Trinidad and Tobago welcomes the second report (A/61/217) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), issued pursuant to the Agreement between the Court and the United Nations. Trinidad and Tobago also wishes to associate itself with the statement made by the representative of Saint Vincent and the G…
It is indeed an honour for me to express to you, Madam, sincere congratulations on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-first session. Your appointment as the third woman ever to hold th…
Trinidad and Tobago is a small Caribbean country of 1.3 million people. As a matter of fact, Trinidad and Tobago is the smallest country to have qualified to play football in the World Cup in Germany next week — and our first match, Mr. President, is against Sweden. We may be small in size, but we a…
It is an honour for me to extend to His Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson my sincere congratulations on his election to the presidency of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly. Let me also pay tribute to his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, for his extraordinary dedication and leadership …
Five years have elapsed since we were last here in New York to embark on an ambitious yet much-needed programme of action to address what at the time were identified as the most critical issues facing our societies. Our commitment was based on the recognition of our collective responsibility as glob…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations.
Our delegations welcome the report of the Security Council mission on its visit to Haiti, which it undertook in conjunction with that of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group …
The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean Group join with the international community in conveying to the royal family of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III of the Principality of Monaco, to the Government and people of Monaco and to its delegation at the United Nations our heartfelt con…
We the Member States of the Latin American and Caribbean
Group wish to express our deepest sorrow at the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, the spiritual leader of the world’s Roman Catholics, who brought moral leadership to our world and who, by his words and deeds, touched the lives of so…
The delegation of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, in addressing this agenda item, would first of all, Mr. President, wish to pay a special tribute to the efforts of your predecessor, Mr. Julian Hunte, President of the fifty- eighth session of the Assembly, who, by assuming the chairmanship of t…
Mr. President, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, I extend congratulations to Mr. Ping on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty- ninth session. We are confident that his experience and diplomatic skills will enable him to …
During my delegation’s statement during the meeting of the Fifth Committee on 15 October on agenda item 124, “Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses
of the United Nations”, we emphasized four issues, which we viewed as critical to our deliberations.
First, we made clear our uns…
The delegation of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report, contained in document A/58/333 and entitled “Follow-up to the United Nations special session on
children”. In his report, the Secretary-General has sought to identify the extent to which …
It is indeed a signal honour for me to extend to you, Sir and to the Government and people of the sister Caribbean Community (CARICOM) State of Saint Lucia our heartfelt congratulations on your election to the high office of President of the General Assembly at its fifty- eighth session. We are conf…
I wish to thank the United Kingdom presidency of the Security Council for holding this open debate on an issue of such great relevance in current international relations. It is not surprising that this initiative comes from a country such as the United Kingdom, the source of one of the major legal s…
Despite significant progress in some areas in the global response to HIV/AIDS, the challenges posed by this pandemic remain as insurmountable as ever. The effects wrought by this scourge in terms of the destruction and potential destruction of human lives, societies and economies are analogous to th…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to wish you every success during your tenure. The delegation of Trinidad and Tobago would like to express its appreciation for the Security Council’s decision to hold this open debate in a format that affords …
Speaking so late in this debate, in which many delegations have already engaged in an exhaustive examination of the 36 six actions recommended by the Secretary-General in his report entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change” (A/57/387), it is the desire of the deleg…
Please allow me to preface my indication by indicating to this Assembly the regret of my Head of Government and of my Foreign Minister, who could not join us on this occasion due to pressing domestic electoral commitments.
I would wish, on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Trin…
Trinidad and Tobago would like to congratulate the President on his election to preside over the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. His unanimous endorsement by both his regional group and all Member States is testimony of the high esteem in which he and his country are held by the Organiz…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session. At the same time, I record my thanks and appreciation to your predecessor, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia.
We are meeting just after the historic Millennium Summit, w…
