Before taking the floor in my national capacity as representative of Mexico, I would like to thank Alistair Harrison for his work and his contribution to the Council’s duties, not only because of his very good and always well-received sense of humour but also because of his dedication and his work. …
Mexico has gone along with the adoption of the draft resolution contained in document A/57/651/Add.1 because we believe that it contains valuable elements that will help to achieve the objective of the effective use of resources available to the United Nations. My delegation has asked to take the fl…
The delegation of Mexico shares the view that the creation of a mechanism for the certification of rough diamonds contributes to stability in the region and to the maintenance of international peace and security.
My delegation therefore appeals for closer communication between the Kimberley Process…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for his report on the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) and the Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Danilo Türk, for the information he has just given us.
I should also like to reiterate Mexico’s gratitude to the R…
Mexico regrets that we have not been able to reach an agreement in the Security Council to continue to work together on the task of disarming Iraq. Nevertheless, those differences should not be an obstacle to the Council’s continued fulfilment of its mandate and of its assumption of its responsibili…
I should like first of all the thank the Secretary-General for the special report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and to express gratitude to Mr. Guéhenno for having introduced it to us.
Before talking about the report, however, I should like to offer the condolence…
Allow me at the outset to extend Mexico’s best wishes to the delegation of Guinea upon assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to thank Mr. Fischer and the delegation of Germany for their successful leadership of our work during the previous month.
Mexico attends with optimism this meet…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the people and Government of Mexico, to express our condolences to and solidarity with the people and Government of China following the loss of human life and physical damage in their country as a result of the recent earthquake.
I wish to express my thanks for …
My delegation too would like to express its gratitude for the information that has been provided to the members of the Council by Mr. Guéhenno, Mr. Nishimura and Mr. Braun. In particular, we would like to thank Mr. Nishimura and Japan for their outstanding work in maintaining the international commu…
Throughout the entire inspection process Mexico has clearly expressed its confidence in the impartiality, professionalism, seriousness and constructive spirit in which Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei’s teams are working. On this occasion, having heard their reports, we reiterate that confidence.
In the …
Like other delegations, my delegation thanks the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guéhenno, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Vieira de Mello, for their briefings today.
The Mexican delegation profoundly regrets the confirmation that members of …
At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for the report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and, of course, most especially to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Michael Steiner, for his presence here and for his very timely …
The delegation of Mexico has taken due note of the useful information presented to the Council by the Government of the United States. This presentation clearly contains valuable information to help determine and guide the Council’s decisions. It will also give us additional elements of judgement in…
At the outset, allow me sincerely to congratulate the delegation of France for the pertinent way in which it has conducted the work of the Security Council and to express my deep appreciation for having you, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, preside over the Security Council at this i…
On behalf of Mexico, I wish to thank the Secretary- General for presenting his report on the impact of armed conflict on children. I wish to emphasize that the report was prepared with an innovative approach that will undoubtedly affect the way in which the Security Council deals with this and other…
Allow me first of all to express our gratitude to the delegation of Colombia for having included in the Security Council’s programme of work for December this public meeting to have a wrap-up of this body’s work during 2002 as well as to identify the challenges and pending tasks of the Council for 2…
It is an honour for the delegation of Mexico to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolution on the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA), contained in document A/57/L.27/Rev.1. In addition to the countries appearing in the revised text of the draft, which we are i…
My delegation is gratified that this meeting of the Security Council today is presided over by a Latin American woman, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Republic of Colombia.
On behalf of Mexico, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for introducing his report on protection of …
Sir, allow me to begin by expressing my thanks, on behalf of my delegation, for the introduction by the Coordinators of each of the draft resolutions relating to agenda item 25 (a), (b) and (c). Our thanks also go to the Secretary-General for the preparation and presentation of his reports, which gi…
Humanitarian assistance is one of the most noble expressions of solidarity in the face of the challenges that we are facing in nature worldwide and in emergency situations created because of the persistence of and increase in conflict. It is a complex task that requires clear and well defined rules …
