Republic of Djibouti
Ambassador Roble Olhaye
Djibouti has been a member of the United Nations since September 20, 1977. It last served as an elected member of the Security Council in 1993–1994. Roble Olhaya has served as Djibouti’s Permanent Representative to the UN since January 1988. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Olhaye’s statement during UN Security Council debate on December 23, 2009. For my delegation, the adoption of the resolution that we are discussing today, Resolution 1907, has a special dimension, as it was under an African presidency of the Security Council that a draft resolution which is crucial for several African countries in the…