On behalf of the Government of Guatemala, I would like to extend my gratitude to the President for convening this high-level meeting on improving road safety, which enables us to unite our efforts to reduce the enormous social and economic cost of road safety tragedies and move towards the realizati…
We are grateful to Albania for having convened this open debate on the Council’s working methods. We also thank Ms. Loraine Sievers and Ms. Karin Landgren for their briefings.
We trust that our deliberations will not only be a chance to renew the commitment to continue to improve the efficiency, tr…
At the outset, I would like to express the gratitude of Guatemala to the International Court of Justice for its work and to thank the President of the Court, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, for presenting the annual report of the Court (A/76/4) updating us on the Court’s judicial activity, and in particular…
Guatemala would like to take this opportunity to briefly explain its vote on the amendment (A/75/L.104) to resolution 75/290 A, concerning the Economic and Social Council.
We thank the co-facilitators of the consultation process, Ambassadors Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal, and Al…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important discussion, which is even more important at the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly. In decision 74/569, of 31 August 2020, the General Assembly reaffirmed its central role in the question of equitable representation on and…
Guatemala welcomes the adoption of resolution 74/20, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: an inclusive approach to strengthening health systems”. We commend the efforts of the group of sponsors, as well as the French delegation, in facilitating the process. We would also like to thank the Wol…
As the cornerstone of reconciliation, Guatemala recognizes the crucial importance of Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations, which refers to the peaceful settlement of disputes, along with the provisions of Chapter VII to maintain or restore international peace and security.
As a country t…
I wish to exercise the right of reply to make the following statement. Guatemala is saddened at and rejects the assertion made by the delegation of Belize, because neither Guatemala’s citizens nor its armed forces are responsible for the behaviour ascribed to them. Respect for the States represented…
We appreciate the convening of this meeting on the consideration of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, contained in document A/73/2. We thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for preparing the report and the delegation of the Russian Federation for presenting it.
The co…
I would like to begin by thanking the delegations of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Peru for submitting resolution 73/300, which officially recognizes 21 June as the International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice, which we believe will contribute to greater recognition …
We thank the delegation of Kuwait for convening this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. We align ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of New Zealand at the beginning of the meeting. We trust that our deliberations will not only allow us to renew …
I would like to start by stating that the Government of Guatemala condemns in the strongest terms the attacks in the capital of Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which to date have wounded or claimed the lives of more than 200 people. Guatemala reaffirms its commitment to fighting terrorism and religious …
My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 73/291, by which the General Assembly endorses the outcome document of the second High-level United Nations Conference on South- South Cooperation.
We express our sincere congratulations to the Republic of Argentina on its successful convening of th…
We thank the German presidency of the Security Council for having convened this open debate and for having circulated the concept note (S/2018/293, annex) that will serve as a basis for our discussions. We also appreciate the briefings delivered on this very important topic.
The full and significan…
We thank the Republic of France for convening this open debate, which gives us the opportunity to exchange views on an issue that continues to have a damaging impact on the world. We also welcome the concept note (S/2019/239, annex) that has been circulated as a basis for our deliberations.
We have…
Allow me to express my appreciation to Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the General Assembly, for holding this plenary meeting in commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
For more than 400 years…
The delegation of Guatemala thanks the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for convening today’s open Security Council meeting on the situation in Venezuela.
Today’s meeting is very timely owing to the events in recent days and because yesterday the 11th meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Lima Group w…
Guatemala is grateful to you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for having convened this debate and for having prepared the concept note (S/2018/1064). We extend our gratitude to the Secretary- General, Mr. António Guterres, for his briefing and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs o…
We would first like to acknowledge the statements made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Sven Mikser, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mr. Luis Videgaray Caso.
Before addressing the topic that has brought us here this afternoon, we express our apprec…
As a main sponsor of resolution 72/281, which establishes 16 June as the International Day of Family Remittances, I would like to thank all the delegations that took part in the consultations process. The consensus-based outcome recognizes that family remittances contribute to the sustainable develo…
