My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group. We join others in thanking the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China for introducing the annual report of the Security Council to the General Asse…
The delegation of Mexico wishes to express its deep appreciation to the International Court of Justice for its hard work this year and to welcome its annual report (A/68/4). Mexico would also like to commend the Secretary-General for his hard work and commitment to the peaceful resolution of dispute…
Mexico would like to thank Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court, for his presentation of the Court’s ninth annual report (see A/68/314) to the General Assembly. We welcome Mr. Herman von Hebel as Registrar of the Court and Mr. James Stewart as Deputy Prosecutor, both o…
The holding of this debate shows the Council’s openness to considering improvements in its working methods, and that is why we welcome Azerbaijan’s initiative. In addition, Mexico welcomes and is grateful for the work carried out by Ambassador Perceval and her diligent leadership of the Informal Wor…
Mexico would like to thank Azerbaijan for its work in coordinating this debate. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for presenting his recent report on the subject (S/2013/525), and we welcome the participation of the Executive Director of UN Women and civil society in today’s dialogue.
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This High-level Dialogue allows us to highlight this important political moment in which we are building the collective agenda to advance towards equitable and sustainable development on a global scale. In particular, it allows us to highlight the importance of uniting our efforts to follow up on Mo…
On behalf of the United States and Mexico, co-Chairs
of Round Table 2, it is my honour to present a summary of the discussion that took place on the theme of measures to ensure respect for and the protection of the human rights of all migrants, with particular reference to women and children, how t…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to join others in expressing our sense of solidarity and our grief over the sad events near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Mexico recognizes that the link between migration and development is a global challenge. The commitment of States participating in this se…
On behalf of President Enrique Peña Nieto, it is an honour for me to address the plenary of this Organization, a symbol of universal values and of the best causes of humankind.
On behalf of the people and Government of Mexico, I thank the international community for the generous expressions of soli…
I thank the Secretary-General for his report on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) (S/2013/493) and his recommendation that the international community continue to support to that fraternal country. I also appreciate the briefing by Ms. Sandra Honoré on the situation on the…
I thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for bringing this important matter to the attention of the Security Council. Also allow me to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General and to his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, for their briefings. My coun…
Mexico recognizes the inalienable right to self-determination of people. It is one of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, enshrined specifically in paragraph 2 of Article 1. It was also reaffirmed by the General Assembly in resolution 2625 (XXV). The principle is also r…
On behalf of the President of the Republic, Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto, the delegation of Mexico welcomes this high-level meeting convened by the General Assembly in order to review progress achieved in implementing the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
The crime of…
The Mexican delegation believes in the great importance of resolution 67/270 on preparations for the high-level meeting to follow up and appraise the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, to be held on 13 and 14 May. We hope that, despite the limited amount of time r…
I wish to deliver this political declaration on behalf of the following States, without prejudice to their own individual views: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cy…
I thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for convening today’s debate. I would also like to thank Mr. Nigel Fisher, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Haiti, for his presence here today and for his assessment of the situation on the ground.
It was with great interes…
The delegation of Mexico attaches great importance to resolution 67/250, as it concerns a topic that is relevant to the international community, namely, the follow- up to the International Conference on Population and Development beyond 2014. We are certain that the special session of the General As…
Mexico recognizes the progress achieved in developing the civilian capacity initiative, as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General entitled “Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict” (A/67/312). We also pay tribute to Ms. Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, and …
We wish to thank the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Ms. Margaret Chan, for her report (see A/67/377), which was prepared pursuant to resolution 66/115 and which develops the links between health and the environment and between health and natural disasters. We also welcome d…
It is an honour to participate in this meeting commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The Convention is one of the most important international legal instruments of the Organization and serves as the basi…