UN General Assembly
2011

Commission, notably as Chair of the country-specific configuration for Guinea established this February. Our priority is to support the authorities in Conakry in the areas of national reconciliation, security sector reform and employment for women and young people. Since 2010 Luxembourg, in its national capacity, has been supporting mediation conducted by the Community of Sant’Egidio between the main political and civil society actors in Guinea. Both at the bilateral level and in its capacity as a member of the European Union, Luxembourg sees conflict prevention and providing support in post- conflict situations as being at the heart of its activity abroad, primarily through multilateral instruments, with the United Nations, naturally, first and foremost among them. The challenges we face are not limited to political conflicts but also concern economic, social and environmental transformation. Let us remember that the Arab Spring began with an act of social protest. We therefore agree entirely with the priority that the President intends to give during his mandate to sustainable development, poverty eradication and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.