First of all, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace pursuant to General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016), both adopted on 27 April 2016.…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening this debate on agenda item 122, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council”. The number of delegations that have already sp…
Following the appeal and statement by my brother Abdoulaye Diop, who just described the ongoing situation in our region to the Security Council, I would like, in my national capacity, to tell members that, at this very moment, in one of the provinces of Burkina Faso on the border with Mali, more tha…
Burkina Faso welcomes this high-level meeting of the General Assembly and also welcomes yesterday’s adoption by consensus of the political declaration on the Implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 72/1).
In adopting the Global Plan of…
Exactly two years after the adoption of resolution 69/324, on multilingualism, I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of its sponsors, draft resolution A/71/L.86, of the same title, under agenda item 125 at the seventy-first session of the General Assembly.
Access to information has always been …
On behalf of the Group of African States, I would like to thank the 65 delegations that voted in favour of the draft amendment proposed by the African Group to section XV of draft resolution I, concerning the budgetary implications for the implementation of resolution 32/2 of the Human Rights Counci…
I take the floor on behalf of the Group of African States to propose a draft amendment as paragraph 2 bis of section XV of draft resolution I. It reads as follows:
“Decides not to allocate budgetary resources for the implementation of resolution 32/2 of the Human Rights Council, on protection again…
On behalf of the Group of African States, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.50, entitled “Framework for a Renewed United Nations- African Union Partnership on Africa’s Integration and Development Agenda 2017-2027”.
The adoption of the partnership framework between the United Na…
It is a great privilege and honour for me to speak on behalf
of the Group of African States on this special occasion to pay tribute to Mr. Ban Ki-moon as he completes his term as head of the United Nations after 10 years of good, faithful service.
The African Group co-sponsored resolution 71/131, …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate your country, France, for its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June and to thank you, Sir, for the invitation to take part in this open debate.
The theme of this high-level discussion, namely, the protection of civilian…
I take the floor on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Michel Kafando, President of Burkina Faso and President of the transition.
Burkina Faso welcomes the holding of this important Summit on the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda (resolution 70/1). As we celebrate this new development agenda, …
Every year, the General Assembly gives us the opportunity to get together to discuss our concerns in the various parts of the world. Here we are, meeting again to evaluate what has been accomplished and to consider new solutions to the many challenges confronting our shared responsibility. And Burki…
I would like at the outset to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this high-level meeting on the fourth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy was born of the desire of Member States to establi…
I would like, first of all, on behalf of my delegation, to extend to you, Madam President, my sincere congratulations on your country‘s accession to the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for holding this debate on the future of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction r…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this high-level meeting and fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Côte d’Ivoire on behalf of the African Group (see A/67/PV.77).
Many countries around the world, like Burkina Faso have enacted laws and acceded to international l…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month, and to thank you for holding this public debate on the situation in Mali.
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the observer of the African Un…
My delegation takes the floor in regard to resolution 67/146, “Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations”.
Female genital mutilation is a degrading practice that does serious harm to women’s physical and moral integrity. Today, more than 100 million women and you…
It is always a very significant moment for the delegation of Burkina Faso when we find ourselves present at this traditional meeting that opens the annual session of the General Assembly. For us, it is a special moment for reflection on how the world is progressing and for sketching ways to build a …
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. My delegation also welcomes the presence of the Secretary-General at this meeting and takes the opportunity to thank him for presenting his report (A/66/811), pursuant to resolution 65/283.
We also appreciate his tireless ef…
The annual general debate of the General Assembly always serves as an opportunity for the international community to consider the state of the world through a series of exchanges and thus combine innovative ideas to support our desire to create a community that will ensure a better future for all. B…
