Allow me, first of all, to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate the President on his election as President of this session of the General Assembly. I also congratulate the members of the Bureau. I am convinced that his eminent qualities will allow for fruitful and constructive dialogue and e…
At the outset, I wish to convey, on behalf of the Cameroonian delegation, our condolences to Government and the people of Norway following the
calamity that happened in Oslo on Friday, 22 July 2011.
It is a immense privilege and great honour for me to take the floor at this podium, in this High-le…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on the way in which he is conducting this commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave
trade. As at the previous commemoration, Cameroon feels honoured to participate in this …
Allow me to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General for the reports that he has made available to the General Assembly under agenda items 62 and 12 dealing with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/65/167) and the 2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries…
First of all, I would like to reiterate to the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, Mr. Joseph Deiss, the sincere congratulations and support that President Paul Biya conveyed to him on behalf of Cameroon from this rostrum on his election as President. The same applies to hi…
On 5 May 2010, His Excellency Mr. Umaru Yar’Adua, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, passed away as a result of illness, leaving his people in a state of grief, sadness and mourning.
On this day when the General Assembly pays a well-deserved tribute to him, allow me at the outset to …
I would like to associate myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I should also like to thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor on the important issue of financing for development, which is at the heart of this High-level Dialogue.
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My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Tunisia and the Sudan, on behalf of the Group of African States and the Group of 77 and China, respectively, on the agenda items under consideration, namely 63 (a) and (b).
We should also like to thank the Secretary-…
The issue before us is an important one because of the questions and challenges it raises with respect to the individual and collective consciences of States, peoples and nations as they live their individual and shared destinies, and also, and in particular, in terms of their perception of humankin…
We note with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General contained in document A/63/262, as well as his note contained in document A/63/127. We also welcome the holding of this high-level debate devoted to the interreligious and intercultural dialogue, aimed at establishing a culture of peace. …
First of all, I would like to warmly congratulate all the judges who have been elected. Given the results of the election, I am sure they will fully and effectively fulfil their mandate at the Court.
Secondly, I wanted to ensure that it is recorded in the verbatim records that throughout the electi…
I note that our friend Mr. Botnaru has tried to provide an explanation, but as he is not the Legal Counsel — and, Sir, if you do not want to invite the
Legal Counsel, you can continue — we are not satisfied. He is not the Legal Counsel, and I asked for the Legal Counsel to provide an explanation. H…
I agree with you, Sir, and I ask you to believe that I do not wish to delay this meeting unduly. But the Legal Counsel should come and say all that, so that it appears in the verbatim records. That was my other request.
There are two issues. If the same meeting continues and a candidate withdraws, it cannot be the same meeting. That is the first point.
Secondly, when we asked the question, Sir, that you clarified, we asked for the Legal Counsel to come and answer it, so that the issue is fully recorded in the verb…
This is not exactly a point of order. I have not heard an answer to the question asked. We had two meetings this morning, because the President opened a first meeting, and he said “The meeting is adjourned” and we had a second meeting. We are now, this afternoon, in the third meeting.
At this third…
I would like first of all to extend my deepest thanks to Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, for the excellent report she has just submitted to us on the work of the Court during the period from 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008.
I wish to say to the President of the…
I have known Ambassador Yukio Takasu for a great many years now, and it is with a great deal of pleasure that, on behalf of my delegation, I extend to him our most heartfelt congratulations for the work he has carried out and for his outstanding presentation of the Peacebuilding Commission’s report.…
First of all, please allow me to congratulate the Secretary-General on the reports that he has submitted to the General Assembly under items 57 (a) and 57 (b) of the agenda on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/63/206) and on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable p…
Allow me, first of all, to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/62/780) on the midterm progress achieved in reaching the Millennium Development Goals with respect to the Declaration of Commitment and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, endorsing the relevant provisions of the Declaration…
It is an honour and a privilege to speak on behalf of the African Group in this debate on the theme “Addressing climate change: the United Nations and the world at work”.
The African Group associates itself with the statement made this morning by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf …
