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Mamadou BAMBA

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2003-09-24
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2005-09-24
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  1. “Thus, after having at the same time consulted the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights — whose first high-level fact-finding mission had already visited Côte d’Ivoire in April 2003, following the United Nations mission dispatched by the Secretary- General at the request of the President of the Republic — Côte d’Ivoire, in order to demonstrate its full cooperation with the various mechanisms of the Commission on Human and People’s Rights, hastened to ensure positive follow-up with proposed dates for visits by the following: the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons and by the Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights on Contemporary Forms of Racism and Racial Discrimination; on Xenophobia and Related Intolerance; on the Right to Freedom of Opinion; on the Human Rights of Migrants; and, recently, on the Use of Mercenaries.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  2. “Here, I am pleased to mention that Côte d’Ivoire has ratified all instruments relative to the protection and promotion of human rights and, on 5 August 2002 — even before the crisis had occurred — created a Ministry devoted exclusively to human rights. Moreover, in view of massive human rights violations, Côte d’Ivoire formally requested on 5 November 2002 that an impartial United Nations fact-finding mission be sent to verify such violations throughout its territory in order to combat impunity.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  3. “It should be pointed out that that law does not provide amnesty for common crimes and offences, including crimes related to violations of human rights, which must be investigated. With regard to human rights, Côte d’Ivoire, despite the severe crisis it is experiencing, has constantly placed respect for the human person at the centre of its concerns. In addition, despite its meagre financial capacity, it has been tireless in pursuing its original policy of welcoming refugees, whose numbers have increased due to the crisis in neighbouring Liberia. Increased financial support from the international community is needed to share that heavy burden. My country must simultaneously guarantee the repatriation of the many Ivorian refugees in a number of neighbouring countries.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  4. “The Government of National Reconciliation, established on 13 March 2003, has made significant progress, including the 3 May 2003 signing of a comprehensive ceasefire agreement between the Forces armées nationales de Côte d’Ivoire (FANCI) and the Forces nouvelles — the former armed rebellion; the establishment of a consensus national disarmament, 21 demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme; the normalization of relations between Côte d’Ivoire and its neighbours, including the reopening of rail service from Abidjan to Ouagadougou; the 4 July 2003 joint declaration by the two parties of an end to hostilities; and, above all, the passing of an amnesty law on 6 August 2003.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  5. “The Agreement — to which the United Nations gave formal international recognition through Security Council resolution 1464 (2003), after it had been endorsed by heads of State and leaders of international institutions meeting at the Kléber conference centre in Paris — provides for, among other things, the establishment of a Government of national reconciliation headed by a consensus Prime Minister with the necessary executive powers to implement the Agreement.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  6. “However, for almost a decade it experienced a hidden crisis that led to the coup d’état of 24 December 1999, followed on 19 September 2002 by another attempted coup d’état that quickly became an armed rebellion. It was backed by foreign elements whose aim was to undermine our republican institutions and the democratically elected Government. That crisis did enormous harm to the population of Côte d’Ivoire and to all who had chosen to live in our country and to freely carry out their activities there. A round table, held upon the initiative of France, brought together the various political forces of Côte d’Ivoire, leading to what is now known as the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  7. “Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq, other United Nations staff members and all other persons killed or wounded in the fight for peace and justice. I also take this opportunity to reaffirm the appreciation of the people and Government of Côte d’Ivoire for the work of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who works tirelessly for peace in the world and in Africa and who makes every effort to lend his personal support, as well as that of the Organization, to the restoration of peace in Côte d’Ivoire. Côte d’Ivoire was once a model of stability and a haven of peace that enjoyed relative economic prosperity.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  8. “His election is also a tribute to his skills as a diplomat, and an illustration of the fact that all countries are treated equally at the United Nations, which I welcome and I assure the President of the cooperation of my delegation. I am also pleased to convey the gratitude of the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire to Mr. Jan Kavan, President of the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session, for the skill and mastery with which he guided the Assembly’s work. I take this opportunity to once again express to the Secretary-General, the United Nations and the bereaved families the sincere condolences of the people of Côte d’Ivoire on the tragic death of Mr.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)

  9. “I have the great honour of conveying to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session the greetings of the people of Côte d’Ivoire, President Laurent Gbagbo, Prime Minister Seydou Elimane Diarra and the Government. The delegation of Côte d’Ivoire has the pleasure of warmly congratulating the President of the General Assembly on his election. We wish him every success as he carries out the lofty and important tasks entrusted to him by the Member States of the Organization. His election is a testament to the international community’s recognition of the vibrancy and diplomacy of Saint Lucia — the President’s very beautiful country — in working for the ideals of the United Nations.”

    2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)