My delegation has the honour of speaking on behalf of the member countries of MERCOSUR, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and the associated States Chile and Bolivia. As in past years, MERCOSUR and associated countries voted in favour of the resolution just adopted by the General Assembly on t…
The States members of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — on whose behalf I have the honour to speak today, welcome the report introduced by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei.
Unfortunately,…
The delegation of Uruguay aligns itself with the statement made by Peru on behalf of the Rio Group.
The Declaration and Plan of Action annexed to resolution S-27/2, entitled “A world fit for children” and adopted at the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly, represent a commitment …
Ten years after the establishment of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council, not only have we failed to find a satisfactory formula to reform the membership o…
My delegation endorses the statement of the Rio Group. We would simply like to emphasis a few items of particular interest to Uruguay.
First, we would like to express our particular gratitude for the Secretary-General’s important and tireless efforts, which, as we all know, have lately been especia…
Uruguay believes in the United Nations, has faith in the United Nations, will support the Organization and will continue to contribute to it, as it has been doing since it became one of its founding Members. It is comforting to note that, at this time of crisis for the Organization, virtually all th…
As a member of the Rio Group, Uruguay associates itself with the statement made by Peru on behalf of the Group.
In Uruguay, the 2002-2003 strategic plan formulated by the National AIDS Programme is aimed at regulating, implementing and evaluating the development of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment…
Uruguay’s position on the extension of resolution 1422 (2002) is reflected in the statement to be made by the representative of Peru in his capacity as Chairman of the Rio Group. Uruguay wishes to add a few comments on points of particular interest to it.
A year ago, the imminent establishment of t…
In the preamble of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea there is a brief yet accurate definition of the purposes sought by the international community in establishing a new legal order for the oceans that
“will facilitate international communication, and will promote the peaceful use…
The Group of Latin American and Caribbean States would
like Cuba’s ratification of the Treaty of Tlatelolco reflected in draft resolution C, which is contained in document A/57/511. We would therefore like to propose an amendment to the sixth preambular paragraph. The paragraph should then read as …
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States to introduce draft resolution A/57/L.24 entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System”. This draft resolution, which updates resolution 56/98 adopted by consensus by …
Perhaps we do not have much to add to what has already been said by the preceding speakers. But we understand that in the dynamics of the processes that exist in every region of the world, what matters is the vision that the countries of the region have. This is why Uruguay would like to express in …
The strengthening of an institution consists of strengthening its organs. The fact that we are at present engaged in the task of finding the best way to improve the functioning of three of the five major organs of the United Nations that are still active is eloquent evidence of the need to adapt the…
The new format adopted this year by the Security Council for its annual report to the General Assembly represents significant progress over reports submitted in past years. The introduction, though more descriptive than analytical, has the advantage of being concise and concrete. It is particularly …
It has been a good idea to review the Secretary-General’s report on the work of the Organization together with
the report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration. Both documents are undoubtedly complementary. The first provides us with a summary of the Organization’s activities, for whi…
The profound and dizzying change that took place in the world during the last decade, with the end of the cold war and the acceleration of the process of globalization, did not bring with it the ideal international society for which we had hoped, and world peace now seems as elusive as ever. That is…
Uruguay expresses its sincere hope that the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) will be the beginning of a new phase in which the international community will carry forward the fight against poverty in Africa with greater efficiency and achieve greater and more effective results in the …
As a member of the Group of 77 and China, Uruguay endorses the statement made this morning by the Vice- Minister for Science and Technology of Venezuela on behalf of the group.
The revolution in information technology is taking place in world that is so deeply divided that its impact varies greatly…
Uruguay wishes to join in the celebration of this day that marks the end of the International Year of Volunteers and the simultaneous beginning of a new phase in the development of volunteerism, which we hope will be even more beneficial than it has been thus far. In particular, we wish to express a…
The promotion of lasting peace and sustainable development in Africa are of particular importance to Uruguay, especially in the southern and western parts of the continent, given their geographic proximity to countries whose coastline, like Uruguay’s, is located on the other side of the South Atlant…
