I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 19 members of the Rio Group — Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and, of course, my own country, Costa Rica.
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I have the honour to speak in my capacity as the Acting President of the Central American Integration System (SICA). I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for the presentation of the report we are now considering.
The recent history of Central America is a living example of the ti…
Allow me to thank the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General for the preparation and presentation of the report on the strengthening of the United Nations (A/57/387 and Corr.1).
Without any doubt, 57 years after its creation, the United Nations requires thorough reform. The Organization…
At the outset, I should like to thank the International Court of Justice for its report and Judge Guillaume for presenting it to us. I should also like to congratulate Judges Shi and Koroma on their well-deserved re-election, as well as Ambassadors Tomka and Owada and Professor Simma on their recent…
The pursuit of security poses a dilemma. As the Secretary- General wisely noted, no State can increase its level of security to the detriment of others. Inevitably, other States construe as a veiled threat any unilateral action aimed at acquiring greater guarantees of security. Absolute security for…
Last Friday, in introducing his report on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration, the Secretary-General sounded an alarm. The Goals and objectives adopted by our heads of State at the Millennium Summit are more distant than ever. The action of the international community has been inadequat…
