I would like to join those who have preceded me in congratulating you and your delegation, Mr. President, on Slovakia’s skilful leadership of the Security Council during the month of February. That skill is evident in today’s timely convocation of this open debate on the implementation of resolution…
Allow me at the outset to join others who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Mr. President, as well as the delegation of Slovakia, for the initiative to hold this
debate on security sector reform (SSR), a subject of great importance for the work of the United Nations in general, and speci…
Panama is taking the floor, first, to place clearly on record the importance of the situation in Haiti for our country. Secondly, we wish to thank the countries of the region that have devoted efforts and contributed troops to Haiti — including Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ch…
At the outset, Sir, allow me, like those who have spoken before me, to congratulate Mr. Alvaro de Soto on his recent appointment as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and to thank him for the detailed briefing he has just given us.
As we consider today the situation in the Middle…
The Mission of the Republic of Panama is grateful for the singular opportunity of addressing the Council in the presence of Mr. José Ramos Horta, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, since it gives us an opportunity to welcome him and express our respect for his dedication and r…
The delegation of Panama believes that this is an opportune moment to recall that heads of State or Government, meeting during the 2005 World Summit, acknowledged the need for the Organization to carry out a coordinated, consistent and integrated peacebuilding and reconciliation effort in countries …
When Panama accepted the responsibility of assuming a seat on the Security Council, it did so with a view not to imposing its own national criteria, but to acting on behalf of and for the Members of the Organization in respect to the maintenance of international peace and security.
Given that under…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We would also like to thank the delegation of Qatar for the work accomplished. I would like to commend you, Mr. President, and the delegation of the Russ…
Let my first words be to express our thanks for the submission of the first report of the Human Rights Council to the General Assembly (A/61/53) and to congratulate its President, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, on his endeavours. The task of building up the Council is in his hands, and we are conv…
At the outset, we would like to associate ourselves with the statement made earlier by the representative of Guyana on behalf of the Rio Group.
Five years ago, addressing the General Assembly, the representative of Panama affirmed:
“Treatment for the disease is a true human right. And no less true…
Madam President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you for having responded to the suggestion of the Non-Aligned Movement to convene this important meeting in order to engage in a preliminary analysis of the work done so far by the Peacebuilding Commission. Likewise, we endorse the statement ma…
I have the honour to inform the Assembly that, in addition to the Member States listed in paragraph 1 of the report of the Credentials Committee for the sixtieth regular session of the General Assembly, Angola, Georgia,
Senegal and Tajikistan have submitted official credentials in due form, in acco…
It is an honour for the delegation of Panama to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, the draft resolutions contained in documents A/59/L.41/Rev.1 and A/59/L.55, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States” and “Cooperation between the United Nations and …
The delegation of Panama is honoured to submit under item 40, sub-item (b) of the agenda of the General Assembly, on behalf of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, draft resolution A/58/L.42 entitled, “International assistance to and cooperation with the Allian…
The delegation of Panama is honoured to address this plenary meeting on General Assembly agenda item 40 (b), on behalf of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Our countries attach special importance to the Alliance for Sustainable Development (ALIDES), as a su…
On behalf of the President of the Republic of Panama, Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez, and on my own behalf, I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Hunte on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session. The delegation of Panama is deeply gratified that he has been appointed t…
It is an honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Panama, led by Her Excellency Ms. Mireya Moscoso. On their behalf, I would like to congratulate the United Nations on the holding of this Meeting, which we hope will strengthen the work of M…
The delegation of Panama has the honour to introduce, under item 20 (b) of the agenda of the General Assembly and on behalf of the representatives of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, draft resolution A/56/L.53, entitled “International assistance to and coop…
The Republic of Panama welcomes with particular pleasure the election of Mr. Han Seung-soo as President of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly, and wishes to assure him of our fullest cooperation in the sensitive work with which he is entrusted. It is also a pleasure for us to express th…
The delegation of Panama wishes to withdraw the candidature of Mr. Cesar Pereira Burgos in order to speed the election process. I take this opportunity to thank delegations for their support for our candidate.
