Jamaica wishes to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/71/170) being considered today.
We also extend our gratitude to the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP), which over the years has managed the Trust Fund established to support the permanent memorial. UNOP has operated at the …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CARICOM continues to attach great importance to our participation in the annual debate in the plenary of the General Assembly on the items relating to oceans and the law of the sea and sustainable fishe…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in today’s joint debate on the agenda items entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support” and “2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developi…
I address this Council on behalf of the 14 member States of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM.
CARICOM welcomes and appreciates the comprehensive report of Ambassador Sandra Honoré, Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and Special Representative of the Secretary-Gener…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Maldives on behalf of the Allia…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States as Chair for the month of March. This statement reflects the position of our Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Tran…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
The Latin American and the Caribbean States reaffirm our steadfast commitment to eliminating the scourge of racial discrimination in keeping with the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. Racism has no p…
Under agenda item 116, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.19, entitled “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade”. The draft resolution is of importance to my delegation not only because we have had the privilege of leading…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Nauru on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States.
At the outset, CARICOM wishes to reiterate its gratitud…
I appreciate the opportunity to make some brief remarks at the end of this meeting. At the outset, permit me to convey my thanks to the President of the General Assembly for appointing me Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council. I am humbled and honoured by …
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important open debate today. Jamaica is deeply concerned about the escalating crisis in Gaza, which has resulted in rising civilian casualties, claiming the lives of more than 600 Palestinians and injuring in excess of 3,700 people, many of whom a…
Jamaica thanks the Secretary-General for transmitting the report by the World Health Organization (A/68/368) on improving global road safety. We note the very comprehensive account of the range of activities and programmes undertaken around the world in furtherance of the goals and objectives of the…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Sandra Honoré, for her comprehensive briefing. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/162), together with Special Representative Honoré’s briefing, clearly shows that although there has been significant progre…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM): Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and my own coun…
Jamaica associates itself with the statements made by the Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis representing the L.69 group and by the Permanent Representative of Guyana on behalf of the Caribbean Community on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of …
My delegation joins others in thanking Director General Yukiya Amano for his introduction of the 2012 annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/68/324). Also allow me to congratulate Director General Amano on being elected for a second four-year term, a reflection of the …
The institutionalized system of slavery and its enabler, the transatlantic slave trade, represent an appalling yet consequential period in the course of our human history. They reflect a tragic age when successful efforts to divide the human family were played out on a grand scale, encompassing the …
I have the honour to deliver these remarks on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CARICOM has attached great importance to the process of determining the organization and format of the High-level Political Forum and appreciates the consultative approach that was ta…
Jamaica aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Haiti (see A/67/PV.84) on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community.
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to address this agenda item as the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resol…
This resumption of the forty- eighth session of the General Assembly is of historic significance. It serves to confirm the fundamental role of the United Nations in finding solutions to questions of universal concern, and it serves to confirm that the principles of the common heritage of mankind on …
