Allow me to express my appreciation to the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of China and President of the Security Council during the month of November for his comprehensive introduction of the annual report of the Security Council (A/68/2). Pursuant to Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 66/253 B on the situation in Syria, and we wish to state why we did so.
It is a resolution with a controversial text. That became clear in the meetings of the past few days at which it was presented, as well as today before it was put to a vote in the Gen…
The delegation of the Dominican Republic would like to underscore the special significance of resolution 66/188, entitled “Addressing excessive price volatility in food and related financial and commodity markets”, which the General Assembly just adopted. This is a new resolution whose theme reflect…
The phenomenon of volunteering is not old in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it has become a powerful movement. In most of our countries, volunteerism began to manifest itself in two ways: first, through certain leaders of civil society who tackled social work aimed at sectors they had identifi…
We welcome the sense of urgency with which the President has dealt with the topic of
equitable representation on the Security Council, the increase in its membership and other related issues. We likewise welcome the fact that the President has confirmed the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, …
