Uruguay thanks the presidency of our Guyanese friends for the timely convening of this open debate.
Uruguay reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism as an indispensable tool to address the challenges of peace, security and development in an integrated manner. As we approach the eightieth anniver…
We appreciate the information provided by Ms. Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and we welcome the convening of this briefing by the Algerian pre…
Uruguay thanks Algeria, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for having convened this emergency meeting on the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the regions of North Kivu and South Kivu and in relation to the advance of the Mouveme…
Uruguay would like to thank the officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the submission of the annual report for 2023 (see A/79/266) and for the excellent work that they have carried out at the head of the Agency in a challenging geopolitical context.
The work of the Internati…
This Summit finds us in the midst of very uncertain times that often prevent us from visualizing the magnitude and urgency of the global problems we have to solve, as we are frequently forced to address the urgent before the important. That is why my country greatly values the agreement we have reac…
At the outset, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this formal debate on the responsibility to protect, which offers an opportunity for Member States to reflect on and assess the efforts made and still to be made to prevent crimes against humanity and mass atrocities.…
The delegation of Uruguay expresses its gratitude for this meeting of the States members of the General Assembly regarding the use of the veto during the meeting of the Security Council on 24 April (see S/PV.9616), at which draft resolution S/2024/302, on outer space, considered under the agenda ite…
First of all, I would like to begin with a general comment on the repeated use of the veto and its consequences, which we believe to be relevant in the current circumstances. In the first four months of this year, the veto has been used by various countries on five occasions (see S/PV.9552, S/PV.958…
The delegation of Uruguay expresses its appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening members in accordance with resolution 76/262 with regard to the Security Council meeting held on 28 March (see S/PV.9591), wherein a veto was cast against the renewal of the mandate of the Pan…
Uruguay has historically disagreed with the institution of the veto right, which is a privilege at odds with the principle of equality between States. That is why it has encouraged all efforts aimed at increasing the Security Council’s transparency and accountability, and ultimately its effectivenes…
As a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Uruguay would like to thank Ambassador Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, for its annual report for 2022 (see A/78/304), and to recognize his hard work at the helm of the Agency in a challenging…
I do not want to delay the much-anticipated adoption of the draft resolution under agenda item 14, which will take place in a few minutes. I will therefore be brief.
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We thank the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and her team for the work done both in leading the Office and fac…
On 24 June we marked one year and four months since the start of the unjustified invasion of Ukrainian territory by military forces of the Russian Federation. It has provoked a conflict whose persistence has had highly negative consequences not just for the warring countries but for the region and t…
We welcomed the finalization in May of the annual report of the Security Council (A/77/2) under the Swiss presidency (see S/PV.9330), and we acknowledge Brazil’s hard work in preparing the introduction to the document. We also express our sincere appreciation to the United Arab Emirates for presenti…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General
Assembly for convening today’s formal debate on the responsibility to protect, which presents the Member States with an opportunity to reflect on and assess the efforts made and to be made to prevent crimes against humanity and mass a…
As the host country of the VIII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean, held in Uruguay’s eastern coast from 28 February to 2 March, it is an honour to address this plenary meeting and to present the points of view of Latin America and the Caribbean, pursuant…
I wish to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Denmark, Ambassador Martin Bille Hermann, and the Permanent Representative of Qatar, Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, on their work, as well as the new co-facilitators, Ambassador Michal Mlynár of Slovakia and Ambassador Tareq Albanai of Kuw…
At the outset, I too should like to express my appreciation for the exhaustive report (see A/77/242) on the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) between July 2021 and June 2022, introduced earlier by President Graciela Gatti Santana.
In the period covered, the…
Exactly two years ago, during the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, we were in the first year of the pandemic. It was a year replete with uncertainty and fear, owing to the unexpected outbreak of a virus, the historic aftermath of which, even today, continues to a…
Uruguay commends the work of the delegations of Sierra Leone and Japan in the long negotiations that have brought us to take action on draft resolution A/76/L.80, on international cooperation for access to justice and legal remedies and assistance for survivors of sexual violence. We understand that…
