Africa
Africa’s development and representation at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised africa’s development and representation
Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyWe are convinced that no lasting solution can be imposed from the outside without actively listening to local and sovereign realities and what's going on on the ground.
Africa is not asking for others to act in its place.
It is asking for its efforts to be recognized, assisted and supported.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanHow to restore trust when 81 years after San Francisco, Africa, with its more than around 1.5 billion inhabitants and its 54 states, still does not have a single permanent seat on the Security Council.
Through me, Niger reaffirms its commitment to the Azawad consensus and calls for this historic anomaly to no longer be the subject of sterile debates repeated day after day to at long last become subject to a full and concrete decision.
Excellencies, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, our Sahel is
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Day 4Godwin FridayTherefore, we join with other nations in calling for reform, specifically of the Security Council, to include a permanent member from the continent of Africa, with all the attendant rights and privileges.
Failure to do so will only confirm that the current composition is not about governance.
And fairness.
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Mauritius · Day 4Dhananjay RamfulWe need to enhance and accelerate the revitalization of the General Assembly and that of ECOSOC so that they are not merely forums for debate but engines of action.
This must be done as we bring about the reform of the Security Council.
The historical injustice regarding the composition of the Council was acknowledged in Action 39 of the Pact for the Future, but the process for reform is still stalled.
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Lebanon · Day 4Nawaf SalamThe reality is that the world has changed profoundly since 1945.
The membership of the United Nations has grown nearly fourfold.
Colonialism has ended.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis · Day 4Geoffrey HanleyMr. President, few bridges carry greater historical meaning or future potential than between Africa and the Caribbean.
The Atlantic, once a passage of forced displacement and separation, is becoming a pathway of return and reconnection.
Africa Caribbean cooperation must move beyond sentiment.
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Maldives · Day 4Hussain Mohamed LatheefThe Security Council cannot reflect the world of 1945 while deciding for the world of today.
It must be expanded in both permanent and non-permanent categories Seats must have a rotating seat.
Africa must receive the representation long denied to it.
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Lesotho · Day 4Samuel Ntsokoane MatekaneMr. President, We welcome progress under the UN80 initiative and appreciate efforts to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and coherence within the UN system.
As deliberations continue, reforms must remain guided by intergovernmental agreed mandates and member states' priorities.
Any measures undertaken should preserve the UN's capacity to deliver across all pillars of its work and maintain meaningful impact on the ground.
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Bahamas (the) · Day 4Philip Edward Davisin this assembly.
Then in 1985, commerce leaders met in my own capital and agreed a Nassau Accord against apartheid.
We were told pressure would never work.
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Guinea-Bissau · Day 4Ilídio Vieira TéWe also consider it urgent to reform the architecture of global governance so that it reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century.
It is essential that Africa have more adequate and effective representation in the international institutions that play a central role in shaping responses to the challenges of peace, security, and development.
The reform of the United Nations Security Council must reflect the legitimate aspirations of the African continent and ensure fairer, permanent, and effective representation in keeping with the principle of a more inclusive, equitable, and representative international order.
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Norway · Day 4Espen Barth EideA true reform of this organization must also address the composition and functioning of the Security Council.
That is the common call of the majority of this room.
The absence of Africa among the permanent seats of the Council is but one striking example.
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Sweden · Day 4Maria Malmer StenergardSweden would like to see permanent and non-permanent seats added and a fairer representation of all continents on the Council.
Africa, home to 1.3 billion people and the largest regional bloc in the United Nations, has no permanent seat.
This is neither logical nor fair.
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