I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CARICOM welcomes today’s decision of the Security Council to renew the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), which reiterates the international community’s con…
The delegation of Trinidad and Tobago thanks the Security Council for convening this urgent meeting following the recent developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. My delegation addresses the Council today as a Caribbean nation, a neighbour of Venezuela and a long-standing advocate for pe…
At the outset, Trinidad and Tobago aligns itself with the statements made, respectively, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Caribbean Community. We welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Brun…
Trinidad and Tobago values the opportunity to contribute to this debate on agenda item 74, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. We have taken note of the reports and the note of the Secretary- General, contained in documents A/79/197, A/79/199 and A/79/198, respectively.
We welcom…
Permit me to first extend congratulations, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to Mr. Philemon Yang on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session. We are confident that he will be equal to the task, and I assure him o…
The convening of this Summit is crucial to renewing global solidarity, to meeting our existing commitments, to taking advantage of new opportunities and to effectively identifying a clear path to address contemporary challenges. In our quest to achieve sustainable development, we must
It is truly r…
At the outset, Trinidad and Tobago aligns itself with the statements made earlier by the representatives of Uganda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China; Azerbaijan, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of the Community of Latin American a…
Trinidad and Tobago welcomes this opportunity to participate in the debate on agenda item 74, on the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We thank the Secretary-General for his reports (A/78/320 and A/78/321) and his note (A/78/322). I would also like to express my delegation’s gratitud…
It is an honour to address this gathering of States in the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. I stand before the Assembly to speak on behalf of a proud nation that is celebrating the leadership of the General Assembly for the next year by a son of the soil of Trinidad and Tobago. We are…
I have the distinct honour to introduce to the Assembly draft resolution A/77/L.80, entitled “World Steelpan Day”.
The story of the steelpan is one of resilience and sustainability. Indeed, I am immensely proud to share with the Assembly that through the innate creativity and resourcefulness of our…
At the outset, allow me to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary debate, and to also extend our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report contained in document A/77/266, under agenda item 121, “The United Nat…
Please accept my gratitude for your leadership, Mr. President, in steering the work of the current session and for the opportunity to deliver brief remarks on this momentous occasion.
I have the honour of conveying the most sincere appreciation of the Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobag…
Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your astute leadership and management of the General Assembly during the current session. Your calm demeanour and steady hands lend to our deliberations an atmosphere of assurance and control that usually profits the multilateral process.
Today I stan…
Trinidad and Tobago would like to thank the Republic of Mozambique for organizing today’s important Security Council open debate. We are also grateful to the briefers for the information and assessments they have provided on the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative.
I would like to convey throug…
Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to have joined the overwhelming majority of Member States that have co-sponsored resolution 77/276 to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on one of the most significant challenges of our time — climate change.
I would like to express my de…
At the outset, Trinidad and Tobago aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and by the representative of Guatemala on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean States that are States parties to the United Nations Con…
At the outset, Trinidad and Tobago aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of the Group of 77 and China, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The scale and scope of the coronavirus di…
Trinidad and Tobago welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this debate on agenda item 71, “Report of the International Criminal Court”. We have taken note of the reports and the note of the Secretary-General contained in documents A/77/306, A/77/307 and A/77/305, respectively.
We wish to registe…
Trinidad and Tobago congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session, and we commit ourselves to fully supporting you. I also wish to express gratitude to your predecessor, whose leadership and dedication demonstrated that to be a…
I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote on resolution 76/300, entitled “The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment”. My delegation expresses its deep appreciation to the main co-sponsors — Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia and Switzerland — for bringing this…
