—Says Guyana’s recovery strategy linked to regional plan New York, USA— (September 23, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday night called for a less profit-driven approach to the vaccination process and pointed to his country’s recovery plans being in sync with the rest of the region. The Head of State was one of several …
Read DetailsMr President, I congratulate you on your election as President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Your election is a special honour for the Maldives and for all small-island developing and low-lying coastal States. I wish to record Guyana’s appreciation to the outgoing President Volkan Bozkir who was tasked with navigating the …
Read DetailsI welcome the White House’s Global COVID-19 Summit and support its draft targets. In response to the pandemic, Guyana designated the safety of our people as paramount even as it instituted policies to prevent the collapse of the economy. As it awaited the development of and access to a vaccine, my Government prepared a national …
Read DetailsNew York, USA—(September 22, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to gaining international reparations for the crime of African enslavement and said that those reparations must go beyond an apology. The Guyanese President made the reaffirmation at a high-level meeting to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme …
Read Details—Calls on ‘big emitters’ to commit to larger cuts in emission at AOSIS Leaders’ Summit New York, USA— (September 22, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today called for a renewed global effort in the fight against climate change to meet the goal of the Paris Agreement. The Head of State also told the Alliance of Small …
Read DetailsMadame Chair I am pleased to participate in today’s commemoration under the important theme of “Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent”. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action is a comprehensive, action-oriented document that proposed concrete measures to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and emphasized that equality and …
Read DetailsNew York, USA— (September 21, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali and several members of his Government today held a productive meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mr Luis Almagro. A number of matters were highlighted by the Guyanese officials in the meeting held at the Office of the Permanent Mission to Guyana …
Read Details—VP Jagdeo to lead Guyana’s delegation to West African nation in October New York, USA— (September 21, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali and his Ghanaian counterpart, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today held fruitful discussions and agreed on greater collaborations. High on the agenda is a visit by a Guyanese delegation led by Vice President, the …
Read Details-Implores International community to stay focused on Agenda 2030 targets New York, USA— (September 18, 2021) His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to advancing the UNGA’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), noting that his Government would strive through aggressive advocacy to ensure that Agenda 2030 remains the primary guiding framework. The Head of State made this …
Read Details— Brooklyn pastors pledge support for One Guyana New York, USA (September 20, 2021) – His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali today informed Guyanese pastors from Brooklyn about his Government’s plans to unite all of Guyana under an umbrella of development and harmony. The President told the overseas-based Guyanese about the importance of their role in …
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