I have the great honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) following the adoption of resolution 65/238, on the scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of n…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly, on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on the agenda item before us, which is of fundamental importance not only to the Caribbean and African regions, as initiators of this process, but also to the wider community.
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is honoured to take part in this joint debate under agenda item 115, “Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit”, and aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The issue of global public hea…
First of all, we wish to express our appreciation to those
delegations that offered words of condolence on the death of the Prime Minister of Barbados and join others in expressing our own condolences to the delegation of Argentina on the death of its former President.
I have the honour of speakin…
I have the sad duty to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States as the General Assembly pays tribute to The Honourable David John Howard Thompson, former Prime Minister of Barbados.
Prime Minister Thompson was a very outstanding lawyer, orator and skilled debater. He was …
First, I offer my congratulations on your election, Mr. President. I also take this opportunity to recognize the leadership of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose influence brought to this sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly 139 heads of State or Government to rededicate efforts to achieve…
I am very happy to bring greetings from the Government and the people of Trinidad and Tobago. I am grateful for the opportunity for us to take stock of the progress and the pitfalls in our drive towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
We are a small island developing Sta…
I have a question for those who are participating in this High-level Meeting today. I would like to know, by show of hands, how many here suffer from one of these non-communicable diseases (NCDs), or have close family members who do. The fact that a number of people raised their hand underscores the…
I have the honour on behalf of the sponsors to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.52, entitled, “Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases”.
On behalf of the 14 Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I would like to thank the World Health Organization (WHO) for its support thr…
Trinidad and Tobago welcomes the various reports of the Secretary- General on oceans and the law of the sea, sustainable fisheries and other issues pertaining to the management
and sustainable use of the resources of our oceans and seas, which are the subjects of agenda item 76. We also align ourse…
Trinidad and Tobago has the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which are States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We wish to congratulate President Sang-Hyun Song on his election as President of the Court and to t…
In circumstances like these, I would normally speak for about an hour, but I would like to assure you, Sir, and the Assembly that the quality of mercy is not strained and that I will be considerably briefer than that. Today, I propose to stay within the time allotted to me.
Trinidad and Tobago exte…
Trinidad and Tobago has the honour and privilege to speak on behalf of the members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the report of the Court contained in document A/63/323. We would like to take this opportun…
I am honoured to be afforded the opportunity to address the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I also wish to extend my sincere congratulations to Mr. D’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency. I am convinced that his wealth of experience, garnered over the years in the differen…
My delegation is pleased to be participating in this high- level meeting to review the progress achieved in realizing the commitments made in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his very informative report on…
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to be part of this high-level plenary meeting on children and expresses its support for the ongoing efforts of the United Nations in the protection and promotion of the rights of children. In 2002, Trinidad and Tobago joined other Memb…
Trinidad and Tobago has the honour and the privilege to speak on behalf of the members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the report of the Court contained in document A/62/314.
That report, which is issued i…
I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate you most sincerely on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. My delegation is confident that your in-depth knowledge of international economic and political issues, complemented by your extensive diplomatic expe…
The delegation of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago wishes to state that, guided by the fundamental principles of international law governing the sovereignty of States, respect for their territorial integrity and non- interference in their internal affairs, the Government of
the Republic of Trini…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM welcomes this opportunity to review progress in the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. We believe that, six years after the adoption of the Declaration, the time is o…
