I should like to add the voice of my delegation to the voices of those who have already congratulated Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency and those who have thanked the outgoing President for his contribution to the work of the Assembly. Saint Lucia pledges its full cooperation to Mr. Ka…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I wish to join other speakers in expressing congratulations to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on his election to the presidency for the fifty-seventh session. I should also like to thank you, Mr. President, for your work…
Allow me first to offer the congratulations of the delegation of Saint Lucia to the President of the General Assembly on his election. We wish to assure him of our full support for the successful outcome of these deliberations.
As we meet with the global fraternity of nations during this fifty-sixt…
My delegation would like to thank the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for its outstanding reports that have informed our contribution to this debate, in particular the Trade and Development Report, 2000 and the World Investment Report 2000.
At the risk of being repetitiv…
Humanity, our greatest concern, is the reason why we are gathered here today. Humanity stands at a defining moment in world history. The challenge before us is to harness the collective consciousness and will of the international community to address the problems of planet Earth.
During the course …
We are gathered here today to reaffirm our faith in this Organization, this United Nations. We are gathered here to reconfirm that the purposes and principles of its Charter can safely lead us in the new millennium and fulfil the ageless expectation of a world free of poverty, free of hunger, free o…
In my capacity as current Chairman of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States for the month of December, I have the honour to submit to the General Assembly, on behalf of the Group, the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.36, relative to the creation of an international civilian m…
I have the honour to make this statement of behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group in tribute to the late Mr. Franjo Tudjman, President of the Republic of Croatia.
Mr. Franjo Tudjman, born to humble beginnings in Veliko, Trgovišaee, a village in the Croatian Zagorje, on 14 May 1922, lived…
As the curtain falls on the twentieth century, this time-honoured institution, the United Nations, rejoices in the presence of two distinguished Africans at the helm. The outstanding freedom fighter of Namibia, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab occupies our presidential perch, while our principled, purposeful an…
Mr. President, it is such a pleasure that a distinguished son of our region should preside over these proceedings. We wish you well and pledge our full support.
This year we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of a Declaration which was predicated on the assumption that the right to dev…
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Member States that supported Saint Lucia’s candidacy for the Economic and Social Council. I would like to congratulate the other Member States that have been elected, including Brazil and Colombia from our region. I also recognize the gracious g…
I have the sad duty on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group of expressing deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Ambassador Benny Kimberg, and to the Government and the people of Denmark.
While we mourn his death, we cannot but stop a moment to celebrate his accomplis…
I am pleased to address the Assembly on agenda item 42, “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity”, on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), namely, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica,
We wish to commend the …
I should like at the outset, on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to express our sincere condolences to the people and Government of India on the loss of property and life during the recent cyclone.
On behalf of the 13 member States of the Caribbean Community — Antig…
One year ago, representatives of Member States gathered in this hallowed Hall and sang songs of praise in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of this venerable Organization. One year ago, we faced the challenges of a changing international system and the dawn of the new millennium with courage and ho…
The English claim that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, and I accept the theory that the discipline and skills required in war can best be inculcated through the attitudes acquired and encouraged on the field of sport. But today, the joy of having the sporting achievemen…
The countries which comprise the Caribbean basin at present enjoy a wide measure of mutual agreement and solidarity on the concerns and issues affecting each other. The recent establishment of the Association of Caribbean States has given fresh impetus to this flowering consensus, and Cuba is a memb…
The island State of Saint Lucia shares the sense of history and the mantle of responsibility that falls over the General Assembly on this, the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the United Nations. We must exult in the realization that a vague dream of peace in the aftermath of a world war has in …
The members of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, on whose behalf I am speaking, take special delight in endorsing this draft resolution (A/49/L.62/Rev.1). The logic is simple: a group is only as strong as its weakest link, and we commend the activities of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) secr…
The accession of Palau to the General Assembly of the United Nations is a fitting moment for the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States to muse somewhat on the question of size and sovereignty. The Group comprises countries which are as diverse in culture as they are in size and resources. Thi…
