At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Paraguay I would like to say how pleased we are that Mr. d’Escoto Brockmann is presiding over this high-level plenary devoted to the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action, knowing that he comes from one of the three vulnerable groups of this O…
At the outset, allow me to extend my delegation’s congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the present session. We wish you every success and assure you of our support.
The Government of Paraguay expressed its traditional position on the issue befor…
It is an honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group as we pay a posthumous tribute to The Honourable John
Compton, who was Prime Minister of Saint Lucia for several terms.
Sir John Compton, whose career took him beyond the borders of Saint Lucia, beg…
This plenary meeting is devoted to consideration of agenda items 9 and 111, which pertain to the report of the Security Council (A/61/2) and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. Although both items are being considered independently, as …
At the outset, I should like to associate the delegation of Paraguay with the statement made this morning by the Minister of Health of Guyana on behalf of the Rio Group.
Paraguay has placed the HIV/AIDS problem on its national agenda, owing to the magnitude of the issue. In that connection, our 200…
Permit me at the outset to express, on behalf of the people and the Government of Paraguay, our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the criminal terrorist attacks committed on Wednesday in Amman, which claimed the lives of innocent civilians. …
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, over which I have the honour to preside, may I express our sincerest condolences at the recent passing of the President of Togo, Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema, and the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mr. Zurab Zhvania, and to the people of Togo and …
The Assembly is jointly considering agenda items 11 and 53, on the report of the Security Council and on the report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council.…
As I begin my statement, Sir, I would like to say how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over the proceedings of our Assembly. Your personal and professional qualities guarantee the success of the fifty-ninth session, and you will enjoy the steadfast support of the delegation of Paraguay.…
I associate myself with your comments, Mr. President, by expressing our solidarity and condolences to the delegation of Morocco, through its Permanent Representative, with regard to the tragedy being endured by that country.
I shall not go into detail, but I also agree with what the representative …
At the outset, we join in the condemnation of the brutal attack this weekend in Bali and offer our condolences and solidarity to the Government and people of Indonesia and to the other countries that lost nationals in that event. In this respect, we welcome the adoption last night of Security Counci…
As regards draft resolution A/56/L.22, “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”, the delegation
of Paraguay abstained in the voting, because we would have liked to see in the resolution an appeal in relation to the most recent events that we have witnessed in Israel and in the Palestinian…
At the beginning of this session we welcomed the decision of the General Assembly to examine the item before us today and pledged our full and firm support so that our Organization might assume its rightful role, with a firm, vigorous and unequivocal stand with regard to taking all measures necessar…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report he has submitted to us on the work of the Organization in document A/56/1, which offers a framework for reference and discussion on the broad agenda being carried out by the United Nations. The report is a clear sign that the …
I have the honour of presenting my summary as Rapporteur of the round table-cum-informal panel on the question of enhancing the integration of developing countries in the emerging global information network, facilitating access to information and communication technologies for developing countries.
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This second high-level dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership, which is addressing issues of far- reaching significance for developing countries, is for obvious reasons taking place under extremely trying and tragic circumstances. Given those…
