I would like to thank the President for convening this relevant debate, which is taking on even greater significance during this seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly.
With decision 74/569 of 31 August 2020, the General Assembly reaffirmed its central role in the question of equitable repre…
On behalf of my country and the Government of His Excellency Mr. Alejandro Giammattei Falla, I wish to express our congratulations on the adoption at this high-level meeting of the 2021 Political Declaration on the Implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in P…
Guatemala thanks the delegation of Mexico, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of November, for convening this open debate on the impact of the diversion and trafficking
of arms on peace and security. We are grateful for the participation of Ambassador Marcelo Ebrard …
First of all, allow me to thank Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for submitting its report (see A/76/232).
My country recognizes the sovereign right to use nuclear technologies exclusively for peaceful purposes, as established in article …
Allow me to thank Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for introducing his report, contained in document A/76/293, on the
activities of the Court over the past year. We appreciate and take note of the information and the cases presented, as well as the prelimi…
At the outset, I would like to express the gratitude of Guatemala to the International Court of Justice for its work and to thank the President of the Court, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, for presenting the annual report of the Court (A/76/4) updating us on the Court’s judicial activity, and in particular…
At the outset, I would like to thank the delegations of Spain and Oman for leading the negotiations on the omnibus draft resolution on the seventh review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The Strategy contributes to defining the mandates of the various United Nations entities on this issue a…
Guatemala would like to take this opportunity to briefly explain its vote on the amendment (A/75/L.104) to resolution 75/290 A, concerning the Economic and Social Council.
We thank the co-facilitators of the consultation process, Ambassadors Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal, and Al…
I have the honour to introduce Ms. María Amelia Flores González, Minister for Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala, who will deliver a message on the important occasion of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS.
Guatemala joined in co-sponsoring the amendment proposed by the representative of Brazil on behalf of a number of States (A/75/L.90). Allow me to mention some considerations that are of relevance and concern to my delegation.
Draft resolution A/75/L.87/Rev.1 takes into account many interesting deta…
Guatemala has been carefully monitoring the recent hostilities between Israel and Palestine, about which we are deeply concerned. The increasing violence in the region is extremely alarming. My country would like to offer its condolences for the loss of human life as a result of the crossfire betwee…
We are grateful for the holding of this plenary meeting through the good offices of the President to address the responsibility to protect (R2P), an issue that Guatemala considers extremely important. The annual debate is taking place in the context of an international situation that requires revisi…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important discussion, which is even more important at the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly. In decision 74/569, of 31 August 2020, the General Assembly reaffirmed its central role in the question of equitable representation on and…
Allow me to begin by expressing the gratitude of the Republic of Guatemala for the work of the International Court of Justice. We also thank the President of the Court, Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for his presentation of the report of the Court (A/75/4), in particular with regard to the peaceful settleme…
I would like to thank Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court, for his presentation of the report on the activities of the Court (see A/75/324 and A/75/324/Corr.1) during the past year. The report updates us on important developments in the proceedings of the Internatio…
On the occasion of the general debate at the seventy- fifth session of the General Assembly, I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Pedro Brolo Vila, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala, who will speak on behalf of the Government of my cou…
Guatemala voted in favour of resolution 74/306, entitled “Comprehensive and coordinated response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic”, which was skilfully facilitated by the Ambassadors of Afghanistan and Croatia.
Guatemala supports the substance of the resolution, based as it is on the …
Allow me to congratulate Belgium on its presidency of the Security Council, and particularly Minister Goffin for convening this open debate, which reminds us that, in any peacebuilding process, transitional justice
mechanisms are critical to achieving a firm and lasting peace with a view to reconci…
I thank the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for convening this open debate, which is of particular importance given that this year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, the founding treaty of this Organization, which includes the purposes and principles that unite …
Guatemala welcomes the adoption of resolution 74/20, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: an inclusive approach to strengthening health systems”. We commend the efforts of the group of sponsors, as well as the French delegation, in facilitating the process. We would also like to thank the Wol…
