Coming as it does in the immediate aftermath of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting in Washington, D.C., this High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development offers us another welcome opportunity to revisit the Monterrey Consensus and to see how it has been implemented thus far a…
On agenda item 155, “Commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade”, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 20 Member States that comprise the Rio Group.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that all human beings are…
Just about a month ago, the people of Guyana went to the polls to vote for the Government of their choice. Witnessed by an unprecedented number of observers drawn from several countries and international organizations, including the United Nations, the elections were deemed to be free, fair and tran…
The members of the Rio Group, on whose behalf it is my honour to speak, welcome the opportunity of this High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS to renew our commitment to the global struggle against this pandemic. We are fully committed to universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.
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On 7 February 2006, the people of Haiti came together in surprising strength and against all odds to cast their votes for the restoration of democracy to their troubled land. It was an impressive display of civic pride and responsibility that brought fresh faith and hope for the future of Haiti. The…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Rio Group — Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Guyana.
At the outset,…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the countries of the Rio Group.
With its multidimensional aspects, migration encompasses issues well beyond the purview of development policy. In that context, our meeting here specifically to discuss the varied facets of international migration gives substan…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for your thoughtful statement at the beginning of our debate. It will serve as a useful reference point in our deliberations.
I am especially honoured to speak in today’s debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (N…
Following closely, as it does, on the heels of last week’s High-level Plenary Meeting, the remainder of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly is challenged to take steps towards the early implementation of the agreed outcome. In the eyes of many, the summit document (resolution 60/1) is less …
My delegation takes this opportunity to extend condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana to the countries in Asia and Africa affected by the tsunami disaster of 26 December and to the countries of other regions whose nationals perished in the tsunami tide.
The Government and, ind…
On this important agenda item, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the countries of the Rio Group.
At this review of the Brussels Programme of Action, we must assess frankly the gains that have been made and seek to redeem the commitments of the Programme, as the thematic focus for this High-le…
Guyana attaches great importance to the ongoing debate on oceans and the law of the sea, a debate we consider greatly enriched
by the reports of the Secretary-General under this item. We are pleased to participate in the deliberations at the present session, which marks the tenth anniversary of the…
In taking the floor to address agenda item 41 on the role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order, I align my delegation fully with the remarks made on this item by the representative of Barbados on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
As we stated …
Guyana is most pleased to associate itself with the statements made by the delegation of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by Barbados on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States Members of the United Nations in the present debate on “The New Partnership for Africa’s Develop…
The delegation of Guyana welcomes the opportunity to participate in the joint debate on item 11, “Report of the Security Council”, and item 53, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”.
My brief contribution today will focu…
The General Assembly, this most democratic and representative of United Nations organs, has served for almost six decades now as a forum in which all States, no matter their size or status, may address with equal voice issues of interest and concern to them as well as to the international community.…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on agenda item 114 (e), entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community”. It is my first duty to express appreciation to the Secretary-General for the repor…
May I first join in the expressions of sympathy and solidarity with the Governments and the peoples of the Dominican Republic and of Haiti in connection with the disasters suffered by those sister countries of our region.
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbea…
We have gathered today to mark the fifty- fifth anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to provide fresh recognition and a renewed tribute to the pivotal role and significance of the Universal Declaration in the global effort for the promotion and protection …
The delegation of Guyana wishes to associate itself with the statements made by the representative of the Kingdom of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the
representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Caribbean Community. I take the opportunity also to record our appreciation for t…
