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Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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first: 2002-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 6
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“that my country has championed tirelessly for more than a decade. I reiterate here and now the African demand, legitimate in all respects, to see two of its States sit on the Security Council as permanent members, with the right of veto. That would be the only just outcome before history.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Faced with the unilateralism that is dangerously eroding the foundations of the beautiful edifice that so many generations have worked to build since 1945. the Republic of the Congo, through my voice, reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism, a guarantee of justice in international relations, balance, equity, peace and cooperation for shared development. Multilateralism, as we all know, can prosper only in a fair and equitable global system that no longer reflects the fantasies of the past, but the developments and realities of our time. There is therefore an urgent need to reform its go-to tool, the Security Council, in order to ensure a fairer representation of all continents and all peoples of the world. In that regard. Africa has a Common Position, a conciliatory and consensual position, sealed at Ezulwini.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The inter-Libyan reconciliation conference that the mediation I chair is seeking to convene will make sense only if it is inclusive, constructive and consensual. It must allow our Libyan brothers and sisters to reconnect through the virtue of dialogue by ceasing to look at each other as if they were strangers, to learn to forgive each other and to give precedence to justice, on the basis of the rule of law whose history they are called on to write. I call once again for the support of the international community, starting with the countries of the subregion and the organizations that unite them, without forgetting the so-called Quartet countries, with a view to winning concrete support for our efforts in order to open a solid and credible prospect for the definitive resolution of the crisis, which has lasted too long.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In my capacity as Chairman of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya. I cannot remain silent before the Assembly concerning the tragic situation which that country has been experiencing since 2011. It is a situation in which I am deeply invested in the name of the African Union. The peace efforts made within the framework of that thorny issue continued recently, in July, in the context of a reconciliation meeting that took place in Brazzaville, in my country, and that allowed several actors representing the heart of Libyan political and social sensitivities to sit at the same table. Everything was done to persuade the protagonists to transcend their differences and to ally their understandings of the challenges facing tomorrow’s Libya.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Due to the threat of widespread warfare that such events pose to the world, not only the two protagonists in this conflict, but also the foreign Powers that can influence the course of events in the direction of peace should all temper their ardour, stop fanning the embers and engage without delay in peace negotiations — fair, sincere and equitable negotiations. The world urgently needs those negotiations to prevent the ongoing clashes, which are already so devastating, from further escalating and tipping humankind into what could be an irremediable cataclysm, that is to say. a total war that would spin out of the control of the great Powers themselves. I remain convinced that the wise recommendations made by Africa to restore peace between Ukraine and Russia will eventually be taken into account.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The hope of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals assigned by the United Nations will only be a pipe dream if we do not ourselves create the first of all the conditions necessary for their achievement — namely, peace. For its part and whenever circumstances have permitted, the Republic of the Congo has always worked for the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa and around the world. That is how my country decided to take an active part in the African initiative for peace mediation between Russia and Ukraine.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“That is why I call for efficient technical and financial partnerships for substantial progress in that sector. Africa has no need for partnerships underpinned by politically oriented official development assistance, which is synonymous with organized almsgiving. Subsidies in dribs and drabs, doled out to the rhythm of the donors’ own interests, will certainly not allow the real and effective development of our continent. This session of the General Assembly is being held at a time when wars and other armed conflicts are raging around the world. This is the place to hammer home once again that no significant progress will be possible on any continent or in any country without peace.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In Africa, in terms of agricultural development, we know that we must protect arable land from the harmful impacts of climate change. Without that precaution, production forecasts would become completely uncertain and nothing could be controlled. Our responsibility as leaders is overwhelming in that regard. Indeed, with a population that could amount to some 2 billion inhabitants in 2050. Africa must now make a qualitative leap to secure sufficient quality food tomorrow and to forever exorcize the spectres of famine and the exodus of its populations. Africa urgently needs modern agriculture, supported in particular by efficient irrigation and mechanization systems — an agriculture that must enable it to significantly reduce its food imports, which remain too high.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Today we can only rejoice at the happy outcome of the inscription process of the Odzala-Kokoua natural park on the World Heritage List, which was concluded at the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held recently in Riyadh. That was undeniably an act of recognition that duly rewards the efforts of my country in the preservation of that natural jewel of nearly 1.2 million hectares, rich in animal and plant biodiversity, in the heart of the Congo basin. The sacrifices made by local populations by voluntarily abandoning certain activities likely to harm the environment and the renunciation by States of development projects to preserve biodiversity ecosystems should also elicit action on the part of the international community financial compensation, which would in no way be charity.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In the same vein, my country, the Republic of the Congo, has committed to hosting, next October, a summit of the three basins of biodiversity ecosystems and tropical forests — Congo. Amazon and Borneo-Mekong-South-East Asia — as a collective and concerted response from those three green lungs of the planet to the climate insecurity that is now so threatening. Since the dawn of time, as we all know, the forest has supported millions and millions of people. With one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world — only 0.06 per cent — my country is playing its full part in preserving the environment in the name of the survival of humankind.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The continual rise in sea levels that is endangering island countries, the sweeping desertification that nothing seems to stop, the suffocating heatwaves that kill many elderly people again and again, the repetitive floods and sudden mudslides that cause such visible damage — all those phenomena are as dangerous as they are devastating, and they now concern even the most sceptical among us. That is why. assuming my share of responsibility in my capacity as President of the Congo Basin Climate Commission. I launched, at the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt, the Global Decade of Afforestation initiative for biodiversity and denser plant cover at the service of humankind.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Today they are making an outstanding contribution to the promotion of their rights and freedoms, to the fight for the elimination of poverty and to the intensification of inclusive education, through all-round training and learning. In short, all the priorities that I have just listed call on each of us to demonstrate a high sense of duty and responsibility, an openness to the virtues of dialogue, a solid impulse of solidarity, patience and resilience. The balance of nations in the world seems to me to be largely dependent on that development and that option. The climate is today the most pressing of all emergencies. This emergency touches the heart of life in all its diversity. It calls our existence in all its complexity into question.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“among others, are the supply of water and electricity to the broadest social strata; the construction of road. rail. port, airport and energy infrastructure to connect territories, countries, regions and subregions; the preservation of biodiversity ecosystems, in particular through responsible management of the tropical forests, which are among the most precious heritages that we have received from providence; the fight to change mentalities in the world, with respect for the diversity of cultural expressions and reciprocal tolerance; the anchoring in our societies of the idea of gender equality and male-female parity; and the empowerment of women and girls. On that last point. I would like to underline the preponderant share in the responsibility that women have assumed in my country over the past 15 years.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is to those brave and courageous people, who have given so much to Africa, that I extend my sincere condolences. The theme of our general debate very clearly summarizes our common desire to qualitatively change the world. That was already the generous philosophy and purpose of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure peace, security and prosperity for all people on Earth. Whether it is about eliminating poverty and hunger in the world, thanks to a fairer and more equitable global economy and to more efficient and sustainable agriculture; or whether it is about guaranteeing good health for the greatest number and quality education for the most disadvantaged, those are only absolute priorities. So too.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Like most of the speakers who have preceded me. I too would like to express my fraternal compassion and solidarity with the people of Morocco and Libya, who have been deeply bereaved in recent days by natural disasters with unspeakable consequences. Just a few weeks ago. I received a report from a mission that I had sent to Libya as part of the African Union peace and reconciliation mission that I have been leading for almost six years. The report of that mission testified at length to the courage and resilience of the Libyan people, tired of living in division; a people who fight to shake off the demons of the partition of the country and to find the path of truth, reconciliation and peace; a people determined to embark on the path to recovery and regain prosperity.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“President, As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, it behoves us to repair a historic injustice, by guaranteeing Africa its rightful place on the Security Council. In its capacity as member of the African Union Committee of Ten on the reform of the United Nations Security Council, my country solemnly reaffirms the urgent need to render effective Africa’s representativeness within that organ of the UN. In this way, the values of peace, solidarity, equity and progress that are embodied in the United Nations will be further bolstered. Long live the United Nations! Long live international cooperation! Thank you.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still under threat from armed groups. In the same vein, the Central African Republic, which is preparing for a presidential election in December 2020, is facing a volatile situation caused by the murderous activism of armed gangs. For its part, Syria has been facing a civil war since 2011, with devastating consequences. Israeli-Palestinian relations remain tense despite relevant United Nations resolutions calling for the creation of two independent States. Moreover, the situation in the Republic of Cuba calls for the lifting of unilateral sanctions, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. Finally, the 75th anniversary of the UN coincides with that of the first nuclear test. Humanity should forever ban the use of nuclear weapons. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“President, The Republic of the Congo is concerned about the upsurge in terrorism and violent extremism as well as the prevalence of armed conflict around the world. This is the case with the Libyan crisis, the ramifications of which are increasingly affecting the Sahel States. In this regard, as Chair of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya, my country reaffirms the primacy of a political solution by promoting the holding of the inclusive inter-Libyan conference on national reconciliation. The various meetings held in Brazzaville and the Berlin conference on peace in Libya have encouraged those involved in that conflict to favour dialogue, within the framework of a multilateral approach that includes the UN. To this end, the road map adopted in Brazzaville on 30 January 2020 remains valid.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In view of the difficult economic situation facing the world economy, the reassertion of multilateralism constitutes the essential basis of international action to fulfil our collective commitments, in particular to ensure access to universal health coverage, promote education for all, protect the environment and sustainably preserve peace. Mr. President, As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, and despite the progress made, we are still witnessing the resurgence of untenable deprivation among populations. As a result, the establishment of “health for all” is experiencing real difficulties. The eradication of poverty in all its forms remains an international priority. However, we will only succeed if States possess the necessary resources, in a world that is truly at peace. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Indeed, strengthening multilateral cooperation mechanisms, within the framework of the fight against coronavirus, is the challenge facing the entire international community, given the scale of the economic and health consequences induced by this scourge. Undoubtedly, there is no way out of this unprecedented health crisis and no development possible in isolation. The United Nations therefore remains the main instrument capable of mobilizing States as part of an effort of compromise, even consensus, around collective action against inequalities and vulnerabilities.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“President, The world is currently facing an unprecedented health crisis that is serving to emphasize the glaring gaps between the health systems of developed and developing countries in terms of their capacity to respond to major pandemics. Such a situation calls on bilateral and multilateral actors to implement appropriate measures in the face of this pandemic, which is seriously affecting humanity’s survival. It is therefore important that we intensify international solidarity to ensure a harmonious organization and complementary strategies so as to eradicate this pandemic. Mr. President, I note with sustained interest the highly significant theme of this general debate, namely “The future we want, the UN we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism — confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action”.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Mr. President of the General Assembly Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations I would like to extend my warm congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election to the presidency of the 75th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly. I also wish to pay a well-deserved tribute to your predecessor, Mr. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, for the work carried out during the 74th General Assembly. I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary- General of the United Nations, for his perseverance in seeking solutions to the various challenges facing the international community. Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“More than ever, the virtues of constructive dialogue are being brought into play. An institutional framework was implemented after the presidential, legislative, local and senatorial elections. The stakeholders of the nation are exercising their rights in complete freedom. Transforming the world into a haven of peace and prosperity is possible. We are given proof of that with every passing day. It is up to us to realize that goal, while leaving no one behind.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“In addition to the efforts of the World Health Organization, vigorous action at the level of the General Assembly should be undertaken with a view to defining a comprehensive strategy to combat the peril. Advocacy in that area requires the constant mobilization of all countries, including sustained attention and substantial financial allocations. For our part, my country has engaged in the fight in collaboration with the Brazzaville Foundation for Peace and Conservation. The Republic of the Congo is experiencing a period that is marked by socioeconomic concern for the drastic decrease in oil prices. Budgetary adjustments are now envisaged, with the support of international financial institutions. In spite of the dismal situation, the Congo continues its resolute march towards the consolidation of its democracy.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“A decent life for all also means allowing our populations to benefit from high-quality health care. The proliferation of counterfeit and sub-standard medicines is an increasingly serious threat to the world, particularly for developing countries. The expansion of that scourge brings to mind various carefully organized forms of trafficking that have helped to finance terrorism. According to the World Health Organization, counterfeit medicines lead to 800,000 deaths a year. Approximately 10 per cent of medicines in circulation worldwide are estimated to be counterfeit. In Africa and the countries of the South in general, that figure may reach 40 per cent, and even 60 per cent in some regions.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Once again, we must agree that the protection of the environment is a common and imperative obligation. In that context, my country initiated the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin on the sidelines of the twenty- second session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The memorandum of understanding that was signed last March in Oyo, the Congo, marks the first step in the Fund’s creation. That financial instrument aims to ensure a better quality of life for our people and protect the forests of the Congo basin, which is the second-largest green lung in the world after the Amazon. I invite the international community to support the Congo in that initiative aimed at protecting our planet from global warming.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“It is a matter of concern to us all. We must take significant action in a spirit of solidarity and mutual understanding so as to contain those exoduses towards uncertainty and save the lives of thousands of Africans. As a truly global issue, the climate was the subject of promising discussions regarding its future at the Paris Conference in 2015. It is urgent that the commitments made there be kept. For the collective consciousness of humankind, that is the place to express our compassion and solidarity with the populations that are victim to the harmful consequences of climate change. I refer specifically to the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma in North America and the floods and landslides in Asia and some African countries, particularly in Sierra Leone.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Undoubtedly, poverty will continue to pose a lasting global challenge until we break the cycle of dependence and dramatic contingencies that has been caused by disturbing changes of natural ecosystems. In that respect, the globalizing and interdependent nature of our response is undeniable. Beyond our differences, we must draw on the regulatory capacities of the great Powers, in conjunction with the search for adapted paradigms and more effective solidarity aimed at advancing the developing economies. Our global stability depends upon that. In that particular context, Africa has been affected by the tragedy of emigration across the Mediterranean Sea. Similarly, the forced displacement of populations towards more hospitable areas, as a result of climate change, gives a measure of the distress of men, women and children — all victims.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“All major stakeholders in the Libyan crisis and members of the dialogue committees set up by the Libyans themselves travelled to Brazzaville during or just after the Summit. A final communiqué and road map were adopted at the end of the meeting. The commission for inter-Libyan dialogue has begun its discussions, and they will essentially focus on the amendment of the Libyan Political Agreement adopted in Skhirat on 17 December 2015 and the inter-Libyan conference that is to take place in Addis Ababa in December. From this rostrum, I would like to reiterate my country’s resolve to continue working for peace in Libya. That is why I urge the international community to support the efforts of the Congo to strengthen initiatives conducive to a positive outcome for those various crises.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“In the case of the Central African Republic, the return to peace is moving forward apace. The Government and the people of the Congo are unwavering in their support for the people of the Central African Republic. The implementation of the Road Map for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, adopted in July under the auspices the African Union, should provide new impetus to the stabilization of that fraternal country. Moreover, the search for solutions for an effective exit from the crisis in Libya as part of the mandate entrusted by the African Union to the Congo is unquestionably moving in the right direction. The holding of the fourth meeting of the African Union High-level Committee on Libya on 1 September in Brazzaville led to quite heartening progress.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Whenever circumstances allow, the Congo has always seized every opportunity to uphold the ideals of peace and justice in Africa and across the world. It is in that context that, on 19 October, my country will host the next Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the seventh High- Level Meeting of the Follow-up Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. The Summit will provide an opportunity to consider ways and means of resolving the various crises that currently afflict that part of our continent. In addition, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries in the Great Lakes region are confronted with various crises. I refer in particular to the Central African Republic, Burundi and South Sudan.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Indeed, focusing on people and striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet is a tremendous challenge that calls for a spirit of openness and responsibility on all our parts. Humankind faces many challenges. Terrorism is spreading its reach daily. No continent is immune to violence perpetrated in the name of extremism and nationalism. The increased tensions on the Korean peninsula could lead to nuclear conflict on an unprecedented scale. The situations in Syria and Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the nuclear threat and the crises in Africa and other parts of the world mean that there is now a pressing moral need for peace, without which nothing constructive or sustainable can be built. That has always been our guiding light.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“At the outset, I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the people and the Government of Mexico in the wake of the earthquake that was so devastating for that country. On behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I would like to extend to the President our heartfelt congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. I also express our gratitude to his predecessor, Mr. Peter Thomson, to whom we pay warm tribute for the work accomplished. We also once again wish Secretary-General Guterres every success in the fulfilment of his mandate. I note with interest the great significance of the theme of this general debate.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“In that context, the Republic of the Congo has decided to present, in the upcoming November elections to be held in New York, its candidature for a second term on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2015-2017. Sports, as a contributor to peace and development, unites peoples. In that spirit, in September 2015 Brazzaville will host the eleventh All-African Games on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of that African youth festival. In conclusion, I reaffirm my country’s commitment to the ideals of our universal Organization and reiterate our commitment to supporting the efforts of the entire international community for peace, security and development, on which depend the well-being of humankind and the advent of the better world to which we fervently aspire.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“African leaders have adopted a Common Position on the post-2015 development agenda in order to meet those challenges. We call for the joint commitment of all members to ensure that the Common African Position is placed at the centre of our concerns in the negotiations that should lead to the adoption of an inclusive post-2015 development agenda. Before I conclude, I would like to solemnly reaffirm my country’s commitment to the promotion and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the various mechanisms for the protection of human rights and the universal periodic review process, in which we have actively participated. In that spirit, Congo seeks to enrich its legal and institutional framework by strengthening its national system for the promotion and protection of human rights, with the full participation of civil society.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In response to that international environmental crime against biodiversity, during the first half of 2015, my country will host in Brazzaville, under the auspices of the African Union and in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, an international conference on the illegal exploitation of and the illicit trade in the wild fauna and flora of Africa. The sixty-ninth session of the Assembly of our Organization takes place on the eve of 2015, the deadline for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The review undertaken by stakeholders at all levels has shown that we have not reached those Goals owing to, inter alia, shortcomings in their initial preparation and drafting. Africa is the continent with the largest number of countries that will not have achieved some MDGs by the 2015 deadline.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In that regard, I would like to underscore the importance for my country and for Africa of the establishment of technology transfer and innovative financing mechanisms and of ensuring the maximum benefit and real implementation of the Green Climate Fund, as well as the promotion of a substantive programme to counter climate imbalance so as to maximize the opportunities provided by combating climate change. Illicit logging and the illegal trade in fauna and flora are another serious threat to the environment and to biodiversity.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“In that regard, we welcome the establishment of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response by the Secretary-General. I would like to briefly address the issue of climate change, which, as everyone knows, remains a major threat to our planet. The Republic of the Congo, which fully shares the Common African Position, supports the conclusions of the Elysée Summit for Peace and Security in Africa of 6 and 7 December 2013. The Climate Summit held here in New York on 23 September saw the announcement of firm commitments with a view to the adoption of a universal, important and binding agreement on both mitigation and adaptation at the Paris summit in 2015.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“That also applies to Boko Haram, which rages in Nigeria and seeks to spread its activities towards Cameroon, and perhaps soon to other countries if nothing is done to prevent it. The same goes for the rebel movement known as Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, which is still active in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. In Central Africa, as elsewhere on the continent, insecurity is often the result of a number of factors. There are not only war and armed violence but also poverty and endemic diseases, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases and Ebola haemorrhagic fever. We commend the great spirit of solidarity shown by the international community in assisting the African countries affected by the Ebola epidemic to eradicate that terrible scourge.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Finally, it also needs that support so that the positive developments seen in the Central African Republic in recent weeks with the cessation of hostilities agreement, signed in Brazzaville on 23 July, and the transfer of authority, on 15 September, from the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic can be strengthened to allow the Central African people to emerge from the crisis that has lasted too long. Africa needs the ongoing support of the international community to curb maritime piracy, which increasingly threatens the Gulf of Guinea, and to combat terrorism, which extends from the Sahel to the south of the continent, with the involvement of many local networks.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“For the world needs peace and security, especially wherever senseless conflicts have developed, such as in Syria, Ukraine, Iraq and between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The world needs peace and security in Africa, especially in Libya and throughout the entire Sahel-Saharan region, in South Sudan, Central Africa and the Great Lakes region. Africa needs the increased support of the international community so that Somalia can, once and for all, emerge from the abyss and so that Mali can recover its integrity and unity. It needs such support so that the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has now experienced a degree of calm, will not again be plunged into the violence that afflicted it for so many long years.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“Humankind lives in fear of tensions and conflicts, which exist virtually everywhere; of terrorism, which has become the bogeyman of States; of old and new epidemics that plague societies, especially the poorest among them; of the persistent disparities among and within States; and of climate change, which threatens our planet. Those are the challenges that arouse a feeling of great apprehension throughout the world. In turn, they make us put our faith in the United Nations, the only instrument available to the world in its search for solutions to those many problems. In that universal quest, the priority action of States must be directed above all to peace, security and the conservation of nature.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the President on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. At the same time, I would like to welcome the wise choice that he has made to view his mandate as an extension of the work of Ambassador John William Ashe, his predecessor, to whom I pay a well-deserved tribute. I also commend the President on having chosen a theme for the sixty-ninth session that invites us to engage in a comprehensive consideration of the post-2015 agenda. I would also like to pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and reiterate to him the unwavering support of the Republic of the Congo for the efforts he expends with devotion and selflessness at the head of our Organization. The world is in turmoil.”
2014-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 69 (2014)
“That path proposes opening the Congo to modernization and industrialization, to the pursuit of peacebuilding, the strengthening of democracy and the rule of law, to the promotion of good governance and to the protection of human rights. We have pledged to open a new path to the future and to mark it with proper behaviour and clean technologies. We have pledged in my country to never sit on our hands and watch the Earth suffer. That is a promise which I repeat here. Our African storytellers have often said that men were the dream of the Earth. I solemnly promise that not only will Africans do everything in their power to never become its nightmare; they will, on the contrary, open up a gateway to the future for all of us.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“We welcome the unanimous adoption, on 24 September 2009 at the historic Security Council 9 09-52470 summit (see S/PV.6191), of resolution 1887 (2009), which reflects the determination of the international community to work towards disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation for a safer world. In the light of these many challenges, we call for strict compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in all its aspects, including the right of all countries to develop nuclear technologies for civilian purposes. The Congolese people renewed their confidence in me last July. That confidence is based on the concept that we call the “path of the future”.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“We welcome the significant progress seen recently in relations among the countries of the Great Lakes region on our continent. The warming of relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, the revitalization of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries, and the normalization of relations between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo reflect the common will of the Great Lakes countries to work to consolidate peace. With respect to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, we encourage any initiative to promote sustained dialogue between the parties in the quest for a definitive and equitable solution to the crisis.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“In its capacity as African Union co-mediator, together with Libya, of the crisis between Chad and the Sudan, the Republic of the Congo welcomes the willingness, expressed by both parties at the African Union summit, to relaunch negotiations based on the Doha Agreement of 3 May 2009. We also note with satisfaction that the tripartite initiative aimed at a joint settlement in the subregion, with the assistance of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in the Central African Republic, the General Secretariat of the Economic Community of Central African States, the Commission of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community and the General Secretariat of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States, should enable us to curb the insecurity on the borders of Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad for the long term.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“It justifies an overhaul of the international financial architecture and can enable us, through new commitments, to realize the vision of a more unified and equitable world. But time is running out, in Africa more than elsewhere, and the adoption of decisive measures can wait no longer. Halfway towards the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, our success will depend on the international community’s new choices and on the effective implementation of announced measures. The commitments undertaken at the April 2009 London summit of the Group of 20 must be honoured, and we hope that the meeting to be held in Pittsburgh will fulfil all our expectations.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“The countries of the region have nonetheless made great progress in forest preservation. Today, Africa requests that the forthcoming Copenhagen Conference consider mechanisms for adaptation, mitigation, capacity-building, technology transfer and financing based on the principle of equity. In Copenhagen, we must take earnest account of the forests, which represent carbon sinks of global importance for regulating and stabilizing our planet’s climate. The economic and financial crisis, whose effects we continue to feel, is the most serious economic recession that the world has experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This crisis should help to raise our awareness.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)
“Gorillas, forest buffaloes, chimpanzees, bonobos and forest elephants — these are what must inspire our action, as they help to maintain the ecological functions of natural systems. In 1999, the countries of the Congo basin launched a unique forestry experiment by proclaiming their common resolve to preserve their biodiversity and promote the sustainable and joint management of their forest ecosystems, as well as by ensuring the use of resources for Central Africa’s economic and social development. The resulting plan is one of the strategic components of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development. It represents a significant contribution by Central Africa to the effort to address the problems related to global warming. Unfortunately, the funds necessary for the programme’s implementation are still lacking.”
2009-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 64 (2009)