At the outset, I should like to thank the Permanent Mission of Brazil for having convened this open debate and in particular to welcome the presence of the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Ambassador Fernando Simas. Uruguay is very pleased to see a representative of MERCOSUR presiding ov…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening this fifth formal debate of the General Assembly on the responsibility to protect, which provides Member States with the opportunity to reflect on and assess the efforts made to prevent crimes against humanity and mass atrocities.
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