It is my singular honour and privilege to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.
It is an honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network to the United Nations, which is co-chaired by Ghana and Germany.
At the outset, the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network wishes to thank the Federal Republic of Germany …
Ghana joins previous speakers in thanking the Equatorial Guinean presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate on silencing the guns in Africa, a theme that underscores the shared agenda of both the African Union (AU) and the United Nations in building a peaceful, secure and stab…
Ghana joins previous speakers in thanking the Côte d’Ivoire presidency of the Security Council for convening this high-level meeting on the role of States, regional arrangements and the United Nations in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, a theme that is at the very heart of the Charter of …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 61 members of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network to the United Nations.
The Group of Friends expresses its appreciation to the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council for convening this debate on the important a…
My delegation thanks the Secretary-General for the excellent reports he has submitted under this agenda item (А/73/269, А/73/270 and А/73/273), and commends the Special Adviser on Africa and her team for the successful launch of the Africa Dialogue Series and for facilitating the rich exchange of vi…
I join previous speakers in thanking the Secretary-General for his excellent report on the responsibility to protect (A/72/884). We are encouraged by the report’s focus on early warning and the means of strengthening early action through a threefold strategy and approach to the implementation of the…
My delegation joins others in thanking the Polish presidency for convening today’s all-important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. A word of appreciation also goes to Secretary-General António Guterres, the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross,…
My delegation joins others in expressing appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, and his delegation for convening today’s open debate on the theme of upholding international law within the context of the maintenance of international peace and security. W…
First and foremost, I wish to commend the President and the Secretariat for convening today’s important event in observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent …
I wish to make the following oral revision to the draft text. It consists of a footnote to paragraph 8 of the draft resolution, to read as follows:
“The list of proposals as well as final names will be brought to the attention of the General Assembly. Where a name is objected to, the objecting memb…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States under the agenda item “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace” and to introduce draft resolution A/72/L.39, entitled “Nelson Mandela Peace Summit”.
The year 2018 will mark the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, …
Ghana joins previous speakers in expressing its appreciation to the Japanese presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate on addressing complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security, and to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing on the subject…
On behalf of the Group of African States, I have the honour to deliver this statement in explanation of position in support of the draft resolution introduced by the Egyptian delegation, entitled “Effects of terrorist acts directed against religious sites on the culture of peace” (A/72/L.20).
The A…
I join other delegations in expressing appreciation to the President for his leadership in the matter before us today and for the opportunity to continue the important debate on Security Council reform, which has engaged the attention of the United Nations for almost 25 years. During the high-level …
At the outset, let me warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. We commend you for the able manner in which you have already begun to conduct the affairs of the Assembly, and I would like to assure you of our full support.
My …
At the outset, on behalf of the four co-advisers, I would like to express our profound thanks to Member States and the representatives of indigenous peoples for their collective effort and the hard work that went into the negotiation of resolution 71/321. The advisers — Ambassador Kai Sauer, Permane…
Mr. President, at the outset, let me express my delegation’s appreciation to you and to the Uruguayan presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate on the subject of women and peace and security, focusing on sexual violence in conflict as a tactic of war and terrorism.
We thank …
I wish to begin by expressing my delegation’s appreciation for the convening of this solemn commemorative meeting in observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It is fitting that we remember that dark era in the history of humankin…
