As I begin my statement, Sir, I would like to say how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over the proceedings of our Assembly. Your personal and professional qualities guarantee the success of the fifty-ninth session, and you will enjoy the steadfast support of the delegation of Paraguay.…
I associate myself with your comments, Mr. President, by expressing our solidarity and condolences to the delegation of Morocco, through its Permanent Representative, with regard to the tragedy being endured by that country.
I shall not go into detail, but I also agree with what the representative …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made yesterday by the delegation of Peru on behalf of the countries of the Rio Group.
The Government of the Republic of Paraguay attaches priority to promoting and protecting the
fundamental rights of children and adolescents, particularly in conjunct…
The two items on our agenda — the report of the Security Council and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters — are very closely interrelated, and thus we consider that they have a common objective, namely, a more democrat…
Two years ago, when we met in this great Hall, we did so with great concern, yet, at the same time, with the firm resolve to study the situation together and pool our efforts to ensure that the terrible epidemic of HIV/AIDS would not continue to further undermine the foundations of our households, s…
At the outset, we join in the condemnation of the brutal attack this weekend in Bali and offer our condolences and solidarity to the Government and people of Indonesia and to the other countries that lost nationals in that event. In this respect, we welcome the adoption last night of Security Counci…
As regards draft resolution A/56/L.22, “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”, the delegation
of Paraguay abstained in the voting, because we would have liked to see in the resolution an appeal in relation to the most recent events that we have witnessed in Israel and in the Palestinian…
Last year, at the Millennium Summit, the heads of State issued an appeal for us to redouble our efforts to introduce broad reforms into the Security Council in all its aspects. The need for reforming the Council is becoming ever more evident today, when the world is confronting new threats to intern…
At the beginning of this session we welcomed the decision of the General Assembly to examine the item before us today and pledged our full and firm support so that our Organization might assume its rightful role, with a firm, vigorous and unequivocal stand with regard to taking all measures necessar…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report he has submitted to us on the work of the Organization in document A/56/1, which offers a framework for reference and discussion on the broad agenda being carried out by the United Nations. The report is a clear sign that the …
I have the honour of presenting my summary as Rapporteur of the round table-cum-informal panel on the question of enhancing the integration of developing countries in the emerging global information network, facilitating access to information and communication technologies for developing countries.
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This second high-level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership, which is addressing issues of far- reaching significance for developing countries, is for obvious reasons taking place under extremely trying and tragic circumstances. Given those…
Allow me to express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab of Namibia, President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, as well as to Ambassador John de Saram of Sri Lanka and Ambassador Hans Dahlgren of Sweden, for the excellent manner in which they conducted the work of…
Before I begin, I should like to make a personal comment. As a former official of the United Nations Population Fund, I should like to express my great pride and personal satisfaction at being able to speak to the Assembly today and to address those countries with which I have worked, together with …
It is a great pleasure for me — as well as for my country, Paraguay — to be here in this Hall and to participate in this lofty forum of heads of State and representatives, who are gathered here with the goal of establishing a link between policy-making and deliberation.
The beginning of this millen…
I should first like to point out the great importance that my country attaches to this debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. The delegation of Paraguay has participated actively over the years in the Open-end…
The delegation of Paraguay, speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, warmly welcomes the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session, His Excellency Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Namibia, and wishes him every su…
At today's meeting, the United Nations is commemorating the important occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most important international instruments in history — the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — which establishes a common standard for the progress of all peoples and nations a…
May I first of all say how important my delegation regards this debate on agenda item 59, on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
At a time when the tensions peculiar to a bipolar world have been defused, the human r…
It is an honour for the delegation of Paraguay to speak on behalf of the Rio Group on agenda item 156, entitled “Towards a culture of peace”.
A culture of peace is today a vital issue for the entire world. The transformation of a culture of war and violence into a culture of peace and non-violence …
