My delegation appreciates the invitation to participate in this meeting of the Security Council, which you, Sir, have wisely convened, to debate the important humanitarian issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Canada has always distinguished itself by an honourable, consistent and …
Today the international community is commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most important events of this century — the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On 10 December 1948, as the international community was beginning to put behind it the horrors of the Second Wo…
It my honour to address the Assembly on behalf of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
For many centuries people believed that war was inevitable, and that the settlement of conflicts and disputes among peoples could come only through violence or other equally destructive action linked …
El Salvador is pleased to take part in this high-level dialogue of the General
The issue under consideration is relevant indeed, as we believe that a candid exchange of views and experiences can contribute to our thinking and allow us jointly to analyse and seek mechanisms to overcome the negative …
I have the honour, on behalf of the sponsors whose names appear on document A/52/L.31 and of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, to introduce a draft resolution under a…
I have the honour to speak on agenda item 156, “Towards a culture of peace”, on behalf of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador.
May I first of all express to the Secretary-General and to the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or…
Allow me first of all to underline the significance of the presence at this resumed session of the General Assembly of His Excellency the President of Lebanon, Mr. Elias Hraoui. The Government and the people of El Salvador join in solidarity with the Government and the people of Lebanon in the wake …
On behalf of the Central American countries, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and El Salvador, I have the honour to make this statement by way of an introduction to the draft resolution on agenda item 155, entitled “Observer status for the Central American Integration System in the…
