I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, namely, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Peru, United States and my country, Uruguay. I would like to congratulate you, Sir,
and the delegation of Lebanon, for organizing this debate to enable us to discuss th…
On behalf of Uruguay, it is truly a pleasure to be participating in this world conference on youth.
I too would like to express our condolences on the unfortunate events in Norway.
In our country, some of the most worrisome and alarming social indicators of our society have historically been conce…
I shall be brief in order to expedite this debate. Allow me to commend you, Sir, for having convened this debate and to underscore the importance of the ideas set forth in the briefings we heard at the start of this meeting.
Within the United Nations, the concept of the protection of civilians in a…
My delegation is speaking on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, composed of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Peru, the United States and Uruguay.
We wish to congratulate the President of Colombia, His Excellency President Juan Manuel Santos, for taking the important and opp…
At the outset, as I see so many seats empty in this Hall and note the absence of so many of my colleagues who are firmly committed to disarmament and non-proliferation and who have a great interest in today’s debate, let me say that I find it regrettable that, owing to organizational problems in con…
Our goals at the national level are goals we also want to see achieved in the international community. They are goals that the international community must tackle as priorities. They include eradicating indigence and reducing and eliminating poverty and its root causes, as well as ensuring a dignifi…
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude for the convening of this High-level Plenary Meeting on a review of the progress made and pending challenges in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The set of public policies and measures carried out by our national Government have …
On behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, comprising Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, Peru, the United States and my country, Uruguay, my delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Turkey for having taken the initiative to organize this timely …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate Sir John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, on his commendable efforts as the head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). His leadership and commitment have been crucial in facing a period in which, despite sc…
The Uruguayan delegation, speaking on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, thanks Japan for its initiative to organize this debate on the situation in Haiti and for taking time to noting the progress carried out in the area through the efforts of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti…
At the outset, I would like to thank President Ali Treki, and in particular the Plurinational Republic of Bolivia, for calling this special meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate International Mother Earth Day.
The effective protection of our environment is perhaps the most dramatic challen…
At the outset, I should like to convey to the Permanent Mission of Haiti, and through it to the Haitian Government and people, our heartfelt condolences in connection with the thousands of lives lost as a result of the earthquake. We also wish to extend the same condolences to all the countries that…
First of all, allow me to thank the President for convening this truly important debate to receive the report (A/64/341) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its third session as we prepare to begin the process of reviewing that body. Secondly, I congratulate our colleague Ambassador Heraldo Muñ…
With regard to the report of the Security Council (A/64/2),
we wish to note once again that late access to the definitive version of the report makes detailed analysis of the document very difficult, particularly in view of its length. As for the insight into the activities of the Council that the …
Uruguay rejects and condemns all violations of international humanitarian law and human rights without exception and we hope that in all situations where the international community considers such violations they are given equal treatment and that the fight continues against impunity and the perpetr…
The delegation of Uruguay wishes at the outset to sincerely congratulate you, Madam President, and your team on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. On behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, my delegation also wishes to congratulate the delegation of th…
This is the first time that the General Assembly has met to formally discuss the topic of the responsibility to protect since it was agreed upon by consensus in the Outcome Document (resolution 60/1) of the 2005 World Summit of heads of State or Government. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the…
On behalf of the Government of Uruguay, I associate myself with the statements made by the representatives of Mexico and Chile on behalf of the Rio Group and the Union of South American Nations, respectively.
Aware as I am of the recent events in the Republic of Honduras, I would like to express th…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Sir, for your invitation and to welcome your very timely initiative to convene a debate on the current situation of United Nations peacekeeping operations. We also thank in particular the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, the Under-Secretary-G…
Uruguay, as it has already indicated on previous occasions, shares the view that Security Council reform is a matter of urgency. We deem this process necessary, on one hand, in order to comply with the mandate given us by the heads of State and
Government in 2005 and, on the other, because there is…
