The delegation of Peru wishes to thank Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his introduction of the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 2001. The report reflects the progress made in terms of the organization’s three fundamental pillars: the system of verification and security for all a…
In a recent article on the future of the United Nations in the new millennium, the Deputy Secretary-General rightly maintained that the Organization faces three main challenges: the challenge of legitimacy, which implies that international organizations should be more transparent, participatory and …
My delegation would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Gilbert Guillaume, for his clear presentation of the Court’s work during the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2002.
As in other years, my country has taken the floor on this topic because we are convinced of…
I thank Ambassador Martin Belinga-Eboutou, Permanent Representative of Cameroon and current President of the Security Council, for his presentation of the Council’s annual report.
Peru is thankful for the efforts to improve the report’s presentation. My delegation welcomes especially the introducto…
I thank the Secretary-General for the reports we have received.
We share the Secretary-General’s mixed feelings about the Organization’s achievements and the current world situation. Indeed, during the past year, we noted with satisfaction important progress in the fight against international impun…
Peru is pleased to participate in this important gathering, which seeks to mobilize the support of the international community for the peace, progress and sustainable development of the African continent. Our presence here reflects not only that we share the status of developing countries, but also …
One of the most disturbing aspects of the current process of economic globalization is the concentration of technological capacity and innovation in a minority of countries. According to the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report 2001, in 1998 the 29 countries of the Organis…
Peru abstained in the voting on the draft resolution contained in document A/56/L.17 on “Oceans and the law of the sea”. This was done without prejudice to Peru’s respect for international law and protection of the oceans, the law of the sea and the rights of coastal States. Similarly, it was done w…
In recent years, the political will to eradicate anti- personnel mines has undoubtedly increased. It could not be otherwise, because anti-personnel mines are odious weapons that claim innocent victims among the civilian population — especially children — more than 100,000 victims per year.
That is …
Peru welcomes with great interest the road map for the implementation of the Millennium Declaration that has been presented to us by the Secretary-General. We believe that this debate should allow us to identify clearly what we Member States view as the strengths and weaknesses of the strategies and…
As the first speaker, and having personally known Mr. Kittani, allow me to say that I was witness to his great
diplomatic and human abilities, as well as his services to the international community. I would therefore like to extend the deepest sympathy of the delegation of Peru to his family and to…
A year ago more than 140 heads of State unanimously endorsed at the Millennium Summit the need to extensively reform the Security Council in all its aspects, an objective that has not been an isolated aspiration in our Organization’s history.
The Security Council acts by delegation and on behalf of…
I would like to convey our thanks to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his presentation of the exhaustive report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to congratulate him on his re-election to a second term as
Director General of the IAEA. This re-election reaffirms the confidence of the int…
I wish to express our gratitude to Ambassador Richard Ryan, Permanent Representative of Ireland and current President of the Security Council, for the introduction of the annual report of that body.
Peru receives this report in accordance with Article 24 of the United Nations Charter, which clearly…
I cannot begin my statement without expressing the outrage of the Peruvian Government and people at the barbaric attack that we witnessed last 11 September. That attack was conceived in such a machiavellian and cruel fashion as to take the largest possible number of human lives and cause the greates…
I congratulate the President on his election, and greet and congratulate his colleagues in the Bureau.
New York and Washington, D.C., were attacked with cruelty and insanity. The attacks were attacks on the principles and purposes of our Organization, and on the Inter-American System. So all the co…
I would like first to say a few words of welcome and congratulations on behalf of Peru to the Republic of Colombia on having assumed the responsibility of presiding over the Council for this month. Peru is particularly pleased to take part in this dialogue under the leadership of a country so deeply…
Allow me first of all to join the delegations that have welcomed this important initiative for a dialogue and reflection on the prevention of armed conflict. This is one of the most important concepts of international collective security and, at the same time, is one of the essential purposes of the…
Let my first words be to congratulate you for assuming the direction of the Security Council during the month of March, a task that has begun in a highly auspicious manner. My delegation wishes to thank you, first of all, for the opportunity to take part in this important meeting that is a follow-up…
In recent years we have observed with satisfaction the development of a genuine international political will seeking the elimination of anti-personnel landmines. These are noxious, clever and indiscriminate weapons whose use involves ethical considerations from the viewpoint of States as well as civ…
