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Maduekwe

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2008-04-16
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2008-04-16
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  1. “If close to 60 per cent of the Security Council's time is devoted to African issues, and Africa is the only continent not represented on the Security Council in the permanent category, how can the United Nations make progress on the issue of African ownership of its own problems and solutions without addressing that imbalance?”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

  2. “I would like to conclude by calling for very close cooperation between the United Nations and the AU in drafting a resolution that will not only meet the challenges of today but address our dreams for tomorrow, namely, that of a more peaceful world underpinned by an ever-closer partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union. I am confident that we can achieve that objective. But that will be difficult if the United Nations continues to ignore the wisdom of the African proverb that says that you do not shave a man's head in his absence.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

  3. “Regional organizations like the AU are uniquely placed to tackle threats to regional peace and security. Nigeria recognizes the efficacy of complementarities and partnerships in that regard. That is part of the reason that we have been steadfast in our commitment to the United Nations, the AU and subregional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States. We believe that this debate, which comes at a time of reduced shooting wars in Africa, serves to energize a momentum which we should build upon. On its part, the African Union has sufficiently demonstrated political will for the peaceful resolution of the continent's problems. What is now required is for the international community to put its money where its mouth is.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

  4. “African problems are truly global problems, in ways that grim statistics render more disturbingly challenging than the current pace of global response would suggest, especially in the area of funding, despite the untiring best efforts of the Secretary- General. Nigeria therefore fully endorses this debate, as it affords us an opportunity to redefine and realign the major strands of the evolving strategic partnership between the AU and the United Nations. Indeed, the foundations of the functional relationship we seek between the United Nations and the AU are rooted in Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations and in the Constitutive Act of the African Union. In a global village, one cannot afford unsafe compounds; it is too close for comfort.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source

  5. “On behalf of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, may I commend South Africa's initiative in bringing this crucial subject before the Security Council. By the same token, I commend Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his comprehensive report on the issue. The report is pertinent not only in terms of its proposals for prospective cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), but also in proffering targeted recommendations to improve that partnership. We are pleased with the effort of the Secretary-General and agree with his viewpoint that there are outstanding questions about the nature of the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, including the AU, that need to be clarified.”

    2008-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5868Resumption1 (2008) · source