It is an honour to address the General Assembly at today’s plenary meeting to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
First of all, the Kingdom of Spain aligns itself with the statements made by the observer of the European Union,…
Spain fully supports the statement made this morning by the delegation of the European Union on behalf of its member States (see A/76/PV.58).
This week there was a new attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine following the decision by the Russian Federation to recognize the in…
In the past few days we have seen an unacceptable number of civilian casualties in Israel and Palestine, including, regrettably, several women and children.
We would like to thank President Bozkır for convening today’s meeting of the General Assembly. Spain aligns itself with the statement made by…
Spain aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union.
The year 2020 has been a crucial one for multilateralism and for humankind. Conflicts and geopolitical tensions, demands for social justice, instability, the risk of acute food insecurity, high levels of forc…
I have the honour to introduce the recorded message of the President of the Government of Spain, Mr. Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, to this seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly.
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Majesty Don Felipe VI, King of the Kingdom of Spain, before the General Assembly on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
First, I endorse the statement made today by the observer of the European Union on the agenda item under consideration.
Just a few days ago, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs presented the Global Humanitarian Overview: 2020, which outlines the enormous challenges the General A…
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Spain wishes to join this discussion and endorses the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Italy, who set out in detail the position of the Uniting for Consensus group regarding the annual debate on Security Counci…
We appreciate Peru’s timely convening of this debate on an important topic that undoubtedly merits our in-depth consideration.
Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
There has been much discussion on the connection between terrorism and organi…
Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2019/373) and Mr. Mauer and Mr. Borello for their briefings.
Pursuant to the excellent concept note (S/2019/385, annex) submitted by the Indonesian pr…
Spain aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, as well as the statement just delivered by the representative of Ghana on behalf of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network.
In the open debate on 11 April (see S/PV.8508), we emphasized …
Spain was among the 40 countries that participated in the creation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in November 1919, in Washington, D.C., amid the social upheavals aggravated by the end of the First World War. The ILO declared that “labour is not a commodity”.
The ILO came into exist…
I would like to thank the Dominican Republic, a country that, as both an island State and a Caribbean country, is exposed to climate-related natural disasters, for organizing this debate. The Dominican Republic has a long and rich tradition of environmental policies. Its experience therefore contrib…
Spain joins in the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. My country would once again like to express its gratitude f…
Spain aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union.
Each year, this agenda item on the General Assembly’s programme of work gives us an opportunity to reflect on the main issues on the global humanitarian agenda — humanitarian crises, conflicts and natur…
There are no viable alternatives to multilateralism. Defending and promoting it, as President of the Government of Spain Mr. Sánchez Pérez-Castejón declared before the General Assembly (see A/73/ PV.11), is a clear purpose of our country and our partners in the European Union, with whose statement w…
