On behalf of the delegation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting. The timing of this meeting is apt, given the ongoing global discourse on the post-2015 development agenda and the potential that migration…
Let me begin by expressing the appreciation of my President, His Excellency Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for the invitation to address the opening segment of this historic High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament. His Excellency …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for the initiative you have taken to organize today’s very important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and for the concept note you have circulated to facilitate our discussions (S/2013/447, annex).
The ef…
The Nigerian delegation would like to commend the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his untiring efforts aimed at improving coordination in the fight against trafficking in persons. We welcome the opportunit…
Today’s debate provides an opportunity to review the performance of the pillars of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. In particular, it offers a unique opportunity for Member States to assess the progress in, and the challenges to, our collective efforts to support and sustain peace and …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for convening this rather important meeting. I would also like to congratulate you on mounting the exhibition on Pakistan’s 52 years of service to the international
community through its peacekeeping efforts, which you undertoo…
First of all, my delegation wishes to express its profound appreciation to your delegation, Sir, for convening this important debate on United Nations multidimensional peacekeeping. We thank your Government for allowing your Foreign Secretary to preside over this debate. We also thank His Excellency…
My delegation is of the view that country-specific draft resolutions may be resorted to in exceptional or emergency situations of continuous grave and systematic violations of human rights. In particular, we believe that such draft resolutions should be discussed in relation to the following situati…
My delegation wishes to express its profound appreciation to the delegation of Morocco for its initiative in convening this timely debate. It is proper that the international focus be directed at mechanisms being employed to ensure durable peace in countries emerging from conflict. We thank the Secr…
At the outset, I would like to note that this statement was supposed to have been delivered by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Viola Onwuliri, but, as the meeting was postponed and rescheduled for today, I am very happy to deliver this statement on her behalf.
On behalf of my delegat…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. I will now make a statement in my national capacity.
The Assembly will recall what Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated in his open…
My delegation welcomes the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Laura Dupuy Lasserre, and thanks her for her presentation of the report of the Council (A/67/53) to the Third Committee and the Assembly. Nigeria attaches great importance to the respect for human rights and fundamental fre…
On behalf of my delegation, I thank Judge Sang-Hyun Song for his participation in the debate on this agenda item and his comprehensive report to the General Assembly.
We congratulate Ms. Fatou Bensouda on her recent election as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and wish her…
My delegation would first of all like to congratulate Judge Peter Tomka on his well-deserved election as President of the International Court of Justice. We also congratulate the new judges on their elections to the Court.
We welcome the report of the International Court of Justice (A/67/4), which …
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for presenting the two insightful reports (A/67/204 and A/67/205) on which we are having this debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Cameroon on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/67/PV.25)…
Nigeria deeply regrets that the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate rapidly and the fact that the concerned parties, as well as the international community, have so far failed to bring about an end to the conflict. We also received with profound concern the announcement of the resignation of…
I wish to express profound appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting. My delegation would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Canada, Ambassador Guillermo Rishchynski, for his efforts and commitment in facilitating the consultations on …
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I would like to thank the President for convening this important debate on the annual report (A/66/675) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Secretary-General’s report (A/66/659) on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
Like other delegations before me, I woul…
My first words must be to thank you immensely, Mr. President, for convening this timely debate on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Coming on the heels of the inaugural debate (see S/PV.6633) convened by Nigeria in October 2011, I believe that the holding of this meeting underscores both the enormity an…
I want to say that we owe a great debt to Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his concise briefing on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 18 of resolution 1737 (2006). We deeply appreciate his precision, his outreach and his inspiring leadership of the Committee.
In the past …
