The Nigerian delegation has always been in favour of the Declaration; there is no alternative to it at this point in time. Nigeria’s position on this issue remains very clear: human life is sacrosanct. No reason or excuse can ever be strong enough for the violation of that principle. The United Nati…
May I first thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to address this body on behalf of the Group of African States.
I wish to express our appreciation to you for convening yet another important meeting of the Security Council on cross-border issues in West Africa. It is heartwarming for us that this su…
The Nigerian delegation, as coordinator for one of the agenda items the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China has just addressed — agenda item 118, on the Office of Internal Oversight Services — feels obliged to make this statement to address some issues that were raised during the Fifth Committee’s…
The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate and has long remained one of the most intractable problems on the agenda of the United Nations. It is a matter of deep concern that the cycle of strife, violence and instability persists, despite the collective efforts of the United Nations a…
The delegation of Nigeria is pleased that this joint debate is taking place today on the important subjects of the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic and social fields as well as the implementation of the Mil…
Once again, I thank you for convening this meeting. I also thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his continued engagement in conflict resolution in Africa and in particular in the situation in Somalia.
The situation in Somalia continues to engage the attention of the international commu…
I should like to thank you once again, Sir, for presiding over this historic meeting here in Nairobi, which reflects the importance of this particular item of the agenda.
The African Union welcomes this opportunity to make a statement on the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Un…
First of all, I wish to thank the President of Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki, for hosting the Security Council in Nairobi. I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. In the same vein, I would like to compliment Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones…
I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation of the Secretary- General’s comprehensive reports, contained in documents A/59/62 and A/59/126, on important developments and issues relating to oceans and the law of the sea, including information on the status of the United Nations Convention on…
I would like to congratulate Judge Erik Møse, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and Judge Theodor Meron, President of International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), for their detailed reports on the activities of their respective Tribunals.
The N…
Let me start by expressing my country’s profound condolences to the Palestinian people on the untimely death of their leader, Chairman Yasser Arafat. May the Almighty God be with the Palestinian people, and may light perpetual shine upon their fallen hero.
Turning to the issue before us today, and …
This statement is being read out on behalf of the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Aminu Bashir Wali, who is unavoidably absent.
The Nigerian delegation wishes to express its appreciation to Judge Shi Jiuyong, President of the International Court …
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report, contained in document A/59/274, on the follow-up to the United Nations special session on children and submitted in response to resolutions 58/157 and 58/282. We also wish to acknowledge the efforts of the World Health Organizat…
Nigeria is delighted to participate in this debate. It is gratifying to note that the African Union, as the successor organization to the erstwhile Organization of African Unity (OAU), enjoys a healthy relationship and cooperation with the United Nations. We are confident that this and other efforts…
After further consultations with the sponsors of draft resolution A/59/L.4, I should like to make two revisions to the draft text. First, I should like to insert a paragraph following paragraph 13. The new paragraph will be numbered paragraph 14, and all subsequent paragraphs will be renumbered acco…
Nigeria has watched with keen interest and satisfaction the progress made on the global agenda for sustainable development since the first two United Nations Conferences on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, held in Vienna in 1968 and 1982. We also take note of the importance of socia…
Let me begin by thanking the General Assembly for giving me this opportunity to address it this morning on behalf of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and to present the report of the Committee on the
implementation of the recommendations of the third United Nations Conference on th…
It is reassuring to see you, Sir, presiding over this debate on agenda items
relating, respectively, to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and causes of conflict in Africa and to the issue of malaria.
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the African Union on issu…
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations at the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly, I wish to express my appreciation to the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, for introducing the report of the Secur…
I would like to express the appreciation of the delegation of Nigeria to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/59/1. The report has highlighted some of the most challenging issues confronting the international community. These …
