In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, President Jonathan said the world must come together to halt the practice of terrorist organisations occupying territories in order to “collectively halt it before it becomes the norm”.
President of Nigeria, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan,(L) meets with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the 69th
United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 24,
He also called for the
reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to ensure “equitable
representation of all regions in the decision making process of the Council”.
On the abducted Chibok
girls, President Jonathan reassured the international community that Nigeria
will not relent until they are rescued safe and alive.
He said: “Let me underline
today, that we shall not waver until we end this mindless war on the innocent,
and bring all the perpetrators to justice. We will triumph over terrorism.
“In Nigeria, the threat of
terrorism in a few states in the North-Eastern part of our country has proven
to be a challenge to national stability.
“We will spare no effort in
addressing the menace. We are, therefore, confronting it with every resource at
our disposal with due regard for the fundamental human rights and the rule of
law,” he said.
Speaking on the need for an urgent review of United Nations
peacekeeping operations across the world, President Jonathan said: “The failure
of unanimity of action by the Security Council over pressing challenges to
global peace and security, in Syria, Iraq, the conflict in Ukraine, and the
renewed aggression between Israel and Palestine, have strengthened the case for
the reform of the Security Council.
“Today’s challenges can
only be resolved by a Security Council whose working methods engender
transparency, inclusivity, and common ownership through equitable
representation of all regions in the decision making process of the Council.
“It is imperative that we
take advantage of 2015, which also marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1965
reform, to make concrete progress on the reform of the Council.
“We call for a fast-tracked
process, in line with the initiative of His Excellency John Ashe, President of
the 68th General Assembly, for establishing a working Group on reform. Indeed,
the Security Council requires the collective resolve of all member states to
ensure that 2015 brings decisive progress,” President Jonathan told the annual
gathering of global leaders.
He noted that although the
United Nations was established about 70 years ago to save succeeding
generations from the scourge of war, the world sadly continues to experience
conflict and human suffering.
Speaking on global
terrorism, the president noted that “today’s terrorism is vicious and aimless.
Its consequences are extremely agonizing, marked by a tendency to annihilate
victims, and completely destroy infrastructure and properties. The involvement
of foreign fighters has remained a common feature of terrorist groups – whether
Al Qaeda in the Maghreb, Al Shaabab in Somalia, Boko Haram in Nigeria, or the
newly emerging Islamic State (I.S).
“The new dimension
introduced by I.S. to conquer territory and establish its destructive ideology,
is a major challenge that must be collectively halted before it becomes the
norm. This refocuses attention on the need to review present tools for United
Nations peacekeeping operations,” President Jonathan said.
The President assured the
gathering that the Federal Government will continue to do everything possible
to rescue the abducted Chibok girls and
curb the violent and criminal
activities of Boko Haram.
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