Peace and security
Sahel at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised sahel
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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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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