I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/76/L.40, entitled “Addressing the situation of widows”, on behalf of the Group of African States.
Let me begin by thanking all colleagues for their support, constructive engagement and flexibility during the negotiations. It has been a very interest…
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting and for providing leadership to move the process forward. I personally commend you, Mr. President, for your wisdom in giving more time for people to narrow their differences because that is a very difficult decision. However, it …
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, the Comoros on behalf of the Group of African States and the Niger on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (see
A/75/PV.67) and would like …
I am honoured by the trust the Assembly has placed in me through my election by acclamation to the position of President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I am grateful to the Federal Republic of Nigeria for nominating me for this position, the Group of African States for endors…
I should like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination under the theme “Mitigation and countering of rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies”.
The Durban Declaration and Program…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States in my capacity as its Chair for the month of March.
I wish to extend our sincere gratitude to the Steering Committee, with membership drawn from Member States belonging to the Caribbean Community and the African Un…
Permit me, through you, Mr. President, to condole with our host, the Government of the United States of America, for the loss of their forty-first President, Mr. George Herbert Walker Bush.
I thank the presidency of Côte d’Ivoire for convening this open debate. My sincere appreciation goes to Mr. A…
We express our condolences at the demise of President George Herbert Walker Bush. May he rest in peace.
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.39, entitled “International Day of Education”. Nigeria is introducing this draft resolution, which calls for the observance of 24 January of…
I thank the delegation of Sweden for organizing today’s open debate. Our special appreciation goes to the briefer for sharing his insightful perspectives on this very important subject.
Nigeria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligne…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this very important open debate. The protection of children is indeed a moral imperative and a legal obligation of all States. We thank all briefers for their insightful statements, which have broadened our understanding of the achievements and the
challenges we cont…
I thank the presidency of Poland for organizing this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Our appreciation also goes to the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Yves Daccord, for sharing t…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Governments of Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria, to thank the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing this important briefing. It is illustrative of the positive disposition of the Netherlands, and indeed that of the Security Council,…
The Nigerian delegation would like to you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate and for the concept note provided to guide our discussion (S/2017/972, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, the Executive Director of the United Na…
My delegation is grateful to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the report (see A/72/349) introduced for consideration today. We applaud the Court for its ability to cope with the heavy workload during the reporting period.
The ICC was created based on the notion that impun…
