It is a pleasure for me to take the floor before the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, who, due to numerous duties of State, is not able to be here today.
Equatorial Guinea is participating at this session…
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea congratulates the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda on their successful work. We also wish to congratulate His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his foresight in designating that High-level Panel, which, with the effec…
I should like to align myself with the statement made by the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone and would also like, on behalf of my delegation and my country, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, to pay due and merited tribute to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kut…
I am pleased to take the floor following the adoption of this important resolution (resolution 69/314), not only to speak in explanation of position but also to say how pleased my Government and I personally are with the General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution on tackling illicit trafficking in …
When one takes the floor following so many other speakers, one cannot but be brief and join in the positive statements that have been made. We have a saying in Spanish to the effect that it is never too late to say something good, although this comes after the loss of so many lives.
These words fol…
From the approval in 1990 of the Paris Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s through to the adoption in 2001 of the Brussels Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010, the objectives established at those conferences to improve the so…
As this is the first time that I have the honour to speak before the plenary of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly and on a matter of such vital importance to us all as the current agenda item, the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security C…
I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted (resolution 67/294).
The resolution represents an important step towards the full implementation of the commitments made by the United Nations to Africa with respec…
I would like, first of all, to align my delegation with the statement made by Ambassador Tommo Monthe, Permanent Representative of Cameroon, in his capacity as Chair of the African Group (see A/67/PV.25).
We are pleased that the Organization has convened this meeting on the Decade to Roll Back Mala…
At the outset, allow me to sincerely
congratulate President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser and commend him on his very efficient leadership of the debates of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I also thank him for having convened this plenary meeting in order to debate the question of equ…
As this is the first time I have taken the floor since your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, Sir, allow me, on behalf of my Government, to offer you my sincerest congratulations and our full support throughout your presidency.
As several other speakers have …
Allow me first to convey to all delegates in this historic universal forum the wishes for peace and good health that His Excellency Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, sends to all peoples of the world.
It is great honour for me to take the floor on behalf of …
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
Today, we commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. As we think of that dark chapter in the history of humankind, we cannot help but recall the horr…
I have the great honour to speak at the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President and head of State of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, who is not able to be here to participate, as he would have liked, owing to numerous hi…
At the outset, the delegation of Equatorial Guinea congratulates Bolivia on its initiative. We welcome the adoption of resolution 64/292 and the fact that there was no vote against the resolution.
Let us picture a remote place where people have nothing and live without resources. If we go there and…
We should first and foremost rejoice in the interest shown in a major public health issue, chronic diseases, and in the international cooperation to coordinate our efforts and harmonize our actions. Chronic non-communicable diseases are a health-care issue that slows development all over the world, …
Upon taking the floor on behalf of the African Group to mark the 15 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, allow me to reiterate the condolences and solidarity of the African Group to the Government and people of Haiti and Chile for the tragedies caused by the d…
On behalf of the 53 countries that make up the African Group, I have the honour and pleasure to address the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development. The African Group associates itself with the statement by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Allow me at the…
It is a great honour for me to address this High-level Meeting, representing His Excellency Mr. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, who, due to many important and high-level State responsibilities, is unable to personally attend this important event. On his…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group on this important occasion of commemorating the anniversary of the abolition of transatlantic slavery.
I wish to convey our sincere appreciation to our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean Community for sustaining the momentum generated by …
