Belize is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the king of Belize serves as head of state and the prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of Belize.
A United Nations General Assembly resolution is a decision or declaration voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the General Assembly.
The Group of Western European and Other States, also known as the Western European and Other States Group or WEOG, is one of the five United Nations regional groups. It is composed of 28 member states. Most of these are in Western Europe, but the group also includes Australia, Canada, Greece, Israel, New Zealand, and Turkey. The United States and Vatican City participate as observers.
Donald Franchot McHenry is a former American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 1979 until January 20, 1981.
The Constitution of Belize is the supreme law of the nation of Belize. It was signed in September 1981 with effect from that date.
Gerritje "Gerda" Verburg is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader
Rosario Manalo, is a Filipino career diplomat, political scientist, and educator in the Philippines. She is the Special Representative of the Philippines to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and has served as undersecretary of Foreign Affairs in charge of International Economic Relations from 1997 to 2001. Moreover, she has served as Philippine ambassador to Sweden, to France, to Belgium and to the European Economic Community.
Lisa Shoman SC is a Belizean attorney, politician, judge, and former diplomat. Shoman served as Foreign Minister of Belize and as a member of the Senate of Belize from 2007 to 2008. Prior to this, she served concurrently as Ambassador to the United States and as Permanent Representative to the Organisation of American States (OAS) from 24 August 2000 until 5 June 2007. She was the first woman to serve as Ambassador to the United States.
New Zealand is a founding member of the United Nations, having taken part in the 1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco.
María Cristina "Marita" Perceval is an Argentine politician and member of the Justicialist Party. She was the permanent representative of Argentina to the United Nations from September 2012 to February 2016, and was a national senator for Mendoza Province from 2001 to 2009.
Abdul Zahir Tanin is an Afghan diplomat who has served as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, making him Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), since October 2015.
Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti is a Brazilian diplomat and the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United States. Previously, she was Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary General António Guterres. Viotti was the Ambassador of Brazil to Germany from 2013 until 2016, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations from 2007 until 2013, and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of February 2011. She is married to Eduardo Baumgratz Viotti and has a son.
His Majesty's Government in Belize, also referred to as the Belizean Government is the democratic administrative authority of Belize, a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. It was formed in 1981 after gaining sovereignty from the United Kingdom. The constitution is the supreme law of Belize.
The permanent representative of Barbados to the United Nations is in charge of the Barbados's diplomatic mission to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, United States of America. The current office holder is François Jackman, a career diplomat and the son of Oliver Jackman, the first Permanent Representative. Apart from the Barbados mission to the UN in New York, there is another Barbadian mission based at the UNO office in Geneva, Switzerland, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Michel Hannah Chebat, Jr. is a Belizean lawyer. He has previously served as chairman of Belize's Social Security Board as well as president of the Bar Association of Belize. He is a partner in the law firm of Shoman and Chebat together with Lisa Shoman.
The 1975 United Nations Security Council election was held from 20 October to 23 October 1975 during the Thirtieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Dahomey, Libya, Pakistan, Panama, and Romania, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1976. Benin and Libya were elected for the first time.
Sheikha Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani (Arabic: علياء بنت أحمد آل ثاني; is a Qatari diplomat who currently serves as the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations.
The use of cannabis in Belize is common and largely tolerated; however, possession can result in fines or imprisonment. Possession or use of 10 grams or less on private premises was decriminalized in November 2017.
The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations is the formal title of the Indian delegation to the United Nations (UN). India was among the founding members of the United Nations and signed the Declaration by United Nations on 1 January 1942. India also participated in the United Nations Conference on International Organization and Diwan Bahadur Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar signed the United Nations Charter on India's behalf.
The Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly was the session of the United Nations General Assembly which was opened on 17 of September 2019 until 16 September 2020.
