We wish to begin our statement by expressing our gratitude to the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, for his briefing (see A/74/PV.25) on the report of the Court (see A/74/324), which details its administrative and judicial activities and which has been submitted …
My country would like to acknowledge the work done by the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Coly Seck of Senegal, in 2019.
My delegation would like to make the following comments on the report of the Human Rights Council on its fortieth and forty-first sessions (A/75/53).
First, El…
We begin by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for the presentation of his report (A/74/4) detailing the administrative and judicial activities carried out in the last year by the highest international body for the settlement of …
We take note of the annual report (A/73/2) of the Security Council to the General Assembly and thank the Russian presidency for its presentation. We would particularly like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for its leadership in preparing the draft introduction to the report.
For El Sal…
At the outset, I should like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests. We also thank the delegation of Kazakhstan for the great effort it devoted to facilitating the adoption of resolution 72/51 in 2017 and its tire…
I thank the Polish presidency for convening this open debate. My delegation also takes note of and thanks the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2019/509) on children and armed conflict.
El Salvador reiterates its deep commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security by
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On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC), I address the General Assembly to express our profound sorrow at the passing away of His Excellency Mr. Béji Caïd Essebsi, President of the Republic of Tunisia.
President Essebsi had an outstanding career in Government in the s…
At the outset, El Salvador expresses its gratitude for the outstanding work done by the co-facilitators — Ambassador Agustín Santos Maraver of Spain and Ambassador Masud Bin Momen of Bangladesh — throughout the entire negotiation process and for having come up with a balanced and coherent text in li…
El Salvador associates itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the observer State of Palestine on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Without a doubt, this meeting represents a key moment for everyone, as it marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Programme of Acti…
I thank you, Sir, and the Indonesian presidency for convening this open debate. We also welcome the briefings, and take note of the Secretary- General’s report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2019/373).
As we are all aware, this debate is taking place in the context of the seven…
We thank the President for convening this meeting to discuss the report (A/73/724) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) at its twelfth session and the annual report of the Secretary-General (A/73/829) of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
My country aligns itself with the statements made by the Permane…
I thank Indonesia for convening this open debate and today’s briefers for their statements.
As we all know, this debate is being held in a context of major challenges. As a country committed to peace, we reiterate our strong support for the initiatives led by the Organization. The United Nations ha…
I would like to begin by aligning myself with the statement made by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and
Security. Like others, I thank the German presidency for convening this open debate. I also thank the Secretary- General, Major General Lund, Head o…
First of all, on behalf of the Government of El Salvador, allow me to thank the General Assembly for the opportunity to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.76, entitled “United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)”. The draft resolution seeks to establish a framework for action to promo…
I am pleased to see the representative of a friendly country presiding over the Security Council this month. I also welcome the Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
My delegation wishes to reiterate before this forum what was previously express…
I believe that it is regrettable when any country in Latin America and the Caribbean is the subject of discussions within the Security Council. I make that point irrespective of the views that the members of the Security Council might have — and, more important yet, those that members of the General…
I would first like to reiterate that during the Intergovernmental Conference in Morocco my country has already expressed its position on the global compact for migration, which the General Assembly is formally considering in today’s meeting. However, I would like to mention some of the reasons why E…
As a member of the Group of 77 and China, we would of course like to begin by welcoming the Assembly’s forthcoming adoption of draft resolution A/73/L.18/Rev.1, entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”. We are also …
My delegation welcomes the adoption of the annual draft resolution contained in document A/73/L.43, on the follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, which highlights the important inclusion of the promotion of a culture of peace in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable De…
I thank you, Sir, for allowing me to take the floor in explanation of vote following the adoption of resolution 73/124, on oceans and the law of the sea, and thank Singapore for its work as facilitator.
The Republic of El Salvador is aware of the importance of the oceans, particularly of their sust…
