Jaime Robotham was a friend from secondary school, the Liceo de Aplicación in Santiago de Chile, many decades ago. He was a happy young man, intelligent and a good football player. We called him “Baldy” because even as a teenager he had a receding hairline. The study hours shared with him and other …
I address this Assembly a few hours after the death of the person who governed Chile during a long and dark period of my country. A sad chapter in Chile’s history has thus come to a close, so that we can, from this point on, look towards the future.
It is precisely the future that brings us here to…
I take the floor to stress our support for the draft resolution entitled “Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace” (A/61/L.12). Chile has been very enthusiastic in supporting the consensus at this General Assembly because we are convinced that sport is an effective vehic…
Chile has been an active promoter of an in-depth reform of the United Nations which, in reaffirming the principles and values of the Charter, will increase its credibility and legitimacy. We have already taken important steps in that direction, but we should not set aside the challenge of reforming …
On behalf of the States members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I would like to thank the Missions of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, as well the President of the General Assembly and the Secretariat, for convening this commemorative meeting, which enables us to rev…
The Chilean delegation voted in favour of the resolution establishing the Human Rights Council. However, we feel it necessary to make some comments and clarifications for the record.
Protecting human beings lies at the heart of our interest in the Human Rights Council. We wish situations of violati…
I would like to express my appreciation for the report of the Security Council (A/60/2), introduced by the representative of the Russian Federation, on its activities during the period 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005, the contents of which we have taken due note.
Throughout the ongoing United Nations…
Just over a month ago, our heads of State or Government stated that one of the fundamental pillars of United Nations reform is security, specifically, terrorism, which is one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, as we saw this morning with the terrorist attack that took p…
On several occasions Chile has stated that at this historic juncture it is in favour of a comprehensive reform of the United Nations that would reaffirm the principles and values of the Charter and thereby enhance the credibility and legitimacy of the Organization, thus bringing it into step with to…
The Monterrey Consensus on financing for development called for the holding of a special high-level meeting of the General Assembly to follow up and assess the commitments entered into in that document.
Today more than ever, it is necessary to strengthen multilateralism. We must move from the evalu…
The delegation of Chile would like to express its appreciation to you, Madam President, and to Denmark for having convened this open meeting to consider the situation in Haiti. We would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador Ronaldo Sardenberg, for having introduced th…
Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on your conduct of the work of the Security Council during this month and on your initiative to present jointly the reports of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), respectively. This is a…
We associate ourselves with the expressions of grief at the sad passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, who, in a memorable visit to Chile, brought us a message of peace and hope in difficult times. We also associate ourselves with the condolences expressed in connection with the sorrowful death …
First, I would like to thank the Algerian presidency for convening this important discussion on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to express our thanks for the briefing by the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Jan Egeland. In particular, Sir, I sho…
I would like, first of all, to express thanks for the introduction
to the report on the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and for the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen. I also …
Chile, in accordance with its commitment to regional peace and security, promptly joined the provisional multinational
force, helping to prevent a civil war and a humanitarian tragedy in Haiti. Aware that our support for Haiti should not be limited to the current emergency situation, we also joined…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having brought us to these meetings here in Nairobi. This is a historic day, and we trust that there will be an historic peace agreement. The Security Council is meeting in Africa to assist in solving, together with Africans and the regional organizations, this long-sta…
I would like to express my thanks for the presentation of the Secretary-General’s report on Timor-Leste (S/2004/888) by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, and we thank him for his work and the work of his team.
We should like to highlight the progress achiev…
Chile would like to join the condolences expressed here to the Palestinian people and the family on the occasion of the sad death of President Yasser Arafat. In Chile, about half a million citizens are of Palestinian origin, and for them, this is a particularly sad day and a tremendous loss. Preside…
I welcome the opportunity of having this debate on women, peace and security and I congratulate you for the outstanding job you are doing as President of the Security Council. I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General and his commitment, as we are fully aware, to the rights of women.
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