Mexico celebrates 83 years of int’l participation

Tuesday, 09 September 2014 01:10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This year Mexico is celebrating 83 years of working with international cooperation organizations. On Sept. 9, 1931, during former Mexican President Pascual Ortiz Rubio’s administration, Mexico became a member of the League of Nations — the United Nations precursor and so began the country’s history in international cooperation to preserve peace through collective action.

The Covenant of the League of Nations was established in the first part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 after World War I.

The League initially had 45 states, 32 of them considered the original member states, including England in addition to neutral states, such as Argentina, Chile and Colombia.

At the time, Mexico was living in economic scarcity and weak international credit due to the Mexican Revolution, therefore, it was not considered by states members as a potential member. However, at the 12th Assembly of the League of Nations in 1931, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Japan presented a proposal to include Mexico as part of the League of Nations.

After being admitted to the League, Mexico worked arduously promoting peace among the League’s member states and contributing to international cooperation.

The Mexican delegation was in favor of “no intervention,” therefore, it protested the Japanese invasion of China in 1933 and played a part in preventing further consequences in the Italy-Ethiopia conflict. Mexico also protested the Spanish Civil War because it deemed the army’s attack against the legitimate government as an intervention from Germany and Italy.

Mexico’s admission to the League of Nations positioned it as a solidary nation and influenced its induction to the United Nations, which replaced the League of Nations in 1946.

Mexico is also a member of other international organizations, such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Mexico is also part of different UN ramifications, such as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).