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Azali Assoumani

lines on the record: 159
first: 2003-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 9
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“the date of 26 May has become a symbolic reference point for the transition of power in the Comoros, as it marks the transfer of power following free and transparent presidential elections. It is out of that constant concern to preserve peace, stability and democracy in the Union of the Comoros that I am once again asking for members’ support and assistance in ensuring that the forthcoming presidential and gubernatorial elections, scheduled for December and January, will be held in very favourable conditions. In conclusion. I remain confident that 26 May 2024 will once again commemorate the political maturity of the Comorian people, and that the inauguration ceremony of the next President of the Union of the Comoros will symbolize the anchoring and strength of Comorian democracy.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I would like to emphasize my deep desire, which is also that of the Comorian Government, to honour the institutions and democratic life of the Comoros by organizing the next presidential and gubernatorial elections in 2024 in a free, transparent and democratic manner. I would also like to point out that, as a result of the national reconciliation policy that I have been pursuing since 2000. the Union of the Comoros has been able to put an end to the cycle of political instability that had characterized Comorian political life since independence in 1975. That policy of reconciliation, supported by the African Union, the United Nations and all our partners, has brought stability to the country, and it is our duty to consolidate and entrench it. Since 2002.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“which is having a negative impact on our ambitions to promote the well-being of our people. I also reiterate — again, with a view to preserving peace and stability and on behalf of the African Union — the urgent need to reach a just and equitable solution to the question of Palestine, a solution that enshrines the right of the Palestinian people to a sovereign State, living in perfect harmony and security alongside the State of Israel. As Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of the Comoros. I would also like to solemnly reiterate the Comorian nature of the island of Mayotte and to recall that, in order to make progress on handling the issue, we have chosen to engage in a dialogue with the French side with a view to resolving that unpleasant dispute in the interest of both our countries.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“That partnership will not only strengthen South-South cooperation in the mutual interests of our States, but it will also better capitalize on the partnership with our friends in the North. Like the rest of the world. African countries need peace and security now more than ever in order to be able to enjoy better living conditions. Peace and development will also require the settlement of political and territorial issues linked to the sovereignty of States and the dignity of nations. It was those concerns that prompted some of my African counterparts and myself to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Vladimir Putin as part of an African peace mission last June to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg, respectively. We are therefore ready to support all other initiatives aimed at helping to put an end to the war.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The African Continental Free Trade Area will in fact contribute to the realization of our common ambition to move towards the industrialization of the continent, because Africa must stop being a simple supplier of raw materials. While making it possible to strengthen our secondary and tertiary sectors and to create employment, the African Continental Free Trade Area will also stimulate the transfer of technologies and promote foreign investment, as it will give other continents immediate access to a market of more than 1 billion people. Allow me to reiterate our request for support in strengthening the strategic partnership between Africa and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) — or indeed its institutionalization — and the establishment of a joint African Union-CELAC commission.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The economic shocks suffered by our countries, in particular due to inflation and logistical and food crises, have seriously affected our growth potential, as well as the daily lives of our populations and the stability of our States. Against that backdrop, the African Continental Free Trade Area — our large continental common market — has been implemented since 2021 in the hope of revitalizing Africa’s growth and gross domestic product. With that essential tool, the acceleration of which is my mission during my mandate as President of the African Union, the continent gives itself the means to create leverage effects that will allow it to release the wealth necessary to better cope with its population growth.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Africa also faces the resurgence of unconstitutional changes that undermine democracy, peace and security, stability and socioeconomic development. In that connection, the African Union has taken sanctions measures against those who commit terrorist acts and demands the rapid return to constitutional order in the countries concerned. I solemnly recall that there can be no political life worthy of that name without respect for electoral deadlines and the legitimate institutional mechanisms that underpin the democratic life of our countries. Africa, although under pressure, is fighting for regional integration in order to emerge from its economic crisis.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is therefore urgent that the international community strengthen its efforts to support us in stabilizing the region, given the knowledge that, in the global village in which we live, crises are easily imported and spread, with consequences for economies and inter- and intra-State investments in particular. Certainly, it is primarily up to Africans to implement economic and social development plans in the framework of Agenda 2063 of the African Union in order to fight against poverty and youth unemployment, and above all to prevent our young people from falling hostage to extremism in all its forms. However, it is also the duty of the international community to support Africa in that process, because our actions must be pooled to have a chance of being effective. In addition to terrorism.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I would like to launch an appeal for strengthening the capacities of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme through more substantial support for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. That will enable the agency to better support our African cities, which are brimming with potential but have become very vulnerable to climate change. I cannot talk about the challenges faced by the African continent without focusing on the complex and worrisome political and security situation that prevails there, particularly in the Sahel. As we all know, the Sahel region of Africa has been severely affected by insecurity and terrorism since 2010. with terrorist groups intensifying their attacks against security forces, civilians and infrastructure.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions and the funding promised to combat climate change must be translated into concrete actions if we indeed wish to live in a safer and more prosperous world. I therefore call for support for the Moroni Declaration for Ocean and Climate Action in Africa, signed in June, and the African leaders’ Nairobi Declaration on Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions, of last September, so that our countries can defend, with one voice, their common interests in favour of sustainable development, particularly at the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Dubai. We wish the Conference every success. Finally.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In addition to the numerous human losses, let us emphasize that the damage caused by natural disasters is enormous and entail reconstruction and recovery costs that are not always within the reach of the States affected. I therefore call on the international community to favour common, structured and better adapted approaches — especially in the context of financing — to respond to those large-scale disasters so that we can provide our populations with the necessary support to alleviate their hardships. Above all. I call for the effective implementation of the recommendations linked to the protection and preservation of the environment, as well as the concretization of the commitments made in favour of adaptation and mitigation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We are all experiencing it — our planet is constantly facing various climatic hazards, in particular cyclones, floods, rising sea levels and drought, to name but a few. Such increasingly frequent disasters of course have devastating impacts on economies, social infrastructure, agriculture and populations, particularly the most vulnerable, and lead to health crises that accentuate the vulnerability of our continent. I also take this opportunity to renew our heartfelt condolences and our solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Morocco and Libya, whose countries just suffered enormous human and material losses as a result of natural disasters. I also have in mind the many countries in Europe. Asia and America that are suffering head-on the devastating consequences of forest fires, floods and storms.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Therefore, as we speak of solidarity, it is high time for the partnerships among African Governments, development organizations and foreign and local private sectors to be strengthened in order to address those challenges effectively and sustainably. It is also high time for our partners to support us in the implementation of ambitious reforms, including the transfer of expertise and technologies, in order to help those countries most affected promote agricultural development and. more specifically, to produce, transform and store their products locally in order to give them added value and thereby combat shortages and famine. We must also step up the fight against the effects of climate change.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“And I believe that the trust and the solidarity highlighted this year will provide us with the right solutions for our concerns. Africa faces challenges related to food security, which are becoming increasingly common on the continent despite the fact that the continent has vast stocks of arable land and an abundance of skilled and competent workers. Yet food insecurity continues to affect millions of people. The effects of climate change and the numerous conflicts on the continent compound the situation, as does the Russian-Ukrainian war. which led to the disruption of supplies of grain and fertilizer and unprecedented inflation. Members will agree that it is inconceivable that, with all its arable land, the continent remains a major importer of agricultural products, contributing to a significant deficit in its trade balance.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“which just welcomed the African Union, over which I have the honour to preside, into that Group in 2023. That diplomatic victory for Africa and for the G20. through India, where that historic decision was enacted, gives us hope, in particular at a time when coordinated action is needed to extricate our countries from their socioeconomic crisis. The theme of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly. “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all”, is very timely. The African continent faces several challenges, and there is a danger that those challenges could jeopardize its future.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We firmly believe that wish will be realized via the in-depth reform of the United Nations system. Africa, where 3.8 billion people will live by the end of the century, intends to play a crucial role in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals, and therefore has the right to participate in global decision-making bodies and. among other things, to be a permanent member of the Security Council, enjoying its rights, in line with the Ezulwini Consensus. It is a matter of equity. The reform of the United Nations, for which Africa has been clamouring, is also a question of effectiveness. It is a matter of legitimacy, and therefore the effectiveness of multilateralism. I also take this opportunity, on behalf of Africa, to reiterate our sincere gratitude to the members of the Group of 20 (G20).”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I also take this opportunity to pay a much-deserved tribute to his predecessor. Mr. Csaba Korosi. for the effective manner in which he discharged his duty on behalf of us all. Lastly, on behalf of my country and the African Union. I would like to sincerely thank Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his ongoing commitment and that of all of his teams in the service of our common institution for the benefit of us all. As Chairperson of the African Union. I would like to convey today before the Assembly the voice of all African States, which continue to believe in fairer and more effective multilateralism, because it is more inclusive and therefore can help bring about the profound changes that are so sought after to ensure a better life on the continent and throughout the world.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is indeed a pleasure for me today to sincerely thank, first of all. the American authorities for the warm welcome extended to us every time we are here in New York to participate in this major annual gathering of the international community. Next. I would like to warmly congratulate Mr. Dennis Francis on being elected to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. I am even happier to do so as it is a representative of the group of small island developing States — my country is one of them — who has assumed that important responsibility. There is no doubt that his professional qualities and experience, together with his special understanding of the development challenges that are part and parcel of insularity, will ensure the success of the work of the current session.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Regional and international solidarity must therefore prevail if we are to wage a merciless fight against this scourge and ensure the safety of all. Our presence every year here at the United Nations is irrefutable proof of the interest we place in multilateralism and of our conviction of the major role of the Organization in further humanizing the world. This year, it reflects an even stronger and unshakable common resolve to act for the good of our respective peoples. In conclusion, I would like to stress the need for continued unity and solidarity within the international community. It is together and within an organized framework that we will find the appropriate solutions to the great challenges of our time, for greater peace and progress, and for the betterment of all of us and generations to come.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I would like therefore to launch from this rostrum a friendly and fraternal appeal to all our partners to find together the ways and means of evolving towards the concretization of the commitments we made in Paris to finance the various projects targeted in the programme. At the regional level, I attach particular importance to the close cooperation that exists between the Comoros and the countries with which we share a common destiny in the Indian Ocean area. The Union of the Comoros also participates in regional efforts aimed at ensuring security in eastern Africa and, in that context, supports the sisterly Republic of Mozambique in its fight against terrorism, a scourge that spares no country.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Alongside the United Nations system, the newly signed framework plan for sustainable development for the next five years perfectly integrates the priorities held by the Emerging Comoros Plan, the reference framework par excellence for the development of our country. The combined efforts of the Government and bilateral and multilateral partners must converge towards a major objective, that of the emergence of our country by 2030. In that light, in early December we intend to organize in the country a follow-up seminar to the Conference of Development Partners that was held in France in 2019 in order to mobilize the promises made to support this challenge of emergence by 2030.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Nevertheless, the situation in the country has been brought under control thanks to forethought and the provisions taken by the authorities in that respect, and with the support of our bilateral and multilateral partners, the communities and civil society. We thank them once again. It must be said that even if the Union of the Comoros is, thankfully, currently classified in the “green” category, we must remain vigilant, especially being an island country, in order to avoid a new outbreak of the disease. Consequently, the Comorian Government is making considerable efforts to support the population on a daily basis, particularly in this time of global food crisis resulting from COVID-19 and aggravated by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. I welcome the action of all the development partners of the Comoros and reiterate my thanks to them here.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“With regard to human rights, allow me to emphasize that my country works closely with the relevant regional and international bodies and has successfully passed the four-year universal periodic review mechanism of the Human Rights Council in 2019. The constitutional and legislative reforms carried out confirm my country’s desire to make human rights a national priority. With respect to social outcomes and all other areas, COVID-19 has been a concern and forced countries to prioritize its management. The Union of the Comoros experienced two waves, the second of which proved to be more virulent, claiming many victims.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Thus, with a view to better national cohesion and mid-mandate, last February we held a national political dialogue aimed at bringing together more Comorian men and women around essential objectives, including peace, security and national unity, with a view to sustainable socioeconomic development. The Assembly will understand why I wish to thank all the partners who were kind enough to lend their support to that dialogue. I remain convinced that all the vital forces of the nation that took part in that important meeting will work towards the consolidation of the achievements of the past 20 years, in terms of human rights and the democratic transfer of power, and thereby advance the development of the country.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“My country, the Union of the Comoros, has just celebrated 47 years of independence. Although the first two decades following that regained freedom were marred by political unrest, turmoil and instability, the country has enjoyed peace and stability for more than 20 years now. It is therefore necessary to do everything possible to consolidate and perpetuate this newfound political stability because it constitutes a real guarantee of socioeconomic development. Our salvation lies, in fact, in a peaceful, united society that is increasingly inclusive of all the structures that make it up.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I also take this opportunity to renew our condolences, support and sympathy to the authorities and the people of Pakistan, and through them, to the bereaved families and the victims of the heavy floods that have affected this brotherly country. Our States are also confronting other dangerous phenomena, such as piracy, pollution, illegal fishing, the plunder of resources at sea, human trafficking and drug trafficking, which require our utmost attention. My Government joins all regional and global initiatives in waging a merciless fight against these barbaric acts, which are one of the major threats to the security of property and people. That is why I have always attached great importance to the security dimension in our geostrategic action, particularly in the Mozambique Channel area and the south-west Indian Ocean region.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The principles and values of the United Nations are now gathered around the Sustainable Development Goals, which each country has made a priority. It should be recalled that climate change is one of the important elements of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, entire regions are simply destined to disappear, while others are daily subject to the intensification of climate phenomena, such as floods, intense droughts, fires, coastal erosion or the acidification of the oceans. While these disasters spare no country or region, it should be emphasized that the case of island developing States like the Comoros is even more worrisome and deserves greater attention from us leaders.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The only way is to manage the complex issues that threaten world peace at their earliest stages, through dialogue and diplomacy. I cannot talk about conflicts without mentioning the territorial dispute between my country and France concerning the Comorian island of Mayotte. My Government, like all those that have preceded it, solemnly recalls before the Assembly, and in accordance with international law, Comorian sovereignty over this island, which was removed from Comorian rule during the decolonization process of our country. The management of this painful dossier, which has lasted for more than 40 years, is very fortunately seeing new perspectives open up with the spirit of dialogue that has been created between the Comorian and French parties.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“They are quite simply terrorists who have nothing to do with Islam, which is a religion of peace, tolerance and coexistence. However, we are aware that behind these contemporary terrorist phenomena, which we must fight vigorously, there is also a great deal of frustration among young people who have no points of reference and are in search of a future. In that regard, I appeal to the great Powers of this world and recall that while their support is an essential contribution to the economic and social development of the States under the greatest threat, said support should be designed in such a way as to also meet the aspirations of the peoples that benefit from it. I am convinced that nothing beats prevention when it comes to building peace, security and stability in the world.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In that context and given the threats that weigh on world peace today, which everyone recognizes and understands, my Government invites all parties involved in the various conflicts to show restraint and a spirit of responsibility. With regard to the highly worrisome situation in the Sahel, we know from experience how dangerous it is to allow hotbeds of tension to arise and become fertile ground for the expansion of international terrorism. My Government is all the more attentive to this issue as we have seen the rise in power in southern Africa of the barbaric Al-Shabaab phenomenon, which constitutes a threat on land and at sea for the entire continent. I reaffirm, as I did last year before the Assembly (see A/76/PV.10), that these groups threatening peace in the world are not Muslims.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“The Moroccan autonomy initiative, within the framework of the sovereignty of the Cherifian Kingdom, is, in our eyes, the best basis for reaching a timely, pragmatic and lasting solution to that regional conflict, which has gone on for far too long. My Government therefore strongly encourages dialogue between our two brotherly countries, Morocco and Algeria, and welcomes all initiatives likely to contribute to ensuring peace in that region, in particular the relaunch of the political process, based on Security Council resolutions. In the same vein, with respect to the sovereignty of States, the Union of the Comoros reiterates its position on the need for the People’s Republic of China to recover its integrity with respect to the Chinese province of Taiwan.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“In that respect, I reiterate here, on behalf of my delegation, the imperative need to find a rapid, just and equitable solution to the flagrant injustice that Palestine is suffering. We must indeed find a solution that enshrines the right of the Palestinian people to a sovereign State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in perfect security and harmony with the State of Israel because, as the Comorian adage says, “we choose our friends, but we do not choose our neighbours”. With regard to the question of the Moroccan Sahara, I reiterate the unfailing support of the Union of the Comoros for the principle of Moroccan rule over the Sahara.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“I would also like to welcome last July’s Black Sea Grain Initiative, carried out under the auspices of President Erdogan of Tiirkiye and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and aimed at allowing the export of millions of tons of grain blocked in Ukrainian ports. Those agreements, which ought to be consolidated, are proof that dialogue can and must always prevail to prevent the world from plunging into chaos and misery. In addition to concerns related to the ongoing conflicts and health and food crises, the community of nations must continue its quest for appropriate solutions to political and territorial problems related to the sovereignty of States and the dignity of nations.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“As if all that were not enough, another crisis, caused by the invasion of Ukraine, has revealed once again, and in a dramatic way, the fragility of the multilateral system that brings us together today. With each passing day we are seeing the price of wheat and other food products increase to unprecedented levels, which jeopardizes food security by increasing the threats of shortage and famine. That is why my country condemns in the strongest terms this anachronistic invasion and urges the international community to convince Russia and Ukraine to resume as soon as possible the path of dialogue and mutual respect, the only things capable of opening the way to the cessation of hostilities.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Indeed, three years ago our countries entered the worst health crisis in their history, marked by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic, as the Assembly knows, has brought all the countries of the world to their knees and demonstrated that, big or small, we are all equal in the face of the epidemiological threat that today is one of the worst situations facing our global village. In that regard, the Union of the Comoros wishes once again to express its thanks and appreciation to all those who have worked tirelessly to provide, in just a few months, effective solutions that make it possible to restore hope in the world and to gradually emerge from this crisis that has seriously shaken the world’s economies.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“At the outset, I would like to warmly congratulate His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid on his effective leadership of the work of the seventy-sixth session of our Assembly. I also wish to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi, his successor, on his brilliant election and to assure him of the solidarity of the Comoros as he carries out his mission. I also thank Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his sustained investment, as well as that of all his teams, in the service of peace and development. The seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly is being held at a particularly delicate moment in the life of the international community. The face of the world is changing profoundly from one year to the next.”
2022-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 77 (2022)
“Our presence at the General Assembly this year also reflects our common determination, even stronger and more steadfast, to act for the good of our respective peoples. We are here to say yes to everything that will contribute to a better balance in the world, and to say no to anything that contradicts that. And we especially say no to COVID-19.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The Union of the Comoros has been very honoured to assume a vice-presidency within the African Union (AU) and is therefore committed to playing an effective role, helping to promote the noble values defended by the African Union in connection with peace, stability, respect for human rights and the achievement of the Agenda 2063 in all its aspects. We are working closely with the AU Bureau, particularly on the quest for a peaceful solution to the dispute between our brother nations of Egypt, the Sudan and Ethiopia. Our presence here every year at the United Nations is proof of the importance we attach to multilateralism and of our belief in the major role that this Organization plays in further humanizing the world. In that regard, I want to commend the address by President Biden of the United States and his commitment to multilateralism.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Our Comorian presidency also worked to successfully manage the COVID-19 pandemic in member countries and to establish a regional plan for the blue economy and a strategy for the revival of regional economies. The Union of the Comoros is also participating in regional efforts aimed at ensuring security in East Africa. We have given unwavering support to our sister republic of Mozambique in the fight against the scourge of terrorism, which unfortunately spares no countries. We must therefore maintain our regional and international solidarity in a relentless effort to combat it and ensure our regional security.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The Union of the Comoros has set up an executive secretariat responsible for monitoring the Development Partners Conference, which will work in close collaboration with the relevant national authorities as well as all our partners. At the regional level, the Union of the Comoros passed the torch of the presidency of the Indian Ocean Commission last May to France, to which we wish every success and the triumph of the ideals and values cherished by the peoples of the Indian Ocean. The Comorian presidency of the Indian Ocean Commission was a success. It advanced the subregional organization in a reform process aimed at making it more efficient, more modern and better able to meet the expectations of our countries’ populations, following a ministerial retreat that my Government organized in Moroni.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Together we intend to implement common actions to significantly strengthen our bonds of good-neighbourliness and cooperation for the well-being of our respective peoples. However, all that momentum has unfortunately been blunted by the major health crisis, which took every country by surprise and weakened our follow-up to the commitments made at the Paris conference. The reality today is that we have to face facts. We have no choice but to learn to live with this virus. We therefore need to find ways to move forward with our previously planned projects. I would like to launch a friendly and fraternal appeal from this rostrum to all our partners so that together we can find the ways and means to realize our commitments made in Paris aimed at financing the various projects in the Emerging Comoros Plan.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I would like to point in that regard to the Development Partners Conference for Comoros held in December 2019, in which hundreds of bilateral and multilateral partners and representatives of the private sector participated. By the end of the Conference, which France was kind enough to host, we had mobilized partners who expressed their interest in supporting the implementation of our plan, which today remains the general benchmark for the development of the Union of the Comoros. The strong presence of our nation’s partners and the importance of the announcements made attest to the success of that historic meeting. I am also committed to close cooperation with the countries with which we share a common destiny in the South-Western Indian Ocean.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“My Government is also making major efforts to support our people in their daily life, especially with regard to protecting them from the looming global food crisis that is likely one of the consequences of the situation created by COVID-19. We welcome the assistance of all my country’s development partners. The new framework plan for sustainable development that has just been signed for the next five years with the United Nations system perfectly integrates the priorities adopted by the Emerging Comoros Plan. All the combined efforts of the Government and bilateral and multilateral partners of the Comoros must be focused on the major objective of ensuring our country’s emergence by 2030.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The Union of the Comoros has had two waves, of which the second was more virulent. Nevertheless, the situation has been brought under control thanks to measures taken and provisions made by the authorities in that regard, with support from all our bilateral and multilateral partners, our communities and members of civil society, to whom we are very grateful. It must be said that while the Union of the Comoros, thank God, is now in the “green” category, we must continue to be vigilant, especially as an island country, in order to avoid any further spread of the disease. To date, a second stage of vaccinations has been completed, and the third phase, which begins soon, will enable us to reach the goal of 80 per cent of the target population that we have set for ourselves by the beginning of 2022.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The Comorian judicial system must remain the support that the State offers the weakest for their defence and the most deprived for the protection of their rights, in the face of an upsurge in violence, especially against women, children and vulnerable members of society. Such acts must be very severely punished. That is why my Government has set up a higher judicial council composed of eminent magistrates with long experience in their field, and has adopted a revised penal code and code of penal procedure, incorporating provisions aimed at providing the country with an improved and adequate political and legal framework. On the societal front, COVID-19 has occupied our minds, as it has everywhere else, and forced us to prioritize the management of the disease.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I would like to thank the African Union mission led by the Commissioner for Peace and Security, who has just completed his stay in the Union of the Comoros and in the space of a week was able to meet with all the stakeholders in this dialogue, listen to everyone, appreciate their positions and make recommendations. It is now up to all the parties to this dialogue to move forward. It is clear that our country needs all its national stakeholders to consolidate our achievements of the past 20 years in the areas of human rights and democratic change and thereby advance its development. Comorians must also be able to trust the justice system, the guarantor of respect for their rights and protection.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The false information purveyed by social networks, and through unreliable and unofficial channels, has no aim other than to damage the peaceful climate within our islands and undermine the efforts to develop the Union of the Comoros. With a view to improving our national cohesion, I have therefore decided to engage mid-term in a national political dialogue that I hope will help to bring together more Comorian women and men around our essential objectives — that is, peace, security and national unity — which will enable us to capitalize on our efforts for the socioeconomic development of our country.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“That new vision, which requires the assistance of our neighbours and development partners, has become the basis for any projection for the future of this part of the world, for which the development of a sustainable and controlled blue economy holds immense and vital potential. At the national level, I am aware of the need for political stability as a guarantee of the socioeconomic development for which my Government is working tirelessly. Political stability and national cohesion are dear to our country because they are essential to any initiative. Our salvation depends on a peaceful, united society that is increasingly inclusive of all the strata of which it is composed.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“While those events spare no country or region, we should note that the situation of small island developing States such as the Comoros is even more worrying and deserves greater attention from us leaders. And like so many others, these States are also dealing with other dangerous problems such as piracy, human trafficking at sea, drug trafficking, illegal fishing and the plundering of natural resources at sea. My Government associates itself with every national and global initiative aimed at waging merciless war on such barbaric acts, which are a major threat to the security of our populations. That is why I intend to reorient our diplomacy’s strategic axes so as to integrate the dimension of security into our geostrategic action, especially in the area of the Mozambique Channel and the South-Western Indian Ocean.”
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“They constitute an ideal platform for our collective commitment and a foundation for our actions in favour of development. In that process, and as shown in my country’s voluntary national assessment report presented to the high-level political forum in 2020, the Union of the Comoros has embarked on a path aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in all their aspects, for which the Emerging Comoros Plan for 2030 is our relevant national framework. As we tackle the work of this session, let us not forget that according to current studies and research, entire regions are expected to simply disappear, while others will be affected by the intensification of climate events such as floods, droughts, fires, coastal erosion and ocean acidification, the consequences of the harmful effects of the degradation of our environment.”
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