The delegation of Mexico wishes to express its deep gratitude to the International Court of Justice for the arduous work it has carried out this year, as well as to thank its President, Judge Tomka, for presenting the Court’s report (A/69/4).
The important and intensive work carried out by the Cour…
Mexico would like to thank Argentina for its initiative in convening this debate, and would also like to say that we support the presidential statement issued by the Council this morning (S/PRST/2014/21).
Our participation in today’s open debate is very important to us in the lead-up to preparation…
The delegation of Mexico is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. We wish you success in your leadership and assure you of our cooperation and support throughout the session.
My delegation wishes to acknowledge the timely convening of this meeting …
I thank the delegation of the United States for convening this debate and Ms. Sandra Honoré for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/617) to us today.
My country is pleased to note that the situation in Haiti shows signs of progress in security, the strengthening of the rule of l…
We thank the briefers who spoke at the outset of the meeting, as well as the presiding delegation for convening this important debate.
In recent months, there has, unfortunately, been no lack of examples with respect to the problem of children and armed conflict. Iraq, South Sudan and Gaza are case…
I thank your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this debate, and I thank the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their statements. I would like to pay tribute to Ms. Pillay for the significant work she has carried out and the support she has given to…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing, and the representative of Israel and the observer of the Observer State of Palestine for their statements.
We regret to note that, once again, the Gaza Strip is the scene of an armed confrontation that has caused many innocent victims among the civili…
It is an honour to participate in this exercise, which is aimed at reviewing the progress made by our countries in implementation of the commitments undertaken in the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, a…
My delegation joins the condemnation of the acts committed against the staff of the Turkish consulate in Mosul, Iraq, and we call for their immediate release. Likewise, my delegation aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/68/PV.…
Mexico acknowledges the significance of this meeting on interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). In an international system based on the principles of the rule of law and democratic governance, we need stronger parliamentary participation …
Mexico appreciates the initiative of the Republic of Korea to convene this debate and welcomes the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of that country.
In the 10 years since the adoption of resolution 1540 (2004), Mexico has derived great satisfaction from the fact that, throughout thi…
Mexico thanks Nigeria for holding this open debate and the Secretary-General and Ms. Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, for their statements.
One of the major challenges facing the international community in this area is that of bringing perpetr…
At the outset, the delegation of Mexico would like to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Chile on behalf of the group of like-minded Latin American countries. I would like to thank the Bureau of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, as well as the Secretariat an…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this debate at a decisive moment for the future of the Government and people of Haiti and for the definition of the United Nations presence in the country. Ten years following
the establishment of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) a…
The topic of this open debate is of great importance to my delegation. Mexico thanks Luxembourg and its Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Mr. Jean Asselborn, for making it possible for us to assess the progress in
our common challenges in this area. Mexico believes that resolution 2143 (20…
Mexico would like to thank the delegation of Lithuania for convening this important debate. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing, which reflects the commitment to support the efforts of the United Nations to promote the rule of law.
In the Declaration of the High-level…
Mexico would like to thank the presidency of Lithuania for having chosen this item for its first open debate. Civilians in armed conflict are still the majority of victims, largely due to the use of weapons in densely populated areas.
I should also like to thank the speakers who spoke before me in …
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to take the floor in this annual debate to recognize the vital work that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) is doing to improve the capacity and performance of humanitarian aid in field.
Twenty-two years ago, we established a mod…
I would like first of all to express our appreciation to the individuals and institutions that contribute to the comprehensive, consistent implementation of the legal regime governing the law of the sea as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982.
First, we recognize…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Remigiusz Achilles
Henczel, for his introduction of the report on the Council (A/68/53).
Mexico is firmly committed to strengthening the international system of human rights and thereby consolidating the Human …
