Grenada.
Grenada commends the work of the United Nations over the past year, with special commendation for the leadership and stewardship of th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave on today’s theme “Honouring the heroes, resisters and survivors”.
According to a scholar from the Caribbean a…
The Government and people of Grenada, a peace-loving people, extend our sincere condolences to all the Syrian families who have lost their loved ones on the sad events under consideration here.
Grenada believes that, at all times, the United Nations must do the right thing, according to the letter …
I am honoured to extend congratulations to Mr. Al-Nasser on his appointment to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- sixth regular session. As two small countries, Qatar and Grenada share much in common. Accordingly, we look forward to his leadership and stand ready to support him for…
The Grenada delegation is gratified to share with the international community our plans and programmes aimed at addressing the issues of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as well as to pledge our commitment and support to the new international agenda on NCDs.
Non-communicable diseases constitute a …
My delegation joins others in extending sincere congratulations to you, Mr. President, as you chair this significant High-level Meeting, as well as to the rest of your team. Grenada also commends Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for convening this meeting to review the global progress achieved on earli…
I am honoured to address this body. I do so at a time when the world continues to face multiple challenges, foremost of which for small island developing States such as Grenada is the fragile economic, financial and ecological situation. But despite those difficult circumstances, the people of Grena…
I thank the delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia for calling for this special meeting.
Happy International Mother Earth Day! We are the Earth and the Earth is us.
Grenada was pleased to co-sponsor resolution 63/278, entitled “International Mother Earth Day”, and resolution 64/196, enti…
Mr. President, we wish you a very productive presidency, which we know will have an agenda that will certainly require your full and utmost attention. As you guide these deliberations to a close, we ask that issues affecting SIDs, particularly those mentioned earlier, be iterated and supported with …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 43 States members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). AOSIS wishes to associate itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I am honoured to join other delegations in congratulati…
In an address to the European Union, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reminded the world that the Millennium Declaration represents the most important promise ever made to the world’s most vulnerable people — a promise, he added, that must be kept. Today, I am honoured to be among the le…
I am honoured, Sir, to add Grenada’s voice to the many warm congratulations offered you on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. Grenada looks forward to working with you and pledges to support your leadership as you exercise impartial stewardship over this …
