At the outset, I would like to reiterate the heartfelt condolences of the Peruvian Government and people to the authorities and people of Haiti, who have been struck by the terrible disaster that has caused irreparable human loss and devastation in the country. In addition, I would like to express m…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the decision of the President of the General Assembly to appoint the Permanent Representatives of Argentina, Ambassador Jorge Argüello, and Slovenia, Ambassador Sanja Štiglic, as Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the revitalization of the work of the Ge…
I would first like to thank Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of
the International Criminal Court (ICC), for being with us and for his interesting briefing on the work of the Court during the past year.
There have been some developments in the past year that are relevant to the work of the Court. Fo…
Cultural heritage is the inheritance of physical and non-physical property that our ancestors have bequeathed to us in the course of history. That cultural property makes it possible for us to forge an identity in order to know who we are and where we came from, as well as to develop as individuals …
Peru welcomes the initiative of convening a meeting of the General Assembly to urgently address the situation in the sister Republic of Honduras. We welcome the fact that, as evidenced in the course of this debate, Honduras enjoys the greatest possible international solidarity and support.
We also …
On 15 August 2007, an earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, hit the coast of Peru, and several cities were seriously affected. Pisco was completely destroyed. More than 500 people died, more than 1,500 were injured and thousands suffered damage. The losses in housing, schools, hospitals an…
I would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Philippe Kirsch, for being with us today and for his interesting presentation on the work of the Court in the past year.
On 17 July, we commemorated the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the International Crimina…
On 8 September 2006, 192 States joined together in the General Assembly to support the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and committed themselves to adopting concrete measures to address terrorism in all its aspects. Two years later, we are meeting again to reaffirm the Strategy and, …
I wish at the outset to commend you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on children and armed conflict. Peru is pleased to participate in today’s meeting and to contribute to efforts to protect children. My delegation welcomes the statements made by the Secretary- General, by Mr. Edmond…
My delegation would like to thank the Presidents of the two Tribunals, Judge Pocar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Judge Byron of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. We also thank the Prosecutors, Ms. Del Ponte and Mr. Jallow, for their written…
My delegation is grateful for the briefings given by Ambassadors Verbeke, Arias and Burian, Chairmen of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), respectively.
Peru vigorously and unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations…
I wish to thank Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for the comprehensive and detailed introduction of his annual report on the work of the Court (A/62/314).
The International Criminal Court was established not only to be an effective tool for ensuring that t…
Peru welcomes the initiative of the Ghanaian presidency to hold an open debate on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and on the role of women in peacebuilding. We also wish to thank the Secretary- General for presenting his report. In addition, we appreciate the statements made by the Unde…
Peace and security should be viewed not simply from their political, military and strategic aspects, but rather as fundamentally social and economic factors. Social, economic, political, ethnic and religious exclusion, poverty and human rights issues are in general the main factors that engender vio…
Peru has followed with great interest the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Support Office. These bodies make up a new structure within the United Nations.
Like other members of the international community, Peru attaches great importance to the effec…
While we celebrate amazing technological advances, the globalization of economic forces and communications and the values of democracy and human rights, we also see that energy insecurity, climate change, growing inequality and poverty, armed conflict, genocide, humanitarian crises, cross-border cri…
First, allow me to welcome you, Sir, at the beginning of your presidency, and wish you and the members of the General Committee every success. Peru adheres to the principle of one China, whose only representative is the People’s Republic of China, with which Peru has cordial diplomatic relations. We…
It is an honour for the delegation of Peru to introduce document A/61/L.67, which contains the text of the draft resolution whereby the General Assembly would adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The draft resolution is sponsored by Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Bel…
We are meeting, as we do every month, to consider the situation in the Middle East. First of all, we must note with concern the persistence of the intra-Palestinian conflict, which continues to claim victims in the Palestinian population itself.
In addition to the human losses, this conflict, it mu…
Allow me to join in the welcoming words addressed to our guests today, namely, the Secretary-General and the Ambassadors of Haiti and Ghana, who are here
representing the General Assembly and the Peacebuilding Commission, respectively. I also wish to welcome the new representatives of France and th…
