The debate in the plenary meetings of the General Assembly on the issue of apartheid could not have come at a more appropriate time, at the very moment when a people of 18 million enslaved and humiliated men, women and children are fighting and dying for the defence of their freedom and dignity.
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I begin by reiterating my warmest compliments to you, Mr. President. I wish to say that Senegal, one of the founding members of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), is pleased to participate in this assessment of the past year’s accomplishments in the implementation of the New Partn…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for your praiseworthy efforts to enable us better to understand the situation. My delegation understands full well that the decision you took was based on information and an opinion given to you by the services of the Legal Adviser. That is why my delegation, in…
The delegation of Senegal is particularly pleased we in the Assembly are revisiting, without bias or complacency, the already rich cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) which should now be furthered and expanded upon.
In fulfilling the noble mission entrusted to it in th…
I am delighted to see my dear friend once again in the presidential seat just as I take the floor. On behalf of the delegation of Senegal, I wish to express gratitude to you for your wise initiative in having today’s discussion focus on assistance in mine action. At the same time I convey congratula…
It is always a great honour — and an intimidating enterprise — to take the floor after the representative of Venezuela, who has just stated the position of the Group of 77 and China. I would like to congratulate him on the vivid
statement he has just made, as well as to say that my delegation fully…
The African Group has honoured me by asking me to speak
on its behalf under agenda item 42. I accept its invitation and am very pleased to comply with its wishes.
Some figures will make it possible to construct the horrifying picture that we see and to give an idea of this apocalyptic vision of a …
My colleague from Togo has just given a very detailed, well-documented and edifying statement. I would like to congratulate him and to associate myself fully with all of his incisive comments. During the few minutes it
took to make that statement at least 10 African children died from malaria. That…
“Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.” This statement, contained in the preamble of the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is the foundation for the Declaration and …
First and foremost, I would like, on behalf of my delegation, to address my compliments to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the fruitful efforts he has made together with his outstanding team since 1997 to have our Organization adopt an innovative strategy commensurate with the breadth, co…
It is always a pleasure, Ambassador Grey-Johnson, to see you comfortably installed on the podium, especially as the Permanent Representative of the Gambia, a brotherly and friendly African country.
Let me convey my warm congratulations to Ambassador Martin Belinga-Eboutou, Permanent Representative …
The relevant reports we have received from the Secretary- General give us once again this year the full measure of the complexity of the tasks we face and the extent of the challenges we have to take up. We therefore remain firmly convinced, as ever, that multilateral action, which is the raison d’ê…
Beyond the symbolism of the Millennium Summit in marking our passage into the third millennium, that September 2000 event was a major turning point in the United Nations chapter of the history of humankind. In perfect harmony, our heads of State and Government played the score of universalism, stres…
My country, Senegal, and its people, through the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, have unanimously — regardless of political, sociological or religious views — strongly and vigorously condemned the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States of America on 11 September last.…
At the 61st meeting of the Fifth Committee, held on Thurs- day, 14 December, my delegation, while approving in general the draft resolution on personnel questions, never- theless felt obliged to make strong reservations about the provisions of paragraph 1 (g) of section I of the draft resolution, in…
At the 61st meeting of the Fifth Committee, held on Thurs- day, 14 December, my delegation, while approving in general the draft resolution on personnel questions, never- theless felt obliged to make strong reservations about the provisions of paragraph 1 (g) of section I of the draft resolution, in…
-In deciding to discuss directly in plenary meetings item 58 fa) of its agenda the General Assembly wanted to indicate the great interest it took in this important question and also to call the attention of the United Nations to the absolute necessity of rmding a just and effective solution to this …
Forgive me, Mr. President, but ( do not feel it is necessary to put anything to a vote. The representative of the United States of America has expressed reservations. That is his delegation's right. But those reservations should not de- mand any vote or any decision by the Assembly. The reservations…
I should like to ask the Secretary of the General Assembly whether voting can legally be interrupted. It has already begun. Two delegations have already voted. I think we should pursue the voting to the end.
At a time when after 30 years of conflict in the Middle East, prospects for peace seem brighter, and when most of the parties concerned are stating their desire to reach a negotiated settlement, one of the parties and by no means the least concerned-I refer to the State of Israel- stubbornly carries…
