I would like to express to you, Mr. President, and to the members of the Security Council the deep gratitude and appreciation of my President and of the Government and the people of Liberia for the unfaltering support that the Council has given us over the years and for its continued engagement with…
It is a privilege for me to participate in a meeting of the Council on the work of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). I wish to convey the deep gratitude of the Government and the people of Liberia to the Council for its continued support of peace and stability in Liberia. In the same ve…
It is an honour and a privilege for me to address the Council as it considers the thirtieth progress report of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) (S/2015/620).
On 3 September 2015, Liberia was declared Ebola-free for the second time by the World Health Organization. Although this would n…
It is an honour and privilege for me to address the Security Council as it considers the twenty-ninth progress report (S/2015/275) of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
Liberia has come a long way since the end of the conflict, forging ways and means to address the root causes and conse…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to participate in this second briefing of the Council on the Ebola crisis. I also extend my appreciation to the members of the Council for maintaining the focus on this deadly disease and on the global effort to contain it in the countries most serious…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also extend to you and to the other members of the Council the deep appreciation of my President, the Government and the people of Liberia for the steadfast support that the Council has given to …
I thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to participate in this briefing to the Council on the implications of the continuing spread of the Ebola virus disease on peace and security in the Mano River Basin.
I would also like to thank the previous speakers — the Head of the United Nations M…
I bring the Assembly greetings from Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, who should have been here today to address the Assembly but chose to remain on the front lines in Liberia to lead our fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease.
Liberia congratula…
Allow me to begin by extending my personal congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly. We are proud as Africans to see you in that position, and my delegation assures you of our fullest cooperation to ensure the success of your tenure.
I also…
I bring greetings from Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, as well as from Liberians both at home and abroad. Liberia commends you, Madam President, and other members of the Council, for elevating the ebola crisis onto the agenda of this body and bringing…
It is a privilege for me to participate for the second time in a meeting of the Council on the activities of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). Let me begin by expressing the profound gratitude of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Government and people of Liberia to the Council for…
On behalf of the African Group, I warmly welcome the appointment of Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a term of four years, commencing on 1 September 2014. We sincerely congratulate the Prince on that great achievement.
Similarly, the African…
Allow me, at the outset, to express my Government’s deep appreciation to the Security Council for its consistent support to the maintenance of peace in Liberia. It is a privilege for me to bring my Government’s perspective to today’s important discussion on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNM…
Liberia joins previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on the all-important issue of post- conflict peacebuilding. It conforms to the tradition of Morocco’s active involvement in the peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts of the United Nations. It is also reflecti…
I am grateful for the opportunity afforded me to participate in this briefing as the Council prepares to consider the twenty-fourth progress report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/641) on the activities of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
As routine as such reports may seem, each one…
It is with honour that I introduce, on behalf of the African Group, draft resolution A/66/L.58, entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015”.
In the past 10 years, more than 1 million lives have bee…
It is a pleasure for me to participate in this joint debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its fifth session (A/66/675) and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/66/659). I join previous speakers in thanking the PBC and the Secretary-General for the…
Liberia congratulates you, Mr. President, on your election to the important office of President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We are confident that you will steer the work
of this session in a manner which brings pride to your great country, the State of Qatar. Mr. President, …
I did not anticipate that I would have a second opportunity to meet with the Council within 72 hours. I therefore consider it an honour and a privilege to be able to personally thank the Council, on behalf of the President, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the Government and the people of Liberia for the…
It is an honour to be here and to participate in this very important review of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2011/497) on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), including the comprehensive update provided by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, our sister Her Excellency M…
