Peace and security
Sahel at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised sahel
Burkina Faso · Day 6Karamoko Jean Marie TraoréIt's a real honor to bring from this rostrum the voices of their excellencies, Comrade Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Faso, Head of State and President of the Confederation of Sahel States, Army General Assimi Goita, President of the Transition, Head of State of the Republic of Mali, and Army General Abdourahmane Tchiani, President of the Republic of Niger, Head of State.
On their behalf, the Confederation of Sahel States extends to you, Mr. President, their heartfelt congratulations upon your election to preside over the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
But it is also with a sense of pride inspired by the resilience of the populations of the Sahel and the hope of the bravery of the defence and security forces of the confederation, as well as the crucial role played by volunteers.
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Niger · Day 4Lamine Zeine Ali MahamanHow to restore trust when for decades, propaganda has been used to maintain the idea of a poor Africa condemned to do everything it is told to do to survive thanks to the assistance of supposed international generosity, even while its resources, its riches are stolen and locked away for the benefit of other agendas.
How to restore this trust when the international institutions that are supposed to protect us have become the tools of a world order in which some peoples count and others merely survive, and in which international law does not apply equally to all?
What can we say of the crimes committed in Libya, in Iraq, in Palestine, in Lebanon, in Cuba, in Venezuela?
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Mali · Day 6Abdoulaye DiopNow, faced with this reality, it is legitimate to question the effectiveness of the tools available to our organization.
It is for this reason that we welcome the strategic review of the United Nations Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel, which should lead to an approach better aligned with the realities and concerns of the people impacted.
The government of Mali reiterates its strong condemnation of international terrorism and its foreign state sponsors who finance, arm, provide logistical support, and intelligence to this organized transnational crime.
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Libya · Day 2Mohamed Younis MenfiThe ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan, our brotherly neighbor, has made its people the victims of a devastating war for which they are paying a hefty price.
In that war, interests and interventions collide, and its effects extend beyond the borders of Sudan, endangering the security and stability of the region and the unity of its states.
The instability in the Sahel region represents an existential threat to the integrity of states.
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Nigeria · Day 3Kashim ShettimaNigeria stands ready to assume greater responsibility on the strength of obligations honored and sacrifices made over decades in the service of peace.
From Liberia and Sierra Leone to Darfur, Mali, and the Gambia, We have committed personnel and resources when international solidarity required action.
Through ECOWAS, the African Union, and our Gulf of Guinea partnerships, we continue to advance mediation, democratic governance, counterterrorism, and maritime security.
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Ghana · Day 3John Dramani MahamaI am fluent in Hausa, spoken across the West African savanna and the Sahel.
I understand some Ewe, and I speak English as my official language.
In a very real sense, I belong to all these people because their tongues, including English, have become my tongue.
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Senegal · Day 3Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FayeOf course, I will be doing this alongside the African Union and the United Nations, working closely with them.
I am now thinking specifically here of the fight against terrorism.
It must be a common struggle.
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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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Chad · Day 4Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim MahamatAt a time when he is preparing to move on from being the head of our organization, I would like, ladies and gentlemen, to pay a very sincere tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres.
His leadership and constant commitment to peace, conflict prevention, and multilateralism warrant our recognition and respect.
Chad is grateful to him for his ongoing attention to the challenges that our country, the Lake Chad Basin, and Central Africa are confronted with.
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Algeria · Day 6Ahmed AttafAlgeria views the Sahrawi Sahel region as a single space where the challenges of security, development, and stability intersect.
As a neighboring and brotherly country, and in keeping with its historic commitment to solidarity, Algeria will remain ready to support the countries of the Sahel in confronting security and development challenges.
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Congo · Day 6Constant Serge BoundaWe call for the stabilization of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, return of the lasting peace in Sudan, continued reconciliation in Libya, lifting of the embargo against Cuba, restoring of peace and stability in the Sahel.
And in this spirit, we will continue to prioritize mediation, dialogue, and looking for peaceful political solutions so as to build Africa, which is prosperous and in peace from Libya to Sahel, from Sudan to Great Lakes.
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Kyrgyzstan · Day 1Sadyr ZhaparovThe scale and speed of climate change exceed the capacity of any individual mountain country and require consolidated international action.
The loss of Lake Issyk-Kul would not be merely a local tragedy; it would become an irreversible environmental loss for the entire region.
In order to understand the potential scale of this environmental challenge and the costs associated with preventing it, it is important to look at the fate of the Aral Sea and Lake Chad, both of which have suffered severely over recent decades.
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Morocco · Day 1Nasser BouritaIndeed, it is capable of contributing to formulating proposals and solutions to the challenges facing the world as a whole.
Morocco has translated this vision into practical and tangible royal initiatives.
The most prominent of which are perhaps the royal initiative to enable Sahel states to access the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the African Atlantic States process, the African Atlantic gas pipeline project, as well as investments in regional infrastructure, cooperation in the areas of food security, fertilizer production, and training programs for African executives This is in addition to partnerships in the areas of health, renewable energy, and water resource management.
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Cyprus · Day 2Nikos ChristodoulidesAnd through Cyprus Aid, we have provided humanitarian assistance to countries facing natural disasters.
Cyprus was among the first responders following the catastrophic earthquake in Venezuela and the flash floods in Nepal.
The devastating humanitarian situation in Sudan and the wider Sahel region have also been a priority for my country, with a large percentage of our resources directed to the region.
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Gambia (Republic of The) · Day 3Mohammed JallowMr. President, the ongoing conflict in Sudan remains a matter of profound concern to the Gambia, together with continued instability across part of the Sahel.
It reminds us that peace cannot be separated from development and governance.
The suffering of civilians in the affected conflict zones globally demands sustained international attention and renewed diplomatic efforts towards the escalation, dialogue, and a durable political settlement.
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Guinea-Bissau · Day 4Ilídio Vieira TéIt is in this spirit that I bring to this Assembly a message of peace, freedom, and fraternity to all the nations of the world, in the firm hope that every people may live in peace, fully exercise its rights, and freely chart its own path towards development and prosperity.
We live in an interdependent world marked by growing uncertainty and by challenges that transcend borders, climate change, transnational organized crime, terrorism, structural inequalities, the burden of debt, and insufficient financing for development continue to undermine our efforts towards sustainable development.
Devastating conflicts also persist in several regions of the world, as do security challenges, particularly in the Sahel.
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Togo · Day 4Robert Komlan Edo DusseyLasting security cannot be boiled down just to its military dimension.
It requires us to act on factors causing vulnerability and it requires us to promote dialogue, prevention and mediation.
Along these lines, the President of the Council, His Excellency Faure Essozima Gnassingbe, has striven to promote dialogue, to bring people's positions closer and to contribute to find political solutions to crises that affect regions.
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Holy See · Day 5Cardinal Pietro ParolinParticular importance must be attached to reconciliation among communities, as it is an indispensable condition for a truly lasting peace.
Furthermore, the Holy See is preoccupied by the terrorist attacks, especially in North Kivu and Ituri, which repeatedly target the civilian population including Christian communities, involving killings, abduction, and the destruction of villages and church structures.
The Holy See notes with concern the advance of jihadist groups from the Sahel towards the coastal countries of the Gulf of Guinea.
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Iceland · Day 5Thorgerdur Katrín GunnarsdóttirMadam President, the same commitment to facts and responsibility must guide us on climate change.
Leaders who deny or distort science should explain themselves to island communities watching the sea rise around them, to families losing land and livelihoods to drought and erosion, like in the Sahel.
In Iceland, we can see the changes taking place in our own region, in the Arctic.
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Cameroon · Day 5Lejeune Mbella MbellaAnd I thus reaffirm the determination with which Cameroon will work along with other member states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.
We will continue to fight tirelessly against terrorism, and we will engage in stabilization efforts in areas affected around the Lake Chad region.
On a domestic level, the government of my country is working to ensure a return to normality in our northwest and southwest regions.
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