My delegation would like to speak in exercise of its right of reply with reference to the statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland, in which he said that the human rights situation in Nigeria was an issue of great concern to his Group. We understand that the perceptio…
The Nigerian delegation associates itself with the sentiments expressed by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the African Group in respect of the three great leaders who recently passed on. My delegation has continued to follow with keen interest developments in the Middle East, particularly i…
Let me begin by thanking the President of the Security Council, the representative of Indonesia, for introducing the annual report of the Council covering the period from 16 June 1995 to 15 June 1996, contained in document A/51/2.
The recent practice whereby the Council’s President introduces the r…
Allow me, on behalf of the Nigerian delegation, to join other delegations in expressing sympathy to the Government and people of Honduras for the recent tragedy they have suffered.
The United Nations has come a long way since its inception in 1945 in its development and evolution as a multilateral …
This session marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic. The zone was envisaged as an instrument for promoting understanding and cooperation among the South Atlantic countries. It was also established to further explore and enhance the…
My delegation is pleased to participate in the general debate on agenda item 44 entitled “Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s”. We associate ourselves with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Cameroon in his capacity as represe…
In contributing to the debate on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the co-Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group who, during the fiftieth session of th…
My delegation would like first of all to thank the Secretary-General for his very comprehensive and forward-looking report on the work of our Organization. Its sheer volume, which increases annually, enables us to imagine how wide and varied the activities of our Organization have been in the common…
The civil war in Angola has gone on for too long, at enormous cost to the country. The fratricidal conflict has caused thousands of deaths and resulted in considerable material damage that has sapped the fragile economy and diverted energy from economic and social development. We have had a generati…
Today, we take a very important step in the continuing effort to promote international peace and security, in line with our obligations under the United Nations Charter. We are being called upon to consider a text of a comprehensive test-ban treaty (CTBT), which represents a significant movement fro…
Almost one year ago, on 15 September 1995 to be precise, we were holding a similar meeting in this Chamber, welcoming the Abuja Agreement of 15 August 1995 on Liberia. The Council will recall that on that occasion we were generally confident and optimistic that at last Liberia was on the road to pea…
It is with great concern that we in Nigeria have been following developments with regard to the military actions of Israel in Lebanon. The barrage and bombardments along the Lebanese coast, in Lebanese villages and towns, including parts of Beirut, and in the Bekaa valley, along with other large-sca…
Permit me, on behalf of the delegation of Nigeria, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. Your well-known diplomatic skills and sense of humour assure my delegation that the conduct of the business of the Council is in good hands.
I should like…
Mr. President, the delegation of Nigeria welcomes you to the presidency of the Security Council during this month of January, and takes advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge with appreciation the professional manner in which Ambassador Lavrov of the Russian Federation conducted the business o…
My delegation welcomes the recent positive developments in the former Yugoslavia, because we believe sincerely that they could usher in an era of peace in a region that has been ravaged by war in the last four years.
However, the prospect of peace may not fructify unless there is justice for the ma…
My delegation is particularly delighted to contribute to the consideration of agenda items 20 (b), entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
My delegation would wish to state in particular that although the General Assembly, in resolution 49/7, reque…
With the signing of the Peace Agreement in Paris yesterday, the parties in the former Yugoslavia have taken another important step in their search for peace in their homelands. Although it is an important step, it is none the less a symbolic one: now comes the hard part of the implementation of the …
Permit me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. Your well-known diplomatic skills and experience and, in particular, your great sense of humour assure my delegation that, this month at least, the Council will…
The member States of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic consider it fortunate that the implementation of the 1986 declaration of the zone has proceeded smoothly, as a result of the interest and enthusiasm of zonal States and the moral support and encouragement received yearly fr…
During our celebration today of the International Year for Tolerance, as an occasion to reflect on how far we have jointly and individually promoted the virtues of tolerance in our respective States, the presidency of the European Union and the representative of the United States of America, regrett…
