First of all, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for all his efforts to bring this important matter before the United Nations. It is a subject of immense importance for the majority of the countries of the South, which make up the large majority of the membership of the Organizati…
Nicaragua, like the rest of the world, has had to endure an international context characterized by the deep negative effects of the world economic and financial crisis. Although subject to these conditions, the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation led by President Daniel Ortega Saavedra h…
As Israel celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of its creation, the Palestinian nation continues to be excluded from the community of nations because it has not achieved a genuine free and sovereign State on its territory.
Many ask how it is possible that while Israel, with a population imported chi…
I have the honour to address the Assembly on the subject of draft resolution A/63/L.8/Rev.1, entitled “Climate change and its possible security implications”, upon which we are about to take action. I speak on behalf of the following delegations: Bahrain, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador,…
First and foremost, we would like to associate ourselves with the statements delivered on behalf of the Rio Group, the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas and the Non-Aligned Movement.
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I thought we would never again have to …
At the outset, I wish to express my thanks to my colleague, the Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, for introducing draft resolution A/63/L.22 on the financial crisis and its consequences, which represents a unique opportunity for the “G 192” — the 192 Members of the Un…
As this is the first time that I have addressed the General Assembly at its present session, I wish to express my deepest satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, an example of the dignity of our people, leading our deliberations. We know that your commitment to peace and justice will guide our work. As alw…
The delegation of Nicaragua associates itself with the statement made by Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and with the statement made by Mexico on behalf of the Rio Group.
Today we stand halfway along the path leading from the Millennium Declaration to the completion of th…
I would like at the outset to welcome this High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. It has special significance because it is part of the preparatory process for the Monterrey Consensus follow-up, which will be held in Doha in late 2008. We hope that the Conference will be the beginning of …
Nicaragua will explain why it is going to vote in favour of draft resolution A/65/L.3, presented by comrade Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, whom we thank for having updated the General Assembly on the harm and damage that President Barack Obama’s Administration contin…
