The General Assembly’s commitment to promoting a culture of peace is justified by the fact that the current state of the world remains marked by armed conflicts, the persistent threat of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and small arms and light weapons. Those scourges d…
It is an honour for me to speak on behalf of roughly half of the five million inhabitants of Togo, who are young people, in order to convey to the General Assembly the efforts Togo has made to implement the World Programme of Action for Youth.
Allow me to welcome the presence among us of other dele…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the people and Government of Togo and on my own behalf, to extend our warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I also assure you of the support and cooperation of the Togolese delega…
I should like to join other speakers in conveying to you, Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of Togo, our sincere and hearty congratulations on the great skill with which you are conducting the business of these important meetings on financing for development.
Three years ago, in March 2002…
It is with profound grief and great sorrow that we speak on behalf of the Government and the people of Togo during the General Assembly’s tribute to the memory of President Gnassingbé Eyadema of Togo, Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania of Georgia and Ambassador Sami Kronfol of Lebanon, all of whom have le…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you warmly once again, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Togo, on the outstanding way in which you are guiding this session of the General Assembly.
The promotion of a culture of peace is undoubtedly one of the international community’s priority goals in the…
In expressing to you, Sir, our great pride at seeing an eminent representative of the Group of African States preside over the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session, I wish to offer you, on behalf of Mr. Gnassingbé Eyadema, President of the Togolese Republic, and of the Government and the peop…
Last year, when the General Assembly was considering the item that is before it today, the Togolese delegation strongly urged the international community to make every effort to attain the objectives set out in the framework of the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, particularly in…
Again this year, we are meeting to assess our actions and to define approaches that can breathe new life into the Organization. Far from becoming a routine, our annual meeting is the high point in the life of the Organization, in that it offers to each Member State, through a frank and constructive …
In the First Committee, and earlier in plenary meeting, the delegation of Togo joined the consensus on the draft resolutions on the United Nations regional centres for peace and disarmament. We would like, however, to take this opportunity to once again draw attention to the financial difficulties t…
During its fifty-fifth session, the General Assembly proclaimed the period 2001-2010, as the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, particularly in Africa. In many respects, this was a very important decision taken by the international community with a view to seriously addressing one …
On behalf of the Togolese delegation, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this opportunity to speak in this debate concerning the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD. There is no need to mention how important and timely this debate is, given the great importance that …
The preservation of international peace and security, the fight against terrorism in all its forms, the eradication of poverty throughout the world, the promotion of sustainable development and the establishment of a more just and more human international order are the challenges that we must strive…
The General Assembly’s annual consideration of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa prompts us this year to consider the progress that has been ach…
This year, the General Assembly is once again taking up the situation in the Middle East in a context that gives little reason for optimism. Not only have the many efforts made by the international community, in particular since the Oslo conference, with a view to a just, final and comprehensive set…
The sudden speeding up of events that has taken place since the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly and their potential impact on the future of humankind only confirms our impression that our world is experiencing developments that could, one the one hand, open the door to hopes for peace, s…
Before beginning my statement, I would like to congratulate you wholeheartedly, Mr. President, on behalf of my delegation, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month, and to express our full admiration at the masterful way in which you have been steering the work of this…
Following the debate which the General Assembly held on 7 September on agenda item 27, which concerns cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU), it is my honour to introduce, on behalf of the States members of the OAU, the draft resolution contained in docume…
First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters related to the Security Council. I would also like to thank especially Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab…
In his address to the General Assembly at this session, President Eyadéma, current Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), placed particular stress on, among other things, the need for the international community to resolutely support the tireless efforts made by African countries to fi…
