Let me start by congratulating the outstanding management and leadership shown by Japan during its recent presidency of the Security Council. My delegation would also like to thank the Malaysian presidency for convening this timely debate to address an issue of great sensitivity and concern for my c…
At the outset, allow me to acknowledge the leadership of Japan in proposing this timely debate, 10 years after the approval of the first presidential note (S/2006/507) of the Council on working methods. Japan’s renewed commitment to the issue allows the General Assembly to bring to the Council one a…
It is my great pleasure to present the co-Chairs’ summary of Panel Discussion 2, on the theme “Financing the end of AIDS: the window of opportunity”, which was held on 9 June from 3 to 6 p.m. I had the honour to co-chair the Panel with His Excellency Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burk…
It is an honour to address the Assembly today on behalf of the
President of the Republic of Panama, Mr. Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, to reiterate the commitment of our country to working with the international community to eradicate HIV/AIDS before 2030 as an imperative and urgent goal. With this …
First and foremost, I would like to welcome the presence this morning of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Her Excellency Ms. Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, and thank Venezuela for having convened today’s debate on the maintenance of peace and security and the purpose…
At the outset, I would like to begin by welcoming decision 69/560, adopted at the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly under the presidency of Mr. Sam Kutesa, to continue with intergovernmental negotiations on reforming the Security Council, a goal shared by more than 90 per cent of Member S…
At the outset, allow me to thank the delegation of Spain, Sir, for convening this open Council debate on the topic “Women and peace and security”.
I would like to reiterate the message of the President of the Republic of Panama, His Excellency Mr. Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, during the general de…
I am honoured and humbled to be in this Hall among my colleagues, friends and fellow human beings for this historic moment when we have adopted by consensus decision 69/560, on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related
matters. On…
Panama aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. In our national capacity, we would like to make a few final timely comments.
We are very happy to see what is happening today. After an participatory intergovernmental process lasting several years, Member States n…
First, I want to welcome New Zealand’s presidency of the Security Council. I also welcome Mr. Murray McCully, Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand.
I cannot think of a better setting or physical space than the territories of the SIDS where we can so clearly see the inextricable link between …
I would first like to thank Malaysia for presiding over the Security Council this month and for having convened this open debate on an issue of such great importance to the international community as children and armed conflict.
It is of great concern to see the increase in armed conflicts and huma…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC), I have the honour to extend our warmest congratulations to Mr. Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventieth session. Mr. Lykketoft represents a country, Denmark, with a numbe…
We wish to begin by congratulating the non-permanent members of the Security Council and wishing them every success in their deliberations.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Austria as Chair of the Human Security Network.
We also welcome the briefings giv…
Panama associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/68/PV.100).
In Panama, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death nationwide. In 2010 alone, 59.6 per cent of deaths w…
At the outset, we express our condolences over the unfortunate events in Lampedusa, Italy. I also extend to the Assembly the warmest greetings of the Government of the Republic of Panama, in particular of the President of the Republic, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal, and of the Panamanian delegation an…
At the outset, allow me to begin by commending the important work carried out under the presidency of Mr. Vuk Jeremić in handling the items on our agenda. He can count on the support of my delegation and Government in continuing to work towards the successful completion of your mandate.
In referenc…
It is an honour for me to address the international community, first of all, to express the pleasure of the Government of the Republic of Panama at the election of His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session.
The delegation of Panama…
Panama energetically condemns the systematic violations of the human rights of the Libyan people, who yearn to live in peace and freedom. Panama laments the loss of human lives and extends its sincerest condolences to the victims’ families.
Panama supports Human Rights Council resolution S-15/1 and…
I have the honour to address the Assembly on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, whose members have requested that I convey to the Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women our sincerest congratulations on his appointment. We are confident that his leadership will …
Today, the General Assembly has adopted resolution 64/254, entitled “Second follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict”. This new text, which follows up on resolution 64/10 of 5 November 2009, suffers from the same lack of objectivity. Consequently, the R…
