I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 15 States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I welcome the excellent report by the Secretary-General on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, contained in document S/2014/105, dated 14 February 2014.
First of all, as this is the …
My delegation takes note of the excellent report of the Secretary-General contained in document S/2013/761, of 24 December 2013. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire, Ms. AÏchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, for her outstanding briefing on the situation in Côte d…
Allow me convey to you, Sir, my delegation’s warm congratulations upon your country’s accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. I would also like to congratulate the other non-permanent members who will serve on the Council in 2014 and 2015. I also take this oppor…
As I am speaking for the first time during the French presidency of the Security Council this month, it is my pleasant duty to congratulate you warmly, Sir, on assuming the prestigious responsibility assigned to you. I also wish to extend our thanks for allowing us to discuss the multidimensional as…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 15 States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and I welcome the excellent reports of the Secretary-General presented to us today on the situation in Guinea-Bissau (S/2013/680 and S/2013/681).
In view of the fact that my dele…
My delegation takes note of the report of the Secretary- General before the Council (S/2013/377). We thank Mr. Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his excellent briefing.
Before making a few comments on some points that appear critical to my delegation, I would l…
I would like to express my delegation’s thanks to the President
for this opportunity to address the General Assembly on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2, annex) and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex).
My delegation ful…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States. It gives me great pleasure to thank the Secretary- General for his reports on trafficking in women and girls and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for its global reports on trafficking in persons.
The h…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS fully associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Observer of the African Union.
It is with great joy that I fulfil my pleasant duty of conveying to His Excellency Mr. Faur…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Guinea-Bissau (S/2013/262).
Before I elaborate on this agenda item, allow me, Sir, my dear friend and brother, to congratu…
It a pleasure to see you, Mr. President, again presiding over this meeting.
My delegation takes note of the adoption of resolution 2101 (2013) pursuant to which the Security Council renews the sanctions measures regarding Côte d’Ivoire for the period of a year until 30 April 2014. It also extends t…
My delegation takes note of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2013/197) and would like to thank Mr. Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his outstanding briefing.
I should like to make several brief comments on certain points that my delegation deems esse…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the 15 States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In turn, I wish to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on Rwanda’s assumption of presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. My country, Côte d’Ivoire, which mai…
On behalf of the 15 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), I would like to voice our satisfaction at the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty through resolution 67/234 B.
This is but a first step, albeit a decisive one. For the member States of ECOWAS, which, on a daily bas…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the 15 States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
We would like to extend our congratuations to you, Mr. President, on the Republic of Korea’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
ECOWA…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 15 member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
At the outset, I would like to thank the Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman for his very informative briefing on the current situation in Mali. I would…
It is my honour to take the floor on behalf of the 15 States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I would like, first, to thank the Pakistani presidency of the Security Council for the month of January for its initiative in organizing
today’s important debate on peacek…
First of all, on behalf of the President and people of Côte d’Ivoire, allow me to express our gratitude for the numerous expressions of sympathy that followed the deadly stampede that took place on the evening 31 December, which resulted in approximately 60 deaths.
My delegation takes note of the e…
In his statement during the Security Council debate on 10 December, the Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, warned of the imminent threat posed by the increasing presence of terrorist groups in northern Mali:
”Northern Mali is gradually being transfo…
I am very pleased and honoured to address this gathering on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who sends his fraternal greetings. In my capacity as current Chairman of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, I express …
