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  1. “Today, more than ever before, we must comply with the commitments we made to achieve a new world order based on justice and rights law, to ensure peace, security and dignity for all.”

    2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)

  2. “We have taken steps towards comprehensive education, health care and other social services for our people such as drinking water, electricity and communications. Illiteracy and ignorance are major obstacles to development. We have launched broad literacy and education campaigns for our citizens. We have been able to do this because of our pluralist democratic system, which insures freedoms and human rights in an atmosphere of security and stability. The United Nations Charter seeks common goals of freedom and solidarity for all people. New developments in the international arena in the last few years require our Organization, including the Security Council, to adapt to changes.”

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  3. “The international community must therefore make more efforts in the areas of human solidarity and social progress everywhere in the world. We call for the necessary assistance to be provided to the countries of the South and for the opening of the markets of the developed countries to the products of developing countries. Investment opportunities in developing countries should be increased. Despite the huge challenges and a difficult economic international situation, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has taken major steps towards development and construction, as noted by our President at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. We have established solid foundations for sustainable development and have developed a clear-cut strategy to combat poverty.”

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  4. “Turning to our own continent, Africa, we welcome the birth of the African Union, which will be a framework for enabling the African peoples to achieve their aspirations for progress and development. We also support the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), which seeks to strengthen regional cooperation to achieve economic integration, and we welcome the support given to this initiative by our development partners. Mauritania reiterates its support for the People's Republic of China, the sole legitimate representative of the Chinese people, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI) of 1971. Mauritania welcomes the efforts made by the Government of the People's Republic of China for the peaceful reunification of that country. We have now seen it proven that violence and extremism result from poverty and despair.”

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  5. “We are concerned that there should be respect for the independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait, and respect for the independence and territorial integrity of Iraq. Once again we call for the lifting of the embargo against the Iraqi people, which has now been in place for more than 12 years. With regard to Western Sahara, we support the efforts by the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy, James Baker, to find a definitive solution to insure stability in the region, one that would be accepted by all of the parties. On developments pursuant to the Lockerbie crisis, we welcome the significant steps taken by the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to find a diplomatic solution to the problem. We think it is now up to the Security Council to take the necessary steps to lift the embargo imposed on Libya.”

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  6. “This play is pursuant to the terms of reference of Madrid and the land-for- peace principle and is also in accordance with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978. We reiterate the need for an immediate Israeli withdrawal from all territories of the Palestinian Authority, an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and the immediate resumption of peace negotiations. This is the only way to have peace and security in the Middle East. We hope to see a return to peace, stability and harmony in the Gulf region. We oppose the use of force against Iraq and affirm our support for a peaceful 25 solution to settle the crisis in accordance with international law.”

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  7. “In order to achieve peace and security, the United Nations must play an ever-larger part to strengthen international law. We noted the sustained efforts and the repeated calls for peace in the Middle East. We believe the Arab countries' initiative adopted at the Beirut Summit offers the ideal framework for comprehensive and lasting peace that will ensure progress and prosperity for all peoples in the region. We noted with great interest the vision of the President of the United States of America, Mr. George Bush, who spoke of the need for the coexistence of two independent States, Palestine and Israel, and efforts by the Quartet and the European Union with a view to the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with Al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital.”

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  8. “Mauritania will be actively involved in regional and international initiatives to combat that pernicious phenomenon. We reconfirm our full support for the relevant Security Council resolutions and are resolved to implement them, specifically resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001. The tragic events highlighted a new reality. Terrorism, instead of being a marginal phenomenon, has become a core issue ignoring borders and which can only be combated through a global strategy. Nobody should believe that fighting terrorism is a clash between two civilizations or cultures. Rather, we must act together to show that the elimination of terrorism is a new step taken by the human race towards further developing its comprehensive, all-inclusive civilization and attaining its aspirations for a safe and better future.”

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  9. “We note with satisfaction the significant activities and the commendable international conferences held this past year, primarily the United Nations Conference on HIV/AIDS in New York, the Monterrey Conference on Financing for Development and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. Such international conferences have placed the world before its collective responsibilities in dealing with core issues that require global solutions. What is at stake is the equilibrium and future of the world. This session is being held one year after the criminal attacks against New York and Washington. I would like to confirm once again that Mauritania totally condemns those terrorist acts. We condemn terrorism in all its forms.”

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  10. “Mr. President, on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, I would like to congratulate you on your election to the Presidency of the fifty- seventh session of the General Assembly. We are confident that your experience and wisdom, already well-proven, will ensure the success of this session. I would also like to thank your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Han Seung-soo, for his able guidance of the work of the last session. Also, I would like to congratulate the Swiss Confederation and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on their admission to membership in the United Nations. I would also like to congratulate most warmly our United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the United Nations staff for their excellent work in promoting the noble goals of this Organization.”

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  11. “Now more than ever, we must make an effort to live up to our Charter commitments in order to bring about a new world based on law and justice, guaranteeing peace, security and solidarity.”

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  12. “Among the latest reforms are the introduction of proportional representation, which has made possible the involvement of all parties and which has expanded the voter base and involvement in political life. Observers and opposition parties praised the conduct and the outcome of the elections. The broadest possible participation by the people is the best guarantee of success in the fight against poverty, illiteracy and exclusion. This has strengthened our conviction that true enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms depends on the ability of the people to take part in economic, social and cultural decisions. A purpose of the Charter of the United Nations is to realize our common goals.”

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  13. “We must recall too that debt continues to be among the major obstacles to progress in the economies of developing countries and a handicap to economic development. Notwithstanding the scope of the challenges and the unfavourable international situation, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, under the enlightened leadership of His Excellency President Maaouya Ould Sid’ Ahmed Taya, has made major strides towards sustainable development, with a view to improving the standard of living of our people, achieving social advancement and consolidating democracy and the rule of law in a climate of peace, security and stability. Pluralistic democracy has been restored in full with the holding some weeks ago of our fifth municipal elections and our third legislative elections.”

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  14. “We welcome the recent all-Africa development initiative and the support it has won from our development partners in terms, inter alia, of sources of financing. It has now been proven that phenomena such as violence and extremism are the outgrowth of poverty and frustration. The international community must therefore go further to demonstrate its solidarity and help achieve social development throughout the world. Developing countries hope for a greater, more reliable spirit of solidarity that is expressed in deeds. They need increased support from the rich countries in the form of greater investment and the opening up of international markets to products from the developing world.”

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  15. “In that context, we call for the lifting of the embargo that has been imposed for more than 10 years on the fraternal Iraqi people, who have suffered immensely from that embargo. With respect to Western Sahara, my country supports the efforts of the Secretary-General and of his Personal Envoy, Mr. James A. Baker III, to guarantee stability in the area through a final solution that would enjoy the support of all parties concerned. Turning to developments in the Lockerbie crisis, we welcome the success of diplomatic initiatives, but at the same time feel that the Security Council should act to lift the embargo imposed on Libya. We hail everything that has been done to resolve conflicts and wars on the African continent, which have stymied development efforts there.”

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  16. “We hope that the peace process will be resumed in accordance with the principles enunciated at the Madrid Conference, in keeping with the principle of land for peace, and in conformity with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 425 (1978), thus bringing about the complete withdrawal of Israel from all Arab territories occupied in 1967 and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with its capital in the holy city of Al- Quds Al-Sharif. We express our hope for a return to stability and concord in the Gulf region, consistent with international legality and with respect for the independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait, as well as with respect for the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq.”

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  17. “It is obvious that the role and international legitimacy of the United Nations in bringing about international peace, security and stability must be enhanced. No one must suggest that fighting terrorism is a campaign by one civilization against another, or the supposed supremacy of one civilization over any other. To the contrary, we must act together to show that the endeavour to eliminate terrorism marks a new phase in humankind’s march forward, building on the heritage of all civilizations and converging in an 17 expression of our common aspiration to a secure life and a better future. In that connection, my country notes with satisfaction the sustained efforts and the success of repeated appeals to bring peace to the Middle East so that the peoples of that region can live in peace, security and prosperity.”

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  18. “The moment they were perpetrated, Mauritania voiced its absolute condemnation of those terrorist acts. My country reaffirms its condolences to the people and the Government of the United States. These tragic events have cast light on a new situation: terrorism is no longer a marginal phenomenon but is rather a key problem that knows no boundaries and that can be combated only by means of a global strategy. Mauritania continues to be an active participant in all regional and international activities aimed at a concerted and comprehensive fight against that phenomenon. In that context, we reaffirm our unreserved support for all relevant resolutions, along with our determination, specifically, to implement Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September.”

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  19. “Those efforts have quite rightly been recognized by the Nobel Academy, which decided to award the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to the Secretary-General and the United Nations. This distinction reflects the most striking recognition of the efforts undertaken by our Organization to strengthen international peace and security. It also constituted recognition of the personal merits and contributions of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan. Moreover, the re-election of the Secretary-General to a second term reflected the satisfaction of the international community. This session is taking place in a climate of sadness in the aftermath of the criminal attacks on New York and on Washington, D.C., with their heavy toll of thousands of innocent lives.”

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  20. “I am delighted to be able to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on your election to the presidency of the fifty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We are certain that your experience and wisdom will indeed guarantee success at this session. I also avail myself of this opportunity to express my gratitude to your predecessor, Mr. Harri Holkeri, for his skilful and distinguished guidance of the work of the past session. This is also an opportunity for me to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Secretary- General and the entire United Nations staff on their tireless efforts to achieve the noble objectives of our Organization.”

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