I would like to begin by extending my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express my warmest thanks to your predecessor, Mr. Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago, for …
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving the delegation of the Niger another opportunity to explain its vote on the important resolution entitled “Strengthening the role of the United Nations in the promotion of democratization and enhancing periodic and genuine elections” (resolution 78/208).
My del…
I thank the President for convening this meeting, which gives us the opportunity to share with the Assembly our experience with the Peacebuilding Fund. My statement will focus on facts that will enable us to better appreciate the relevance of the Peacebuilding Fund in conflict- affected or post-conf…
I would like to begin by extending to you, Mr. President, my warmest congratulations on Gabon’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I can assure you of the Niger’s readiness to provide you with all the support you need in carrying out your challenging task.…
I have the great honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States as part of today’s very important dialogue with the President-elect of the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session.
At the outset, and on behalf of the African Group, I would like to congratulate His …
I would like to begin my remarks by thanking Mr. Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank Ms. Comfort Ero for her rich and eloquent contribution.
Mr. Wennesland’s briefing this morning was no different than previous briefings, since it again es…
I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, for their briefings. I reiterate my delegation’s congratulations to them on their commitment to stabilizati…
It is always a pleasure to hear the briefings of Ms. Hennis- Plasschaert on the situation in Iraq. The picture that she just painted for us was very usefully complemented by Ms. Kabashi through her perspective as a civil society representative. I welcome the participation of the Ambassador of Iraq a…
I would first like to welcome the holding of this briefing to consider the twenty-second biannual report of the International Criminal Court on the situation in Libya. I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Karim Khan on his election as Prosecutor of the Court and wish him every success in his …
Mr. President, I would like to thank your country, Mexico, for having chosen to organize today’s debate on such an important and timely topic as the problem of the diversion of and trafficking in small arms and light weapons in connection with insecurity. As indicated in the most recent report of th…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on organizing this open debate, whose theme is generating great interest. I also take this opportunity to congratulate and thank all the briefers for their excellent presentations.
The purpose behind the establishment of the United Nati…
On behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1), I wish to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary- General for Peace Operations, for his briefing. We also thank the Permanent Representative of …
First of all, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important high-level debate on the issues of exclusion, inequality and armed conflicts. This meeting is most timely, given that many analyses have shown that exclusion and inequality lead to social unrest. Therefore, a judicio…
Allow me to extend my sincere congratulations to the delegation of Kenya on its excellent presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I also congratulate you, Mr. President, on Mexico’s assumption of the presidency for the month of November. I assure you of the Niger’s full support.…
The Niger is proud to submit, alongside Norway, a Security Council resolution exclusively devoted to the protection of education in armed conflict. Resolution 2601 (2021) was adopted with the support of 15 members of the Security Council. We would also like to thank the 98 Member States that sponsor…
The Niger welcomed the organization of the visit to the Sahel. It was timely and it strengthened the
efforts of the region to address challenges related to security, development and climate change, which have been compounded by the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic.
That is why we must su…
On behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1), I thank Mr. El-Ghassim Wane for his constant efforts aimed at stabilizing Mali through the effective implementation of the mandate of the United Nations…
I thank Mr. Pedersen, Mr. Griffiths and Ms. Albarouki for their briefings. We welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey to this meeting.
My delegation is concerned about the continuing violence that has escalated in recent weeks. We deplore the bomb attacks in Damascus on 20 October, as…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres; Ambassador Sima Sami Bahous, whom I congratulate on her appointment as Executive Director of UN-Women; Ms. Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the African Union, whose unwavering commitment and fearlessness in action in the Dem…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madam President, and your country, Kenya, for having convened this important debate on the Great Lakes region. I wish to commend all briefers for the perspectives they have provided. I also wish to commend the presence of the Irish and Angolan ministers an…
