I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate and for inviting me to participate in it. I also thank your delegation for the excellent concept note (S/2015/87, annex) provided to guide our discussion. Let me also commend the Secretary-General for his well-informed briefing.
As we…
I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to open this debate on a topic of great importance to my country and my subregion. I also thank your delegation for the excellent concept note (see S/2014/869, annex) provided to guide our discussions. We have listened attentively to our briefer, Under-Sec…
Mr. President, my delegation appreciates your initiative to convene this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, especially at a time when, in spite of the unwavering efforts of the international community to douse conflicts in our society, new cases are rapidly evolving while expec…
I should like, on behalf of the Nigerian delegation, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I should also like to express our appreciation to the delegation of the United States of America for the very effective way in which it conducte…
May I commend Mr. Eliasson for having organized this meeting to discuss the report of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, on the prevention of armed conflict. I wish also warmly to salute the Secretary-General for an excellent report. The report comes at a most auspicious time. It adds to the man…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Nigeria in this debate on the reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan. I would like to thank the Council for having given me the opportunity to do so.
Nigeria is pleased to observe that this special meeting is taking place under the presidency of the Co…
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, of 1982, remains a landmark legal instrument of the contemporary world and, indeed, of all human civilizations and ages. There is no gainsaying that our treatment of the high seas will have an impact on our shared goals for international peace and…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group on the agenda item entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”.
Mr. President, we wish to express to you our appreciation for your leadership in the conduct of…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC): Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, …
I wish to express the appreciation of the delegation of Nigeria to Secretary- General Kofi Annan for his report on the work of the Organization, contained in document A/60/1. The report highlights some of the challenges confronting the international community. These include conflict prevention and r…
On behalf of African Member States, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/59/L.67, sponsored by the States listed in the document. I should also like to state that the following States have joined as sponsors of the draft resolution: Benin, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Eritrea,…
The African Group joins other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, for convening this special solemn plenary meeting as part of the activities to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This occasion calls for sober reflection and for deep gratitude to t…
The situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate and has long remained one of the most intractable problems on the agenda of the United Nations. It is a matter of deep concern that the cycle of strife, violence and instability persists, despite the collective efforts of the United Nations a…
Once again, I thank you for convening this meeting. I also thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his continued engagement in conflict resolution in Africa and in particular in the situation in Somalia.
The situation in Somalia continues to engage the attention of the international commu…
I should like to thank you once again, Sir, for presiding over this historic meeting here in Nairobi, which reflects the importance of this particular item of the agenda.
The African Union welcomes this opportunity to make a statement on the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Un…
First of all, I wish to thank the President of Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki, for hosting the Security Council in Nairobi. I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. In the same vein, I would like to compliment Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones…
Let me start by expressing my country’s profound condolences to the Palestinian people on the untimely death of their leader, Chairman Yasser Arafat. May the Almighty God be with the Palestinian people, and may light perpetual shine upon their fallen hero.
Turning to the issue before us today, and …
After further consultations with the sponsors of draft resolution A/59/L.4, I should like to make two revisions to the draft text. First, I should like to insert a paragraph following paragraph 13. The new paragraph will be numbered paragraph 14, and all subsequent paragraphs will be renumbered acco…
Nigeria has watched with keen interest and satisfaction the progress made on the global agenda for sustainable development since the first two United Nations Conferences on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, held in Vienna in 1968 and 1982. We also take note of the importance of socia…
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations at the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly, I wish to express my appreciation to the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Sir Emyr Jones Parry, for introducing the report of the Secur…
