I bring a message on behalf of the President of the Republic of Benin, His Excellency Mr. Boni Yayi, who was not able to come to New York because of scheduling conflicts. He shares the ambition of the President of the General Assembly at the sixty-fifth session to build a United Nations that is stro…
Our civilization is going through a deep crisis. Indeed, at the start of the third millennium, extreme poverty has reached a level more horrifying than at any other time in the history of humanity. The statistics on the differences and inequalities that characterize our planet are alarming.
Today, …
We are meeting in New York today, 12 October 2009, during the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, to commemorate a major event for all Member States of our Organization, in particular for African populations, namely, the fifteenth anniversary of the Cairo International Conference on Popula…
I should like at the outset to express my pleasure at seeing Mr. Treki so brilliantly execute the lofty tasks of the presidency of the General Assembly on behalf of Africa. I offer him my warmest congratulations and wish him every success in that office. I also take this opportunity to pay tribute t…
My delegation would like to thank the President of the Assembly for having convened this meeting to consider the reports submitted by the Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/63/92) and the Secretary- General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218). We have taken due note of the two reports, whi…
My delegation welcomes this debate on the progress in implementation and international support of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD); the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa; and on the 2001-2010 Decade to Roll Back Malaria in…
My delegation would like to extend to you, Mr. President, our sincere congratulations on the work that you have doing over the month of your presidency. Your actions were appreciated in this forum. I would also like to express the great appreciation of the Government of Benin to the Secretary-Genera…
Benin, like previous speakers, would like to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on his excellent initiative, which we believe will enable us to promote the international community’s heightened awareness of and support for the ideals of peace, justice, equality among peoples and susta…
My delegation expresses its great appreciation to Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, for his initiative to invite eminent personalities to enliven our panel discussions on mobilizing the international community to respond to the terrible effects of climate change.
Benin associates…
The delegation of Benin welcomes the adoption of draft resolution A/62/L.9, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies” for several reasons. As the host country of the Fourth International Conference of New or R…
The African Group thanks you, Sir, for convening this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the importance of promoting sport for peace and development. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the item under consideration.
We welcome the presence here today of the Presid…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States.
The International Conference on Financing for Development, held at Monterrey in March 2002, resulted in the adoption of the Monterrey Consensus. The Consensus called for the mobilization of resources to finance and support the ach…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group.
We thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, for presenting its report for 2006 and for the update on developments in 2007. We also commend the IAEA for the efficient discharge of its mandat…
I am speaking on behalf of the Group of African States, which was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Rüdiger von Wechmar, and, through me, expresses its profound condolences to the Assembly, the Federal Republic of Germany, the German people and his family.
Rüdiger von Wechmar was a soldier…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group. The African Group is grateful to you, Mr. President, for convening this joint debate on the reports of the two International Criminal Tribunals established for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international hu…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the Group of African States to talk under item 64, on the New Partnership for the Development of Africa (NEPAD), on progress in implementation and international support, and on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable …
My delegation fully supports the recommendation of the General Committee, which is fully in keeping with the rules of procedure of the General Assembly and the purposes and principles of the Charter. Resolution 2758 (XXVI), which was adopted in 1971, once and for all decided the issue of the represe…
My country supports the text of the draft United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples before the General Assembly for adoption. I recall that Benin has been a sponsor of the draft from the very outset because we are convinced that it represents progress in the field of human right…
At the outset, I should like to say that my delegation is pleased to take part in this debate on follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. We align ourselves with the statement made this morning by the Permanent Represe…
Our heads of State or Government, in the outcome document they adopted at the 2005 World Summit, advocated a strengthening of United Nations system- wide coherence and in particular called on the Secretary-General to undertake a further consolidation of the management and coordination of United Nati…
