I am speaking in my capacity as Chair of the Group of African States.
On 26 April 1986, Chernobyl experienced the worst nuclear accident in history. Thirty-five years after the disaster, we stand together to reaffirm our commitment never to forget the women, men and children affected by radioactive…
On behalf of the Group of African States, I have the sad duty to address this solemn ceremony of the General Assembly and pay posthumous tribute to a great statesman, President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli of the United Republic of Tanzania, who passed away on 17 March.
I bow to the memory of the lat…
It is my most distinguished honour and privilege to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, at the general debate of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly.
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting on the weighty question of Security Council reform.
The Congolese delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone, Coord…
Today’s Security Council meeting is taking place within the historical context of the five-year anniversary of the signing of the Addis Ababa Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, in keeping with the spirit of paragraph 24 of resolution 23…
At the outset, the Congo wishes to associate itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/71/PV.42). I would like to add a few comments in my national capacity.
I wish to join earlier speakers in expressing our congratulat…
The Congo is a member of the Committee of Ten Heads of State on United Nations Security Council Reforms and aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Group (see A/69/PV.49).
At the outset, I wish to pay well-deserved tribute to Amba…
My delegation has a genuine interest in participating in this joint debate on agenda item 62, devoted to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), its progress in implementation and international support, and to the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable de…
Today’s debate on agenda item 63 and its sub-items (a) and (b) is the outcome of the Africa-New Partnership for Africa’s Development Week. The Week, which also includes the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), was made possible thanks to the initiative of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General a…
I would first like to say that the Republic of the Congo subscribes fully to the statements delivered on behalf of the African Group and the Non-Aligned Movement. I would also like to thank Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri for his presentation of the report on the activities of the Security Council for…
I would like first to express my gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his reports entitled “New Partnership for African Development: tenth consolidated progress report on implementation and international support” (A/67/204) and “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sus…
On 21 February, the Security Council held an open debate (see S/PV.6717) on the impact of transnational organized crime on peace, security and stability in West Africa and the Sahel region. Today, the Togolese presidency has convened another debate on peace and security in Africa, this time to consi…
My delegation is taking the floor under sub-item (a) of agenda item 63, entitled “New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support”.
Africa has seen many initiatives and proposed development solutions that never came to fruition. After numerous setbacks…
I would like to thank the President for organizing this debate on the report of a body whose importance has reinforced the correctness of resolution 60/251. Since its establishment in 2006, the Human Rights Council has shown itself to be a useful tool for the effective promotion and protection of hu…
The founding concept of the United Nations was the quest for peace and the practice of tolerance, the prohibition of the use of weapons and the promotion of economic and social development for all peoples so that one of the greatest tragedies humankind had ever seen would never again recur. Most par…
It is my honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for having organized this debate on agenda item 44, “Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS”. Reading th…
At the outset, my delegation would like to associate itself with the statements delivered this morning by the Permanent Representatives of Sierra Leone and Egypt, respectively, on behalf of the African Group and the Non-Aligned Movement. I should also like to say that today’s debate on the Security …
On behalf of my delegation I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate on the report of the Human Rights Council (A/64/53), the report of a body whose deliberations and decisions have an undoubted impact on the life of our Organization. I would also like to thank t…
My delegation joins in supporting the worthy statement made this morning by the representative of Tunisia on behalf of the African Group, and we associate ourselves with the statement made by the delegation of the Sudan, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, on agenda items 63 (a) and (b).
The Re…
It is my honour to introduce draft resolution A/63/L.63, entitled “Recognition of sickle-cell anaemia as a public health problem”.
It is true that the genetic blood disease known as sickle-cell anaemia, although it is present on all continents, generally speaking does not cause much reaction; hence…
