My colleague and friend, Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Honduras to the United Nations, has addressed the general topic of our agenda on behalf of all the Central American countries. I would like to refer on this occasion to the draft resolution regarding …
Guatemala could not fail to attend this commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights because first, respect for human rights is a matter of universal concern and it is therefore imperative for every country to strive to ensure their observance. Secondly, res…
It is my pleasure to introduce, on behalf of the sponsors, who have now been joined by Brazil, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Japan and Paraguay, draft resolution A/53/L.22/Rev.2, submitted under agenda item 44.
If I may be allowed a personal remark, I should like to mention that this is my first statemen…
First of all, allow me to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General and the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for their work in producing their respective reports on the subject we are addressing today (A/63/63 and Add.1). These are very complete and comprehensive documents which…
