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Macky Sall

lines on the record: 90
first: 2012-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 8
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“I will hand over power to my successor after 12 years at the head of our country. I would like to thank the States Members of our Organization for their friendship and cooperation. Embodying the voice of Senegal, establishing and maintaining friendships in this concert of nations where our common efforts are harmonized towards our common ends has been a great honour for me. On behalf of the Senegalese people. I would like to express my gratitude to all my colleagues and to ask them to welcome my successor with the same friendship and consideration. I will maintain the same feelings of cordial friendship and esteem for everyone. I am confident that in the Senegalese tradition of openness and dialogue. my successor will be faithful to the relations of trusting friendship that unite our country and all the Members of the United Nations.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Climate justice would require that a continent that contributes less than 4 per cent of emissions yet suffers the most should not be condemned to fall into debt to repair and prevent damage for which it is not responsible. Senegal is in favour of a just and equitable energy transition, taking into account the specific needs of our countries, including universal access to electricity, of which more than 600 million Africans remain deprived. Thus, if we want the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to be the venue for promises kept, let us ensure that the funding announced is available and accessible according to simplified and transparent procedures and terms. On 25 February 2024. Senegal will hold its presidential election. Like the previous ones, it will be democratic, free and transparent, and on 2 April.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“At the same time, we are continuing to build low- carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure, including two projects for mass transport systems: a regional express train and a rapid transit bus line, both electric. With the execution of national and continental projects, such as the Great Green Wall, our countries are clearly committed to climate action, within their means. The fact remains that, for the most part, green projects in Africa are financed by recourse to commercial debt, whereas they should be supported by the mobilization of the $100 billion per year agreed at the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2009 to finance the climate action.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“That, for Senegal, is what must establish a revitalized universalism, more open and more effective in addressing the challenges of our time. Among those challenges is the climate emergency. While extreme phenomena are increasing. Senegal remains committed to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Thus, thanks to our proactive energy mix policy, renewable energies now represent 31 per cent of our established electrical capacity. With the signing last June of our Just Energy Transition Partnership agreement, we aim to increase that rate to 40 per cent by 2030. I thank the Group of Seven partner countries that are supporting us in mobilizing €2.5 billion over a period of three to five years, starting in 2023. to finance our projects under the Partnership.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Senegal remains committed to the vision of peaceful international relations based on the equal dignity of peoples, cultures and civilizations. On 31 October 1961. one year after our country gained its independence. President Leopold Sedar Senghor expressed that vision here in these words: “[N]o one particular civilization ... could be imposed without the bulk of mankind rising up against it” (A/PV.1045, para. 17). Sixty-two years later, our position remains the same. Among free peoples, whose history and sociocultural realities are diverse, there can be no legitimacy for some to define and impose on everyone else a single way of living, as a kind of civilizational ready-to-wear. What works for some may not necessarily work for others. Together, we can practice our shared values, but together we must respect our differences.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“If we want to avoid that dissolution, wisdom dictates that we reform global political, economic and financial governance to make it more representative of diversity and thereby reinforce its legitimacy. We can get there if we put in the necessary political will. The Group of 20 (G-20) demonstrated that by admitting the African Union as a full member. I warmly thank the members of the G-20 for their unanimous support for that initiative, which Senegal put forward during its current presidency of the African Union. We hope that the example of inclusion thus given by the G-20 will be followed by the Security Council and the Bretton Woods institutions, for a multilateralism more representative of the interests of all its members. Likewise.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“The theme of this session reminds us that the ideal underlying multilateralism is to create and promote trusting, supportive and inclusive relations among countries. Senegal recognizes the valuable services that the United Nations and Bretton Woods systems have provided to member countries for almost 80 years, but we all know that the multilateral system, a legacy of a bygone past, has become obsolete. However, as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has rightly warned, a system that continues to ignore the realities of its time and the needs of more than three-quarters of its member countries accentuates inequalities, generates conditions that challenge it and causes the risk of its fragmentation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“There is no peace to maintain where instead it must be restored by fighting armed groups who pillage and slaughter innocent populations on a daily basis, occupy entire territories and threaten States in their very existence. The tumultuous experiences of two current peace missions in Africa are edifying in that respect. Consequently. Senegal once again invites the Security Council to fully assume its responsibilities in the fight against terrorism in Africa by virtue of the collective security mechanism provided for by the Charter of the United Nations. In the same spirit, we call for a de-escalation and peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine. We reiterate our support for the right of the Palestinian people to a viable State, coexisting peacefully with the State of Israel, each within secure and internationally recognized borders.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“High-intensity warfare puts humankind at risk of major catastrophe. In Africa, the resurgence of coups d’etat remains a matter of serious concern. Senegal reiterates its strong condemnation of any form of unconstitutional change of Government. The emergency of the hour is also terrorism, which continues to gain ground in Africa, without an appropriate reaction from the Security Council. On numerous occasions, in particular during its mandate on the Council in 2016 and 2017. Senegal has warned of the ineffectiveness of peacekeeping operations in Africa, whose mandates and equipment are barely able to respond to the nature of the situations.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“On behalf of Senegal. I wish President Dennis Francis every success in presiding over the work of the General Assembly. I thank his predecessor and renew our support for the Secretary-General in the exercise of his duties in the service of the Organization. Since our last session, the state of the world has not improved. For millions of people, daily life remains marked by fear, violence, poverty and inequality. Many countries continue to suffer the economic and social impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic. Global warming has reached unprecedented levels. The tragedy of irregular migration reminds us of the need to implement the Global Compact for Safe. Orderly and Regular Migration, and to relentlessly pursue the fight against the criminal networks that organize the illicit traffic in human beings.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Such a future requires that we lay down our weapons, manifest greater solidarity, protect our environment, cultivate our shared values, and accept and respect our differences by abandoning civilizational dicta. It is thus that we will bring forth the world of our dreams, a world of coexistence — a better world for all. I wish the General Assembly every success at its seventy-sixth session.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Consequently, every blow to sovereignty, cooperation and diversity represents a blow to our shared ideals and to our reason for being here. A world weary of the blight of war, isolationism, environmental destruction and material servitude is headed for a fall. The promise of a better world for all blossoms in the soil of dialogue and mutual respect, not in the dogma of conformism and cultural and civilizational contempt. It blossoms in a spirit of openness, respect and care for the other, in easing the plight of the hungry, the thirsty, the sick and those who lack education. To that end, we cannot be satisfied merely with empty promises. It is our duty to work for a future of fulfilled promises.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“As we continue the overarching mobilization for women’s protection and empowerment, we must also focus on that of young people, including through the promotion of inclusive financing and resource allocation under the Global Financing Facility campaign initiated by the World Bank. These are without a doubt difficult and uncertain times. However, let us nourish the hope mentioned in the theme of this session. To achieve that, we must act bearing in mind the fact that the United Nations was built on the promise of a better world, one governed by the principles of the sovereignty of, cooperation among and the diversity of peoples. It is faith in those ideals that has brought the representatives of peoples to this Hall for the past 76 years.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“As we have just commemorated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, with the Generation Equality initiative, we know that progress has been achieved. However, we are cognizant in particular of the long road that lies between us and the goal of eliminating all forms of inequality, discrimination and violence against women and girls. It is not acceptable for women and girls, who represent half of humankind, to continue to endure such treatment in the twenty-first century. Senegal therefore in January 2020 criminalized acts of rape and paedophilia.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“That is why Senegal believes that an end to financing for the gas sector under the pretext that gas is a fossil fuel, without accounting for the fact that it is also an especially clean energy, would represent a major obstacle to our efforts to achieve an energy transition, universal access to electricity, competitiveness and economic and social development. Our countries, which are already shouldering the overwhelming burden of an uneven exchange, should not be expected to shoulder also the burden of an uneven energy transition; hence I would call for gas-financing mechanisms to be maintained as a transition energy. We face another important challenge: the status of women worldwide.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“That will be shored up by the solar electrification project under way for 1,000 villages, in line with the partnership for the Green Climate Fund and the West African Development Bank. Ultimately, thanks to the gas-to-power strategy, we are seeking to achieve the goal of 100 per cent clean energy through the forthcoming use of gas resources. But our countries cannot achieve an energy transition or abandon the polluting practices of industrialized nations without a viable, fair and equitable alternative. Natural-gas use as a transition energy should be maintained.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“The multilateral system inspires confidence so long as it brings together and reflects the aspirations and interests of all stakeholders. It is high time for the composition of the Security Council to reflect the realities of the twenty-first-century United Nations in all of its diversity, not the reality of the obsolete post- World War landscape. Senegal therefore reaffirms its commitment to the Common African Position as set out in the Ezulwini Consensus. Building our shared future also means taking care of our planet, in line with the principle of shared but differentiated responsibility given the ravages of global warming. Under our nationally determined contribution, Senegal is pursuing its efforts towards an energy transition, with the goal of basing more than 30 per cent of installed electrical capacity on renewable energy.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“These include, inter alia, infrastructure, energy, agriculture and industry, as well as water, sanitation, health, education and training. To that end, a New Deal for Africa should help to overcome the deterministic mindset that has hampered the continent’s access to those resources. I call upon partner countries and institutions to work with us to relax the rules of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to harness Africa’s investment potential. Each of us has a role to play, because the investment needs of Africa that is being built are shared opportunities for growth and prosperity. Likewise, seventy-six years after the creation of our Organization, reform of the United Nations is necessary.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We can achieve that by preserving the transparent, trust-based dialogue that is already under way. In that way, we can lay the foundation for a New Deal for Africa through a reformed global economic and financial governance that is more fair and more inclusive. Such a New Deal is possible if we see to it that the relationship structures with our continent are based more on partnership than on official development assistance. Clearly assistance alone cannot meet the needs of a continent of more than 1 billion people where a great deal is yet to be built. Beyond those domestic efforts, the Africa to which its people aspire most of all needs access to adequate concessional and mixed resources in the form of loans to finance the sectors that are vital to its economic growth.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, in the implementation of that consensual decision. Africa was able to receive a share of only $33 billion to shore up its health-related resilience, partly mitigate the impact of the crisis and launch its economic recovery. That is a significant step forward that should be welcomed. Yet in the light of the tremendous impact of the crisis, Africa needs additional financing of at least $252 billion by 2025 to mitigate the fallout and launch its economic recovery. Let us work together to achieve the second goal set in Paris: to reallocate to African countries, in line with modalities to be agreed upon, $67 billion mobilized through the special drawing rights quotas of consenting wealthy countries, in order to achieve the agreed-upon $100 billion threshold.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In that spirit, I wish to thank partner countries and institutions that have been supporting the vaccine production project of the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, a major initiative servicing Africa. Senegal will contribute to the financing of the project via part of our special drawing rights. At the same time, it is incumbent upon us to persevere in our efforts to achieve economic recovery. That is the thrust of the “New Deal” for Africa, which was an outcome of the 18 May summit in Paris on financing for African economies. Thanks to the consensus that prevailed at the Group of 20, the first goal of the summit was achieved with a historic allocation of special drawing rights to the tune of $650 billion. I applaud the diligent approach of Ms.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I wish to thank partner countries and institutions for their support in our fight against the pandemic. I applaud the spirit of solidarity and the generous surge of support provided through the Coronavirus Disease Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility initiative. Those significant efforts notwithstanding, there is a growing divide between vaccinated countries in the north and non-vaccinated countries in the South, which will only set back efforts to eradicate the pandemic and achieve a return to normal life for all. An each man for himself mentality will not end the pandemic. Nobody will be safe if the virus and its variants continue to circulate anywhere in the world. Only a global response facilitating access for all to vaccines can put an end to this global scourge.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In the Middle East, Senegal reiterates its call for the Palestinian people’s right to a viable State coexisting in peace with the State of Israel, each within secure and internationally recognized borders. There is also an urgent need to combat the devastating health-related and economic and social fallout from the coronavirus disease pandemic. Senegal engaged in transparent management of the pandemic as soon as it emerged, on 2 March 2020, by publishing a daily situation report. Moreover, we have deployed an economic and social resilience programme to the tune of $2 billion to support households, businesses, workers and our diaspora; significantly expanded the medical resources available to individuals; provided free tests and care; and acquired vaccines.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“As a contributor of 1,350 troops to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Senegal stands in solidarity with those fraternal countries that are enduring tremendous difficulties. We continue to advocate for MINUSMA to be given a robust mandate to effectively combat terrorist groups. Moreover, it is vital that Group of Five for the Sahel States enjoy adequate support in their vital struggle against terrorism. Wherever it may take root, terrorism remains a global threat, and the United Nations system of collective security must fight it. We cannot allow Africa to become a safe haven for international terrorism.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Senegal congratulates President Abdulla Shahid and wishes him every success during his presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session. I should like to once again congratulate the Secretary-General on his reappointment and wish him every success in the exercise of his mission for the benefit of Member States. The theme of this session is a reminder of the magnitude and the urgency of the challenges that we must overcome in order to bring about a better and safer world. That is most urgent in the Sahel, where terrorist groups continue to wage attacks and to engage in deadly looting, targeting innocent peoples.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We hope that those two events will contribute to strengthening peace and fraternity among peoples and to building a better, more welcoming world for all. We invite the entire United Nations family to attend. I wish the General Assembly every success at this session.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“At the same time, we have been translating the Senegal for All vision into public policies on social inclusion and territorial equity, including the emergency community-development programme, with its components on water, electricity, access roads and equipment for rural women; universal health coverage; the national family-security grants programme for the most vulnerable groups; and the Fast-Track Entrepreneurship Delegation for women and youth. In the light of the ideal of peace and human brotherhood that brings us together in this Hall, Senegal is delighted to host the ninth World Water Forum, to be held in 2021, and the fourth Youth Olympic Games, to take place in 2022 and the first in Olympic history to take place on the African continent.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“The second phase, spanning the period 2019 to 2023, was launched in December 2018 and includes a priority action plan with a sharper focus on private investment in such strategic sectors as agriculture, livestock and fisheries, transport infrastructure and services, energy, education, training and the digital economy, health, hotel and tourism infrastructure, and housing, including a five-year programme to build 100,000 homes. Those efforts have gone hand in hand with the streamlining of public administration and spending and with better mobilization of internal resources.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“More inclusive global governance, more balanced trade, international taxation reform and the fulfilment of commitments — those are, in Africa’s view, the real challenges of multilateralism today. They are the real challenges that we must tackle together if we are to energize multilateral efforts to eradicate poverty, promote quality education, address climate change and foster inclusion. In doing so the destiny of the people lies first and foremost in their hands, which is why Senegal is pursuing with determination its 2035 development objective through the Emerging Senegal Plan. During the first phase of the Plan, between 2014 and 2018, we carried out several development-infrastructure projects through public investment.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“We call for a reform of the international tax system, so that taxes are paid where an activity creates wealth and profit, and for stronger action against tax evasion and avoidance, money-laundering and other illicit financial flows, which cost Africa more than $100 billion a year. We call for the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, including the target of $100 billion per year in support of energy transition and climate-change adaptation. We call for the fulfilment of the commitments made at the third Global Partnership for Education Financing Conference, held in Dakar in February 2018, to mobilize $3 billion over three years for education and training.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“As a result, Senegal reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism and a reformed and inclusive governance for a more equitable representation of Africa in the Security Council. In my capacity as Chair of the Steering Committee of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, I welcome the dynamic of partnerships, old and new, with Africa. We support another vision of relations with the continent — free of prejudice and based on renewed partnerships that are mutually beneficial. Africa does not need stewardship. Africa needs partnerships. We want fairer trade that does not exaggerate the perceived risk of investing in the continent, pays fair prices for raw materials, protects both host-country rights and investor interests and promotes the creation of local value chains.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“On the ashes of war, this house was built to improve multilateralism, which is conducive to cooperation and peaceful coexistence among peoples. In the face of global threats and the challenges that transcend the nation-State, this Organization is where our concerns are expressed and where our ideas and proposals intersect to solve our common problems. This is where our hopes for compromise converge to achieve our shared goals, as called for by the Charter of the United Nations. Faith in multilateralism thrives only in compliance with agreed rules and commitments. When those rules and commitments are challenged, that faith is shaken and the ideals of United Nations are undermined.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Senegal has therefore decided to erect the Goree Memorial to commemorate the dark days of slavery and for the peaceful coexistence of peoples in respect for their diversity. The state of peace that inspires the ideals of the United Nations is certainly more compatible with the human condition than the state of war. But peace is not just the absence of war. It is also the state of mind that soothes and makes accommodations. In that spirit, Senegal strongly calls for reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis and for the fulfilment of the right of the Palestinian people to a viable State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and within safe and internationally recognized borders. Dialogue is the essence of the United Nations — our common house.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“We must firmly reject populist rhetoric, which manipulates minds, fosters hatred and, ultimately, trivializes racism, xenophobia and violent extremism. In contrast, African wisdom extols peaceful coexistence and respect for diversity, through conciliatory efforts establishing a regime of openness and peace, where every human being lives in peace with themselves and with their neighbours. According to this wisdom, a rainbow owes its beauty to the various hues of its colours. That also means that peace is also diversity, that there can be no superior hub of civilization that would dictate to others how to be and act and that all cultures and civilizations are equal in dignity.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In accordance with the conclusions of the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States on the issue of combating terrorism, held on 14 September, Senegal remains committed to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries such as Mali against any separatist intent. We call on the Security Council to provide MINUSMA with a robust mandate and adequate equipment to combat terrorism in the Sahel. Terrorism is the absolute negation of humanity and must be fought in all its forms and manifestations. That is why our country has joined the initiative launched by France and New Zealand in Paris in May — the Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online — following the 15 March attack on the Christchurch Muslim community.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“In the Sahel, terrorist groups continue to sow death on a daily basis, causing thousands of people to become refugees or displaced persons and destroying basic social services. As a troop contributor to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Senegal stands in solidarity with the members of the Group of Five for the Sahel and the partners of the Alliance for the Sahel. Because threats transcend borders, they should not be addressed in a fragmented manner. Peace, security and stability in the Sahel are part and parcel of peace, security and stability in the world.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“I warmly congratulate the President on his election and wish him every success in steering the work of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I also thank his predecessor for her contribution to our joint efforts. And I again encourage the Secretary-General to continue his efforts in support of Member States. We are called upon at this session of the General Assembly to energize multilateral efforts to eradicate poverty, promote high-quality education, take action against climate change and foster inclusion. Those challenges are major and topical. But for the millions of victims of war and terrorism, the main challenge is existential: that of living in peace and security.”
2019-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 74 (2019)
“Despite the uncertainties and difficulties of our times, we must continue to have faith in multilateralism. Preceding generations had the wisdom to understand that isolationism and belligerency are a dead end. Out of the ruins of war, they built the foundations of peace; but it is a peace that is always a work in progress. Whenever its foundations falter, all humankind is threatened. The wisdom of our predecessors demands that we work together to safeguard peace, in the name of our shared humanity, which brings us together and assigns us a shared destiny.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“To that end, the time has come to afford Africa the place it deserves on the Security Council, as called for in the Ezulwini Consensus. It is time to reform the rules of global economic and financial governance, including by combating tax evasion more effectively to help mobilize domestic resources for development financing. It is time to stop seeing Africa as a continent of the future, content with random and uncertain promises that others design, write and interpret on its behalf. Africa wishes to be a stakeholder in a present that takes its interests and its need to emerge into account through renewed and mutually beneficial partnerships. It is in that spirit that Senegal will continue to work with all friendly countries and partners after its mandate on the Security Council ends, in a few months’ time.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“They are the third Africa Investment Forum, from 25 to 27 September, in cooperation with China and the World Bank; the International Conference on Quality Infrastructure in January 2018, at the initiative of Japan; and, on 8 February 2018, the replenishment conference for the Global Partnership for Education Fund, amounting to $3.1 billion over three years. By mobilizing these resources, we will give millions of children the opportunity to go to school and achieve their dreams of a fulfilled life. I thank France for sponsoring the conference, together with Senegal, and we invite all partner and beneficiary States to attend. The President took the Chair. The positive changes we seek to promote in the world’s affairs will succeed only in the context of an inclusive and equitable momentum that reconciles all of our interests.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“That is the best way to overcome poverty, to support Africa’s efforts to emerge and to curb illegal migratory movements. As the current Chair of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, I welcome the Compact with Africa initiative, launched by Germany within the framework of the Group of 20, to stimulate investment on the African continent. As part of this new momentum of support for development through partnership, Senegal looks forward to hosting three major events on the international community’s agenda.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“In a world of interaction and interdependence, peace today, more so than in the past, is not merely the absence of war. It is also the preservation of the planet’s resources, the scarcity of which increases the risk of internal crises and of international conflicts. It is vital to safeguard the integrity of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The future of the planet is at stake. Peace also requires fairer international trade that paves the way for progress and prosperity for all. The world cannot be at peace with itself as long as there endures a system of unequal exchanges in which the haves continue to earn more and the have-nots to have even less. We must work for mutually beneficial exchanges that protect investment, pay fairly for raw materials and generate shared prosperity.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“I would like to reiterate our support for the national peace and reconciliation process under way in our sister Republic of Mali, a process that is taking place with respect for the country’s territorial integrity and in accordance with Security Council resolution 2374 (2017). In the Middle East, Senegal reiterates the right of the Palestinian people to a viable State, living side by side in peace with the State of Israel, each within secure and internationally recognized borders. In Burma, we are seriously concerned about the abuses of the Muslim Rohingya population. We therefore cannot allow outrage to be a selective emotion, and Senegal urges the international community to take action to put an end to this genuine human tragedy.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“We therefore have a responsibility to work together to find agreed solutions to this scourge. That is the purpose of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, whose fourth meeting will be held on 13 and 14 November. Among other topics, the Forum will focus on the doctrinal response of Islam vis-à-vis violent extremism. We wish to see an Africa of peace and security, a place that does not serve as a haven for terrorist groups that are fought and defeated elsewhere. That is why Senegal remains engaged in seven peacekeeping operations, including the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, and welcomes the efforts of the Group of Five for the Sahel and its partner States in the fight against terrorism.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“These dangerous excesses, born out of the absurd claim that one race, civilization or culture is superior to others, have inspired the worst tragedies of history, including slavery, colonization, the Holocaust and apartheid. If we yield to these abuses, we renounce the founding values of the United Nations. We forget that the true challenges of our time lie elsewhere, such as in the fight against the threat of terrorism. Senegal, I emphasize, vigorously condemns terrorism wherever it may strike. Nothing, and certainly not religion, can justify violent fanaticism. At the same time, we cannot accept the equation of Islam with violence. We cannot accept that Muslims are held accountable for violence of which they themselves are victims. We are all concerned about the terrorist threat.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“With regard to food crises, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, more than 1 billion tons of food are wasted each year, while more than 795 million people go hungry every day. Where the environment is concerned, global warming has reached an unprecedented level, while agreed-on commitments to addressing the related crises, including adequate Green Climate Fund financing, have been slow to materialize. With regard to our ethical and moral crises, we see the universal mission of democracy and human rights proclaimed at the same time that it turns in on itself and lets extremist, racist and xenophobic tendencies re-emerge.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“The Senegalese delegation would like to thank the President of the General Assembly at its previous session and to wish the current President every success in guiding the work of our session. I would also like to reiterate our congratulations and support to Secretary-General António Guterres for the success of his mission at the head of the Organization. The theme of the seventy-second session commits us to focusing on people for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet. Unfortunately, in these times of turbulence and uncertainty, the ideal of a better world for all comes up against the crises of a world of conflict that is also in conflict with itself. On the security and humanitarian fronts, millions of individuals continue to suffer every day from the ravages of war, terrorism and violence in all their forms.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“The path taken by President Obama through the decision of the American people is a historic message, a universal message, a message inviting every person to overcome the shadows of their own prejudice to embrace the light of wisdom. It is a message of humanity that is reminiscent of the eloquent words delivered by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. 53 years ago in front of the Lincoln Memorial, that people “will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character”. What holds true for humankind also holds true for nations. There are no large and small nations; there are united nations. And since we are the United Nations, all voices must count when we deliberate on our common issues. I wish the General Assembly every success in its work.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“By drawing upon our faith in a new Africa, for two years we have continued to implement the Emerging Senegal Plan through major infrastructure projects, notably central electric-power plants, a new urban centre, transportation infrastructure, including a second toll road, and the forthcoming launch of a regional express train line linking Dakar to our new international airport, soon to be finished. In conclusion, I would like to thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for all his efforts and service to the United Nations in this difficult time. I also wish to pay tribute to President Barak Obama of the United States for his contribution to the international agenda over the course of his two presidential terms.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)
“Finally, I would call upon all public and private partners not to overestimate the investment risks in Africa. Africa has achieved significant progress in terms of good governance and improvements in the business climate. The risk there is not greater than elsewhere, and clearly, for a global economy that is currently suffering, Africa does not pose risks. Rather, the continent affords opportunities for recovery and shared growth. Let us work to reform global financing so as to alleviate the conditions limiting access to credit for development financing.”
2016-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 71 (2016)