I am taking the floor on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who would very much have liked to have participated in this special meeting, in which we have adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1), but national obligations have r…
Peace is like the oxygen we breathe. Most of the time, when it is there, we do not realize how important it is. Sometimes we neglect it and do not tend it. When we do not have it, we realize how vital it is as
a catalyst in every area of human activity and all of our ventures, individual or collect…
At the outset, allow me to associate myself with the statement made by the Ambassador of Malawi on behalf of the African Group.
I would also like to commend the Secretary-General for the quality of reports being considered under the agenda items for this meeting (A/69/161, A/69/162 and A/69/163.
W…
The Secretary-General has presented the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session with his report on the annual activity of the Organization (A/69/1), which is full of information and analysis on the work that has been done and problems related to it, but also discusses the challenges, opportuniti…
The President of the Republic of Cameroon, His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, has requested me to convey to members, the Secretary-General and his fellow staff his warm greetings and to deliver his statement before the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session.
“Next year, we should adopt the post-201…
Allow me to take the floor in this important debate on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. At the outset, we would like to thank the
Secretary-General for the excellent report submitted for our consideration (A/68/841). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Tu…
We have read with great interest the report submitted by the Secretary-General under item 126 of the agenda of the sixty-eighth session, contained in document A/68/827. The document, including its informative annex, describes the specific activities undertaken in the various areas in the context of …
I would like to start by thanking President John Ashe, who, through the convening of this meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, provides the international community with the opportunity to …
I take the floor after the Chair of the Group of African States simply because, as all are aware, Cameroon was responsible for coordinating the negotiations in the Third Committee of the viewpoints of the group of experts of the African Group on this issue. I am therefore taking the floor in full aw…
We have read with great attention and sustained interest the reports of the Secretary-General before us today under sub-items (a) and (b) of agenda item 63.
At the outset, we associate ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the African Group on these reports (see A/68/PV.36).
We wish …
We read very attentively the Secretary-General’s annual report on the work of the Organization (A/68/1). Structurally, the report is organized around the three major priorities defined by the General Assembly in the strategic framework for the biennium. Substantively, it provides copious information…
Allow me at the outset to convey to all present the apologies of His Excellency Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who wanted to participate in the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly but was not able to owing for constraints relating to the national political calendar. He in…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States, following the adoption of resolution 67/270 on the modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Traffi…
I have the pleasure to deliver, on behalf of the African Group, this statement on three items of paramount importance to our continent’s quest for peace and development.
This important debate coincides with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It should therefore serve as a stark r…
I speak on behalf of Mr. Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who has had to remain in Cameroon owing to painful circumstances. He asked me to read the following statement.
“Allow me, first of all, to warmly congratulate the President on his election to the presidency of the General As…
I take the floor on behalf of the President of our Republic, His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, whom circumstances have unfortunately detained in Cameroon. He has asked me to deliver the following message to the General Assembly.
“I would first like to thank the President of the General Assembly for con…
The agenda item under consideration today, entitled “Sport for peace and development: building a
peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, represents quite an array of activities. It is embodied in draft resolution A/66/L.3, of which Cameroon is a sponsor.
There are only a fe…
Concerning agenda item 15, entitled “Culture of peace”, the Secretary-General’s report (A/66/280) and note (A/66/273), which have been submitted for our consideration, praise dialogue between cultures, religions and civilizations. They provide an overview of the measures carried out within the frame…
Allow me to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General on the report published in document A/66/202, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: ninth consolidated progress report on implementation and international support”.
I would also like to indicate that my delegation endorses the …
First, on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, President of the Republic and Head of State of Cameroon, and on behalf of the delegation that I have the honour to lead at the current session, I warmly congratulate the President on his unanimous election to preside over the Assembly at its sixty-si…
