During my statement on 29 November, at the 58th meeting, on the occasion of the debate on agenda item 18, I described the context in which the question of Palestine developed. It is in that very same context – also emphasized by a large majority of Member States – that I wish to present to the Assem…
Mr. President, permit me, at the outset, to express my sincere appreciation to all representatives of Member States, observers, representatives of intergovernmental organizations, United Nations organs, funds and programmes, and members of civil society, who participated this morning in the solemn m…
My delegation concurs with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement on agenda item 121. We are pleased to participate in this debate on the revitalization of the General Assembly, which is one of the fundamental aspects of United Nations reform.
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My statement was to have been made two days ago by Mr. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal, who had other duties to attend to and was compelled to leave New York. He asked me to make this statement on his behalf. I shall deliver an abridged version.
“I wish to share some n…
The delegation of Senegal thanks the Secretary-General for submitting to the General Assembly his fifth consolidated report on implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/62/203), as well as the reports on the causes of conflict (A/62/204) and implementation of the Deca…
Allow me at the outset warmly to congratulate Belgium on its timely initiative to propose a process of reflection and a public debate of the Security Council on the problem of natural resources and conflicts.
Be it water, oil, diamonds or timber — to mention just a few types of natural resources — …
I would like to begin, like representatives who have taken the floor before me, by expressing my deep gratitude for the personal interest and commitment demonstrated by the President since she assumed her post to ensure that the process of Security Council reform makes significant progress during he…
I would like to inform the General Assembly of some revisions that have been made to draft resolution A/61/L.34, which is now before the Assembly. The revisions have not yet been translated. I will therefore read them out in English.
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The following are the revisions that have bee…
In an unequivocal show of support for the Palestinian people
in its quest for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution of the question of Palestine, Member States, observers, representatives of intergovernmental organizations and civil society addressed the special meeting of our Committee this m…
My delegation warmly congratulates the President and all the members of the Human Rights Council for the important work they have done this year, as reflected in the report submitted for our attention.
The General Assembly’s consideration of the first report of the Human Rights Council, less than a…
Senegal is grateful to the Secretary-General for having quickly accomplished the important job of making available to the General Assembly the relevant reports (A/61/212 and A/61/213), which clearly reveal the tremendous challenges that await us in our endeavours to give substance to the New Partner…
The General Assembly is once again addressing the important issue of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council. Today’s two meetings are all the more crucial given the significant progress made following the summit in September 2005 — notably, the establishme…
Senegal welcomes the General Assembly’s clear and timely decision to place such a relevant issue as international migration and development on the agenda of the sixty- first session. This is recognition of the invaluable contribution of migrants to development to their societies, both in the host co…
In order to express their unswerving support for the Palestinian people in its quest for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine, many representatives of Member States, observer States, intergovernmental organizations, agencies of the
United Nations system and civil …
Before I turn to the item under consideration, allow me, on behalf of the Government of Senegal, to convey our sincere thanks to all Members of the Organization and the bodies and the agencies of the United Nations system for the constant assistance and support that they provide to the African conti…
In an unambiguous show of support for the Palestinian people in its quest for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine, the representatives of Member States and observers from United Nations bodies, intergovernmental organizations and civil society took the floor this …
I welcome the opportunity to speak in this plenary debate to discuss progress made in the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), causes of conflict in Africa and the anti- malaria campaign. The special attention given to NEPAD by African leaders and peoples and by Af…
The Senegalese delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the work of the General Assembly in your usual outstanding manner. I should like to express to you our gratitude for having devoted the meetings of the past two days to the consideration of agenda items 11 and 53, relating, respect…
Following the example of my immediate predecessor, who addressed this Assembly last year, I wish, in my capacity as Chairman of the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, held in New York from 18 to 22 May 1998, to report on developments that occurre…
