It is with great pleasure that we participate in this session of the General Assembly under the wise presidency of
Mr. Peter Thomson, at a time when we are facing great challenges and witnessing humankind’s legitimate desires and aspirations for a world of greater justice and solidarity. We are par…
First of all, let me thank the President for the holding of this high-level meeting on HIV-AIDS, which is taking place at a time of great importance for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1).
In line with the African common position, the Government of C…
I would ask the indulgence of the Assembly that I may greet, on behalf of all Cabo Verdeans, all delegations to this seventieth session of the General Assembly and add our voice to all statements made here that call for the building of a better world. This session provides us with the opportunity, a…
First of all, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all the Heads of State and Government, the Secretary- General and all the delegations present at this historic global Summit for the debate and for the consensus that has been reached so far and for the crucially important resolution 70/1,…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election, and to express the pleasure of the Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde in taking the floor in this follow-up to the Assembly’s twenty-ninth special session.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome the S…
It is with great pleasure, Mr. President, that we participate in the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly under your presidency. My delegation joins previous delegations in congratulating you on your election,
which simultaneously pays tribute to our sister nation of Uganda and recognizes yo…
I would first like to salute you, Ambassador John Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly. Mr. President, we are sure you will bring all your experience and wisdom
to bear in the conduct of our debates and in carrying out the General Assembly’s import…
Monday’s panel discussion on the theme “Sharing best practices and lessons learned for prevention and prosecution in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action and relevant legal instruments” was rich thanks to the active participation of civil society and Member States alike. We heard about th…
It is a great pleasure for me to be here at this very important meeting on our common fight against human trafficking. We all are engaged in working against this intolerable crime, which affects all countries of the world and has numerous victims in our societies that need protection and assistance.…
It is a great honour to participate in the General Assembly and a great privilege to greet Members on behalf of the people and the Government of Cape Verde.
I address the Assembly in the Cape Verdean language, the Creole of Cape Verde. I believe this is the first time Cape Verdean Creole is used in…
There are times when people act to expedite the march of their history and shatter all predictions to impose a new reality that reflects their most fundamental and most legitimate aspirations. There are times in history when those upheavals are so profound and so decisive that they inspire some to u…
I would like first of all to pay tribute to you, Sir, for your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, and wish you every success as you carry out your duties in that role. Cape Verde offers you its full support.
I also appreciate the commitment of and the very fru…
It is my honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of African States, and my pleasure to address this Assembly on the occasion of the commemoration of International Mother Earth Day 2010.
The celebration of Mother Earth is recognition of the many environmental challenges facing the world…
I come to this solemn rostrum at this time of mourning and reflection on behalf of the African Group, but allow me first to offer my deepest condolences to the People’s Republic of China, which has just suffered yet another disaster and is, as we speak, striving to save all the victims of a dreadful…
Today is a great day for the innumerable victims of trafficking in persons and for the United Nations. That is so thanks to the adoption by consensus of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which is not only a fundamental text on the legal level that we present to the world, b…
It is with satisfaction and pride that I address this Assembly to present the investments, commitments and results of Cape Verde in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Cape Verdeans share a vision for the future: a modern, competitive country with social cohesion and a healt…
Before beginning my statement, I would like to mention something that happened on our continent, in West Africa, yesterday. Indeed, tragic events occurred yesterday in a country in West Africa, of which Cape Verde is a part: soldiers once again fired on a crowd. As a neighbouring, friendly and long-…
What is happening today in Honduras is repulsive to our democratic conscience and a serious warning to all democracies and to all those who fight throughout the world for the most fundamental right of nations to live freely in justice and peace without the interference of armed men. The African Unio…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this meeting of the General Assembly to discuss the report of the Security Council (A/63/2) on agenda item 111, the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and relat…
The draft resolution that we are about to adopt is an important draft resolution, as we have seen from the statements of the various representatives who took the floor on this issue.
Personally, I cannot understand that all Africa can be represented only by this month’s Chairman of our Group. I req…
