I should like once again to recall the enthusiasm that greeted the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission in 2005 and its supporting institutions, namely, the Peacebuilding Support Office and the Peacebuilding Fund. More than 10 years later, the implementation and results have fallen short of the …
The world today is a crucible of destructive conflicts, old and new, that are unfortunately the fruit of suspicion and mistrust arising from divisions between religions and civilizations that lead to killing, atrocious human suffering and economic loss. The current trend towards the growth of xenoph…
Peace is like the oxygen we breathe. Most of the time, when it is there, we do not realize how important it is. Sometimes we neglect it and do not tend it. When we do not have it, we realize how vital it is as
a catalyst in every area of human activity and all of our ventures, individual or collect…
At the outset, allow me to associate myself with the statement made by the Ambassador of Malawi on behalf of the African Group.
I would also like to commend the Secretary-General for the quality of reports being considered under the agenda items for this meeting (A/69/161, A/69/162 and A/69/163.
W…
The Secretary-General has presented the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session with his report on the annual activity of the Organization (A/69/1), which is full of information and analysis on the work that has been done and problems related to it, but also discusses the challenges, opportuniti…
Allow me to take the floor in this important debate on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. At the outset, we would like to thank the
Secretary-General for the excellent report submitted for our consideration (A/68/841). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Tu…
We have read with great interest the report submitted by the Secretary-General under item 126 of the agenda of the sixty-eighth session, contained in document A/68/827. The document, including its informative annex, describes the specific activities undertaken in the various areas in the context of …
I take the floor after the Chair of the Group of African States simply because, as all are aware, Cameroon was responsible for coordinating the negotiations in the Third Committee of the viewpoints of the group of experts of the African Group on this issue. I am therefore taking the floor in full aw…
We have read with great attention and sustained interest the reports of the Secretary-General before us today under sub-items (a) and (b) of agenda item 63.
At the outset, we associate ourselves with the statement delivered on behalf of the African Group on these reports (see A/68/PV.36).
We wish …
We read very attentively the Secretary-General’s annual report on the work of the Organization (A/68/1). Structurally, the report is organized around the three major priorities defined by the General Assembly in the strategic framework for the biennium. Substantively, it provides copious information…
I have the pleasure to deliver, on behalf of the African Group, this statement on three items of paramount importance to our continent’s quest for peace and development.
This important debate coincides with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It should therefore serve as a stark r…
The agenda item under consideration today, entitled “Sport for peace and development: building a
peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, represents quite an array of activities. It is embodied in draft resolution A/66/L.3, of which Cameroon is a sponsor.
There are only a fe…
Concerning agenda item 15, entitled “Culture of peace”, the Secretary-General’s report (A/66/280) and note (A/66/273), which have been submitted for our consideration, praise dialogue between cultures, religions and civilizations. They provide an overview of the measures carried out within the frame…
Allow me to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General on the report published in document A/66/202, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: ninth consolidated progress report on implementation and international support”.
I would also like to indicate that my delegation endorses the …
Allow me, first of all, to take this opportunity to warmly congratulate the President on his election as President of this session of the General Assembly. I also congratulate the members of the Bureau. I am convinced that his eminent qualities will allow for fruitful and constructive dialogue and e…
Allow me to begin by congratulating the Secretary-General for the reports that he has made available to the General Assembly under agenda items 62 and 12 dealing with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/65/167) and the 2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries…
First of all, I would like to reiterate to the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session, Mr. Joseph Deiss, the sincere congratulations and support that President Paul Biya conveyed to him on behalf of Cameroon from this rostrum on his election as President. The same applies to hi…
On 5 May 2010, His Excellency Mr. Umaru Yar’Adua, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, passed away as a result of illness, leaving his people in a state of grief, sadness and mourning.
On this day when the General Assembly pays a well-deserved tribute to him, allow me at the outset to …
I would like to associate myself with the statement delivered by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. I should also like to thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor on the important issue of financing for development, which is at the heart of this High-level Dialogue.
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My delegation associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Tunisia and the Sudan, on behalf of the Group of African States and the Group of 77 and China, respectively, on the agenda items under consideration, namely 63 (a) and (b).
We should also like to thank the Secretary-…
