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“Let me add that the subregional organizations of the continent also play a vital role in peace and stability. It does not help to understate the added value that they bring and how critical they are in that regard. However, consultations and cooperation between the United Nations and the AU need to develop further. Their nature and content in terms of quality should be commensurate with the vital role that the African Union plays in the peace and security in the region. There is much room for improvement in that regard. The principles of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations should be adhered to. Africa is second to none in that regard. However, such adherence should not be conceived as disallowing a genuine partnership based on taking advantage of each other's strength.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“All that is to say that, more than at any time in the past, Africa is ready to play its part for peace and stability on the continent. It has the wherewithal to be a good partner to the United Nations and the Security Council for the realization of that objective. We are pleased to note that the partnership between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union is already gradually growing. No one can deny that, despite the progress made, Africa still requires the strong support of the United Nations, including the Security Council, as well as that of other partners. It is our hope, in that regard, that the United Nations Office to the AU will play its proper role with a view to strengthening the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“I wanted to bring up the question of trust because of the undeniable fact that it has not been present in abundance, as witnessed in paragraph 5 of article III of the Charter of the OAU under "Principles", when member States felt it necessary to agree: that "Unreserved condemnation, in all its forms, of political assassination, as well as of subversive activities, on the part of neighbouring States or any other States". While much remains to be done, although much of Africa's good work continues to be called into question by some, we have also made great strides in developing the conditions for good governance. The African Union has, for instance, gone on record as not being ready to countenance unconstitutional changes of Government.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“How much progress that represents in Africa's resolve to address the challenges of peace and security can be fully appreciated only when one considers how strongly the 1963 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Charter was opposed to any initiative even remotely suggestive of what is allowed under article 4 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, to which I have just referred. No doubt, everything I have mentioned is a manifestation ofthe trust that Africans have managed to build in one another and of their readiness to strengthen their unity, including with the view to addressing the challenge of peace and security in Africa.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“Also in that connection, the Constitutive Act of the African Union shows that Africa has come a long way when, in paragraph (h) of article 4, member States agreed that "The right ofthe Union to intervene in a member State pursuant to a decision of the Assembly in respect of grave circumstances, namely, war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity". Paragraph (j) of the same article confers the right on member States "to request intervention from the Union in order to restore peace and security".”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“The African Union Peace and Security Architecture, with its Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise and the African Standby Force, with the Peace and Security Council at the helm, has transformed Africa's capacity to contribute to peace and stability on the continent. Africa has come a long way in that respect, the process having begun in 1993 in Cairo with the establishment of the AU Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. On the other hand, no event demonstrates the feebleness of Africa of that period better than the genocide in Rwanda only nine months later. It is doubtful that the Africa of the current period would allow that to happen. At the minimum, it would raise its voice in time and not sit idly by.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“All those factors do not diminish the role of the international community, most of all the United Nations, both with respect to Somalia and the Sudan, as well as other parts of the continent, as the latest developments in Mali have made so obvious. However, it is necessary that Africa's contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security be given due recognition. The point is that much has changed in Africa over the past decade or so. The change that we have witnessed in Africa over the past decade is also evident in institution-building, including in the area of peace and security.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“That is precisely what Africa has done over the past decade or so. Today's Africa is emphatically not the Africa of the 1980s or the 19905. Many things have changed, including with respect to Africa's readiness to take the lead in the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the various subregions of the continent. Two examples will suffice in that regard. The progress made in Somalia, despite the occasional hiccups, would have been inconceivable without the lead role played by African troops, together with the Somali security forces, to keep extremists, including foreign ones, at bay. The wisdom and prudence that was brought to bear on the complex situation between the Sudan and South Sudan also has a decisive African component.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“That was a seminal contribution, which rightly brought up Africa's colonial history, the post-Second-World-War ideological rivalry, various external factors and internal governance issues and other matters that are specific to particular situations as having had a major impact as sources of conflict on the continent. Development is therefore, according to the report, central to the prospects for reducing conflict in Africa. Accordingly, the report underlines the vital role that international cooperation for the development of Africa plays in addressing the challenges of conflict. While mentioning the deficits in that area, the report nonetheless makes it clear that Africa has the primary responsibility for preserving its own peace and stability. Today more than ever, the report states, Africa must look to itself.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“Your excellent concept paper (S/2013/204, annex), Madam President, has proposed that we focus on the structural dimension of the prevention of conflicts in Africa, which is obviously most germane to looking at the root causes of conflicts on our continent. On the topic of the root causes of conflicts in Africa, there is perhaps no better starting point than the comprehensive report (S/1998/318) submitted in 1998 by the former Secretary-General to both the General Assembly and the Security Council on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“On behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, and your Government on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I also commend you for organizing today's debate on the theme "Prevention of conflicts in Africa: addressing the root causes". Allow me to also take this opportunity to express our appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for being always mindful of the special situation of Africa and for acting accordingly. I would also like to express appreciation to His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Togo for being here at this important meeting.”
2013-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6946 (2013) · source
“No doubt, Al-Shabaab is retreating and is unlikely to regain strength if the regional and the international effort to marginalize the hardcore elements of the terrorist group is pursued in a principled manner and in line with what is called for by international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions. Finally, I wish to pay particular tribute to the extraordinary sacrifices made by the Somali Security Forces, AMISOM. and the allied forces.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“We believe that the review should take into account the initiative by the African Union Commission to undertake a strategic review of AMISOM. and the implementation of its mandate, with a View to determining how best the Mission can further contribute to the stabilization of Somalia and the successful implementation of the priorities set by the Somali Government, in close coordination with an empowered and restructured national defence and security sector. Once again, we wish to stress our readiness to cooperate with the United Nations assessment team in its effort to develop a comprehensive United Nations engagement strategy for Somalia. We condemn in no uncertain terms the recent terrorist attacks in Mogadishu.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“IGAD fully supports the request by the AU Peace and Security Council for a four- month technical rollover of the United Nations support package to AMISOM, as provided for in resolution 2036 (2012), adopted on 22 February, with the inclusion of additional civilian and maritime support components of the Mission, to address the urgent needs arising from the realities on the ground. We also wish to reiterate our support for the AU's call for the Peacebuilding Commission to take steps to contribute actively to post-conflict reconstruction and development efforts in Somalia. In the same vein, we welcome the decision of the Secretary-General to undertake an assessment that will form the basis for coordinated and coherent United Nations engagement in post-transition Somalia.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“We in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will continue, along with the African Union (AU), as well as the United Nations and its partners, to assist our brothers in Somalia in proceeding with success along this promising trajectory. In fact, a delegation led by the Executive Secretary of IGAD is currently in Mogadishu to hold consultations with the new Somali leadership. We are convinced that a coordinated effort is what continues to be needed to maintain the momentum achieved so far and build on the gains that have already been made.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“The international community has little option than to do the maximum possible for peace in Somalia and for the economic recovery of the country. The peace and stability of Somalia is closely linked to regional and global peace and stability. Accordingly, assistance rendered to Somalia has broader significance, impinging upon the interest of all those who value peace and stability. The general situation in regions close to Somalia and further afield makes it all the more critical that we appreciate what has been gained in Somalia and that we do the best we can to ensure that the process is irreversible.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“We have no doubt that the new leadership will continue to deepen national reconciliation and focus on building and strengthening the necessary governance institutions to ensure the provision of basic services and promote economic recovery. There is no better way for a Government to enhance legitimacy and strengthen credibility than by making a difference in service delivery and in attending to the basic needs of people. We are of the view that there is real momentum for durable peace in Somalia. The chances for making the process irreversible have never been as excellent as they currently are. What remains is for there to be wise and prudent use of those opportunities on the part of all, including the new Government. But Somalia needs help - genuine solidarity - that does not infringe upon Somalis ownership of the process.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“uniformed personnel and allowing for the reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment. That resolution has undoubtedly enabled peacekeeping forces to be deployed in the liberated areas in order to facilitate the establishment of administrative systems by the Somali Government as well as the provision of humanitarian assistance and repatriation for refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees. Whatever we in the region or the international community might do, at the end of the day it is the people and the leaders of Somalia who matter the most in achieving lasting peace and reconciliation in their country.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“It is evident that the multi-pronged military operations by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Transitional Federal Government forces, with tangible support from the defence forces of some of Somalia's neighbours, have decisively weakened Al-Shabaab. The progress made on the ground in consolidating the security gains has continued, with the latest inroads making it possible to foresee increasingly safe and secure communication between Mogadishu and Baidoa. These impressive developments, coupled with the growing consensus within the international community on Somalia, have converged to help the people ofSomalia seize the unique opportunity that has been created. The Security Council should be commended for adopting resolution 2036 (2012), significantly expanding the number ofAMISOM.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize this debate at a very important juncture in the history of Somalia. I would also like to thank Ambassador Mahiga for the excellent work he has been doing, and the Secretary-General for the serious attention he has always given to Somalia. We regret that Ambassador Lamamra was unable to participate in his briefing. Recent developments in the political and security fronts in Somalia have created an unprecedented window of opportunity for stabilizing the country and ensuring sustainable peace and national reconciliation there. Indeed, this is proof of how serious national efforts and focused and coordinated subregional, continental and global endeavours can bring the desired results.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“Moreover, the triangular cooperation among the United Nations, the AU and IGAD has been rather remarkable. All those developments have been assets for the effort to achieve peace in Somalia. The London conference has contributed to the further strengthening of that cooperation among stakeholders in the peace and security of Somalia. We are hopeful that the upcoming Istanbul conference will enhance that promising process.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Assisting Al-Shabaab in any shape or form is not only in conflict with many United Nations Security Council resolutions, and hence with international law, but constitutes a crime against the well-being of the peoples of our region." The region is firmly united on this point, as it is on doing whatever is necessary in the security area to contribute to laying the foundation for peace in Somalia. That, in fact, has been one of the major developments in the Horn of Africa - the close coordination and cooperation among the members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to help Somalia achieve peace and to ensure that the region will have security. IGAD has also been working in close cooperation with the African Union (AU) for peace in Somalia.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“At the country level, Al-Shabaab is on the run and is unlikely to regain momentum if the regional and the international effort to marginalize the hardcore elements of the terrorist group is pursued in a principled manner and in line with what is called for by international law and Security Council resolutions. Indeed, as our Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, said at the London conference, "Al-Shabaab is a terrorist organization, espousing an extreme interpretation of a great religion, and is inimical to peace and stability in Somalia and the wider region. That ideology of violence and mayhem can and must be defeated. There is no compromise with the hard core of Al-Shabaab 12-25146 and the things they stand for.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“to over 17,000 and the reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment, including force enablers and multipliers, is a major move that could contribute to a much better opportunity to stabilize the recently liberated areas. No less significant is the ban on the export of charcoal, which has until now been a major source of revenue for Al-Shabaab. It is our hope that those sellers who did not mind that funds were going to Al-Shabaab through the charcoal trade will now be dissuaded from continuing the practice. Let me add here our further hope that the maritime component in the expanded support for AMISOM. will soon receive the approval of the Council. It would not be an exaggeration if one were to say that there is now a window of opportunity for consolidating peace in Somalia.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The tasks that have to be undertaken by the TFG between now and August are also clear and have been articulated in the September 2011 road map. Furthermore, the outcome of the second Somali National Consultative Constitutional Conference, held in Garowe, has laid the foundation for the successful completion of the transition period and for the post-August 2012 political framework. Nevertheless, the challenges the TFG is grappling with cannot be understated. That is why the enhanced support of the international community is so critical in virtually all areas. First of all, the security environment needs to improve even further and Al-Shabaab must be kept on the run without letup. Those challenges are not yet overcome. Resolution 2036 (2012) certainly goes a long way in that regard. The increase in the authorized force level of AMISOM.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“It needs no emphasizing how much Baidoa was used by Al-Shabaab and its foreign supporters to violate Security Council resolutions, and how much that exacerbated the humanitarian tragedy in Somalia. It is indisputable that, because the crisis in Somalia is political, its resolution also requires a political approach. On this front too, the TFG has been moving in the right direction, even before the London conference. The local peacebuilding strategy - articulated by the TFG in January in a document on the TFG approach to stabilization and reconciliation in the newly liberated areas - appears to signify seriousness of purpose on the part of the TFG authorities to take up the political challenge with great determination.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“It is therefore proper to express our gratitude to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Uganda and Burundi, as well as to the TFG security forces. Kenyan and Ethiopian forces have also been helping, highlighting the increased cooperation for peace among the countries of the region. The liberation of Baidoa on the eve of the London Conference helped to validate the view that the momentum has turned against Al-Shabaab. Subsequent events in Baidoa have also made it clear that Al-Shabaab has absolutely no popular support, and the reception that the TFG and Ethiopian troops received in the town also demonstrates how much the people long for peace.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The London conference did indeed help draw the attention of the world to the urgent need to assist the people of Somalia to bring to a close a tragedy that has lasted too long. There are in fact hopeful signs of progress in Somalia, and the London conference, far from taking place amid despair, was preceded by some encouraging developments in the country. No doubt, most of the progress was made in the security domain, but the series of defeats sustained by Al-Shabaab and the expansion of the areas controlled by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) represent significant turning points on the road towards stabilization of the situation in Somalia. Those gains were not made without sacrifice.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to hold this meeting at the very beginning of your presidency. I also wish to express appreciation to your great country for organizing the conference on Somalia last month, which was, by any standard, most successful. The presence here of its Under Secretary of State for this meeting is a further demonstration of the commitment of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to assisting the peace process in Somalia. I also wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Mahiga for the excellent work he is doing and the Secretary-General for the serious attention he has always given to Somalia.”
2012-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6729Resumption1 (2012) · source
“However, it appears obvious to us that, when this topic is discussed by the Security Council, it is absolutely critical to pay sufficient attention to the matter of the lack of compliance with the rule of law that manifests itself in flagrant violations of the principles of international law that governing inter- State relations. A quick glance at the recent history of the Horn of Africa makes that abundantly clear, as does what is taking place there as we speak. Beyond a doubt, if there were to be some progress in our region in that respect - for which the Security Council is in a position to make a great difference - the Intergovernmental Authority on Development region would make a huge leap forward in ensuring peace and security in the region. The positive implications of that for international peace and security are unquestionable.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Strengthening and promoting the rule of law provides a firm foundation for ensuring justice, and thus for maintaining domestic peace and stability in nations. A host of issues arise in that regard, with respect to capacity-building and the lack of robust institutions for the administration of justice when one focuses on the issue of the lack of compliance with the rule of law. Respect for the rule of law and the capacity to make rules that are complied with are particularly vital in order to ensure that societies in transition from war to peace succeed in that exercise.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“There is little doubt that an improvement of the security situation and the prevalence of peace would be a great boon to the aspirations of the region's peoples for economic revival, creating hope in a region where hope has been a distant dream for too long. For many, that might also mean achieving the Millennium Development Goals. But the task of ensuring the supremacy of the rule of law, both in the domestic sphere and in relations among States, has not been easy for our region. It is also self-evident, whatever might be its theoretical validity, from the experience of the Horn of Africa, that the lack of compliance with the rule of law in the domestic domain is invariably associated with flagrant disregard for, and lack of compliance with, rules of international law governing inter-state relations.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“We are very pleased that this important topic - the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security - is being discussed by the Council during the South African presidency. I would therefore like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for having taken this initiative. We are also appreciative of the efforts by the Secretary- General to promote justice and the rule of law. Few regions of the world have been so deeply affected and, without too much hyperbole, so devastated by the adverse consequences of a lack of compliance with the rule of law as the Horn of Africa. It is therefore axiomatic for us that strengthening the rule of law would have a hugely transformative impact on the state of peace and security in our region.”
2012-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6705Resumption1 (2012) · source
“There is no doubt that, at this juncture in world history when nations see possible future trajectories of the dispersal of power and influence, the proclivity to accommodate evil might possibly grow, not decline. That is a rather scary scenario.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“There is no doubt that it is lack of sufficient attention to preventing conflict, and to peacemaking in particular, that makes peacekeeping necessary. But prevention falls within the ambit of diplomatic initiative. As the Brahimi Panel said, "Such preventive action is, by definition, a low- profile activity; when successful, it may even go unnoticed altogether." (ibid., para. 10) But the Panel could have said more about why we are all so weak in utilizing all the opportunities that preventive diplomacy offers. One could talk at length on this theme, but suffice it to say that one major problem is that the early warnings of conflict are not properly heeded, and more often than not, evil is accommodated until it is too late. In parenthesis, let me say that we did not discover evil as a political concept; the Brahimi Panel did.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In other words, the body - the Security Council - that authorizes peacekeeping missions must protect its moral authority. In the absence of this, peacekeeping missions are doomed from the outset. If any of the parties has reason to suspect an absence of impartiality, the mission will have no chance of success. The report of the Brahimi Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (S/2000/809) suggested that its recommendations are designed to balance principles and pragmatism. I suppose that is the only viable approach for making United Nations peacekeeping credible and effective. But again, perhaps the best option we have for peace and stability - in our continent first of all - is to do more in the other two principal activities of United Nations peace operations: conflict prevention and peacemaking, and peacebuilding.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“But there is yet another major factor threatening the legitimacy and credibility of United Nations peacekeeping and of the Security Council itself, and that has to do with the spectacle that we sometimes witness, for example, when missions are left in the lurch to fend for themselves and left to be humiliated. Here one recalls the fate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. That episode and other similar situations underscore the need for missions to be supported wholeheartedly by the Council, not only in words but in deeds, which cannot be limited only to resources. In all this, it is critical that there be no situations that might plausibly give credence to allegations or insinuations that the Security Council is unfair and not even-handed.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“I will make one or two remarks more or less expanding on some of the suggestions in the concept paper. One very critical issue raised in the paper has to do with the states of affairs or conditions that affect the legitimacy and credibility of United Nations peacekeeping. The challenge is described as having two facets: the first relates to the apparent legal ambiguity within which peacekeepers are often compelled to operate, and the second to the constraints on resources that lead to deficiencies in performance. These are valid points.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Let me start by joining previous speakers in condemning the terrorist attack in Abuja, and in expressing our sympathy and solidarity with Nigeria and the United Nations. This is a scourge that we should all stand together to fight. There is absolutely no justification for resort to terror. I would like to join the speakers who have preceded me in thanking you, Mr. President, for having organized this open debate on United Nations peacekeeping operations. We have found the brief concept paper prepared to facilitate today's debate (S/201l/496, annex) quite comprehensive and indeed very helpful. We thank you for that as well. We also appreciate the Secretary-General's statement. Most of what I wanted to say has been covered by the representative of Morocco and the representative of the African Union, who have spoken on our behalf.”
2011-08-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6603Resumption1 (2011) · source
“I wish to conclude by thanking you personally, Sir, for this very welcome initiative, by appealing to the Council to give the Somalia situation far greater attention than it has received to date, and by extending our gratitude to all States that have rendered assistance to the TFG, AMISOM, IGAD and the AU.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“The needy should not remain hostage to those who brutalize them. I am pleased to note that the IGAD countries continue to do their share. In this regard, we are deeply grateful to Uganda and Burundi for the sacrifices they have been making. We are encouraged by the enhanced cooperation that we have managed to create between AMISOM, the United Nations Political Office for Somalia and IGAD, as exemplified by the memorandum of understanding signed between them in April last year, providing for enhanced consultation and coordination, which became the basis for a joint regional strategy agreed in February of this year. Perhaps, this might serve as a template for other regions.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“We want to underline how critical it is to adhere to the principle that the Djibouti Agreement remains the basis for consolidating the process of national reconciliation in Somalia. However, a great deal more is expected from others, including from the Council. Resolution 1964 (2010) only partially addressed the request submitted to the Council by the African Union regarding the authorized strength of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), on an enhanced support package for the Mission from United Nations assessed contribution, and on the imposition of a naval blockade of and no-fly zone over Somalia, as well as effective implementation of sanctions on spoilers. This is becoming ever more urgent, including as a result of the worsening humanitarian situation in the country.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“The more the momentum is sustained and additional gains are made, the fewer the chances the enemies of peace will have to benefit from the fear they have instilled in the minds of citizens. From this perspective as well, the current situation in Somalia is indeed very critical. There are opportunities that should be seized. The question is: Are all stakeholders ready? It does not help much to harp on the weaknesses of the TFG. But, still, it is important for the TFG to ensure the full implementation of the 15 March 2010 agreement with Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, particularly in the security area, as well as to strengthen its cooperation with all those committed to peace and the Djibouti peace process.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“However, allowing the transition period to lapse and thereby allowing the collapse of the Djibouti peace process cannot be an option. That explains why IGAD and the African Union (AU) have taken the steps they have. It is now a matter of greatest urgency that the TF G carry out those tasks as speedily as possible. Secondly, we have seen over the past few days that it is entirely possible for the TFG to enhance its Viability and to make progress in the security area, which is absolutely critical as the minimum requirement for everything that the TFG has to do in other sectors. The momentum generated recently needs to be maintained and expanded. This is very critical, both for raising the credibility of the TFG and for conveying the message that extremism is far from being the wave of the future.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source
“I wish to thank you, Sir, on behalf of the States members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for the initiative to hold this debate. We are pleased to see the presence at this meeting of His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia. We fully subscribe to the statement delivered by Ambassador Diarra, for which I thank him heartily. The situation in Somalia continues to be critical. The reasons are obvious. First, the end of the transition period is fast approaching. We realize that those tasks that the TFG needed to carry out during the transition period have not been completed. For this and other reasons, it is impossible to say that the TFG has discharged all of its responsibilities.”
2011-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6494 (2011) · source