Peace and security
Sahel at UNGA 81
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Speeches that raised sahel
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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