I should like, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to draw the attention of the Assembly to draft resolution II, entitled “Human Development Report”, contained in section 3 of document A/57/533.
Two significant corrections need to be made to the English version of paragraphs 5 and 6 of the draf…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, allow me to reiterate our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on strengthening the United Nations system (A/57/387). The Group would once again like to extend
its full support to him for the reforms outlined in the report. In section I of its…
I have the honour to present, on behalf of the Group of 77 and other sponsors, draft resolution A/57/L.63 entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development.” I wish to thank all delegations who participated in the informal di…
It is a great honour for me to speak on behalf of the members of the Latin American and Caribbean Group in this meeting that commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
It is also an immense privilege to recall on this …
This intervention in the debate will focus on agenda item 22 (h), on cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
The delegation of Venezuela would like to express its satisfaction that the item on cooperation between the United Nations and the IPU was included on…
It has been almost a year and a half since a historic special session took place in this very hall, which was dedicated to the millions of people around the world whose lives have been affected by the terrible HIV/AIDS epidemic. With the special session of the General Assembly devoted to HIV/AIDS in…
Just a few days ago, from 27 to 30 October 2002, in accordance with the mandate of the first South Summit of heads of State or Government of the Group of 77, we held, in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the first Group of 77 High-Level Conference on Science and Technology. There, thank…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the presentation of his report on the strengthening of the United Nations (A/57/387). At the outset, allow me to say that the Group wants to convey to him its full support for the intentions outlined in t…
The joint consideration of these two items enables us to evaluate from a global perspective the results of the international community’s assistance to Africa so that the continent can achieve sustainable socio-economic growth and development and alleviate the impact that internal and international c…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China in support of draft resolution A/57/L.4, entitled “Elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion”, just introduced by the Ambassador of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya…
We join previous speakers in condemning the terrorist acts perpetrated recently in Indonesia, and we offer our condolences to the families of the victims.
It is a source of particular satisfaction for the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in today’s debate on the rep…
My delegation has read with interest the first report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration. I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the goals set forth in that Declaration, adopted by the heads of St…
I should like first of all to congratulate you, Mr. President, and to assure you of my delegation’s full cooperation and best wishes for success as you discharge your responsibility in guiding the work of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session.
We welcome the fact that the General Assemb…
I thank the Council members for allowing me to take the floor at this meeting. We associate ourselves with the statement made by Costa Rica at this meeting on behalf of the Rio Group.
Nine days ago, my delegation, along with all the other participants in the tenth session of the Preparatory Commiss…
It is an honour for Venezuela to be a sponsor of the draft resolution contained in document A/56/L.81, entitled “International Conference on Financing for Development”. Venezuela participated actively throughout the process that for many years cleared the way for the holding of The International Con…
On behalf of the Group of 77 and China, I would like, first at all, to express our satisfaction with this timely Meeting of the General Assembly devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development. We hope that during this special meeting we will be able to have a productive …
At the outset, let me express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, preside over this important Council meeting. In taking the floor, I should like to say that we subscribe to Costa Rica’s statement on behalf of the Rio Group.
Venezuela joins in the international community’s jubilation a…
I should like to thank the General Assembly secretariat, and in particular the Office of Legal Affairs, for having organized and planned this meeting, which is of great significance given the fact that we are now on the eve of a conference of vital importance in Monterrey — a conference that will en…
I am honoured, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, to introduce draft resolution A/56/L.68/Rev.1, by which the Assembly would decide to convene a meeting of the General Assembly devoted to information and communication technologies for development. The Group of 77 attaches great importance to th…
Allow me to express Venezuela’s great pleasure with the General Assembly’s consideration of the sub-item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”, given the special importance my country attaches to both organizations and, in particular, given the ways in w…
