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“In that regard, we urge a strong recalibration of approach and welcome the decision reached by the Israeli Government with Hamas to cease hostilities for a four-day period in exchange for the release of 50 Israeli hostages — mostly children — and the counter release of some Palestinian prisoners, mostly women. We also welcome the agreement on additional daily trucks of aid and commend the mediation efforts that have been undertaken to achieve that outcome. We urge the commitment of the parties to the implementation of those arrangements and believe that the release of further hostages creates an opportunity to build confidence with other measures.”
2023-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9484 (2023) · source
“Ghana is equally concerned about strikes against refugee camps and facilities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Those facilities are providing refuge to an estimated 1.5 million internally displaced people, including women and girls in dire need of humanitarian assistance. While we therefore reaffirm our condemnation of the horrendous attacks of Hamas against Israel on 7 October, which led to the deaths of 1,200 Israeli and foreign nationals and the abduction of more than 200 hostages, we are concerned by the high number of civilian casualties arising from the military response, which has created in its own wake disturbing concerns.”
2023-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9484 (2023) · source
“A week ago (see S/PV.9479), after several attempts, the Security Council managed to adopt resolution 2712 (2023), which, among other things, called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza to help address the escalating crisis in the Middle East. Today’s briefings by Executive Directors Sima Bahous, Catherine Russell and Natalia Kanem remind us of the sobering reality in Gaza, where an estimated 575,000 women and adolescent girls of reproductive age are facing critical gaps in access to health services. The death toll in Gaza has also surpassed 11,000, two thirds of whom are women and children; 1.7 million people have been displaced; more than 29,000 people are injured; and many are presumed dead or trapped under the rubble in Gaza as a result of the ongoing war.”
2023-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9484 (2023) · source
“We must therefore generate the necessary global support and resources to make the most vulnerable nations resilient by translating our understanding of the challenges into a clear commitment, with programmatic implications in order to address them.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“We also see an advantage in strengthening networked multilateralism through partnerships with regional arrangements, such as the African Union and its regional economic communities, such as the Economic Community of West African States, to detect, at an early stage, warnings of conflict and mobilize action to prevent them. In conclusion, it is our conviction that prevention and peacebuilding should be a key part of our shared commitment under the New Agenda for Peace. Advancing inclusive economic development to sustain peace, is also a facilitator for global stability and peace. Listening closely to today’s debate, Ghana is convinced that the challenges that the lack of a common development pose for peace and security are clearly understood.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Fourthly, urgent cross-pillar action by the United Nations, especially at the country and regional levels, is required to deepen efforts to develop resilience and sustain peace. In that regard, it is necessary for Member States to carefully consider how we fund the United Nations development system and reflect further on how we can use the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system to get the United Nations to truly act as one, in support of the efforts of national Governments to sustain peace and create inclusive prosperity in their national spaces. The role of the Peacebuilding Commission and the synergy of its actions with those of the Council will continue to be important in building peace, including within the context of transitions in peacekeeping.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, in recognition of the contribution the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can make to global stability, we encourage the timely and full consideration of the SDG stimulus, proposed by the Secretary-General and welcomed by the SDG Summit this past September to correct the deterioration in progress that we are seeing across many countries. We also encourage national Governments to ensure the equitable distribution of national development, address the specific concerns of youth and women, sustain the presence of the State and the provision of essential services without discrimination and ensure the inclusive participation of all segments of society, in an effort to sustain peace and guarantee security.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Secondly, the dominating influence of the international financial architecture on the fortunes and capacity of States means that we are well past the time for genuine reform of the international financial system. It is evident that the architecture is not fit for purpose and has so far been incapable of addressing inequalities among countries and supporting States’ efforts to resolve inequalities within their societies. As we focus on reforms across the financial system, we also urge the international financial institutions and the multilateral development banks to prioritize the provision of well- tailored and long-term support to vulnerable countries for macroeconomic stability, strengthened resilience and sustainable and inclusive growth in a manner that makes their debt stock sustainable.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“In response to the guiding questions raised by the concept note (S/2023/870, annex), Ghana would like to make the following additional points. First, multilateralism remains critical to serving our collective and individual national interests. Without it, we risk the violent collisions that seeking national advantage brings. However, multilateralism cannot be treated à la carte, whereby one takes the parts that one likes and ignores or tramples on others. We therefore believe firmly that the commitment of Member States to full respect for the Charter of the United Nations remains pivotal to global stability. We believe it is the predictable way to enhance trust and address the mutual concerns of all.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Deteriorating socioeconomic conditions alienate any citizenry and can turn them against their Government, and as we have also seen in many contexts, exclusion, marginalization and ineffective governance create State deficits that contribute to instability and conflict. We must therefore prioritize interventions to tackle the root causes and underlying drivers of conflicts and seize the opportunity of the Secretary-General’s policy brief on the New Agenda for Peace and the Pact for the Future to rethink our approach to the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. Embracing inclusive development as the vanguard of the prevention agenda would be an important way to ensure long-term peace and prosperity for all.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Of course, at the centre of that challenge is the ineffective State — those States that for the most part have also suffered greatly from previous decades of internationally imposed one-size-fits-all policies, rolling back their role in providing services to their citizens, and continuing to endure the practices of an unfair global financial and development system that limits their access to resources and constrains their capacities. As President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana stated at the 2023 Paris Peace Forum 10 days ago, inequalities have implications beyond economic development, and for international peace to be sustained, all citizens must have an equal opportunity to develop their potential and contribute to global stability and prosperity.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Without a commitment to common development and its shared benefits, peace is imperilled, and where a people’s human rights are constrained by their own State and leaders, instability usually follows not far in its wake. Across a number of parts of the world today we are seeing a strong correlation between a lack of development and fragilities and conflict. Indeed, without the financial resources that equitable global development brings, many such countries have little or no capacity to create resilience and contain the proximate factors and triggers of conflict.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“Let me begin by thanking China for organizing this important open debate and for once again using its presidency to put a spotlight on the importance of common development and a holistic approach to sustainable peace, especially in conflict- affected countries. We thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his thoughtful statement and Ms. Rousseff and Professor Sachs for their unique and insightful perspectives. As the founders of our universal Organization rightly envisaged, equal attention to the interlinked pillars of peace and security, development and human rights is necessary to preserve succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to maintain global stability.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482 (2023) · source
“We reiterate our solidarity with the Sudanese people during the difficult and challenging period that the country is going through, and we reaffirm our commitment to the independence, territorial integrity, unity and sovereignty of the Sudan.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“We take note of the Secretary-General’s letter (S/2023/849) announcing the launch of an independent strategic review of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS), to be led by Mr. Ian Martin, whose findings and recommendations are expected to be shared with the Council in January 2024. We encourage the Council to take this and the views of the host country into account, in line with the principles of Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations, during negotiations on the renewal of the UNITAMS mandate. Finally, the A3 stresses that the demand for a lasting ceasefire must remain a priority and should continue to be at the centre of discussions with all the parties.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“We therefore urge a coordinated approach to the humanitarian and security response by all stakeholders, particularly at the borders of the countries hosting refugees, in order to appropriately help the populations fleeing the horrors of the fighting. We continue to appeal urgently to donors and the international community to mobilize funds to finance the humanitarian response plan. Since the beginning of the crisis in the Sudan, at least 20 aid workers have died and many others have been injured. We pay tribute to their work and honour them as we also call for secure and unhindered humanitarian access. It is time for the parties to respect their commitment to ensuring that humanitarians are allowed a secure and unhindered space so that they can truly assist the Sudanese populations, who have suffered too much.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“The A3 emphasizes that since the beginning of the crisis, 5.7 million people have been displaced, 25 million people need humanitarian assistance to survive, and 19 million children will be out of school in the Sudan this year. The catastrophic humanitarian situation has been exacerbated by the effects of climate change, which have had an adverse impact on the country. Neighbouring countries such as Chad, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, which have been hosting a constant flow of refugees, are themselves coping with fragile security and humanitarian contexts. There is an urgent need to accelerate the humanitarian response while at the same time ensuring that the flow of refugees and displaced people and the circulation of weapons are properly managed to limit any destabilizing impact on the other countries of the region.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we emphasize the crucial role of regional and subregional organizations in resolving the crisis and reaffirm our belief that it is essential that inclusive mediation action be concerted and coordinated if it is to achieve lasting peace. We welcome the resumption of the Jeddah talks and the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF paramilitaries’ reaffirmation of their commitments to taking steps to facilitate increased humanitarian assistance and implement confidence-building measures, including for the movement and work of humanitarian agencies. We encourage the parties to respect their international commitments and to prioritize the interests of the Sudanese people by finding a political solution to the conflict. The humanitarian consequences of the confrontation between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF have been disastrous.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“The A3 also echoes the second communiqué, of 6 September, of IGAD’s Quartet Group of Countries for the Resolution of the Situation in the Republic of Sudan, which underlines the need to implement the AU road map for the resolution of the conflict in the Sudan and welcomes the African Union’s commitment to establishing a credible civil political dialogue that is Sudanese-owned and -led. In that regard, we welcomed the holding from 23 to 26 October in Addis Ababa of a preparatory meeting of Sudanese civil and political actors, under the auspices of the African Union and IGAD. The A3 reiterates its concern about the multiplicity of initiatives, however, which could weaken mediation efforts and has so far failed to put an end to the clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“At the political level, we welcome the fact that since the start of the crisis, regional bodies such as the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have worked hard to mobilize their capacities to help put an end to the violence in the Sudan. In that regard, the A3 reiterates the call made by the African Union and IGAD for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Even if each of the two parties still believes it can prevail militarily, an objective assessment suggests a different conclusion. We want to reiterate our repeated statements in the Council that there can be no military solution to the serious crisis that the Sudan is going through, and we urge the parties to embrace negotiation and dialogue to find a lasting solution to the conflict.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“We also condemn the air attacks and fighting in densely populated areas. We are particularly dismayed by the high price that has been paid by civilians, with 10,400 dead since 15 April due to the clashes, and we convey our deepest condolences to the bereaved families. We are alarmed that the fighting in the Sudan has triggered a serious escalation of intercommunal violence and an increase in inter-ethnic tensions. In the Darfur region, for example, violent clashes continue, with civilians from the Masalit and other non-Arab communities being targeted based on their ethnic identity.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique (A3). We thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her comprehensive briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan in today’s meeting. The A3 remains deeply concerned about the persistent fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces. We deplore the continued fighting in the capital and the expansion of the conflict to other parts of the country, especially Darfur. We reiterate our condemnation in the strongest terms of the ongoing violence against civilians, including sexual violence and violence against children, as well as the looting and destruction of essential infrastructure.”
2023-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9480 (2023) · source
“By sustaining engagement, fulfilling our obligations, leveraging technology and prioritizing international cooperation, we can effectively counter terrorism, safeguard global security and ensure the safety of our nations and peoples.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“In the light of the evolving nature of the activities of non-State actors and advances in science and technology, we believe it is crucial that the Committee be able to proactively sustain and enhance its engagement with Member States through outreach events, initiatives that will play a vital role in continually raising awareness and encouraging both States and civil actors to fulfil their obligations under resolution 1540 (2004). In conclusion, Ghana reiterates that the global fight against terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction demands unwavering commitment, collaboration and proactive measures.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“In the light of the critical responsibilities placed on the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), we are concerned about the lack of progress regarding the selection of the Group of Experts established to assist the Committee in fulfilling its mandate as outlined in resolutions 1977 (2011) and 2055 (2012). We urge that the selection process be expedited to enable the Committee to benefit from the Group of Experts’ expertise and support.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“The continued engagement between the Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and other relevant actors remains critical to the Council’s efforts to undermine terrorist groups such as ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaida that continue to adapt and maintain cross- border strategic, financial and propaganda linkages. Thirdly, in the current global security landscape, it is important that we enhance action within the global non-proliferation architecture to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“That represents a significant risk, as it may enable some terrorists to evade accountability while innocent individuals could potentially face unjust or stringent sanctions. It is important in that regard that Member States and international organizations provide accurate and comprehensive information to support the Committee’s efforts in combating terrorism. Secondly, concerning the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter- terrorism, we reaffirm its role as the key platform for dialogue on counter-terrorism matters within the framework of the Council.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“We note the Committee’s constructive engagement, which has resulted in a successful revision of the guidelines for the conduct of the Committee’s work in accordance with resolution 2610 (2021). The guidelines provide clarity, enabling the Committee to efficiently detect, target and help disrupt the activities of terrorists, individuals, groups and entities. The effectiveness of the 1267 Committee in fighting terrorism depends on Member States’ commitment to implementing sanctions, sharing information and cooperating internationally. However, we are concerned about a lack of identifiers and inadequate information from certain Member States and international organizations, as the briefings highlighted.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“We must work in a coherent manner in order to close the capability gaps of the most vulnerable countries, leverage rapid technological developments to stay proactive and utilize our collective expertise to mitigate the risks that terrorism poses. We would like to make three points in response to today’s briefings. First, regarding the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, we note the positive work being done by the Analytical Support and Monitoring Team and commend its support to the Committee in monitoring terrorist activity and providing crucial analyses, which have greatly contributed to countering the evolving threat posed by ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaida.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“Let me begin by thanking the Chairs of the Security Council’s three counter-terrorism committees for their joint and individual statements. As today’s briefings confirm, the Committees continue to play an important role through their complementary delivery of the efforts needed to strengthen global actions in assessing and countering terrorism, especially in response to evolving threats and the risk of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups. We therefore continue to encourage the convergence of the Committees’ actions and their reinforcing effect on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. The evolving nature of terrorism and non-State actors’ use of new technologies demand that we pool resources and take collective action to stay ahead of such threats.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9478 (2023) · source
“At the heart of the ATMIS operation in Somalia have been the troop- and police-contributing countries, who have shown unwavering dedication and sacrifice in the pursuit of peace in Somalia. We salute their efforts and sacrifices and underline the need for predictable, sustainable 2/323-35624 15/11/2023The situation in SomaliaS/PV.9477 and flexible funding for ATMIS and other African Union-led peace support operations. Finally, we call on all Member States that cherish peace, security and development to support Somalia in her capacity-building and capability-strengthening efforts to counter the threat of Al-Shabaab. Their difficult duty at this time helps to prevent the further spread of terrorism and fulfils our shared aspiration for peace, security and development in the entire region.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9477 (2023) · source
“This extension will allow for a thoughtful transition plan and ensure that the gains made in countering Al-Shabaab are not lost. We hope that it will also help in addressing any potential challenges, and that by approaching the drawdown carefully and consistently, we can safeguard the progress achieved thus far in Somalia. It is our collective responsibility to stand against acts of terrorism and to support Somalia in her ongoing actions to restore peace and security. In this regard, while acknowledging the efforts of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Somali security forces, we also note the support by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) and other partners and emphasize the need for sustained international support to bolster Somalia’s national capacities.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9477 (2023) · source
“Despite the challenging transition that Somalia is currently undergoing, we believe that the further implementation of the mandate provided for in the ATMIS resolution will serve to advance the interests of peace and security in that brotherly African country. We hold the view that, with careful management of the transitional processes, the ongoing threat posed by Al-Shabaab to the peace and stability of Somalia and the region can be defeated and the violent activities of that terrorist group, which has caused untold suffering, loss of life and destabilization in the region, brought to an end. We therefore support the extension of phase 2 of ATMIS and a delay in the drawdown of its 3,000 personnel until 31 December 2023.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9477 (2023) · source
“Allow me to begin by extending the appreciation of the members of the three African members of the Security Council (A3) to the penholder, the United Kingdom, for their efforts in facilitating consensus for the adoption of resolution 2710 (2023), relating to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), and the resolution on the technical rollover of the Al-Shabaab sanctions regime (resolution 2711 (2023)). As members of the A3, although we had several concerns, a number of them were taken on board in the resolution on ATMIS, which in turn made it easy for us to vote in favour of that resolution.”
2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9477 (2023) · source
“Our conduct and deliberations must reflect the expectations of helping the parties to end the ongoing hostilities. We began this meeting with a minute’s silence. That observance should galvanize us to silence the sound of guns, rockets and missiles that has dominated the lands of Israel and Palestine in the past months.”
2023-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9472 (2023) · source
“A month into the war against Hamas and Israel’s near-total siege of Gaza, the gross domestic product in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has shrunk by 4 per cent, sending over 400,000 people into poverty — an economic impact not seen in the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, or any previous Israel-Hamas conflict. The consequences of the economic devastation on top of the destruction of infrastructure, including medical systems, could be great unless we act now. In conclusion, we must all be guided by the dire situation on the ground and the desire of the international community to end the ongoing war, which has resulted in close to 12,000 human casualties on both sides and brought immense suffering to the children — who constitute more than 40 per cent of the fatalities — women and aged, who are the most vulnerable in Gaza.”
2023-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9472 (2023) · source
“We reiterate our call on all countries that have a moderating influence over the parties to intensify efforts aimed at stopping the fighting and securing the release of all Israeli and foreign captives. We reiterate our call on the Hamas militia to heed the demand of the international community for the immediate and unconditional release of all captured civilians. Holding innocent civilian populations as captives is wrong and unacceptable regardless of the motives. The economic cost of not acting to stop the war should not be lost on us either. We are concerned by an assessment released by the United Nations Development Programme and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, which states that at least 45 per cent of all housing in the Gaza Strip has been damaged or destroyed by the bombardments.”
2023-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9472 (2023) · source
“We believe more can be done and more should be done. We must also urgently create conditions for safe humanitarian corridors, for rescue and recovery operations and safe passage for the wounded, sick children, pregnant women and caregivers in conformity with international humanitarian law. War, no matter the cause and circumstances, must be fought in compliance with international law. Civilians and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, their personnel and medical systems, should be avoided as part of the conflict and not used as shields by Hamas militants or as actual targets in attacks. Water and fuel must be supplied and not hindered.”
2023-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9472 (2023) · source
“The high number of casualties in the ongoing conflict should compel urgent action on the part of the Council to seek to prevent further deaths of civilians and humanitarian workers. Not unlike many other conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, the inability of the Council to reach a consensus on how to get the parties to end the hostilities has affected the ability to effectively undertake the delivery of humanitarian aid, protect civilians and ensure adherence to international law. We therefore hope that the Council can unite around a common approach to abate the hostilities and bring the warring parties to a peaceful resolution of the month-old war. Ghana notes the intention to allow a daily four-hour humanitarian pause in the fighting in northern Gaza to be announced three hours before the pause begins each day.”
2023-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9472 (2023) · source
“Let me begin by thanking Mr. Tedros Ghebreyesus and Mr. Marwan Jilani for their insightful but sobering briefings to the Security Council on the medical systems and situation in Gaza. As we have followed closely the unfolding events that have provoked this meeting, we continue to be distressed by the situation in the Middle East, especially in the Gaza Strip but also in the West Bank. The reported high number of children killed and the continued holding of many as hostages are deeply distressing. Besides the many deaths on both sides, 101 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East staff members have also been killed since the start of the war, which, according to the United Nations, is on record as the highest number in any conflict.”
2023-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9472 (2023) · source
“We also express appreciation to the United Nations entities, including the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, for their continued support of the work of the Office of the Prosecutor on the situation in Libya and underline the importance of ongoing support in anticipation of increased field missions to Libya in the coming months. Outside of the Council, Ghana will continue to follow this matter closely in line with its international law commitments and provide support for relevant processes as necessary to support the peace and stability of Libya.”
2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source
“We encourage the continued cooperation and partnership of the authorities of Libya for the work of the Office of the Prosecutor and underscore the importance of full cooperation of all relevant national authorities for the success of the work of the Prosecutor, as envisaged by resolution 1970 (2011), especially relating to the issuance of entry visas and access to documents and places of interests to aid investigations. Finally, in furtherance of the referral made by the Security Council to the Court of this matter, Ghana urges the sustained support of the Council for the necessary financial resources required by the Court to discharge its mandate. We reaffirm our support for the call by the Assembly of States Parties for additional funding to the Court’s 2024 budget proposals.”
2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source
“As part of efforts by the Office of the Prosecutor to effectively implement the mandate provided by the Council, we believe that the approach of complementarity and cooperation will also help to build the capacities of Libyan institutions, as well as those of third States, towards national trials of indictees. We commend the efforts to innovate and the use of OPTLink for the Libyan and other situations as they relate to external stakeholders, including witnesses.”
2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source
“We therefore hope that the progress made by the Office with respect to crimes against migrants will serve as an important reference for accountability and as a deterrence to others who commit crimes against migrants. In furtherance of the principle of complementarity, which is at the heart of the Rome Statute and has been a common refrain of Ghana during our meetings, we welcome the commitment of the Prosecutor to work more closely with national authorities to deliver accountability for international crimes and welcome the cooperation with the six third States in line with that principle.”
2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source
“We join in welcoming the continued transparency and clarity provided by the Office with respect to the progress made on the four key lines of inquiry under this strategy and are happy to note the conclusion of lines of investigation against key suspects of the crimes related to the 2014 to 2020 operations. We look forward to the Prosecutor’s potential road map for the completion of activities pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). On the lines of inquiry addressing the detention facilities and crimes against migrants, Ghana, together with other African members of the Council, continues to express grave concern about the human rights violations of migrants wherever they occur and reiterates the call for perpetrators of such crimes in Libya to be held accountable.”
2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source
“I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Karim Khan for presenting to the Council the twenty-sixth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on the situation of Libya. I also acknowledge the presence of Ambassador Taher Elsonni of Libya and note his active contribution to the Council’s consideration of this matter. Over the course of the past 23 months, and as a member of the Council, Ghana has strived to support the efforts of the Prosecutor in furtherance of his mandate established by resolution 1970 (2011). As we make our last statement on this agenda item during our present membership of the Council, our confidence in the work of the Prosecutor remains undiminished, and we commend the strong progress made in the implementation of the renewed strategy of the Office in relation to the situation in Libya.”
2023-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9469 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, the A3 wishes to reiterate its unwavering support for the political process in Abyei, with a view to the definition of the final status of the region.”
2023-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9467 (2023) · source
“Against that backdrop, we remain concerned about the systematic decrease in financing humanitarian assistance, especially prospects of resource mobilization for humanitarian assistance in 2023 and 2024. Regrettably, the financing challenges are occurring while the drivers of vulnerability are multiplying, placing the most vulnerable people in an unbearable condition. In that regard, we reiterate our call on the donor community to step up its financial support for humanitarian assistance in Abyei, mindful of the nexus between humanitarian assistance, development and peace. It is important that we redouble our efforts to alleviate the suffering of people who have already endured multiple and successive crises over the years.”
2023-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9467 (2023) · source
“The operationalization of that mechanism is a step forward in improving UNISFA’s conflict prevention and preparedness capacity, which can contribute to reducing fatalities. In that endeavour, we encourage UNISFA to continue its approach of inclusivity and strengthen its engagement with community protection committees, youth and women, among other groups, to enhance information gathering and early response. In the spirit of African solidarity and as a great gesture of humanity, South Sudan has unconditionally opened its borders to allow the inflow of South Sudanese returnees and refugees from the Sudan, but that also has consequences for the humanitarian situation in Abyei, among other regions.”
2023-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9467 (2023) · source
“The A3 also wishes to express concern about the presence of some forces in the areas of operation of UNISFA. We are concerned about that development in view of the fact that their presence limits the freedom of movement of UNISFA to discharge its mandate. In that connection, we call on the concerned parties to withdraw their forces in order to maintain the demilitarized and weapons-free status of Abyei, in line with the 2011 agreement on temporary arrangements for the administration and security of the Abyei Area. On a positive note, we welcome the continued efforts of the Government of South Sudan to halt violence in Abyei and Warrap state by promoting the implementation of the agreement of the Wau conference. We also welcome the progress in strengthening the early-warning system for conflict prevention at the local level.”
2023-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9467 (2023) · source