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Agbenonci

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  1. “I would like to conclude by stressing the importance of the issue of the protection of civilians, which should remain on the Security Council agenda, so that there can be more in-depth thinking on it and regular exchanges on the topic, given its importance for the credibility of the United Nations.”

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  2. “It is important that those troops be well equipped and psychologically well prepared to assume their responsibilities. In that regard, the Government of Benin would like to express its support for the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians, which underscore the good practices of troop- contributing countries in efforts to protect civilians. Those are my thoughts on the theme of this open debate. I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to speak, to contribute to finding a solution to the serious challenges facing the international community, which is currently confronted with various trouble spots.”

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  3. “The latest generation of integrated missions has received explicit mandates to ensure the protection of civilians, but it is necessary that those mandates be regularly assessed so as to ensure that they are adapted to the actual situations. In order to increase the suitability of Council resolutions, their elaboration ought to include a meticulous assessment of the situation at issue with the involvement of regional and subregional organizations, which have the advantage of being closer to the reality on the ground, of having a better understanding of the intangibles and of being able to weigh the local significance. Affected troops assigned to protect civilians must receive appropriate training as well, particularly in order to ensure the proportionality of their responses to anticipated threats.”

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  4. “Furthermore, it is also important to understand that humanitarian actors can play a key role in the joint implementation of quick-impact projects, which can help to strengthen a constructive partnership between them and the missions. Precautionary measures are necessary so as to ensure that humanitarian actors can maintain their separate identity on the ground as well as their own rules of operation. I also think that more importance should be attached to awareness-raising and information-sharing measures among local and international stakeholders in potential areas of tension where there might be risks to the civilian population.”

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  5. “On the second question, I must stress that relationships with local actors and non-governmental organizations, on the one hand, and with regional and international organizations, on the other, are important channels of influence, but must be used with caution, so that they can become factors that can help anticipate, manage and stabilize situations at risk. In that regard, the contribution of non-governmental organizations that deploy and manage early-warning mechanisms is highly appreciated. They deserve to be duly taken into account as full partners on the ground. Support for those mechanisms could be a powerful lever to ensure the protection of civilians.”

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  6. “The passive use of military force could add to the deterrent function. The value of mobilizing and engaging potential trouble-making factions in income-generating activities has been proven and demonstrated by the effectiveness of rapid impact projects. That has worked, in my experience, in the context of peacekeeping operations in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, a thought that came to mind when I was considering the subject and related issues in the concept note (S/2016/502, annex) prepared for this open debate.”

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  7. “In addition to military means, the use of which is bound by the rules of engagement, the issue of the protection of civilians must be consistently addressed on the agenda as a cross-cutting and multidimensional concern. As such, it must be integrated into all decision-making processes regarding the management of conflict situations. It is up to those responsible for the mission to be aware of and define the sources of instability and the deep roots of the threats and to neutralize them. That could entail carrying out measures to anticipate threats and acting to mediate and identify measures to contain or avoid the escalation of violence. Given the genuine limits on the use of force, soft- power methods can be much more effective in certain cases, as they make it possible, for example, to maintain a dialogue between protagonists.”

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  8. “Such Violations have been effected by Government forces and by extremist non-State groups, which, in the cross-fire of attempting to destabilize States, also target peaceful civilian populations. The increasing efforts deployed by the United Nations to strengthen the protection of civilians as part of peacekeeping operations shows the willingness on the part of the international community to strengthen the capacity of countries to prevent gross Violations of human rights affecting civilian populations in conflict situations. In that context, matching the real threats with the Security Council's mandates and the measures deployed for implementing them are a problem to which it is important to find appropriate solutions.”

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  9. “The issue on the agenda today for this open debate is of crucial importance, given the purposes and principles of the United Nations, whose primary mission is to save succeeding generations from armed conflicts, which unfortunately continue to be a blight on humanity. In view of the mass atrocities committed in hot spots around our planet, it is not surprising that your country, France, the birthplace of human rights, has decided to make the issue of the protection of civilians a major theme of its presidency of the Security Council. The stakes are high, and no one can remain indifferent in the light of the multiple serious violations of international humanitarian law and of the principle of the inviolability of United Nations troops.”

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  10. “Mr. Agbenonci (Benin) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Sir, for the invitation to participate in this open debate on the protection of civilians in periods of armed conflict. 1 would like to extend my warm congratulations to you on behalf of the President of the Republic of Benin, Mr. Patrice Talon, on your assumption of the rotating presidency of the Security Council. I also wish to acknowledge and welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, the Secretary-General, and Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross.”

    2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source