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“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Egypt. At the outset, I should like to thank everyone for the kind words addressed to the Egyptian presidency during the month of May, and I express our deep gratitude to all members of the Security Council for the support provided to Egypt throughout this month. May was a busy month, during which the Council addressed extremely important issues that have a direct impact on international peace and security. The main purpose of this wrap-up session is to draw lessons from dealing with issues that have an impact on international peace and security. We must build on the lessons learned from our working methods during this month and evaluate the effectiveness of the Council's activities in terms of transparency, scope and objectivity.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Security Council.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“I reiterate my delegation's position on the importance of the international community's support in general, and the Security Council's support in particular, for the efforts of the Transitional Government of National Unity to overcome the political, economic and humanitarian challenges facing the country, and for the full implementation the Peace Agreement. In that context, I reiterate the importance of the meticulous targeting and moderation of sanctions regime, given that renewing and expanding sanctions is not the ideal way at the moment to address the conflict, in which we are seeing a rapprochement among the parties. The Council must send positive messages to encourage the initiatives in South Sudan in order to maintain the positive momentum towards a resolution of the conflict.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7702 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. I thank the delegation of the United States of America for its efforts in the negotiations on resolution 2290 (2016), renewing the South Sudan sanctions regime. I also thank the delegations that made positive contributions to the negotiations and those whose amendments improved the text of the resolution, leading to its unanimous adoption. The negotiations on resolution 2290 (2016) reflected the Council's support for the Transitional Government of National Unity, established in April; for the important efforts of the African Union High Representative for South Sudan, President Alpha Oumar Konare; and for their hopes for the full implementation of the South Sudan Peace Agreement.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7702 (2016) · source
“The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2290 (2016). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the vote.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7702 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of South Sudan to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2016/493, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7702 (2016) · source
“I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.50 pm.”
2016-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7701 (2016) · source
“The President of the Council cannot prevent anyone from taking the floor, but I propose that we begin our private consultations so that we can hear from Mr. O'Brien. I give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arabic Republic to make a further statement.”
2016-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7701 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr. O'Brien, who is joining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Geneva. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2016/460, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015). I now give the floor to Mr.”
2016-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7701 (2016) · source
“In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Arabic): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2289 (2016). The meeting rose at 3.05 pm.”
2016-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7700 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Somalia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2016/484, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2016-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7700 (2016) · source
“The direction for the Security Council and the General Assembly in that resolution gives priority to the establishment of a comprehensive political framework for efforts to achieve sustainable peace in which political, security, economic and social dimensions are taken into account. Indeed, we believe the Peacebuilding Commission must serve as the political forum for achieving synergy among the United Nations efforts. Egypt is prepared to cooperate with the peoples and Governments of the Sahel through the programmes implemented by the Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development, which builds national capacities in various fields based on the principles of partnership and national ownership. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to Mr. Buyoya.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Therefore, Egypt calls for UNOWAS to ensure that future reports provide a vision for the implementation of the Strategy in the Sahel, including figures, statistics and time frames for the implementation of programmes and activities. How did the Office respond to national priorities and the needs of the peoples of the region? That would help the Security Council be aware of the level of implementation and its shortcomings. Resolution 2282 (2016), on the review of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, adopted on 27 April, was an excellent addition to the efforts to implement the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“We also believe that future efforts to implement the Strategy must be sufficiently flexible to adapt to variables and escalating challenges in the African Sahel, especially the challenges related to climate change, environmental deterioration and the spread of terrorist ideologies and organized crime throughout the region. It is important to mobilize international attention to increase awareness of these new threats in the Sahel. We must encourage international and regional partners to invest in building national and local capacities to mitigate environmental crises and to ensure more sustainable local communities.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Therefore, Egypt agreed with the Secretary-General's proposal in January of this year to merge the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) in order to maximize the logistical and human resources available and to find the means to achieve a true qualitative leap in the implementation of the Strategy, while concentrating on improving the national capacities of Sahel States. We therefore believe that the review of the Strategy is of utmost importance in order to identify what progress has been achieved and the shortcomings in its implementation. We must identify the obstacles to implementation, both nationally and regionally.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In confronting these varied challenges, international, regional and national efforts must be concerted and coordinated so as to prevent criminal and terrorist armed groups from exploiting any weaknesses in the region. Egypt believes that the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel can be the appropriate political framework for coordinating and mobilizing all efforts to deal with the challenges effectively. The effective implementation of the Strategy will produce a qualitative shift in the reality of the region.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. I join members of the Council in thanking our briefers for their varied, multidimensional briefings. Undoubtedly, the Security Council is in dire need of such a comprehensive vision, and it must undertake an in-depth analysis to identify the root causes of the conflicts we are dealing with. The valuable briefings we heard have clearly shown that the compound and interlinked nature of the challenges confronting the Sahel region creates a complicated reality that requires solutions based on a comprehensive approach, with multiple instruments that deal with all the threats with the same level of attention.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following to participate in this meeting: Mr. Pierre Buyoya, African Union High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, and Mr. Angel Losada, European Union Special Representative for the Sahel. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Ibn Chambas.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel; Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and Assistant Secretary-General; Ms. Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; and Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator of the Association des femmes peules autochtones du Tchad. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr. Ibn Chambas, who is joining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Niamey.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, we welcome the extensive measures that Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the ICC, and her Office have taken to ensure justice and end impunity. We will continue our cooperation with her in this area. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Libya.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7698 (2016) · source
“The International Criminal Court must respect international norms and the principle of complementarity between the competence of national jurisdiction and that of the ICC. The Court's efforts must be seen in the context of the broader framework required by the international community to bring terrorists to justice and to ensure that there is no impunity for the horrendous crimes that they are perpetrating. We welcome the cooperation and assistance that the Office of the Libyan Prosecutor General is giving to the Prosecutor of the ICC, particularly with regard to the submission of information and evidence, as well as the ongoing implementation of the memorandum of understanding, concluded in November 2013, on burden-sharing in investigations into the former members of the Al-Qadhafi Government and bringing them to justice.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7698 (2016) · source
“Secondly, there is a need to stop all crimes oftorture and inhumane acts being committed in Libya. The international community must help the Government of National Accord to design a global strategy to address the vicious crimes that have been committed in Libya. The Libyan authorities must be assisted so that they can be in a position to deliver justice to the victims. Therefore, the Government must be given the necessary tools and the Security Council's resolutions, particularly resolution 2214 (2015), must be implemented. Egypt notes that the Office of the Prosecutor intends to broaden investigations to cover the crimes committed by Da'esh and Ansar Al-Sharia. States must assume the primary responsibility to investigate their citizens who have joined terrorist militias in Libya, including Da'esh, and to bring them to justice.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7698 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Egypt. At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for presenting her eleventh report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). The report notes several challenges and includes many important observations with regard to the functioning of the Court and the situation in Libya. I would like to make the following comments in that regard. Firs, the Libyan Government must cooperate with the International Criminal Court and surrender Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi to the Court, and all manner of assistance must be given to the Libyan Government to ensure that it is in a position to honour its commitments with regard to the Court in that regard.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7698 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Prosecutor Bensouda.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7698 (2016) · source
“I thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.20pm.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7697 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 ofthe Council's provisional rules ofprocedure, I invite Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mladenov.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7697 (2016) · source
“On behalf of the Council I would like express my appreciation to all members of the Security Council and the Secretariat who participated in the mission for the way in which they accomplished their important tasks. The meeting rose at 10.45 am.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“Staffan de Mistura's efforts there, developments in the Middle East peace process, the increased attention that could be given to the French initiative and the role that the Egypt and the United States Ambassadors could play to bring the parties back to the negotiating table, as well as the importance of finding consensus on some of the main issues that would allow for the launching of negotiations, including the establishment of two States on the basis of the 1967 borders. We also discussed the situation in Libya and the need to strengthen the country's institutions and win the confidence of the Libyan people so that they can achieve their ambitions and work to coordinate the efforts to fight ISIL under a unified joint command. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“Arab efforts and the initiatives of France and the Quartet to revive the peace process were also praised. We also discussed the challenges Somalia is facing in trying to achieve reconciliation and peace, particularly the parliamentarian and presidential elections, the expansion of the authority of the Federal Government, coordinating international and regional efforts to promote the Somali economy and the writing off Somali debt by Arab States. Our visit concluded with a meeting with Mr. Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim, Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs, with whom we discussed the situation in Syria and Mr.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“To achieve stability, the country needs to put an end to competition among Libyan factions, resolve the impasse between the Presidential Council and the House of Representatives, and fight the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Libyan territory through a common military command. Also addressed were issues related to refugee crises, including the need to protect their rights and counter the Islamophobia and xenophobia facing Arab countries and the world at large. The meeting also discussed the need to coordinate international efforts with those of countries in the Arab region to create the conditions for Israel to come to the negotiating table to reach an agreement on the basis of the l967 borders, with all parties renouncing violence, and addressing the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“The Arab League is an important regional organization that could play a significant role in addressing the many topics of common interest between it and the Security Council, with a view to coordinating our positions and becoming more responsive to the challenges that the Arab region is facing, foremost among which are terrorism and the way forward in the Middle East peace process. The discussions led to a consensus of opinion on the need to coordinate the positions of the Arab League and the Security Council, particularly with regard to support for the political process in Libya and for the country's institutions, which need to fulfil their tasks so that they can win the confidence of the citizens of the country.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“At the first-ever joint consultative meeting between the Security Council and the Council of the League of Arab States, we engaged in a frank exchange of views on such issues as the peace process in the Middle East, refugees, migration and developments in Somalia and Libya. The joint consultative meeting set an important and noteworthy precedent that could lead to the establishment of a stable mechanism for coordination and discussion between the Council and the Arab League Council of Ministers.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“The Security Council visit culminated in a key meeting to address the efforts made by certain circles within the United Nations to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, the difficulty of humanitarian workers gaining access to all areas that are in need ofassistance, and the challenges resulting from the increase in recruitment of children by the Al-Shabaab movement. We reviewed the lack of favourable conditions for the resettlement of thousands of Somali refugees and the unavailability of clear information on the presence of terrorist elements inside refugee camps. During our visit to Africa, I was honoured to accompany the Council to Cairo.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“The visit to Nairobi also included a meeting with high-level ministerial officials at which discussions took place on logistics and on AMISOM's needs in terms of helicopters and other means of transportation and equipment, on the need to increase the Mission's strength and adjust its mandate accordingly, and on closing the budget gap that resulted from the reduced financing that the Mission has been receiving. We also discussed the security challenges posed by the presence of large numbers of Somali refugees in Kenya and addressed accusations that these refugees have been taking part in terrorist activities. There were also discussions about the negotiations between Kenya and the Jubaland administration on the resettlement of Somali refugees.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“The meeting with the President also touched upon one of the most important topics for the international community today, namely, the refugee phenomenon and the socioeconomic and security challenges it poses to receiving countries like Kenya. Accordingly, we discussed the need for the international community to provide greater support to receiving countries to meet these challenges. President Kenyatta urged Council members to support his country's decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp. Council members in turn stressed their appreciation for Kenya's efforts to assume the burden that it faces while stressing the need for Member States to respect their international commitments with regard to the situation of refugees.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“The Council's visit to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, included an important meeting with President Kenyatta, who set forth his views on the challenges of the Somali political process, the need to establish a Somali army that is capable of shouldering the country's security responsibilities, the challenges facing the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Somalia, and the requests of Member States for increased support for the Mission. The meeting also included a clear exchange of views on financing the salaries of AMISOM. personnel, as well as criticism addressed to Council on its members' commitment to human rights and the fact that some AMISOM. personnel have been involved in illegal activities.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“Indeed, the visit to Mogadishu sent an appropriate, well-timed message to all parties in the country that the Council is interested in the achievements realized since 2012, that all Somalis need to work together to achieve reconciliation and peace, and that the Council will not overlook anything that might obstruct the political process. The latter is something that I intend to discuss in detail at a later stage.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“Thirdly, the Council took the lead in organizing for the first time a consultative meeting with an important regional organization, namely, the League of Arab States. I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, who shared responsibility for the preparation of the Council's visit, for his coordination and cooperation. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Somalia, Mr. Michael Keating, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Nabil El-Araby, for their efforts in preparing for our visit. I would like to stress that the Security Council's visit to Somalia illustrated the importance of the timing of visits by the Council to regions of interest.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“I shall now provide a briefing in my national capacity. Allow me to begin by expressing my appreciation for the confidence the members of the Security Council placed in my delegation during the preparations for the Council's visit to Somalia, Kenya and Egypt last week. The visit made itpossible the Council to achieve three important objectives. First, the Council demonstrated its support for the national efforts made by Somalia to complete the political process. Secondly, after our visit to Kenya, the Council was able to clarify the need for more coordination and cooperation between efforts made at the national and local levels in order to face the challenges with regard to Somali refugees.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by the two co-leads of the Security Council mission to the Horn of Africa, namely, Egypt and the United Kingdom. The representative of the United Kingdom shall now make a statement on the Council's visit to Somalia.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7696 (2016) · source
“I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Angola, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Arabic): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2288 (2016). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7695 (2016) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Liberia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2016/472, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Angola, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2016/348, which contains the text of a letter dated 15 April 2016 from the Panel of Experts on Liberia established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) addressed to the President of the Security Council. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”
2016-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7695 (2016) · source
“I would appeal to speakers to deliver their statements at a reasonable speed so that interpretation may be provided accurately. I wish to inform all concerned that, given the lengthy list of speakers, we will be carrying on this open debate right through the lunch hour. I now give the floor to Her Excellency Ms. Annika S6der, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, Egypt stresses that we have to formulate more in-depth and inclusive partnerships at both the regional and international levels. That is the ideal way to confront the contemporary forms that security challenges are taking in today's world, since such challenges are highly complex, multidimensional and plagued with intertwined root causes. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In that context, Egypt affirms the importance of the continuing United Nations support for capacity-building in the African Union and in regional and subregional organizations following the conclusion of the United Nations Ten-Year Capacity Building Programme for the AU in 2016 through the New Partnership for the Development of Africa and the Framework for a Renewed United Nations-African Union Partnership on Africa's Integration and Development Agenda 2017- 2027. It is also crucial that the United Nations provide the necessary flexible, sustainable and predictable financing for all activities related to peace and security for the AU, in particular those mandated by the Security Council, taking into consideration the primary responsibility of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“We are moving from the current trend based on the management of conflicts after they erupt, along with the subsequent high humanitarian costs, destruction of State infrastructure and the tearing of the fabric of society, to a model that addresses conflicts in a more comprehensive way, including through preventive diplomacy mechanisms, by giving priority to political solutions that seek to prevent, manage and settle conflicts and by upholding the principle of national ownership and leadership as the fundamental safeguard for successful efforts aimed at building sustained peace.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The reviews have opened a new chapter that will help to formulate a comprehensive vision based on the concept of sustaining peace, which in turn is based on the interaction among the different security, political and development forces brought to bear on putting an end to military conflicts, coming up with effective solutions and addressing the root causes of conflict. Egypt believes that the reviews and the important resulting recommendations present new and welcome prospects for partnership between the United Nations and the AU through a paradigm shift in the way we deal with the challenges of peace and security.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The AU has developed a road map for 2016-2020 that aims at enhancing coordination among all components of the African Peace and Security Architecture and the regional and subregional mechanisms. The road map is designed to ensure their effective engagement at the earliest signs of conflict, from the management and settlement of conflicts and all the way to the peacebuilding and reconstruction phases. In line with those important developments at the level of Africa and in the broader context of the United Nations, the three reviews - on the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, peacekeeping operations and the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security - came to encompass all the changes in the nature and scope of conflicts and international crises.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Over the past decade, in cooperation with different partners, at the forefront of which is the United Nations, the African Union has gone a long way towards building the components of the African Peace and Security Architecture, both at regional and subregional levels. It has also built the necessary capacities to operationalize it. This is a full-fledged Architecture, which includes prevention mechanisms, mediation, the management and settlement of crises, as well as reconstruction and development for peacebuilding and preventing post- conflict countries from relapsing into violence. It is in line with the African Union's endeavours to ensure a continent free from conflicts and in which everyone enjoys peace and stability, which is also one ofthe main objectives of the ambitious Vision Africa 2063.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“They are therefore capable of playing vital roles in mediation and sponsoring the political operations aimed at the peaceful settlement of conflicts. In addition, regional organizations are always ready to deploy peacekeeping operations in the early stages. The role played by the African Union and other African subregional organizations in Somalia, Mali, the Central African Republic and other countries is the best proof that the continent is ready to assume the heavy burden of bringing peace and security to African countries. They are also upholding the principle of African solutions to African problems.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source