My delegation wishes to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting in line with the provision of resolution 76/262 to hold a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council.
Guatemala joins others in once again expressing its rejection of the use of t…
I should like to begin by congratulating Mr. George Okoth-Obbo, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, given that this is his first debate since assuming that role. We wish him a successful mandate. I am also grateful for the convening of this meeting to address a…
At the outset, I must say that I am concerned that we are meeting in the General Assembly to consider an issue that, unfortunately, was not properly addressed by the Security Council. Today the Assembly has convened, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 76/262, because the use of the veto…
Guatemala did not hesitate to become a co-sponsor of resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”, considering that the maintenance of international peace and security is the primary responsibility of the Security Council an…
Guatemala is closely following the situation in Ukraine, and as a founding member of the United Nations, we attach enormous importance to the Charter of the United Nations, the foundation of our Organization. It expresses the highest ideals of multilateralism and promotes the fundamental principles …
Guatemala has the honour of co-sponsoring this important resolution (resolution 76/250), and I have the personal privilege of expressing our brotherhood with the Jewish people as a result of the catastrophe and terrible tragedy that was the Holocaust and genocide committed against them by the Nazi r…
Guatemala joins the consensus in the adoption of resolution 76/176, entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in promoting democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections”, because we recognize the importance of democracy as a universal value, and the respect for human righ…
I would like to thank the President for convening this relevant debate, which is taking on even greater significance during this seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly.
With decision 74/569 of 31 August 2020, the General Assembly reaffirmed its central role in the question of equitable repre…
Guatemala thanks the delegation of Mexico, in its capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of November, for convening this open debate on the impact of the diversion and trafficking
of arms on peace and security. We are grateful for the participation of Ambassador Marcelo Ebrard …
First of all, allow me to thank Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for submitting its report (see A/76/232).
My country recognizes the sovereign right to use nuclear technologies exclusively for peaceful purposes, as established in article …
Allow me to thank Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for introducing his report, contained in document A/76/293, on the
activities of the Court over the past year. We appreciate and take note of the information and the cases presented, as well as the prelimi…
I have the honour to introduce Ms. María Amelia Flores González, Minister for Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala, who will deliver a message on the important occasion of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS.
Guatemala has been carefully monitoring the recent hostilities between Israel and Palestine, about which we are deeply concerned. The increasing violence in the region is extremely alarming. My country would like to offer its condolences for the loss of human life as a result of the crossfire betwee…
We are grateful for the holding of this plenary meeting through the good offices of the President to address the responsibility to protect (R2P), an issue that Guatemala considers extremely important. The annual debate is taking place in the context of an international situation that requires revisi…
On the occasion of the general debate at the seventy- fifth session of the General Assembly, I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Pedro Brolo Vila, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala, who will speak on behalf of the Government of my cou…
Guatemala voted in favour of resolution 74/306, entitled “Comprehensive and coordinated response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic”, which was skilfully facilitated by the Ambassadors of Afghanistan and Croatia.
Guatemala supports the substance of the resolution, based as it is on the …
I thank the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for convening this open debate, which is of particular importance given that this year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, the founding treaty of this Organization, which includes the purposes and principles that unite …
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day against Nuclear Tests. We also thank the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan for its ongoing efforts to address the issue.
Guatemala reaffirms its commitment…
