Like the other delegations that have taken the floor before me, I would like to thank Judge Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their detailed reports, as transmitted by the Secretary-General in document S/2021/694. I welcome, of course, the presence among us of the representatives of Bosnia a…
I thank Special Representative Volker Perthes for his briefing, and especially for his good offices over the past few months. Mexico also thanks the Permanent Representative of Estonia for his contribution to the Sudan in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant t…
Mexico welcomes the presentation of the draft resolutions on humanitarian and disaster relief assistance provided by
the United Nations (A/76/L.23, A/76/L.24, A/76/L.26 and A/76/L.27). We also acknowledge the efforts of the facilitators throughout the negotiation process.
Mexico takes this opportu…
As is stated in paragraph 5 of the report on agenda item 83, “Crimes against humanity” (A/76/474), my delegation spoke on 18 November in explanation of position before the Sixth Committee’s adoption of draft resolution A/C.6/76/L.17. However, the report does not indicate that my delegation has disso…
I am taking the floor today to explain the Mexican delegation’s decision to abstain from the voting on resolution 76/70.
We believe that a resolution of this nature could benefit from the contributions of the members of the Organization, but at the end of the day, the General Assembly had to vote o…
At the outset, I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for attending this meeting, which demonstrates the importance your country attaches to the topic of this open debate, which is a priority that we share.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the Afri…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. We take note of the monthly report (see S/2021/989) of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
We note that, despite the repeated requests of the OPCW, the Syrian authorities have yet to provide…
I am speaking in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017) concerning Mali.
In accordance with the Committee’s guidelines for carrying out its work, I would like to inform the Council of the activities carried out in 2021, as well as of th…
Nothing we can say in this forum can do justice to the vital importance of the oceans. Whether in terms of the health of ecosystems or conditions relating to human development, the oceans are the critical key to life on our planet, as we know it. That is precisely why the United Nations Convention o…
I thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, for his insightful briefing and for the work that he and his team do daily for millions of people. As he shared with us today, the outlook for refugees in the world is complex and sensitive. We only have to look at the ac…
I thank Special Representative Keita and Ms. Marie-Madeleine Kalala for their briefings. I also thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing on the visit of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) to Kinshasa, and I welcome the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Con…
At the outset, I wish to thank the delegations of Norway and Tunisia for their work at the head of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and ent…
On behalf of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I am honoured to report on progress made since our last joint briefing, held in November 2020 (see S/2020/1143). We fully endorse the joint statement delivered on behalf of the Security Council Committee purs…
I thank you, Sir, for your kind words and wish you every success in your leadership of the Council this month. To that end, you can count on the support of my delegation.
Mexico thanks and welcomes Mr. Christian Ritscher, who has today presented his first report in his capacity as Head of the Unite…
On behalf of the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, the Committee established pursuant to resoluti…
The Government of Mexico has fully shouldered its responsibilities regarding the challenge of preventing and combating the criminal networks that profit from human trafficking. We are working to restore the rights of the victims and survivors of this terrible crime and to guarantee their access to j…
We welcome the convening of this debate on the relationship between the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the report of IAEA (see A/76/232) and the indispensable role it plays in the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime.
Draft resolution A/76/L.10, which …
Mexico endorses the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group and would like to make the following additional remarks in its national capacity.
Today’s debate touches on one of the most important issues on the United Nations agenda, especially in the…
Mexico thanks President Hofmański for introducing the report (see A/76/293) of the International Criminal Court (see A/76/PV.29).
Despite the fact that the world is still suffering the ravages of the coronavirus disease pandemic, the International Criminal Court has demonstrated immense capacity fo…
We thank the President for convening today’s meeting to address a high-priority issue for the Organization, the affirmation of the indispensable role of the General Assembly as the universal forum par excellence, in which we assert the legal equality of States and the validity of multilateralism.
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