The tragedy in the former Yugoslavia, of which the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the worst manifestation, has always been a matter of serious concern to my Government. The former Socialist Federated Republic of Yugoslavia was a friendly country, with which Nigeria enjoyed years of fruitful a…
Mr. President, permit me to express my delegation’s delight at seeing you preside over the affairs of the Council during the month of September. You may rest assured of my delegation’s continued cooperation. Let me also use this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Nugro…
The draft resolution before us has two objectives. The first is to help heal the wounds of the recent past by establishing the facts relating to the assassination of the late President of Burundi on 21 October 1993, as well as the massacres that followed; and the second is to put an end to the cultu…
The Secretary-General’s eleventh progress report (S/1995/473) dated 10 June 1995, on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) presents a dismal and fairly depressing picture of the current situation in Liberia. It underscores in particular the continuing political, military and humani…
Mr. President, today in Bosnia and Herzegovina we have in UNPROFOR a United Nations presence expected to keep the peace, render humanitarian assistance and promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict through political negotiation. Its performance of this task is premised on the cooperation of the …
Mr. President, permit me at the outset to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency for this month. We are already witness to the efficient and competent manner in which you are directing the affairs of our Council. Let me also seize this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciati…
Allow me to extend to you, Sir, the courtesies of the Nigerian delegation as you perform the duties of President of the Council this month. Let me also express our gratitude to the Permanent Representative of Botswana for his conduct of the Council's business during February.
It can be rightly stat…
I should like to begin by welcoming to the Council the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, His Excellency
The Nigerian delegation is particularly delighted that Mozambique, a brotherly country, has succeeded in overcoming a very difficult phase of its history in its effort to…
For over four years now the Liberian people have been at the mercy of factional leaders and parties whose desire for power, as well as the allure of high office, would appear to have blinded them to the need for a negotiated settlement to their political differences. The months immediately preceding…
The delegation of Nigeria extends its courtesies to you, Sir, as you assume the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We are convinced that you will bring your proficiency to bear on the work of the Council. You may rest assured of the cooperation of my delegation as you disch…
My delegation is delighted to extend its congratulations to the Trust Committee for the United Nations Fund for Namibia on the successful completion of its work. At this important moment in the political development of Namibia, all those who have worked tirelessly to ensure the realization of the ma…
The delegation of Nigeria wishes to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the office of President of the Security Council for the month of December. You may rest assured of our full support and cooperation in the discharge of your duties.
I should like also to express my delegation’s appreci…
The delegation of Nigeria wishes to point, with a sense of vindication and accomplishment, to the fruits of the optimism it so strongly advocated during the deliberations on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine at the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. Nigeria re…
Let me begin by thanking the delegations of Argentina and New Zealand for their
During our intervention in the debate on the Security Council’s report to the General Assembly we welcomed this initiative, aimed at creating a more effective system of consultation between Security Council members and …
The Nigerian delegation would like to contribute to the debate on agenda item 89 (d), “Elaboration of an international convention to combat desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa”, and to express our appreciation to the Secretar…
Permit me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the
I should also like to convey my delegation’s gratitude to Ambassador Yañez-Barnuevo of Spain for the skilful and efficient manner in which he conducted the affairs of the Council during the month of September.
My deleg…
My delegation welcomes the current initiatives being undertaken by a number of States to address a perceived destabilization of the status quo that existed between Iraq and Kuwait prior to 6 October. The Council’s presidential statement of 8 October 1994 was an appropriate response to the statement …
On this, Sir, your last day in office as President of the Security Council during the month of July, I wish to extend to you the courtesies of the Nigerian delegation. It has been a momentous month, full of activities in the area of crisis management and conflict resolution. You have without a doubt…
Permit me to convey to you, Sir, the compliments of the Nigerian delegation as you preside over the affairs of the Council during the month of July. You have already displayed your wealth of experience and enormous diplomatic skill in handling some of the delicate issues that have engaged the Counci…
We are saddened that the saga of the continuing carnage in Rwanda is again claiming the Council’s attention so soon after the adoption of resolution 925 (1994) on 8 June. We had expected that the United Nations would by now have been able to deliver on its commitment to assist in achieving a cessati…
