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  1. “By their very nature and regardless of our efforts, armed conflicts will continue to lead to situations of abuse and violation of human rights.”

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  2. “Furthermore, during its fourty-ninth ordinary session, held from 28 April to 12 May 2011, in Banjul, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights adopted a resolution devoted entirely to the security of journalists and media practitioners in Africa. That resolution, which notes the deterioration of the situation ofj ournalists and media professionals in certain regions of the continent, calls on all parties involved in armed conflict to respect the independence and freedom of journalists in the exercise of their profession and to ensure their security in accordance with the rules of international humanitarian law. Before I conclude, Madam President, allow me to stress the need to step up efforts to achieve our goal, which is to silence weapons.”

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  3. “Moreover, the issue of attacks carried out against journalists in periods of conflict was given special attention by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which, in 2002, adopted the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The Declaration recalls the centrality of access to information as well as its importance in promoting and protecting fundamental human rights - while encouraging democratic values, accountability and sustainable development. While underscoring respect for the non-combatant status of journalists, it also highlights the need for States to take the necessary measures to prevent such violence, prosecute the offenders and bring them to justice - ensuring that victims have access to effective remedy.”

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  4. “This commitment includes raising the awareness of State and non-State actors of the need to ensure the safety ofjournalists. To that end, in September 2010, the African Union held a workshop on the security and protection of African journalists, which, in addition to Member States, brought together representatives of the Federation of African Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists and the African International Trade Union Confederation. The action of the African Union in this area was also bolstered by the establishment of follow-up mechanisms to monitor the implementation of member States' commitments falling within the the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of expression and access to information in Africa.”

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  5. “Defying fundamental rights, these entities often use violence to silence voices of dissent. In Africa, terrorist groups such Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and other negative forces are increasingly implicated in abuses against journalists who attempt to investigate and expose their criminal activities. The plight ofjournalists working in conflict areas in Africa remains a major concern for the African Union. This critical situaton reflects not just a serious violation of the freedom of expression, but also an affront to shared democratic values and human rights. In partnership with civil society and representatives of the media, the African Union Commission is fully committed to fighting against restrictions imposed on journalists in conflict zones.”

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  6. “The continuing deterioration of conditions for carrying out this profession in many hotspots throughout the world, including Africa, quite rightly underlines the scale of the challenges to be met at international and regional levels to ensure that journalists in practice enjoy the necessary protection. Despite the setting up of a normative framework to that end, including the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, as well as Security Council resolution 1738 (2006), which clearly guarantee that journalists cover armed conflict situations as civilians, the dangers facingjournalists continue to increase. It quickly becomes apparent that the problem does not stem from a lack of international norms, but rather from the absence of their thorough implementation - including their application in areas controlled by non-State actors.”

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  7. “Allow me to start by congratulating you, Madam President, on the very topical choice for our debate here today, as well as for the outstanding concept note (S/2015/307, annex) prepared by your delegation to better frame the parameters for our discussions. I should also like to convey my gratitude to the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, as well as the Director-General of Reporters Without Borders for their very exhaustive briefings. The testimony of Ms. Mariane Pearl says a great deal about the serious and alarming risks that journalists expose themselves to on the ground in conflict areas.”

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  8. “I take this opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of the African Union to continuing to work with the Security Council, the entire United Nations family, Member States and international partners, including non-governmental organizations, which also make great sacrifices on the ground, including in Africa.”

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  9. “The African Union therefore calls on all parties concerned to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to respecting the hybrid nature of UNAMID and the implementation of its mandate under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council. In practice, we see respect for the hybrid nature of UNAMID as a prerequisite for the effective implementation of the Mission's mandate, which will be a source of inspiration for future endeavours of this sort. As I said at the outset, your delegation, Sir, was correct to underscore that peacekeeping is above all a partnership.”

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  10. “The African Union is of the view that the questions which arose following our efforts for the resumption of the Darfur process make it clear that there is a need to consider the importance to be attached to the positions of the African Union on the situation in Darfur, as articulated by the relevant political bodies, in particular the Peace and Security Council. Those issues raised by certain members of the Security Council also strengthen the need to bolster mechanisms for coordination in the context of the strategic United Nations-African Union partnership on the peace and security challenges in Africa, of which the African Union remains continuously seized.”

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  11. “The Council's adoption of that resolution followed the adoption on 19 July 2011 by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union of a decision whereby it not only requested the renewal of the UNAMID mandate but also underlined the need to launch the Darfur political process on the basis of the progress made in light of the Doha document for peace in Darfur as a means of supporting the progress achieved and ensuring that Darfur take effective ownership of the quest for peace, justice and reconciliation in the region.”

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  12. “It is important that any evaluation of progress achieved in peacekeeping to date be accompanied by an analysis of the progress made in the coordination and harmonization, depending on the case, of the decisions taken by our political bodies. In practice, we are all pursuing the same goal: a return to peace and the creation of conditions for lasting security in countries in conflict where peacekeeping operations are deployed. With regard to UNAMID, the African Union closely followed the process that led to the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2003 (2011), which, among other things, renewed UNAMID's mandate.”

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  13. “First, the deployment of additional troops by contributing countries should be accelerated in order to attain as soon as possible the force level of 12,000 personnel and thereby safeguard the gains made in recent months on the ground. The strengthening of United Nations support is also of great importance, as is the deployment of police to maintain law and order in Mogadishu. Secondly, it was proposed to establish, as an integral part of AMISOM, a guard force to facilitate the deployment of civilian personnel and to ensure the protection of the African Union and United Nations staff in Mogadishu. The personnel of such a force should not be included within the 12,000 personnel authorized by the Security Council. This, in our view, is another aspect which it is important to bear in mind.”

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  14. “will therefore focus its efforts on securing Mogadishu in order to create conditions for reconciliation and to facilitate the free movement of international personnel; the implementation, within its limited resources and in a gradual manner, of phase II of the concept of operations; and above all the extension of the authority of the Transitional Federal Government, thereby creating the conditions not only for reconciliation but also for the distribution of humanitarian aid, which is, of course, difficult to do in conditions of insecurity. I would like to focus on the recommendations that emerged from the workshop, to which I would like to draw the attention of the members of the Security Council.”

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  15. “We would like especially to take this opportunity to reiterate the need for predictable funding in order to effectively carry out the work of that African Union Mission on the ground. In the light of recent developments on the ground, the African Union has been taking stock of the situation. We held a workshop on 17 and 18 August in Addis Ababa to consider how to improve our work, given the tangible results being achieved by African Union forces in Somalia. In the coming months, AMISOM.”

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  16. “We believe that the African Union will, in the near future, have an asset base in the form of a pool of human resources, from which civilian capacity can be deployed on the ground when necessary. On the ground, we have developed a number of practical and innovative approaches to meet peace and security challenges. It is important to emphasize in particular the initial support units and reinforcements authorized by the Security Council. Members will no doubt recall the United Nations Mission in Angola, but we would like to focus on ongoing operations: the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). With regard to AMISOM, we would like first to thank all the partners who have contributed so far to this peacekeeping operation.”

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  17. “The African Union organized a retreat last year in Cairo that brought together representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and other countries and organizations, with the aim of achieving more effective coordination and harmonization at the strategic and operational levels. We intend to hold another such event next month in Cairo to continue strengthening the mechanisms for cooperation among the various stakeholders involved in peacekeeping. Initiatives are also under way to build African Union capacities in the area of civilian capacity. As the Council knows, this is an area in which we and the international system have certain weaknesses.”

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  18. “As Council members will be aware, we have also strengthened consultations between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Security Council. In that regard, we could further build upon these consultations and strengthen cooperation mechanisms between the two bodies. We are also active in other areas, such as humanitarian assistance, which is a new area of activity for the African Union, thanks to cooperation with United Nations bodies such as the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. It is of note that the African Union recently organized a donors' conference for Somalia, the preparations for which benefited greatly from the capacities we have begun to develop in the area of humanitarian assistance.”

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  19. “Indeed, in parallel to the efforts that we have made within the African Union to bolster its peace and security architecture, we have also been involved in various consultations within the United Nations that have led to the issuance of relevant documents, Security Council presidential statements and reports, such as that of the joint African Union-United Nations panel (S/2008/813). Here, it is especially important to underscore the excellent relations that we have developed between the African Union Commission and the United Nations Secretariat, which have strengthened certain consultation mechanisms, such as the Joint Task Force on Peace and Security, launched by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairman Jean Ping on 25 September 2010.”

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  20. “Mr. Antenio (African Union) (spoke in French): Like representatives who have spoken before us, we, too, would like to convey our condolences to Nigeria and to the United Nations following the attack that took place in the historic African city of Abuja. Nigeria is dear to us, including in the area of peacekeeping. This is also an opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on having organized this debate, and to underscore the fact that India is an exemplary reference point in the area of peacekeeping. We pay tribute to the sacrifices made by your fellow citizens in the field, including in Africa. We particularly welcome the fact that in your concept note (S/2011/496, annex), you place special emphasis on the issue of partnership and on the need to enhance the capacities of the African Union.”

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  21. “Above all, we would like to emphasize the point made about the need to listen to those who are involved in peacebuilding on a daily basis, that is, the people concerned. In that connection, we welcome the initiative of the facilitators of the PBC review process to go to Addis Ababa to speak to the Commission. We also know that South Africa - and I stand to be corrected - is considering organizing a seminar with non-governmental organizations and populations on the ground who are suffering every day and who know what it is to have peace or not. I think these are the types of forums that we need to encourage in order to move forward effectively in this effort.”

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  22. “Of late, we have come before the Security Council a number of times to discuss various aspects of peacebuilding. We have spoken of exit strategies and of post-conflict peacebuilding, which is what we are discussing today. Perhaps we should now think about how we are going to turn the results of all of these discussions into reality and about how they will have an impact on the work of the Peacebuilding Commission, which we are in the process of reviewing. We also listened with great interest to the Secretary-General's statement this morning, in particular with regard to the establishment of an advisory group to be led by Mr. Guehenno, with whose experience we are all familiar. It would be desirable for that advisory group to work in close coordination with the Peacebuilding Commission and all partners.”

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  23. “We therefore need to encourage regional efforts - those of the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union - and also to encourage bilateral cooperation: I think there are countries, even on the African continent, that are interested in helping Guinea-Bissau. Thus it is important to encourage such bilateral cooperation. There are other salient aspects in countries where the Peacebuilding Commission is involved. I am thinking, for example, of youth employment. Numerous delegations have repeatedly addressed this issue in the Security Council and in the Peacebuilding Commission. We cannot build peace unless we build a future for young people. Young people are the future, and unless they have support and a future before them, there is little point in talking about peacebuilding.”

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  24. “The representative of Ghana was very eloquent in addressing the regional aspect. We need to truly involve the regions in peacebuilding. Ghana proposed a far more integrated approach for cooperation among the United Nations, the African Union and the regional organizations, and we fully support that approach. In practice, the African Union is currently involved on the ground through its regional and other offices and through its special envoys. We have undertaken efforts in certain countries on the Peacebuilding Commission agenda. There are situations that are of concern, such as that in Guinea- Bissau, which the Peace and Security Council and the Security Council have been addressing. We believe that the expected outcome will not occur until defence and security sector reform has occurred in that country.”

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  25. “There was also a meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council, which is an important element of the African Union's peace and security structure. Meetings between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council should be more than just pro forma encounters. We must ensure that these meetings lead to facts with a genuine impact on the partnership we are building with the United Nations. I think there are already lessons to be learned from work on the ground. As the Council is aware, the United Nations and the African Union are involved in Darfur through the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. I think there are lessons being learned there that could also prove useful in the review of the Peacebuilding Commission and in the approach being developed by the United Nations.”

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  26. “I think that too is a contribution that could also be used in the United Nations approach to peacebuilding. The African Union Policy Framework is based on certain principles such as national ownership, African leadership, non-discrimination and, in particular, inclusiveness. We know that partnerships are necessary to achieve all the aims of peacebuilding. Thus we propose the creation of an institutionalized partnership between the multidimensional communities involved in the African Union Policy Framework on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development on the one hand and the Peacebuilding Commission on the other. Steps have already been taken. The African Union and the Peacebuilding Commission have already met, and the Chair of the PBC visited Addis Ababa with a large delegation. We must see how to transform our discussions into reality.”

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  27. “In speaking of the African Union I will limit myself to reiterating comments made earlier by the representative of Ghana. As the Council is aware, the African Union has developed its Policy Framework on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development aimed at ensuring that countries do not relapse into conflict. Above all, we have included the development aspect in our approach. We have had the opportunity to address the Council on the value of the Peacebuilding Commission and the United Nations considering the development aspect when addressing peacebuilding issues. I believe that is a gap that we should not fear addressing when reviewing the Peacebuilding Commission. The African Union has also incorporated the root causes into its approach: we believe it is impossible to build peace without addressing the root causes of conflict.”

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  28. “Given the lateness of the hour, I shall not read out my prepared text but will instead sum up my ideas. First, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. This morning we carefully listened to the statements of the Secretary-General, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ministers from Sierra Leone and Timor- Leste, and of course, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. We commend this innovative initiative. This morning we had an opportunity not only to listen to countries on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission, but we also heard about interesting efforts, which could serve as lessons, from countries that are not on the Commission's agenda. I believe that we will take those experiences into account when we undertake the review exercise.”

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