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Faustin Archange Touadéra

lines on the record: 147
first: 2009-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 9
sources: un-general-debate

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“I highlight all the efforts already undertaken by the National Elections Authority with the support of international technical assistance, which have allowed us to reassess the electoral calendar, which now provides for the holding of local elections for the month of October 2024. For us. that is a fundamental step in our march towards the local anchoring of democracy, the promotion of participatory governance and local development. That is why we want those local elections to be inclusive, transparent, peaceful and credible. I urge all our partners to support the Government in completing the electoral process, which is well under way.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“the Government is pursing the implementation of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic and the Luanda Joint Roadmap for Peace in the Central African Republic and is investing in strengthening the commitment of all stakeholders. As part of the implementation of those peace and national security instruments, nine armed groups have already been dissolved. At the same time, the Special Criminal Court and the ordinary courts independently continue the fight against impunity. I recall that, beyond the Constitution, our national policy of decentralization is both a deep aspiration of the Central African people and an essential component of the Peace Agreement and the Luanda Joint Roadmap.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“By adopting by referendum, on 30 July, the new Constitution of the Central African Republic, by an overwhelming majority of 95.3 per cent and with a participation rate of more than 57 per cent, the Central African people have just reaffirmed their attachment to the goals and principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations and its inalienable right to respect for its sovereignty, self-determination, the stability of its institutions, peace, security, national unity and development. To accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals in favour of peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I take this opportunity to denounce all the disinformation and denigration campaigns carried out by certain Western media against the Central African Republic. I reaffirm here the determination of my country to diversify its international cooperation with all the countries that so desire, in the sole vital interests of its people, and to avoid being drawn into competitions between world Powers.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We appreciate the true value of the contribution of bilateral and multilateral partners alike in their surge of solidarity towards Africa, our continent, and thank them infinitely. However, we call for a more active, evolving and diversified partnership, respectful of the sovereignty of States and the cultural and moral values of all. Only in that way can we rekindle the flame of friendship among peoples, promote peace and security and create the conditions for equitable and inclusive development. My country continues to advocate for inclusive multilateralism, mutually accelerated growth and a balanced world order and for global disputes to be addressed with particular emphasis on international peace and security and respect for the sovereignty of each State.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“in order to restore confidence and revive solidarity in the face of devastating climate phenomena, commitments have been made by developed countries, the major polluters, from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change to the agreements struck in Glasgow and Sharm El-Sheikh. Egypt. The twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in particular, usefully set four major objectives that we have all adopted — mitigation, adaptation, financing and a just transition — in order to meet the common challenges facing humankind. Unfortunately, many countries, including the Central African Republic, innocent victims of the dramatic consequences of the overexploitation of the planet by developed countries, do not benefit from the funding promises made.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I urge the Security Council to put an end to those machinations, which are aimed at masking the desire to perpetuate insecurity and control over my country’s natural resources for the benefit of foreign Powers, legitimize armed groups and grant them status under international law. Our planet is burning; our planet is drowning; the world is collapsing; the world weeps. Yes. every day the media announce natural disasters linked to climate change, which come as warning signs of the apocalypse. Paradoxically, trust and solidarity among nations, the founding values of the United Nations, are further fractured, thereby impeding the human community from achieving the noble objectives of sustainable development in favour of peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all provided for in the 2030 Agenda. And yet.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Before the world, the Central African Republic denounces that cynical decision, which betrays the unacknowledged intention of the members of the Council that voted for it to exploit the sanctions regimes for the purposes of political pressure, under the aegis of the United Nations. I recall and deplore the fact that the embargoes on arms and diamonds, maintained for 10 years and now compounded by the suspension of budgetary support, constitute real obstacles to the achievement by my country of the objectives of the 2030 Agenda. We reject that denial of our right to self-determination and permanent sovereignty over our natural wealth and resources, guaranteed by the relevant legal instruments of the United Nation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“which could be opportunities to unite Member States in order to take concrete measures for said reform. The Central African Republic wonders how we can accelerate the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in favour of peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all. when certain States, from the height of their political, economic and military power, constantly use coercive diplomacy or exploit international financial institutions for the purpose of imposing economic, financial and commercial blockades against countries impoverished by slavery, colonization and imperialism? Indeed, on 29 July, the Central African people learned with great dismay of the renewal of the arms embargo, motivated by inadequate reports and rationales, with a false exemption for the national security forces.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The persistence and multiplication of hotbeds of tension throughout the world raise questions about the effectiveness of certain mechanisms for the prevention and peaceful resolution of disputes deployed by the United Nations, whose primary mission is to guarantee international peace and security. That is why we strongly reaffirm the Common African Position on Security Council reform in order to increase the number of permanent and non-permanent members and to grant a permanent seat to Africa. That can only serve the interests of justice. The Central African Republic believes that it is urgent to remediate the historical injustices suffered by Africa, in view of the important agendas ahead, such as the Summit of the Future in 2024 and the eightieth anniversary of the United Nations in 2025.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The Central African Republic has already registered 51.077 Sudanese and Chadian refugees in Vakaga prefecture, exposing our assuredly resilient populations to the potential exacerbation of our still precarious humanitarian situation and insecurity. I call for consideration of the impact of the crisis on regional geopolitics, as well as international solidarity in favour of refugees. As we meet here, the Russo-Ukrainian conflict continues on the ground, with no prospect for a peaceful settlement, while the consequences for the world are painful and regrettable.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“However, my country believes that the United Nations must go beyond our common commitment to reviving global solidarity by involving African countries in the search for global solutions to the migration crises and the existential challenges facing young people on the African continent. As our countries continue to face climate shocks, geopolitical tensions and unprecedented financial, energy and food challenges, new global challenges arise every day. Today, in Africa as elsewhere, conflicts — symptoms of the geopolitical and geostrategic tensions that divide the great Powers — are in full swing. In the Sudan, an internal armed conflict of rare cruelty broke out in April, despite the fact that the country was on the path to normalization with a promising process of dialogue among all the active forces of the nation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The escalation of the migrant crisis is one of the appalling consequences of the plundering of the natural resources of countries made poor by slavery, colonization. Western imperialism, terrorism and internal armed conflicts, often waged against a backdrop of hegemonic aims and geopolitical and geostrategic tensions among the great world Powers. While I deplore that dehumanizing phenomenon. I salute the solidarity and incredible efforts of the host countries and the International Organization for Migration to provide assistance to those young people, whose lives are endangered by smugglers and the lawless sellers of illusions.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“As I have argued on other occasions, the tragic consequences of such natural disasters must drive home to the global scientific community the urgency of identifying regions of the world that are particularly vulnerable to extreme climatic events and of making available to the States concerned the information necessary to limit the damage. Furthermore, the whole world has followed with deep dismay the mass arrival in recent days of thousands of African migrants on the island of Lampedusa. Italy. Those young people, who represent the present and the future of our continent. Africa, are desperately seeking to reach the countries of the European continent in search of an Eldorado.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, in which I am participating on behalf of my country, the Central African Republic, offers me the happy opportunity to reaffirm our inflexible determination to contribute to the search for solutions common to the challenges facing humankind. I should like, from this rostrum, the symbol par excellence of human solidarity, to express the solidarity of the Central African people to the brotherly peoples of Morocco and Libya, hard hit by natural disasters that led to the loss of thousands of human lives and untold material damage a few days before the opening of this session.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“They are based solely on preserving the geostrategic and geopolitical interests of certain States that have little to do with the vital interests of the Central African people. The Central African Republic calls on its partners to engage in a relationship of trust and mutual respect. We are always ready to cooperate with every country in the world, provided that our vital interests and sovereignty are respected. I wish our work every success. Long live international solidarity.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Who stands to benefit from that crime? The Central African Republic has suffered a great deal from miscalculations and disinformation, which have, unfortunately, gone on for too long. The Central African youth is made up of a pool of high achievers whose only obstacle to developing their country is a lack of peace and security. I would like to denounce the disinformation and spin campaigns aimed at coercively discrediting and destabilizing the democratic institutions of the Central African Republic. Those campaigns, which are being conducted by certain international media outlets on the basis of a thinly-veiled and threatening neocolonialism, are successful not because they are true but because of their tried-and-tested manipulative rhetoric.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“It is with particular interest that I note the Security Council’s firm condemnation, in its recent resolution 2648 (2022), of 29 July, of the attacks perpetrated against peaceful civilian populations by armed groups. I also note with satisfaction the Council’s position against the transnational trafficking networks that continue to supply armed groups with weapons of all types. In welcoming the significant progress that has made it possible to substantially lift the arms embargo imposed on our defence and security forces, I would like to convey the gratitude of the Central African people to all the friendly and brotherly countries that firmly support our request for the total lifting of the embargo. I deplore, however, the manoeuvring aimed at legitimizing the armed groups and insidiously maintaining the embargo.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In that respect, several bold reforms and initiatives have been undertaken, with the support of international partners, to strengthen the rule of law and restore the authority of the State throughout the country. Moreover, the courageous measures taken by the Government in the fight against impunity, the implementation of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic of 6 February 2019, the Joint Roadmap for Peace in the Central African Republic, adopted in Luanda, and the recommendations of the republican dialogue have helped to ease sociopolitical tensions in the country. In keeping with its international commitments, the Central African Republic abolished the death penalty on 1 June and adopted, on 31 August, a law on combating trafficking in persons and a child protection code.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The Central African Republic was the first country in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as a digital payment reference currency and the first in the world to unanimously adopt a law governing cryptocurrencies. That ambitious and innovative initiative has enormous potential to reposition the economy, improve prospects and change the destiny of Central Africans at a time when we need to be open to new horizons and solutions that go transcend convention. It is an established fact that the Central African Republic is contributing to the search for transformative solutions to address interdependent challenges with greater commitment and conviction.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Solutions still need to be explored through regional and international mechanisms, in a spirit of interdependence, to overcome the challenges of physical infrastructure — transport, energy, water, education and health care — through the implementation of adapted programmes and the mobilization of financing through the public-private partnerships; access to capital markets for the financing of development projects through public-private partnerships; the development and coordination of trade policies and economic relations with other regions; support for education system through the training of trainers and the creation of professional training centres; the development of a resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks through economic diversification and the adoption of new technologies; the creation of innovative financing mechanisms to address both agriculture and climate change so as to improve access to the financial capital needed to develop the agropastoral sector; and the promotion of smart solutions and approaches to climate change that are adapted to the national context.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As a fragile State faced with food insecurity and a glaring shortage of material and human resources, the Central African Republic continues to make enormous sacrifices to improve its macroeconomic management and fiscal governance. With the support of its partners, my country has implemented ambitious reforms to strengthen the mobilization of revenues and optimize public spending. My country is waiting for the re-establishment of the Extended Credit Facility programme, which has been suspended by the International Monetary Fund, to support an increase in domestic resources in order to cope with the lack of budgetary support from technical and financial partners and the digitization of minor revenue.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“It is therefore with pride that my country has achieved the status of a polio-free country and vaccinated 50 per cent of its national target population against COVID-19. I commend and encourage the health and emergency preparedness initiative implemented by the World Health Organization. The Central African Republic is proud to be the instigator and the first pilot country, with tangible benefits for the improvement of its capacity to manage epidemics. The Central African Republic has seen its march towards development slowed in recent years by serious security and health crises, which have been exacerbated by the persistent lack of financial support from the international community, resulting in the disruption of agricultural, forestry and mining production.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The protection of the environment — that is, protecting the place where we live — is one of the interdependent challenges that we must absolutely address. It is time for the biggest polluters to honour their commitments, in particular the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and international solidarity for climate justice for the most vulnerable populations. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has taught us that global health security is essential to all nations without exception. My country welcomes the paradigm shift that is occurring in the health sector and the unprecedented outpouring of solidarity accompanying it, including access to vaccines to protect against polio, COVID-19 and, soon, malaria.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“However, the warning signs are being ignored in favour of economic, geopolitical and geostrategic interests. Is it not the role of the United Nations to transform the world, to make it more just and secure, and to ensure the dignity of each and every one of us, regardless of the global context? Indeed, the many hotbeds of tension and crisis in the world challenge our collective conscience and also show us that our Organization is the product of a bygone era. The Central African Republic therefore reiterates its support for the African Union Common Position, which calls for profound reform of the United Nations and an increase in the number of Security Council members to ensure a more just and more representative participation of all continents.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Allow me to pay a sincere tribute to Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and of the Commonwealth realms, a true icon of peace, who, during the seven decades of her reign, maintained excellent relations of friendship and cooperation between the United Kingdom and the countries of the Commonwealth and Africa, in particular with the Central African Republic. The seventy-seventh session of our Assembly, convened under the theme “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”, provides us with a solemn opportunity to reflect on the challenges we share, which are causes of serious concern for the future of humankind. More than ever, the questions of security, peace, the environment and health are entering a critical phase.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As I take the floor on behalf of the Central African Republic at the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, I would first like to congratulate Mr. Csaba Korosi on his outstanding election as President of the Assembly. His flawless knowledge of the international arena and his personal qualities are an asset and a guarantee of the success of our work and are undeniably a source of pride for Hungary, his beautiful country. I would also like to commend the excellent work done and the results achieved by Mr. Abdulla Shahid at the seventy-sixth session. I reiterate my gratitude to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his tireless commitment to international peace and security and the United Nations ongoing support for my country.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I hope that the global community remains mobilized in this surge of international solidarity, alongside the people of my country, in their quest for peace and economic recovery. I wish our work every success. Long live international cooperation and solidarity.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I would be remiss if I did not pay tribute to MINUSCA’s Blue Helmets and to our Russian and Rwandan allies, who have championed fundamental rights, democracy and peace in the Central African Republic, at times making the ultimate sacrifice. To all the guarantors and facilitators of the peace agreement, including the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, MINUSCA and the European Union, the Central African Republic expresses its eternal gratitude. To Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, I express my deep gratitude for his ongoing commitment to global peace and development, and in the Central African Republic in particular.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We must definitively reduce these negative forces if we are to achieve a virtuous dynamic of national reconstruction. From this rostrum and through me, the Central African Republic renews its call for the total lifting of the embargo that unjustly weighs on our national army, depriving it of its sovereign mission of protecting the civilian population and ensuring the integrity of our territory. My leitmotif continues to be to bring my compatriots together to make our shared Central African Republic shine and overcome all divisions. I have shown this by calling on the population to hold a republican dialogue in order to share ideas that could help strengthen the peace option set out in the Political Agreement.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“It is engaged in security sector reform and the reform of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, and is taking action to enable the massive return of refugees and internally displaced persons. It is also accelerating the implementation of the post-conflict development plan and is preparing local elections, which last took place in 1988. Scrupulous respect for the commitments set out in the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic remains my compass. Against the backdrop of the armed groups of the CPC that signed the Agreement yet continue their abuses against civilians, the Central African Republic, through me, calls for unwavering solidarity in the name of the principles of the Charter — equality, the promotion of peace and respect for the sovereignty of States.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We promptly decided to fully investigate the matter by creating, on 4 May 2021, a special national commission of inquiry tasked with shedding light on those allegations of serious crimes, human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law, which has already made an initial visit to MINUSCA in Bangui. Furthermore, the operationalization of the Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission is a major contribution to ensuring the success of the peace process and national reconciliation, and complements efforts to fight impunity. My Government is working to preserve the constitutional order, entrench democracy and consolidate peace and stability.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Through our determined action to fight against impunity, we demonstrate our adherence to international mechanisms for the protection of human dignity. As proof of this, I note that, as soon as we became aware of the report of the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) alleging cases of abuses committed by the Central African Armed Forces and their allies during counteroffensives and sweeps on the national territory against the rebels of the so-called Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement (CPC), we promptly decided to take action.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Faced with new challenges, sweeping reforms of the organs of the United Nations are essential for the Organization to remain the forum par excellence for multilateralism. To do that, one important step remains that of redressing the historic inequality that continues to deprive the African continent of a permanent seat on the Security Council. It is here, and nowhere else, that solutions to safeguard international peace and security must be found in respect of the principles, values and commitments of the Charter of the United Nations. The Charter, whose essence is respect for human rights, is strongly echoed in my country, which has enshrined it in the Preamble to our Constitution through the principle of Zo Kwe Zo, which, in the Sango language, is the affirmation of the sacred nature of the human being.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The overexploitation of water, forestry and agricultural resources is exacerbating the degradation of ecosystems. We have a historic responsibility to save succeeding generations by changing our behaviours and ensuring that we immediately put into operation a governance framework that will enable us to achieve coordinated and sustainable management of our natural resources. My country has contributed modestly by coming up with a national sustainable development strategy, along with our Vision 2050, which is part and parcel of our environmental policy statement, based on investment in education and the establishment of equitable environmental justice. Over the past 75 years, our common Organization has made creditable progress thanks to the intelligent pooling of our efforts.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“However, mobilization against COVID-19 should not overshadow the other challenges we face individually as States, but also collectively as the international community. One of the biggest challenges we face as we seek to meet the needs of the planet collectively and individually is the preservation of our environment, which is threatened by various types of harmful emissions and climatic and atmospheric pollutants. It is now clear that human activity is the main cause of climate change. We consume more than what nature can offer us in the course of one year because of our increasingly conflicting interests. Global warming, due to an excessive production of greenhouse gases, has resulted in changes in the climate, which themselves cause floods during the rainy season, as well as water shortages.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In that regard, we are pressing ahead with the reform of our public finance management system, the strict implementation of which will enable us to conclude a second programme with the International Monetary Fund covering the period 2021 to 2022. To tackle the shocks caused by COVID-19, we must strengthen our population’s resilience and invest more in the health-monitoring system and tirelessly pursue collective awareness. Furthermore, we must do everything to achieve herd immunity while stepping up our search for safe and effective preventive and therapeutic medicines. Universal access to vaccines for least developed countries must be an international security priority in the name of the fundamental principles of human solidarity.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“With determination, despite limited resources, the Central African Republic has set about containing the epidemic, the disastrous effects of which on all sectors of our national economy have jeopardized our growth predictions for 2020 and 2021, undermining our socioeconomic gains under the National Recovery and Peacebuilding Plan in the Central African Republic. Estimates show that, if the crisis is brought to an end in the next six months, the national economy will have lost 5.8 per cent of its projected gross domestic product (GDP). However, if the crisis extends beyond six months, that loss will be 8.9 per cent of GDP. To limit the effects of the pandemic, my Government is ensuring that we are safeguarding the capacities to finance our development.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The seventy-sixth session has a poignantly topical theme: “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”. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, which continues to pose a challenge to the community of nations, can be overcome only with more active international solidarity. In that regard, I must pay a heartfelt tribute to the memory of the direct and indirect victims of the pandemic.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“As I take the floor before the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session on behalf of the Central African Republic, I would like to warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly and wish him every success in carrying out his noble task. His election to the presidency of this session is well-deserved tribute to his qualities and an honour that speaks to the standing of his country, the Republic of the Maldives. I must also commend President Volkan Bozkir on the excellent work he accomplished under exceptional circumstances during the seventy-fifth session, which just ended.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“While tangible progress has been made, much remains to be done. To that end, we are committed to preserving and consolidating the gains made, improving on our weaknesses and continuing to make progress in the search for peace and economic recovery. The task at hand is immense and, as the saying goes, “The bird can only take flight when it is supported by the air”. I therefore hope that the international community will remain mobilized in that spirit of international solidarity alongside the Government and people of the Central African Republic in order to achieve my country’s recovery. I hope for great success in our work. Long live multilateralism! Long live international cooperation and solidarity! I thank you.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The Central African army is now steadily regaining its operational capacities and I can assure you of my determination to create the necessary conditions for the reconstruction of the Central African Republic in order to restore confidence and joie de vivre among Central Africans. To that end, I reiterate the appeal of the Central African people to the Security Council to fully lift the arms embargo, the burden of which limits our national army in its role as a republican army, in order to ensure the true authority of the State and guarantee the integrity of our national territory. Mr. President, Before concluding my remarks, I would like to recall that my country continues to make efforts in the implementation of the National Plan for Recovery and Peacebuilding (RCPCA), which is evaluated regularly with our partners.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“To date, the census and dismemberment operations are continuing outside the country and will be immediately followed by the publication of the electoral roll — a condition for the convocation of the electorate for the first round of elections. The Government is working closely with the organizational structure of the Electoral Assistance Project (PAPEC) 2019-2022, which is built around key coordination mechanisms. Mr. President, The Government, with the support of MINUSCA, continues to make progress in the restoration of State authority throughout the national territory, the redeployment of defence and security forces and State services and the restoration of basic social services.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“President, Notwithstanding the considerable progress made in the implementation of security sector reforms in the Central African Republic, many challenges are yet to be addressed, including the genuine commitment of armed groups to DDRR and the special joint security units; the sustained support of the international community in the implementation of the APPR-RCA; the conduct of operations and the means for operational engagement; and the mobilization of resources at the national level and from development partners. Mr. President, In order to adhere to the constitutional deadline, the National Electoral Authority is working, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure that the elections are held according to the established timeline.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In addition, the Government has made a great deal of progress in the area of security sector reform, which will facilitate the gradual redeployment of the defence and security forces and the continuation of the national DDRR programme, which has already been launched in preparation for the upcoming elections scheduled for the 2020-2021 period. Despite the Government’s willingness to respect the commitments contained in the Political Agreement, massive violations of international humanitarian law and human rights continue to be perpetrated against the civilian population by certain armed groups that are signatories to the Agreement. Those groups are also continuing to rearm through illegal means, thereby undermining the peace and national reconciliation process, which is a guarantee of social cohesion. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Through multilateralism, we can ensure a more secure and stable future for humankind, which aspires only to peace, justice and sustainable development for all. Mr. President, I would also like to take this opportunity to share developments in the situation in my country. Thanks to the combined efforts of the international community and under the auspices of the African Union, the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic was signed between the Central African Government and 14 armed groups on 6 February 2019. Since the signing of the Agreement, the Central African Government and the guarantors and facilitators of the Agreement have spared no effort to implement and respect the commitments contained therein.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“President, No human endeavour is perfect, and therefore we must bear in mind the weaknesses identified over the past 75 years and find effective and lasting solutions to them. In that regard, the Central African Republic wishes to add its voice to the call of some States and the African Union for Security Council reform. It is a matter of looking beyond narrow self-interests and giving priority to common interests, while avoiding confrontation, in favour of a joint strategy for our world, which is facing unprecedented changes and upheavals. It is also a matter of African representation in the organs of our shared Organization, in particular the Security Council, which is the central decisionmaking body.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“On the occasion of this seventy-fifth anniversary, it is essential to recall the purposes and principles that govern our great Organization through our commitments contained in the Charter of the United Nations, namely to prevent and remove threats to peace; to develop friendly relations among nations; to fight against inequality and all forms of discrimination; and to protect human rights. The present session is also an opportunity to reflect on how our common Organization will be able to face the new challenges affecting the world and our societies. Today, more than ever, we must, in spite of our differences, advocate for international cooperation and dialogue, joining our efforts for a better future for humankind. The United Nations remains, and will continue to be, the multilateral framework par excellence. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“I therefore call on the entire international community to make a greater investment in the quest for common measures and solutions to eradicate this health crisis. Mr. President, In light of the many challenges facing humankind related to security, the environment, climate change, human mobility, human rights, terrorism, denuclearization, the dismantling of weapons of mass destruction and the COVID-19 pandemic, the choice of this year’s theme — “The future we want, the UN we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism” — reaffirms that multilateralism has always been and remains the instrument to effectively combat certain scourges and the means to minimize certain antagonisms at the international level.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his sustained commitment to global peace and development, and, in particular, for his constant and multifaceted support to the Central African Republic. Mr. President, This year’s Assembly is being held amid special circumstances, as humankind, as a whole, faces the regrettable COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed several lives throughout the world. We pay tribute to the memory of all those across the world who succumbed to this pandemic, which humankind combats daily and collectively. Since the start of this health crisis, the Central African Republic, as other countries in the world, has not been spared. Our assessment of the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 indicates that my country’s economy is expected to contract between 0.8 per cent and 1.2 per cent.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)