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Lejeune Mbella Mbella

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first: 2019-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
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“If used wisely, they can enable us to achieve the desired results to ensure the survival of humankind and guarantee a better future.””
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
““We take this opportunity to thank once again our bilateral and multilateral partners, who continue to contribute to improving the situation through their support for the various plans put in place by the Government. Their valuable assistance in the fight against the financing of destabilizing activities in those two regions is also appreciated by the Government, which continues to reach out to those who have taken up arms and calls on them to lay them down. “The world is changing. It is therefore up to us to take the appropriate decisions and orientations to make it better, for the well-being of our populations. We can get there so long as we can strengthen our solidarity in order to address our common challenges together. In this era of digital technology and artificial intelligence, we have prodigious tools at our disposal.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In the North-West and South-West regions in particular, peace and stability are gradually returning thanks to the diligent actions of the Government following the recommendations of the Major National Dialogue, despite episodic cases of violence or the taking of hostages for ransom, orchestrated by the separatists. “The effective implementation by the Government of the Presidential Reconstruction and Development Plan, as well as the operationalization of the disarmament. demobilization and reintegration centres, make it possible to confidently foresee the return of lasting peace and stability and the relaunch of economic and development activities in the two regions. Those efforts will certainly not be in vain.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It has also adopted all the reforms necessary for the promotion of sustainable economic and social development, good governance focused on decentralization in order to allow all citizens to participate fully in the affairs of their country. “On the security front, the fight against Boko Haram continues actively, in concert with the member countries of the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission. The results of those efforts are already observable on the ground, although additional efforts should be made.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is why we reaffirm our support for the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration, by calling for two additional permanent and three non-permanent positions for Africa on the Security Council. “Cameroon is. for its part, determined to honour its commitments in the context of the various circles of solidarity to which it belongs. It was one of the first countries to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and. in conjunction with the other members of the Congo forest basin, is actively working to find solutions to climate change. Cameroon is also one of the pioneers in the operationalization of the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement and has initiated an implementation plan for the SDGs and Agenda 2063 through the adoption of SND 2030. a national development strategy intended to make it an emerging country by 2035.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“That, in any case, is the ambition of Africa, through Agenda 2063 and the establishment of its Continental Free Trade Area, the success of which is expected in areas such as research, science, technology, energy, infrastructure, communications and telecommunications, agriculture and food. debt, climate financing and development in general. “We must finally act together for Security Council reform with a view to giving the countries of the South, and in particular Africa, permanent and equitable representation. Indeed, it should be noted that Africa, in addition to being underrepresented on the Council, is the only continent not to have a permanent presence within that organ, even though two-thirds of the Council’s activities are devoted to it. That is. frankly, an injustice that must be corrected.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“First, a surge of pride, self-improvement and a new political will are required, as is a new awareness — one that emphasizes the primacy of the general interest; one where science is put at the service of all humankind with a view to ensuring the well-being of each and everyone in such important areas as peace, security, health or economic, social and cultural development. In that regard, we must truly base our action on the Charter of our Organization, its ideals, its principles and its objectives. “We must resolve conflicts through dialogue and consultation. We must promote a pact for a renovated global financial architecture. We must work tirelessly towards the advent of truly equitable global development that allows all regions of the world to aspire to prosperity and growth.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
““Let us also recognize that, sometimes, the resources mobilized have been either late to arrive or distributed sparingly, due to conditionalities. Sometimes, too. it is the timidity of political will that is at fault, when it is simply not absent or altered by selfish considerations that may take precedence over the general interest and active solidarity among peoples and nations. Finally, the tools, mechanisms, institutions and schemes put in place following the Second World War to promote peace, security and economic and social development are no longer as effective and relevant, due to the diversity and complexity of the new realities of the world. “What can we consider now?”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
““It is in that same dynamic that Africa is gradually implementing its Agenda 2063 and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in order to promote a united Africa, an Africa of peace, an Africa of security, an Africa of good governance, an Africa of shared prosperity, an Africa called to play a major role in international relations by 2063. “Despite all those efforts, the expected results are still slow to emerge. What could explain such a situation? Among other reasons, it must be recognized that action has not always followed words. By way of illustration. I note the insufficient mobilization of resources for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals or the failure to achieve the 0.7 per cent objective set for public development assistance, despite the promises made almost 50 years ago .”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
““Fortunately, we can be pleased that the international community has mobilized to reach a consensus around certain major issues. That is the case with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the major agreement on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that we launched together here in 2015. accompanied by the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development. Even more recently, we adopted the Ottawa framework convention, as well as the agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
““The theme chosen for the general debate of this session is ‘Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards peace, prosperity, progress and the sustainability for all’. The relevance of the theme no longer needs to be demonstrated. Indeed, this seventy-eighth session is being held in a context where tensions and geopolitical rivalries are intensifying, endangering peace, economic, social and cultural development in many countries of Africa. Asia. Latin America and Europe. That is particularly the case in Ukraine and in the Sahel, the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions. Those situations undermine the numerous efforts made to overcome the coronavirus disease pandemic, return to growth and development, and effectively fight climate change.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“who worked to prepare the numerous high-level meetings, the examination of which at the seventy-eighth session involves our future. May he rest assured of the gratitude of Cameroon. “I am also pleased to reiterate to Secretary- General Antonio Guterres all my appreciation for the results he has obtained so far in the exercise of his high and sensitive functions. I renew Cameroon’s full support for its efforts to ensure that our common Organization effectively addresses the multiple challenges facing the world. “Finally, from this rostrum. I would like to reiterate Cameroon’s support and solidarity to the respective Governments and peoples of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Libya following the recent natural disasters that they have suffered, which caused very heavy material loss and claimed many human lives.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The President of the Republic of Cameroon. His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya. did me the honour of representing him at the work of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly and has instructed me to deliver the following speech on his behalf. “Allow me at the outset to extend Cameroon’s WARM congratulations to Mr. Dennis Francis following his election as President of the General Assembly at this session. His extensive experience in multilateral diplomacy and his eminent human qualities allow us to believe that he will be able to lead our work efficiently and successfully. I would therefore like to assure him of my country’s support in carrying out his honourable mission. “I take this opportunity to also congratulate his predecessor. Ambassador Csaba Korosi.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In this regard and within the framework of the democratization of United Nations institutions, Cameroon reiterates its adherence to the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration unanimously adopted by African Heads of State. In conclusion, Cameroon reaffirms its support for all reforms in progress aimed at revitalizing the General Assembly, strengthening the Economic and Social Council and streamlining the Secretariat, following the agenda adopted by the States Members of our Organization in order to consolidate its stature, its dimension and its capacity to better face the global challenges of our era.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In this, Cameroon promotes in all circumstances, through structures created to that end, a constructive and regular dialogue between the various sociological components of its population, as well as the members of its diaspora, with a view to their mobilization for the immense and exhilarating national construction process. Cameroon is firmly committed to and supportive of a reformed and reinvigorated international order and genuine multilateralism based on the ideals, purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations by the founding fathers of our Organization. This is why we support all the reforms currently under way within the United Nations aimed at establishing a more representative, fairer and more effective Security Council.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I also make a strong appeal to the international community to mobilize more actively in favour of these plans in order to allow my country to remain the haven of peace that it has always been. In general, regionalization in my country is under way and helping to strengthen the participation of Cameroonians in the management of the affairs of their country. These advances demonstrate that Cameroon is committed, irreversibly and resolutely, to the methodical completion of the democratic project it has set itself, and which responds to the legitimate wishes of the Cameroonian people and its project of economic revival by 2035.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The State exercises its sovereign prerogatives throughout the national territory. The Government’s current challenge is to pursue the implementation of the reconstruction of the affected regions through the humanitarian emergency plan and the development plan, drawn up in consultation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for the socioeconomic restoration of the regions, aforementioned. At this point, I would like to sincerely salute the dynamic action and contribution of the UNDP in that regard and take this opportunity to thank our bilateral and multilateral partners that contribute to those various mechanisms, which are effective tools in the building of peace in Cameroon.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Cameroon is very committed to that path, as demonstrated by the recent submission of its voluntary national programme at the High-level Political Forum of the Economic and Social Council. Because of its commitment to peace, its territorial integrity and its policy of national integration, the Government of my country continues to show openness and dialogue to put an end to the sociopolitical crisis in the regions of North-West and South-West. Thus, after convening the great national dialogue in 2019, we continued the process of accelerating and deepening decentralization. The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration centres created in those regions and in that of the Far North, host and train in various trades a large number of my young compatriots who have laid down their arms and renounced violence.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“That assistance deserves to be increased, given not only the proliferation of regional terrorist groups affiliated with the Islamic State, but also the increasingly sophisticated means of these small groups, whose numbers are constantly growing, owing to the enlistment of ex-combatants from former terrorist hotbeds that have been more or less pacified. It is imperative that the international community continue to invest in the fight against poverty and inequality. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reinforced by the Secretary-General’s report, Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), must be actively supported and fully implemented. What is most lacking at the moment for the execution of that programme are financial and technological means, as well as synergy among the partners involved in its execution.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Such pooling of efforts is aimed at waging a true fight against that threat in all its forms and in all its manifestations, strengthening the capacities of the sovereign States that are its victims, tracking down its financing sources and neutralizing them, and amending and activating international and regional agreements for the uncompromising repression of ever-evolving terrorism. The international community must continue to play its part, in strict respect for the sovereignty of States, in rebuilding and strengthening the fragile stability in all of these areas. We thank our bilateral and multilateral partners that are assisting the Joint Multinational Force established by the countries of the Lake Chad basin to combat and eradicate Boko Haram.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“At a completely different level, we must also deplore the persistence of terrorism and violent extremism, the effects of which continue to weigh on the world order. Many regions are suffering from the resurgence of subversive operations carried out mainly by terrorist organizations, such as Boko Haram, which is rampant in the Lake Chad basin. The northern part of Cameroon has been badly affected. Faced with the danger and exponential advance of terrorism in various regions of the globe, my country renews its call for the strengthening of joint combat strategies.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As all know, Cameroon currently hosts more than half a million refugees and asylum- seekers, which ranks it nineteenth among refugee hosting countries in the world. In addition to the tripartite conventions signed with the UNHCR and the countries concerned to promote the return and resettlement of refugees in their countries of origin, my country last April hosted the Regional Ministerial Conference on Solutions in the Context of Forced Displacement related to the Central African crisis. The Conference was mandated by the Yaounde Declaration, which proposes common and inclusive solutions in favour of forcibly displaced Central Africans. My country plays an active part in all these initiatives, in accordance with the Global Compact on Refugees.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Despite the efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and despite the efforts also made by host countries and development partners, millions of people continue to flee their homes and homelands to live in deplorable, inhuman conditions due to conflicts, cataclysms and multiple calamities. Faced with the magnitude of a human tragedy that challenges our collective conscience, we have the historic responsibility to act. And my country does not intend to shy away from it. Faithful to its centuries-old tradition of tolerance and hospitality, Cameroon has always been a land of welcome, transit and mixing of peoples. Because of its stability, it represents a safe haven for many populations in search of peace.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Moreover, on the occasion of the revision of its nationally determined contribution, Cameroon has confirmed its commitment to this international momentum by increasing its greenhouse gas reduction commitments from 32 per cent to 35 per cent, 12 per cent of which are unconditional and 23 per cent of which are conditioned on the support of the international community for our efforts to address climate change. For Cameroon, the fight against climate change is seen as a development opportunity and not as an insurmountable challenge. Each country holds one of the digits of the access code to the new era in which the planet aspires to breathe newly clean air, without carbon but rich in oxygen. The younger generations challenge us and call us to more action and not to wishful thinking. Like other priority threats, the migration issue is acute.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Thanks to the forest massif of the Congo basin, one of the ecological lungs of the globe, the countries of Central Africa, united in the Central African Forest Commission, are making a major contribution to the search for solutions to climate change throughout the world. They ask in return that sufficient financial and technological resources, regularly promised by developed countries, be granted to them to enable them to keep, maintain and regenerate that important ecological basin. The same is true of the funding needed to implement projects designed as part of the Green Sahel initiative or the restoration of the Lake Chad basin.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, scheduled to be held in Egypt late this year, is of crucial importance in that regard. It must provide urgent and decisive answers for the survival of the planet and better address that concern with innovative technologies. The fight against climate change is a fight we all must wage on behalf of us all and every day. It is a truly universal responsibility. Aware of this major challenge and its responsibilities, Cameroon has made a commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and has set up an appropriate legal and institutional framework to that end.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“No one is ignorant of the fact that the climate is changing, the cycle of the seasons is out of order and fires are increasing, as are unprecedented floods and hurricanes in various parts of the world. Temperatures are reaching worrying levels; bodies of water, like Lake Chad, a source of life and prosperity for local populations, are reduced to their bare minimum. This is the time to call for compliance with the commitments made within the framework of the various international conferences dedicated to climate change. It is therefore more than urgent that action be taken to finalize the rules for implementing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, particularly with regard to mobilizing financial resources in favour of developing countries and to raising our ambitions for the global climate.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Economically, socially and culturally, the improvement observed before the COVID-19 pandemic is gradually giving way to a slowdown and even a decline in the progress and hope born of the courageous measures taken at the level multilateral and national since the early 2000s. From a legal point of view, international commitments are no longer being met or are being met in dribs and drabs, due to selfishness, insufficient political will and even the crisis in multilateralism. In such a context, it is no exaggeration to affirm that the fate of our species and the destiny of humankind are at stake. The very first global and urgent challenge of the hour is the climate crisis.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As members know, the peaceful settlement of disputes between States has always been one of the fundamental principles of my country’s foreign policy. In that respect, Cameroon has, from the start of the crisis, reiterated its position by calling on the two parties to open negotiations with a view to reaching a joint solution so that the ideals of peace, security and sustainable development that underpin our Organization may prevail. On the African continent too, hotbeds of tension persist. In our efforts to find solutions, we unfortunately see that some of our partners very often come up with preconceived recipes for everything and everyone. Faced with these trends, which continue year after year, it is important that the voice of Africa be heeded and supported, especially when it is raised by the African Union.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As a corollary, the arms race is intensifying and continuing to entrench itself, especially on the seas and oceans and in outer space. Many hotbeds of tension in various regions of the world are the main theatres of operations where these shocks are felt, the waves and collateral effects of which amplify the threats and suffering that were already weighing heavy on peoples and nations in terms of loss of human life, material loss, migration, the deterioration of the environment, the disruption of financial systems, and food and energy crises, to name but a few. That is the case in the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe that we have been witnessing for more than six months. Indeed, the Cameroonian Government is following with the greatest attention the conflict situation between Ukraine and Russia.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Antonio Guterres who, despite the challenges and difficult times of the hour, has managed to stay the course by engaging with courage, determination and dedication in the defence of the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. The President has proposed that this general debate be structured around the theme entitled “A watershed moment: transformative solutions in the face of intricate challenges”. That theme comes at the right time, in a particularly difficult context where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has, for nearly three years, continued to affect the course and management of world affairs, whose complexity at the global, regional, subregional and national levels no longer needs to be demonstrated. At the political level, rivalries for power, interest and hegemony are growing all over the world.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Cameroon, His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, who has done me the signal honour of representing him at these important meetings, to congratulate Mr. Csaba Korosi, as well as the other members of his Bureau, on his outstanding election as President of this seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly. I take this opportunity to assure him of the support of the Cameroonian delegation in achieving the objectives he has set. I would also like to commend his predecessor, Minister Abdulla Shahid of Maldives, for the availability and efficiency with which he carried out his mandate throughout the seventy-sixth session. Finally, allow me to reiterate our appreciation to our Secretary-General, Mr.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“We must learn from this moment and work together in solidarity to bring about a world of peace, security and wellbeing for each and every one among us. Cameroon is resolutely committed to that endeavour.””
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Despite some sporadic acts of banditry perpetrated by armed gangs, the situation is improving by the day. Our defence and security forces are deployed on the ground to protect the population and their property with professionalism and respect for human rights. “More generally, Cameroon has embarked on an extensive programme of reforms aimed at reaching emerging economy status by 2035, in keeping with the sustainable development programme of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063. I take this opportunity to thank our bilateral and multilateral partners for the assistance they provide us in this endeavour. “Ours is a moment beset by numerous challenges but also one of ample opportunity.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
““We continue our efforts in the north-western and south-western regions of our country seeking to end the sociopolitical tensions fuelled by armed groups. In that regard, we have put in place a comprehensive plan comprising: a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme; a humanitarian-assistance plan; a reconstruction plan for those two regions; a national commission for the promotion of bilingualism and multiculturalism; and a special status that confers on each of the two regions in question a regional assembly, a house of chiefs, a regional executive board and an independent public conciliator. “All of those gains have been possible thanks to the major national dialogue we convened. The Government’s actions are already yielding tangible results, with a gradual return to peace.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We will contribute our support towards ensuring the success of those conferences. It is imperative that our bilateral and multilateral partners uphold their commitments to providing developing countries with the financial and technological resources required to implement programmes for climate change mitigation and adaptation. “In an ever more globalized world, no one will be safe until adequate steps are taken to ensure security. Let me recall that my country still wages a war in the north against Boko Haram terrorists, while enhancing cooperation with other countries of the Lake Chad basin. By contributing troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations, Cameroon is demonstrating its steadfast commitment to international peace and security.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
““Let us move on to action — to reform the global economic system and to make trade fairer. “My country takes this opportunity to welcome the proposed global minimum tax rate for multinational companies, in the hope that it will come into effect as soon as possible. “Humankind is currently plagued by the following scourges: climate change, conflicts in many regions of the world, increasing terrorism, cybercrime, sea and ocean pollution, non-peaceful uses of outer space, social-media abuse, forest- ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, maritime piracy and the tragedy of migration. “My country welcomes the forthcoming twenty- sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Stockholm+50 Conference.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We need to strengthen multilateralism through committing in practice to solidarity and by providing the Secretary-General and the United Nations system with the modalities and adequate and predictable resources to manage our common home. “In that regard, I believe the reform of the Security Council remains relevant. Africa should be represented on the Council with two permanent seats and all the associated rights, as well as two additional non-permanent seats, as claimed by our continent in the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration. “Promises must cede the way to firm commitments if we are to truly achieve equal access to COVID-19 vaccines and support low-income countries on the path of science and technology, thus enabling them to tackle the multiple challenges they face.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
““To secure ‘the future we want’, we cannot afford to continue shying away from the numerous significant commitments undertaken at recent conferences on the environment and on climate change, in particular, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for sustainable development. “The COVID-19 pandemic affords us an opportunity to forge concerted, lasting and comprehensive responses to the multiple threats and complex global challenges that face our planet and humanity. “It is important to urgently make up for lost time in implementing he 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — a delay due to the non-fulfilment of commitments and exacerbated by COVID-19. To that end, our political will must remain steadfast.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
““It is with conviction that I take the floor on Cameroon’s behalf in this generate debate on the theme ‘Building resilience through hope — to recover from COVID-19, rebuild sustainability, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the United Nations’. “The timeliness of this theme is clear as humankind tackles the COVID-19 pandemic, whose devastating social and economic consequences are jeopardizing the gains made in fighting poverty and towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals we set ourselves to achieve by 2030. “Now is the time for a resounding call to reinvigorate human solidarity so that we may together embrace the future that will be ours to share.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Volkan Bozkir, and to express our appreciation of the positive outcomes achieved during his term in office, against the backdrop of major challenges compounded by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “I would also like to extend my hearty and warm congratulations to Mr. Antonio Guterres on his re-election to the helm of the United Nations Secretariat for a second term. He will therefore have the opportunity to follow up the outstanding progress achieved during his previous term, including in terms of reforms and the reorientation of the United Nations development system. I should also like to assure him of my country’s commitment to supporting him in strengthening the United Nations and implementing the global peace and sustainable development agenda.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I have the cherished duty and great honour to deliver the following statement from His Excellency Mr. Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon, who instructed me to do so on his behalf before the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. I quote: “At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session and to assure you of the full support and cooperation of the delegation of Cameroon. There can be no doubt that your wealth of experience ensures that you will guide our work successfully. “I should also like to commend the remarkable work achieved by your predecessor, Mr.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“With regard to that issue, Africa expects all its partners to show solidarity in allotting two permanent seats, with all attendant rights, and two non-permanent seats to redress a historical injustice — an arrangement on which everyone seems to agree today. The successful conclusion of negotiations on those two reforms would be the best anniversary gift that we the Member States could offer to the UN and all humankind, for whom our Organization remains the most appropriate forum for promoting peace, security and social progress. I thank you for your attention.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“While Cameroon is making every effort to address the challenges threatening its stability and development, we must acknowledge that it is difficult for a country to face terrorism on its own. That is precisely why the international community must be called upon to collectively combat terrorism wherever it may be. Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, After 75 years of evolving efforts to achieve multilateralism, racism persists, barriers preventing the free movement of people are once again being set up, and fear of the other, especially migrants, continues to persist — all of which call for genuine multilateralism. It goes without saying that the revitalization of the General Assembly will have to be combined with the that of the Security Council, which has been under way for several years.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“My country’s Government is determined to pursue its mission, based on the principles of the rule of law, human rights, and the eradication of all forms of discrimination, exploitation and injustice. In prioritizing the need for consensus, Cameroon has successfully led a major national dialogue to address, among other things, the root causes of the crisis in the north-west and south-west regions to respond appropriately. The discussions have led to the adoption of the law on decentralization, which includes, in particular, granting special status to the northwest and south-west regions and implementing a reconstruction and development plan for the regions.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“This entails ensuring food security, eradicating poverty, combating discrimination and expanding access to health care. It is in this spirit that my country adopted its national poverty reduction strategy. However, these efforts by my country are being hindered by the actions of the extremist group Boko Haram in the northern part of Cameroon. A sociopolitical crisis has compounded those difficulties in the north-west and south-west regions of the country where armed groups are terrorizing the population. The Government’s efforts to protect the population and restore normal living conditions in the areas concerned have begun to show signs of success. A gradual return to calm is expected.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“That is why urgent measures must be taken to ensure the future of humankind and to acknowledge the right of humankind to live in a healthy environment. Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Because peace is not merely the absence of war, but also access to food and basic services, Cameroon would like greater attention to be paid to the issue of development. At a time when many developing countries, in Africa and elsewhere, combat poverty, it is important for the markets of developed countries to be more open to them. This openness would be a useful complement to the official aid and technical assistance that these countries receive from external sources. For its part, Cameroon aims to build a society in which everyone’s basic needs are met.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“As a troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping operations, Cameroon has shown an ongoing commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security. Indeed, my country has continued to contribute to this multilateral effort. For decades, Cameroon has contributed troops to peacekeeping operations, such as MINUSTAH, MONUC, MINUSCA and MONUSCO, and can, I believe, be satisfied with them. Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, The maintenance of peace and security also requires the United Nations to address the issue of climate change once and for all, as it has an impact on security. Yet some deny it, despite the fact that the increase in natural disasters is a stark reminder. It is clear that climate change poses a serious threat to human life.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Since its inception, our Organization has been committed to conflict management and peacekeeping. The increase in the number of peacekeeping operations is a poignant illustration. More than 70 United Nations peacekeeping missions are in operation to support peace processes through, among other things, disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation, ceasefire observation and the maintenance of law and order. The growing collaboration between the United Nations and other multilateral bodies in these areas is a step towards advancing multilateralism. This is particularly the case of the African Union, with which joint missions have been deployed and whose example has inspired African missions.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Rising inequality is one of them. In today’s globalized world, Cameroon would like that special attention be paid to the manipulation of public opinion and, in particular to the spread of false information through social networks, which increasingly constitute genuine threats to peace. Above and beyond declarations of good will, my country believes that attaining the Sustainable Development Goals also depends on how each member of the international community assumes its responsibilities. Despite its limited means, Cameroon strives to make progress in eradicating poverty, promoting the rule of law and improving the quality of education. But it must be acknowledged that low-income countries still have a long way to go.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)