I would like to start by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Judge Schwebel, for his introduction of this year’s report to the General Assembly. We welcome the opportunity afforded by the annual presentation of the ICJ’s report to the General Assembly as a valuable oc…
The delegation of Brazil takes particular satisfaction today in speaking under agenda item 40. We have received news from throughout the world indicating the persistence or resumption of conflicts. Elsewhere, we see signs that support for the Organization's activities is vacillating. That is why we …
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Your competent guidance, which has already assisted the Security Council in discharging its responsibilities effectively during the first half of your tenure, …
I should like, first of all, to congratulate you, Ambassador Mahugu, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We are confident that under your wise guidance the work of the Security Council will be conducted in a highly effective way. Let me also take t…
As a country in which ethnic and religious diversity has only contributed to enrich its culture, Brazil has repeatedly welcomed the major achievements witnessed in the situation in the Middle East in the last few years.
I also wish to stress the importance of the signing of the Agreement between Is…
I would like to reiterate the strong commitment of Brazil to the purposes and objectives of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic and, therefore, to draft resolution A/51/L.16, which was introduced by the Ambassador of South Africa on behalf of the States members of the zone.
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My country believes that the settlement of disputes among States must be undertaken, first of all, through peaceful means. Any other forceful measures, such as sanctions or embargoes, constitute exceptions to this general rule. They should be resorted to only when all other means are exhausted and, …
The mid-term review of the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF) is a major opportunity to address issues that are critical not only to the African people, but to the international community as a whole. The report contains an assessment…
I should like to start by thanking Ambassadors Breitenstein and Jayanama for their competent Vice-Chairmanship during the past year of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council, and by placing on record our appr…
I have the honour to speak on agenda item 45, “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”. I wish to start by associating my delegation with the statement made by the
Important changes have taken place in recent months with regard to the follow-up of the Copenhagen Wo…
The World Summit for Children was a historic landmark not only because it gathered 71 Heads of State and 88 ministerial delegates to agree on a document, but also because it launched an unprecedented movement in favour of children throughout the world.
The progress achieved since the World Summit f…
After President Bedjaoui’s authoritative analysis of the political, sociological and even philosophical dimensions of international law and its application, it is best to be brief. I will aim to be so.
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I would like to start by thanking the President of the International Court of…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Under your able and wise guidance, the work of the Security Council will be conducted in a highly effective way. I would also like to take this opportunity to express ou…
I have the honour to address this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on behalf of the members of the Southern Cone Common Market — Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil — and of Bolivia and Chile, in order to express the support of our Governments for the draft resolution under consideration,…
I would like first of all to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February. We are confident that under your skilled guidance the work of the Security Council will be conducted with great efficiency. Let me also take this opportunity to thank …
On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and of the group of countries Friends of the Secretary-General for Haiti, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.53, on the situation o…
I have the honour to speak on the agenda item entitled “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”.
One need not stress, at this stage of the debate, the centrality of the issue of development among the objectives enshrined in the United Nations Charter, especially no…
The Brazilian Government has been closely following recent developments in the Middle East. We are confident that the encouraging results achieved so far will gradually prevail, creating the conditions for a new era of peace and prosperity for all in the entire region. The brutal assassination of Pr…
Let me begin by thanking Ambassador Al-Khussaiby of Oman for his substantive presentation of the report of the Security Council covering the period from 16 June 1994 to 15 June 1995. We are glad to note that this practice of the President of the Council presenting the report, which was inaugurated b…
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.25, sponsored by Angola, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, S…
