It is an honour for the delegation of Uruguay, which holds the presidency of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic, to introduce draft resolution A/69/L.89 to the General Assembly.
We welcome the report (A/69/973) of the Secretary- General and its addendum (A/69/973/Add.1) on the …
Uruguay is a country that has considerable domestic and international experience in the promotion, protection and defence of human rights and international humanitarian law. Adherence to international law and to the principles of peaceful coexistence and territorial integrity has been a priority of …
The delegation of Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 69/279, having joined the consensus as it has done in previous years, on the understanding that the vote endorses the current relationship between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court and supports its management decisions of …
My delegation would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for introducing the Court’s annual report (A/69/321).
Uruguay has historically pursued the legal settlement of disputes in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. …
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the priority that the President of the General Assembly has accorded to the fourth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and note in particular the outstanding work done by Ambassador Y. Halit Çevik, Permanent Representativ…
Today, as we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, we wish to confer well-deserved recognition to that very important international treaty, given its impact, importance and significance in the international sphere, an…
I would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for having introduced the annual report of the Court (A/67/308). I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the appointment of Ms. Fatou Bensouda as Prosecutor of the Court in June, and to…
