I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the members of the Council for giving us this unique opportunity to express our concerns at the regional level and as individual countries. I shall speak today in my capacities as the current Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development …
I wish at the outset to express my appreciation to you, Mr. Treki, outgoing President of the General Assembly, for the good work he has done and to assure the incoming President of the Assembly, Mr. Joseph Deiss, of my country’s readiness to contribute to making his term of office a success. It is w…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to join previous speakers in commending you for your initiative, in South Africa’s capacity as President of the Security Council for this month, to organize this timely meeting. The meeting could pave the way to more effective collaboration between our institutions.
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I am very pleased to be here for this important event, which has enormous significance in terms of the challenges we face in promoting development and peace, ensuring good governance and fostering respect for human rights. Coming, as it does, five years after the historic commitment that we jointly …