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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

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first: 2016-09-24
most recent: 2021-09-24
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“Burkina Faso welcomes the adherence of the majority of delegations to the African common position and takes this opportunity to reiterate its support for it, as reflected in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, and the indivisible nature of the two components of the African position. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, The world is facing tough challenges. In order, to meet them, we obviously need an even stronger United Nations and multilateralism and an international community that is more committed than ever. Let us all therefore work in synergy for a world of peace and justice, a world without hunger or armed conflict and a world free from terrorism and the COVID-19 pandemic. That will be possible if we all commit ourselves to those goals. I thank you.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“President, Ladies and Gentlemen, On 16 June, the General Assembly adopted by consensus the President’s oral decision on a rollover of the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council at the subsequent session and in informal plenary meetings, “building on” the meetings held during the previous session, the document, entitled Elements of Convergence, prepared by the co-Chairs, and the positions of and proposals by Member States contained in the 2015 framework document. The historic consensus that has emerged around a basic document is an important step in the right direction.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The resolution, in addition to the 29 other resolutions of its kind adopted since 1992, emphasizes the need to end the embargo, the already-disastrous socioeconomic and health consequences of which have been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Burkina Faso commends the resilience of the Cuban people and calls for the lifting of the embargo for the sake of the well-being of the Cuban people. Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We must therefore heed the call made by the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process before the Security Council in May following the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. He called for the creation of a political horizon that will allow the parties to resume constructive negotiations, as the absence of a political horizon “kills hope”. It is therefore urgent to resume negotiations. As for the economic, commercial and financial blockade that has been imposed by the United States of America on Cuba for more than 60 years, the General Assembly once again broadly rejected it on 23 June.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“With regard to the Western Sahara issue, Burkina Faso reaffirms its support for the ongoing political process conducted under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General to reach a realistic, pragmatic, lasting and compromise-based political solution to the regional dispute in accordance with the recommendations of the 17 Security Council resolutions that have been adopted since 2007. In view of the significant progress made during the two round tables in Geneva, which brought together representatives of Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and the Polisario Front, Burkina Faso encourages the participants to maintain their commitment to the process in a spirit of realistic expectations and compromise. In the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a genuine challenge for the international community.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I take this opportunity to express my satisfaction with the consensus reached this year with regard to the proper functioning of the eleven peacekeeping operations. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, As I mentioned earlier, the situation in Libya deserves the international community’s special attention, as a political solution to the Libyan conflict will undoubtedly contribute to stability and security in the Sahel region. I take this opportunity to express the solidarity of the Burkinabe people with the brotherly Libyan people, whose suffering has gone on for far too long.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In order to succeed in our fight against the climate crisis, adaptation is paramount. It is therefore becoming urgent that we rethink our lifestyles and production and consumption patterns. To that end, Burkina Faso commends the initiative to convene the Food Systems Summit, which will allow us to assess our current systems and reflect on ways to implement Sustainable Development Goal 2: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”. It is our hope that the Summit will be well attended by Member States, and its outcome successful. Despite the security and health situation it is experiencing, Burkina Faso has ceaselessly maintained its commitment to serving the cause of peace within the United Nations theatres of operations.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Burkina Faso’s NDCs are based on mitigation and adaptation measures and cover such areas as agriculture and water, livestock, housing and urban planning, biomass, energy, forestry and land use. As there is no Planet B, all countries, whether large, small, developed or developing, must contribute to saving our planet and making the world a better place for both current and future generations to live. Five years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the COP26, scheduled to be held in November in Glasgow, Scotland, will be an important moment to assess our common commitments and global attempts to fight the climate crisis. The pandemic has delayed the Conference, thereby providing us with the unprecedented opportunity to rethink post-pandemic economic recovery.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The climate emergency has been confirmed by the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which highlights the acceleration of global warming and unequivocally attributes it to human behaviour. In Burkina Faso, it has been estimated that 34 per cent of the territory has been degraded owing not only to human activity, but also, above all, drought and endemic floods. Competition for scarce natural resources undermines peaceful coexistence and leads to greater instability. Burkina Faso has ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and was among the first countries to make nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in 2015 when the Agreement was adopted.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the bilateral, multilateral and private technical and financial partners that have supported us in the implementation of PNDES I, as well as the development of the new National reference framework. I would like to thank them in advance on behalf of the Burkinabe people for the support they will unfailingly provide in mobilizing the resources necessary for the implementation of our National Economic and Social Development Plan for the period from 2021 to 2025. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen Concerning climate change, the frequency of extreme weather events with their devastating consequences calls on us to take urgent, firm and concerted action.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Following the period from 2016 to 2020, Burkina Faso is currently implementing a new development framework, the National Economic and Social Development Plan (PNDES II) for the period from 2021 to 2025, which focuses on the following areas: 1) consolidating peace, security and social cohesion and promoting national reconciliation; 2) deepening institutional reform and modernizing public administration; 3) building the dynamic begun to transform the productive bases of the national economy; 4) consolidating human development and solidarity. The implementation of PNDES II will require 19,000 billion CFA francs, or about 34 billion US dollars, 63 per cent of which will be provided by the national budget.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, as champions of the resource mobilization for the 2020-2024 Action Plan for the eradication of terrorism in the region is a positive indication and a major demonstration of ECOWAS’ commitment. I would also like to acknowledge and commend the multidimensional assistance of all bilateral and multilateral partners, the European Union, the United Nations and many others in this fight and reiterate our gratitude to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for his personal commitment to the Sahel. Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I take this opportunity to remind you that this is a matter of international peace and security and that it is therefore necessary, indeed urgent, for the international community and particularly the Security Council to support the G-5 Sahel countries in the fight against terrorism. Once again, the best way to do that would be to place the mandate of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. For now, I commend the coordination and cooperation efforts of the States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in our common fight against terrorism. The appointment at the 59th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State of Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou, former President of the Republic of the Niger, and Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“President, Ladies and Gentlemen, In the fight against terrorism, the sole efforts of the affected countries will have a significant and lasting impact only if they are supported by the international community. Indeed, stability, security and peace in the Sahel do not only concern the countries of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger and Chad), especially since the situation is the result, it should be recalled, of the collapse of Libya in 2011, which led to the exponential increase in the circulation of arms in the Sahel region.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In Burkina Faso, the security situation continues to deteriorate, especially in the tri-border area (Burkina Faso, Mali, the Niger), as well as other parts of the country. In order to ensure the return of security in all regions under threat, the Government has adopted measures to guide national security policy and continues to strengthen the capacities of its defence and security forces so as to ensure satisfactory operational effectiveness. Everything will be done to guarantee security in all regions under threat of the country, and I would like to reassure the international community that military operations, like those that have already been carried out, will be conducted in strict compliance with respect for human rights in keeping with Burkina Faso’s international commitments in that area. Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I urgently call for greater international solidarity so that we can truly be shielded from the devastating effects of the pandemic. Furthermore, the fight against COVID-19 cannot allow us to forget the fight against HIV/AIDS, which is also regarded as a pandemic. I welcome the holding of the High-level Meeting on AIDS on 8 June 2021 and the adoption of the political declaration calling for action to defeat AIDS by 2030. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Terrorism also remains a great challenge that we must face in view of the many victims throughout the world. In Africa, in particular the Sahel region, development efforts have been undermined in recent years by recurrent terrorist attacks.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“With regard to the coronavirus disease, in particular we must continue to mobilize and further strengthen international solidarity to fight the pandemic, which is causing millions of families to mourn and aggravating the already-worrisome economic situation of countries. At the national level, Burkina Faso has adopted a response plan, which is addressing health needs and determining the social and economic recovery measures to be taken. Thanks to the COVAX Facility and the Governments of friendly countries, vaccine doses have been received, and the vaccination programme is under way. I thank the multilateral, bilateral and private partners that have supported Burkina Faso in the efforts to jointly counter the pandemic.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The theme, which corresponds to the five priorities of the President of the General Assembly, calls on us all of us to act in line with the fact that they are centred upon global challenges that no country can meet alone. More than ever, we need an even stronger and more committed multilateralism. Indeed, in addition to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in the world today are facing other scourges, such as terrorism, climate change, poverty, etc. All indications are that if the trend continues, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals will unfortunately not be met.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The strategic vision you presented for your second term confirms your commitment and determination to work towards strengthening multilateralism and the United Nations in solving the multiple problems facing our world, especially in these difficult times caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr. President, Heads of Delegation The 76th session of the UN General Assembly, which opened on 14 September, is being held under the overarching theme, entitled, “Building resilience through hope — to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the United Nations”.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Secretary General, Your brilliant reappointment on 18 June for a second five-year term at the helm of our Organization will give you the opportunity to ensure the implementation of your 2021 priorities and look forward to the coming years with greater peace of mind. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you and wish you every additional success during your second term. You rightly pointed out when you took your oath of office on 18 June that the past 18 months have been unprecedented in the history of the United Nations and that our greatest challenge is to turn the crisis of those months into opportunities.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Mr. President, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Heads of Delegations, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. President Abdulla Shahid, My country, Burkina Faso, welcomes your brilliant election as President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. I can assure you of our full support for the success of your mandate in contributing to the success of the “presidency of Hope”, under the seal of which you were elected. I would like to commend your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Volkan Bozkir, for the outstanding manner in which he presided over the fate of our collective Organization during his term of office. Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Consequently, we committed before history to leaving no one behind, to promoting peace and digital cooperation, and to taking young people, women and girls into account in all of our development policies. We recognize the interdependence of the various challenges facing the United Nations, which can only be resolved by strengthening multilateralism. That is why I am hoping that the Secretary-General’s report, which will be submitted to us before the culmination of the 75th session, will allow us to look to the future with greater optimism. Once again, we reaffirm our collective commitment to multilateralism. The United Nations must remain our common compass. Long live the United Nations Long live international cooperation Thank you.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“I therefore reiterate my country’s support for the African common position, as reflected in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, according to which Africa must be fully represented in all of the decision-making bodies of the United Nations, especially the Security Council. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Delegation Ladies and Gentlemen By adopting on 21 September the Final Declaration to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of our Organization, we acknowledged that our Organization has yet to achieve the level that its founding fathers had wished for, because poverty, hunger, terrorism, extremism and even insecurity, inter alia, remain pertinent issues to this day.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Regarding the economic, trade and financial blockade imposed on Cuba since 1962, Burkina Faso reiterates its call for it to be lifted. Burkina Faso congratulates Cuba on having been able to contain the pandemic and, in a show of international solidarity, on having sent hundreds of doctors and health-care workers to more than 35 countries around the world in response to requests for urgent help. Mr. President Distinguished delegates Seventy-five years after its creation, and after more than 20 years of intergovernmental negotiations, the reform of the United Nations is still pending. However, everyone is in agreement in acknowledging that the organization must make it possible to redress the injustice done to Africa, and that the African claim is a legitimate aspiration.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“We therefore ask the Security Council to appoint the new Joint UN/African Union Special Envoy to lead the negotiations. In Mali, we call for a settlement of the political crisis and a rapid return to constitutional order, and we support the decisions of ECOWAS for a smooth transition. On the Western Sahara issue, the notable progress made following the convening of two round tables in Geneva between Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and the Polisario Front deserves to be consolidated. And to achieve this, Burkina Faso wishes to see the appointment of the new Special Envoy in order to pursue the work of his or her predecessor. On the situation in the Middle East, and particularly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there is a real need to relaunch diplomatic efforts aimed at putting an end to the conflict.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“I wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm Burkina Faso’s constant readiness to engage alongside the United Nations in seeking to achieve peace throughout the world through the deployment of its uniformed personnel and its legal experts. Mr. President Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Delegation The world in which we live is fearsome because international peace and security are under threat from worldwide geostrategic tensions. Even today, African issues are the most abundant on the Security Council’s agenda. The ongoing security crisis in the Sahel and in the Lake Chad Basin is a genuine concern for which answers must be found, in the knowledge that the situation in Libya is one of the causes. This means that resolving the political crisis in Libya is one of the guarantees needed for peace to return in these regions.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“President Distinguished delegates In Burkina Faso, we were very early to take stock of the need to preserve the environment. In all of our policies, measures are undertaken to reverse the trend of environmental degradation and to ensure the sustainable management of natural resources. The tragic floods in our country and several other countries on the continent in recent weeks remind us of the need for stronger commitment to the multilateral approach, as embodied by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Mr. President Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Delegation As a troop-contributing country that supports the United Nations in the search for peace, Burkina Faso has, despite its own internal situation, deployed 1,130 troops, including one battalion and two formed police units and 60 individual posts.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In that regard, on 1 July, my Government agreed to the opening of an Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Burkina Faso. Mr. President Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Delegation Voters will go to the polls in Burkina Faso on 22 November 2020 for joint presidential and legislative elections. The entire political class, both majority and opposition alike, consensually agreed to proceed with the elections, despite the prevailing insecurity in certain regions of the country. I reaffirm my government’s commitment to organizing transparent, inclusive and peaceful elections. To this end, in July 2019, I instituted a permanent political dialogue framework with all components of the Burkinabe political class, in order to remove any obstacles that should arise throughout the process. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Whenever members of our Defence and Security Forces have been implicated by allegations, investigations have been duly opened in order to identify those accountable and punish the perpetrators. I would like to reassure Burkina Faso’s partners and the international community that, despite our modest resources, our Defence and Security Forces combat terrorism with professionalism, in strict compliance with the rules of engagement that govern their actions. In any case, Burkina Faso will spare no effort in meeting the challenges of the fight against terrorism, so as to guarantee the protection of its populations and that of refugees, and we will continue to work to restore peace and security across our entire national territory, in accordance with the rules of international law.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“I would therefore like to reiterate our call to the Security Council for this Force to be placed under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and to benefit from sustainable funding. I also call on all partners to actively support the International Coalition for the Sahel created in Pau, France, in January 2020. Mr. President, Distinguished delegates In our fight against terrorism, organizations have accused our Defence and Security Forces of atrocities and human rights violations. I would like to reaffirm here that our Defence and Security Forces carry out their missions with respect for human rights, in particular the right to life and the right to physical integrity, as guaranteed by the legal instruments to which Burkina Faso is a party.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In the war against terrorism in the Sahel region, I would like to commend the international community’s support and backing, proof if anyone still needed it that the fight against terrorism is a matter of international security. On the military aspect alone, we can point to the notable progress in the activities of the G5 Sahel Joint Force and friendly troops. We also cannot ignore the highly significant involvement of the Secretary-General, the Security Council and the European Union in reviewing, in February 2020, the technical agreement between the European Union, the United Nations and the G5 Sahel, which allowed MINUSMA support for the G5 Sahel Joint Force to be extended beyond Mali’s borders. However, it is regrettable that said Force is still yet to reach the desired operational level.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“That is why Burkina Faso thanks the UN Secretary-General for his global call for solidarity, launched on 31 March 2020. This call enabled the establishment of a global framework aimed at promoting an integrated and flexible response, in order to make the best use of the UN system’s global footprint. I take this opportunity to welcome the debt relief measures in favour of developing countries, but above all to call for those debts to be cancelled outright. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen Heads of Delegation A few months ago, the issue of organized crime was essentially viewed through the prism of the fight against terrorism. Today, with the emergence of the coronavirus disease pandemic, we must now take into account the triptych of organized crime, terrorism and COVID-19.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“To commemorate this anniversary, all of us would have liked to be physically present at Headquarters in New York, to come together to celebrate the values that have been promoted and defended by the United Nations since its creation in 1945. Unfortunately, the pandemic dictated otherwise, reminding us of the world’s fragility and our interdependence. On 9 March 2020, Burkina Faso recorded its first cases of Covid-19. The Government had to adapt its actions to the realities of the time, implementing quarantine and lockdown measures in cities, as well as various restrictions. Mr. President, distinguished delegates, The Covid-19 pandemic is a multidimensional crisis that risks destroying all development efforts in a number of countries, especially those affected by conflict.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Since then, you have been fully invested in ensuring that the United Nations is mobilized in confronting the pandemic and its multifaceted consequences. Mr. President, Heads of Delegation, On 14 June 2019, the United Nations General Assembly decided, through resolution 73/299, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of our common organization under the theme “The future we want, the UN we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism”. But given the global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the General Assembly supplemented the celebration’s general theme with the words “to confront COVID-19 through effective multilateral action”. This theme, underpinning all of the activities, meetings and conferences organized by the UN in 2020, reminds us of the fundamental reasons behind our organization’s creation.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Faced with this unforeseeable situation, you and your team managed to adapt to the new requirements and meet the challenges before you in order to ensure the continuity of the activities and functioning of the General Assembly. Secretary-General, On January 22, you presented your 2020 priorities to the General Assembly, identifying what you called the four “horsemen of the apocalypse” that are the global geostrategic tensions, the “existential” climate crisis, the growing mistrust among people everywhere and the “dark side” of the digital world. Unfortunately, less than two months later, a fifth and highly destructive horseman of the apocalypse, the coronavirus disease, appeared and was added to the four already identified.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Mr. President, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Heads of Delegation, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, Your brilliant election to the presidency of the 75th session of the General Assembly gives me the pleasant opportunity to extend to you my sincere congratulations and those of my delegation. Mr. outgoing President, Dear Professor Tijjani Muhammad Bande When you assumed the presidency of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of Africa, we had no idea that our Organization, and beyond that, the entire world, would experience a health crisis as profound as that of COVID-19.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In marking 24 April 2019 as the first International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, the United Nations reaffirmed the importance of multilateralism and showed that it is together that we can tackle and overcome the global challenges of the modern world.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Regarding the reform, as we prepare to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of our Organization under the theme “The future we want, the United Nations we need: Reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism”, Burkina Faso continues to hope that the negotiations, launched more than 20 years ago, will deliver the reform we all so wish to see — reform that makes the Security Council more representative of the 193 States Members of the United Nations across both categories of membership and with all corresponding privileges and obligations. I take this opportunity to reaffirm Burkina Faso’s full adherence to the common African position as reflected in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“This group, which will comprise 25 to 30 chief executive officers of major companies from around the world, is intended to leverage their know-how to boost long-term investment in sustainable development; as such, it is a beacon of hope at a moment when funding is ever scarcer. Burkina Faso, like all countries, is keenly following the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, as well as issues relating to the revitalization of the General Assembly and partnerships with the regional and subregional organizations.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“I urge States to allocate the resources freed up by disarmament to financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), official development assistance and the Green Climate Fund. In so doing, we can offer better prospects to millions of disadvantaged people. Yesterday we held the Climate Action Summit and the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, and in the coming days we will hold high-level meetings on sustainable development and Financing for Development. We express our hope that all these initiatives will help generate political momentum and support at all levels to strengthen engagement with the private sector in order to leverage innovative solutions for financing the SDGs. In this regard, we commend the Secretary-General’s launch yesterday, 23 September, of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“With regard to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States of America, Burkina Faso believes that it should be lifted, in the light of the great prejudices the Cuban people have suffered for many years. International peace and security are under threat from the arms race. That is why Burkina Faso supports all multilateral initiatives and actions aimed at achieving disarmament on both weapons of mass destruction and conventional weapons. Today there is ever-more evidence that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons poses a threat to international peace and security in various parts of the world, especially West Africa and the Sahel, and hinders the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Given the regional dimension of the dispute, Burkina Faso calls on all States in the region to contribute to the political process and step up their participation in the negotiation process. In the Middle East, the question of Palestinian remains a major concern in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Burkina Faso reiterates its support for the two-State solution, with Israel and Palestine living in peace and good-neighbourliness. Burkina Faso strongly condemns the repeated attacks against Saudi Arabia and its oil facilities. Whatever their origin, these attacks constitute serious threats to peace in Saudi Arabia and the region as a whole. We therefore firmly call for these acts of hostility to end.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“On the question of Western Sahara, Burkina Faso reiterates its support for the political process under way, conducted under the exclusive auspices of the Secretary-General with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable and negotiated political solution to the dispute, as has been recommended by the Council since 2007, including in resolution 2468 (2019), adopted in April. Burkina Faso also welcomes the holding of two round tables among Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and the Polisario Front, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 2414 (2018) and 2440 (2018). I would like to take this opportunity to commend the work carried out by the former Special Envoy of the Secretary- General of the United Nations during his tenure.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“I would like to recall that the ongoing security crisis in the G-5 Sahel space is a direct result of the destruction of the Libyan State. I urge the international community to mobilize in order to find a solution for lasting peace in that country, because resolving the security crisis in our countries is heavily dependent upon peace in Libya. In that connection, Burkina Faso welcomes United Nations mediation and strongly recommends the involvement of the African Union in the hope that such joint efforts will lead to the resolution of the Libyan crisis. In keeping with the shared views of the G-5 Sahel and the outcome of the ECOWAS extraordinary summit in Ouagadougou, I call on the Security Council to appoint a joint United Nations-African Union special envoy with a profound understanding of the situation in Libya.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In Guinea-Bissau, our troops are involved in the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau, which has contributed to providing a certain level of stability to that friendly country, allowing a President of the Republic to finish their term for the first time. We are also undertaking to increase women’s contribution as part of gender mainstreaming efforts in United Nations peacekeeping operations. As we meet today, the international news is marked by tensions and threats to international peace and security. If we are all present at each new session of the General Assembly, it is because we believe in the capacity of the United Nations — a symbol par excellence of multilateralism and diplomacy — to find lasting solutions to the major challenges and various crises that affect us in many parts of the world.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“That is why, in the context of preventing and combating the impacts of climate change, my Government has taken important initiatives, including a five-year reforestation plan, a law to reduce the effects of disasters and humanitarian crises and a national plan for risk reduction and emergency preparedness for the period 2016 to 2020. Despite the difficult security situation, Burkina Faso has continued to fulfil its international obligations by supporting fraternal nations restore peace through United Nations missions. For example, as one of the major troop contributors to peacekeeping missions, Burkina Faso is present in both Mali and Darfur.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Turning to the fight against climate change, I would first of all like to applaud yesterday’s Climate Action Summit, the format of which made it possible to put forward concrete proposals. I would also like to commend the success of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification held in India just a few days ago, and to recall the clear link between desertification and climate change. The countries of the Sahel understand that well, having created the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel in 1973. Climate change is causing population displacement in Burkina Faso and exacerbating conflicts between herders and farmers due to water shortages and the scarcity of arable and grazing land.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Moreover, in the context of the fight against social inequality, as well as to ensure the harmonious development of the entire country, Burkina Faso has implemented two instruments to reduce regional disparities and to galvanize local economies through a local economic development support programme and the Emergency Programme for the Sahel, which has now been extended to the five regions affected by violent extremism. In terms of democratic governance, I invited the majority party and the opposition to partake in a political dialogue from 15 to 22 July. The dialogue was positive and has allowed us to make progress that should be consolidated by the adoption of relevant regulatory and legislative texts.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In the same vein, the countries of the G-5 Sahel adopted, on 13 September, the Desert to Power initiative, together with the African Development Bank, which aims to harness solar energy and provide electricity to more than 60 million people by 2030, as well as to create jobs and provide access to water, agriculture, education and health care. Despite the prevailing situation in my country, my Government is continuing to implement its development programme in order to meet the basic needs of our people, strengthen democracy and consolidate the rule of law. Bolstering economic recovery, fighting unemployment, empowering women and youth, creating initiatives for vulnerable people and promoting good governance are at the core of our efforts.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the gratitude of the Governments and the peoples of my country as well as the countries of the G-5 Sahel to the entire United Nations system and all our partners for their support and guidance ever since the beginning of the security and humanitarian crisis. I reiterate my appeal for bilateral and international solidarity to provide the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel with the predictable and sustainable equipment and financial resources necessary for its proper functioning in order to promote our national and regional development programmes through the Priority Investment Programme. The two pillars — security and development — are necessary to guarantee the stability of the region.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)