The Government of Mexico welcomes the introduction of draft resolution A/62/L.9, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”, including the proposal to designate an International Day of Democracy.
Mexico is als…
I would like to state very briefly that the Mexican delegation agrees entirely with the statements made by those who preceded me. We think that, in order to honour the issue of human rights and the creation of the Human Rights Council, it would have been appropriate to present the report of the Coun…
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to consider the report submitted by the Peacebuilding Commission at the end of its first session, pursuant to resolution 60/180.
Mexico acknowledges the work done by Ambassador Gaspar Martins of Angola, who had the sensitive task of leading the Organizational…
Permit me to express to you, Sir, my delegation’s warm congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-second session. We are convinced that you will be able to skilfully guide our efforts to attain the common objectives that we
have set for the session. I sh…
Mexico respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China. In that connection, my delegation believes that neither Taiwan’s attempt nor the inclusion in the agenda of an item in that regard are compatible with the decisions of the United Nations. We therefore reaffi…
The delegation of Mexico would like to express its appreciation for the timely organization of this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, given the increasing number of civilian casualties in various regions of the world as a result of either collateral damage or deliberate m…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I would like to pay tribute to the memory of Kurt Waldheim and to convey our condolences to the Austrian Government and people as well as to Mr. Waldheim’s family on the sad passing away of the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nati…
The delegation of Mexico welcomes the submission of the report of the Secretary-General on the recommendations of the High-level Panel on System- wide Coherence (A/61/836). My delegation appreciates in particular the recommendations of the Secretary- General on the intergovernmental consultative pr…
My delegation thanks the President for convening this important meeting and for his commitment to the follow-up process of the International Conference on Financing for Development. Under his leadership, and with the contribution of the ambassadors of Egypt and Norway as co-facilitators, we will cer…