I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the Government and the people of Belize in support of agenda item 39, entitled, “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”. We do so, fortified by the universall…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Security Council to receive a briefing on the latest developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Belize also thanks the Foreign Minister of Venezuela for his participation in this briefing and for helping to provide balance to t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS).
Allow me to congratulate the Dominican Republic, a fellow small island developing State (SIDS), on its election as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, and to commend you, Mr. President,…
Belize welcomes this opportunity afforded by the presidency of Italy to reaffirm our full commitment to combating trafficking in persons and to most emphatically condemn trafficking in persons in areas affected by armed conflict.
Notwithstanding the adoption of resolution 2331 (2016), reports on th…
I would like to begin by expressing my delegation’s deep appreciation to Ms. Grizelda Grootboom, whose strength and courage in standing before the world and sharing a story that she would no doubt rather banish from than burnish in her memory is unfathomable (see A/72/PV.24). But her story must be t…
I would like to thank the representative of the Netherlands for his comments. It has indeed been a privilege and honour to serve as Rapporteur of the First Committee during the General Assembly’s historic seventieth session.
I would like to add that despite the inaccurate and unfortunate observatio…
On behalf of the Government and the people of Belize, I thank the President and the members of the Council for continuing to place importance on the issues of Haiti’s stability, progress and democracy.
Belize acknowledges the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2180 (2014) to extend the mand…
On behalf of the delegation of Belize, please permit me to congratulate Argentina on assuming the presidency and to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting.
The problem of Palestine has been on the agenda of the Security Council since the end of the British Mandate in 1948. It was incl…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States, which includes countries in the areas of the
Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean and South China Seas.
We welcome the convening of the sixth High- level …
I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 14 States members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and to introduce draft resolution A/67/L.41, entitled “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade”, on behalf of the 54 mem…
