UN General Assembly
2013

continent and demands a concerted international response in keeping with the stakes involved. I would like to encourage donors and our traditional partners to provide their support to the United Nations and to our States within the framework of this strategy. We welcome the announcement of the upcoming visit of the Secretary-General and the President of the World Bank to the Sahel region in order to mobilize the entire international community and the financial institutions. If we want to end the cycle of politico-military crises in West Africa, Guinea-Bissau must also receive international support, so that we can build upon the current inclusive transition and enable the Government to organize democratic elections next November. For that reason, on behalf of ECOWAS, I call upon the international community to contribute to the financing of general elections in that country. In closing, I would like to remind our Assembly that in order to meet the challenges of international peace and security, we must redouble our efforts to deliver on the commitments made at United Nations conferences