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Abdou Abarry

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first: 2020-03-31
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“At the outset, I should like to express my sincere gratitude to Ms. Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, for her enlightening briefing as well as her personal efforts for the stabilization of Libya. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to this meeting. Our meeting today takes place against the backdrop of the recent positive political and security developments in Libya, in particular the signing of the ceasefire agreement on 23 October. The Niger welcomes that progress, which illustrates the willingness of Libyans to move forward. The agreement is also the culmination of the shared and complementary commitments of several actors, including the United Nations.”
2020-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1129 (2020) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation would like to express its concern over the situation of the FSO SAFER oil tanker, on which inspection work has been slow to start, even though the vessel’s state of advanced decay continues to expose Yemen as well as the countries bordering the Red Sea to the serious threat of an environmental disaster with incalculable consequences. To avert a worst-case scenario, we call on the Houthis to show responsibility and honour their commitments by issuing the necessary clearances to the United Nations team tasked with inspecting the FSO SAFER tanker.”
2020-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1109 (2020) · source
“On that last point, my delegation remains concerned about the reduction of services in several health-care facilities, as well as the suspension of certain United Nations assistance programmes on which several million people in Yemen depend. That is why we appeal for greater international generosity to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. We call on those countries that have announced their contributions, in particular those in the region, to honour their commitments in order to ensure the continuity of assistance programmes and avert any further loss of life. We urge the parties to the conflict to show restraint by putting an end to the fighting, as the humanitarian situation cannot improve significantly without a cessation of hostilities.”
2020-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1109 (2020) · source
“It should be emphasized that the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is primarily human-caused; in particular, the continued military campaigns in the country have contributed to the destruction of basic infrastructure. As the fighting goes on, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, assuming intolerable proportions for the population, in particular given the combined effect of factors such as the obstruction of humanitarian aid; the degradation of the health system, destroyed by long years of war; the coronavirus disease pandemic; food insecurity; the fuel crisis; floods; the sharp depreciation of the rial; the depletion of the national reserves; and the international aid deficit.”
2020-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1109 (2020) · source
“The resolution of the crisis — and the parties to the conflict know this full well — will not be achieved by military means but must be sought through dialogue and negotiation; it must be political. That is why my delegation invites the international community, regional actors and those members of the Council with influence on the parties in conflict to redouble their efforts to achieve a rapprochement between the parties and to encourage them to come to the negotiating table in order to lay the foundations for the settlement of the conflict, which has already claimed so many victims. While positive developments have been registered at the political level, the expected improvements in the humanitarian situation have been slow in materializing, making life increasingly difficult for thousands of people.”
2020-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1109 (2020) · source
“The Niger welcomes this progress, which represents an important milestone in the process of the political settlement of the conflict in Yemen, and it encourages the parties to maintain this positive momentum in order to take the additional step necessary to lead to the signing of the joint declaration on a national ceasefire. To achieve that objective, it is important that the parties maintain the mutual trust that they have built and, beyond that, that they honour the commitments to which they have previously subscribed. This is, moreover, an essential condition for the continuation of negotiations and the relaunch of the political process, which has been bogged down for several years.”
2020-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1109 (2020) · source
“I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Mark Lowcock for their briefings on recent developments in the situation in Yemen. I also thank Mr. David Beasley and Mr. Omer Badokhon for their presentations. On 15 and 16 October, we welcomed with great satisfaction the exchange of more than 1,000 detainees between the parties to the conflict in Yemen, thus translating into reality the agreement reached at the end of September in Switzerland. Those exchanges will be gravened in the memory of many Yemeni families, which until then had been resigned and desperate but that were relieved to welcome their loved ones after a long separation.”
2020-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1109 (2020) · source
“My delegation reiterates its support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), welcomes the strengthening of the relationship between it and the Office and commends Ms. Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL, for the support provided to the Office of the ICC. In conclusion, my delegation would like to reiterate its congratulations and support to Prosecutor Bensouda and her Office for their dedication in the fight against impunity, the establishment of the rule of law and the deterrence of new crimes in Libya. In that regard, we call on the United Nations, the Security Council, the African Union and all stakeholders to pool their efforts to enable the return of peace and stability to this country, too long exposed to indiscriminate violence and destruction.”
2020-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1108 (2020) · source
“Furthermore, my delegation remains concerned about the issue of the mass graves containing over 100 persons, recently discovered in Tarhouna and south of Tripoli, and welcomes in that regard the efforts made by the Libyan authorities in preserving evidence for future investigations. I now turn to the situation of refugees and migrants, which, as mentioned in the report, continues to be a source of concern in the latest period since the Prosecutor’s previous briefing to the Council in May (see S/2020/371). In that regard, my delegation encourages continued active collaboration between the Office and the Libyan authorities in order to investigate and hold accountable persons and groups guilty of human trafficking and crimes against migrants.”
2020-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1108 (2020) · source
“First, it cannot be said often enough, peace in Libya depends entirely on observance of the arms embargo, which was accepted by all actors at the Berlin Conference. Libya does not need arms or mercenaries. Instead, it needs positive dynamics supported by neighbouring countries to be reinforced and encouraged. Secondly, the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, in the context of crumbling infrastructure, including health infrastructure, deserves particular attention. The same attention should be paid to the situation of migrants, who are quite often used as human shields and whose unfortunate fate, even after having been rescued on the high seas, is to be sent back to Libya.”
2020-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1108 (2020) · source
“I therefore reiterate my delegation’s appeal to the Libyan authorities, to States parties and non-States parties to the Rome Statute, as well as to regional and international organizations, to comply with resolution 1970 (2011) by cooperating fully with the ICC. I would like to recall that, like the Office, Council members, including the Niger, welcomed the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the Libyan parties on 23 October in Geneva, under the auspices of the United Nations. I would like to express my hope that this agreement will lead to the establishment of peace and stability, which is essential for justice in Libya. It is also in that spirit that my delegation would like to raise two concerns regarding developments in the situation with regard to compliance with the arms embargo and international humanitarian law.”
2020-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1108 (2020) · source
“I welcome the holding of this meeting devoted to the consideration of the twentieth semi-annual report on the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Libya, and congratulate Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the Court, who, for the second time in 2020, has presented the Security Council with an accurate and comprehensive report. My delegation commends the Office for the considerable progress made in the investigations conducted during the field missions to Libya, welcomes the good cooperation with the Libyan authorities and other stakeholders and takes note of the status of the ongoing cases. We remain convinced that the fight against impunity must be an integral part of the process of national reconciliation and sustainable peace in Libya.”
2020-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1108 (2020) · source
“We hope to see OPCW missions in Syria resume full deployment once the restrictive measures taken as a result of the coronavirus disease pandemic are lifted.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“As we have stated on several occasions, the allegations of armed terrorist groups in Syria possessing chemicals that could be used in attacks must necessarily be given due consideration. My delegation also reiterates the same appeal to the United Nations and the OPCW Technical Secretariat in view of the potential danger, should that information be confirmed. In conclusion, my delegation reiterates its support for the OPCW, which is essential to the United Nations disarmament programme and whose contribution has led to the virtual elimination of chemical weapons declared by the States that possessed them. In addition, the composition of any team investigating all listed incidents must be inclusive and participatory in order to ensure that the findings are not contested.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“Furthermore, continued engagement between the OPCW Technical Secretariat and the Syrian Government could help to resolve the issue of Syria’s initial declaration, and ultimately advance the work of the Declaration Assessment Team (DAT), in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention, decision EC-M-33/ DEC.1 and resolution 2118 (2013). My delegation is pleased to see in the report of the Secretary-General that the twenty-third round of consultations, which took place in Damascus between the DAT and the Syrian authorities, was fruitful (see S/2020/1056, annex). This collaboration could not only help resolve the issue of the initial declaration but also advance the work of the Fact-Finding Mission and the Investigation and Identification Team.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“My delegation takes note of the continuing efforts of the Syrian Government to shed light on the use of those weapons on its territory through its communications with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Security Council and its willingness to continue to work with the Technical Secretariat, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. As I said last month, as a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, Syria deserves to be supported by the other Member States in fulfilling its obligations. My delegation reiterates its call on Council members to avoid any politicization of this issue and to create the conditions for the peaceful and technical handling of the results of the investigations. This would undoubtedly facilitate the establishment of truth, and therefore the reporting.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. I would like to reiterate once again my country’s commitment to the firm rejection of the use of all non-conventional weapons under any circumstances. We are of the view that joint and concerted efforts should be made by all Member States to prevent and deter the use of such weapons in accordance with international norms, including the Chemical Weapons Convention and other relevant multilateral and bilateral treaties.”
2020-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1088 (2020) · source
“First, there is a need to better understand the intersectional nature of security threats, including through robust analysis that would provide key information and data to better adapt our work and interventions to the evolving situation. Secondly, there is a need to close the funding gap for the interventions that would jointly address the challenges facing the security and development problems in areas affected by conflicts and fragile situations. Thirdly, the role of regional organizations must be supported and strengthened, given that many crises transcend national borders. Finally, we must place people at the heart of our interventions and reflections It is also important to strengthen the role and participation of women and youth in peacebuilding.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“In the aftermath of this crisis, we owe the world a renewed commitment to genuine and inclusive multilateralism. As His Excellency the President of the Republic of the Niger recalled during the high-level segment in September, the global pandemic has highlighted the urgency of rethinking our collective security (see A/75/PV.8). It is up to all of us to work together to draw the necessary lessons and reflect on the indispensable reforms of our global governance systems. Today’s debate is part of those necessary reflections. The Niger is convinced that the many threats to international peace and security can be resolved not by individual States, but by collective action by the international community. Taking all of the abovementioned points into account, my delegation would like to make the following recommendations.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Those efforts must continue in order to take into account gender-related conflict factors, given that women and girls face specific abuses. Not only would an integrated approach make our interventions more effective, but it could also help to reduce the recurrence of future crises. It would also be more effective in addressing a world that faces serious inequalities between and within S/2020/1090 countries. In other words, the climate-related security threat is as much a local issue as it is a global one. Today, the coronavirus global pandemic has reinforced the idea that collective action is vital, that multilateralism is necessary and that a cross-sectoral approach to emerging global problems is the only way to find sustainable solutions.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“The Sahel region is cited as one of the clearest examples of climate-related conflicts, which also impact migration and forced displacement. Nearly 10 million people depend on humanitarian aid in the Lake Chad region due to armed conflict. More than 100,000 people are displaced in the Diffa region alone, and nearly 250,000 refugees who have fled Nigeria live in the border areas of Cameroon, Chad and the Niger and in other parts of the central Sahel region. The intensifying effects of climate change on ecosystems are exacerbating the precariousness of people’s livelihoods, rendering them vulnerable to crises. Addressing those risks would therefore help to secure and maintain stability. The Niger is working with a group of Security Council members to ensure that climate-related risks are taken into account more systematically.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Access to education becomes all the more important in regions marked by conflict and instability. Without education, children, already deprived of their basic rights, will face a future without real opportunities or possibilities. One of the most serious security threats we currently face is climate change. In addition to food insecurity and environmental degradation, climate change has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities with disastrous consequences, including the fuelling of conflicts, thereby undermining the economic growth and development gains of recent decades while exacerbating humanitarian needs. In the Lake Chad basin, for example, the interconnection between insecurity, poverty and climate change is clearly established.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“The intersecting crises that characterize fragile situations can also undermine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. As a result, in fragile situations marked by conflict and instability and, in certain cases, increased population pressure, investment in development is particularly critical. Some studies, for example, have linked poverty and illiteracy with radicalization. Terrorism thrives in the breeding ground of poverty. Young people who are out of school are at a much higher risk of being recruited by armed terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, while girls living in conflict-affected areas are at greater risk of sexual and gender-based violence. They are also half as likely to be enrolled in school than girls living in unaffected countries.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“I would like to congratulate Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on its historic presidency of the Security Council. Today’s debate is an important one. Our world faces a myriad of crises, many of which are interconnected. New non-conventional threats to global security require our global community to take a new approach so as to address emerging crises more adequately. First, one of the best ways to secure and strengthen sustainable peace is by investing in equitable development, particularly in fragile States. The majority of the 58 States identified as fragile are also conflict-affected and low-income States. If current trends persist, by 2030 80 per cent of the poorest States will be living in fragile situations, also making them more vulnerable to insecurity and crises.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“On 19 August, the Committee agreed to updates regarding two individuals and three entities, and is awaiting further responses from Member States in connection with requests sent by the Group of Experts regarding the status of certain listed individuals, prior to updating the list entries of these individuals. On 6 February 2020, the Committee added Seka Baluku to the list of individuals and entities subject to measures reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2360 (2017).”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“Petit and his team of technical experts as they provide assistance to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its investigations into the March 2017 murders of two former members of the Group of Experts, Zaida Catalán and Michael Sharp. As members are aware, in paragraph 7 of its resolution 2478 (2019) the Council requested the Group of Experts “to circulate to the Committee every twelve months proposed updates to the existing information on the DRC Sanctions List” On 10 August 2020, a number of proposed updates to the sanctions list submitted by the Group of Experts were circulated in the Committee.”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“During the informal informal held with regional States via VTC on 10 July, the Coordinator of the Group of Experts provided an overview of the main findings and recommendations of the Group’s final report, following which a number of regional States shared their views in connection with the report. Finally, during the informal informal held via VTC on 4 September, the Coordinator of the Group of Experts briefed Committee members on the Group’s workplan in pursuance of its new mandate set forth in resolution 2528 (2020). The Committee also held, via VTC, an informal informal on 27 May with the Senior Official of the Follow-on Mechanism for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Robert Petit. I would like to reiterate that the Committee continues to support Mr.”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“On 22 May, the Committee held its first informal informal remotely, via VTC, during which the Committee heard a presentation by the Coordinator of the Group of Experts regarding the Group’s final report (S/2020/482), and discussed the findings and recommendations contained therein. During the same meeting, the Committee heard a briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, on the situation of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 12 June, the Committee held, via VTC, a joint informal informal with the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic to hear a briefing by Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, on the situation in both countries.”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“In 2019, the Chair of the Committee also hosted an informal informal with the Senior Official of the Follow- on Mechanism for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Robert Petit, who, on 6 October, provided an update to members of the Committee at the Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the United Nations. On 1 January 2020, I assumed the chairmanship of the Committee. During the briefing to Member States held on 21 February, the Coordinator of the Group of Experts provided an overview of the main findings and recommendations of the Group’s midterm report, document S/2019/974, following which a number of regional States shared their views in connection with the report. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York in March 2020, the Committee had to adjust its working methods, as in-person meetings could not be convened.”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“In 2019, during the briefing to regional States held on 9 August, the Coordinator of the Group of Experts provided an overview of the main findings and recommendations of the Group’s final report (S/2019/469), following which a number of regional States shared their views in connection with the report. During the informal consultations held on 27 August, the Coordinator of the Group of Experts briefed Committee members on the Group’s workplan in pursuance of its new mandate, as set forth in resolution 2478 (2019). During the informal consultations held on 2 December, the Committee heard a presentation by the Coordinator of the Group of Experts regarding the Group’s midterm report (S/2019/974), and discussed the findings and recommendations contained therein.”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to deliver this statement in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is my intention this morning to provide an overview of the work of the Committee since my predecessor, Ambassador Mansour Alotaibi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, briefed the Council on 24 July 2019 (see S/PV.8584). Since Ambassador Alotaibi’s briefing, the Committee has held a total of four meetings, three in 2019 and one in 2020. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Committee has also met informally via video- teleconference (VTC) on five occasions in 2020.”
2020-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/987 (2020) · source
“In accordance with the procedure set out in the letter dated 7 May 2020 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Permanent Representatives of the members of the Security Council (S/2020/372), which was agreed in the light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the briefing and statements will be issued as an official document of the Security Council.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Mr. Niels Annen, Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office of Germany; Mr. Mahendra Siregar, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia; Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and by the representatives of the Dominican Republic and the United States of America, in connection with the video-teleconference on “Maintenance of international peace and security: global governance after COVID-19”, convened on Thursday, 24 September 2020.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of the briefing provided by His Excellency the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres; as well as the statements delivered by Their Excellencies Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Niger; Mrs. Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia; Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa; Mr. Kaïs Saïed, President of Tunisia; Mr. Wang Yi, Special Representative of President Xi Jinping, State Councillor and Minister for Foreign Affairs of China; Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Regional Integration of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam; Mr. Philippe Goffin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium; Mr.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“The Director of the Security Council Affairs Division has received letters from all 15 members of the Security Council indicating their national position on the draft resolution. The result of the vote is as follows: In favour: Belgium, China, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Niger, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Viet Nam Against: None Abstaining: None The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The resolution has been adopted as resolution 2544 (2020) of 18 September 2020. The resolution, which is set out in the annex to the present letter,1 will be issued as a document of the Security Council without delay.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/917 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to inform you that the Security Council has concluded the voting procedure on the draft resolution contained in document S/2020/910, which was submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in connection with the agenda item “Threats to international peace and security”. The voting was carried out in accordance with the procedure set out in the letter dated 27 March 2020 from the President of the Security Council addressed to the Permanent Representatives of the members of the Security Council ( S/2020/253), which was agreed upon in the light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/917 (2020) · source
“I also intend to convene a video-teleconference of the Security Council to announce the outcome of the vote shortly after the conclusion of the voting period, on the morning of Friday, 18 September 2020.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/920 (2020) · source
“The non-extendable 24-hour voting period for this draft resolution will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 17 September 2020. The non-extendable 24-hour voting period will expire at 10 a.m. on Friday, 18 September 2020. Please submit your vote (in favour, against or abstain) on the draft resolution, as well as your possible explanation of vote, by sending a letter to the Director of the Security Council Affairs Division in the United Nations Secretariat (egian@un.org) signed by the Permanent Representative or Chargé d’affaires a.i. within the non-extendable 24-hour voting period set out above. It is my intention to circulate a letter listing the outcome of the voting within three hours of the conclusion of the 24-hour voting period.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/920 (2020) · source
“In accordance with the procedure agreed upon by the members of the Security Council in the light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as set out in the letter dated 27 March 2020 from the President of the Security Council addressed to all members of the Council (S/2020/253), I would like to draw your attention to the following. The members of the Council have discussed a draft resolution, submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in connection with the agenda item “Threats to international peace and security”. That draft resolution, contained in document S/2020/910 and enclosed herein, has been put into blue. In my capacity as President of the Security Council, I hereby put the abovementioned draft resolution to a vote.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/920 (2020) · source
“In S/2020/936 this time of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, all countries, including Syria, must be able to access basic necessities and essential medical supplies, the lack of which aggravates the already extreme situation facing these populations.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“To conclude, my country, the Niger, recalls that in dealing with this issue, we must be sure to respect the sovereignty of Syria and the interests of its people, because, ultimately, it is the interests of the Syrians that we are discussing, and they should benefit from the decisions we make here. In addition, despite the differences of view that exist on the issue within the Security Council, we remain of the opinion, alongside the Secretary-General, that the sanctions imposed on Syria, the consequences of which are more damaging to innocent Syrians innocent than to the authorities in place, should be suspended.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“Thirdly, the Niger remains concerned about the fate of the many detainees in both camps, and reiterates the need for the belligerents to heed the Secretary- General’s call to share information on the fate of those detained and to guarantee respect for their rights. Likewise, my delegation supports Special Envoy Pedersen’s appeal of 18 May, encouraging a massive and unilateral release of detainees, as well as meaningful action on missing persons cases. That would undoubtedly help ease the overall situation and thereby promote the progress we all expect on this complex Syrian issue.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“That will help, on the one hand, to create the conditions for the success of the political process that I mentioned earlier and, on the other, to enable an effective fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Obviously, like any other State, in the exercise of its sovereignty Syria must relentlessly pursue the fight against terrorism, all the more so as criminal groups are trying to exploit of the current health crisis to rebuild themselves and resume control. lost ground. However, it is also evident, as everywhere else, that the fight against terrorism must be undertaken with respect for humanitarian rights.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“First, my delegation welcomes the resumption of the work of the Constitutional Committee, with the holding of its third meeting after several months of hiatus. We hope that this time, all members of the Committee will engage in negotiating in good faith and make the compromises necessary to give Syria momentum towards peace and security. In this regard, it is also important that the United Nations provide all the necessary support to this process, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 2254 (2015). Secondly, my delegation supports the calls of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy for an immediate national ceasefire in Syria.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen for his briefing. I would like once again to express our appreciation to him for his tireless efforts to bring together the stakeholders in the Syrian conflict, including the Women’s Advisory Board and civil society organizations in the search for a lasting solution to this crisis. I would also like to welcome the representatives of Syria and Turkey. On Syria, a question that the Security Council considers regularly in its three aspects, everything or almost everything has already been said. Mr Pedersen has on occasion shown optimism when indications warrant, but he has often expressed his pessimism to us as the political process in Syria struggles to get on the right track. Again today, we have listened to him with great attention, leading me to make the following remarks.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“In accordance with the procedure set out in the letter dated 7 May 2020 from the President of the Security Council addressed to Permanent Representatives of the members of the Security Council (S/2020/372), which was agreed in the light of the extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic, the briefings and statements will be issued as an official document of the Security Council.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“I have the honour to enclose herewith a copy of the briefing provided by Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, as well as the statements delivered by the representatives of Belgium, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, the Niger, the Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Viet Nam, in connection with the video- teleconference on the situation in the Middle East (Syria), convened on Friday, 18 September 2020. A statement was also delivered by the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic.”
2020-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/936 (2020) · source
“For its part, since 2011, the Niger, through the Nigeriens Feeding Nigeriens initiative, has been implementing a programme to move from emergency to structural solutions, which has brought the country out of the chronic cycle of food insecurity it experienced in the past. In conclusion, I would like to recall that, in May 2018, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2417 (2018), which commits all parties to protecting civilian infrastructure essential for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and to ensuring the proper functioning of markets and food systems in situations of armed conflict. Resolution 2417 (2018) must continue to guide our actions to break, as soon as possible, the cycle of conflict-related hunger that inflicts untold suffering on already vulnerable civilian populations.”
2020-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/930 (2020) · source
“For the humanitarian response to be effective, even more resources need to be mobilized, and efforts to ensure that they are better used must be made, removing all obstacles and freeing humanitarian aid from political considerations. On this latter issue, I thank Mr. David Beasley for his excellent advocacy. As everyone agrees, the most effective way to protect civilians is to prevent conflict. Prevention is first and foremost about identifying and addressing the chronic and deep-rooted vulnerabilities that affect these countries through concerted action by Governments, the humanitarian community and development actors. As the President of the Republic of the Niger, His Excellency Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou, has said, the zero-hunger objective set by the international community for the year 2030 is within our reach.”
2020-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/930 (2020) · source
“In the light of the multiple disasters these populations face — the torments of armed conflict and the risks of a spread of the COVID-19 pandemic — it is more than urgent to act if we are to avoid witnessing tragedy on an even greater scale. In this regard, I would like to take this opportunity to pay a heartfelt tribute to all humanitarian workers for their remarkable efforts to provide a lifeline to these populations and to contribute to the protection of vulnerable communities, especially in these times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Humanitarian workers do this work with dedication and commitment — often, alas, imperilling their lives.”
2020-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/930 (2020) · source