On behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that are Members of the United Nations, I have the honour to address the General Assembly on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.
CARICOM a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) group of countries at the United Nations, along with the African Group and other Member States sponsoring this text, to introduce for adoption today draft resolution A/63/L.5, entitled “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of…
As this is the first statement to be made on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the plenary of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session, permit me to convey to you, Sir, the felicitations of all of CARICOM on your election to guide the important deliberations of this session and t…
On the occasion of this sixtieth anniversary commemoration of the proclamation and adoption by the General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The societies that constitute our Commun…
The delegation of Guyana welcomes the consideration of agenda item 50, “The role of the United Nations in promoting a new global human order”.
The new global human order is concerned with a human development dilemma — in an era of unprecedented global prosperity and expanded opportunity, billions o…
Guyana voted in favour of draft resolution A/61/L.67, by which the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Guyana is home to nine distinct Amerindian peoples: the Akawaios, Arawaks, Arekunas, Caribs, Makusis, Patamonas, WaiWais, Wapisianas and Waraus. This mont…
On agenda item 155, “Commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade”, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 20 Member States that comprise the Rio Group.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that all human beings are…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Rio Group — Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and Guyana.
At the outset,…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for your thoughtful statement at the beginning of our debate. It will serve as a useful reference point in our deliberations.
I am especially honoured to speak in today’s debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (N…
My delegation takes this opportunity to extend condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana to the countries in Asia and Africa affected by the tsunami disaster of 26 December and to the countries of other regions whose nationals perished in the tsunami tide.
The Government and, ind…
Guyana attaches great importance to the ongoing debate on oceans and the law of the sea, a debate we consider greatly enriched
by the reports of the Secretary-General under this item. We are pleased to participate in the deliberations at the present session, which marks the tenth anniversary of the…
Guyana is most pleased to associate itself with the statements made by the delegation of Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by Barbados on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States Members of the United Nations in the present debate on “The New Partnership for Africa’s Develop…
The delegation of Guyana welcomes the opportunity to participate in the joint debate on item 11, “Report of the Security Council”, and item 53, “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”.
My brief contribution today will focu…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the 14 States members of
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on agenda item 114 (e), entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community”. It is my first duty to express appreciation to the Secretary-General for the repor…
May I first join in the expressions of sympathy and solidarity with the Governments and the peoples of the Dominican Republic and of Haiti in connection with the disasters suffered by those sister countries of our region.
It is an honour for me, on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbea…
We have gathered today to mark the fifty- fifth anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to provide fresh recognition and a renewed tribute to the pivotal role and significance of the Universal Declaration in the global effort for the promotion and protection …
The delegation of Guyana wishes to associate itself with the statements made by the representative of the Kingdom of Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the
representative of Jamaica on behalf of the Caribbean Community. I take the opportunity also to record our appreciation for t…
I am grateful for the opportunity to share some reflections on behalf of the delegation of Guyana in the joint debate on agenda items 55, 57, 58 and 59. In so doing, I associate my delegation fully with the statements made by the representatives of Algeria, Morocco and Suriname, speaking respectivel…
At this late stage in the debate on this item, my words will be few.
First, they are words of appreciation for the efforts of the President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session, Mr. Jan Kavan, to advance the process of Security Council reform. They are also words of appreciation for…
As we have done on many occasions in times past, Guyana is pleased once again to stand in solidarity with Africa, a continent with which we share not only lasting ties of history and culture but also common aspirations for durable peace and sustainable development for our peoples. My delegation appl…
