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“Furthermore, legally issued certificates are being used in a fraudulent manner to export gold out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and efforts must be made in that country, as well as the transit and recipient countries, to address the smuggling of gold in carry-on luggage aboard flights. In the area of human rights and international humanitarian law, the Group observed that violations continue to be at significant levels in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Group focused on violations, such as cases of child rape in South Kivu province, the attack on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in North Kivu province, and the murder of two of its members on 12 March in Central Kasai province.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“Concerning natural resources, the implementation of mineral traceability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has considerably reduced instances of armed groups directly and indirectly benefiting from the exploitation and trade of tin, tantalum and tungsten. However, the Group found that the ITRI Ltd Tin Supply Chain initiative traceability system has shortcomings in its implementation, thereby enabling different actors to intentionally or inadvertently facilitate smuggling. Moreover, the gold sector continues to suffer from the lack of a traceability system, as artisanally sourced gold from conflict-affected areas can still be exported to international markets through smuggling, involving illicit financial flows.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“Le'onard She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to welcome him to this briefing, which comes at a moment when the Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing tremendous challenges. The final report of the Group of Experts of 10 August depicts a complex picture in connection with those challenges. The Group observed a changing dynamic of conflict and armed mobilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as reflected by the further fragmentation of armed groups operating in a more decentralized, albeit heavily networked, manner. Foreign and local armed groups are increasingly interconnected, which also has an impact on patterns of violence.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“Secondly, I intend to provide an overview of the work of the Committee since I last briefed the Security Council on 11 October 2016 (see S/PV.7788), not only in terms ofthe activities conducted by the Committee in addressing the complex challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo today and over the long-term but also with a view to promoting synergy among United Nations actors and cooperation with the region towards the building of peace and stability in the country. Finally, I will report on the work that lies ahead, including a number of possible activities for the Committee in the coming few months. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the presence of His Excellency Mr.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (spoke in English) I have the honour to speak in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In my briefing this morning, it is my intention to touch upon three issues. First, I will highlight the final report (see S/2017/672/Rev.l) of the Group of Experts, the findings and recommendations of which the Committee considered during its informal consultations on 21 July.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Security Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Leonard She Okitundu, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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/20l7/672/Rev.1, which contains the text of a letter dated 8 August from the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo extended pursuant to Security Council resolution 2293 (2016) addressed to the President of the Security Council.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“We call on the various parties in Kosovo to follow the path of dialogue and understanding and to strive to deal with all issues in the framework of existing State institutions. In conclusion, and given the importance that we attach to consolidating peace and stability in the region, we wish to once again reaffirm the importance of the efforts of the international community aimed at helping Pristina and Belgrade to overcome the differences between them and reaching compromise solutions that are just and lasting, that are accepted by both sides and that could lay the groundwork for peace and stability in the region. We also encourage them to speed up regional integration into European institutions, which would improve the situation in the region as a whole. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“Egypt believes that the high-level dialogue between the two parties, facilitated by the European Union, is the most appropriate forum for the peaceful resolution of all pending matters, and we urge Pristina and Belgrade to resume this dialogue. Here we welcome the informal meeting held between Presidents Vueie and Thaci in July in Brussels and the statement by both Presidents on the importance of the implementation of the agreements already reached without further delay. We also express our concern with regard to the increase in the level of hatred and nationalist and ethnic sentiments, and we urge both sides to refrain from inflammatory rhetoric, which only fuels internal tensions and divisions. We call on both sides to show the greatest possible restraint and to avoid taking any unilateral measures or steps that could fuel tensions.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“Egypt, bearing this in mind, welcomes the fact that success of Kosovo institutions in holding the planned legislative elections and calls on political actors to overcome without delay their differences and to form a new Government, so that they can take on the challenges facing them, push forward with the reform agenda and build on the advances made in the economic and security fields and in the establishment of the rule of law, as reflected in the reporting period. These include accelerating economic growth, reducing unemployment and improving the investment climate in Kosovo. We express our concern regarding the references in the report to the various serious challenges facing the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. Allow me to express my sincere gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his very comprehensive briefing to the Council on the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2017/640). Egypt reiterates its full support to him in fulfilling his mandate, and we welcome the key role of the United Nations during the reporting period in helping Kosovo to build its institutions. We also welcome Mr. Ivica Dacie, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ambassador Vlora Citaku, and I thank them for their statements. Political, economic and security developments in Kosovo have a direct impact on peace and stability in the region.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/640, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. I now give the floor to Mr. Tanin.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Serbia to participate in this meeting. On behalf ofthe Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Ivica Daeie, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, to participate in this meeting. Mr. Tanin is joining via video-teleconference from Pristina. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Vlora Citaku to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“Such programmes are subject to ongoing improvement in accordance with stated needs and in consultation with the States of the region. Egypt recently pledged to allocate 1,000 military scholarships to commissioned and non-commissioned officers of the Sahel and Sahara States. I new resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Mali.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“Failure to do so would send the wrong message about the credibility of repeated statements concerning the importance of cooperation and partnership with the African Union. Egypt also stresses that we need to find comprehensive solutions to the challenges confronting the Sahel region, and therefore stresses yet again the need to revitalize the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. In conclusion, Egypt stresses that it will spare no effort to support its brothers and sisters in the G-5 Sahel States, be it through its contribution to Security Council discussions of the situation in Mali and the Sahel in general or by enhancing current joint cooperation programmes at the bilateral and regional levels.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“Those risks extend to neighbouring regions. It is important to address this matter in a realistic way that recognizes the threat and works to provide real and appropriate solutions that are commensurate with the scope of the threat. The diverging views on the role of the Security Council and the United Nations in providing such support must not prevent the drawing up of a comprehensive approach that takes into consideration the fact that a failure to provide sustainable and practical support could double the humanitarian, economic and military cost of any attempt to contain the deterioration of the situation in future. Egypt therefore believes that supporting African solutions to African problems is the optimal and highest-yielding investment. Supporting regional initiatives is the only way to reach sustainable solutions.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“Egypt believes that adoption of resolution 2359 (2017) represents a necessary message of support to the regional efforts of the countries of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) to address the phenomena of terrorism and organized crime, even though the content of the resolution did not meet the aspirations of those States in terms of going beyond statements of political support and making an international commitment to providing effective assistance for the efforts of the G-5 Sahel joint force on the ground. However, we joined the consensus since the resolution represents a step forward on which we can build in future. The briefing given by Mr. Wane and the facts on the ground have served to highlight the scope and magnitude of the challenges and risks confronting the States of the G-5 Sahel and ofthe Sahel as a whole.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Wane for his important briefing. I should like also to express our condolences to the Government and the people of Burkina Faso in connection with yesterday's terrorist attack, and to the Government and the people of Mali, as well as to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, for the victims of the attacks that took place yesterday.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“I thank Mr. Wane for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Mali to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. El-Ghassim Wane, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, 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 Mr. Wane.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“Such reports underscore the importance of ramping up our efforts to ensure the implementation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo national strategy to combat sexual violence, with the support of the United Nations, and with a key role to be played by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We call on all partners to make their contribution to heed the humanitarian appeal of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to make available the necessary resources to United Nations agencies and to civil society as they seek to provide humanitarian aid, including to victims of sexual violence. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of Nigeria.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“On another note, recent violence has worsened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in Kasai and other regions. There have been many victims of this worsening violence, including the two United Nations experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who lost their lives. As a result, the civilian population is faced with growing challenges, including the risk of sexual violence in conflict. This is a risk mostly faced by women and girls. In that respect, I highlight the reports on rapes perpetrated by militia against boys and girls in Kavumu in southern Kivu.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Egypt welcomes the progress that has been made by the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to put an end to sexual violence in conflict. We acknowledge the measures taken in that vein, including the establishment of the post of a special adviser to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on tackling sexual violence and the recruitment of child soldiers. We also welcome the efforts to implement the relevant national strategy, including the appointment of women judges and their deployment in the various regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There have been a variety of measures aimed at ensuring that victims have access to justice and also that they receive adequate and appropriate care.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“In that regard, I would like to underscore that international efforts must be aligned in order to strengthen the capacity of community and religious leaders to raise the awareness of local communities about the importance of putting an end to stereotypes and the stigmatization that affect victims of sexual violence and their children. That stigmatization should be borne by the perpetrators of these crimes and not the victims. We must also prevent terrorism and extremism and win the intellectual war, including the fight against attempts by extremists to make rape permissible in religious terms. In that regard, we would like to welcome the role of Al-Azhar in the fight against erroneous fatwas issued by terrorist organizations pertaining to the situation of women in conflict.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Those efforts include rehabilitation and support programmes for victims, programmes for the reintegration of women and girls into their local communities, and for the provision of legal, judicial and medical services to women who are victims of sexual violence. In that regard, the fight against sexual violence requires synergy and strengthened cooperation between Nigeria and its neighbouring countries. Moreover, the international community, for its part, must continue to lend assistance to Nigeria so that the country can address the challenges linked to cases of sexual violence.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Secondly, Egypt underscores its unwavering commitment to the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, championed by the Secretary-General. Egypt is committed to working with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, within the framework of the General Assembly, to end to all forms of violence against women. Incidences of such violence committed within peacekeeping operations must be investigated, in line with General Assembly resolution 71/297. We reiterate that it is important for Blue Helmets to be properly trained to handle incidences of sexual violence. Egypt commends the efforts undertaken by Nigeria to put an end to the sexual violence committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, in north- eastern Nigeria.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“First, Egypt welcomes the measures taken by the United Nations to address sexual violence in armed conflict, including the increase in the number of women protection advisers on the ground, support to strengthen national institution capacity and the launch of the United Nations Action against Sexual Violence. Egypt also commends the efforts undertaken by the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict and in particular the support it gave to strengthen the capacity of States during armed conflict and post-conflict, in areas such as conducting inquiries and investigations, judicial prosecutions and criminal trials, dispensing military justice, legislative reforms, the protection of witnesses and reparations.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Egypt. At the outset, I would like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, for her very comprehensive briefing on her recent visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like to thank the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, Mr. Te'te Antonio, for his briefing. I also take this opportunity to laud the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in efforts to address conflict-related sexual violence. This is an example ofa partnership between the United Nations and a regional organization that should be used as a model to address sexual violence in conflict. I should now like to highlight the following points.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Nigeria to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Tete Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to warmly welcome the Deputy Secretary- General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, and to give her the floor.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the adoption of the draft annual report. May I take it that the draft report is adopted by the Council? There being no objection, it is so decided. This decision will be reflected in a note by the President of the Security Council to be issued as document S/2017/691. The meeting rose at 10.10 am.”
2017-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8021 (2017) · source
“I now give the floor to the representative of Japan, whose delegation was responsible for drafting the introduction to this year's annual report.”
2017-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8021 (2017) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will now proceed to the consideration of its annual report to the General Assembly, for the period from 1 August 2015 to 31 December 2016. The draft report has been provided to the members of the Council. The introduction to the draft report was prepared by the delegation of Japan, as President of the Council in July 2016, with the participation of the other members of the Council. The body of the report was prepared by the Secretariat. I should like to express my appreciation to Japan and to the Secretariat for their respective contributions. 1 should like to point out that the draft report was prepared in accordance with the notes by the President of 26 July 2010 (S/2010/507) and of 10 December 2015 (S/2015/944).”
2017-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8021 (2017) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today's meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to the statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2017/14. The meeting rose at10.05 a.rn.”
2017-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8020 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we reiterate our desire to see all the parties concerned commit to working to reach apeaceful settlement to the crisis on the Korean peninsula, exercising restraint, taking steps on both sides to de-escalate the situation and paving the way to a return to the negotiating table, with a view to upholding the interests of all concerned and protecting international peace and security. Once again, Egypt welcomes every initiative and constructive idea that uses negotiation and dialogue to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and, ultimately, either lasting peace or reunification of the two Koreas. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Republic of Korea.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“We also believe that all similar threats should be treated with the same level of seriousness as threats in the field of the nuclear proliferation, and that every effort should be made to achieve the universality of the the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, without double standards. Egypt is aware of the threat that North Korea's repeated violations of Security Council resolutions poses to international and regional peace and security.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity as Permanent Representative of Egypt. Egypt joined the international consensus and voted in favour of the Security Council's adoption today of resolution 2371 (2017), based on our consistent commitment to upholding the credibility of the nuclear non-proliferation system and of the Council and our firm belief in the importance of ensuring that the Security Council and all United Nations bodies and international stakeholders can deliver on their mandates and their responsibilities in this regard, as Egypt is doing.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“In favour: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay The President (spoke in Arabic): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2371 (2017). I now give the floor to those members ofthe Council who wish to make statements after the vote.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Republic of Korea 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/2017/674, which contains the text of a 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.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“In that regard, Egypt looks forward to cooperating with Member States during its presidency ofthe Council and to pursuing our collective efforts to translate our positions and the positive statements we have heard today into political will and practical measures. Those positions, and our collective will, will help us to agree on practical procedures and effective mechanisms that will enable the Council to further develop its sanctions regimes so as to achieve their objective as a tool for restoring peace and security while avoiding any negative repercussions or deviations from its desired objectives, rectifying them according to each individual case. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at11.50 a.m.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“The Council has a collective responsibility to translate those positions into action that demonstrates our seriousness and good intentions, sending a clear message to all members of the United Nations and the international community that the Council is present on this issue and aware of the importance of this vital tool and the need to develop it properly. The Council's role is not complete if it is not accompanied by a genuine partnership with all Member States and stakeholders, creating the channels and mechanisms that will enable it to listen to stakeholders' views, which constitute an important tool for helping it achieve its goal of improving current and future sanctions regimes. This would also enable the Council to hold periodic dialogues on the issue and take any measures that might be necessary.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“In that regard, I would like to thank the Secretariat for taking part in the first round table held to raise awareness of the sanctions regimes, which we hosted in Cairo on 12 and 13 July with the participation of Egypt's national coordinating committee on United Nations sanctions. We believe that such cooperation is a model that deserves support and look forward to expanding it, including at the regional level. I have listened carefully to members' statements today and noted their differences of opinion and position. However, I also noted their agreement on the importance of developing United Nations sanctions regimes.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“Wide participation by Council members and the broader United Nations membership showed the depth of the interest in this issue and the importance of studying and analysing previous experience, which can help us improve the design of our sanctions regimes. Ensuring that this tool is just and fair will help to guarantee its effectiveness, while any abuse of it could undermine its credibility with the international community and lead to repercussions that could aggravate crises rather than help to settle them. We should also help Member States understand the diverse nature of sanctions regimes and build their technical capacity to implement sanctions measures properly. Egypt is ready to contribute to that important effort.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“Finding appropriate mechanisms for dialogue; monitoring, assessing and incorporating lessons learned from previous sanctions regimes; and taking the views of every involved party into consideration are therefore elements that the Council should not undermine, underestimate or ignore, considering all the means to achieve it. The Arria-Formula meeting organized by Egypt last month, entitled "Enhancing the design process of United Nations sanctions regimes: perspectives from all stakeholders", presented a genuine opportunity to listen to the views of three African countries on the impact of sanctions on efforts aimed at stabilization.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“The uniqueness of every new threat to international peace and stability means that we have to adopt sanctions regimes that are tailored to particular situations and suited to a threat's particular nature, treating each on a case-by-case basis. That does not mean, however, that we should not make use of previous experiences of sanctions regimes and lessons learned from their implementation. Maintaining an identical approach and a narrow perspective while considering sanctions on a case-by-case basis will not help us improve them unless we also make them complementary with other, more comprehensive and inclusive mechanisms that seek to study all the means that can potentially improve this important tool in both style and substance.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“The measures stipulated in the Charter seek to maintain or restore international peace and security, not to punish any party. The Council has made considerable progress in developing the concept of sanctions, moving from comprehensive to smarter and more effective measures, while benefiting from the knowledge accumulated from previous experiences. Because of that, we have been able to mitigate the unintended negative repercussions of the sanctions, especially on civilians and States that are not party to conflicts. We have also been able to limit the measures to parties that are a threat to international peace and security. These improvements have helped to make the measures more effective and improve the likelihood that they will achieve the desired result. While this progress is commendable, it is not enough.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Egypt. At the outset, I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Taye- Brook Zerihoun, for his important briefing on this vital aspect of the work of the Security Council. As stipulated in Article 41, Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations grants the Security Council the mandate to take various measures to confront threats to international peace and security without the use of force. Despite the use of the word "sanctions" to describe such measures, the Charter does not make any reference to that term. The term has been widely used in Security Council resolutions that impose such measures. The Council has a great responsibility to clarify that concept, which is a commonly used term, and its punitive connotations.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Zerihoun.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the other members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“That is what has led Egypt, in addition to its ongoing counter-terrorism efforts, to present the comprehensive and multidimensional vision of the counter-terrorism issue that was laid out in the statement delivered by President Al Sisi at the Riyadh Summit in May. Egypt also stresses the need for all States to comply with the relevant Security Council resolutions, which request the international community and individual States to fight terrorism and the regimes that support it by all means compatible with the Charter of the United Nations and international law. In conclusion, I can assure Council members that Egypt will remain committed to being at the vanguard of international efforts to fight and defeat terrorism, while respecting international law, human rights and the rule of law.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“We take this opportunity to restate what we have often said in the past regarding the need for the full implementation of Security Council resolutions, in particular those on counter-terrorism. We reiterate the need for the Security Council to hold those States that do not comply with the relevant resolutions accountable. All Council members should work to develop the political will within the Council to ensure that rogue States are held accountable when they expressly violate its resolutions. In the past as now, Egypt has suffered, directly and indirectly, at the hands of certain States that support, arm and finance terrorists.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“It reaffirms the importance of strengthening cooperation to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons via the Internet or social networks. The resolution stresses the importance of international judicial cooperation and law enforcement to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons. The resolution requests that the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, as well as the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant/Al-Qaida, each within its respective areas of competence, to give the necessary priority and focus to the issue of preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source