At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the United Kingdom for organizing today’s open debate on conflict prevention. I also join those who spoke before me in thanking the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their comprehensive br…
Permit me to begin by expressing appreciation to the Russian Federation for
organizing today’s open debate on the important topic of new trends in peacekeeping under the agenda item entitled “United Nations Peacekeeping Operations”. We also thank you, Mr. President, for the concept note (S/2014/384…
I wish to thank the Lithuanian delegation for taking the initiative to convene today’s open debate on a very serious issue that has been the subject of a series of debates in the Security Council for almost 15 years, but with little progress to show. Clearly, it is very difficult to make progress on…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak as the representative of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) on a very vital issue for Africa whose historic significance and value cannot be overstated. We have indeed been fortunate that the initiative of African Heads of State and Gov…
Ethiopia recognizes the historical and diverse roles of sport, be it in the form of competitive sports, physical activities or play. Indeed, sports not only are physical exercise and games, but also have the universal potential power and means to an end in the sphere of economic, political and socia…
It gives me great pleasure to address this Assembly on behalf of my delegation on the agenda item under consideration. My delegation would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Yukiya Amano, for introducing the Agency’s informative and comprehensive…
I speak on behalf of the Group of African States. To say the item before us is of great importance to Africa would be an understatement; I should say it is of vital importance for Africa.
I would like to express our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his leadership and commitment in see…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group. I would like to pay tribute to Jamaica and all involved for the tireless
efforts they have been making to the realization of the Permanent Memorial. I admit we all have to do more.
The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime committ…
On behalf of the African Group, I would like to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for organizing this timely and important High- level Dialogue. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/68/221). Indeed, we share the views expressed by the Chair of the Group of 77 and China, of which we f…
The latest tragedy near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa once again underlines how critical this High-level Dialogue is and how much international action against human trafficking is overdue. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the vision he has laid out.
Migration is one of the…
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the President on his election to his high office to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, which is being held under the theme: “The post-2015 development agenda: setting the stage”. I wish to assure the President of the full supp…
At the outset, I wish to express our appreciation to Argentina for organizing this open debate, for its concept note (S/2013/446, annex) and for making it possible for the African Union (AU) to participate in this important meeting. We also appreciate the briefing by the Secretary-General.
In our v…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to speak on behalf of the countries members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which held two extraordinary summit sessions on Somalia in the course of past month alone, specifically on 3 and 24 May. Before getting…
It is a great honour for me to welcome the President to New York and to thank him for Togo’s initiative to convene this debate on “Peace and security in Africa: the challenges of the fight against terrorism in Africa in the context of maintaining international peace and security”. His presence at th…
Mr. President, let me start by thanking you for this opportunity to address the Security Council. As the new Minister for Foreign Affairs of my country, I am delighted — really pleased — to make my maiden statement to the Security Council under the presidency of Rwanda, a country which not long ago …
On behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, and your Government on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I also commend you for organizing today’s debate on the theme “Prevention of conflicts in Africa: …
I would like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/67/715) and the Secretary-General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/67/711). I also thank Ambassador Ranko Vilović, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia…
I thank the President for convening today’s important debate on the cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations. In my capacity as the representative of Ethiopia and speaking on behalf of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), I would also like to exte…
First of all, I would like to thank Ambassador Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his annual report on the work of the Agency (see A/67/152). I also wish to express our support for the draft resolution before us (A/67/L.3).
Ethiopia firmly believes …
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary meeting, which is of great importance for Africa. I would also like to express our deep appreciation to the Secretary-General for his leadership and commitment in puttin…
