Cameroon’s Diplomacy Shines Globally

His election at the Hall of the UN General Assembly by acclamation does not only demonstrate overwhelming support for him but more importantly for Cameroon’s Head of State, President Paul Biya who proposed and defended his candidacy and for the entire African continent that through the African Union endorsed him as Africa’s lone candidate for the position.
As from September 2024 when Philemon Yang will take over the baton of leadership at the UN General Assembly to September 2025 when his mandate will end, Cameroon through him will show the light in defining the world’s progress and tackling teething problems. Everyone will during this period look up to Cameroon in particular and Africa at large to put into effective implementation Philemon Yang’s vision and commitment statement. He stands for the consolidation and permanent dialogue between all parties and the policy of leaving no one behind. The world will equally more importantly look up to him to translate into concrete actions his guiding theme, ‘Unity in diversity for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity everywhere and for all.’
Ambassador Philemon Yang is certain to receive massive support for his mandate to leave indelible success imprints. As another glaring leap forward in Cameroon’s diplomacy, shortly after his election, Philemon Yang received assurances of support from the President of the 78th session of the General Assembly of the UN, Dennis Francis, the Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation, Antonio Guterres and the leader of the Group of African States at the UN General Assembly for June 2024, Ambassador Tommo Monthe. He also received suggestions on key areas he should focus on and assurances of support from the representative of the UN host country, the United States of America and leaders of other regional groups in the General Assembly. All the assurances of support mark their great esteem for Cameroon and Africa through the calibre of the candidate they presented.
The importance of the election for which the President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya has worked relentlessly prompted him to dispatch a powerful delegation to the United Nations headquarters in New York led by the...