On behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I have the honour to pay tribute to the memory of Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, late President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. His passing has touched our Community with sadness and a profound sense of loss. The overwhelming p…
Guyana abstained in the voting on resolution 66/253 B on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. In explanation of vote, I have the honour to make the following statement.
A tragedy is unfolding in Syria that should have been avoided. Innocent civilians are paying an increasingly heavy price for…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and to introduce draft resolution A/66/L.25, entitled “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade”, on behalf of CARICOM, t…
In today’s debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), I have the honour, on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to renew our solidarity and partnership in the cause of Africa’s progress.
I wish to begin by paying tribute on behalf of our Community …
With the convening of this High-level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the adoption of the Political Declaration (resolution 66/2, annex), NCDs have now rightly assumed a place of prominence as a global threat that needs to be addressed as an emergency. The world now appropriately ack…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegation of Guyana in this High- level Meeting aimed at undertaking a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in realizing the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2) and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (resolution 60/262). …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in this debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
CARICOM welcomes this opportunity to renew solidarity with the cause of peace and development for the people of Africa. The people o…
In today’s deliberations on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations.
The scourge of HIV/AIDS r…
The delegation of Guyana is grateful for the opportunity afforded by this special solemn commemoration of all the victims of the Second World War to honour the memory of those who perished or otherwise suffered as a consequence of that tragic chapter in human history.
By convening this meeting, the…
Ten years ago, world leaders committed pledged to “spare no effort” to assure the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It was a promise that resonated with people everywhere. Today, we ask ourselves: why for so many has this promise remained unfulfilled?
Why is our common quest t…
I have the honour to speak on agenda item 63 on behalf of the States members of
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations, namely: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent …
On behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations, I have the honour to address the General Assembly on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
CARICOM a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) group of countries at the United Nations, along with the African Group and other Member States sponsoring this text, to introduce for adoption today draft resolution A/63/L.5, entitled “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of…
As this is the first statement to be made on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the plenary of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session, permit me to convey to you, Sir, the felicitations of all of CARICOM on your election to guide the important deliberations of this session and t…
Guyana is on track to meet its targets for universal access to prevention, treatment and care for HIV. Since the historic special session of 2001, the HIV epidemic in Guyana has been stabilized, and there are definite signs of reversal.
Guyana would like to highlight one of our continuing struggles…
On the occasion of this sixtieth anniversary commemoration of the proclamation and adoption by the General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The societies that constitute our Commun…
The delegation of Guyana welcomes the consideration of agenda item 50, “The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order”.
The new global human order is concerned with a human development dilemma — in an era of unprecedented global prosperity and expanded opportunity, billions o…
We join with the rest of the international community in offering our heartfelt sympathies to the people and Government of Algeria and, indeed, to all humankind. We have seen yet another attack on humanity.
We also recognize the statement made by the Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Legal…
At the outset of my statement, I wish to offer the President and our newly appointed Secretary-General my warmest congratulations and best wishes for the success of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, which has as its main focus the impact of climate change on global peace and develop…
Guyana voted in favour of draft resolution A/61/L.67, by which the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Guyana is home to nine distinct Amerindian peoples: the Akawaios, Arawaks, Arekunas, Caribs, Makusis, Patamonas, WaiWais, Wapisianas and Waraus. This mont…
