Allow me first of all to pay tribute to Mr. Jean Ping, who guided the work of the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly with great energy. He had the tremendous responsibility of negotiating the United Nations reforms adopted by our heads of State or Government on Friday, 16 September. We comm…
The high- level dialogue on financing for development gives us a chance today to take stock of the efforts made to fund development activities in the countries concerned — developing countries, which are facing tremendous structural challenges and require international cooperation and solidarity to …
Allow me first of all to address my warmest congratulations to Mr. Jean Ping on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. Allow me also to pay a well-deserved tribute to Mr. Ping’s eminent predecessor, Mr. Julian Hunte, whose great vitality enabled him to relaunch…
Mr. President, you have the honour and privilege of guiding the work of the General Assembly at a time when the United Nations is at a crossroads. The international situation is marked today by doubt, anguish and disillusionment. Faced with the many conflicts and acts
of terrorism that beset our wo…
I should like to join preceding speakers in extending the congratulations of the delegation of Benin on the efficient manner with which the officers of the General Assembly have been discharging their duties in guiding the work of this session.
As you are aware, Benin has been engaged in for more t…
