I am honoured to address the General Assembly to introduce draft resolution A/52/L.43/Rev.1, “International assistance to and cooperation with the Alliance for the Sustainable Development of Central America,” under item 20 (b) of the agenda. I should like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Sucha…
My delegation views with concern the delays in the implementation of the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol and the commitments undertaken by the Government of Angola and by the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA).
Although we recognize that certain positive developments have…
My delegation has taken note of the fact that the Government of Haiti is continuing its efforts to consolidate democracy in the country and to resolve the various economic, social and institutional problems which impede its development. Nevertheless, the efforts made in the transition to democracy i…
The delegation of Honduras wishes to take this opportunity to give this plenary meeting of the General Assembly a brief report on the humanitarian situation in our country resulting from the floods caused by hurricane Marco as it passed over Honduran territory in recent days. We would appeal to the …
My delegation would like to express its deep concern at the serious events in eastern Zaire, which have caused more than a million Burundian and Rwandese refugees to abandon their camps, thereby threatening peace and security in the Great Lakes region.
My delegation considers it necessary for the i…
The delegation of Honduras is pleased to submit to the plenary of the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States” on behalf of the sponsors, the following Member States: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Col…
On several occasions Honduras has expressed concern at the hostilities and deterioration in security conditions in Liberia, since they represent a threat to the peace process, tend to deepen the political crisis and negatively affect the observance of human rights and humanitarian assistance. At the…
Honduras views with extreme concern the continuing deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in Burundi, exacerbated by the coup d’etat of last 25 July, and by the threat that the persistence of this situation represents to the peace and security of the Great Lakes region.
The delega…
Honduras believes that all peace-loving States must align their conduct with the principles and norms of general, treaty and customary international law. That is why we regret the events related to the shooting down of two civil aircraft on 24 February 1996 by the Cuban Air Force, acts that are in c…
The Secretary-General’s report of 1 July 1996 on the situation in Abkhazia indicates that, in general, there has been no progress in the political negotiations between Georgia and Abkhazia and that the peace process remains at a standstill. The parties have not yet resolved their differences to achi…
Allow me to convey to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Your vast diplomatic experience and your distinguished personal and professional abilities ensure the success of our work. We offer you and the entire French deleg…
Since elections were held in Haiti at the end of last year, the Haitian Government has continued its efforts to consolidate democratic rule and to resolve the various economic, social and institutional problems that impede the country’s development. Through the formulation of economic policies and s…
Allow me at the outset to express to you, Sir, our sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Your outstanding skills and experience guarantee the success of our work. We offer our full cooperation to you and to the
My delegation states its …
The seventeenth progress report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) paints a generally woeful picture of the situation in that country, where the violent struggle for power by the political factions is frustrating both the legitimate aspirations of th…
May I first of all congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My delegation, aware of your vast diplomatic experience and of your intellectual acumen, is convinced that under your presidency the work of the Council this month will be successfu…
Honduras condemns all acts, methods and practices of terrorism, wherever they may occur, and whoever commits them, and reiterates its support for all the efforts being made under international law to end the threat of international terrorism to international peace and security.
The attempted assass…
My delegation views with great concern the escalation of hostilities along the Lebanon-Israeli border
The military actions against Lebanon constitute a violation of its territorial integrity, its sovereignty and its political independence within its internationally recognized borders, and are a fla…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. In view of your skill and your high degree of professional and diplomatic experience, we are fully convinced that under your leadership the work of the Council will b…
A political stalemate and a serious humanitarian situation prevail in Somalia, threatening to thwart the achievement of the goals of national reconciliation and lasting peace in that country.
The Somali factions have not yet fulfilled their commitments to hold an international reconciliation confer…
My delegation regards it as encouraging that the situation in Rwanda is returning to normal. Little by little, the effects of the terrible tragedy experienced by the country in 1994 are being overcome, as can be seen in the advances achieved in the areas of production, health, public services and ed…
