The Government of the Gambia expresses sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General for convening this significant Summit, which seeks to foster sustainable multilateral solutions to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond. We also extend deep appreciation to the co-facilitators…
First and foremost, I would like to thank the briefers for their enlightening remarks and to congratulate the Republic of Korea for organizing this debate.
We stand today at a crossroads. The digital age has woven a web of connection, opportunity and progress. Yet, within that very fabric lurks a g…
I bring the General Assembly warm greetings and a goodwill message of peace, progress and stability from President Adama Barrow and the Government and the people of the Gambia — Africa’s smiling coast.
We congratulate the President on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy…
I am delighted to make these remarks at this very important annual joint debate of the General Assembly and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). At the outset, allow me to express my gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the General Assembly, and His Excellency Mr. Ivan Šimonović…
At the 2005 World Summit, Member States agreed unanimously on the international community’s responsibility to protect populations, regardless of their race or creed, from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. While that obligation is a primary responsibility of individu…
Once again, we thank almighty Allah for making it possible for us to gather in person at the General Assembly to collectively discuss and find solutions to our shared challenges as members of the international community. That is even more important today as we strive to overcome the challenges posed…
I thank you, Madam, for availing me of the opportunity to make this statement at this very important annual debate of the General Assembly on the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). It is indeed an honour to address this meeting on behalf of the Group of African States as its Chair for this month.
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Today’s debate on African development is very timely, given the unprecedented challenges facing the continent in preserving development gains and charting a path towards inclusive recovery and sustainable development. This
debate must be held as it was before during the main part of the work of the…
I have the honour to introduce Her Excellency Mrs. Isatou Touray, Vice-President of the Republic of The Gambia, to deliver her pre-recorded statement at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on HIV and AIDS.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Gambia, who could not be here in person to do so owing to urgent State matters.
“My delegation fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the…
I have the singular honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, for the general debate of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly.
It gives me great honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of the Gambia, on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations.
At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action on Landlocked Least Developed Countries 2014- 2024 (A/74/113). I also thank Bhutan and Austria for co-facilitating the negotiation process for the Political Declaration we ha…
On behalf of His Excellency President Adama Barrow and the people of the Gambia, let me express our sincere gratitude to Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés for her excellent leadership during the seventy-third session of the General Assembly. In a similar vein, the Gambia welcomes the…
The Gambia would like to congratulate Mr. Ion Jinga, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations, on his successful chairmanship of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and his successor, the current Chair of the Commission, Mr. Guillermo Fernández de Soto Valderrama, Amb…
The Gambia has the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States. The African Group associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
At the outset, the African Group would like…
My delegation would like to thank the President for convening this joint debate on agenda items 30, 65 and 111 — on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/72/721), on peacebuilding and sustaining peace and on the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/72/740).
The Gambi…
I am honoured, in my capacity as the Chair of the Group of African States for the month of March, to deliver this statement.
I wish to extend our gratitude to the Steering Committee — with membership drawn from the States members of the Caribbean Community and the African Union — to UNESCO and to t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States on the occasion of the commemorative event on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Our continent has suffered grave violations of human rights on account of racism. The practices of s…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group wishes to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this first annual meeting to review the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: On the Fast Track to Accelerating the Fight agai…
