I am honoured, first of all, to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/51/L.75 on behalf of the sponsors. In addition to the countries listed in the draft document, which are the Group of Friends of the Guatemala peace process, the following Member States have sponsored the draft res…
On the occasion of today’s election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1 January 1991, my delegation wishes to state the following:
The …
The complicated formula that was used so that consensus could be reached on the resolution we have just adopted was the high price that the Member States decided to pay for consensus at this stage of the negotiations to establish the scale of assessments for the next triennium. For the first time, t…
It is an honour for me to introduce this draft resolution on behalf of the countries that are members of the Group of Friends of the Guatemala peace process, the names of which appear in the text, and of the following sponsors: Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, E…
Mexico wishes to express its gratification and joy at the signing last 29 December of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace by the Government of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG). The signing of this Agreement is rightly a source of pride for the people of Guat…
The Mexican delegation has the honour of introducing the draft decision in document A/55/L.5, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization”.
The conclusion of a Treaty completely prohibiting nuclear tests …
I have the pleasure of extending to Mr. Kofi Annan the warmest congratulations of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States for his well-deserved appointment as Secretary-General of the United Nations for the next five years. It is particularly gratifying for the region in whose name I have t…
My delegation will vote in favour of draft resolution A/55/L.10 entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, as a demonstration of our firm support for the regime set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and to support the efforts of the General Assembly to promote greater underst…
It is an honour for me to express, on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, our heartfelt recognition for the work of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) throughout the 50 years during which it has fostered the well-being of children around the world. Working to help children and…
We should like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his wide-ranging yearly report on the law of the sea. We note with pleasure that the activities of the Organization are contributing to the effective, uniform and consistent application of the provisions of the United Nations Co…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States at this special meeting in observance of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have a historical vocation of struggle against slavery. As a result of our in…
Mexico attaches particular importance to the report that the Security Council submits yearly to the General Assembly. In so doing, the Council discharges its obligation under Article 24 of the Charter to report to the General Assembly on measures adopted on behalf of all Member States to maintain in…
The Central American region has pride of place in Mexico’s international undertakings. We are joined to the countries of Central America by historic and cultural bonds that we are seeking to strengthen. Political dialogue is improving all the time and we hope to enhance our economic relations to our…
For the past four years, the General Assembly has called on Member States to refrain from promulgating and applying laws and measures whose extraterritorial effects affect the sovereignty of other States and the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction, as well as the fre…
We wish at the outset to convey our gratitude to the Secretary- General for his report on cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (A/51/299).
This report details the various activities undertaken between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community to promote …
For the third consecutive year, the General Assembly has before it a report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council established by resolution 48/26.
In the…
It is an honour and a pleasure to express, on behalf of the delegation of Mexico, our appreciation to Mr. Blix for the report on the work done last year by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which he leads so brilliantly and competently. Again, we congratulate him and reiterate our suppo…
My delegation wishes first of all to thank the Secretary-General for his report on international assistance for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nicaragua. The report covers the progress made in Nicaragua, reflected in greater price stability and the establishment of a framework for developi…
First, I wish to state that my delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Bolivia on behalf of the Rio Group.
Last year the General Assembly adopted the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action, which resulted from the World S…
On 30 September, a commemorative meeting was held here at Headquarters to review the progress at mid-decade on the implementation of the goals of the World Summit for Children, which was attended by the Ministers of the six convening countries.
At that meeting the Secretary of Health of my country …
