Nigeria welcomes the opportunity to take part in this joint debate. I wish to express the appreciation of the delegation of Nigeria to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his initiatives and efforts at strengthening the United Nations. Those efforts are in conformity with resolution 58/316 and the decl…
I wish on behalf of the delegation of Nigeria to convey our congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. May I also express our appreciation to the Permanent Representative of the Philippines for the efficient manner in which he con…
May I begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January 2004. We also thank you for organizing this debate. In the same vein, I would like to congratulate your predecessor on the able manner in which he conducted the affairs of th…
Nigeria wishes to congratulate the recipients of the Human Rights Award for the year 2003. The achievements of these recipients serve as an inspiration to us all. We also wish to pay tribute to the memories and the sacrifice of the late United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieir…
The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate and remains one of the most intractable problems on the agenda of the United Nations. Nigeria considers it a matter of regret that the cycle of strife, violence and instability persists, despite the collective efforts of the international com…
The Nigerian delegation commends the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report under the item of oceans and the law of the sea (A/58/65), now under consideration. We welcome the efforts made thus far towards the establishment of a global marine assessment, which is to be a regular, global and c…
The initiative taken in 1986 by the 24 member States from the two shores of the South Atlantic to create the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic and approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 41/11 of 27 October 1986 remains a landmark achievement in the sphere of multilatera…
The delegation of Nigeria commends the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Judge Shi Jiuyong for the report contained in document A/58/4 on the activities of the Court for the period 1 August 2002 to 31 July 2003. As the main judicial organ of the United Nations for the pacific se…
The draft Convention against Corruption which is before us is a milestone in the history of the United Nations. It marks the fulfilment of the mandates set out by the General Assembly in its resolutions 55/61 and 56/260 of 4 December 2000 and 31 January 2002, respectively. The interest shown by all …
I wish to express the delegation of Nigeria’s appreciation to the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his initiatives and efforts aimed at strengthening the United Nations. His efforts are consistent with the decisions and declarations of the Millennium Summit, at which our leaders pledged to ma…
Let me state at the outset that Nigeria aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the Kingdom of Morocco and by Mozambique on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and of the African Union, respectively.
Nearly 12 months ago, the Assembly held a joint debate on the causes of conflict and the p…
I wish to express the appreciation of the delegation of Nigeria to the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, for introducing the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly. The report of the Security Council (A/58/2) provides inv…
May I take this opportunity once again to congratulate you on your well-deserved election and to reaffirm the support and cooperation of the Nigerian delegation in your determination to steer the deliberations of the fifty- eighth session towards its successful conclusion.
I would also like to cong…
I wish to express the appreciation of the Nigerian delegation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report on the work of the Organization, as contained in document A/58/1. We also commend the statement that the Secretary-General made at the beginning of this session, a statement that wa…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group in my capacity as the Group’s Chairman this month.
Africa reaffirms its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism. We pledge our cooperation with other members of the international community, through bilateral and multilateral efforts, to combat…
Sir, let me extend to you warm congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and also, through you, to your predecessor, Pakistan, on the able manner the affairs of the Council were directed last month. Let me also join other friends of the Russian Fede…
I wish fully to align myself with the statement made by the leader of the delegation of Guinea, the Foreign Minister. He has said all that needs to be said.
I wish simply to add that there is a need for us to come together and for the Security Council to take seriously the issue of Côte d’Ivoire. I…
The situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine would seem to be one of the most intractable problems on the agenda of the United Nations. It is a matter of regret that this situation persists despite the efforts on the part of the international community, as well as our collective go…
I take this opportunity as the current President of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization” (A/57/L.18). I will also speak briefly on behalf of …
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his useful report contained in document A/57/227, on agenda item 42, concerning “progress towards the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”. We also wish to state that the adoption of the Declaration by the General As…
