The Nigerian delegation wishes to congratulate Judge Sang-Hyun Song on his election as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We thank him for his comprehensive briefing to the General Assembly. We also extend our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report on the ICC containe…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this debate on peace and security in Africa as it relates to support for African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations. The fact that this debate is taking place a few months after a similar one under the presidency of Libya (see S/PV…
Nigeria aligns itself with the statements made earlier by the representatives of the Sudan and Tunisia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the African Group, respectively.
My delegation commends the efforts of the Secretary-General in providing elaborate reports under sub-items (a) and (b) o…
The Nigerian delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s report entitled “Implementing the responsibility to protect” (A/63/677) as a useful basis for continuing the dialogue on ways and means to ensure the implementation of the responsibility to protect.
It was in response to the genocide in Rwand…
This afternoon, I bring greetings and best wishes from Mr. Jonathan Ebele Goodluck, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I make the following statement on his behalf.
Today’s meeting offers us the opportunity to take stock of the commitments w…
I extend the deep gratitude of the Nigerian delegation to you, Mr. President, for the invitation to participate in this meeting and for the concise concept note provided to facilitate the discussion. This initiative is greatly appreciated not only for its value as a stock-taking endeavour, but also
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Thank you, Mr. President, for your presentation of the draft document. Let me also take this opportunity to thank the two facilitators for the work they have done. My comments will be very brief.
My delegation has not read the document that has been presented to us. However, I have heard the commen…
Having been actively involved in United Nations peacekeeping activities since 1960, Nigeria is grateful to the French presidency of the Security Council for convening this meeting to
re-evaluate the enormous challenges facing United Nations peacekeeping operations. We are delighted by the invitatio…
On behalf of the delegation of Nigeria, I have the honour to express our gratitude to Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann for scheduling this General Assembly debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters, pursuant to the d…
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I congratulate the President of the General Assembly on presiding over this high-level meeting on interfaith dialogue under agenda item 45 on the culture of peace.
I also congratulate His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi…
The Nigerian delegation thanks the Secretary-General for the report on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the judicial year 2007-2008 (see A/63/323), submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with article 6 of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the Court. My dele…
The Nigerian delegation warmly welcomes Her Excellency Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice, and thanks her for the report of the Court (A/63/4) and for her immense contributions to the progressive development of international law in the three years during which she…
This past Friday, 31 October 2008, I had the distinct honour and privilege to present the report of the Human Rights Council to the Third Committee of the General Assembly. I come before the Assembly in plenary this morning to also apprise members on the activities of the Council, in accordance with…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. You may remain assured of the full support and cooperation of the Nigerian delegation as you guide our deliberations. May I also express appreciation to your predecessor for the able …
Nigeria highly appreciates the Secretary-General’s complete and succinct reports on agenda items 57 (a) and (b) and 43, now under
consideration, and aligns itself with the statements made on those subjects by the representatives of Antigua and Barbuda and Kenya on behalf of the Group of 77 and Chin…
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I wish to express our appreciation to President Kerim and, through him, to the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal, for the painstaking and wide consultations he undertook in the run-up to this debate in order to facilitate the draft…
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I thank you, Sir, for convening
this open debate on children and armed conflict and for the concise concept paper circulated by your delegation. I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and illuminating reports on that subject. I also commend Ms. Radhika …
At the outset, I wish to commend the President and the Secretary-General for giving the subject of HIV/AIDS the visibility it has within the General Assembly.
I also want to say that the Nigerian delegation wishes to align itself with the statements made on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and o…
My delegation commends your firm commitment, Sir, to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as exemplified by the laudable and timely initiative of convening this thematic debate as we approach the half-way milestone to the target date of 2015, and more especially against the ba…
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I wish to commend Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, for once again convening a thematic debate to address what the Secretary-General has aptly described as the defining issue of our time. This debate is indeed timely, as it affords the interna…
