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  1. “We also recognize the upcoming regional conference on climate change, peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel, to be held in the first quarter of 2022, which we believe will push the process forward in addressing the issue in the region. Thirdly, we are concerned by the humanitarian impact of the conflict situation in the region, including such factors as terrorism, armed banditry, farmer/ herder clashes and natural disasters. The heightened impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic on the socioeconomic conditions of the peoples in the region poses additional challenges to the stability of the region.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  2. “Taking deliberate, and aggressive actions against transnational crime is key to the stabilization of the region. We reiterate our support for the inclusion of climate-induced security threats in the UNOWAS mandate and believe that it will complement efforts aimed at implementing commitments in such regional initiatives as the recently adopted ECOWAS declaration on climate change and the other 15 initiatives and actions being undertaken in the region to strengthen climate governance. We believe that this will serve as a preventative mechanism to address potential conflicts, while reducing the risk of conflict relapse for countries in fragile situations.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  3. “In this regard, we welcome the discussions that are being initiated in the Council on maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which we believe will help strengthen multilateral efforts in addressing the menace in the region. We count on the support and cooperation of Council members in this process. We urge for real action to be taken in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration that is designed to be responsive to the recruits of groups with extremist ideologies. It is required to address the threat posed by both signatory groups and non-signatory armed groups. We also call on all actors in the region, and globally, to take concerted action to undermine the criminal economies that incentivize and enable illegal armed groups to operate effectively.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  4. “In anticipation of the Libya elections, we support the AU’s call for cooperation between key stakeholders in the development and implementation of the withdrawal plan for foreign forces, in order to ensure that their withdrawal does not adversely impact the stability in the region. We welcome the decision by the Authority to immediately activate the ECOWAS Standby Force, to be prepared for any eventuality, on account of the challenges of the transition in Mali. We remain concerned by the projected nexus between maritime criminal networks and land-based terrorist groups in the region. We therefore encourage urgent support for the full operationalization of the entire ECOWAS maritime security architecture.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  5. “Secondly, the deteriorating security situation in the region, characterized by the recurrence of terrorist attacks in a number of countries there, including in Burkina Faso, Mali, the Niger and Nigeria, and the expansion of attacks in the coastal countries, is worrying. We therefore reiterate the Security Council’s call for the Secretary-General to leverage existing United Nations initiatives and mechanisms for integrated and cross-pillar actions, with a view to initiating projects specifically dedicated to stemming intercommunal violence, in close coordination with the African Union (AU), including its Mission for Mali and the Sahel.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  6. “As difficult as it is for the Authority of ECOWAS to impose them, these sanctions have been deemed necessary to facilitate the process of a return of constitutional order in Mali. On Guinea, the A3 considers the word of the Guinean junta, in the face of a lack of transition road map, not to provide any assurance of a commitment to restoring constitutional order. We therefore call on the Guinean authorities to work with ECOWAS to establish the National Transition Council, which is a prerequisite for the development of a transition road map. We welcome the decision of ECOWAS to field a mission to Conakry to discuss the transition process with the transition authorities.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  7. “In the case of Mali, the Authority of ECOWAS finds unacceptable the proposal by the authorities in Mali to extend the transition to five years and has therefore applied new and additional diplomatic, economic and financial measures in conformity with Community protocols. These measures include closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS member countries and Mali; suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS member States and Mali, with the exception of essential listed products; freezing of assets of the Republic of Mali in ECOWAS Central Banks; freezing of assets of the Malian State and all State enterprises and parastatal institutions in commercial banks; and suspension of Mali from all financial assistance from and transactions with all ECOWAS financial institutions.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  8. “We therefore welcome the determination of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS to ensure an expedited transition to constitutional rule in those countries and to further reinforce democratic values and constitutional culture in West Africa and the Sahel. We are concerned by the delays in the transition processes in Mali and by the absence of a road map for an election and the failure to set up a National Transition Council in Guinea, which would enable the peoples of those two countries to determine who their leaders should be. In this regard, we call on the Council to extend its full support for the measures announced at the just-ended extraordinary meeting of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday 9 January 2022.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  9. “The political situation in Mali and Guinea are contrary to the governance architecture of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as expressed in the Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, and constitutes a sources of division and instability in those two countries, with implications for the entire region. The prevailing situation does not reflect the political aspirations of the people in those two countries. Indeed, the people of West Africa and the Sahel, from their now distant history of coup d’états, have come to a clear conclusion that these unacceptable assaults on democratic governance have not served them well.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  10. “We nonetheless note the persisting political, security and humanitarian challenges in some parts of West Africa and the Sahel and welcome the conciliatory gestures by the Presidents of Benin and Côte d’Ivoire, which contributed to the lowering of political tensions in those two countries. We also welcome the ongoing dialogue in Burkina Faso, Senegal and Togo aimed at building consensus on political and security matters. In considering the report of the Secretary-General before us, there are three issues of concern that the members of the A3 want to highlight. The first issue that is of paramount concern is the rollback of the democratic values and constitutional culture of West Africa and the Sahel through the unconstitutional change of Governments that first occurred in Mali, twice, and then in Guinea.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  11. “While welcoming the report of the Secretary- General on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel (S/2021/1091), we want to underscore the importance of preventive diplomacy in the mandate of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and believe that enhanced preventive diplomacy engagement in the region would help achieve even broader outcomes. In that context, we acknowledge the progress made since the previous report to the Council (S/2021/612) in the consolidation of democracy in Cabo Verde and the Gambia through the recent successful holding of their periodic general elections.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  12. “It is my honour to deliver this statement behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and my own country, Ghana. Let me begin by thanking Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, for his briefing to the Council. I welcome his continuing commitment to utilize the good offices of the Secretary- General in helping to consolidate peace and stability in West Africa and the Sahel region. We also welcome the participation in this meeting of Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as well as Ms. Cécile Thiombiano Yougbaré, who spoke on behalf of the People’s Coalition for the Sahel, and commend them for their unique perspectives.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  13. “As a State party to the Convention, Ghana stands ready to be a helpful partner in the elimination of the chemical weapons in Syria.”

    2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source

  14. “In that regard, Ghana supports all efforts to ensure accountability for the violations of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Syria. Accountability is crucial to compel compliance, deter the use of chemical weapons globally and restore the international community’s confidence in the norms and standards that uphold the non-proliferation regime. In conclusion, we encourage the Syrian Arab Republic to provide the required data and clarity necessary to resolve any outstanding gaps and inconsistencies in the initial and subsequent submissions concerning its chemical-weapons stockpiles. We hope that its suspended rights and privileges under the Chemical Weapons Convention can be restored as soon as possible, once the issues that are pending have been resolved and closed.”

    2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source

  15. “We recall, in this context, the international community’s strong condemnation of such use by anyone under any circumstances. We therefore reaffirm that any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and constitutes a serious violation of the norms and standards of the modern society of nations. My delegation, in this regard, would like to emphasize two points. First, Ghana strongly encourages the Syrian Arab Republic, a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and a State whose actions have been the subject of decisions by the OPCW Executive Council and the Council, to afford its full cooperation with designated entities in accordance with its obligations. Secondly, the use of chemical weapons has consequences, and those who use them must be held to account for their actions.”

    2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source

  16. “My delegation also welcomes the Secretary-General’s letter contained in document S/2021/1103, conveying the ninety-ninth monthly report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for the period from 24 November to 23 December 2021, on the implementation of resolution 2118 (2013) and the relevant decisions of the OPCW Executive Council in relation to the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons. I equally and warmly welcome the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey to this meeting and look forward to their participation. In considering this agenda item, Ghana would like to reiterate its conviction that the use of chemical weapons is the most serious breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention.”

    2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source

  17. “At the outset, and since this is the first time I take the floor in the Security Council under your presidency, Madam President, permit me to congratulate you and wish Norway a successful presidency. As a new member of the Council, but a long- time collaborator of Norway on several multilateral issues of mutual interest, I would like to assure you of Ghana’ cooperation during this month. I would also like to thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her participation in today’s meeting under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, and for her insightful briefing to the Council.”

    2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source