Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes the adoption of the political declaration on the Implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 72/1), and we appreciate this opportunity to share some of what we are doing to combat human trafficking.…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the L.69 group, a diverse group of countries made up largely of small States from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific that are united by the common cause of achieving lasting and comprehensive reform of the Security Council.
We would li…
Few attributes of human performance have as much impact on our lives and our world as creativity. Outstanding achievement in the arts and science is held to depend on creativity. Creativity has been linked to the development of new social institutions and the leadership of extant institutions. Moreo…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines aligns itself with the statements delivered today on behalf of the Caribbean Community, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of
77 and China, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/71/PV.32).
When President Obama elaborated his normalization…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is proud whenever a member of our small island developing States assumes the presidency of the General Assembly. As we thank the outgoing President for his noble efforts, we place special trust in the new President to lead our Assembly at this crucial juncture. From …
I have the honour to address the Security Council on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CARICOM welcomes and appreciates the comprehensive briefing of Ambassador Sandra Honoré. We note with interest her comments on developments in Haiti, especially as they relate t…
In the Christian Bible, the Book of Proverbs suggests that mortal men live for threescore and ten years, a number that fairly accurately reflects the current modal life expectancy of the global population. Today we have assembled for the seventieth time in the life of the United Nations with the leg…
We have gathered together at this special assemblage of world leaders to adopt a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative goals and targets, known collectively as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to take humankind further along the journey of a glob…
I take the floor to reinforce two important perspectives that have already been shared by some of the speakers who have gone before me this morning. My delegation of course aligns itself with the statements made by Ambassador George Talbot on behalf of the Caribbean Community, and that made by Ambas…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would like to begin by fully aligning itself with essentially all of the statements that have been made, in particular with the statements delivered by our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) colleagues — the Prime Minister of Jamaica and the Ministers of Antigua and Barbu…
On behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), it is an honour for me to address the General Assembly on agenda item 14, “Culture of peace”. CARICOM takes this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for the report (A/69/413)
prepared and submitted to guide our consider…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines voted in favour of resolution 69/5, and we align ourselves fully with the statements delivered this morning on behalf of the Caribbean Community, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of 77 and China, and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States(see A/69/PV…
We gather this week to reaffirm our commitment to peace, justice and development. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly recognizes Mr. John Ashe, son of our Caribbean soil and President of the General Assembly at the sixty-eighth session, and commends him for his invaluable contribution in advanc…
For the second time in my tenure as Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, I have the pleasure and honour to welcome a distinguished son of our Caribbean civilization to the presidency of the General Assembly. Even as we thank your immediate predecessor for his service as the President …
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there are over 26 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) around the world. Those people have been driven from their homes by wars, political disputes, criminal activity and natural disasters. There is no reg…
Like the overwhelming majority of States, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines voted in favour of resolution 67/4. We align ourselves fully with the statements made earlier today on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Non-Aligned Movement, the Group of 77 and China and the Community of Lati…
My country extends heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Vuk Jeremić on his assumption of his responsibilities as President of the General Assembly at this crucially important session. We also express our appreciation to his predecessor, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of the State of Qatar, who left an i…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is grateful for the opportunity to address this critically important High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. We align ourselves fully with the statements made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and by the representative of Jamai…
I am pleased to add my voice to the unanimous acclaim of His Excellency Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser as President of the General Assembly for this, our sixty-sixth session. A skilful and seasoned diplomat, he has played an integral role in establishing the State of Qatar as a central and crucial a…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your important position. I would also like to thank the Credentials Committee for its report (A/66/360), and the many
representatives who have spoken this morning, elucidating their various positions on this matter.
In recent month…
