At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statement made by the delegation of Egypt as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Once again, we meet this year to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian
People. After 63 years, Israel is still rejecting p…
I convey the warm regards of the people and Government of Nicaragua to President Evo Morales Ayma, and acknowledge and thank him for the leadership of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in the recognition of the right to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the f…
Before making our comments, allow me to express, on behalf of the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity, the deepest condolences of the people of Nicaragua in view of the untimely passing of the former President of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner.
Nicaragua expresses its gratitude to His Excel…
In the name of the Nicaraguan people and of Comrade President Commander Daniel Ortega Saavedra, I convey my warmest brotherly greetings to you, Sir, and to each and every one of the peoples and Governments represented in the General Assembly.
As the shadows of apocalyptic threats darken the world s…
Attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) means solving technical, administrative and financial problems and problems related to political will. It also means facing up to structural challenges such the tendency of income and wealth to be concentrated in a few hands under the current economi…
The delegation of Nicaragua supports the no-action motion on draft resolution A/64/L.62 moved by the representative of the Russian Federation. We believe that initiatives on such important issues as assistance to refugees and displaced persons should be the result of a broad consensus and the produc…
Nicaragua welcomes the adoption of resolution 64/292 today, which recognizes the human right to drinking water and sanitation as a human right essential to the full enjoyment of life. We welcome the adoption of this historic milestone, after more than 15 years of debate at the global level, thanks t…
My delegation thanks the President of the General Assembly for having organized this important meeting.
Today we come together to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols. We believe that this commemorat…
Our delegation endorses the statement
made by the representative of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group.
In 2001, with the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, Member States sent a message of hope to the world by recognizing that, with sufficient will and an increase in resources, …
My delegation would like to thank the President for having organized this important debate on human security, at which we should openly and transparently discuss an issue on which it has not yet been possible to achieve a definition that enjoys the consensus of the international community. We would …
We welcome this historic International Mother Earth Day, which we are celebrating for the second time, and express our deep conviction that if we do not make the twenty-first century the century of the rights of our Mother Earth and if we do not all dedicate ourselves to the defence of Mother Earth,…
At the outset, my delegation would like to align itself with the statements made by the
representatives of Yemen and Chile on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Rio Group, respectively.
In holding this fourth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, it is essential that we evalua…
The millions of victims of trafficking in persons, that modern form of slavery, today have received fresh hope to counter their suffering. The adoption of the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons is an historic milestone not only for our Organization, but above all for the lives of t…
I would simply like to remind the representative of the United States of the history of the multiple interventions and occupations carried out by his country in the Latin American and Caribbean region, taking advantage of various circumstances, whether of a natural or political character. I kindly a…
First of all, we reiterate our condolences to the brotherly Government and people of Haiti, the United Nations family and all the countries that have lost citizens in this catastrophe.
Nicaragua, a country that has been beset by countless natural disasters, including a devastating earthquake in the…
The delegation of Nicaragua thanks the President of the General Assembly for having convened this important debate. I also wish to express our appreciation for the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group coordinated by the former Ambassador of Ecuador, Ms. María Fernanda Espinoza, and the Ambassador of Nor…
Nicaragua aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The situation in the Middle East continues to seriously deteriorate owing to the expansionist and colonialist policies of Israel, which persists in disregarding the will o…
We thank the President for having convened this meeting. At the sixty-third session of the General Assembly, under the guidance and leadership of Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the intergovernmental
negotiation process finally began to seriously consider, once and for all, the pressing reforms n…
Nicaragua believes that, as called for by the Human Rights Council, of which we are a member, in the draft resolution (S-12/1) it adopted at its twelfth special session, this plenary debate of the Goldstone report (A/HRC/12/48) is crucial. We thank Libya for once again acting with great speed to con…
The delegation of Nicaragua welcomes the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). We also reiterate our commitment to working together for the success of the achievements made and goals agreed at that Conference, held in Cairo i…
