First, I wish to underscore that the delegation of Togo associates itself with the statement made this morning by Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77.
Since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo 10 years ago, Togo, despite the difficulties faced by developi…
My delegation would first like to reiterate its congratulations to the President on his accession to the presidency of the General Assembly at its current session and to offer him its full support in his conduct of our work.
In today’s meeting of the Assembly, my delegation ‑ which associates itsel…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting on the issue of drug trafficking in West Africa and the Sahel, a topic to which my country attaches great importance. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office…
I would like first to congratulate the French presidency on having organizing this important meeting on peace and security in Africa, focused on the Sahel region and the prospects for the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy. Today’s meeting amply reflects the special attention t…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her briefing on the eighteenth report of her Office. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of the Sudan for his briefing.
Before giving our comments on the report, I would once again like to emphasize here that T…
I would like to thank the Presidents of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the Prosecutors of the ICTY, the ICTR and the Residual Mechanism for their r…
Togo welcomes the adoption just now of resolution 2027 (2013), on the Central African Republic. We thank all Council members that worked to this end. We congratulate France in particular on having initiated the drafting of the resolution and guided the negotiations leading to its adoption.
The situ…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Chairs of the Committees set up pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), namely, the Ambassadors of Australia, Morocco and the Republic of Korea, for introducing the reports on the activities of their …
We would like to thank Mr. Abou Moussa for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/671) and, in that regard, reiterate Togo’s support for his work as Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in a very difficult situation.
The report before us clearly note…
Togo deeply regrets that the Security Council was unable to agree to adopt the draft resolution that was circulated today, requesting a 12-month deferral of the proceedings against the President and Deputy President of Kenya, under article 16 of the Rome Statute, as requested by the African States. …
I would like at the outset to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her briefing on the situation of Libya with respect to the Court, pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), in which she provided in particular information concerning the issues of cooperation, the admissibili…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing and the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of the State of Israel for their statements.
We are holding this open debate at a time when the situation in the Middle East continues to be of ser…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s debate on women and peace and security, with a focus on the rule of law and transitional justice in situations of armed conflicts. I should also like to thank the Secretary- General for his very constructive introductory statement. I also thank…
At the outset, I would like, on behalf of the Head of State, the Head of Government and the people of Togo, to congratulate the General Assembly on the occasion of its sixty-eighth session. I wish to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your elесtiоn to the presidency of the General Assembly and to assu…
Togo welcomes the adoption of resolution 2118 (2013) with its many eminently innovative provisions. We welcome the spirit of compromise that prevailed between the negotiators of the text, namely, the permanent members, in particular, the United States and the Russian Federation.
There is no doubt t…
At the outset, I would like to thank your country, Sir, for having organized today’s meeting and to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen and of the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Their presence here today demonstrates the importance
they attach to th…
At the outset, I should like thank you, Madam, for the initiative of organizing this meeting on the issue of the consequences of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons for international peace and security. I would also like to thank the Secretary-…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Ján Kubiš for presenting the report (S/2013/535) and for the work he is doing as
the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his very informative statement.
This is the Council’s third debate this…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Farid Zarif, for the presentation of the quarterly report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2013/444).
Togo is pleased with the important work that Mr. Zarif is doin…
At the outset, I would like to welcome you here and thank you for presiding over the Council this morning, Mr. President. I would also like to take the opportunity to welcome to New York the new Ambassador of China and to wish him every success in carrying out his duties.
I would first like to once…
