Guatemala takes the opportunity provided by the presentation today of the annual report of the
International Court of Justice to the General Assembly (A/72/4) to share its views on the Court’s role in promoting the rule of law, following the invitation extended to us by the Assembly in resolution 7…
I would like to thank the President for the reports that have been presented and for enabling us to have a dialogue on the follow-up to the international development summits. The interdependent and symbiotic relationship between the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable develo…
Guatemala believes that it is only through dialogue and the exchange of information and best practices that we can articulate a comprehensive, coordinated and shared response by the States of origin, transit and destination of smuggled migrants or victims of human trafficking that will guarantee ord…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, and the delegation of the Arab Republic of Egypt for convening this open debate on the potential contribution of United Nations peacekeeping operations to the overarching goal of sustaining peace, and for our concept paper (S/2017/692, annex).
My delegation would …
We congratulate you, Madam President, and your delegation on organizing this debate on the protection of civilians, and we commend the fact that your Minister for Foreign Affairs has been presiding it. We also express our appreciation to the briefers for their contributions.
My delegation associate…
Allow me, at the outset, to express our gratitude for the convening of this important debate. We are also grateful for the concept note (see S/2017/402, annex ). I also thank today’s briefers for their statements.
Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), Guatemala has accorded great importance…
Guatemala thanks Secretary-General António Guterres and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for the submission of the reports before us. We also thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this debate.
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I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
At the outset, let me express our deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC).
Allow me to first express my deep appreciation to the President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Thomson, for convening this plenary meeting in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimin…
I have the privilege of taking the floor on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States to honour
the memory of the late Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, our friend Ambassador Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin. He leaves a rich legacy on how to conduct oneself in internatio…
Guatemala voted in favour of resolution 71/130, on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and the critical situation in Aleppo. We are appalled by the terrible suffering of the more than 13.5 million Syrians facing a humanitarian crisis of tragic proportions. We joined in the adoption of the reso…
First and foremost, we would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s important debate and for the concept note (S/2016/969, annex). I also thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Danilo Türk, Ms. Christine Beerli and Mr. Sundeep Waslekar for their briefings.
Our delegation believes that a discussi…
Guatemala thanks the delegation of Senegal, as President of the Security Council this month, for organizing this open debate, and we welcome the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye. We are grateful for the briefings by the Deputy Secretary-General and the other …
First, allow me to commend the Russian Federation for convening this open debate on the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the women and peace and
security agenda. This is an opportunity to underscore the commitment of Member States to empowering women and to facilitating their participation …
My delegation thanks the Russian Federation, as the President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Although the Council has discussed the situation in the Middle East on many occasions, t…
We would like to exercise our right of reply to the statement delivered by the Foreign Minister of Belize in reference to the territorial, maritime and island dispute with my country and recent occurrences in the context of a 150-year-old conflict. We listened carefully but in disbelief to the Forei…
I would like to begin by expressing our resolute solidarity with the victims of the most recent natural disasters, notably those that occurred in Bangladesh and Chile last week. The challenges resulting from various events of this year prompt us to speak out today to share some ideas related to our …
We are grateful to the Ghanian presidency for convening this annual meeting on women and peace and security, which helps us further the work of achieving the full and complete implementation of Council resolution 1325 (2000).
This debate also allows us to consider the full application of that impor…
I would like to congratulate those who promoted the initiative to convene this High-level Dialogue, because the topics that we are discussing are undeniably timely. No one should forget the valuable contribution of religions to civilizations and to the very identity of the individuals making up thos…
We wish to thank the Secretary-General for each of the reports submitted under this agenda item, which I shall now discuss — particularly the report on strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (A/61/85) and the report on international cooperation o…
