At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his excellent report on agenda item 39, “Towards global partnerships”, which is now before us. The information and recommendations contained in this document will unquestionably facilitate our debate.
T…
Today’s meeting and the debate that has taken place in recent days mark the beginning of a new year in the consideration of the item on Security Council reform, in accordance with the decision adopted by the General Assembly in the closing days of the fifty-fifth session, when it took note of the re…
It is an honour for my delegation, as it has been every year in the past, to address this Assembly on the item “Report of the International Court of Justice”. I am grateful to Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the Court, for presenting the report and for his comments. His words are always illumi…
Allow me to convey the Mexican delegation’s appreciation to the Director General, Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the report of the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the year 2000. Our warmest recognition goes to him for the leadership that he has shown at the …
Once again, we the States Members of the United Nations are present here on this annual occasion that offers us an opportunity to express in the General Assembly our views on the report on the activities of the Security Council.
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the President of t…
The delegation of Mexico deems it fortunate that a Latin American Vice-President of the Assembly is presiding over this part of the plenary meeting during which I am making my statement.
On 27 September, the President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, speaking once again about the horrendous terrorist attack…
Two weeks after 11 September, two weeks after that day of infamy, my delegation wishes to reiterate its condemnation of the criminal acts that were perpetrated and which filled us all with horror and indignation. It also wishes to reiterate its unreserved readiness to contribute, unhesitatingly and …
The delegation of Mexico is very pleased to see you, Mr. Minister, presiding over this dialogue and thus highlighting its importance.
I reiterate the sorrow and solidarity already conveyed by the Mexican Government to the United States at the atrocious terrorist attacks that nine days ago took the …
The Government of Mexico believes that this is an opportune time for the General Assembly to consider the problem of malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, as a response to the just call made at the African summit meeting held in Abuja in April 2000 and, in so doing, to promote nat…
The delegation of Mexico welcomes the Assembly’s adoption by consensus of draft resolution A/55/L.82 relating to continuing the substantive preparatory process for the International Conference on Financing for Development.
That conference, which the Assembly has decided will take place at Monterrey…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Deputy Secretary-General for her brief introduction of the Secretary-General’s report, which guides our
debate. As I had the opportunity to express in an open meeting of the Security Council to examine the Secretary-General’s report on pre…
Today, as on all the previous occasions when the General Assembly has met to elect judges of ad hoc international tribunals, Mexico takes the floor to explain the reasons why, since the first such occasion, it has decided not to participate in these elections.
On all those occasions Mexico, a count…
On 15 November 2000, the General Assembly met to hold the final negotiations of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, as well as the Protocol against the Smuggling of…
Once again, the delegation of Mexico will not participate in the election of the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Mexico is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as to full compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law. Therefore, i…
Under your wise guidance, Mr. President, the General Assembly has just adopted a resolution that represents an important step forward in the preparatory process for the International Conference on Financing for Development. My delegation would like to express its gratitude for the sense of direction…
Once again, the delegation of Mexico will not participate in the election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Mexico is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and to full compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law. It is for this re…
Only a few months ago, our heads of State or Government at the historic Millennium Summit decided to make every effort possible to ensure that persons suffering disproportionately from the consequences of natural disasters, especially children and other particularly vulnerable groups, would receive …
I have the honour, on behalf of the other sponsors, to introduce draft resolution A/55/L.33/Rev.1, entitled “United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala”. In addition to the sponsors listed in that document, the following delegations have joined in sponsoring the draft resolution: Austria, Cana…
My delegation voted in favour of draft resolution A/55/L.48 because it believes that the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine is vital to the settlement of the Middle East conflict. However, I would like to reiterate the following regarding the contents of operative paragraph 3.
Mexico …
Humanitarian assistance is one of the noblest expressions of the essential solidarity of the human spirit in the face of the challenges which, on a global scale, are presented to us by nature and by emergency situations created by the emergence and persistence of conflicts. It will always be better …
