At the outset, I would like to join the many previous speakers who have thanked you, Sir, for having convened this debate. I also express our gratitude to all those, especially the women, who work every day to promote peace and security.
Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the women and p…
As a representative of the country that has held the presidency of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic since January, when the seventh ministerial meeting of States members of the zone was held in Montevideo, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/67/L.64, to which a s…
At the outset, allow me to welcome the colleagues and delegations who are in the Hall this afternoon. I dedicate my statement to them and to the official record of the Assembly. I speak on behalf of the delegation of Uruguay.
My delegation associates itself with the political statement delivered by…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the United States of America, France, Guatemala, Peru and my own country, Uruguay. I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate to discuss …
As Permanent Representative of Uruguay, allow me to start by reiterating the grief and solidarity of the people and Government of Uruguay with the family of President Hugo Chávez Frías and the people and Government of Venezuela. I have no words to add to those of President Mujica in Caracas, but may…
Coming from a country that is highly committed to the United Nations peacekeeping system, I join the representatives who spoke before me in congratulating the delegation of Pakistan on this timely initiative, both in terms of the debate and resolution 2086 (2013), adopted earlier this morning.
Befo…
Today, as we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, we wish to confer well-deserved recognition to that very important international treaty, given its impact, importance and significance in the international sphere, an…
“Both peoples are fully ripe for independence. We are not here to give lessons in organization to two peoples in their infancy, two peoples whose destinies are just beginning. The Jewish effort in Palestine is, in many respects, exemplary ... And the ability of the Arabs to shape their own destiny b…
As in previous years, Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 67/4, introduced by the Cuban delegation, in the belief that the embargo against that country runs counter to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and violates the rules of international law, particularly the sta…
I would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for having introduced the annual report of the Court (A/67/308). I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the appointment of Ms. Fatou Bensouda as Prosecutor of the Court in June, and to…
Allow me to begin by welcoming the presence of Mr. Harold Caballeros, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala, among us this morning.
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Guatemala, Peru, the Unit…
On behalf of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, I would like to congratulate my friend Ambassador Vuk Jeremić on his election to preside over the work of the General Assembly during its sixty-seventh session. His experience, competence and reliability will be crucial in ensuring that the most represen…
The delegation of Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 66/253 B, as it is our understanding that this decision of the General Assembly establishes crucial elements in helping to put an end to the violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Syrian people and in adopting the necessary …
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on convening this very important debate on the interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). I welcome the presence of Mr. Abdelwahad Radi, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and the officials here wi…
The delegation of Uruguay would like to state that its position on the decision just adopted does not affect Uruguay’s traditionally held positions concerning the occupied Syrian Golan, or its support of the relevant General Assembly resolutions seeking compliance in that area, including resolution …
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Guatemala, Peru, the
United States of America and my country, Uruguay. I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and the United Kingdom delegation on having organi…
Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 66/254, which establishes an intergovernmental process at the General Assembly aimed at strengthening and improving the effective functioning of human rights treaty bodies.
My delegation participated actively and constructively in the negotiations. We put forwa…
The Government of Uruguay takes note of draft resolution A/66/L.9 welcoming Libya’s declaration of its commitment to respect and protect human rights and its cooperation with the relevant international mechanisms, in particular with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
We would lik…
I come to speak before the Assembly representing a country that is celebrating the two-hundredth anniversary of the endeavour that led to its birth as an independent and sovereign State, and that has preserved its aspiration to continue offering the international community its long- standing traditi…
It is my honour to participate in this High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases on behalf of the countries members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).
In its brief lifespan, UNASUR has provided an excellent forum for our Ministers of Health to discuss our problems and propose re…
