It is an honour to address the Security Council on this significant occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the United Nations and to use this opportunity to offer some thoughts as we contemplate the future of the Organization. I speak today also on behalf of Her Excellency Carolyn Schwalger, Perma…
Jamaica aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Grenada on behalf of the Caribbean Community.
Let me start by conveying my gratitude to members of the Security Council, especially the United States of America and Ecuador, for their dedicated work on the situation in Hait…
I extend Jamaica’s congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the leadership of this body. You can be assured of our full commitment to the successful execution of your mandate for the seventy-ninth session.
I also commend your predecessor, Ambassador Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago, a …
Jamaica welcomes the convening of the Summit of the Future. We commend the co-facilitators of the Pact for the Future, the Declaration on Future Generations and the Global Digital Compact (resolution 79/1) for their hard work. The Summit and the Pact together embody renewed hope for advancing a comm…
Jamaica aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/78/PV.43).
Jamaica’s economy and society depend on the marine environment and resources, not only to thrive but in many ways to survive. A healthy ocean is critical to supp…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in contribution to this important debate under agenda item 35, “Question of Palestine”.
CARICOM shares the concern of the many Member States who are deeply disheartened by the decades-…
Let me first express my delegation’s warm welcome and best wishes to His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba.
Jamaica aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Saint Lucia, on behalf of the Caribbean Community, an…
First, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting, for allowing Jamaica and my colleagues from the Dominican Republic and Haiti to participate and for allowing us to deliver this statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
I also want to thank the members of…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). And I am grateful for this opportunity to speak about the support that the international community must provide to Haiti at this most difficult time.
I congratulate you, Mr. President…
On behalf of the Government and the people of Jamaica, Mr. President, I extend warmest congratulations to you on your election. We are proud to see a son of the Caribbean presiding over this pivotal seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly. We share your vision of a world in which trust is reb…
On behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I have
the honour to introduce draft resolution A/77/L.103, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community”.
The members of the Caribbean Community have presented a draft resolution that builds on…
It is indeed an honour for me to address the Security Council on behalf of the 14 Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Let me express our gratitude to those who have presented before me for their support for the people of Haiti towards a solution to the ongoing crises.
CARICOM remain…
On behalf of the Jamaican delegation, let me express our appreciation to the United Nations for convening this high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the midterm review of the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. We thank the President of the General A…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
We thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting and welcome the opportunity to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Th…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your election to lead the General Assembly. You can be assured of our full commitment to the successful execution of your mandate, including from our position as a Vice-President this session. I also acknowledge your predecessor for his sterling stewardship of the Assembl…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly today on behalf of Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda and, of course, my own country, Jamaica.
We offer our sincere condolences to the royal fam…
I have the honour to deliver this statement in explanation of vote on behalf of the delegation of Jamaica.
We thank the co-facilitators of the text for their efforts in the negotiation process towards the adoption of resolution 76/300, entitled “The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable e…
Jamaica is pleased to participate in the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on improving global road safety with a view to tackling the plague of road crashes and fatalities. We welcome the sincere efforts of this body.
Globally, road traffic crashes cause nearly 1.3 million preventable dea…
I have the honour to deliver this statement in explanation of vote on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CARICOM attaches very high importance to this process and, as a result, wishes to reiterate our commitment to the work of the Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate a co…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security of Jamaica, the Honourable Mr. Horace Chang.
Mr. Chang has been serving as Jamaica’s Minister of National Security since 2018 and as Deputy Prime Minister since September 2020. H…
