My delegation would like to speak in explanation of its vote on draft resolution A/66/L.21, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”.
Venezuela reaffirms before the Assembly its commitment to cooperating with initiatives and efforts aimed at promoting coordination on issues related to the area of o…
I take the floor in order to set forth the position of my delegation with regard to resolution 66/194, entitled “Protection of coral reefs for sustainable livelihoods and development”. In the context of the resolution’s adoption, I should like to reiterate the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s rese…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We wish to stress our special satisfaction
at the holding of the fifth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development, which is a crucial issue for countries of the S…
The Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela wishes to explain its position on resolution 66/68, on sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation an…
Aware of the vital role that the oceans and seas play in meeting humankind’s food and nutritional needs, and of the fact that they represent an essential component of the global system for supporting life and a valuable resource for ensuring sustainable development, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezu…
We wish to congratulate the President on his leadership of the General Assembly and to assure him of our cooperation for the success of his work. We also want to thank the
representatives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and of Lithuania for the work accomplished in the Ad Hoc Working Group on t…
Venezuela voted against resolution 66/11 for the following reasons.
First, I wish to recall that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela energetically condemns the exclusion of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from the Human Rights Council. Venezuela opposed that exclusion, which it viewed as part of a mano…
First of all, we would like to reiterate our condemnation of any act of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations by whomever, against whomever and wherever it is committed, including acts where there is the direct or indirect involvement of a State.
Secondly, we wish to reiterate our commitmen…
In November 2009, the General Assembly entrusted the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with the chairmanship of the New or Restored Democracies movement.
Unfortunately, and for reasons that are well known worldwide, my country was unable to host an international conference. In that context, my deleg…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We wish to acknowledge here the complex work carried out by Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, and his effo…
The report of the Security Council (A/66/2) that we are considering today merits special attention for its implications for international peace and security.
We endorse the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Bolivaria…
It is almost the end of the beginning of the annual debate in United Nations. Having listened to and evaluated positions on different world issues debated by the planet and all of humanity, the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the South American Bolivarian Republic, has received f…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Argentina at the 7th meeting on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and by the representative of Uruguay at the 4th meeting on behalf of the Union of South American Nations.
More than 60 per cent of deaths worldwide are …
In the special declaration of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) on the situation in Libya and Syria, approved in Caracas last Friday, 9 September 2011, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs expressed their rejection of the occupation of the Libyan seat at the United Nation…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela supported resolution 65/283, entitled “Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution”, and reaffirms yet again the commitment of the Bolivarian Government to the alternative methods to resolve dispu…
We appreciate the reports of the Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), 1540 (2004) and 1267 (1999), which are useful for Member States.
The fateful events of 11 September 2001 shocked the world. All States Members of the United Nations firmly condemned the scour…
My delegation would like to acknowledge the work of the European Union in reaching agreement on resolution 65/276. In addition, my delegation would like to thank the countries of the Caribbean Community for their efforts to ensure that the text reflected the concerns of countries that are not among …
We regret that we have to respond to the delegation of the United States, because the subject we are discussing is profoundly and universally human and thus not bilateral in nature. It is understandable that a Government with a long history of human rights violations in its own country and around th…
We implore almighty God to ensure that the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America and the Union of South American Nations will urgently devote themselves to work for peace …
