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Anna Evstigneeva

lines on the record: 176
first: 2020-09-03
most recent: 2021-05-20
sittings or episodes: 28
sources: un-security-council

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“Therefore, we would expect official Khartoum to comment on what tasks the Sudanese authorities believe should be prioritized in the activities of UNITAMS. The Sudanese invited the United Nations Mission to their country, so it is they who should determine the major tracks of the international efforts there.”
2021-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/495 (2021) · source
“We were glad to hear the Secretary-General’s assessments that the drawdown of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur has been successful in carrying out all its tasks and is proceeding as planned and that there is close interaction among the personnel of the United Nations, the African Union and the Sudanese side. In that regard, we commend the relevant efforts of the management of the Secretariat. In conclusion, we would like to say a few words about the upcoming renewal of the UNITAMS mandate. A special political mission deployed under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations can complete its mandated tasks only if it engages in well-coordinated interaction with the host country.”
2021-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/495 (2021) · source
“The implementation of initiatives for economic recovery and the peacebuilding agenda need to gain momentum. Against that backdrop, we attach great importance to maintaining well-balanced contacts with all Sudanese authorities and supporting their efforts to implement the Constitutional Document, of 17 August 2019, in order to stabilize the domestic situation. The situation in Darfur is getting back on a peaceful track. Sporadic intercommunal clashes in some states do not change the overall dynamic. A well- coordinated response by the authorities to all incidents proves the eagerness of Khartoum to take a comprehensive approach to stabilization.”
2021-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/495 (2021) · source
“We regret that Abdul Wahid Al-Nur refuses to engage in a dialogue with Khartoum. Those who can influence this irreconcilable oppositionist should exert the required pressure on him. We look forward to the launching soon of negotiations between the authorities and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North/Abdelaziz Al-Hilu faction on the basis of the declaration on principles that the sides signed earlier. We trust that UNITAMS will render the required assistance to that process. We welcome Khartoum’s commitment to thoroughly address the root causes of conflicts and intercommunal disputes in various regions of the Sudan. The prompt implementation of the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians and the eight critical security measures announced by the Government will help achieve that. The Sudan faces numerous challenges.”
2021-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/495 (2021) · source
“Against this backdrop, the escalating economic crisis and social tension are cause for particular concern. Over 9 million Sudanese need humanitarian assistance, and over 7 million people experience food insecurity. We therefore expect that the activities of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) will sustain Khartoum’s potential in such important areas as peacebuilding, socioeconomic transformation, the maintenance of domestic peace and the legal order. The Juba peace agreement, which the Sudan’s transitional Government and the Sudanese Revolutionary Front signed in October last year, was a meaningful step towards lasting stabilization in the country and solving many of its urgent problems. We call upon all armed groups that so far have remained outside the peace process to join the agreement.”
2021-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/495 (2021) · source
“Before I start, let me draw everyone’s attention to how important it is for the Security Council to return to having in-person meetings. The Council Chamber has been equipped to accommodate them. The improving epidemiological situation in New York and the relaxation of related restrictions indicate that life is slowly getting back to normal. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes for briefing us on the developments in the Sudan (annex I). We also thank the representative of the Sudan for his statement (annex XIV). The internal political situation in the Sudan remains complicated. It is negatively impacted by the developments in neighbouring Libya, the growing number of internally displaced persons and refugees from adjacent African States, as well as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease infection.”
2021-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/495 (2021) · source
“We focus the work of the Security Council on developing clear and realistic mandates for its missions and ensuring the close monitoring of their implementation. We will continue to train African military and police personnel, including peacekeepers, at Russian specialized institutions. We are open to constructive cooperation on an equal footing with African countries, as well as leading regional and subregional organizations. We trust that the regular Russia-Africa summit will add to consolidating our long-standing friendly and time-tested relations.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“Russia is actively helping African States overcome the after-effects of the pandemic via both bilateral and multilateral channels. Some two dozen African countries have authorized the use of the Russian vaccine, Sputnik-V. We continue to deliver personal protective equipment and other basic items to States in need. A considerable quantum of Russia’s humanitarian assistance and development assistance is administered through the United Nations system. As a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia will continue to make a significant contribution to the efforts of the international community to develop a strategic approach to strengthening peace and stability in Africa as well as conflict prevention and resolution.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“When engulfed in conflict, countries cannot provide the needed medical aid to their populations or recover economically against the backdrop of restrictive measures. They need targeted and effective support from the international community. We therefore believe it important to show true solidarity in combating the COVID-19 virus and its adverse consequences everywhere, including Africa. Accordingly, we must reject approaches based on the narrow interests of small groups, or so-called vaccine nationalism. We must stop politicizing our fight against the common challenges posed by the pandemic. Instead, we must come together to use every opportunity and exert every means available to ensure real access by countries of the continent to medicines to fight COVID-19, and to promote development.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“In short, it must bring about well-balanced progress on the three tracks of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. We cannot agree with the tendency to set climate change issues apart from this triad, as doing so diverts us from the root causes of conflict and shifts assistance priorities. Recently, problems on the African continent and across the globe have been exacerbated to a great extent by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has struck developing and conflict-affected countries the most. For this reason, the call for a ceasefire and the introduction of a humanitarian pause, as set forth in resolution 2532 (2020), is especially relevant for the continent.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“In recent years, given relevant support by the United Nations and the global community, Africans have made great strides to discover and overcome instability factors. The useful toolkit to that end includes early prevention and response, preventive diplomacy and mediation, good offices, and confidence-building measures. Of course, international support for States’ potential to mitigate conflict through socioeconomic recovery remains in high demand. We assume that such support must proceed from national priorities. This kind of work should build sustainable, self-reliant models rather than merely fill in gaps. It must attract new technology and expertise, boost industries and agriculture, renew key infrastructure, create jobs, sustain health care and promote social security.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“If pressure upon sovereign Governments yields no result, then unilateral coercive measures can be hung over the heads of nations like the sword of Damocles. We are convinced that these factors are the reason many African States have fallen behind and up until now have not been able to ensure prompt economic recovery from setbacks or become truly self-sufficient. It is encouraging, however, that, despite all this, Africa is working its own way out, guided by the principle of African solutions to African problems. We commend the efforts of the African Union and its Peace and Security Council, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and the subregional organizations. The States of the continent have set ambitious goals to end all armed conflicts and implement the socioeconomic programme, Agenda 2063.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“At the same time, when promoting stabilization and seeking ways to overcome crises in their acute phase, we should bear in mind the root causes of conflicts. Although they are truly multifaceted, such causes include ethnic and religious conflict, wilfully drawn borders, development gaps that cannot be bridged without access to technology, inflexible State institutions. In Africa, causes such as these are largely stem from the colonial era and have not yet been overcome. Furthermore, colonialism is assuming new forms nowadays. Apart from the existence of unscrupulous trade policies and limited access to markets and technologies, this new colonialism can be characterized by the active interference in the internal affairs of States.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“The Security Council holds a clearly defined mandate pursuant to the United Nations Charter. Under this mandate, the Security Council must maintain international peace and security in situations when other tools appear ineffective. The Council quite often receives proposals to address the interconnectedness of maintaining security, promoting development, protecting human rights, and addressing political, economic, climate and other issues. We assume that speculative thinking on the theoretical interconnectedness of processes should be left to the academic community, whereas the activity of United Nations bodies should focus on finding practical solutions to problems within their respective mandates.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“We appreciate the Chinese initiative to address such a crucial issue as the root causes of conflict and post-conflict recovery in Africa. Today’s debate would have been much more practical had it been an in-person meeting. We thank Secretary- General António Guterres, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner for their respective briefings (annexes 1, 2 and 3, respectively). The relevance of this debate is confirmed by the fact that the majority — up to 70 per cent — of the Security Council’s discussions are dedicated to crises in African States, which are quite often aggravated by such threats as terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, illegal arms trafficking and the illicit exploitation of natural resources.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“We believe that the constructive expertise seen in the provision of technical and logistical support to the African Union Mission in Somalia can be adapted and applied to the Sahelo-Saharan region. In general, we are convinced that further coordinated steps aimed at countering terrorism in the Sahelo-Saharan region are highly important, and they need to be made by both the Africans and the international community. Hopefully, the concept of deploying African standby forces in the Sahel, which the African Union is developing together with the regional organizations, will soon bear fruit. Russia is closely following the developments in the region. We provide military and technical assistance to a number of States and train military and police personnel. We intend to carry on with that work.”
2021-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/484 (2021) · source
“It is obvious that the full operationalization of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force depends upon two key factors — ensuring stable and predictable financing and providing the necessary transportation and logistical support. In that regard, we support the assistance that MINUSMA provides the Joint Force in accordance with its mandate pursuant to resolution 2531 (2020). The resolution envisages flexible mechanisms to improve the Mission, which we hope will soon be put into practice. We view the regional initiatives to advance interaction between the Joint Force and the United Nations in a positive light. We are ready to look into the relevant proposals, including those relating to the establishment of a special division like the United Nations Support Office in Somalia.”
2021-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/484 (2021) · source
“All this demands that the States of the region take urgently needed measures to resolve the acute socioeconomic problems, strengthen State institutions and safeguard human rights. Otherwise it will create conditions more apt to lead to the radicalization of the population, including young people. We support the efforts of the G-5 Sahel to deploy its Joint Force to counter terrorism and organized crime; it has become an important element of regional security. We commend the success of several counter-terrorist operations carried out by the Joint Force within the reporting period. There is a need to further coordinate action, both within the Sahel Force and with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and other military presences in the region.”
2021-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/484 (2021) · source
“We welcome the participation at this meeting of Chad’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Chadians Abroad. Russia shares the assessments that were made today that, during the reporting period, the situation in the Sahel not only failed to improve but, to a large extent, deteriorated. Terrorist activity has exploded with renewed force, while inter-ethnic and intercommunal conflicts have widened. All of that has had an extremely negative impact on the security situation. Dozens of military servicemen and hundreds of civilians have been killed by terrorists. The statistics are truly heartbreaking. The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. The number of refugees and internally displaced persons has increased. Challenges to food security are at their highest-ever level.”
2021-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/484 (2021) · source
“At the outset, I would like to say that we regret the format of this meeting. Given the positive direction that the epidemic has taken in New York, it is high time that the Security Council return to in-person meetings, while respecting social distancing and other health-related requirements. Moreover, the Security Council Chamber is equipped to meet all such requirements. We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for briefing us on the developments in the region. We also thank Brigadier General Oumarou Namata Gazama, Commander of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) Joint Force; and Mr. Mohamed Fathi Ahmed Edrees, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, for the information they presented.”
2021-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/484 (2021) · source
“As you rightly stated, this is not part of your mandate. Besides, you cited some consensus in Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding this prospect, which I would consider as a distortion of facts. I am afraid that claims that the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in support of accession to NATO are not quite true.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“We would like to assure the Council that Russia fully supports the basic principles of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the equality of the three constituent peoples and the two entities with broad powers. The 1995 peace agreement remains fully relevant today. It envisages a balance of interests that is still fully effective and, what is more, has no alternative. The desire to destroy such a system could have dangerous consequences, not only for the Balkans but also for Europe as a whole. In response to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, since the discussion with Mr. Inzko convenes regularly, including in the Security Council, I will be brief. Let me just address one point that he raised in his statement regarding Euro- Atlantic prospects for Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“Besides, two of the three constituent peoples are very critical about the activity of the High Representative. That can be seen in the fact that, on 10 March, the Parliament of the Republika Srpska adopted a resolution demanding the closure of the Office of the High Representative and that its authority be delegated to the governing bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina. That position cannot be ignored. We reaffirm our position regarding the closure of the Office of the High Representative as soon as possible, as the Office is an anachronism of a protectorate over a sovereign European country. The terms and criteria of the closure should reflect the realities on the ground.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“External interference in the country’s sovereign affairs and unilateral sanctions against the legitimate representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina are unacceptable. For the sake of clarity, let me stress that the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina are the bearers of the country’s sovereignty. It is they, rather than the High Representative or any external actor, who must define the future of the country and its path of development. We therefore see no added value in involving the Office of the High Representative in the domestic process of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Indeed, the Office’s activity runs counter to the principles of a democratic State governed by the rule of law, and the Office is not accountable to any national or international court.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“What is concerning are the efforts of certain Bosnian political forces to reshape the Dayton architecture to make it more unified. Such approaches are promoted from without, including by the High Representative. We are convinced that full responsibility for the country’s development and future should rest with the legitimate authorities, acting within their respective powers and duties. There is no alternative to internal, mutually respectful dialogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and compromise and consensus are the only ways to resolve the country’s outstanding challenges. If the Dayton accords are to be amended, such changes must result from an agreement reached freely among the three constituent peoples and two entities in the country.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“It is entirely unacceptable, as the High Representative does not have any special tools for that purpose. We propose that our colleagues consider the report of the Government of the Republic of Srpska as a good alternative to the report of the Office of the High Representative. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is rather stable and poses no threat to international peace and security. We are not inclined to succumb to the panic that the High Representative deliberately generates around the considerations of some people of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the future of their State. We do not think that the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, is in jeopardy.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“That can be clearly seen from the Office’s instructions and ultimatums issued to the Bosnian authorities, as well as from insinuations regarding the Serbian people’s collective responsibility for the tragic events that unfold during armed conflict. We strongly recommend that the High Representative refrain from interpreting his mandate too broadly, in particular with regard to the Euro-Atlantic agenda. The Office of the High Representative is not mandated to address Bosnia and Herzegovina’s cooperation with NATO and the European Union. Under the constitutional regulations, those issues are a prerogative of the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities. We suggest that Mr. Inzko stop acting as a self-proclaimed governor, putting himself above the law and the democratic institutions of a State that upholds the rule of law.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“Deliberate scaremongering can only create an illusion that the Office of the High Representative is the magic wand that is needed to quickly and efficiently solve all the problems. The self-serving conclusion is that Mr. Inzko is responsible for all positive changes, whereas the constituent peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina are but a sad impediment to this process. The report reflects a trend towards greater direct interference by the Office of the High Representative in local affairs, as well as a twisted interpretation of historical events, which is very worrisome. Such actions stoke tensions and do not contribute to inter-ethnic dialogue.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“The in-person meetings that convene in the General Assembly Hall almost every day show that our proposal is very realistic. We call on the Chinese presidency to take the lead and promote the Security Council’s return to its regular modus operandi. We regret to state that the report of High Representative Inzko (see S/2021/409) is again very unbalanced and does not reflect the real situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Inzko presents biased, hand-picked information taken out of context and arbitrarily interprets that data so as to make it fit his version of events. The report also implies that Bosnian Serbs and Croats are to blame for every obstacle to national reconciliation and that the only way forward is to strengthen the central authorities by reducing the constitutional rights of peoples and entities.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“Let me congratulate you on the start of your presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and wish you every success in that capacity. Let me also thank the delegation of Viet Nam for its able presidency of the Council in April. I would like to express our regret over the format chosen for this meeting. We believe that, given the improving health safety environment and the growing number of vaccines administered in New York, video-teleconference meetings of the Security Council seem somewhat unnecessary. We believe the Security Council needs to be courageous and return to Headquarters, with social distancing and other relevant recommendations in place. The Chamber is fully equipped to ensure that the necessary safety measures are observed.”
2021-05-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/436 (2021) · source
“We assume that the Secretariat’s proposals regarding the civil component of the mission should be considered with due account for the opinions of Khartoum and Juba, as is required under the fundamental principles of peacekeeping.”
2021-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/408 (2021) · source
“We thank the Secretary-General for convening consultations with the interested parties, the results of which were brought to the Security Council’s attention in his letter of 1 April (S/2021/322). We understand that it does not appear possible at this point to develop any realistic plans for the eventual drawdown of the mission. At the same time, we note that the Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia have generally spoken out in favour of keeping the Blue Helmets in Abyei. The only logical step in this situation would be to extend the mandate of UNISFA, including support for the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism.”
2021-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/408 (2021) · source
“We also believe that UNISFA’s support for the Mechanism is key for the security architecture. We have noted that, in his recent report (S/2021/383), the Secretary-General highlights the rather moderate results that the Mechanism produced in achieving its benchmarks. We believe that this has to do, in no small measure, with coronavirus-related restrictions. However, some progress was in fact made: Khartoum and Juba granted approval to the requested air and land patrols, the Joint Political and Security Mechanism convened a meeting, and the four border corridors are functioning. There is no question that the work to achieve the benchmarks must continue.”
2021-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/408 (2021) · source
“We attach great importance to the activity of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), especially with regard to maintaining constructive relations among the communities on the ground and promoting national reconciliation. UNISFA’s support allowed for the third meeting of traditional leaders in December 2020 and the Aweil peace conference in South Sudan in February 2021 to take place, which brought together representatives of the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities. This instils some optimism. We must continue pursuing confidence-building measures, in particular within discussions of issues related to transhumance. We consider the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism to be an integral part of the system for preventing incidents from erupting between the parties.”
2021-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/408 (2021) · source
“The fact that South Sudan acted as a mediator when the Government of the Sudan and the opposition were signing the Juba Peace Agreement on 3 October 2020 proves the efficacy of the principle “African solutions for African problems”. We hope that the sides will be guided by this principle when taking up the Abyei issue. Some of the prerequisites for its successful resolution are clearly in place. We call on Khartoum and Juba to make use of this positive momentum to achieve progress on this track. We expect the African Union High-level Implementation Panel to continue its relevant contacts with the Sudanese parties.”
2021-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/408 (2021) · source
“We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Special Envoy Parfait Onanga-Anyanga for their substantive briefings. We are concerned at the assessment set forth in the recent report of the Secretary-General that the security situation in Abyei remained “tense and unpredictable” (S/2021/383, para. 7). The continuing intercommunal discord, the presence of armed groups, the precarious situation of criminality and the incidents that took place at the Amiet common market and along the so-called main supply route confirm that Blue Helmets are greatly needed in this area. The sides need to make joint efforts to promote an inter-Sudanese settlement, which should determine the final status of Abyei. We are glad to see that the bilateral relations between Khartoum and Juba continue to improve.”
2021-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/408 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, Russia is an unflagging supporter of full-fledged cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations across the globe. It is our understanding that these organizations can and should play a meaningful role in promoting multilateralism as a fundamental building block of international relations and in developing truly equal relations and partnerships between States.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“The Russian Federation consistently advocates strengthening the cooperation between the United Nations and the OSCE on the basis of Chapter VIII of the Charter and the OSCE Permanent Council Declaration of 2006 on cooperation with the United Nations. This organization is faced with very difficult tasks, including resolving the internal Ukrainian conflict, promoting the Nagorno Karabakh settlement and giving new impetus to the 5+2 negotiations on Transnistria. We hope that the OSCE will carry on with the role it is playing as a fair broker. We will not respond to the inappropriate remarks made by our Estonian colleagues at the beginning of today’s meeting (annex 4). Estonia is apparently trying to play the role of chief Russophobic State in the European Union.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“Furthermore, it is important to note that the CSTO should interact with regional organizations and mechanisms in accordance with the principles of non-interference in internal affairs, rejection of confrontation and conflicts, and the peaceful resolution of international disputes. We attach great importance to fostering constructive interaction between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The activities of the Commonwealth are designed to promote decision-making at the international level, which confirms our shared commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“In addition, we have a positive view of the level of cooperation that exists between the United Nations and the SCO. Still, we believe these two organizations should further step up and diversify their ties and preserve and carry on the tradition of having the United Nations leadership participate at key SCO events. We also have a positive view of the interaction of States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) at the United Nations. We traditionally favour enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO on the peacekeeping track, and we reiterate our readiness to create conditions that would enable the CSTO to join the United Nations peacekeeping operations in practical terms.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“ASEAN ranks among the most efficient integration associations and a key driver of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. We support promoting ASEAN’s central role in regional affairs. We note that the Association is currently preparing for a special summit and hope that the event will yield tangible results.S/2021/394 There is a great potential in terms of ASEAN-SCO cooperation within the United Nations framework to explore. Since the two organizations are both focused on similar tasks related to promoting security and sustainable development in Asia, we believe it is important that their dialogue and practical cooperation be enhanced. It would be reasonable to consider convening a special high-level ASEAN-SCO meeting at the United Nations with a view to addressing security issues.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“Specifically, we commend the mediation efforts undertaken by the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to stabilize the domestic political situation in the Republic of South Sudan. We welcome the successful completion of the United Nations-AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur and keep close track of the activity of the African Union Mission in Somalia, which is operating in unprecedentedly harsh conditions. We fully support the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel in its fight against the terrorist threat in the Sahara-Sahel subregion. The cooperation between the United Nations and ASEAN deserves great praise. We welcome Viet Nam’s efforts aimed at promoting this cooperation, particularly in its capacity as a non-permanent member of the Security Council.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“We would like to underscore that priority should be given to settling disputes by peaceful means, with any coercive measures having to be duly authorized by the Security Council. In view of the fact that more than half of the issues on the Security Council agenda are related to Africa, a further coordination of efforts of the United Nations and the African Union seems only natural. We therefore welcome the adoption, in 2017, of the Joint United Nations-African Union Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, as well as the convening of annual consultations of the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa and New York by rotation. We fully support the “African solutions for African problems” approach.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“One can hardly imagine how crises could be resolved without the participation of regional and subregional organizations, such as the African Union (AU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the League of Arab States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The aforementioned mechanisms should complement the efforts of the United Nations, while working within the scope of their areas of responsibility and their effective mandates. In most cases, they have a better knowledge of the situations on the ground than the United Nations does, and they should therefore play a leading role in finding ways out of conflict.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“We thank the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for convening today’s debate. We also thank the incumbent Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, and former Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon for their substantive briefings. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations is an inalienable part of the current agenda of the Security Council. We favour strengthening interaction between these entities, on the basis, first of all, of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, according to which the activity of regional organizations must be consistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations.”
2021-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/394 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, as a member of the Group of Friends of the Great Lakes Region, Russia pledges additional support for the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for stabilization in the Great Lakes region in general.”
2021-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/351 (2021) · source
“We welcome the work of the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General on this track, which is greatly needed. We proceed from the assumption that all countries must observe the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region. We are convinced that the United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region will give an impetus to the collective efforts of actors in the region. We take note of the Special Envoy’s efforts to prepare a plan of action on the implementation of the Strategy. Further, we support the good offices of Mr. Huang Xia aimed at promoting dialogue, strengthening trust and cooperation and normalizing the relations among the States of the region.”
2021-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/351 (2021) · source
“The Southern African Development Community has adopted measures for reconfiguring and supporting the Force Intervention Brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, contacts have been made with a view to boosting economic cooperation and bilateral trade. We note progress in the relations between Uganda and Rwanda, which was achieved under the mediation of the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. We believe that President Tshilombo Tshisekedi’s term as Chairperson of the African Union this year will help to draw extra attention to this issue. Every one of the aforementioned efforts deserves the full support of the international community.”
2021-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/351 (2021) · source
“We are closely following domestic political developments in the country and expect the new Government, which is to be formed soon, to assume control of the security situation, improve the humanitarian status, promote sustainable socioeconomic development, solve border disputes with neighbouring States, settle intercommunal conflicts and reduce crime. Against this backdrop, we welcome the regional commitment to fostering cooperation aimed at overcoming the pressing challenges, specifically through collective efforts. We note the agreements of the November summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region that stipulate better coordination of steps taken with regard to members of armed formations captured in the border areas.”
2021-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/351 (2021) · source
“The rather complex situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a key factor in defining the state of affairs in the region. The direst situation with security has developed in Ituri and North Kivu — areas where the Allied Democratic Forces and other groups have recently been active. Since December 2020, militants have killed over 200 civilians. We are also concerned over the fact that the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have so far been unable to solve the problem of illicit exploitation and export of natural resources from the country, which the illegal armed groups use to finance their activities. We are convinced that military measures alone cannot ensure lasting stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
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