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“We highly value the efforts deployed by the Kosovo authorities recently with a view to achieving that objective and the reforms it has begun to implement. We commend the progress achieved in the economic, security and rule-of law-fields, which were reflected in higher development rates, lower unemployment and a general improvement in the investment environment. We call upon the new Kosovo Government to continue that approach of settling differences through constructive dialogue. At the same time, we are concerned by the information contained in the report of the obstacles facing the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade and the implementation of the agreements achieved between them.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I extend my thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing to the Security Council on the report (S/2017/387) of the Secretary-General. Egypt reiterates its full support to Mr. Tanin in the performance of his duties. We also welcome Ms. Nela Kuburovie, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, and Ambassador Vlora Citaku and thank them for their statements. Egypt stresses its concern with regard to promoting security and stability in the Western Balkans region, which is affected by the situation in Kosovo.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“This approach should be followed when reviewing any peacekeeping operation, instead of seeking a gradual decrease in strength that would affect the ability of the operation to carry out its mandate. In closing, we note the need to take into consideration the concerns of all troop-contributing countries (TCCs) when determining, extending or altering the mandates of current peacekeeping operations. TCCs are an important part of these operations and responsible for implementing the mandates of operations. They are the parties most capable of determining the needs of every peacekeeping operation and of their own forces.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7939 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): My delegation would like to thank the delegation of the United States for its constructive efforts to ensure the adoption of resolution 2352 (2017), unanimously extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei. The resolution to extend the mandate unanimously reflects the unity of the Council and sends a clear and strong message to the parties to the conflict that the Council has a clear vision that it wants to implement and that the two parties should comply with that vision. My country voted in favour of the resolution in order to ensure a correlation between the strength of the Force on the ground and its mandate.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7939 (2017) · source
“We know the role played by religious leaders against fatwas issued by terrorist organizations against the status of women in conflict areas. Finally, the reports of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence must respect their mandates established by the relevant Security Council resolutions in order to achieve the stated goals. Egypt reaffirms the importance of deepening the understanding of States of the phenomenon of sexual violence as a tactic of war and terrorism in order to officially recognize that the victims of sexual violence are indeed victims and the need for an anti-terrorism strategy and to provide the necessary reparations to those victims.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Sixthly, we welcome the work of the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict, particularly with respect to strengthening the capacity of States in armed conflict or in the post- conflict period in criminal investigations, military justice, the preparation of witnesses and the provision of compensation to victims. It is also important to pool international efforts to assist religious and national leaders in raising the awareness of communities of the need to reject stereotypes and to fight the stigmatization of victims of sexual violence, thereby ensuring that the terrorists and extremists will lose the ideological battle and fail in their attempts to legitimize rape from a religious point of view.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Fifthly, we are committed to the Secretary- General's policy of zero tolorance for crimes of sexual exploitation. We are pursuing our work with the Security Council and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to end all violence against women in peacekeeping operations. We also expect the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General to pursue the efforts ofhis or her predecessor in the context of the Special Representative's mandate to resolve issues of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations or other forces deployed under the United Nations flag.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“The centre addresses the fight against sexual violence in conflict in meetings for Egyptian personnel prior to their deployment to United Nations peacekeeping forces. Since that element was included in the training curriculum, 3,600 staff of all ranks have been trained. The centre has also organized 12 basic courses on the concept of gender in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. These sessions have been offered to some 3,600 military, police and civilian staff. Fourthly, we welcome the measures taken by the United Nations to address sexual violence in armed conflict, including an increase in the number of women protection advisers in the field. It is essential that we consolidate and build on national institutional capacities and launch the United Nations initiative to combat sexual violence.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Secondly, we support the efforts aimed at promoting the contributions of women in decision-making and political processes through investments in training and capacity-building programmes, as well as the documentation and spread of information on the contributions that women are able to make in peacekeeping operations. Since 2009, Egypt has made political and military contributions through our female staff deployed on mission in the Sudan and Western Sahara, as well as in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. Thirdly, it is important to bear sexual violence in mind in the national training of peacekeeping staff. In that regard, the regional centre in Cairo has worked to promote the resolution of conflict and the maintenance of peace in Africa, in coordination with the Egyptian Defence Ministry.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“That report condemns all of the aims of human trafficking, including sexual exploitation, which in most cases are being pursued by extremist terrorist groups that seek to terrorize civilians and/or generate revenue by enslaving women and girls, in particular those belonging to ethnic or racial minorities, and by selling those women like goods at the market. In that connection, Egypt would like to make the following points. First, it is crucial that the reports of the Secretary- General on conflict-related sexual violence respect the limits and duration of the mandates assigned by the Council in conflict and post-conflict situations.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for holding this important debate. We also extend our thanks to Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and to all of the briefers for their valuable contributions. This year's report (S/2017/249) of the Secretary- General on conflict-related sexual violence was issued after the adoption, last December, of resolution 2331 (2016), the first Security Council resolution on human trafficking in situations of armed conflict.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Mindful of the ongoing gravity of the global terrorist threat and its evolving trends and challenges, the Council has stressed and continues to stress, the need to ensure that counter-terrorism remains a priority on the international agenda and has underlined the critical role of CTED in supporting the Committee in its work. It is expected that the forthcoming review of CTED's mandate will provide an opportunity to further enhance the impact of CTED's efforts, together with its partners, to fulfil the tasks conferred by the relevant Council resolutions and decisions.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“They take account of relevant human rights concerns in their dialogue with States, in special meetings and open briefings, in the context of country visits and in the facilitation of technical assistance. CTED is actively engaged with CTITF and its working groups, being a member of eight of the groups, five of which it chairs. CTED has worked closely with CTITF on issues including the coordination of efforts, pursuant to resolutions 2199 (2015) and 2253 (2015), to prevent the looting of antiquities in the territory controlled by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“CTED, INTERPOL and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees agreed to continue to assist States to ensure more systematic screening of asylum seekers. This information will inform CTED's preparation, pursuant resolution 2322 (2016), of a report on international judicial and law enforcement cooperation. CTED also advised Member States on the need to develop comprehensive and integrated counter- terrorism strategies that engage multiple stakeholders in Iraq, Mali and Tunisia. The CTC and CTED continued to pay close attention to relevant human rights and rule-of-law issues, in accordance with the Committee's policy guidance.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“South Asian judges, prosecutors and police officers convened regularly by CTED since 2009 to promote regional cooperation, to provide advice and guidance on trends and developments and to inform the Committee's formulation of strategic regional and thematic approaches, most recently in Sri Lanka in October. The Committee and CTED have held formal and informal briefings to keep Member States and other partners aware of emerging threats and responses. Most recently, on 5 April, the Committee held an open briefing, on denying safe haven to terrorists, at which the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and INTERPOL encouraged States to strengthen their cooperation, including by adopting legislation and sharing information through INTERPOL tools and databases.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Concern about the role of women in terrorism, and in line with resolution 2242 (2017), led CTED to incorporate a gender dimension in its work, where relevant, including assessment visits, threat and trend analysis and technical assistance. With respect to the presidential statement (S/PRST/2016/) of the Council on 11 May 2016 on the challenges of countering terrorism narratives, the CTC, in consultation with CTED, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), other United Nations bodies and interested Member States, prepared a proposal for a comprehensive international framework to address this threat. The proposal was submitted to the Council last month for its consideration. CTED continues to take advice from practitioners with real-world experience of the challenges of tackling terrorism.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“CTED helped finalize revisions of the international standards and provided inputs for a typology report on terrorist financing in West and Central Africa, adopted in October 2016. In the framework of the FATF, CTED initiated specific work on the misuse of social media for terrorism-financing purposes, having organized a side event on the topic in December. An awareness of the increased use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) in terrorism led the CTC to organize a special meeting in December 2016 on terrorists' use of ICT. ICT industry leaders also briefed the CTC in February about the joint CTED/ICT4 initiative - Tech Against Terrorism - which promotes self-regulation of the industry globally.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Facilitation work sped up markedly in the past 12 months. Argentina and Sri Lanka agreed on commitments with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on technical assistance pursuant to the Visits' recommendations while the visits were still ongoing. Terrorism continues to pose a serious global security threat, and the CTC and CTED have been working to identify threats, emerging trends and potential responses. Counter-terrorism financing was a priority in the Committee's work in the past year. CTED has noted that terrorists continue to devise new fundraising methods, and there is increasing concern about the transnational organized crimes that fund terrorism. CTED is working with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and similar regional bodies.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Assessment visits to Member States and follow-up on the facilitation oftechnical assistance are at the heart of CTED's work on behalf of the Committee and the Council and remain a critical part of the Committee's dialogue with Member States. Since March 2016, the Committee has conducted 17 Visits to Member States - more than in any other equivalent period since its establishment, in 2001. The Visited States included Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, the Lake Chad basin States, Paraguay, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan. In post-visit follow-up, CTED has worked intensively with Member States and implementing agencies to facilitate technical assistance based on the Committee's recommendations. Engagement with Iraq, including further follow-up in Baghdad, is a good example in that regard.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“I thank members for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the ongoing work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and its Executive Directorate (CTED). CTED is mandated until 31 December 2017 to assist Member States, on behalf of the CTC, to achieve the full implementation of Security Council resolutions on terrorism. Since the Committee's previous briefing to the Council (see S/PV.7686), the CTC and CTED have continued to engage in a wide range of activities within the framework of those resolutions, specifically, to increase the number and pace of assessments and to follow up promptly on facilitation of technical assistance; to identify important issues, trends, developments; and to work with partners on innovative responses.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“While efforts are considered and undertaken in the United Nations system on enhancing the United Nations capacity to meet the challenges of global terrorism, the three Committees will continue to implement the tasks and mandates of the Security Council's resolutions, with the full support of CTED, the Monitoring Team and the 1540 Group of Experts.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“In December 2016, they held a joint special meeting on practices and lessons learned in preventing terrorist groups from accessing, raising and moving funds. CTC continues to invite the other two expert groups to attend regional and thematic briefings by CTED staff, various experts, and visiting officials from international and regional organizations. The three Committees also recognize the need to further enhance and strengthen their coordination and cooperation, where relevant and possible. They will therefore work to identify further synergies, including by identifying thematic areas in which joint interaction may be beneficial within the framework of their respective mandates.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“As a result, Microsoft has updated its terms of use and is now using the 1267 sanctions list as a reference to determine terrorism-related content. The three Committees have also actively shared information on terrorism financing and proliferation financing. CTED and the 1540 Group of Experts recently met to discuss the risk of illicit trafficking through online public trading platforms, such as eBay and Ali Baba. The three expert groups also coordinate in the context of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In December 2016, they met with the FATF secretariat to discuss ongoing issues, developments and challenges. In April 2016, CTC, the 1267 Committee, Member States, FATF and other organizations held an open briefing on depriving terrorist groups of funding, particularly Al-Qaida, ISIL and their affiliates.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Pursuant to resolution 2253 (2015), the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and the 1267 Committee Monitoring Team continue to work closely in drafting the Secretary-General's reports on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)/Da'esh. Four reports have been submitted, and drafting of the fifth and final report is under way. CTED and the 1267 Monitoring Team have also been collaborating closely on the use of the Internet and telecommunications technologies for terrorist purposes. The Monitoring Team participated in the consultations of CTED and the ICT4Peace Foundation with the private sector in Zurich, Silicon Valley and Kuala Lumpur in late 2016, and in drafting a report.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Their collaborative efforts also continue through their participation in, inter alia, the CTITF Working Groups on the Protection of Critical Infrastructure, Including Internet, Vulnerable Targets and Tourism Security; Preventing and Responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Terrorist Attacks; Countering the Financing of Terrorism; and Border Management and Law Enforcement Relating to Counter-Terrorism. The 1540 Group of Experts, in its role as a CTITF collaborating entity, encourages the CTITF WMD Working Group to focus on the prevention of the proliferation of WMDs to non-State actors, now that the Group's work on responses to WMD attacks is complete.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“As part of their support to the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF), the three Committees have maintained close cooperation within the framework of a number of CTITF working groups. In particular, the three groups worked with the CTITF Foreign Terrorist Fighter Working Group to develop a capacity-building implementation plan to assist Member States to comply with resolution 2178 (2014), on curbing the flow of foreign terrorist fighters.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“The three Committees continue to collaborate, and their three expert groups have continued the practice of synchronizing their efforts, where appropriate and feasible, in conducting country Visits. Over the past year, experts from the 1267 and 1540 Committees have joined the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) on two such visits - in May 2016 on the visit to Kazakhstan, and in February 2017, on the Visit to Tajikistan. Exchange of information between the three Committees continues through their respective expert groups,sz especially with regard to visits, technical assistance needs, and in reaching out to international and regional organizations of common interest.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“They have also stressed the importance of raising awareness among Member States of their obligations with regard to effectively implementing the relevant Security Council resolutions. They also believe that building Member States' capacity to meet those challenges is particularly important. Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and the risk of the proliferation of WMDs to non-State actors, continues to pose a serious threat to international peace and security. The Security Council, in dealing with these grave threats, emphasized the importance of cooperation and coordination between the three Committees and their respective expert groups.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“On behalf of the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism; the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I have the honour to brief the Council on cooperation among the three Committees and their respective groups of experts. The Committees have recognized the grave threats posed by terrorism and the challenges presented by terrorists and their organizations in resorting to new means to finance, plan, prepare, facilitate, recruit and commission terrorist acts, possibly involving the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“We believe that the international community should help Libya to ensure that it can develop a comprehensive strategy for dealing with atrocities committed there and to provide the Libyan authorities with help in meeting their commitments to ensuring justice for the victims and accountability for terrorists. That also includes providing the Libyan Government with weapons and implementing the relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 2214 (2015). Lastly, we commend the efforts of Ms. Bensouda and her Office to ensure justice and fight impunity, and we intend to continue to cooperate with her in that regard.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“With regard to information received by Libya's Prosecutor-General and the relevant Libyan authorities, Egypt affirms that the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC should ensure that it comes from reliable sources and that investigations do not focus only on crimes alleged to have been committed by a particular party or faction. The Court should investigate all crimes in Libya that come under its mandate, including those committed by terrorist organizations with the support of various States that supply them with money and weapons to enable them to commit such crimes.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“With regard to Abdullah Al-Senussi, we are waiting for the study by the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC regarding the report drafted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the trial in Libya, in order to determine whether there are new facts in the case that could put in question the evidence on which the Pre-Trial Chamber based its decision that the Al-Senussi case was inadmissible before the Court. While we understand that the security situation in Libya presents challenges that hinder the Court's conduct of investigations and he tcollection of evidence on Libyan territory, we are pleased with the cooperation that the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC has had from the office of Libya's Prosecutor-General.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today on the thirteenth report of the Prosecutor of the ICC to the Security Council in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011). Egypt welcomes the Court's efforts to ensure Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi's return to the Court. The Court is obliged to deal with Libya through the Libyan authorities directly concerned, not through individuals or entities who do not represent the Libyan State. In that regard, therefore, we agree that all the necessary assistance should be given to the Government of Libya in order to ensure that it can meet its commitments to the ICC.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“We also urge all other international stakeholders to create the conditions necessary for an agreed settlement that would ensure regional and international peace and security in a manner consistent with the goals and principles of the United Nations and the NPT. Egypt stands ready to make every possible effort to support such a peaceful settlement to the crisis and to maintain peace and security in the region and beyond.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“This was done in the service of political agendas that run counter to State party obligations under the NPT and to the unified message that we should all send, namely, that the international community is committed to achieving the universality of the Treaty and to dealing with all nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament challenges in a comprehensive and balanced manner, without any selectivity. In closing, we encourage all parties to exercise self-restraint and to resume talks to reach a peaceful settlement as soon as possible. In this regard, we call on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to respond to the calls made for the resumption of the talks and to cease any activities that might lead to further tension or escalation.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Egypt calls on the international community and the Security Council to address all challenges to the NPT comprehensively and without selectivity or double standards. This is vital if we are to preserve the credibility and effectiveness of the non-proliferation regime and the relevant Council resolutions, including resolution 687 (1991), especially in the light of the continued erosion of the credibility of the regime, which is the cornerstone of the wider international security architecture. The continued erosion of the NPT's credibility and effectiveness became clear when a certain number of States decided, with no clear justification, to prevent the NPT review process from achieving any objective results by breaking the consensus reached by the majority of State parties.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Egypt reiterates its full support for all efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful solution to the crisis involving the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear programme and at achieving sustainable peace on the Korean peninsula, including all reunification efforts. Given the unique historical ties between Egypt and the peoples of North-East Asia, Egypt calls once again on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to comply fully with all of its international commitments, under the relevant Security Council resolutions, to abandon its nuclear-weapons programme and to rejoin the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear State, without delays or preconditions. Egypt is committed to taking every step necessary at the national level to implement all Security Council sanctions related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his valuable briefing before the Council today and especially for his vision, which takes into consideration in a balanced manner all the dimensions of the issue under discussion today. The current situation on the Korean peninsula poses a major challenge to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) regime. Egypt is deeply concerned at the increasing tensions following recent developments, which have become one of the gravest threats to international peace and security.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“We also believe that Council documents, the statements of the Support Group and any previous consensus reached could be a foundation that we can build upon to assist in revitalizing the work of the International Syria Support Group. We are fully prepared to support any efforts in that regard. The challenges of the crisis and its repercussions on the region and the world loom large, and no country can address them alone. The saboteurs of the political process in Syria - Special Envoy Mr. De Mistura has mentioned them time and again - will seek to exploit the divisions in the Council and among international parties, continue to fuel the situation on the ground, defeat any attempt at a political settlement and ensure that the proxy war continues.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“They pose a threat to countries in the region and are being watched by the countries of the region and throughout the wider world. Those countries will continue to endure that threat if some continue to bury their heads in the sand. There is still some common ground among the members of the Security Council that can be built upon if there is a serious will to do so. We are committed to a frank dialogue on the Syrian crisis that is free of polarization. We remain mindful of the centrality and importance of cooperation between the co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group - the United States and the Russian Federation - as it pertains to Syria at the political level and on the ground.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“De Mistura, to reach an agreement on starting a transitional period that meets the aspirations of the Syrian people by establishing democracy and freedoms in a unified sovereign country, in accordance with the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex) and resolution 2254 (2015). I also reiterate our call on all parties to engage in a serious manner to counter terrorism and the spread of terrorist groups in Syria and to confront the phenomenon of armed groups and militia that are not governed by any reason or law and that continue to receive covert support in the form of weapons and funds without their sponsors being held accountable for those practices. The funding and sponsoring of terrorism in an organized and systematic way in Syria and other countries in the region are not a figment of our imagination; they are a fact.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“We urge the parties concerned to facilitate the mission of the Organization and to work to remove any impediment. I would like to express our deep regret that the briefing, as expected, reflected the continued human suffering in Syria. It was no different than previous briefings, except in some details, locations and numbers. The practices have not changed; the impediments remain. The factors that continue to fuel the crisis have not changed and will not change if international, regional and internal parties continue to seek any excuse to prevaricate or if the Security Council continues to reflect points of divergence rather than commonalities or to focus on details without looking at the full picture. I therefore call on all parties to support the efforts of the Secretary-General through the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“The impact of its statements must go beyond making newspaper headlines. It is evident that with the heightened level of discord, the work of the Council is moving steadily towards that fate. If in a crisis of this magnitude, we cannot find a modicum of common ground to confront it, what must happen before we make the necessary effort to overcome the current state of polarization and opposing narrow interests? I would like to thank Mr. O'Brien for his focused and clear briefing today. We reiterate our support for the humanitarian efforts of the United Nations. We are ready to support any effort to alleviate the suffering of civilians in any Syrian town, be it by facilitating access to humanitarian assistance or the evacuation of the sick and injured.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“Let us recall that these meetings and their outcomes over these months have not contributed to supporting the ceasefire. They have brought no real pressure to bear on the parties to engage in direct and serious political negotiations. They did not even prevent the two horrific incidents that took place this month - the first in Khan Shaykhun on 4 April and the second, a terrorist explosion in the Al-Rashidin neighbourhood on 15 April - claiming the lives of more innocent men, women and children, in addition to the hundreds of thousands who have lost their lives during the past six years. Reviewing the Security Council's approach to the situation in Syria and its impact on the reality on the ground has become an urgent matter. We have warned, time and again that the Council cannot become a media outlet.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“Mr. Aboulatta (Egypt) (spoke in Arabic): The Security Council is holding monthly meetings on the situation in Syria to reaffirm members' positions vis-a-vis the unprecedented suffering of the Syrian people. We reiterate our words of condemnation and regret to the media and our peoples. We have grown used to it; the Syrian people has grown used to it; it has become a part of the traditional practice that has started to affect our outlook and our real engagement with an interactive dialogue that seeks a common ground to build upon to support a serious effort towards a settlement. It is important to give ourselves the opportunity to review what the Security Council has achieved in the past few months so that we can objectively judge the approach it has adopted.”
2017-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7931 (2017) · source
“For this reason, we must work on improving the content of the reports received by the Council from the Secretariat, as well as periodically engage in dialogue with the various South Sudanese and regional parties.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“It is the Council's responsibility to not only prevent the collapse of the State in South Sudan but also to support it in future. The Council is well aware, on the basis of its experience with other conflicts, that the vacuum that results from the collapse of a State can be filled only by chaos, the price of which is paid primarily by civilians - women, men and children. It is the Council's responsibility to work to elevate the substantive discussion on the crisis in South Sudan so that it can identify priorities in terms of actions to be taken, and to use the best tools available to it to support such actions and ensure their success.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“In this context, we also emphasize the importance of continuing to work with the Government of South Sudan to facilitate access to the affected areas quickly, safely and in a manner free of obstacles. This is necessary for UNMISS to carry out its mandate as adopted by the Council. In this respect, we wish to express our surprise at the continued delay in deploying the regional protection force. It is important that we arrive at a common understanding between the Secretariat and the Government on the details of the force's mandate, its terms of reference and its location. We stress also the importance of ensuring the necessary capacity and training for the force before its deployment so that it can effectively discharge its mandate. We must also create conditions conducive to ensuring its security.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“We have continued to call in the Council for a focus on a political solution, and we also believe that there is an urgent need and moral and legal obligation for the parties to the conflict to end all forms of violence, commit to and respect the principles of international law, uphold their responsibilities with regard to civilians, and ensure the security and safety of humanitarian workers. We therefore believe that continued obstruction of humanitarian efforts will lead only to further suffering and increase the human cost of the conflict. It will also undermine the regional efforts under way to achieve a political settlement and to end the suffering of civilians.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source
“We therefore fear that the Security Council's meetings on South Sudan might become routine gatherings at which principled positions concerning the conflict are repeated without any real ability to influence the situation on the ground. We also fear that such debates may become removed from the conflict and the reality on the ground. In that context, let us be mindful of the information contained in the final report of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) (S/20l7/326) pertaining to the collapse of the Peace Agreement. We note that such a superficial reading of the political situation could unfortunately give a green light to the parties on both sides to continue fighting without any legal or political framework.”
2017-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7930 (2017) · source