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“We also say to our European friends, with whom we have very close cooperation and ongoing dialogue, that drugs are consumed in their countries, so we all need to join in partnership to address this problem, which is of concern not only to Africa, but the entire world.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“They come through Africa and are for the most part consumed elsewhere. There is one mechanism that we believe we may be able to continue to develop. The African Union, for example, in the framework of its cooperation with South America, has made the issue of fighting drugs one of its priorities. We also have the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone. It is clear that the Luanda Plan of Action sets out important measures that could be implemented to facilitate cooperation with South 09-63874 America, and in particular those countries of the continent where the drugs come from.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We are pleased to note, as a number of speakers have emphasized today, that African countries are undertaking a variety of legislative measures or capacity-building to implement legislation on the ground in order to honour Africa's commitment to combating this phenomenon. We call on the Security Council and the international community to support these efforts. We therefore welcome the presidential statement that was adopted today (S/PRST/2009/32). A number of delegations referred to the problem of regional partnership. We think that such partnerships are a solution that we should build upon. As with climate change, we assert that Africa is once again the victim of a situation - in this case, drug trafficking - for which it is not responsible. In fact, as many have noted, the drugs are produced elsewhere.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In the light of this fact, a new partnership was established with the competent organizations, with the participation of the Organization of American States, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom and the German agency German Technical Cooperation, which has launched cooperation by sharing experiences and best practices in the framework of alternative development programmes to eradicate coca and opium and the illegal cultivation of cannabis. The African Union also emphasizes the importance of strengthening institutions, information on policymaking, research, the establishment of networks, national capacity-building, oversight and implementation of the law, regional legislative control measures and international cooperation.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The African plan also includes a multi-disciplinary approach, one that is coordinated and balanced so as to resolve the problems of drug abuse and trafficking, which must be dealt with in the context of African development beyond the narrow framework of simply curbing it. In doing our utmost to find a solution to addiction, drug trafficking and related phenomenon, 09-63874 the African Union is also emphasizing the principle of integration, putting the fight against drugs into all aspects of planning and the implementation of development, which includes the fight against poverty, the empowerment of women, alternative development strategies and HIV/AIDS programmes.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The major result of that session was the revised action plan of the African Union on trafficking and drug abuse and crime prevention, as well as its follow- up mechanism, to be implemented in partnership by the interested parties at all levels. That plan is fully integrated as well in the strategic African Union plan for 2009-2012. Priority areas and recommendations listed and included in the plan clearly place the responsibility for its implementation on the AU Commission, member States, regional economic communities, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and civil society.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In fact, the very first ministerial conference of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) on the fight against drugs in Africa, held in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, had as its primary objective the review and updating of the action plan that had been adopted during the thirty-second Summit of OAU Heads of State and Government in Yaounde, Cameroon, in July 1996. The conference adopted a new 2002-2006 OAU action plan to combat drugs. Since that time, the African Union has followed up on its efforts and the third regular session of the Conference of Ministers of the African Union on fighting drugs and preventing crime was held in Addis Abbas, Ethiopia, in December 2007 on the topic of the renewed commitment in Africa to combating addiction and drug trafficking and to preventing crime.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“There is no need to go back over that information. The production and abuse of drugs in many African countries, which are used as a transit point for their trafficking and stockpiling, is a great challenge for Africa. Youth is exposed to serious risks as the result of trafficking and drug abuse, as well as crimes associated with that problem such as money-laundering and human trafficking. Excessive violence and crimes against humanity in conflict situations are, to a large extent, exacerbated by drug abuse. Given that situation, Africa is fighting incessantly to play its role in combating that scourge.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this debate and by commending the initiative of the Burkina Faso delegation, which has always defended the most vital interests of Africa during its terms on the Security Council. Through the action of the delegation of Burkina Faso, African Union (AU) decisions have been assured resonance in the Council. We would also like to thank other African members of the Council, Libya and Uganda, for all the efforts they have made to achieve the same resonance of African Union decisions in the Council. We reiterate our thanks to the Council, which has always dealt with African issues. A case in point would be today's meeting on the Cote d'Ivoire. We also commend Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for his very instructive briefing, which painted a very clear picture of Africa.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“This is the place to invite the partners in the international community as a whole to become resolutely involved in the post-conflict reconstruction and development of Guinea-Bissau in order to extricate the country once and for all from the cycle of instability and violence in which it has been trapped in recent years. The African Union welcomes the progress being made in setting up the integrated office of the United Nations in Guinea-Bissau, as well as ongoing efforts of the Peacebuilding Commission. That new momentum underway in Guinea-Bissau is worthy of everyone's support.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“That mission is to study how to implement the Tripoli recommendations. It is clear from its first contacts that Guinea-Bissau has already undertaken substantial efforts, even though a great deal remains to be done. However, the political will and commitment of the authorities are clear. Here, it behooves me to note that the new Government is sparing no effort to improve public finances in order to meet basic needs, including the payment of salaries, which considerably reduces its ability to contribute to the pensions funds, which everyone knows is the key to success of security sector reform. We welcome the initiative of the National Assembly to hold a national conference to study the underlying causes of the conflict and strategies to set up to prevent future tension.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“As an extension of the consultative meeting, the heads of State and Government, gathered in Tripoli on 31 August in the framework of the special session of the African Union Assembly, also addressed the situation in Guinea-Bissau and made concrete recommendations on consolidation of peace and stability in Guinea-Bissau, the finalization of consultations with the authorities of Guinea-Bissau on the means of creating conditions favourable to the conduct of a credible inquiry into the political assassinations in that country in 2009 and the organization, before the end of 2009, of a regional conference on post-conflict reconstruction, stabilization, security sector reform and drug trafficking. As I am here addressing this Council, the joint AU-ECOWAS mission has been at work in Guinea- Bissau since 2 November 2009.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“The meeting then recommended the convening of a high-level preparatory meeting in Guinea-Bissau prior to the donor conference that the President of Nigeria, the current chairman of the ECOWAS Authority, is proposing to convene before the end of the year. The objective of that meeting is to afford the Government and the people of Guinea-Bissau an opportunity to express their needs and their priorities for security sector reform, especially at the moment when a new Government is being set up. It should also be an opportunity to discuss with the authorities of Guinea-Bissau the forms of assistance that the AU and ECOWAS can provide and the modalities of that assistance.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“The Council will recall that this memorandum of understanding, which entered into force on the date of its signature by the relevant parties, will remain valid for the duration of the presidential mandate resulting from the presidential election of 26 July 2009. As Mr. Mutaboba painted an exhaustive picture of the elections, I will not dwell on them. In the context of consolidating that momentum, a joint African Union-ECOWAS consultative meeting on Guinea-Bissau was held in Addis Ababa at African Union headquarters on 4 and 5 August 2009. Participants engaged in fruitful exchanges on the nature of the collaboration and the contribution of the African Union and ECOWAS in Guinea-Bissau, the financing of that effort and the relationship between the African Union-ECOWAS contribution and other efforts underway in Guinea-Bissau.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Miranda visited Bissau with the objective of meeting with Mr. Malam Bacai Sanha and Mr. Kumba Yala to promote conditions conducive to a successful election. It is in this context that he obtained the signature, on the eve of the election, by his two interlocutors, of the memorandum of understanding on the results of the second round of the presidential election. In this agreement, the two candidates committed themselves to abide by and enforce the results of the elections of 26 July 2009, to utilize legal avenues in cases of possible challenges and to act in a dignified and 09-5946] respectful way in their dealings with the unsuccessful candidate.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Since then, the African Union has spared no effort in assisting Guinea-Bissau to extricate itself from the various crises it has experienced, including by sending special envoys and deploying observation missions during the elections held in the country, so that it might once again take its rightful place in the community of nations. More recently, the President of the African Union Commission, Mr. Jean Ping, appointed Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda, former Minister for External Affairs of Angola, as his special envoy to Guinea- Bissau. Shortly after his appointment, he undertook a number of missions to Guinea-Bissau. In the light of the early presidential elections held following the assassination of President Nino Vieira, and given the tensions that arose before the second round, Mr.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has just referred to this last matter. I would recall that, since the events of July 2003, the efforts undertaken jointly by ECOWAS and the African Union have dissuaded the former junta, or Military Committee for the Restoration of Democratic Constitutional Order, from holding on to power. At that time, you will recall, the interim president of the Committee sent a special envoy, Mr. Francisco Madeira, Minister of the Presidency for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Issues of Mozambique.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Joao Bernardo de Miranda, Special Envoy of the President of the African Union Commission, who would have liked to participate in this meeting, but was not able to do so, as he is on the way to Bissau with the joint mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union. As Council members know, the African Union, in backing the efforts of ECOWAS, and in cooperation with the United Nations and other partners, remains deeply involved in promoting positive developments in the situation in Guinea-Bissau, which has been marked for some time now by troubling instability, a critical economic situation, an army that is far larger than warranted, given the country's real needs, and the negative impact of illicit drug trafficking.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“On behalf of the African Union, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council. I join previous speakers in extending to you our gratitude for having organized this meeting. Our thanks also go to your predecessor and to Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, Representative of the Secretary- General in Guinea-Bissau, for having presented the Secretary-General's exhaustive report (S/2009/552). We would like to express to Mr. Mutaboba how pleased the African Union is to see him at the head of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS). The African Union also welcomes the personal role he has played in strengthening cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations in the field. This has been carried out, inter alia, through regular contacts with Mr.”
2009-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6212 (2009) · source
“Having said that, I would like to reiterate that the African Union is willing to work with all partners, and in particular the United Nations, on moving forward with these reflections that we have begun today - reflections which only strengthen the need for a multilateral approach to matters regarding Africa.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“In many forums, we have analysed the deep causes of conflict in Africa, which we must bear in mind. We have also spoken a great deal about the need for a capacity-building plan for the African Union. I would like to say here that capacity-building is part of our concerns in the African Union. As the Council knows, the African Union's strategic plan has four principal pillars - peace and security, peace and development, shared values, and the building of capacity in the African Union Commission. Thus, capacity-building is already a part of our concerns. Everything the African Union needs can fall within the framework of our cooperation with all partners, in particular the United Nations, on capacity-building.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Thankfully, there were no questions addressed to the African Union, but I could not leave this Chamber without thanking all the members of the Security Council and all the delegations that have taken the floor to once again show their solidarity with Africa through their support of the African Union. We have taken note of all the concrete proposals that have been made, and I would like to reaffirm the desire of the African Union to live up to its part of the responsibilities. At this late hour in the debate I would like to underscore in particular Mr. Prodi's remarks at the outset of the meeting, referred to also by some delegations, that the issue of peacekeeping operations is just part of the problem. There is also the need for a comprehensive approach.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“It must, however, be clear that, in order to address the challenges of peace and security in Africa- something in which we all have a stake - we need not only to enhance the capacity of the African Union, but also to find effective responses to the issue of financing peace support operations. Lest we lose sight of our goal, we must bear in mind that Security Council action on the subject of this debate will strengthen the unflagging confidence that the Governments and populations facing the scourges of conflict and instability place in the Council and in its readiness to help them restore lasting peace and security. I therefore seize this opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of the African Union to continue working with the Council, Member States and all international partners in pursuing and achieving this common goal.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“We note the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General with respect to the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union, which provide a good basis for strengthening the cooperation between the AU and the United Nations in the area of the maintenance of international peace and security. We also note the recommendations made with respect to capacity- building, and we stress the need for their speedy implementation, bearing in mind ongoing African Union efforts and the need to ensure very close coordination.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Looking to the future, we believe that the Council should, in the next stages of its consideration of this matter, fully utilize the constructive and rich environment created by the combination of reflection, pragmatism and lessons learned, in order to take decisive measures to address the specific issue of the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of funding for regional organizations when they undertake peacekeeping operations under a United Nations mandate, and to do so through assessed contributions.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Over the past few years, the African Union, with the support of its international partners, has demonstrated a renewed will to shoulder its share of responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The decision to deploy a mission in Somalia, in spite of the volatile security situation prevailing on the ground - with which we are all familiar - and the difficult environment overall, as well as earlier deployments in countries such as Burundi and the Sudan - and thus in Darfur - bear testimony to this determination. I should thus like to recall the decision taken by the special summit of the African Union held in Tripoli, Libya, at the end of August 2009, to increase the percentage of the AU regular budget transferred to the Union's Peace Fund.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“We believe that the combination of reflection and pragmatism has significantly enhanced our understanding of how great a need there is to establish predictable and sustainable funding mechanisms for peace support operations conducted by regional organizations such as the African Union, with the authorization of the Security Council, of course. In this respect, it is clear that the most viable option is to make use of United Nations assessed contributions. We are convinced that obtaining predictable, sustainable and flexible funding for regional organizations such as the African Union through assessed contributions would also enable the Security Council to utilize local comparative advantages in its efforts to tackle, in a continuous way, the threats to international peace and security that affect us all.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Here I must mention the initial and heavy support packages authorized by the Security Council for the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) as well as the ongoing support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Mention should also be made of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), which is further evidence of the innovative approaches taken by the African Union and the United Nations to addressing the peace and security challenges on the African continent.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“The pertinent issues addressed in the relevant documents of the United Nations and the African Union include the nature of the structure of the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations; inter- institutional coordination and consultation mechanisms; the enhancement of resources to strengthen the capacities of the peacekeeping and peace-support operations of regional organizations; conflict prevention and mediation; support for peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction; human rights and humanitarian activities. Those are topics at the heart of the problems plaguing the African continent. While pursuing our reflections on this matter, we have simultaneously experimented with practical and innovative approaches in order to respond to pressing needs on the ground.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Prodi's leadership to bring us together here to focus on the cause ofAfrica. The role of such regional organizations as the African Union in the maintenance of international peace and security has been the subject of the heightened interest and in-depth consideration of the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council and Assembly of Heads of State and Government. At the same time, the Security Council's primary Charter responsibility in the maintenance of international peace and security has been amply reaffirmed by the Council itself and other stakeholders. Against that backdrop, funding for peacekeeping operations conducted by regional organizations remains a central concern of the African Union on the basis of its experience in various activities to promote peace and security on the continent.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“At the outset, I extend to you, Sir, the appreciation of Chairperson Jean Ping, who has been unable to travel but is closely following the Security Council's work in support of the African Union. I congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the African Union on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I join the previous speaker in thanking you for having convened this open debate. We also thank Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for introducing the Secretary-General's report (S/2009/470) and for the support he has reaffirmed for the African Union. We are, moreover, honoured by the presence of Mr. Romano Prodi, whom we thank for his tireless dedication to the noble causes of Africa. We also thank all the members of the African Union- United Nations panel who have worked under Mr.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Finally, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the mobilization of resources and support peacekeeping operations conducted by regional organizations such as the African Union, we would like to underscore the importance of ensuring that efforts centred on women and peace and security are adequately covered in the strategies to be developed. With these few remarks, I wish to reaffirm our commitment to cooperation with the United Nations and our international partners on this matter and other questions of common interest.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“This includes the participation of women in peacekeeping operations at all levels. Secondly, we in the African Union face the challenge of ensuring that our emerging peace and security architecture - which includes the African Standby Force, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise and our subregional arrangements for peace and security - adequately reflect our vision for women and peace and security. We are determined to address this challenge, and continue to count on the support of the Security Council and our international partners in this respect.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I should now like to focus on the opportunities and challenges which lie on the path ahead, in particular from the perspective of peace and security. First, we have been greatly honoured by the leadership and important contributions of women in Member States such as Mozambique, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Networks of women have also been involved in the northern Uganda peace talks in Juba and in ongoing efforts for lasting peace and security in the Sudan and Somalia. However, I should like to underscore the need to strengthen the involvement of women in such processes. Concrete actions must be taken to ensure that the lessons learnt thus far are fully integrated into the cooperative efforts being made by the United Nations and regional organizations for the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It further stresses the need to ensure adequate sanction and punishment for such acts, and underscores the need for the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). It also stresses that the Paris Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups should be used as the basis for programmatic interventions in Africa, which must include measures to prevent sexual abuse as a weapon in armed conflict. The African Union Gender Policy also calls for the mobilization of women leaders to participate in peace mediation and related processes, an objective that has been mentioned by many speakers in this open debate. The African Union is further committed under the Policy to working to address human and drug trafficking and to articulate gender perspectives relating to child labour, prostitution and abuse.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Turning to the specific topic of today's debate, the African Union has continued to develop specific policies and institutional capacity for addressing the challenges women face during conflict and its aftermath. Key measures taken include the strengthening of the African Women's Committee on Peace and Development and the adoption of the African Union Gender Policy by the Assembly of the Union in January this year. The Policy stresses the need to reinforce respect, equality and the human dignity of men and women in all areas, and to enforce zero tolerance for gender-based violence, sexual harassment, assault, rape, gender stereotyping, sexism and abusive language, in particular in situations of conflict.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In this connection and in support of the earlier statement by the Netherlands, the African Union welcomes as a major step forward General Assembly resolution 63/311 authorizing the establishment of a composite agency on gender equality to be headed by an Under-Secretary-General, and urges the Security Council to lend its full support to the Secretary-General's efforts in this area in the coming period. We are also pleased that next year's tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) coincides with the start of the African Women's Decade, 2010-2020, declared by the Assembly of the African Union in January 2009, and which we hope will also open other avenues for further strengthening cooperation between our two organizations in working toward greater gender equality.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The African Union also deeply appreciates the attention this Council continues to devote to issues of concern to Africa, and I look forward to working with the Council. The African Union welcomes open meetings such as the one we are holding today, since this enables us to share information on successes, opportunities and lessons learned and to reflect together on the new synergies needed to improve the content and delivery of concrete action in the field.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. President, on behalf of the African Union, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council, and I join previous speakers in commending you for organizing this open debate. Our appreciation also goes to Ambassador Rice for the excellent work she has done during the month of September. We are also grateful to the various speakers who briefed the Council this morning. As I am participating in a Council meeting for the first time in my new capacity as Acting Permanent Observer of the African Union, I would like to take this opportunity to state our gratitude to the Council for the support and cooperation accorded my predecessor, Mrs. Lila Ratsif Andrihamanana.”
2009-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6196Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Thus, when appropriate, it would be logical for the Council refrain from creating exceptions, giving the impression that it listens to the region only when the message suits certain Council members. Having experienced more than 40 years of conflict, the Southern African subregion is in a good position to appreciate the true value of peace and stability in the region. Thus, it is working towards that goal - including through economic integration, as SADC has continued to demonstrate. It is clear that we are all concerned about the situation in Zimbabwe. But there are differences in approach as to the methods to find a sustainable solution. For our part, we believe that we should give dialogue a chance: we recognize the virtues of such dialogue.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“Recognizing the importance of such endeavours, the Security Council has devoted several public meetings to the role of regional and subregional organizations and has adopted statements and resolutions on that subject that were not intended to remain dead letters. The outcome of this year's New York meeting between the Security Council and the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (see S/PV.5868) is of interest here. Paragraph 9 of resolution 1809 (2008), for example, clearly stipulates the need for coordination between the African Union and the Security Council on peace and security. In a number of situations the Security Council has demonstrated that it can truly listen to the region.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“Moreover, a delegation headed by His Excellency Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola, went to Zimbabwe this week, as Thabo Mbeki had done before him. There is ongoing cooperation between Luanda and Pretoria in these efforts. As was mentioned by the representative of the Russian Federation, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and President Thabo Mbeki are sparing no effort to help the endeavours for a viable solution succeed. Given all the efforts that I have indicated, the adoption of a draft resolution sanctioning one of the parties would tend in the present circumstances to further complicate things on the ground and exacerbate tensions to the point of damaging the ongoing dialogue. The efforts in the region are in keeping with the spirit of the United Nations Charter.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“Mr. Antonio (Angola) (spoke in French): First of all, Mr. President, I should like to express my delegation's appreciation to you personally and to all the members of the Council for having agreed to give us the floor on a question so vital for Africa. Angola is speaking as Chair of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. As all Council members will know, that Organ and the facilitator of the intra-Zimbabwean dialogue, His Excellency Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, are sparing no effort to implement the African Union decision adopted recently in Sharm el-Sheikh encouraging the parties to initiate a dialogue to promote peace, stability, democracy and reconciliation between themselves. Very fortunately, this dialogue, is getting under way with South African mediation.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“We share in the problems of the region - we are a member of the Economic Community of Central African States - so our statement today has been somewhat longer than those of other speakers.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“During the public debate that was held on the interim report of the multidisciplinary mission to Central Africa (see S/PV.4871), the representative of ECCAS welcomed the proposal to appoint a special representative for the region and expressed the hope that discussions would continue, that the time would come when the United Nations presence would be strengthened in the region - for all the reasons we have outlined, taking advantage of the window of opportunity - and that such discussions would lead to the establishment of a United Nations office there. Those are some of the points that we wanted to share with the Council at this stage. We have spoken at some length, but we have been speaking from our heart as well as from our head.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“As is well known, Zambia has been admitted as the seventh core country and Angola, the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo have been admitted as co-opted countries, while Egypt has been admitted as an observer country. We continue to hope that the neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi will play an active role with regard to the conference. At this stage, we believe that, in the light of the conclusions that have been arrived at through the regional approach and given the link between development and the quest for peace, United Nations attention to the question of Central Africa is of great importance.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“Furthermore, regional efforts are under way with regard to integration and the quest for political solutions. The eleventh summit meeting of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) was held last month in Brazzaville. That summit was seen as a turning point for the revival of ECCAS. We believe that the summit took some important steps, including the establishment of a free trade zone. It also decided to establish a regional brigade to tackle threats to peace. The implementation of that decision will be carried out by Angola, Gabon, the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe. We believe that those initiatives need our support. We also welcome the preparations for an international conference on the Great Lakes region.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“Members may recall that when it analysed the interim report of the multidisciplinary assessment mission to Central Africa headed by Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh (S/2003/1077), the Council concluded that a regional approach was important with regard to Central Africa. Thus, our ongoing discussions about West Africa are of importance as we consider the question of Central Africa. It is a region where the majority of countries are in a post-conflict situation - or have experienced conflict fairly recently - and thus need an appropriate approach to be taken. That said, however, our discussions, and the recommendations of the Security Council mission, should not be isolated from the recommendations made by the multidisciplinary mission headed by Mr. Kalomoh.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“With regard to coordination within the United Nations, we believe that the question of Burundi still merits attention and that cooperation between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council could make a difference there. Such was the case in Guinea-Bissau, and we believe that we could take advantage of the efforts of the Economic and Social Council, which has set up an Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Burundi, chaired by the representative of South Africa. We believe that that is an important instrument. It, too, carried out a mission to the region and made some important recommendations. Instruments such as the Advisory Group and the Security Council Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa could prove useful in this situation.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“But at the same time, we need to remember that the African Union force has confronted enormous problems - without the support of the international community. The difficulties encountered by the force could have a negative impact on the process itself. As is always the case with regard to situations of conflict, the return of peace to Burundi has given rise to new economic and social problems. We again call upon the international community to ensure that the appeal that has been launched is properly supported and that resources are provided to the Government of Burundi. We must also encourage a positive attitude on the part of the Bretton Woods institutions and the non- governmental organizations and United Nations agencies which are currently involved in seeking solutions in Burundi.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source