The General Assembly has before it today document A/48/47, which contains the report of the Open- ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council, established under resolution 48/26 adopted last year in this very Hall.
My del…
It is an honour for me to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, draft resolution A/48/L.63/Rev.2, entitled "Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala".
In December of last year the General Assembly…
Since the beginning of the crisis in Haiti, Mexico has vigorously spoken out against the coup d’état and the violations of constitutional order that culminated in the overthrow of the legitimate Government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Since that time, Mexico has supported the decisions of t…
The Government of Mexico expresses its satisfaction at the conclusion of the consultations held by the Secretary- General to resolve the differences with regard to Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The result can be found in the draft Agreement to be adopted on this occ…
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and the other sponsors that you have just mentioned, Mr. President. The Group’s members sponsoring the draft resolution are: Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bo…
The General Assembly is meeting to bear testimony to the fulfilment of one of the highest aims that it has set for itself since its foundation: eliminating apartheid and assisting in the establishment of a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa. In an international environment characterized …
In joining the consensus on the adoption of the draft resolution on the scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations, my delegation wishes to repeat its conviction - expressed for the first time at the San Francisco Conference - that the rights accorded by the Cha…
A year ago, we met here to consider a draft resolution on this same subject. At that time - as now - the international community expressed its deep concern at the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I regret to say that, since then, there has been no improvement in the situation of that State Membe…
In an era of deep and continuing change in the international political and economic arena, Latin America and the Caribbean are persevering in a process of unprecedented modernization and reform. The region is now efficiently and actively becoming part of the major global trends of the world economy.…
My delegation wishes first to thank the Secretary-General for his report, and to thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for the additional information he has provided.
My delegation fully supports the statement made this morning by…
The Government of Mexico has been closely following developments in Central America. Although the period of conflicts and confrontations seems finally to be behind us, we must recognize that progress has been uneven. Important progress has been made in adopting measures for dialogue and reconciliati…
The delegation of Mexico voted in favour of draft resolution A/48/L.13 and Corr.1 because we consider it of the utmost importance to support the work being done by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We reaffirm our trust in that Agency’s role in the promotion of the use of nuclear energy…
In accordance with the United Nations Charter, the General Assembly is meeting today to consider the annual report of the Security Council. My delegation is pleased that the report has been submitted in a timely fashion, and we wish to state for the record our appreciation to Ambassador Sardenberg, …
We come to this forum of the international community in the hope that our deliberations concerning the drug phenomenon will contribute effectively to bringing peace to mankind, thanks to nations’ renewed expression of their will to cooperate in the responsible and shared task of eradicating the drug…
The Central American region has shown its unshakeable will to overcome decades of violence, instability and lack. The process of peacemaking has now spread to the entire region.
For Mexico, Central America is of priority interest because we border on the region and have cultural and historical link…
In almost exactly two years the United Nations, shaped by a group of visionary statesmen in 1945, will reach its half century. That important anniversary is a source of special satisfaction for the States that believed from the outset in an international community organized on basic principles of co…
Mr. President, my delegation had asked to make a statement before the General Assembly took note of the report of the Court. When you assumed the presidency of this session of the Assembly, we pledged to work with you as you discharged your functions. You personally asked me to make my statement aft…
The United Nations has embarked on an irreversible process of profound transformation. Efficiency and flexibility will be the defining features of this process. But an effective United Nations must continue to be in the service of peace and development.
The United Nations of the next century must n…
At the historic
Rio de Janeiro Conference, the international community shaped a new consensus:
that sustainable development is the new means of preserving and consolidating
the progress and coexistence of mankind.
The commitments achieved at Rio constitute the beginning of a process
that demand…
The delegation
of Mexico is pleased to participate in the discussion on this important item
for the Latin American and Caribbean region and this Organization. Given the
shaky state of the global economy Latin America is once again confronted with
major challenges. The upward trend our region had…
