Colombia attaches great importance to the general debate on this issue, which is of such great significance for Member States. My delegation also eagerly awaits the recommencement of the work of the Open-ended Working Group.
I wish to highlight four essential elements that, in my delegation’s opini…
I must say that you, Sir, have a very special responsibility in leading this important debate that follows up the
One of the merits of the Secretary-General's report has been to provide the United Nations Member States and the various international organizations with a broad and realistic overview …
Colombia has the honour of introducing to the General Assembly draft resolution A/54/L.24/Rev.1, entitled “The situation in Central America: procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development”.
I would like t…
Several years ago, the General Assembly decided, through its well-known resolution 51/193, to request the Security Council to provide more information and greater clarity in the presentation of its reports. That resolution stipulated that the report should provide information with regard to the deba…
Let me begin my statement by thanking the Secretary-General for the preparation and presentation of the report contained in document A/54/1. During the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, my delegation conveyed its positions and participated in the discussion and development of the issues a…
My country joins in commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stating its great pleasure at today’s events. We warmly congratulate the distinguished citizens of the world who were recognized this morning for their contribution to the cause o…
My country wants to express its satisfaction with the text of the draft resolution on the establishment of an international criminal court, which emphatically acknowledges the historic significance of the decisions adopted in Rome and which promotes the efforts aimed at having the International Crim…
My delegation wishes to reiterate its full support for the positions presented by the Non-Aligned Movement during the course of the Security Council reform process, including those reflected in the final documents of the Cartagena summit, the New Delhi Ministerial Conference, the Non-Aligned Movemen…
Colombia wishes to express its solidarity and support to our Central American brothers who have been struck by one of the most devastating natural disasters suffered by our region. The disasters caused by hurricane Mitch have not been fully calculated and will require major reconstruction efforts by…
Allow me first of all to express our gratitude to the President of the Security Council for his introduction to the report covering the period from 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998, contained in document A/53/2.
Articles 10 through 17 of the Charter of the United Nations refer to the functions and powe…
The Caribbean is a cultural, political and economic entity of which my country is a part for reasons both constitutional and historical. These reasons orient Colombia’s foreign policy towards the goal of integration and give it a fundamental interest in the development of relations with the countrie…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the preparation and introduction of the report contained in document A/53/1.
From its very first lines, the report of the Secretary- General identifies the difficulties, the uncertainties and even the anxieties over the…
