Mexico commends the holding of this event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers and reiterates its commitment to promoting and strengthening a culture of global solidarity. My country recognizes voluntary work as being a catalyst for necessary positive change a…
To begin, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for having submitted the report on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict (A/66/311). The report is a commendable effort to establish priority and specific measures to strengthen civilian support for sustainable peace and development and …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Tanin, on his reappointment as chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council.
More than two years have passed since intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council …
The delegation of Mexico would like to express its deep appreciation to the International Court of Justice for the arduous efforts it has undertaken this year. We would also like to thank its President, Judge Hisashi Owada, for his presentation of the Court’s report (A/66/4).
Mexico welcomes the pe…
Mexico wishes to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for his presentation of the seventh annual report of the Court to the United Nations (see A/66/309).
We welcome the recent accession to and ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal …
It is a great honour to address the Assembly from this rostrum, in the most representative and important forum that human civilization has created to reflect on, discuss and channel our collective action with regard to major world issues.
I am pleased that the world health agenda, given its great i…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the President of the Human Rights Council and thank her for presenting to the General Assembly the report of the Council (A/66/53 and Add.1). The delegation of Mexico also wishes to acknowledge her work and to once again assure her of our full support in that r…
I wish to express on behalf of Mexico our condolences to and solidarity with the people and the Government of Norway for the tragic events that occurred last week.
Currently, over 200 million youth live on less than a dollar a day, 88 million are unemployed, 160 million suffer from malnutrition, 13…
I would like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Mr. Guido Westerwelle, for convening this important debate, and to congratulate his delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council during the month of July and the chairmanship of the Working Group on Children and Arme…
The Mexican delegation would like to welcome the adoption of the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. We wish to acknowledge the work of all the delegations and the fact that a consensus was reached.
We believe it is very important that the final text includes sections that express the fundamental co…
We know that there are roughly 33.3 million people living with HIV in the world today and that new infections have declined by 20 per cent in the past decade. In what is perhaps one of the most visible advances towards universal access, we see that global coverage for antiretroviral treatment reache…
The Government of Mexico reiterates its energetic condemnation of the violence that has been used in Libya to repress peaceful demonstrations, as well as the extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate attacks on the population, and grave and systematic violations of human rights in that country. Full …
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for presenting the report (S/2010/630) and for his strong commitment to the peace, stability and development of the country. We would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of …
In keeping with the established practice concerning the end of the term of office of elected members of the Security Council, I should like to share my impressions and assessments on the work I have carried out at the helm of the subsidiary bodies over which I have presided in the course of my count…
We too would like to thank Mr. Le Roy and Mr. Mkapa for their very valuable briefings. We would like to particularly welcome the presence of Mr. Mutrif Siddiq and Mr. Pagan Amum with us here today.
Only a few days before the date set for fulfilling one of the key provisions of the Comprehensive Pea…
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement and welcome the valuable briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Margot Wallström, as
well as the statements of Under-Secretary-General Le Roy and Lieutenant General Gaye. Allow me also to ex…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on
having convened this high-level meeting on Iraq. We are particularly honoured by your personal presiding over the debate and by the presence of the Secretary- General and Foreign Minister Zebari.
The adoption of three resolutions ending the restrictions i…
Mexico welcomes the holding of this debate, which provides us an annual opportunity to consider the challenges in the humanitarian sphere and the role played by the United Nations in this area. My delegation would also like to express its gratitude for the leadership of the United Nations in coordin…
I wish to offer an explanation of our vote regarding draft resolution XX, entitled “The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects”.
For Mexico, the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects is one…
I would like first of all to congratulate you, Madame President, your delegation, and Ambassador Susan Rice on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of December. We also wish to express our appreciation to the delegation of the United Kingdom for its excellent work in the pr…
