I have the honour to speak on behalf of African Member States on agenda items 62 (a), “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”; 62 (b), “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa”; and 48, “2001…
The Group of African States heartily congratulates Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, on his election by acclamation as the eighth Secretary- General of the United Nations, replacing Mr. Kofi Annan, who will be retiring from the Organization at the end of Decembe…
First, let me congratulate the Secretary-General on his comprehensive and most instructive report on progress made by the United Nations in the prevention of armed conflict. My delegation concurs with the analysis of the factors that give rise to conflict and with the responses required to identify …
The report of the Security Council for the period 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005 shows that progress has been achieved in tackling problems related to peace and security in some countries and regions of the world. It thus lays down the building blocks for concerted action aimed at achieving even more…
Mr. President, my delegation commends your initiative in convening this open meeting of the Council to discuss an issue of importance not only to Africa, but also to the membership of the United Nations. The African continent challenges the international system in many ways, not least through the ma…
I speak in the name of the Group of African States. The Group of African States at the United Nations is profoundly saddened by the passing away this morning of Mohammed Yasser Abdul-Raouf Qudwa Al-Husseini, commonly known as Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority.
President Arafat w…
I am speaking on behalf of the Group of African States. It is with a deep sense of sorrow and loss that we have learned of the passing away of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, at the age of 86 years.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan goes down in history as …
My delegation commends the Security Council for a detailed and comprehensive report (A/59/2), which shows how fully engaged the Council has remained on all the key issues. We commend all its members for their hard work and dedication over the past year.
While it is true that the Middle East has acc…
My delegation very much appreciates the report of the Security Council (A/58/2) that is before us. It is comprehensive yet concise, and bears testimony to a year of hard work and high productivity. We commend all Council members for their dedication and effectiveness in the service of the Organizati…
My delegation intervenes in our capacity as Chair of the Group of Friends of Guinea-Bissau.
Let me at the outset commend you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to afford us yet another opportunity for reflection on the post-conflict phenomenon that the case of Guinea-Bissau has come to repr…
My delegation is speaking in its capacity as Chairman of the Group of African States.
At the outset, let me commend you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting at the request of the Non-Aligned Movement, which constitutes a sizeable chunk of the membership of the United Nations. As you are aware…
Let me begin by joining all those who have spoken before me in condemning the recent terrorist attack in Bali, extending to the Government and people of Indonesia my delegation’s condolences on the extensive loss they suffered. That sad incident further underscores the urgency of the United Nations …
I refer to the debate on the question of the Republic of China on Taiwan in the General Committee meeting of 11 September 2002. We regret that delegations were allowed only two minutes to speak on this agenda item during a period limited by events scheduled to take place later that evening and the f…
