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Adom

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first: 2018-08-09
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“The current instability in Libya clearly poses a threat to peace and regional and international security, particularly for the sub-Saharan African countries that are struggling to find adequate responses to the progressive entrenchment and deadly attacks of jihadist groups. That is why C6te d'Ivoire unreservedly supports the call on the international community, launched at the meeting of the Heads of State of the Group of Five for the Sahel, to fully acknowledge the regional and international scale of the Libyan crisis and to harmonize the efforts of all the countries concerned to achieve a lasting settlement to the conflict in Libya.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“In that regard, C6te d'Ivoire welcomes the assistance of bilateral partners, including the Government of Germany, whose recent donation of â‚¬3 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Libya will undoubtedly contribute to the increased protection of refugees and displaced persons. The joint communique issued at the end of the third African Union-United Nations Annual Conference, held on 6 May, highlights the complementary roles played by regional organizations and actors in the resolution of the Libyan conflict. Above all, it recalls the need for the international community to act urgently to send an unequivocal message with regard to the need for an immediate ceasefire and the imperative of a single road map for Libya.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“The Council's message to the Libyan parties must therefore be imbued with firmness regarding their obligation to respect human rights and international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel. Cote d'Ivoire also echoes the call of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the Libyan parties to focus on the plight of the thousands of migrants in detention camps in close proximity to the areas of fighting. As Commissioner Chergui mentioned earlier, some Africans are now being used as human shields in the fighting around Tripoli, which must alarm us and heighten our attention to the matter.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“While C6te d'Ivoire recalls that the way out of the crisis and the dawn of lasting peace and stability in Libya depend on robust, constructive and inclusive dialogue among all stakeholders, my country remains convinced that the continuing deterioration of the social, political and humanitarian situation in Libya requires the prompt implementation of resolution 2420 (2018), especially its provisions concerning the arms embargo. It is also beyond question that the fighting around Tripoli is affecting the country's oil industry, thereby further depressing an already devastated economy and exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis. In that regard, it is appropriate to recall that the export of Libyan petroleum is the exclusive responsibility of the National Oil Corporation.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“Cote d'Ivoire therefore condemns the armed clashes between the forces of the Government of National Accord and those of General Haftar, the humanitarian consequences of which have been particularly devastating. While expressing its solidarity with the brotherly Libyan people at this particularly difficult time, my country once again reiterates its call on the United Nations and the African Union to pursue their mediation efforts and good offices to the parties to the conflict in order to reach an immediate ceasefire and resume dialogue among all Libyan parties.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“Cote d'Ivoire is attentively following developments in the situation in Libya and notes with deep concern the impasse that has reigned since the beginning of the armed clashes over control of Tripoli. After more than six weeks of fighting and the tragic toll of 450 deaths, more than 2,000 injured and 63,000 displaced persons, the prospects for a resumption of the intra-Libyan political dialogue are becoming dangerously remote. Equally worrisome is the insidious establishment and entrenchment of religious groups, in particular the Islamic State, in areas outside State control. Ifthe crisis persists, those groups, fuelled by radical ideology and rhetoric, could exacerbate tribal divisions and pose another major challenge to the return of lasting peace and stability in Libya that we are seeking.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“Mr. Adom (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): At the outset, I thank Mr. Ghassan Salame for his excellent briefing on the current state of the security and humanitarian situation and the political process in Libya, as well as the activities carried out under the mandate ofthe United Nations Support Mission in Libya. I offer him our full support and the encouragement of my country, Cote d'Ivoire. I also thank Mr. Sma'il Chergui for the quality of his briefing. Lastly, I thank Ambassador Juergen Schulz, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, for his presentation of the thirty-fourth periodic report on the Committee's work.”
2019-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8530 (2019) · source
“In addition, as we confront the hydra's head of terrorism, our determination to preserve the humanist values of peace, fraternity, solidarity and tolerance, which are the foundations of our societies, must therefore be firm. Our support for the G-5 Sahel must be just as strong. The eradication of terrorism is undoubtedly a long-term shared endeavour, which will require patience and consistency in our efforts. It will also require the United Nations and all development partners to maintain and strengthen the momentum of support and solidarity with the States members of the G-5 Sahel.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Cote d'Ivoire shares the Secretary-General's assessment of a deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel region, with a possible spillover effect on coastal West African countries. In considering the full scope of the threat, those countries have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border organized crime within the framework of the Accra initiative. Cote d'Ivoire believes that, as part of a preventive approach, the Accra initiative deserves support and should be synergized with the work of the G-5 Sahel by building bridges of cooperation in the military and intelligence areas. Cross-border criminal networks and terrorist armed groups clearly pose constant threats to peace, stability and development in the Sahel region and throughout West Africa.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“In this regard, my country welcomes the adoption by the States members of the G-5 Sahel of the Priority Investment Programme, which will enable the financing of 40 developmental projects. To that end, the G-5 Sahel hopes that the financing pledges made at the Nouakchott donors conference held on 6 December 2018 will be fulfilled as soon as possible, with a View to bringing the benefits of inclusive economic development to the people of the region. It is nevertheless necessary to ensure complementarity and coherence among the G-5 Sahel Priority Investment Programme and other development initiatives, in particular those of the Sahel Alliance, in order to avoid wasting resources.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“As recommended by the G-5 Sahel Council of Ministers, such a review should allow for determining the possibility of extending the scope of the assistance provided by MINUSMA. In order for it to be effective over time, the security response provided by the G-5 Sahel Joint Force must be part of a broader approach, taking into account the structural foundations of the current insecurity and instability in the Sahel region. Cote d'Ivoire remains convinced that security initiatives in the Sahel will have a significant and lasting impact only if the fight against poverty and the effects of climate change, improved governance and access to basic social services and economic opportunities remain our major priorities.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Despite the financial and logistical efforts already made by bilateral and multilateral partners, cote d'Ivoire remains convinced that only predictable and sustainable funding under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations will ensure the effectiveness of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force. My country is of the view that the Secretary-General's proposal for the establishment of a support office funded through assessed contributions and independent of MINUSMA would undoubtedly be a useful tool for predictable and sustainable financing in support of the Joint Force. Moreover, in view of the difficulties encountered in conducting operations under way, it is clear that a review is needed to amend the technical agreement relating to MINUSMA support for the Joint Force.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“cote d'Ivoire welcomes those significant advances and shares the Secretary- General's views with respect to the persistence of challenges related to, inter alia, the financing of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force, support for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in accordance with resolution 2391 (2017), and humanitarian, economic and social development issues in the Sahel region. With regard to the financing of the Joint Force, my country unconditionally endorses the terms of the communique of the Conference of Heads of State of G-S Sahel urging G-S Sahel partners to honour their financial pledges.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“cote d'Ivoire therefore welcomes the positive trends identified in the Secretary-General's report (S/20l9/371), including the increase in force strength of Joint Force to 75 per cent ofits operational capacity; the ongoing efforts to address issues relating to training and the provision of appropriate equipment; the progress made in the implementation of the civilian and police components and, with the assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the human rights compliance framework; the advances made in defining rules of engagement, a code of conduct and procedures for interaction with civilian populations; and the restructuring of the Permanent Secretariat of the G-5 Sahel.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Despite these complex challenges and in a context of weak national economic performance, the G-5 Sahel States have to date spared no effort to bring about the full operationalization of the Joint Force, which has undoubtedly added value in the fight against cross-border criminal networks and terrorist groups in the Sahel. Their ongoing efforts, supported by the United Nations and bilateral and institutional partners, including the European Union, have facilitated encouraging progress in the consolidation of the Joint Force.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“This tragic event has three major lessons for us: the transnational nature of the terrorist threat, the potential links between cross-border criminal networks and terrorist groups and, above all, the urgent need for all involved in the fight against terrorism to join efforts so as to respond in a manner commensurate with these phenomena. In this respect, the meeting recently convened in Accraby the President Nana Akufo-Ado, which brought together Burkina Faso, President of the Conference ofHeads of State of G-5 Sahel, Ghana, C6te d'Ivoire, Benin and Togo, reflected the acute awareness of that need. It is therefore reasonable to welcome this new awareness and hope that it continues to grow. Indeed, we welcome the significant progress that the meeting has already generated.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“This can be seen in the numerous attacks against populations and places of worship, followed by the massacre of worshippers at prayer and mass carnage in Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger, countries very close to mine, both geographically and emotionally. Only a few days ago, two French tourists were abducted from Pendjari National Park in Benin and taken to Burkina Faso, then, thankfully, later liberated by commandos from contingents of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces and French Special Forces, whose professionalism has been unanimously recognized. cote d'Ivoire would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the two French soldiers and the Beninese tour guide who lost their lives.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Mr. Adom (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks the Indonesian presidency of the Security Council for having organized this briefing on the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-S Sahel). I welcome the presence among us this morning of Mr. Alpha Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso and President of the Council of Ministers of the G-5 Sahel. My delegation also thanks Mr. Pierre Buyoya, African Union High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, Ms. Bintou Keita, Mr. Angel Losada Fernandez and Mr. Yury Fedotov for their informative briefings and the pertinent recommendations contained therein. The West African subregion is the target ofterrorist acts of horrific and growing violence, carried out by jihadist hordes, whose members demonstrate each day their choice to renounce their humanity.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, I reiterate cote d'Ivoire's ongoing support for the Secretary-General's Action for Peacekeeping initiative and the Declaration of Shared Commitments, which is the crucible ofbroad consensus on the need to work together to improve the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, whose crucial role in the preservation of international peace and security needs no further demonstration.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“Cote d'Ivoire takes this opportunity to commend the invaluable support of the Secretariat on the training of the future Ivorian peacekeepers who will join the 150-strong protection battalion already deployed in Gao. It is undeniable that the success of peacekeeping operations is the collective responsibility of all peacekeeping actors. It is therefore incumbent on us all to work harder to improve the coordination of efforts, in particular by creating synergies between the supply and demand of training, identifying best practices and sharing lessons learned from ongoing missions to inform the deployment of future missions.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“For 13 years, my country hosted the United Nations Operation in C6te d'Ivoire, which, through exemplary cooperation with the Government of C6te d'Ivoire, contributed to the early restoration of peace, stability and prosperity. Building on that experience and driven by the desire to play its full part in the maintenance of international peace and security, my country seeks to contribute through its forthcoming deployment, without operational restrictions, of a contingent of 650 troops within the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali. The preparation of that contingent, in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations that it has endorsed, is nearing completion.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“It should also focus on strategies for combat and the protection of troops, including medical evacuations. It is therefore incumbent on the troop-contributing countries, with the support of the United Nations and all technical and financial partners, to provide their respective contingents with equipment conforming to accepted standards in order to enable them to deal effectively with recurrent attacks by asymmetrical forces. In addition, if it is to be complete, the training provided to the staff of the United Nations missions must focus on the protection of civilians and respect for human rights and international humanitarian law. It should also take into account the role of women in peacekeeping missions and the added value they bring to mediation, the prevention of community tensions and the fight against sexual violence in conflict.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“In that regard, my country welcomes the convergence of Views among peacekeeping actors on the importance of training in the predeployment phase of troops and other components of United Nations missions, as well as the strengthening of their capacities throughout a mission's life cycle. Indeed, predeployment training makes it possible to prepare the mindset of the military and civilian personnel for prior understanding of the existing challenges in the sociopolitical and cultural environments of their areas of deployment, as well as the security risks that arise there. With regard to military components in particular, training should essentially take into account the knowledge and perfect mastery of the equipment made available to them, especially those relating to transport and communication.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“Those transformations, which impact the security of military and civilian personnel and the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations, raise new issues to which the international community will have to provide appropriate and innovative responses. For cote d'Ivoire, the training and capacity- building of peacekeeping operations in the current context must be seen as a shared responsibility requiring the collective efforts of all peacekeeping partners. To that end, the Secretariat, the Security Council and the troop- and police-contributing countries have a prominent role to play in the framework of a concerted and coordinated approach. One objective of training and capacity-building for peacekeeping operations is to improve their operational effectiveness and performance culture in the implementation of their mandates.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“I would like to highlight that Cote d'Ivoire endorses the statement to be delivered by Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations on behalf of the Group of African States. Despite the criticism that they sometimes receive, United Nations peacekeeping operations are one of the most effective tools for the promotion and maintenance of peace and international security. While the basic principles and doctrine underlying peacekeeping operations have remained unchanged, the conflict typology and deployment environments of United Nations missions have undergone profound changes.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“Mr. Adom (cote d'lvoire) (spoke in French): My delegation welcomes your presence, Madam President, as well as that of the Secretary-General and the high- level representatives of some States members of the Security Council at this open debate on the training and capacity-building of United Nations peacekeeping operations. That high-level participation enhances the prestige of this debate and demonstrates once again that the quest for appropriate approaches to improving the effectiveness of the United Nations peacekeeping missions remains our common concern. Cote d'Ivoire welcomes Indonesia's efforts leading to the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2019/4 on that issue. We also commend Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho and Mr. Bjorn Holmberg for their timely briefings.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“(spoke in French) Africa's commitment to take ownership of its collective security through African peace operations remains firms, as does its commitment to increase women's participation pursuant to resolution 1325 (2000). Meeting that noble goal also requires resolving the issue of financing African peace support operations, the effectiveness of which depends upon predictable and sustainable funding. The three African members ofthe Security Council appreciate the constructive cooperation that exists between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council in seeking solutions to the current challenges to peace and security in Africa. Our countries sincerely hope that theirjoint efforts will lead to a sustainable response to that major concern.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Troop- and police-contributing countries must therefore work to overcome cultural barriers and stereotypes and mainstream the gender dimension into the training and recruitment of the military and police personnel of their contingents. With regard to the United Nations, it is important to continue communication and advocacy for women's participation in peacekeeping and to provide incentives for troop-contributing countries that are making an effort to increase the participation of women in peacekeeping missions. It is also necessary to provide peacekeeping personnel with all of the appropriate resources to carry out their mandate effectively. Targeted training, capacity development and appropriate predeployment training and equipment are essential to advancing the Secretary-General's vision for his Action for Peacekeeping initiative.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“In spite of the many challenges that remain, our continent has made notable progress, including in the integration of issues related to women, gender equality and peace and security into the African Peace and Security Architecture and general programmes for peace and security. Currently 25 African countries have national action plans on women and peace and security, that is, 31 per cent of the total number of countries around the world to have such plans. (spoke in English) It is undeniable that the inclusion of women in peacekeeping missions, whether under United Nations mandates or regional organizations, is a shared responsibility between troop-contributing countries and the United Nations.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Gender stereotypes must be combated in allocating strategic roles in missions, and the United Nations must continue to improve accommodation and sanitation infrastructure in order better to meet the specific needs of women. The African Union has also established a network of women mediators, Fem-Wise Africa, so as to ensure women's leadership in peace and security, alongside the African Women Leaders Network. By endorsing resolution 2457 (2019), the two networks promote the role ofwomen in peacekeeping and call for a qualitative increase in the number of women in peace operations. The African Union has also assigned gender officials to the various peacekeeping operations to ensure that women's voices are heard and amplified and that women can participate in conflict-resolution and peacebuilding efforts.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“We are therefore firmly convinced that additional efforts must be made to eliminate these obstacles, including all forms of violence and intimidation preventing the deployment of women in peacekeeping operations. To that end, the African Union adopted a code of conduct and a zero-tolerance policy that define the African Union's position against sexual Violence, abuse and exploitation committed by peacekeepers and military personnel. The code is shared with all troop- contributing countries and integrated into all related training programmes. We must also further combat all the forms of discrimination that women peacekeepers face.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“The joint AU-United Nations fact-finding mission on women and peace and security, conducted in the field in 2017 and 2018 by the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security; the AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security; the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; and the Executive Director of UN-Women, has clearly established that women victims of war and conflict are more engaged with military women and police than men. Failure to take them into account could have an impact on reconciliation and peacebuilding processes. (spoke in French) Although women provide undeniable added value, many political and cultural factors continue to hold back their inclusion in peacekeeping operations. These include cultural obstacles and stereotypes, unsuitable training policies and recruitment mechanisms that put women at a disadvantage.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“For Africa, which hosts seven peacekeeping operations and has its own peace Mission, the African Union Mission in Somalia, women's participation remains a major challenge to be overcome despite the African Union's commitment to promoting the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Indeed, we are convinced that the deployment of women peacekeepers not only contributes to gender equality and the empowerment of women but is also vital to the transformation of United Nations missions as well as to security-sector reform. (spoke in English) In line with its commitments to the women and peace and security agenda, the African Union, through troop- and police-contributing countries, has made progress in institutionalizing women's participation and leadership in peacekeeping missions.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“For more than 70 years now, as United Nations peacekeeping operations have been serving the lofty cause of global peace and security around the world, their numbers have continued to increase. Estimated at more than 110,000 personnel, the staff of United Nations missions now reflects the new types of threats, asymmetric deployment environments and the multidimensional demands placed upon peacekeeping. In contrast to these developments, the participation of women in peacekeeping operations has remained marginal and falls far below the parity goals set by the United Nations.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Mr. Adom (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): On behalf of the African countries that are members of the Security Council, that is, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa, I should like to thank the German presidency and you yourself, Madam Minister, for having convened this open debate on the participation of women in peacekeeping operations. I would also like to commend and thank His Excellency the Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, and the eminent briefers for their high-quality briefings. Allow me to note here that the three African countries members of the Security Council align themselves with the statement to be delivered later by Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed on behalf of the African Union (AU).”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“We therefore encourage all Member States to promote an international order based on multilateralism with a view to ensuring respect for international humanitarian law, which represents the last layer of protection for humankind against barbarism, thereby helping to make this world a haven of peace and security.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“Finally, it is incumbent on the Council to ensure the implementation of the principle of accountability in combating human rights violations and mass crimes. At this point in my remarks allow me to pay a warm tribute to the United Nations specialized agencies, in particular the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross and all the other humanitarian agencies around the world. In conclusion, C6te d'Ivoire would like to recall that the Charter of the United Nations has provided for valuable instruments to strengthen the rule of law, particularly through the powers entrusted to the General Assembly, the Security Council and the International Court of Justice.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“During its term on the Security Council, in partnership with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Cote d'Ivoire worked for the adoption of resolution 2417 (2018), which condemns the use of hunger as a weapon of war and calls on all parties to conflict to protect civilian infrastructure, including that which is critical to the delivery of humanitarian aid. With regard to the action of the international community, my country believes that the inclusion and primacy of international humanitarian law, in particular respect for civilian infrastructure and the protection of humanitarian personnel, in ceasefire and peace agreements should ensure the greater responsibility of their signatories to respect human rights.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“As part of its peacebuilding strategy, my country has also worked to strengthen the national legal and institutional system for promoting the rule of law through the establishment of the national human rights council, which monitors and supports State action in the area of human rights. In addition, Cote d'Ivoire pays the greatest attention to the awareness-raising and training of its police and military contingents with a view to their deployment through training modules on human rights and international humanitarian law.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“In accordance with that obligation, Cote d'Ivoire has signed all the relevant international legal instruments, in particular the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols. In implementation of its international commitments, in 1996 Cote d'Ivoire established the national interministerial commission for the implementation of international humanitarian law, which, among other work, is entrusted with the following tasks: to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law and its effective implementation; to consider and develop laws and regulations in areas where national legislation needs to be supplemented or amended and submit them to the Government; to ensure the implementation of international law; and to encourage the promotion, dissemination and teaching of international law.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“In the light of the foregoing, Cote d'Ivoire welcomes the decision of the Security Council to make the prevention of armed conflict an integral part of its primary responsibility in the maintenance of international peace and security. Violations of international humanitarian law in armed conflicts around the world have caused many tragedies to humankind, whose collective conscience still bears the wounds. That is the case particularly in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. In the context of the principle of the responsibility to protect, it is therefore incumbent on States, individually and collectively, to act in order to promote the rule of law and respect for international humanitarian law with a view to maintaining international peace and security.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“Indeed, respect for this legal corpus governing hostilities and reconciling the aims of war with the principle of humanity is today the instrument par excellence for protecting victims against abuses and atrocities committed during armed conflicts. That is why my country is of the opinion that scrupulous respect for the principle of distinction, the cornerstone of international humanitarian law, must be imposed on all belligerents. All parties to an armed conflict must, at all times and in all places, distinguish between civilian populations and combatants on the one hand, and between military objectives and civilian objects on the other.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“In this way, the various forms ofviolence against civilians, schools, hospital infrastructure and humanitarian personnel are nowadays part of the sad range of warfare methods used by parties to some current conflicts. Furthermore, rather than waiting for these horrors to occur before repressing them, the collective conscience of humankind is called upon to promote the preventive dimension of international humanitarian law through the establishment of mechanisms aimed in particular at the prevention of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. cote d'Ivoire considers that the recurrent violations of the rules of international humanitarian law now constitute obstacles to the restoration and preservation of international peace and security.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“Finally, allow me to thank the distinguished briefers, whose relevant briefings and recommendations further inform the Council on the correlation between respect for international humanitarian law and the strengthening of international peace and security. The presence of new entities, in addition to State actors, in crises around the world has fundamentally changed the typology, motivations and thus the very meaning of the notion of "conflict" that prevailed at the time of the creation of the United Nations. These new actors, whose methods of combat pay very little attention to the norms of international law and the values of humanism that underpin our common action, operate outside the agreed codes of the law of war.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“Mr. Adom (cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): Mr. President, at the beginning of my statement, I would like to extend to you my best wishes for a successful German presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for organizing this briefing on the challenges of international humanitarian law and the strengthening of international peace and security. I also extend my warm congratulations to France for its outstanding leadership of the Council's work over the past month, and welcome the continuing presence among us of Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, who has been with us, I believe, for five days, demonstrating the importance of our work here in the Security Council.”
2019-04-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8499 (2019) · source
“We have also strengthened identification procedures for mobile telephone operators. Lastly, in partnership with France, Cote d'Ivoire launched the International Counter- Terrorism Academy, with a ceremony attended by Minister Le Drian, on 18 October 2018 in Jacqueville, 30 kilometres outside Abidjan. In conclusion, Cote d'Ivoire is of the view that preventing and combating the financing of terrorism requires mobilization and collective efforts at all levels in order to make better use of the tools at our disposal and to implement new measures. We are ready to play our full part in that regard.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We have also provided for the establishment of an administrative freeze advisory committee by decree. Under article 5 of our law No. 2016-992, non-profit organizations are now subject to anti-money-laundering and terrorism- financing obligations. Following the tragic terrorist attack in March 2016 in the coastal city of Grand-Bassam, Cote d'Ivoire strengthened its anti-terrorism measures, taking steps to increase its vigilance in order to prevent further terrorist attacks by stepping up intelligence; improving the operational capabilities of counter-terrorism units by strengthening material resources, training and international cooperation; and raising public awareness on what to do in the event of a terrorist attack. In addition, our national financial information processing unit, created in 2006, is fully operational.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“As part of its strategy for combating terrorism financing, in November 2016 C6te d'Ivoire enacted a law on combating money-laundering and terrorism financing, in accordance with the relevant directive of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. With the support of the World Bank, we plan to conduct a national money-laundering and terrorism- financing risk assessment, in line with the obligations of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. Cote d'Ivoire has also signed and ratified the main regional and international legal instruments on combating terrorism. In addition, we have begun the process of drafting the provisions of a uniform national assets-freeze law and have already adopted a law on the freezing of funds in accordance with resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1267 (1999).”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“With that in mind, beginning in 2015, C6te d'Ivoire's National Assembly enacted a terrorism suppression law that criminalizes a number of actual terrorist acts as well as related offences, including recruitment, association, incitement and provocation to commit terrorist acts. In 2018, we strengthened our counter-terrorism system by criminalizing the provision or collection of funds for financing terrorism-related objectives and the organization on our national territory of travel by persons to another State in order to enable them to participate in the commission, organization or preparation of terrorist acts, provide or receive terrorism training or participate in other activities that facilitate terrorist acts, including recruitment, in accordance with resolution 2253 (2015).”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“That specialized agency works with States, Governments and financial institutions operating in ECOWAS countries to strengthen their capacity to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism. ECOWAS's support has enabled member States to adopt legislation to combat the financing of terrorism, establish corresponding institutional frameworks and strengthen cooperation among their national services and international partners. At the national level, my delegation is of the view that it is incumbent on States to strengthen their legal tools for countering terrorism, especially by criminalizing terrorism financing and fully implementing United Nations sanctions.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source