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Alejandro Giammattei Falla

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first: 2022-09-24
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“In conclusion, the United Nations is facing history’s greatest challenge, one that requires us to be strong, united and ready for action. World peace, which we took for granted for years, now requires a new international agreement that goes beyond differences, colour, countries and latitudes. We need a people-centred agreement that has citizens as protagonists and people as the ultimate objective. Putting an end to war. which would be ideal, is today’s great imperative. Whatever our beliefs, let us fight for peace. Wherever we are. let us fight for peace lest one day we wake up to find ourselves invaded or killed by others. For that reason, let us unite, let us strive so that one day we can all awake citizens of the world in a climate of peace, progress, prosperity and development.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“This is my last speech before the General Assembly as Head of State, and. unlike the untruths that we have heard from the rostrum today. I will hand power over to the person elected by the sovereign majority will of the people of Guatemala, on 14 January, in accordance with the Constitution. Unnecessary international interference has marred the elections. While our democracy may not be perfect, it has made the handover of power possible in addition to respect for the Constitution on a continent where some presidents fight to stay and hold on to their positions, allowing re-elections even against what is mandated by their own constitutions. In Guatemala, the principle of handing over power is fully complied with, every four years.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Guatemala, through these different initiatives, seeks to stand out in the fight against human trafficking, given that the number of people affected by this phenomenon exceeds the number of enslaved persons in times past. That is why we have made it a priority to stop these scourges, which are an affront to human dignity and human beings. I must remind States that the profits generated by human trafficking already exceed those from international arms trafficking and. at this rate, will soon reach and surpass those from illicit drug trafficking. Children are ripped from their homes and given to gangs that prostitute them. and. when they cease to be fresh meat for these criminals, they are dismissed and their organs sold for transplants. We cannot continue to be indifferent and apathetic in the face of these horrifying crimes.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In that spirt, we have adopted a series of legal and political measures to repress it. We have a public policy against violence, exploitation and trafficking in persons, which aligns with and optimizes State actions to guarantee the protection of and the comprehensive care for victims of human trafficking. It also promotes the prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of this abhorrent crime. In the same vein, we have a policy for the comprehensive protection of children and adolescents, which focuses on guaranteeing the comprehensive, equitable and inclusive development of children and adolescents. This policy, which was adopted in 2022. brings together more than 90 executive branch institution programmes for the development of human beings at all stages of life.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The good will between the parties, as demonstrated by Belize and Guatemala, is an example of how a peaceful solution can be reached through international justice, in contrast to war over conflicts resulting from the foolishness of human beings. Guatemala recognizes that one of the greatest and alarming threats to life and freedom of our time is human trafficking, a contemptible phenomenon that not only violates human rights, but is a veritable crime against humanity that violates the most basic values that we cling to. as a community of nations. This crime is related to slavery, as its practice involves the purchase and sale of human beings, who should live in freedom as a fundamental right of life. That is why my country unequivocally condemns this crime.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I also wish to mention that yesterday the Tak’alik Ab’aj National Park, which is considered to be the first city where the Mayan civilization originated, was declared a World Heritage site. As the old saying goes, he who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future. Guatemala is known for its consistent calls for respect for international law and respect for sovereignty. We have done the work and proved that differences can be resolved through international justice mechanisms. Such is the case with our territorial, insular and maritime dispute with Belize, which both countries are committed to resolving in a peaceful and respectful manner, whatever the International Court of Justice decides on the matter.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We condemn the use of hunger as a tool of war. That is a violation of human rights and international humanitarian law. We call for good sense and cooperation, and for preventing the further deterioration of the global food situation. A topic that does not seem important but should be significant for a revitalized Organization is cultural heritage, because our world’s mosaic of cultural diversity is threatened by war. We must reinforce and safeguard the evidence of our past, which is essential to understanding our present and building our future. Guatemala has worked very hard to care for our heritage and to showcase to the world our ancient cultural wealth, and it is with satisfaction and pride that we can say that the celebration of Holy Week was declared a part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Guatemala is firmly committed to the promotion of food security and the zero-hunger goal in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To that end. we have increased our national food budget and strengthened the school nutrition law. which aims to guarantee the nutrition of school-age children and adolescents in a sustainable way. with a view to guaranteeing their ability to enjoy a decent, healthy and active life. I am proud to report that, in 2022. 2.6 million students in public educational centres benefitted from those efforts. Guatemala also notes with alarm that the Black Sea Grain Initiative was not renewed. We highlight the risks that poses to food security worldwide, including difficulties for humanitarian operations that help to alleviate hunger worldwide and the destabilization of food prices.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Among the changes in the approach to this issue that the Organization must make, countries must understand that transnational crime must be combated transnationally. because, as it turns out. the large consumer countries are also the main countries that launder money, a product of the drug business, making this fight a global responsibility. We have to end it. The fight against drug trafficking, including synthetic drugs, must be a joint and coordinated effort in which information flows in accordance with domestic and international regulations. We must implement effective strategies to confront criminal organizations that cause hundreds of thousands of deaths per year. A world free of drugs will not be achieved without a world committed to fighting them.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“They criticize and point fingers at us. But who points the finger at those who. due to industrialization and lack of commitment to combating the impacts of climate change and greenhouse gases, cause the death of human beings around the world? There are countries that neither accept the United Nations agreements on climate change nor pay their budgetary contributions. and yet refuse to accept responsibility for the high level of pollution caused by their industries, much less for the destruction they cause. Is that fair? The serious threat of drug use. especially synthetic drugs, should be a topic of great concern for the international community. It is an invisible enemy that has an impact on health in addition to affecting governance and slowing the development of countries.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I have heard great speeches, and major treaties and commitments have been signed to stop climate change. I want to tell everyone that the world today is worse than it was four years ago. The world needs action more than speeches, commitments and treaties. The region that suffers the most from the impacts of climate change is the Caribbean and Central American region. Although we generate only a small percentage of greenhouse gases, we suffer the most damage year after year. We are exhausting our resources and must in-debt ourselves in order to rebuild countries that are damaged again the following year, which leads us to seek out loans from international sources that grant them very happily and then live off of international usury. The reports of United Nations rapporteurs then speak of the lack of human development in our countries.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“in the twenty-first century, that this Organization excludes a country like Taiwan? It is a country that contributes to science, sophisticated technology, health and development, among many other things. However, what is most important is that we have prevented the citizens of Taiwan from having a voice to represent them in this forum. Guatemala calls on the United Nations to exhaust all necessary means to ensure international peace and security in the Taiwan Strait. We also condemn the constant and increasing military manoeuvres in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, which endanger the security of the region, and which affect international transportation and trade. Four years ago. I took office as President of the Republic of Guatemala. In that time.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In that amendment, it must be ensured that recognition of the sovereign equality of States is a reality, that the peaceful resolution of conflicts between countries is an obligation and that nuclear energy is used only for peaceful purposes, but. perhaps most important of all. that the Members of the United Nations do not exclude anyone. As our book Popol Vuh. from one of the world’s greatest civilizations, the Mayan civilization, says: “Let no one be left behind; let everyone rise up”. Today I wish to say that, as the ruler of a founding country of the United Nations. I recognize that the transformation of this body will lead to a radical change in multilateralism. It must acknowledge the importance of the inclusiveness and universality of this Organization. How can it be.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In the proposed change to the foundations of the United Nations so that it has the mechanisms to enable it to meet the main challenges facing humankind, so in need of peace and development. Guatemala calls on the community of States to make rapid progress on a proposal, under the aegis of country-level experts, to define substantive reforms to the United Nations so that it can return to the commendable path following its founding in 1945. with which, over the years, we have forgotten to fully comply. I propose that we initiate as soon as possible a fourth amendment to the founding Charter, that addresses such new approaches and is in line with the current times, which are indeed difficult times, but they also bring with them great opportunities.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Guatemala has committed to the United Nations by deploying Guatemalan officers, making us the fourth-largest troop contributor in the Americas. We reiterate our firm commitment to. and solidarity with, the development and prosperity of the Haitian people, who are at risk owing to a multidimensional crisis of a political nature, internal security and a lack of development and the humanitarian crisis that they are experiencing. As an international community, we must respond and deal with catastrophes before they become even more devastating. If this Organization decides on a new peace mission to be deployed on Haitian territory, it can count on Guatemala’s participation in the instruction and training of Haitian forces for as long as the peace mission is present in that country.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Imagine what a catastrophe it would be for the world if the Russian Federation’s illegal and unprovoked aggression were to destroy the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, the physical integrity and operation of which are threatened, and which could cause a disaster of unimaginable magnitude. That is why I reiterate Guatemala’s position as a country that respects the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. I urge that all nuclear-weapon States, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, charged with maintaining peace and security within this Organization, sit down and candidly achieve total global nuclear disarmament. Guatemala contributes to the maintenance of international security through its active participation in peacekeeping operations. As a country that promotes peace.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Every country must say “enough is enough”. Today my country joins the cry to say “enough is enough”. My country joins the global call for the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces, while respecting the territorial integrity and national unity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. Glory to Ukraine. Disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as the use of nuclear energy for peaceful uses, are among the most important pillars of the Organization. As a State party to the Treaty of Tlatelolco. the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, my country is deeply committed to the common goal of a world free of weapons of mass destruction.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“This is the time for human beings, represented by their peoples, to shake hands and to be ready to share their wealth by investing in countries that need it in order to generate the wealth to survive. It is about saving the human race. It is about saving the planet. It is about having future generations living in peace and development. As an example of what I am talking about, we can mention the vast movements of human beings fleeing the crises in their countries due to insecurity, a lack of food or the economic conditions. Under that new order, we must therefore achieve a United Nations striving for peace and human development. We must demand respect for international law. respect for the peaceful settlement of disputes and respect for the self-determination of peoples. To achieve that, every country must raise its voice.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Worse still, instead of dealing with it. we have become accustomed to looking the other way in the face of a sad and stark reality that we try to ignore. That has led us to mistrust among human beings, inequality among nations and a lack of respect for peace agreements. In those circumstances, human prosperity and progress are impossible. Today, here, before all. I declare that this Organization is not the most active: we have food insecurity, deaths due to wars and large-scale migration, among many other problems. We must therefore make it work. We must all work together. We need a revitalized Organization that seeks solutions but. above all. we need countries that are willing to overcome their ideological positions and their long-standing conflicts.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I would like to acknowledge the work of the President of the seventy-seventh session and to congratulate the President of this session. Mr. Dennis Francis, by welcoming the theme adopted for the session on the need to rebuild trust among nations and to address threats to peace, prosperity and the progress of the peoples of the United Nations. Today we find ourselves at an unprecedented time. For more than a year and a half, we have watched with horror the war launched against Ukraine by the Russian Federation, which violates the most elementary principles on which the international order was based after the Second World War. Delegations know what the worst thing is — that we seem to have got used to it. We have become accustomed to flagrant violations of human rights in Ukraine, to war and to death.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Let us bet on peace. Succeeding generations and the preservation of the human race will thank us for it. Let us concern ourselves with the real battles — fighting hunger, malnutrition, confronting climate change and so many other issues that affect the human race. Instead of taking up arms, let us take action to make the world a better place to live in peace, progress, development and peaceful coexistence between human beings and nature. In these dark and difficult times, I raise my prayer for God to bless the entire world, but especially Guatemala.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We aspire to a privileged relationship with Belize for the peaceful settlement of common issues through dialogue, building diplomatic mechanisms on the basis of mutual trust in order to bring prosperity, calm and hope to our populations. Guatemala shares the same interests and challenges with its Caribbean brothers, with whom we unite in a single voice to fight against climate change and its effects. It is time to look beyond and remember the horrors of the two great wars that caused so much pain to the world. For the love of all that is sacred — it is now or never. No more fratricidal wars, no more unnecessary and unjustified conflicts, no more deaths. It is now or never. For the love of all that is sacred — let us bet on peace, let us bet on dialogue, let us bet on resolving problems as brothers do. It is now or never.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Let us seek peaceful coexistence among peoples and nations, set aside ethnic, cultural, social or religious differences and focus on what unites us. Let us be tolerant and respect different ways of thinking. Guatemala is a peaceful country. We promote respect for, and compliance with, human rights, of the right to life since conception to natural death. Today, before this Assembly, I once again reaffirm my country’s firm commitment to serve continuously in the maintenance of peace in the world. I want to reiterate that Guatemala, as a democratic country, is committed to permanently and definitively resolve before the International Court of Justice the territorial, insular and maritime dispute with Belize.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Guatemala, one of the founding countries of the United Nations, has demonstrated its support and is ready to collaborate with an open spirit in the efforts to transform this Organization and multilateralism related to the bastion of international cooperation so as to include within those reforms the right of Taiwan to belong to this Organization and to be recognized as a nation, because it has been denied that right by one of the permanent members on the Security Council. I want to state emphatically that peace is possible, and the commitment to its maintenance and international security is achievable. But we must voluntarily change our decisions and, as leaders, determine the direction and future of our societies.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“While reforms to the United Nations and the Security Council are being proposed, Guatemala urges nations to respect the founding Charter of the highest world Organization. In addition to the United Nations reform initiative, supported by the majority of pacifist and democratic countries, measures must be taken in order to achieve drastic changes in key institutions of multilateralism, leaving aside ideologies that divide us and addressing the interconnected challenges faced by the world’s population. Hunger and poverty have no ideology. We must focus on comprehensive development and provide transformative solutions to the great challenges.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Guatemala calls on States to make rapid progress on a proposal, led by country experts, in order to define the fundamental reforms needed for the United Nations to return to the path it lost after its establishment in 1945. The founding Charter, which came into being at the end of the Second World War and was amended on three different occasions, requires new approaches in keeping with the current times, which are difficult, but also full of opportunities. The United Nations must secure the means to reform original commitments ranging from the sovereign equality of States to the prohibition of the use of force in international relations, including nuclear and chemical weapons of mass destruction.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Profound changes in the Security Council are urgent in order to assure the world of respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and the self- determination of peoples, but, above all, to guarantee peace. As a country with a pacifist vocation, Guatemala reiterates its request that the Security Council honour its responsibility without ideological bias, but, above all, that no countries can veto draft resolutions if they do not seek the authentic maintenance of peace. The project of change cannot be postponed. The foundations of the United Nations must be modified so that it has the mechanisms that will enable it to respond to the main challenges of humankind, which so desperately needs peace and development.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained”. The Charter further states: “And for these ends to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security”. In view of the current world scenario, we urgently need to remember those purposes and principles that gave rise to this Organization and allow for the transformation of this organ in order to have more tools and resources to overcome global challenges.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I saw the horrors of war, and I stand in solidarity and openly express my opposition to war — there or anywhere. During the official visit, we were able to witness on the ground the precarious situation of the families of the country under attack, whose defenceless civilian population suffers the onslaught of a military force, including constant bombardment. But peace is not the absence of war. A renewed United Nations Organization is called upon to generate conditions in the world that allow for the full development and well-being of populations. As I stated recently in my speech in the city of Kyiv, I would like to refer to and pay attention to the words of the Charter of the United Nations. This Organization was created in order to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ...”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Once again, we are witnessing scenarios of the use of force and violence of one State against another, nationalist ideological confrontations, the imposition of authoritarian views, with a clear rejection of democracy as a system, as well as massive human rights violations. In that sense, Guatemala emphatically joins the global clamour for the cessation of the war in Ukraine and the threats against the sovereignty of Taiwan and Israel. We cannot allow the conflict in Ukraine to continue. I went to Ukraine and I know it to be true — this conflict must stop now. We must not allow this situation to be repeated in any country. As President of Guatemala, I am the only Latin American Head of State to have visited Ukraine during this conflict.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“However, the United Nations, as the guardian of international law and the centre for dialogue for the maintenance of peace and security among States, will not be able to solve the world’s problems without our commitment — the State representatives — to respect international law and resolve our differences peacefully, on the basis of dialogue and negotiation, respecting the sovereignty of each State. We are facing distressing levels of old hatreds, clear discriminatory rejection of nationalities, migrants and refugees, as well as other facts not seen since the end of the Second World War.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Unless the financial structures of the organizations dedicated to this crime — the proceeds of drug consumption — are not weakened, it will continue to be a threat to the future of countries such as ours. State sovereignty is fundamental in bilateral and multilateral relations. No matter how big or small the countries, relations must be based on respectful treatment. Let us remember that no country, organization or multilateral entity can or should intervene in the internal affairs of other countries — but no, that is not always the case. Globally, we are facing new crises, and many of them, unfortunately, are caused willingly by humans by disrespecting the sovereignty of States. This Organization must be more active in addressing the possibility of a third confrontation of major proportions.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Smuggling is a transnational crime, so I once again call on parties in the region, and especially the Governments of the region — be they countries of origin, transit or destination — to work together and to adopt a common approach to irregular migration and the necessary legislation in that regard. We are facing a decisive moment. If we employ a shared approach, we will be able to reach transformative solutions to interconnected challenges, including those related to regional and transnational security. We continue with the all-out war against drug trafficking, and I call on the consumer countries, which — as I said in my statement last year (see A/76/ PV.6) — are the ones that launder the most money.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“It is important to emphasize that only a comprehensive effort of that nature will prevent people from resorting to irregular migration, and thereby put their lives and scarce assets at risk. The smuggling of migrants has become a national and transnational security issue. In Guatemala we have stopped massive irregular flows of migrants, better known as caravans, coming from countries in and out of the region. That is always done in full respect for human rights. In that connection, at the initiative of the executive branch, the law against the smuggling of migrants, known as the “law of coyotaje”, was adopted.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In addition, the growing crisis of food and nutritional insecurity is leaving us more famine and more lives to mourn, with the indolence of countries that have more towards countries that have little or nothing. The irregular migration process is a multicausal phenomenon. People migrate in search of better opportunities and better services. The economic factor and the effects of climate change are some of the main causes. Our Government has worked on structural rather than short-term solutions, not short-term ones, which, looking to the future, is the only thing that can stop irregular migration. To that end, we enacted a series of laws that stimulate investment with the necessary legal certainty that enables job creation in order to meet the basic needs of the population, as well as a law that supports access to low-income housing.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“More than 50,000 farmers have already been reached, and many thousands remain. With a view to meeting our climate change mitigation commitments, we are promoting the formulation of a national decarbonization policy. In addition, we updated our nationally determined contribution and are promoting important strategies that, in the medium term, will help mitigate the impact of emissions from vehicles that use fossil fuels. Proof of that is the recent approval, at the behest of the executive branch, of a law on incentives for electric mobility, which promotes the use and marketing of electric vehicles and cleaner energy. Guatemala continues to comply with its own energy policy. We estimate that, by the year 2032, more than 80 per cent of Guatemala’s electrical energy will be produced from renewable sources.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In just two and a half years, my Administration doubled them, reaching approximately 550,000 hectares, which, in addition, benefit thousands of families, who do not pillage the forest, but rather protect it, even against fires and those who live off the forest with adequate forestry plans. The model of forest concessions in charge of communities really works. It enables local economic development and is a barrier against the impact of climate change. That has been recognized by nations and important environmental protection groups. Similarly, agricultural insurance was implemented in order to support small producers who, due to drought or flooding caused by climate change, are in danger of losing everything and must emigrate if they do. With that insurance, they recover their investment and can continue to grow their crops.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In Guatemala we have made efforts to rehabilitate basic services, rebuild public infrastructure and recover agricultural and livestock production. We have assisted entire communities. My country is megadiverse, one of 20 countries that is home to more than 70 per cent of the planet’s biological diversity and constantly faces threats that endanger the natural heritage, not only of Guatemala but of humankind. My Government has given new impetus to forestry concessions in the department of north Peten. In January 2020, there were a total of 250,000 hectares under concession that form the Maya Biosphere Reserve, one of the main lungs of the continent and the world. Previous Administrations did not pay attention to the renewal of those forest concessions.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“That growth has been corroborated and highlighted by the three main credit rating agencies and other international organizations. We also face the constant threat of the effects of climate change, which are becoming more evident, dangerous and extensive every year. According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, those have exceeded the damages in my country since 1998 by more than $6 billion. As we did last year, Guatemala and the rest of Central America and the Caribbean want to call attention to the ravages caused by climate change in our region. We continue to recover from the damage caused by natural disasters this year and in previous years without the industrialized world, which is the real culprit of this catastrophe, responding with solutions to what they have caused.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“COVID-19 showed us that there are situations and threats that do not recognize borders or groups, that all States in the world are vulnerable and that we are not prepared to deal with globally, and especially cooperatively. However, it is important to emphasize that we can succeed if we join forces. Striking a balance between the health of people and the economy in the midst of the pandemic and always seeking the common good is one of the great challenges we have taken on — with very good results. The Guatemalan Government adopted a countercyclical fiscal policy and a prudent monetary and credit policy that contributed to the early recovery of economic activity, with an 8 per cent growth in gross domestic product in 2021.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“But this time it cannot be once again, This time we need to look around us and take a decisive step forward. It is now or never. With the same will with which we addressed the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic less than two years ago, with that same momentum, we have worked to overcome its effects and the consequence of other global events that have shown how interdependent we are as human beings. The threat of COVID-19 remains, but not to the extent of the critical phase of the pandemic, when many countries faced serious problems by not having equitable access to the global vaccines market. Tens of thousands of lives could have been saved. However, in many cases, the hoarding of vaccines was a reality.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your excellent leadership and the important theme chosen for this session, which invites us to reflect at a critical time in history to address the various crises that are affecting the peaceful coexistence of humankind. We have come to think that wars lead to the society of nations that led to the establishment of the United Nations, that peace was going to be forever and that the achievements of social conquests that cost humankind so much would be forever. But, over the years, we woke up from that dream to find ourselves in a divided world, tainted and at odds. Today we need to come together to seek solutions, not cease to find them, to once again speak out and to once again discuss and debate.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)