Madam President, thank you for allowing me to take the floor on this occasion.
My delegation wishes to use this opportunity to reiterate its gratitude to your Government in particular and to each of the 116 countries that have supported us at this time in our aspiration to fill the non-permanent me…
I have the honour to present to the General Assembly, on behalf of the Rapporteur, Mr. Diego
Simancas of Mexico, the reports prepared by the Fifth Committee during the second part of the resumed 61st session of the General Assembly. From 8 May to 27 June 2007, the Fifth Committee held 12 formal mee…
First of all, I wish to endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Cuba, who spoke in this debate on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We would like to supplement his statement with a few additional thoughts on these two items, which are of great importance, and to reiterate our…
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for each of the reports submitted under this agenda item, which I shall now discuss — particularly the report on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/61/85) and the report on international cooperation o…
We would like, first of all, to join with those who have expressed gratitude to Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the recently created Human Rights Council, for having accepted the invitation of the General Assembly and the Third Committee to introduce the report of the Council (A/61/53)…
We believe that it is essential to review the progress made in providing assistance to least developed countries (LDCs), so as to be able to address their needs more effectively in the five remaining years of the Brussels Programme of Action.
We are grateful for the report of the Secretary- General…
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report contained in document A/60/891 on the prevention of armed conflicts. We are convinced of the need to strengthen the collective capacity of the United Nations for the prevention and resolution of conflicts.
We have taken note of the relevant reco…
We are meeting once again to debate the question of Security Council reform. My delegation will be very brief and simply restate Guatemala’s well- known position. We are convinced that no reform of the Security Council should be limited exclusively to the issue of membership, but should also include…
We are gratified to be able to attend the second open debate convened during your presidency this month, Madam, to follow up on the topic of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and in particular the implementation of resolution 1674 (2006), adopted only two months ago today.
We are grate…
In September 2005, the world summit made a historic
commitment to universal access to AIDS treatment, prevention, care and support.
I am pleased to report that Guatemala is advancing steadily on the road to universal access. In the five years since the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on …
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to
welcome you in particular. It is a privilege to see a close friend of Guatemala’s, Mr. Jorge Enrique Taiana, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, presiding over this meeting. It is very auspicious for us, and we are very pleased to …
I would like to begin my statement by thanking the Secretariat on behalf of the Government of Guatemala for so efficiently organizing this High- level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. I am of the view that this topic is extremely important in an increasingly globalized world. I w…
My delegation wishes to explain its vote on the fourth preambular paragraph of draft resolution I. Guatemala voted against the retention of the fourth preambular paragraph because we believe that its content neither contributes nor is relevant to the aim of the resolution just adopted.
Guatemala vo…
Guatemala associates itself fully with the statement made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports on this subject. We shall comment first on international cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters an…
I wish to begin by conveying our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the dreadful terrorist attacks that took place on 9 November in Amman, which have taken a heavy toll in innocent lives.
We wish to thank Ambassador Andrey Denisov, Permanent…
We are gathered here today in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, innocent human beings who were the victims of ethnic and racial hatred and political and social intolerance. The Shoah is the greatest horror suffered by humanity in the twentieth century: the execrable extermination of more …
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, and, through you, to all the delegations represented here, for the expression of solidarity extended to us at this time of sadness for my country.
The devastating effects of these natural disasters are directly related to the manner in …
I should like at the outset to reiterate what was expressed by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Rio Group, who explained the situation of young people in the region. To evaluate the situation of the world’s young people is to evaluate the future of the world. It is to analyse where w…
As a founding Member of the United Nations, Guatemala would like to reaffirm, before the General Assembly, its faith in and commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, the sovereign equality of States and participatory, transparent and democratic multilateralism. The United Nations continue…
Five years ago, heads of State and Government met in this Hall and agreed upon a number of historic goals, summarized in the Millennium Declaration.
We are now gathered once again to assess the achievements and shortcomings in fulfilling our commitment to address, comprehensively, the triple challe…
