Statement of the Ivory Coast at the UNGA72

Nuclear weapons: The preservation of peace and security in the world goes hand in hand with the strict management of nuclear weapons. Regarding this, we must bring this up in the Security Council to find a peaceful solution to the grave nuclear weapons tensions in the Korean peninsula. Any recourse with nuclear weapons in this region is needed or this may mark the end of the era that we live in. There is a risk of a nuclear conflict with unpredictable consequences.

Disarmament: I invite the great powers of the world to encourage dialogue with North Korea, to ensure conditions that are appropriate for disarmament, and to reassure the world that there is the potential for peace and stability in this region.

Conflict prevention: The greatest importance is equally in accordance with the prevention of conflicts, in order to spare our countries the exorbitant human and material cost of wars.

Sustainable Peace: The lessons from this Peace Operation, known by many as one of the rare successes of our world organisation in the field of peace for many decades, has to inspire more United Nations initiatives in favour of peace.

Geographic reference: Along with these efforts, the international community must put an end to the war in Libya, and dismantle terrorists groups that thrive off of human trafficking.