“Double standard is no standard. The principles of the UN Charter must be applied consistently, in every context, without exception. The Security Council must consistently condemn actions that dismember or impair the territorial integrity or political unity of sovereign states.”

“At moments of international fragmentation, leadership determines whether peace advances or recedes. Leadership for peace means placing dignity above political expediency. The Secretary-General is as strong as the UN Member States wants her/him to be. We must collectively resolve to end political paralysis because it has an unbearable cost on civilians in many theaters. Africa is not merely a recipient of peace; we are vital architects of it. For Africa, renewed multilateralism is not an abstract idea. It is a matter of survival and dignity. The legitimacy of the 21st-century UN will be decided in Africa.” – H.E. Mr. Mohamed Siad Doualeh

“Recognition of the State of Palestine is a start, and a very welcome one. But it is no more than that. Judge Pillay admonished that ‘the Security Council must not be the graveyard of conscience.’ To this, Djibouti adds: neither must the General Assembly, nor any of its Member States.” – H.E. President Ismail Omar Guelleh