Fifteen years ago, I addressed this body on the occasion of the Millennium Summit (see A/55/PV.5), which adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). I said then that we were gathered to reconfirm that the principles of the United Nations system could lead our world into a new millennium w…
I have the honour to take the floor today on behalf of the diverse group of
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42 developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Our aim has continued to be to achieve lasting and comprehensive reforms of the United Nations Security Cou…
I wish to take this opportunity to express the heartfelt condolences of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the passing of the Permanent Representative of Djibouti.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community. We wish to align ourselves…
I have the honour to take the floor today on behalf of the L.69 Group, a diverse group of 42 developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific that are united by a common cause — to achieve lasting and comprehensive reforms of the Security Council. Our Group is …
I have the honour today to take the floor on behalf of the group of supporters of General Assembly draft resolution A/61/L.69, a diverse group of 42 developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia and the Pacific that are united by a common cause — to achieve lasting and …
Exactly one year ago, on 30 September 2013, I had the unsurpassed glory of delivering my maiden address to the General Assembly (see A/68/PV.21), and I used that occasion to pay homage to the great architects of world peace who fostered the
birth and initial dynamics of our United Nations. In so do…
Saint Lucia is grateful for the opportunity to add its voice to this important
High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. We align ourselves with the statements made by the representatives of Fiji, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on behalf of the Caribbe…
I address the General Assembly today with a sense of deep humility — humility in the wake of the great architects of world peace who have stood here before me — and pride. In that regard, I will utilize my maiden address to this body to pay homage to those who fostered the birth and initial dynamics…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Latin American and Caribbean Group to pay tribute to the memory of His Excellency Mr. Zillur Rahman, the late President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. We honour a man who was widely revered and hardly reviled, who rose from a…
It is an honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. Today, we pay our deepest respects to the memory and contribution of the late President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías. Our region and the entire world ha…
Saint Lucia aligns itself with the statements made at the 35th meeting by the representatives of Algeria on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, Chile on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, a…
I would first like to congratulate Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this year’s session. I also wish to place on record Saint Lucia’s thanks to Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser for his contribution as President of the Assembly at its sixty- sixth session.
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Not since the prelude to the two world wars have there been so much uncertainty and anxiety within the international system. The sands are indeed shifting, as the President of the Assembly stressed at the opening of this sixty-sixth session (see A/66/PV.1).
The shifts in the struggles for freedom a…
Saint Lucia aligns itself with the statement made by the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, who spoke on behalf of the Caribbean Community.
The Caribbean has been identified as the region with the second highest prevalence of HIV infection among adult men. In Saint Lucia, the prevalence is es…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of the main sponsors, draft resolution A/65/L.48, entitled “Emergency and reconstruction assistance to Haiti, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and other countries affected by Hurricane Tomas”.
Today’s meeting of the General Assembly is a manife…
My country has the honour to sponsor draft resolution A/65/L.65, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, along with Australia, Brazil, Canada and New Zealand. I should like to begin by expressing appreciation for the cooperation exhibited by all delegations involved in negotiating the draft resolu…
In my address on the accomplishments and shortfalls of Saint Lucia towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, I stressed that all of our gains would be useless if we could not address the threatening saga of adverse climate change. Many other nations highlighted that urgent issue, and I hop…
Ten years ago, we met and agreed on a set of actions documenting our collective responsibility for ensuring that we lived in a world that was more equitable. We developed indicators and set targets, which at this point we must assess.
Saint Lucia is among those nations that adopted the eight Millen…
I would simply like to thank all delegations for adopting this decision without a vote. For many of us here, it is by virtue of the fact that resolution 1514 (XV) was adopted 50 years ago that we are able to add our voices to the work and achievements of the Special Committee.
On behalf of the Spec…
I speak on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). We thank all those who sponsored resolution 64/250 for exhibiting the commitment of the international community to come to the aid and assistance of one of its members in this sad and trying time.
For us in the Caribbea…