We are grateful for the briefings delivered and
commend Peru for having taken the initiative to convene today’s open debate on a hugely important topic that is particularly relevant at a time when we are seeing the proliferation of threats that did not previously exist, exposing us to new risks and…
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Denmark on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect (see A/73/PV.93).
Uruguay is pleased to be part of the group of countries that requested the inclusion of this item on the agenda of the G…
At the outset, I would like to mention that Uruguay welcomes the holding of this plenary debate under agenda item 132, “Sexual exploitation and abuse: implementing a zero-tolerance policy”, which offers the membership an opportunity to discuss a topic of great importance to the Organization.
As a S…
My delegation joins others in congratulating Indonesia for organizing this timely open debate.
Uruguay aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
The celebration of the twentieth anniver…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing this debate. Your presence, Madam President, is a testament to the importance that your country attaches to the topic of peacekeeping operations.
Similarly, I express our gratitude for the participation of, and the briefings …
Uruguay attaches great importance
to the different matters on the Security Council’s Middle East agenda, which are always complex and multidimensional.
We wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her informative briefing, as well …
At the outset, I wish to thank Germany for organizing this open debate. Uruguay aligns itself with the statements to be delivered by the representatives of Canada, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women,
Peace and Security, and of the State of Qatar, on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Res…
It is a great honour to represent my country at this meeting. At the outset, we would like to express our support for the report of the Global Commission on the Future of Work entitled Work for a Brighter Future — and I say that sincerely with both my heart and my mind. We believe the time has come …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her detailed briefing. I also welcome the
presence of the Minister for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mr. Jorge Arreaza.
Uruguay is following with deep concern the escalation in tensions in the Bolivarian Republic of …
I wish to thank you very much, Mr. Minister, for presiding over this meeting of the Security Council this morning. I thank also Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her very concise and comprehensive briefing.
I should like to begin by reiterating Uruguay’s previously expressed position that the issue of Venez…
I would like to begin my statement by congratulating the Dominican Republic on its successful presidency of the Security Council, with a substantive agenda for January. We welcome the presence of Mr. Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, in presiding over t…
I want to bring up a basic, fundamental and essential concept in all our lives — freedom. Freedom, in the broadest possible sense, means the ability of human beings to choose — to choose their destiny as individuals, to choose the type of society in which they wish to live, to choose who governs the…
As we commemorate another anniversary of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we join other members of the Organization in expressing the hope that we will soon witness a much-desired peace in the Middle East, enabling its population to exercise its legitimate right to be…
At the outset, I should like thank the Permanent Representative of the United States for presenting the draft amendments that were submitted during today’s meeting. Uruguay chose to abstain in the voting on the draft amendments that were proposed. My delegation will not speak on the content of the p…
The delegation of Uruguay is grateful for the full report on the activities of the International Criminal Court covering the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2018 (see A/73/334).
Important events have taken place during that period, particularly the activation of the Court’s jurisdiction over t…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate Bolivia on having organized this open debate and to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN- Women and civil society representative Ms. Randa Siniora Atallah for their briefings.
Uruguay aligns itself with the statement made by the representat…
Uruguay is grateful for the report of the International Court of Justice (A/73/4) and congratulates the Judges on the intense work done during the period covered by the annual report presented today. We would like to highlight the fact of the many issues submitted for the Court’s consideration, in b…
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, the world is in a deteriorating situation with respect to international peace and security. Wars, famines, racism and xenophobia, to mention just some of the calamities that human beings are inflicting on their fellows, presage a fut…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Madam President, on your election to serve as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We have full confidence that, with your great skill, you will achieve great things in this difficult task, and, therefore, you have our full suppor…
I would like to thank the presidency of the United States for organizing this debate on a topic of particular importance to the Organization and to which my country has been firmly committed for more than 60 years. I also thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his detailed briefing and his proposals on a…
