I speak before the General Assembly on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in my capacity as the lead CARICOM head of Government with responsibility for human resource development, health and HIV/AIDS. I am also speaking on behalf of that wider Caribbean constituency, th…
Saint Kitts and Nevis would like to add its voice in support of agenda item 41 on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba and to give its reasons for voting in favour of resolution 65/6. This is an extremely important debate that speaks to the very core of…
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has looked forward to this sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly with much anticipation. We welcome the opportunity to share in the usual rich general debate, to strengthen existing relationships and to build new ones.
This environment, we believe, faci…
It is indeed a pleasure for me to represent the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis as we undertake this very necessary and important collective review of progress made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These are significant goals to which we agreed a decade ago, …
Permit me at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation for the convening of this important debate. Human security is an issue that should concern us all, and freedom from fear, along with freedom from want, represent the core tenets of this very institution. It is therefore necessary for th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are members of this body. CARICOM attaches considerable importance to agenda item 123, entitled “Global health and foreign policy”, and fully supports the initiative presented here today.
CARICOM sup…
I would like to announce that since the submission of draft resolution A/64/L.10 the following countries have become sponsors: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Kyr…
It is indeed an honour to address the General Assembly at its sixty- fourth session. Today, we converge in this Hall to outline how, from the perspective of our respective nations, this esteemed body might uphold the rights of all mankind, secure world peace and indeed, ensure the very survival of p…
For Saint Kitts and Nevis, the issue of HIV/AIDS remains one of the most pressing challenges facing our countries. We continue to be plagued with a high HIV prevalence and its impact on the various sectors of our society is wide ranging. We have however, taken a very responsible approach in combatin…
I wish to begin by thanking His Excellency Srgjan Kerim for his leadership over the past year as President of this august and venerable body at its sixty-second session. I also wish to congratulate and extend best wishes to His
Excellency Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua on his assumption…
It is indeed an honour to address this body on this very important topic, and we must thank the President and the Secretary-General for the timely hosting of this debate.
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has set its own country specific targets, which are directly related to the Millennium D…
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis would like thank the President for convening this debate in the General Assembly on the theme “Addressing climate change: the United Nations and the world at work”.
Saint Kitts and Nevis associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Antig…
Two years ago, when I had the honour of addressing this body for the second time, I committed the Caribbean to achieving universal access to HIV and AIDS
prevention, treatment, care and support services by the year 2010. It was a bold pronouncement on the part of the Caribbean, considering the twin…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly at its sixty- second session on behalf of the Government and people of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
I extend heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kerim and his country, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on his assumption of the pres…
The delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis would like to register its disappointment at the decision of the General Committee not to fully consider the inclusion of item 165 of the draft agenda regarding the application for membership of Taiwan in the United Nations. The 23 million people of Taiwan hav…
It is with a mixed of both humility and pride that I stand here on behalf of the federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the other member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to address this body at such an auspicious juncture in its 61-year history. This date certainly represents a milestone…
Allow me, Madam President, to make a few preliminary remarks. First, Saint Kitts and Nevis extends sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly. My delegation is confident that you will rise to the occasion, and in so doing, make not just the Ki…
It is my privilege to address this gathering on behalf not only of the Government and the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but also of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP). PANCAP is the regional network that embraces Governments, non- governm…
It is not only a new partnership, but a new Africa, that we are seeing, especially when we look at the books now emanating from Africa. I would like to highlight in particular the book by the South African President, Thabo Mbeki, Africa: Define Yourself, which tells of the new Africa we are seeing t…
My Government supports the report of the Secretary- General, which reaffirms development, peace, security and human rights as fundamental to the well-being of any modern State. The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis steadfastly contends that there is an inherent link between poverty reduction, the …
