We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/54/1) on the work of the Organization.
Like many other delegations whose representatives have already spoken on this item, we wish to highlight the special significance we attach to the Secretary- General's statement on 20 September to the General As…
First of all, the delegation of Uruguay appreciates the report by the Secretary-General, A/54/268, for its sweeping overview of the commemoration of 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons, inspired by the idea of a society for all ages. We would highlight the efforts by the Division for Soc…
Allow me first, on behalf of my Government and myself, to congratulate Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, on his well-deserved election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. We wish him every success and assure him of my delegation's sincere co…
The zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic provides United Nations work to promote cooperation among Member States a means of supporting basic coordination among African and Latin American countries.
Uruguay accords this interregional cooperation the highest priority. In recent years t…
Fifteen years have passed since this item was first included on the agenda of the General Assembly, and over this period we have witnessed profound changes in the region. The dynamic and changing political, social and economic situation has shown the positive evolution of Central America, which is n…
The role of the United Nations in effectively coordinating assistance to clear anti-personnel landmines is growing year by year, indeed minute by minute, since by ensuring efficiency in this area we will be able to prevent many deaths in various parts of the world. We are particularly grateful to th…
For Uruguay, the culture of peace represents a vital commitment of the international community. We are by nature a peace-loving country. We understand no other form of behaviour and coexistence among nations. We cannot imagine a world in constant conflict. We do not want coexistence to be plagued by…
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on agenda item 28, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”.
Allow me first of all to indicate my country’s great interest in this topic. From the very beginning Uruguay has supported the inclusion of this …
My delegation would like to discuss the report of the International Court of Justice contained in document A/53/4. As is well known, Uruguay has paid and continues to pay particular attention to the work of the International Court of Justice. Some years ago our country was honoured to be able to con…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to thank Ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock for presenting the annual report of the Security Council in his capacity as President of that body. It is worth noting that in doing so he was acting within the letter and spirit of the Charter of the Organization and in accordan…
The question before us is one of the priorities of Uruguay’s foreign policy: the situation in Africa, the maintenance of lasting peace as a top priority for sustainable development and full enjoyment of the inherent freedoms and rights of the individual, with the full exercise of democratic governme…
We should like to thank the Secretary-General for his valuable report on the work of the Organization and to congratulate him on its quality. The Secretary- General has given us a candid and lucid catalogue of the principal activities of the system. We consider the proposals and analysis that he has…
The successive crises that have shaken the world’s stockmarkets are but the most recent manifestation of a process in which the power of governments, the role of corporations and the fate of their employees, and national cultures are all being transformed by world economic and technological integrat…
On various occasions we have said that the work of the Working Group on Security Council reform is one of the most sensitive and most difficult issues on which to
We are convinced that the work of the President should be to continually seek consensus. We have no doubt that this has been done both b…
Uruguay has from the outset followed closely the entire process associated with the item now before us — the question of Palestine — and we wish to make a brief statement on this issue.
The draft resolution contained in document A/52/L.53/Rev.2, dated 2 July 1998, highlights a very technical legal …
The item entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea” has special meaning for my delegation, not only because our economy and our geographical location make it relevant to us, but also because we firmly believe that it is a sphere of activity in which international law and cooperation among States shoul…
I have the honour to make this statement on agenda item 20 (e) on behalf of the countries members of the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR) — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — and the associated States of Bolivia and Chile.
Our countries are fully aware of the increased number of natura…
The delegations of the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR) countries — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — and Bolivia and Chile, which are associated States, express their satisfaction at the
This year is the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1145 (XII), which established…
My delegation endorses the statements of preceding speakers and wishes to emphasize the importance Uruguay attaches to the University for Peace and all the activities of that prestigious entity.
Among those activities, we wish to note particularly, as did the representative of Costa Rica, the creat…
Allow me first of all, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your election to preside over this new session of the General Assembly. We are sure that the experience you have gained in your years of activity in the Organization, together with your personal qualities and technical skills, will, under …
