It is my honour to introduce draft resolution A/59/L.16/Rev.1, under sub-item (g) of agenda item 56, on behalf of the following 11 countries members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo, the Democratic R…
First, my delegation would like to underscore the importance we attach to the periodic review of implementation of General Assembly resolutions and the outcomes of recent United Nations conferences, in particular in the economic and social areas.
It is important that we periodically assess the prog…
It is my honour today to address the General Assembly on item 56 (g), cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), a community that groups the following 11 countries of Central Africa: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Ce…
I will focus my statement on the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), but first I would like to congratulate the Secretary-General for the excellent report that he has presented to us today (A/59/206), two years after the General Assembly’s adoption of the United N…
The election of Mr. Jean Ping to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session does honour to our continent, to our subregion of Central Africa and to his country, Gabon. I congratulate him sincerely on behalf of my delegation. We are familiar with Mr. Ping’s high sense of duty, …
I have the honour to take the floor before the Council on behalf of the following 11 member States of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), namely Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Cong…
Three years ago, we held the Millennium Summit, during which we crafted a clear-cut common vision for the twenty-first century, a road map to confront the challenges of globalization: peace and security now facing new threats, development and international cooperation, the environment, pandemics and…
Two years ago, here in New York, a special session of the General Assembly was held — a historic session, because it was devoted to combating one of the greatest evils of modern times, HIV/AIDS.
We would like to reaffirm the relevance of the texts emanating from the twenty-sixth special session dev…
It is my honour to speak to the Council today on behalf of the members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS): Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda and Sao…
I have the honour to take the floor, on behalf of the sponsors, to introduce draft resolution A/57/L.43/Rev.1, entitled “Special assistance for the economic recovery and
reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.
First of all, I wish to make two announcements. The first concerns the …
On behalf of the Economic Community of Central African States, I have the honour of presenting oral revisions to draft resolution A/57/L.25, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Community of Central African States.
The revisions relate to both preambular and operative paragrap…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Economic Community of Central African States — Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe and Chad — all of which have sponsored draft…
On behalf of the 11 member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) — Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe — which my country is currentl…
The crash of American Airlines flight 587 two days ago has once again cast into mourning the city of New York, which has already suffered so much. On behalf of the delegation of the Congo, I offer my most sincere condolences to the bereaved families.
I wish at the outset to congratulate you sincere…
In taking the floor for the first time, I should like to join all previous speakers in extending my sincere congratulations to Mr. Han and to the other members of the Bureau on their election and to assure them of my delegation’s full cooperation. Mr. Han’s great experience as a diplomat and special…
May I start by joining previous speakers in offering, on behalf of the Congolese delegation, warm congratulations to Mr. Harri Holkeri on his election to the presidency of this Millennium General Assembly, as well as to the members of his Bureau. He can be sure that the Congolese delegation is ready…
I wish to join the many previous speakers who have congratulated the President. I congratulate him most warmly on behalf of the Congolese delegation on his election to preside over the fifty-fourth session, which is a tribute to him personally and to his country, a symbol of the struggle for decolon…
It is a pleasure for me to convey to you, Sir, the satisfaction of the delegation of Congo at seeing you conducting our work. Your unanimous election to the presidency of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly not only denotes recognition by the international community of your great qualiti…
I wish to congratulate the President on his brilliant election to the presidency of the fifty-second session of the General Assembly. This election is both a sign of the respect his country enjoys in the international community and a tribute by the Members of our Organization to his qualities as a d…
As I address the Assembly from this rostrum it is night in Africa, but from Algiers to Cape Town, from Praia to Mombasa, Africans of all generations are passionately following the event for which we are gathered today here at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Indeed, since Friday, the great n…
