At the outset, I would like to thank Nigeria for having inscribed on the agenda the important issue of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. I also wish to
thank the Secretary-General and the representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commissio…
Security sector reform (SSR) is crucial in many African countries that are continuing to strengthen a fragile peace. In welcoming its Minister for Foreign Affairs, I would also like to thank the delegation of Nigeria for having organized this debate. We also commend Nigeria’s efforts in presiding ov…
My country also welcomes the presence in the Council today of Minister Zalmai Rassoul and we thank him for his important statement.
We would like to also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan on the basis …
During what we now call the Arab Spring, the international community as a whole has followed with great interest the social upheavals that have beset North Africa, where young people, men and women, rose up as one to defend their legitimate right to the values of law and justice, which all of us her…
At the outset, as previous speakers have done, I would like to express my appreciation for the initiative taken to convene this debate, and to thank Mr. Fernandez Amunategui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his detailed briefing on the work of the United Nations Stabilization Mi…
On 15 August in the Council we adopted a press statement (see SC/10360), in which we stated our support for the holding of the consultative meeting on ending the transition in Somalia. As we now hold this meeting, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate on the deve…
Like previous speakers, I would like, on behalf of my delegation, to reiterate to you, Mr. President, our warmest congratulations and our wishes for your presidency’s every success during this very busy month of September. We would also like to express our thanks and gratitude to the delegation of I…
My delegation has listened attentively to the briefing on the Secretary-General’s report (S/2011/514) on the issue under discussion, We would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report, as well as Mr. Farid Zarif, his Acting Special Representative in Kosovo. We also wish to take this opportu…
Gabon echoes the condemnations of the attack in Abuja, Nigeria. We extend our condolences to the families of the victims and to the United Nations family as a whole. We support the Secretary-General in this matter and express our solidarity with Nigeria.
I concur, Mr. President, with previous speak…
We are still following, not without unease, the first steps of the
State of South Sudan. The issue of peace in Darfur is one reason for that concern. The pursuit of peace and security in Darfur remains an ongoing concern of Gabon.
In that regard, we commend the adoption by the Peace and Security C…
Peacekeeping operations, which are one of the key functions of our Organization, have in recent demonstrated their utility and effectiveness in the maintenance of international peace and security. In that regard, I would like first and foremost to thank Mr. Le Roy and the Force Commanders for their …
Mr. President, I wish to convey to you the thanks of the President of the Gabonese Republic, His Excellency Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba, for your invitation to this High-level Meeting on Youth. Because his schedule prevented him from coming, he asked me to represent him at these meetings in order to deliv…
We welcome you in the chair, Mr. President, for this important debate on the situation in the Middle East. We in our turn would like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Robert Serry, for his briefing. He brought us up to date on the Israeli-Palestinian peace proce…
Combating climate change is one of the main thrusts of His Excellency President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s L’avenir en confiance project. My delegation therefore fully supports Germany’s initiative to have the Security Council consider, for the second time, the security implications of climate change, whic…
Allow me also to welcome the proclamation of independence for the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July. Gabon is pleased to have been a participant at the highest State level, notably through the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba at the ceremony marking this historic event. We, too, have…
Mr. President, your country’s excellent stewardship of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict attests to your leadership and deep interest in the fate of children and armed conflict. The organization of this debate confirms Germany’s commitment to this important issue.
We thank the Secret…
I, too, would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. I take this opportunity to thank all of the Permanent Representatives and their delegations for the cooperation and support they offered me during Gabon’s presidency of t…
I have the honour of taking the floor before the General Assembly as President of the Security Council in order to convey the recommendation of the Security Council concerning the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
As you have just now recalled, Mr. President, the Security …
Towards the end of 2011, important elections — elections that will be decisive for the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — will take place. This debate is all the more important as it affords us the opportunity to examine issues of major importance for the future of that country, in par…
While the events of 2 May 2011 marked a very important step in the fight against terrorism, the most recent events in Morocco, which my country firmly condemns, remind us that terrorist groups are resolved to continue their criminal activities. The Security Council must therefore devote greater atte…
