Africa
Africa’s development and representation at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised africa’s development and representation
Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaI also wish to commend outgoing UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for his dedicated service to our world body over the last 10 years.
Mr. President, Ghana's national anthem contains a profound petition.
It asks God to make us bold, to defend forever the cause of freedom and of right.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaAfrica cannot continue to fill the council's agenda while remaining absent from its permanent membership.
Nigeria demands, in accordance with the Delwin consensus and the safety declaration, at least two permanencies for Africa.
With all the rights and responsibilities of permanent membership, including the veto, for as long as it exists, and five non-permanent seats in total.
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South Africa · Day 3Ronald Ozzy LamolaThe end of apartheid also marked the end of a system that exported violence and instability across southern Africa.
Indeed, the fall of apartheid is a glorious story that attests to what multilateralism can deliver.
Since democratic South Africa took its place in this assembly, we have pursued a foreign policy anchored in Ubuntu and international law, dialogue and multilateralism, and in the understanding that our fate is tied to the fortunes of our region and the continent as a whole.
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Liberia · Day 3Joseph Nyuma BoakaiDemocracy and human rights and responsible innovation.
Mr. President, the ultimate measure of governance is inclusion.
In Africa, 60% of our population is under 25.
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Barbados · Day 3Mia Amor Mottleythe Security Council still has 15 members, five of them permanent and armed with that veto.
Africa, with 54 states, has no permanent seat.
And you've heard speaker after speaker after speaker come to this platform to say that this must change.
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Zimbabwe · Day 3Emmerson Dambudzo MnangagwaMr. President, restoring confidence in the collective security requires the Security Council to move beyond the outdated geopolitical realities of 1945.
The long-standing position of Africa is outlined in the Azurine consensus and the city declaration should be granted.
Africa is united, sovereign and independent.
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Equatorial Guinea · Day 3Teodoro Nguema Obiang MangueTherefore, 21st century cooperation should provide opportunities for the mobilization of financing to transform raw materials and to develop one's own knowledge and technologies.
Excellencies, this vision is especially relevant for Africa, which needs investments that can allow it to develop local value chains, build infrastructure, advance industrialization, strengthen human capital, incorporate new technologies, and generate employment, especially for the continent's large youth population.
A more productive and industrialized Africa will be a stronger partner to the benefit of all of those wanting to halt its immigration.
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Côte d’Ivoire · Day 3Tiémoko Meyliet KonéLadies and gentlemen, Africa is bearing the brunt of the decline of multilateralism and the difficulties the United Nations has faced in recent years.
Due to a lack of support from certain partners and from the United Nations, several African countries are struggling to find lasting solutions to conflicts and to bear the cost of various counterterrorism and peacekeeping operations.
Meanwhile, violent extremism, transnational organized crime, and illicit trafficking of all kinds continue to destabilize a number of regions on the continent, and in particular, the Sahel.
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Madagascar · Day 3Michaël RandrianirinaWe must also correct the historical imbalance affecting Africa's representation on the Security Council.
Indeed, Africa cannot remain on the margins of decisions.
We have 1.4 billion inhabitants, decisions concerning international peace and security.
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Guyana · Day 3Mohamed Irfaan AliUnited Nations must not be a monument to the past.
It must become an instrument for the future.
We need a Security Council that reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century, not the power structures of 1945.
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Somalia · Day 3Hassan Sheikh MohamudAfrica remains unrepresented in the permanent category and not represented enough in the permanent category as well.
This historical injustice against the 54 sovereign states cannot be postponed indefinitely.
Somalia supports the common African position and meaningful African representation in both categories of the Council.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeBut given the fact the Council is lacking legitimacy, and that is indeed the hallmark of the Council's current structure, we cannot simply issue observations.
We are in at a juncture where there is an urgent need for action.
It's a matter of justice, credibility and balance across the international system.
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Thailand · Day 3Anutin CharnvirakulThailand continues to pursue free trade agreements with partners across region.
and to expand trade and opportunities for both sides.
Additionally, our Thailand Africa initiative seeks to deepen political, economic and development cooperation to build partnerships of equals across our regions.
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Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Day 3Rob JettenAnd the middle powers must take the lead in fostering such international cooperation.
And everyone must be able to participate, including those countries who are currently too often left on the sidelines.
It is time that countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America had a fully fledged place, not only on the equal earth map, but in the real world too.
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