Allow me first to express the gratitude of my delegation to Ambassadors Hans Dahlgren and John de Saram, Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group, for their efforts and their dedication to this item during the last session.
During the Millennium Summit, held in September 2000, heads of State o…
My delegation wishes to express its satisfaction with the comprehensive report by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, which confirms once again the efficient performance of the Organization and the Director General’s successful leadership of …
Peru is one of several countries that requested the inclusion of the additional item on peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula on the agenda of the General Assembly at its current session. It is also a sponsor of the draft resolution before us, which we hope will enjoy the unanimo…
We are discussing the subject and scope of the World Summit for Social Development separately, but the multidimensional nature of this item obliges us to analyse its objectives comprehensively together with the commitments of other world conferences, such as those of Cairo and Beijing, insofar as th…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution on the understanding that it is in keeping with the powers established in the Charter with regard to the multilateral application of economic measures, as in Article 41. It is Peru’s understanding that this resolution does not refer in any way to…
May I first congratulate Judge Gilbert Guillaume on his election as President of the Court in February of this year. I would also like, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate Judge Shi Jiuyong as Vice-President and the other members of the Court elected for this period.
For the delegation of P…
The Peruvian delegation wishes to thank Ambassador Martin Andjaba, Permanent Representative of Namibia and current President of the Security Council, for submitting the annual report of that body (A/55/2), covering the period from 16 June 1999 to 15 June 2000. We have received this report in accorda…
Ten years after the World Summit for Children, we can assert that the Latin American and Caribbean region has made important progress with regard to the goals set in 1990. This should lead us to reflect that the international community should understand that the development and protection of the rig…
The delegation of Peru would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the work of the Organization (A/55/1). His report depicts the situation of the United Nations in its different domains, as well as the challenges that the international community must confront at the beginning of the …
At the outset, I would like to join those who preceded me in congratulating you on your appointment as President of this last General Assembly of the twentieth century. Peru is pleased that a representative of Finland, a country everyone knows is committed to the objectives of the Organization, is s…
First, allow me to express the gratitude of my delegation to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Mr. Didier Opertti, President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly and Chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the reform of the Security Council, for his tireless efforts on a…
The Peruvian delegation joins the general sense of optimism in greeting the resumption of the peace negotiations in the Middle East. The Sharm-el Sheikh Memorandum, signed in Egypt last September, is a clear demonstration of the readiness of the Palestinian and Israeli authorities to continue to mov…
At the end of the twentieth century, after two World Wars and innumerable local conflicts, we find that anti-personnel landmines continue to be used in different areas of the planet. Two thirds of the world’s countries are contaminated by these weapons, which have indiscriminate and deadly consequen…
Peru supports the statement made this morning by the delegation of Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group and the statement made by South Africa on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
A decade has passed since 17 November 1989, when the General Assembly declared 1990-1999 as the United Nations Decade of…
From their very beginnings, human beings have used the commemoration of events and circumstances that are considered important as opportunities for reflecting on the road already travelled, on their situation at the time and on their prospects for the future. Today, we stand on the threshold of the …
The Peruvian delegation, on behalf of the Group of Latin America and Caribbean States, would like to hail and recognize the United Nations Population Fund's successful first 30 years of existence.
Three decades ago the international community had only a nascent understanding of population issues an…
I should like at the outset to congratulate Judge Stephen Schwebel for the detailed report on the work of the International Court of Justice at its previous session, which he introduced to us today. Peru takes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to international law and its firm support for …
As in previous years, the delegation of Peru would like to introduce a draft resolution under agenda item 32 on the basis of the implementation of General Assembly resolution 52/3 — referred to in the Secretary-General's report of 23 September 1998 (A/53/420) — entitled “Cooperation between the Unit…
The Peruvian delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for the report on the work of the Organization before us. It reflects the situation that the Organization is undergoing in its different spheres, as well as the challenges faced by the international community at the dawn of a new century.…
I would like at the outset to join previous speakers in reiterating our congratulations on Mr. Gurirab’s election as President of the General Assembly. We feel convinced that, under his
I wish now to refer to item 37 of the agenda, “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Devel…
