Cameroon is speaking on behalf of the African Group at this meeting devoted to the budget. Since this is the last meeting of the fifty-fourth session to be held before the third millennium, I would like to convey the views of the African Group on the chairing of our work to date and on the budget.
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Mr. President, I wish to begin by thanking you, on behalf of the African Group, for the welcome initiative you have taken in convening this meeting, which gives us the opportunity to review this question before next year's meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform.
This is …
Some days ago I drew the attention of the international community to the need for emergency assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Djibouti and to Somalia. Today I have the honour to call for continued assistance to the Sudan. In that connection, I wish on behalf of the Group of Afri…
I should like, on behalf of the African Group, to commend you, Mr. President, for taking this initiative, which is promising in more than one respect. It is taking place in the wake of the debate in the General Assembly on 8 December on the report of the Secretary-General on Africa. It is also ensur…
It is my sad privilege to associate myself, on behalf of the Group of African States, with the tribute being paid by the peoples of the United Nations to Mr. Franjo Tudjman, President of the Republic of Croatia, whose heart stopped beating on the night of 10 December 1999. The permanent missions of …
The General Assembly is today considering agenda item 20, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: special economic assistance to individual countries or regions”.
On behalf of the Africa…
I should like at the outset to associate myself fully with the message delivered yesterday at the 72nd meeting of the General Assembly by the Ambassador of Algeria, representing the current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
The debate on cooperation between the United Nations and…
On behalf of the members of the Group of African States, may I begin by conveying to the Secretary-General our appreciation and thanks for his presence among us this afternoon on the occasion of the debate on the development of Africa. We know that he rearranged his entire schedule in order to be wi…
I wish to associate myself with the statement made a few minutes ago by Mr. Omer Mohamed on behalf of the Group of African States.
It is indeed a noble thing to extol the law. Ten years ago, in proposing to the United Nations General Assembly that it focus the attention and views of States on inter…
As a sponsor of draft resolution A/54/L.25, Cameroon naturally endorses the statement made at the beginning of the meeting by the representative of France. The fact that Cameroon still wanted to take part in this debate demonstrates how much we welcome the consensus that, year after year, has been b…
Allow me at the outset to convey to the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Stephen Schwebel, our deep appreciation for his introductory statement in the debate on the Court's report. The Court can be proud of the authority it has conferred upon the process of judicial settlement, w…
As I was getting up from my seat to come up here to
I would also like to confirm to the Secretary-General our great appreciation for his action and his commitment wherever our Organization is called upon. We commend him warmly for his excellent report, which is now before us. It describes the decis…
My country is delighted to have this opportunity to participate in the debate on such an important topic. This is a
Aware of the importance of this subject, the General Assembly decided in its resolution 33/52 of 14 December 1978 to organize a World Assembly on Ageing to launch an International Pla…
As I stated a little while ago, Cameroon believes that the positive winds of change blowing at present through the institutions of Nigeria with the advent of a democratically elected Government have greatly raised the hopes of many people, including the people of Cameroon, who are especially hopeful…
We are pleased to note that the annual sessions of the General Assembly are increasingly each year not only a special forum for discussing international affairs, but also and in particular an opportunity for the democratic expression of our shared experience, a time for each Member State of the Orga…
After the plea for human dignity given here on 30 September 1998 by Mr. Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cameroon is eager to intervene once again in this debate in order to show its gratitude, renew its commitment and express its confidence.
First of all, Cameroo…
I would like first of all to associate myself with the statement made under this item on 23 November by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77 and China. This fundamental position has on numerous occasions been proclaim…
The transformations in international society following decolonization and the admission of dozens of States to the United Nations led to the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 1991 (XVIII) of 17 December 1963, on increasing the number of non- permanent members of the Security Council, a …
As the Security Council has done, the General Assembly is today considering the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
They are expecting these discussions to shed the necessary light to enable us to discer…
Allow me first of all, Sir, to convey, on behalf of my delegation, my warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Opertti on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. His election is a tribute to his country, Uruguay, a country with which Cameroon share…
