First of all, on behalf of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), over which Peru is honoured to preside, I would like to extend my congratulations to the
Argentine Republic, in particular to President Cristina Fernández, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, an auspic…
I would like to commend you, Sir, for convening an open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. We are also grateful to the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Robert Serry.
Since 1947, when Peru joined the United Nation…
In the history of humankind, there are important and transcendent events, and then there are all the other times. Today, 2 April 2013, marks an important and transcendent milestone in the history of the Organization. Today, the General Assembly has adopted the Arms Trade Treaty by an overwhelming ma…
First of all, I would like to commend the initiative of the presidency of the Security Council to convene this open debate on the situation in Haiti. We also welcome the presence of the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Mr. Nigel Fisher, and thank him for introducing …
In conveying our deepest condolences on this occasion, on behalf of my country, Peru, as well as on my own behalf and on behalf of the Permanent Mission that I am honoured to represent, I ask the family, the Government and, above all, the people of Venezuela to accept our most heartfelt expression o…
I am honoured and proud to represent Peru at this ceremony to launch the International Year of Quinoa. I welcome that initiative, which was presented by the Bolivian Government and approved by the General Assembly. The Government of President Ollanta Humala Tasso and Peru enthusiastically join in th…
My delegation is pleased to deliver this statement on the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals on behalf of the delegations of Mexico and Peru.
We welcome the adoption of this draft decision, which will allow us to begin the process of defining sustainable development goals. The deci…
I wish to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for his interesting presentation on the intensive work of the Court from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012.
In the year covered by the report, there were important developments in the work of the Court. First…
I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Peter Tomka, for being here this morning and for his interesting presentation on the intensive work carried out by the Court from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2012.
The establishment of the International Court of Justice a…
It is a great honour to speak in the Council under the presidency of Guatemala.
Let me express the thanks due to Guatemala for its important initiative in focusing the Council’s attention for the first time on the relationship between the Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The timi…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Guatemala’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the first time in its history, as well as for your initiative in convening this open debate on the situation in Haiti. Guatemala’s presiding presence at this debate reflects…
At the outset, on behalf of President Ollanta Humala Tasso and the Government and people of Peru, I wish to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his election to lead this session, during which we are very honoured to support him as one of the Vice-Presidents. I would also like to co…
My delegation would like to state that our position in favour of this decision does not in any way affect the position of Peru on the issue of the occupied Syrian Golan, nor our position on the contents of the various resolutions adopted by the General Assembly.
At the outset, I would like to commend the initiative of the United Kingdom presidency in convening this debate on the situation in Haiti. We also welcome the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Mr. Mariano Fernández, and thank him for his briefing.
Since 2004…
As this is the first time that my delegation addresses the Security Council this year, I would like to take this opportunity to warmly welcome the new non-permanent members of the Council and to wish them every success during their term. We reiterate to them Peru’s commitment to make a solid contrib…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this meeting of the General Assembly to continue discussing one of the key issues linked to the reform of the Organization: the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
Thanks to the f…
My country has joined in sponsoring draft resolution A/66/L.6 on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an expression of our firm support of the Agency’s work.
Peru, a founding member of the IAEA, has just concluded its term on the Board of Governors for the period 2009 to 2…
Before making my statement, I wish to join in the expressions of condolence on the great loss of Mr. Antonio Cassese, a great jurist, who contributed greatly to the body of international law. We will always regret his loss.
I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, …
Non-communicable diseases, also known as lifestyle diseases, are a serious problem throughout the world. Today, far more people are affected by them in medium-income and poor countries. In addition to the cost in human pain from early deaths and disability, there are catastrophic costs for families …
My delegation would like to thank the President of the Human Rights Council, Ms. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, for her presentation of the Council reports (A/66/53 and A/66/53/Add.1) to the General Assembly. Peru notes that the work of that important United Nations body provides essential elements for the p…
