Burkina Faso
Ambassador Michel Kafando
Burkina Faso is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2009. Ambassador Michel Kafando has served as Burkina Faso’s permanent representative to the United Nations since April 15, 1998. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Kafando’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on July 11, 2008. History, and in particular Africa’shistory, has accustomed us to situations in which a small spark has led to agreat conflagration. History also teaches us that the most absurd and atrociousof wars are often born of events that we thought were easy to control. Let ustherefore not…
