My delegation endorses the eloquent introduction of draft resolution A/48/L.25 by the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, speaking as coordinator of the members of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, and would just like to make a few comments on the zone’s significance.
The zo…
The drug phenomenon is an extremely complex problem - complex in that it has not just a single cause but many causes: economic, social, ethical, political, and so on. It is also complex in that it is not simply a health problem, but tends to undermine institutions, to corrupt society and, ultimately…
We should like first of all to express our congratulations to the Secretary-General on the report (A/48/1) he has submitted to us on the work of the Organization. We admire the exhaustive information he has given us and appreciate his deep analysis of the problems confronting the Organization, probl…
The delegation of Uruguay wishes to be added to the list of sponsors of draft resolution A/48/L.3, under which observer status in the General Assembly of the United Nations would be granted to the Latin American Parliament.
The Latin American Parliament has played a very important role in consolida…
Mr. President, Uruguay wishes to express its satisfaction, and its trust in you, upon your election as President of the General Assembly and as a representative of our region. Your capabilities are recognized by all, and your sense of impartiality and justice are the best guarantee of success in the…
On behalf
of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, it is my honour to
address this Assembly on this most important issue.
Ten years ago we celebrated the adoption of the World Programme of Action
for Disabled Persons, thereby initiating the United Nations Decade for
Disabled Persons…
The delegation of
Uruguay decided to participate in this meeting commemorating the International Year
of Shelter for the Homeless because i t sees in this act not a mere formality but a
way of calling the world's attention to a problem, whose magnitude and implications
have not been f u l l y un…
The delegation of Uruguay voted in favour of the draft resolutions on the question of Namibia. In the annual consideration of this item, we in- creasingly observe a simplification of positions, with less attention being paid to the many aspects in- volved, so much so that the vote, rather than being…
The delegation of Uruguay voted in favour of draft resolution A/37/L.45/Rev.l, as it did on draft resolution A/37/L.47, on the understanding that both undoubtedly imply recognition of the right of the State of Israel to exist, like other States in the region, within secure and recognized boundaries,…
Uruguay considers it to be of great importance that the Open-ended Informal Consultative Process convened by the Secretary-General continue its search for substantive responses to existing problems in ocean affairs. In the framework of the consultations, the international community benefits in gener…
The delegation of Uruguay wishes to support the delegations of Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Honduras in their position that this para- graph of the report of the General Committee remain unaltered.
The Uruguayan delegation voted for draft reso- lution A/36/L.60 and Add. I, since it answers its purpose, which is the defence of the principle of the non-use of force in international relations. On this score, we wish to put on record our deep disagreement with the occupation of territories by forc…
My delegation wishes to speak briefly in order to explain its vote on draft resolution IT, which has just been adopted. We voted in favour of it, being convinced that the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of States is one of the basic pillars of relations between members of the i…
The Government of Uruguay condemns all armed aggression and has already expressed its serious concern about the armed aggression against the Iraqi nu- clear reactor, but we must express reservations on the res- olution just adopted because of the selective nature and the terminology of some of its p…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to extend to you my congratulations on your election. We are sure that under. your able leadei'ship this session of the General Assembly will achieve favourable results for the international community. I should also like to convey to jOur predecessor, Mr. Riidig…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to extend to you mywarm congratulations on your election to conduct the proceedings of the thirty-fifth session of the General Assembly, a difficult task that you willundoubtedly perform with the skill and brilliance that have characterized your long diplomatic …
I should like to begin by con- gratulating Mr. Salim on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly, in which office, we are sure, he.will act with the same skill as in the high offices he has held in his own country in the past.
280. We are pleased also to extend our congratula- tions a…
At the ninth special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia, the head of the mission of Uruguay, at the plenary meeting of 28 April 1978, had occasion to state the position of our delegation on this question. 1 0 He said then that the nature of the problems and the urgency of sol…
My delegation voted against the draft resolutions based on document A/33/331 of the so·called Ad Hoc Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile, since we disagree with many of its conclusions and because of the procedures used or that it has reasonably been
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The delegation of~ Uruguay would like the Secretariat to indicate clearly to members the impHcations of casting an affirmative vote, a negative vote or an abstention on paragraph 13 of the report of the Fifth Committee.
12ft The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): I call on the Under-Secretary…
