At the outset, on behalf of the Commisison of the African Union, I should
like to thank the President of the Security Council for the month of July, United States Secretary of State John Kerry, and the members of the Council for the invitation to take part in this important meeting on the situation…
I have the honour and privilege of speaking to the Council on behalf of the African Union Commission, and I am very glad to do so under Lebanon’s presidency, a brother country whose issue contribute qualitatively to
the economic dynamism of many African countries and brand the promising exchanges b…
Now that the effects of the earthquake that hit Haiti so hard are beginning to be seen in all their tragic scope and it is confirmed that there has been considerable loss of human life, I would like once again to express on behalf of the African Union our heartfelt condolences to the people and the …
I would like first to associate the African Union with the words of solidarity and sympathy that the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, expressed for the people and Government of Haiti following the earthquake that has cruelly struck that country. I would also like to express our deepest sympathy t…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, and the other members of the Council for this opportunity to report on the African Union Commission’s assessment of the situation in and prospects for Somalia. I particularly appreciate the privilege of participating in the Security Council’s consideration o…
Thank you, Mr. President, for your understanding and for your assistance in making it possible for the African Union to address the Council. This is very important for the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations.
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I should like to thank the Council for this o…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to say what a pleasure it is to address the Security Council under your presidency on behalf of the African Union Commission and its Chairperson, Mr. Jean Ping, on a question of great importance for the promotion of peace, security and stability on the African c…
