The national Government has increased investment in education through the following strategies: the elimination of fees for public school enrolment; the strengthening of the programme for school meals; the creation of new Bolivarian schools and secondary schools; the implementation of “Morality and …
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela enthusiastically welcomes the organization of this Commemorative High-level Plenary Meeting and is especially pleased to see the participation of children and adolescents from around the world present here. We are the true protagonists of this m…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in accordance with the provisions of article 78 of our constitution, which states that children and adolescents are full legal persons, and mindful of gender equality, would like to introduce a girl and a boy, Carla and Orlando, who will represent us before the …
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to make a statement on agenda item 77 regarding the oceans and the law of the sea, in particular, sub-items (a) oceans and the law of the sea, and (b) sustainable fisheries.
My delegation attributes special importance to the subject of oceans and the law …
Our delegation aligns itself with what was said by the representative of the Republic of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to reiterate its support for the Palestinian cause and…
We wish first and
foremost to express the solidarity of the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with the victims and their relatives in Bangladesh, who have just been affected by the recent tragedy of cyclone Sidr that caused many deaths.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezu…
I would like to apologize for having to take the floor once again. What Venezuela cannot understand in all of this is that the United States cannot comply with an extradition treaty
that was signed between both of our countries. Venezuela has presented a legitimate and legal request, complying with…
Our delegation would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November 2007. We would also like to thank the Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for the information…
Our people, from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, have followed last week’s debate of General Assembly. They are a people in the middle of a revolution that has succeeded in building new spaces for a political culture; a people that is informed and educated, that has followed closely the positi…
Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we would like to express our congratulations to you on your election as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations at its sixty-second session. We wish you every success in carrying out your high respons…
Personally speaking, we are saddened to hear an ambassador with Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad’s background reading a note that really does not explain anything but makes a mockery of the Security Council, the United Nations, international law and the domestic legislation of the United States itself. I…
The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela firmly and categorically condemns terrorism, repudiates all terrorist activity and has reiterated its commitment to fighting against that problem actively in all international forums. A fundamental expression of that policy has been the strength…
In the first few years of the twenty-first century, United Nations Member States and members of the World Trade Organization reached agreement, in the Millennium Declaration, the Monterrey Consensus and in the Doha Ministerial Declaration of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organ…
In order to preserve the integrity of the Spanish version, our delegation supports the request made by the delegation of Colombia in the wording proposed.
We have taken due note of the statement made by the President with regard to the two resolutions that we have adopted this afternoon.
Our delegation joined the consensus to adopt draft resolution A/61/L.54 in order to demonstrate the confidence we have had in Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon since th…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 61/255, in keeping with our constitution and with historical Bolivarian principles. Likewise, we supported resolution 60/7 and its explanatory memorandum (A/60/194, annex I), which stated, in it…
On behalf of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, and on behalf of our people, we would like to thank all United Nations representatives. We would like to thank you, Madam President, and the General Assembly for its support and understanding.
We made a pr…
The Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela has always played a leading role in the consolidation of democratic values and the values of peace and solidarity. Today, we welcome this consensus decision further committing us to support the United Nations system in its endeavour to promote and consolidate ne…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We thank the representative of the State of Qatar for introducing the report of the Security Council (A/61/2).
We note that the report co…
The delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela joined the consensus on the draft resolution in paragraph 11 of the report of the Sixth Committee contained in document A/61/457, on measures to eliminate international terrorism. However, we would like to point out that in the twenty- first pre…
