The African Group wishes to offer its condolences to the Acting President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Guy Scott, and to the people of Zambia for the loss of one of Africa’s finest leaders, His Excellency Mr. Michael Sata, who passed away at the age of 77 on 28 October 2014, in London.
We join th…
It is my singular honour and pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
This debate marks the successful culmination of the 2014 Africa-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) week, which has truly raised NEPAD’s profile here at the United Nations at a ver…
On behalf of the Group of African States, I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting, a day after the Security Council had a debate and adopted a resolution on the scourge of Ebola (Council resolution 2177 (2014)). It is vital that the Eb…
At the very outset, the African Group would like to align itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The African Group would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, whose goal wa…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 15 States members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). SADC wishes to align itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Observer of the African Union on behalf of the African Group.
Today Africa is home to nine of the 16 active U…
1 have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) during this open debate of the Security Council on the topic of new trends in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
At the outset, let me express my appreciation to the Russian presidency fo…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the 15 States members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, South Africa, the United Re…
The Malawian delegation wishes to align itself with the statements made on behalf of the Group of African States and the Southern African Development Community, and thanks the Secretary-General for his report (A/67/822) entitled “Accelerating the AIDS response: achieving the targets of the 2011 Poli…
