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Ali Osman Mohamed Taha

lines on the record: 106
first: 1996-09-24
most recent: 2010-09-24
sittings or episodes: 4
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“I am pleased to recall the laudable attention my country has given to the problem of mitigating the effects of climate change through numerous programmes, plans and institutions, as well as by promoting the necessary awareness of the gravity of the problem among wide sectors of the population. However, that remains a moral obligation and a humanitarian mission and responsibility that demands joint international efforts.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“We therefore hoped that the efforts to address climate change would be crowned with success at the Copenhagen Conference and that the developed countries would pledge, on the basis of their historical responsibilities, to adopt strategies and programmes with clearly defined goals and principles aimed at addressing the root causes of climate change. We hoped they would pledge to provide the necessary financial resources for sharing responsibility for the preservation of this planet, while fully respecting the principles agreed on in the 1992 Earth Summit Declaration in Rio de Janeiro.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“We also stress the need to renounce harmful propaganda and the sowing of fear, panic and tension in the region. We pinned great hopes on the success of an international consensus on the issues of the environment and climate, in view of the direct and severe effect of climate change on the life of people in my country and in many others, as confirmed by studies prepared by experts in this Organization and its specialized agencies. That has prompted the Secretary- General to draw attention to the close link between climate change and a number of armed conflicts on the African continent and elsewhere, in particular over Darfur.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“They are deported, displaced, killed, and driven away from their homeland, despite the fact that the United Nations has adopted numerous resolutions that Israel has refused to implement, in clear defiance of the will of the international community. We call upon Israel to implement all international resolutions and return all occupied Arab lands in Palestine, the Golan Heights and Lebanon. An independent Palestine is a noble 15 10-55122 demand and is the legitimate right of the people of Palestine, supported by the calls of all peace-loving peoples and countries. We call for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. We underline the right of States to acquire nuclear technology for peaceful uses and to settle disputes through dialogue and negotiation.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“In that regard, we would like to draw attention to the need to accord priority, through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, to questions pertaining to the continent on the United Nations development agenda; to build the capacity of African and African Union institutions to maintain peace; to take affirmative action in financing the continent’s plans for combating poverty, the AIDS pandemic and malaria; and to provide humanitarian assistance and upgrade the capacities of African States in order to strengthen their efforts in realizing the Millennium Development Goals. The question of Palestine has been inscribed on the United Nations agenda for many decades, while the Palestinian people have continued to suffer.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“That would help fight trends that lead to confrontations and instability and the deterioration of development in developing countries. The African continent has continued to suffer from the repercussions of the global economic and financial crisis, as well as from the adverse effects of climate change, including their impact on the prices of food and energy. That has widened the scope of poverty and hunger and has increased social tensions, migration, displacement, armed conflict and the inability of African States, especially the developing countries, to cope with the humanitarian consequences of natural disasters.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“We hoped to be included in the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative and to resume receiving much- needed development aid, like other States emerging from conflict, as reflected in relevant international recommendations and resolutions. That should be in addition to the special treatment that the Sudan should enjoy as a least developed country. Similarly, we believe that the announcement by creditors of their intention to cancel the Sudan’s foreign debts would dispel concerns about the referendum on Southern Sudan and the negotiations between the two parties regarding the post-referendum arrangements. We therefore call for cancellation of the Sudan’s debts, on the basis of the same standards applied to other least developed African countries.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“In the light of the high- level meeting attended by representatives of all members of the Security Council and many other countries, and of the Secretary-General’s communiqué of 24 September commending the efforts of the Sudanese Government to fight impunity (see SG/2165), the Council should refer the entire file to the Sudanese justice system so that it can deliver justice pursuant to the established rules of international law and national legislation. After the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, we hoped that the international community would show cooperation commensurate with the Sudan’s many accomplishments.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“The involvement of the International Criminal Court, in this context, directly jeopardizes the peaceful settlement process that the country seeks. Therefore, we completely reject this intervention, which has no place in international law, logic or policy, and is wholly unjustified. We appreciate and commend the position of the African Union and other regional organizations to which the Sudan belongs, and of countries committed to the rule of international law that have condemned and strongly rejected the claims of the Court. Therefore, we call on the Security Council to reconsider its decision and to withdraw the file completely from the Court.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“We are committed to combating impunity, which is part and parcel of the principle of international justice and does not admit politicization, discrimination or selectivity. However, selectivity and politicization are prevalent in what is known as the International Criminal Court, which has become a tool to break the will of the people of the third world and to impose hegemony over them. We have all witnessed the hasty steps taken to subject a State non-party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to its powers and jurisdiction, as a result of which the established principles of international law fell victim to crude and unjust political intervention. Over the past six years, the Sudan has made progress towards negotiated political settlements with armed movements in the South, East and West.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“In order to reinforce our efforts to implement the agreement, it was agreed to convene an international conference on the development and reconstruction of Eastern Sudan on 1 December 2010, which the State of Kuwait has graciously agreed to host. Preparations for the conference have been jointly undertaken by the United Nations Development Programme, the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development and the Arab Development Bank, in addition to the Sudanese Government. The conference will focus on three topics: infrastructure, services and investment. From this rostrum, I appeal to Member States to participate 10-55122 14 actively in that important forum in order to establish stability in that part of the Sudan.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“Thus, the prescriptions for peace will be entrenched in the conscience of the people, which will facilitate their acceptance of them. This vision of peace has gathered powerful momentum from the positive changes in our relationship with Chad, in addition to our vigorous efforts to strengthen our regional relations in the interest of promoting peace in the Sudan. With a view to bolstering stability in the various regions of the Sudan and eliminating the causes of potential armed conflicts, in October 2006 the Government concluded, in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, an agreement with the Eastern Front. The agreement provided for security arrangements that led to peace and security throughout the territory.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“In that context, the Government has endeavoured to establish partnerships with all States and organizations that wish to engage with it on the basis of the strategy. Foremost among those partners are UNAMID, the United Nations and its agencies and organizations, the African Union Executive Council, the African Union itself and its institutions, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The second pillar is the exertion of special efforts to involve the citizens of Darfur — particularly at the grass- roots level and including elected representatives, civil society organizations and the internally displaced — so that the centre of gravity of the peace process will not be far removed from Darfurian society.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“With a view to achieving the strategy’s development goals, the Government has appropriated from its own resources the sum of $1.9 billion over the next four years to cover the costs of development projects, in addition to what it hopes to raise from partners and donors. The strategy is designed to work closely with UNAMID, the Joint African Union-United Nations Chief Mediator for Darfur, and the African Union Executive Council in order to facilitate and arrange consultations with the people of Darfur so as to universalize reconciliation and establish justice for all through national mechanisms and in close consultation with all sectors of Darfurian society. It is worth noting that the strategy adopts a practical approach to implementation based on two pillars. The first is the adoption of the idea of partnership.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“The new strategy is based on five key components: the establishment of security; the consolidation of development; the resettlement of internally displaced persons and people affected by the war so they can lead a life of dignity; the encouragement of internal reconciliation that would promote social peace; and the pursuit of negotiations with a view to drafting a settlement document agreed by the people of Darfur. The strategy envisages the completion of the negotiations currently under way in Doha through the sincere efforts and under the auspices of the sister State of Qatar.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“These positive transformations, which have created new conditions on the ground, have encouraged the Government to develop a new strategy for Darfur, concerning which we have conducted broad discussions with the people of Darfur at the individual, collective and institutional levels, and with all the national political forces. We have also conducted consultations on Darfur with our partners in the peace process, first and foremost the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel ably and skilfully led by President Thabo Mbeke. Many of our partners in the peace process and the international community have also supported and encouraged this strategy.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“13 10-55122 We also recall my Government’s efforts to consolidate peace in Darfur, which has undergone several positive changes that continue to promote the normalization of the situation. Lasting peace would restore to Darfur the vitality that has faltered in the past years due to conflicts fuelled by the proliferation of arms and by regional and international interventions. The recent positive developments have enabled the holding of elections throughout Darfur, helped to consolidate democratic legitimacy and led to the establishment of new elected institutions.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“Arrangements are now under way for the holding of the referendum in Southern Sudan on schedule concerning the options of unity or separation. For our part, we are determined that our fellow citizens in the South shall have their say without coercion and in an atmosphere of freedom, integrity and transparency. We also hope that unity will be the voluntary choice of the citizens of Southern Sudan. We therefore call on all people to support and consolidate the unity of the Sudan and to participate in observing the referendum. We also welcome the Secretary-General’s decision to ask former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa to chair the United Nations panel mandated to observe the referendum.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“I would like to take this opportunity to give the Assembly a brief review of the recent political developments in my country, especially regarding the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005, which was the subject of a high-level meeting on the Sudan held three days ago at the invitation of the Secretary-General and attended by a number of leaders and Heads of State. I note the concluding communiqué citing positive developments in the implementation of the CPA and the steps to establish peace in Darfur. It also commended the holding of public elections in the Sudan last April in an atmosphere of tranquillity and peace. International observers were witness to the credibility and integrity of the voting process.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“We have reviewed our achievements and identified obstacles and challenges in a way that will enable us to meet our obligations. There is no doubt that the success attained and the constructive recommendations submitted will encourage Member States to make further progress in this respect. We would like to underscore the great importance of development aid in achieving the MDGs and of the need to maintain such assistance even in the current situation of successive global crises and in the context of the increasing burden of foreign debt on the economies of the developing countries and their ability to achieve the MDGs.”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“It gives me great pleasure at the outset to extend warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session. I am confident that your election was the right choice. I would also like to commend the outstanding manner in which Mr. Ali Abdussalam Treki conducted the meetings of the previous session. His statesmanship and experience reflected positively on the work of the session. We would also like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Secretariat for their ongoing and appreciated efforts. We followed with keen interest and actively participated in the preparations for the High-level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).”
2010-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 65 (2010)
“The United Nations must establish clear and transparent partnerships according to the Charter with regional organizations in order to realize regional and international peace and security. The Sudan, as a committed and active member of this Organization, will remain faithful to the objectives that constitute our collective effort.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The international community is called upon today more than any other time to put pressure on the occupying authorities to abide by resolutions of international legitimacy so that the Palestinian people may realize their full right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent State with Jerusalem as its capital. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that for the United Nations to continue playing its important role imposes on us a collective responsibility to find the solid will and determination to make the Organization a truly collective framework for multilateral, international efforts to deal effectively and justly with international issues and problems.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Developing nations must also participate in dealing with the causes and effects of climate change. The Sudan is of the view that developed nations should fulfil their commitments to capacity-building and should provide the financial and technical resources to support developing nations in facing those problems. The Sudan emphasizes the fact that the maintenance of international peace and security requires, first and foremost, an urgent solution to the problem in Palestine and that the situation be dealt with in a decisive and serious manner, especially in view of the tragic situation that the Palestinian people in the occupied territories are facing.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“National efforts in the Sudan can currently be seen in the context of efforts to develop and revitalize the agricultural sector and to realize a comprehensive green revolution. Here I must emphasize the serious negative impact of phenomena like climate change and environmental deterioration, which have constituted reasons for war and conflict in Africa. The conflict in Darfur is one practical example of the impact of those phenomena and how they directly affect the daily lives and needs of individuals. The Sudan, as a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 1999, emphasizes the need to put more effort and coordination into intensifying multilateral action to face those phenomena and to achieve a more efficient system for the post-2012 era.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Here, let me mention that the Sudan has implemented several quick-income projects and several short-term projects to benefit vulnerable groups. Regarding the attainment of MDGs — especially the alleviation of poverty, the development and support of education, health and the fight against diseases like 23 08-51851 malaria — the State is still directing its efforts to attain those objectives and to realize sustainable development. We must take into consideration the potential of the country and its vast resources, which, according to reports of relevant international organizations, make it capable of helping to solve the global food crisis by providing food for millions around the world.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The current structure of the international economy, with its restrictive, unfair trade practices and restrictions on the exports of developing nations, is a negative impact of globalization, in addition to the heavy external debt burden that paralyzes the region’s national economic development. Those obstacles are very serious and retard development, especially in the African continent. The United Nations Millennium Summit emphasized the special position of Africa as a priority with regard to international assistance and channels of cooperation and support through relevant initiatives like the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and other regional, subregional and national initiatives.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Here I would like to reiterate that the Sudan is in accord with the African position included in the Ezulwini document on the issue of reforming the modus operandi and rules of procedure of the United Nations so that it can be more democratic, transparent, express equitable geographic representation of the world’s continents and reflect the developments that the world has seen since 1945. Economic and trade developments compete with each other. The failure of economic structures in many developing and least developed countries constitutes a problem that raises obstacles for the movement to realize the MDGs as soon as possible.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Since the issue of more democratic international relations was one of the subjects proposed for the general debate of this session, our country, like all other African countries, has been following the efforts to reform this Organization — especially the Security Council, which is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security and which has remained as it is since its inception while the entire international arena has been changing. That made reforming that Council an urgent priority, so that it can be more responsive to the aspirations of the developing nations. I am referring specifically to Africa, which has no permanent representation in the Security Council, whose agenda is beset with African issues.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“I would like to assure the Assembly that the Government of the Sudan is making progress in its resolute and principled goal of achieving lasting peace and removing the bitterness of war and its legacy in accordance with the values and principles of the people of the Sudan and their mores, customs and traditions, which are based on peaceful coexistence, reconciliation and tolerance. The establishment of peace in Darfur and in the Sudan and the steps taken by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court are two parallel lines that can never meet, hence such situations must be rectified as soon as possible and there must be a return to the commitment to the political process.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“From this rostrum, in the name of the Government and the people of the Sudan, who were unanimous in rejecting that step, I thank and commend all the active forces of more than two thirds of the international community, which through their regional, geographic and political institutions and organizations have condemned the measures taken by the ICC Prosecutor and called on the Security Council to rectify the situation arising from that action. Here I specifically mean the member States of the African Union, the League of Arab States, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the member States of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and other countries that have expressed their disapproval and their complete rejection of that step taken by the ICC Prosecutor.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The road map was based on four tracks: rehabilitation and development, the peace process as a priority, the peacekeeping operation and the humanitarian track. Thus the Prosecutor is turning upside down the issue of accountability, which the Government of the Sudan supports and which is already being handled by a competent and effective Sudanese judiciary, and giving it a completely different character by introducing it into the International Criminal Court and destabilizing justice and peace in the Sudan and the region. It is an open invitation to the rebel movements that oppose peace to stay away from the peace option. The actions of the Prosecutor seek to influence negatively the elections to be held in 2009, through which the Government will enter into a new phase of peace and democratic transformation.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“That request targeted the leadership of the State, the symbol of its sovereignty and dignity, in a failed attempt at political and moral assassination, as well as causing delay or erosion of the peace process for ulterior motives unrelated to justice or to the realization of peace and stability in Darfur, and in a State that is not a signatory to the Rome Statute. Moreover, the actions of the Prosecutor disregard the road map agreed upon by the Sudan, the United Nations and the African Union on the basis of the Addis Ababa understanding in November 2006 and the international conference on Darfur held alongside the last session of the General Assembly. The road map 08-51851 22 was further reiterated and endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 1769 (2007).”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“At a time when the Government of National Unity has taken giant strides to implement the peace agreement, with the full support of the President of the Republic, the electoral law has been passed and approved by parliament to usher the Sudan to yet another phase of democratic transformation and peaceful transfer of power through general elections to be held in 2009. The country is fully mobilized and engaged in turning over the page of violence and war in Darfur, and amid those developments came the request of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Pre-Trial Chamber to issue an arrest warrant. An arrest warrant against whom? Against a man who ended the longest war in Africa, a man who brought peace to eastern Sudan and laid the foundations for peace in Darfur.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Periodic coordination meetings between the Government of the Sudan and the command of the joint operation have been deliberating on all the problems and resolving them. On the humanitarian level, the Government of the Sudan remains committed to executing the humanitarian communiqué concluded with the United Nations on 28 March 2007, which is being implemented in an exemplary manner as a result of the matchless follow-up mechanism to track the implementation of the humanitarian communiqué and the special efforts of the Government to open humanitarian corridors in Darfur and to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. Once again we renew our commitment to that effort.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“With regard to peacekeeping — and in accordance with the principles of positive cooperation with the United Nations and the African Union under the agreement reached at the high-level understandings in Addis Ababa on 16 November 2006, which led to the adoption of Security Council resolution 1769 (2007) establishing the mandate of the joint African Union- United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) — the Government of the Sudan has fulfilled its commitments with regard to its role in the peace process in Darfur and indeed has fulfilled many other steps. The status of forces agreement has been concluded. The mandate was transferred from the African Union Mission in the Sudan to UNAMID on 31 December of last year. The headquarters have been built and operational capacities have been established in the three states of Darfur.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The movements have continued to reject the peace option and to choose the military option, not to serve the interests of the people of Darfur but to pursue a policy aimed at regime change in the Sudan, as demonstrated in the military aggression carried out on 10 May 2008 against the Sudanese capital itself. Those movements would not have been able to do what they did had they not been receiving mixed or wrong messages from some circles, since they saw that the non-signatories were not being pressured to join the organ of peace, while those who signed the treaty were. That increased the intransigence of the non-signatories, threatening the chances for peace and the humanitarian conditions.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“We had hoped that the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement on 5 May 2006 as a result of the generous mediation of the African Union would encourage the movements that had not signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to do so. In particular, in order to ensure full implementation of the Agreement, power-sharing and the establishment of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority, male and female citizens of Darfur have been appointed to executive and legislative positions and various arrangements have been put in place to ensure wealth- and power-sharing and security. However, as members are all aware, the movements that oppose peace have continued to boycott all the negotiations, undermining the efforts of Mr. Jan Eliasson and Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Jebreel Basoli, Joint Chief Negotiator, whom we fully support; the establishment of an Arab-African committee, co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Qatar, the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, to mediate peace negotiations between the Government of the Sudan and the armed movements in 21 08-51851 Darfur, in close cooperation and coordination with the representatives of the African Union and the United Nations; and the implementation of the initiative that was supported and welcomed by the African Union, the League of Arab States and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Sudanese Government of National Unity sincerely hopes that those efforts will promptly lead to comprehensive peace and stability in Darfur.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“From this rostrum, we reaffirm our full commitment to achieving a peaceful political settlement of the crisis in Darfur, one that will enhance the ongoing peace process through positive actions. These include the implementation of the People of the Sudan initiative, aimed at developing a national consensus as to the best way to resolve the issue, as stated by the President of the Republic during his recent important visit to Darfur; the appointment of Mr.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“We in the Sudan believe that our desire for the cancellation of our foreign debt is in accordance with the spirit and requirements of peace agreements, since that debt is hampering our reconstruction efforts. We also call for the lifting of the unilateral sanctions imposed against our country, which defeat the true purpose of a comprehensive peace. In that way, the citizens of the Sudan could benefit from the dividends of peace. The problem of Darfur has been the chief concern of the people and the Government of the Sudan. No one is more eager than our people to achieve peace and stability in Darfur, which, after all, is their problem and their responsibility.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“While our country is firmly committed to implementing the provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in particular by holding general elections during the first half of next year and by completing our national programmes for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and de-mining, we hope that the international community will honour its financial commitments, including those pledges announced in Oslo in 2005 and in Norway in May 2008. Here, in view of the difficulties and obstacles that we have encountered in implementing the Agreement, I should like to recall a principle of Western thought regarding the difference between words and deeds.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Furthermore, peace in the Sudan is a strategic goal aimed at reinforcing stability in neighbouring countries, the region and the continent. Thus, we appeal to all members of the international community, through the Assembly, to support the efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Sudan. By so doing, they will promote, enhance and guarantee peace and stability in the region and on the African continent. We must avoid doing anything that could negatively affect or jeopardize those efforts.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Achieving peace and stability in the Sudan has been a firm priority objective of our Government, which has demonstrated its commitment to the option of peace, as reflected in the historic milestone achieved when we signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on 9 January 2005 in Nairobi. The Agreement, which ended the longest-running conflict on the African continent since the colonial era, was reinforced by the Darfur Peace Agreement, signed at Abuja, and the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement, signed at Asmara, Eritrea. Our efforts to achieve peace have proceeded from our conviction that peace will create a favourable environment for the development of the Sudan’s vast agricultural resources and wealth, which in turn will ensure the sustainability of peace.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“That concept that was condemned in July 2008 at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, which called on the Security Council and the General Assembly to seriously examine the issue and to cancel it. The politicization and abuse of the aforementioned principle clearly shows that disregard for and non-compliance with political and professional norms that are guided by the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law, together with the application of double standards, pose grave dangers for the region and beyond, threatening the stability and prestige of the institutions of the international order.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“We recall that our African continent has had a long and difficult journey as a result of its backwardness since it broke the yoke of colonialism and fought its post-independence wars, during which the objectives and aspirations of Africans to lead a dignified life were forever thwarted by the so-called lost decades of development and the unfavourable economic and trade atmosphere. The political and security situation of the African continent has made it vulnerable to foreign interventions and conspiracies that have undermined its stability and rendered peace a more distant prospect. In addition to discussing the various and well- known threats and dangers facing the African continent and all developing nations, I should like to draw attention to and warn about the danger of the abuse of what is called “universal jurisdiction”.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“Millions are looking forward to a world of peace, stability and prosperity that respects the common values and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, notably respect for the sovereignty of States, their choices, the peaceful settlement of disputes and joint cooperation in all fields. Although we continue to hope for and work towards a capable and efficient United Nations and a complete framework for multilateral cooperation that takes into consideration the wealth and diversity of the international community, we in the developing 08-51851 20 countries, especially in the African continent, remain profoundly convinced of the need to maintain those objectives and principles.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“We are confident that, with his wisdom, experience and perspicacity, we may indeed be hopeful and optimistic that the international community will realize its ambitions for global development, reconstruction and prosperity. I also wish to strongly commend and thank Ambassador Srgjan Kerim for the competence with which he conducted the work of the sixty-second session. We also thank the Secretary-General and his staff for the efforts that they continue to deploy in the service of the mandate of this Organization. This session of the General Assembly falls amid some very important and particular developments in the international and regional spheres.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“It is indeed my pleasure, on behalf of the leadership, people and Government of the Sudan, to greet the General Assembly as it meets in its sixty-third session. We wish its deliberations every success and hope to witness tangible progress on all the issues and challenges that must be given priority by this Organization. We refer, of course, to the maintenance of international peace and security; realizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); containing the food crisis, poverty, hunger, climate change and water shortages; and reactivating the role of the United Nations in a changing world. We are indeed delighted to see Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann chairing this session.”
2008-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 63 (2008)
“The adoption by the United Nations of the idea of setting up a body to promote dialogue between religions and civilizations would pave the way for the realization of that noble objective and would reinstate respect for lofty moral values. It would act as a strong deterrent to such social ills as drug abuse, the escalation of violence and terrorism and family disintegration, thus clearing the way for a better future for humanity as it enters a new millennium.”
1997-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 52 (1997)