Mr. Chairman,
Cuba associates itself with the statements delivered by the delegations of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of NAM and El Salvador on behalf of CELAC.
We further thank the Secretary-General for presenting his report A/73/125 on this important subject.
Mr. Chairman,
We appreciate your introductory statement and we join the rest of the delegations that have congratulated you on your election.
We would like to convey our congratulations to Ms. Henrietta H. Fore, on her appointment and her willingness to work jointly for the well-being of the girls and boys.
Mr. Chairman,
Mr. Chairman,
The Cuban delegation is grateful to you for convening this meeting of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, and we seize this opportunity to reiterate once again our full support and express our best wishes in your tenure in this year that has just begun.
As members of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, we work to ensure that it timely addresses all issues that arise in the relations among the Organization, the Member States and the Host Country.
Mr. Chairman,
Mr. Chairman,
The Agenda Item 15 of the General Assembly reminds us that peace is not only a goal to be fulfilled but a supreme objective to be preserved.
There can be no peace without full respect for the sovereignty of States; and there can be no peace without respect for the self-determination of peoples and the territorial integrity of States.
Violence must be brought to an end, life must be respected, dialogue and cooperation must be considered, and emphasis must be placed on education and the transmission of values for peace.
Mr. Chairman,
We would like to convey our appreciation for the submission of the Secretary-General's reports on the estimates regarding special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives authorized by the General Assembly or by the Security Council. We likewise thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu for the related reports of the Advisory Committee.
Cuba endorses the statement by Ecuador on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Mr. Chairman,
Mr. Chairman,
The First Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament established the current disarmament machinery of the United Nations system, where each of its components plays a fundamental role and specific functions that must be preserved.
Cuba attaches great importance to the promotion of multilateralism as the basic principle of disarmament negotiations and to the need to make concrete progress, giving the highest priority to nuclear disarmament.
Mr. Chairman,
The international community must take concrete and urgent measures to ensure that the resources currently earmarked for military purposes are reoriented towards activities generating economic and social development and a life of dignity for all human beings. This would contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security.
Mr. Chairman,
Allow me to congratulate you and the other members of the Bureau on your election to conduct the work of the Committee at this session. We trust that your guide will enable us to achieve our goals.
We thank the Secretary-General for his presentation, as well as Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee, for the introduction of the introduction of the corresponding report.
Our delegation associates itself with the speech delivered by Ecuador on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Mr. Chairman,
Mr. Chairman,
Cuba supports the statement delivered by the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of NAM and by the Republic of El Salvador on behalf of CELAC under item 83 "Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization."
Mr. Chairman,
My delegation endorses the statement by El Salvador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and by Ecuador on behalf of the Group of 77 plus China.
Mr. Chairman,
Nearly 90% of today’s war victims are civilians, most of them women, senior citizens, girls and boys. They also represent more than the 75% of refugees and people displaced by conflicts.
