Mr. António

On behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, I wish to pay tribute to you, Mr. Minister, for having taken the time to travel to New York in order personally to preside over this important Security Council debate. I should also like to pay tribute to your country, Senegal, whose pres…

At the outset, on behalf of the African Union Commission, I would like to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on the Republic of Senegal’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. And I would like to welcome the notable presence in the Council this morning of Mr. Mank…

At the outset, allow me, Sir, to warmly congratulate your country on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Peter Maurer, for their very in…

At the outset, on behalf of the African Union Commission, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also commend you on your initiative to convene this timely open debate a day after the tenth annual consulta…

On behalf of the President of the African Union Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who could not join us owing to her schedule, allow me to express our warm congratulations to the friendly country of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of…

Allow me, at the outset, Mr. President, to express my sincere congratulations on your delegation’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January, which also coincides with the beginning of your country’s tenure in this organ. My congratulations also go to the other n…

We greet all those who have spoken before me, as well as the Ambassador of Uganda, who shall speak later. At the outset, on behalf of the African Union, allow me to express our sincere gratitude to the Security Council for giving us this opportunity to speak at this crucial moment in the history of …

Allow me at the outset to warmly congratulate you, Madam President, on the assumption by your country, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I thank Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Co…

At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the presence among us of the Ministers from Nigeria, Luxembourg and Libya, as well as the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Argentina, the Director General for Foreign Policy of Chile and Ms. Marinaki, Managing Director for Global and Multilateral Issues of …

I should like to start by wishing Council members a very happy new year. I join the President in welcoming Her Excellency Ms. Léonie Banga-Bothy Mbazoa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic. I would also like to …

Allow me at the outset to apologize for the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who would have wished to participate in this meeting, as she did in the joint visit mentioned by previous speakers. For reasons beyond her control, she was not able to do so. Allow me…

I would like to start by thanking the French presidency of the Security Council for inviting us to take part in this meeting. We also thank all Council members for the adoption of resolution 2127 (2013), and all the countries that sponsored it, which comes at an opportune time. We are delighted by t…

I would like, at the outset, to welcome the presence this morning of His Excellency Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese Republic, and to thank him for his enlightening statement, which clearly indicated the path ahead in terms of counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. We welcom…

Allow me to apologize, on behalf of President Buyoya, who was unable to come to this meeting as the result of a scheduling conflict. He is in the General Assembly, which is holding a special commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Organization of African Unity and the African Union. Preside…

At the outset, I would like to thank the Council and you, Sir, for having put the question of the Sahel on the agenda. I would like to welcome the presence among us and the participation of the persons who have spoken today. I would like to thank in particular Mr. Romano Prodi, Special Envoy of the …

On behalf of the Commission of the African Union (AU), I should like to thank the presidency of the Security Council for kindly having invited the African Union to this meeting on the situation in Mali. The holding of this meeting reflects the importance that the international community attaches to …

It is with great pleasure that I take the floor for the second time in the Security Council to address the issue of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which is of great concern to the African Union (AU), as members of the Council are aware. The inclusion of this item on its agenda demonstrates the Se…

First, allow me, on behalf of the African Union, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, which gives our organization the opportunity to brief the Council once again on what the African Union is observing on the ground. It will also allow us to explain the challenges that we …

I would like to begin by commending the Gabonese presidency of the Security Council and to express, Sir, through you, our deep gratitude to the Republic of Gabon for its initiative to organize a debate on a subject of the utmost importance for the African continent. This initiative is part and parce…