I should like to express the satisfaction of the delegation of El Salvador at the extensive consideration being given by the General Assembly to the important item entitled “Culture of peace”, especially as we are celebrating this year the International Year of the Culture of Peace, as proclaimed by…
It is a source of great satisfaction for me to congratulate you, Sir, a former Prime Minister of Finland, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session, which faithfully reflects your personal virtues and diplomatic experience.
I am also pleased to offer my m…
The establishment of the United Nations in 1945 generated great expectations and aspirations among the peoples of the world, not only because it created a mechanism for global collective security in the maintenance of international peace and security, but also because it created an instrument to pro…
I wish to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his skilful stewardship of these important meetings devoted to the follow-up of the International Year of Older Persons. We also wish, through him, to extend our thanks to the Secretary- General for his report on this issue, contained i…
My delegation appreciates the invitation to participate in this meeting of the Security Council, which you, Sir, have wisely convened, to debate the important humanitarian issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Canada has always distinguished itself by an honourable, consistent and …
Today the international community is commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most important events of this century — the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On 10 December 1948, as the international community was beginning to put behind it the horrors of the Second Wo…
It my honour to address the Assembly on behalf of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
For many centuries people believed that war was inevitable, and that the settlement of conflicts and disputes among peoples could come only through violence or other equally destructive action linked …
El Salvador is pleased to take part in this high-level dialogue of the General
The issue under consideration is relevant indeed, as we believe that a candid exchange of views and experiences can contribute to our thinking and allow us jointly to analyse and seek mechanisms to overcome the negative …
Allow me at the outset to thank the representative of Mexico, His Excellency Ambassador Gustavo Albín, for his introduction of the draft resolution contained in document A/52/L.34/Rev.1 on assistance for the reconstruction and development of El Salvador. Our thanks go also to the sponsors of that dr…
I have the honour, on behalf of the sponsors whose names appear on document A/52/L.31 and of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, to introduce a draft resolution under a…
I am pleased to make this statement in the context of our consideration of agenda item 59, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”, on behalf of the Central American countries of Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua a…
I have the honour to speak on agenda item 156, “Towards a culture of peace”, on behalf of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador.
May I first of all express to the Secretary-General and to the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or…
On behalf of the Government of El Salvador, I take pleasure in expressing our thanks to the Secretary-General for his report on the assessment of the peace process in El Salvador contained in document A/51/917, dated 1 July 1997, which was
More than five years after the signing of the peace agreeme…
I am honoured to participate, on behalf of the Central American countries, in the discussion on agenda item 41 entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”. We wish to express our support for and solidarity with …
I have the honour to make the following statement on agenda item 45, entitled “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”, on behalf of the Central American countries: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador. Central America shares and suppor…
We note with concern that the mandate of the Mission of the United Nations in El Salvador (MINUSAL) formally came to an end on 30 April last, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 50/7, and that the replacement mechanism to maintain the United Nations presence in El Salvador through the end…
Allow me first of all to underline the significance of the presence at this resumed session of the General Assembly of His Excellency the President of Lebanon, Mr. Elias Hraoui. The Government and the people of El Salvador join in solidarity with the Government and the people of Lebanon in the wake …
First of all, we wish to place on record our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report (A/50/455) entitled “Assistance for the reconstruction and development of El Salvador”, submitted pursuant to resolution 49/21 J. It gives a detailed account of the economic and social developments in El S…
I have the honour to participate in the debate on agenda item 23, “Restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields”, on behalf of the following Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
At the ou…
