I thank you, Sir, and the Indonesian presidency for convening this open debate. We also welcome the briefings, and take note of the Secretary- General’s report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2019/373).
As we are all aware, this debate is taking place in the context of the seven…
We thank the President for convening this meeting to discuss the report (A/73/724) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) at its twelfth session and the annual report of the Secretary-General (A/73/829) of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
My country aligns itself with the statements made by the Permane…
I thank Indonesia for convening this open debate and today’s briefers for their statements.
As we all know, this debate is being held in a context of major challenges. As a country committed to peace, we reiterate our strong support for the initiatives led by the Organization. The United Nations ha…
I am pleased to see the representative of a friendly country presiding over the Security Council this month. I also welcome the Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
My delegation wishes to reiterate before this forum what was previously express…
I believe that it is regrettable when any country in Latin America and the Caribbean is the subject of discussions within the Security Council. I make that point irrespective of the views that the members of the Security Council might have — and, more important yet, those that members of the General…
I would first like to reiterate that during the Intergovernmental Conference in Morocco my country has already expressed its position on the global compact for migration, which the General Assembly is formally considering in today’s meeting. However, I would like to mention some of the reasons why E…
As a member of the Group of 77 and China, we would of course like to begin by welcoming the Assembly’s forthcoming adoption of draft resolution A/73/L.18/Rev.1, entitled “International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development”. We are also …
My delegation welcomes the adoption of the annual draft resolution contained in document A/73/L.43, on the follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, which highlights the important inclusion of the promotion of a culture of peace in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable De…
I thank you, Sir, for allowing me to take the floor in explanation of vote following the adoption of resolution 73/124, on oceans and the law of the sea, and thank Singapore for its work as facilitator.
The Republic of El Salvador is aware of the importance of the oceans, particularly of their sust…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). I would like to begin by welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
CELAC welcomed the steps taken between 2015 and 2016 by Cuba and the United States to begi…
We would like to begin, as every other speaker has done, by thanking the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Eboe-Osuji, for his briefing on the report of the Court (see A/73/334), which details the conduct of both administrative and judicial activities and has been transmitte…
I want to begin by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for introducing his report (A/73/4) detailing the administrative and judicial activities undertaken by the world’s highest court of justice.
El Salvador considers it appropriate to highligh…
I would first of all like to say that I fully agree with what my colleague the Permanent Representative of Singapore said from this rostrum with regard to the usefulness of this discussion. We note with some disappointment the absence of senior officials of the Secretariat at this debate on the annu…
At the outset, I want to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests, and to thank the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan for its work in that regard. El Salvador was proud to be a sponsor of resolution 72/51.
We believe th…
We would first like to thank the President for convening this meeting to discuss the report of the eleventh session of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/72/721), as well as the annual report of the Secretary- General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/72/740).
My country aligns itself with the statement ma…
At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this high-level meeting and for the concept note.
The maintenance of international peace and security is one of the main purposes of the United Nations, and this two-day meeting allows us to take an in-d…
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, and Peru for convening this open debate. We also welcome the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, as well as the special guests at this meeting, for their briefings this morning.
My country, as everyone knows, has a historic commitment to you…
My country would like to make a statement following the adoption of resolution 72/244, on modalities for the intergovernmental conference that will adopt the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. El Salvador is pleased to have joined the consensus and hopes that all States Members …
This is a general statement under agenda item 15, particularly on resolution 72/137. My delegation welcomes the adoption of the resolution, which highlights the important inclusion of the promotion of a culture of peace in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We thank the Permanent Mission o…
At the outset, we welcome the Secretary- General’s reports (A/72/76, A/72/348 and /A/72/358) on this subject, as well as on the four draft resolutions to be adopted, one of which (A/72/L.23) was introduced on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, another (A/72/L.24), which my country has the honour t…
