At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to thank you for taking the initiative of convening Member States for this event in order to enable us to reflect together on a subject that requires commitment on the part of every Government worldwide to ensuring the due realization
of the human right to…
I would like to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for considering the process of Security Council reform a priority matter to be addressed during the Assembly’s sixty-fifth session. Likewise, I am pleased that our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Zahir Tan…
My delegation thanks the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow, for the presentation of his report to the General Assembly (A/65/53 and A/65/53/Add.1). Peru is pleased to note that the outcome of the work of the Human Rights Council makes a major contribution to the…
Peru has a youth population of 7.5 million, representing 28 per cent of the total population. The number of young people has increased in recent years, and today young people are the fastest growing sector of our population. Because of those statistical trends, over the past 10 years the Peruvian Go…
I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Hisashi Owada, for being here with us this morning and for his interesting briefing on the hard work carried out by the Court over the past year.
States should resolve their disputes by peaceful means and in accordance…
The delegation of Peru associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We also thank the Secretary- General for the report submitted under this agenda item (A/65/84), and we note with satisfaction the 2010 report of the Economic and So…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate and for the opportunity it provides to continue to contribute to the objective of achieving an Organization that is better prepared to meet its primary responsibility of maintaining international peace. My delegation endorses what was said by Mr. P…
My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Uruguayan representative on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, and congratulates the Security Council for the timely organization of this open debate on the situation in Haiti, especially as we prepare to debate the need to renew t…
With respect to resolution 64/292 on the human right to water and sanitation that we have just adopted, I should like to make the following remarks on behalf of my country. Peru voted in favour of the resolution in the understanding that the guaranteed enjoyment of this right is subject to existing …
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation for the convening of this high-level meeting to address the topic of transnational organized crime. This phenomenon is a growing global threat not only to the security and well-being of our populations, but also to the legitimate exercise of their hum…
On behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group, I wish to extend to our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Nigeria on the regrettable death of His Excellency President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on 5 May.
His qualities as a democrat and his career in the service of his country,…
I commend and congratulate you, Mr. President, for your initiative to include on the Council’s programme of work this open debate, which offers us a further opportunity to exchange views and submit proposals on a matter of particular importance and of great interest to all Members of the Organizatio…
Allow me first of all to convey the greetings of the Peruvian people and Government to the participants in this meeting and our appreciation for its having been convened. That is further proof of the determination of the United Nations and the Governments represented here to work towards a future wh…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group and by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the G-77 and China.
On previous occasions here at the United Nations, we have emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to the issue …
For developing countries, road traffic accidents represent one of the leading causes of premature death and constitute a public health problem that has effects on our development and impinges upon people’s rights.
The data obtained by the World Health Organization (WHO) are worrying. It is unjustif…
The report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its third session (A/64/341) and the report of the Secretary- General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/64/217) enable us to evaluate the important work done to restore peace and build sustainable stability in countries that have emerged from conflict.
With …
Clearly, the process of Security Council reform is a matter of priority to be addressed at the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly. In that connection, I would like to welcome the fact that the President has confirmed our colleague Mr. Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, a…
As this is the first time I have taken the floor at the present session, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and through you, the other Bureau members, on your election at the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, and to assure you of my delegation’s full support in your effort…
On 24 October we commemorated the sixty-fourth anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations. During that 64 years Peru has actively participated in the work of the Organization with the same conviction: that multilateralism is the most propitious road for building a bette…
My delegation welcomes the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem (see A/64/92), adopted at the high-level segment of the fifty-second session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and acknowl…
