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“The Commission also continues to work closely with the African Centre for Studies and Research on Terrorism in capacity-building support, notably for training and assistance in the elaboration of the requisite legislation on the basis of the AU model law adopted in July 2011. Based on those experiences, the African Union wishes to share a few observations and to offer some recommendations, which we believe could further enrich the debate and provide ideas on the way forward. First, addressing cross-border crime in conflict situations should be a priority intervention, especially when it has the potential for further exacerbating it.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the LRA is one of the AU's most recent innovative approaches. The AU is currently working through its Post-conflict Reconstruction and Development programme to support Member States in extending basic infrastructure and services to the populations most affected by the LRA so as to increase their resilience and mitigate their vulnerability to predation by the group. That includes addressing the integration of ex-combatants. At the operational level, the African Union Commission has remained actively engaged at the level of solutions aimed at addressing this scourge, which includes steps to mobilize member States towards the full and effective implementation of the AU normative counter-terrorism framework.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“And sixthly, the weakness of Government institutions and the existence of long stretches of porous, Largely ill- monitored and poorly-controlled borders, combined with vast, ill-administered spaces of territory, facilitate the illegal cross-border movement of people and goods and provide fertile ground for exploitation by terrorists and transnational organized criminals. In the Horn of Africa, AMISOM. and the countries of the region have long recognized the need for a collaborative approach to address the threat posed by the cross-border criminal and terrorist activity of Al-Shabaab and thus established the regular information-sharing and coordination mechanism bringing together the countries affected, neighbouring countries, the troop-contributing countries and the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services in Africa.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Thirdly, criminal networks are seeking safe haven and refuge in a zone characterized by vast territorial expanses, low and insufficient security coverage and administrative presence. Fourthly, they are seeking new sources of funding, especially through smuggling, drug-trafficking and illegal migration. Fifthly, there is a need to conquer new areas for recruitment and redeployment with the objective of expanding the field of confrontation beyond their traditional zone of operations.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“It is worth mentioning that in her report presented to the 455th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council, held at the level of Heads of State and Government on 2 September in Nairobi, Kenya, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Her Excellency Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, outlined the following six main reasons for the emergence and redeployment of terrorist groups in Africa and, in particular in the Sahel-Saharan region. First, poverty, illiteracy and the high rate of unemployment among young people and the general population render them vulnerable to the manipulative messages of terrorist groups and their promises of quick gain. Secondly, the poor working conditions and insufficient training and discipline of law enforcement personnel make them easy prey for corruption.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Nouakchott Summit considered the political and security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region as well as efforts aimed at overcoming the challenges at hand and promoting lasting peace, security and stability. In their final declaration, the participants expressed in particular their full readiness to contribute, in consultation with the United Nations, to the strengthening of MINUSMA, through the establishment of a rapid intervention force to contribute to the fight against armed terrorist and criminal groups and to facilitate the successful completion of the stabilization efforts in Mali.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Heads of intelligence and security services of the region met in six sessions to discuss enhancing cooperation and exchange of intelligence, including collaboration with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Border and customs officials also held two meetings in Tripoli, in 2013, and in Ndjamena, last month, to discuss and agree on basic measures and areas of cooperation to combat illicit trade and trafficking in humans, arms and drugs. This is in addition to three ministerial meetings and the Summit held yesterday in Nouakchott, Mauritania. This process is further enhanced by the multidimensional AU strategy for the Sahel region, which addresses conflict prevention and resolution, security and development.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The innovative approaches and mechanisms deployed by the AU serve us today as good starting points and lessons we can share with the Council to its benefit as to that of other relevant organs and bodies of the United Nations. The mechanism for enhancing security cooperation and the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture in the Sahel region, also known as the Nouakchott Process, recognizes the multifaceted and multidimensional approach required in dealing with transnational threats in a sustainable and collaborative manner. The Nouakchott Process has to date facilitated interactions at multiple levels, including the policy and operational levels.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is increasingly implicated in the poaching of elephants and illegal trade in ivory, highlighting the emerging threat of exploitation of natural resources by terrorist groups. We should be alarmed by the irrevocable damage this can have on the environment and the many livelihoods that depend on it. To further emphasize the intersection of cross- border crime and terrorism, the LRA is believed to be using arms emanating from as far north as Libya, which indicates the wide-ranging illicit trafficking networks that continue to operate across the continent. The African Union has not remained idle in the face of these threats.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Furthermore, kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel belt has emerged as an integral financing model for the furtherance of terrorist activities in Africa and globally. It has now developed into an industry that includes the terrorist organization at the core, interacting with a chain of intermediaries, criminal groups and local tribesmen and sympathizers. In Somalia and the Horn of Africa, cross-border crime facilitated Al-Shabaab's terrorist activities in Somalia and beyond, placing civilians and troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at great risk. The group's extended control over the port of Kismayo enabled it to profit from the illegal charcoal trade and the procurement of weapons through international illicit trade networks. The situation in Central Africa is another example of the deadly convergence of threats.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“In the Sahel region, consistent reports indicate that drug- and arms-trafficking, human smuggling, kidnapping-for-ransom, the illicit proliferation of arms and money laundering - all of which are variants of transnational organized crime - have become intimately intertwined with terrorist groups' activities and sources of financing. Groups such as the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), Boko Haram, Ansaru and Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have benefitted substantially from the kidnapping of foreigners and affluent nationals for the purpose of securing ransom for their release. The MUJAO, an offshoot of AQIM, which is mostly financed by narcotics-trafficking, illustrates well the lucrative support that the drug market brings to a number of terrorist groups.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Cross-border criminal activities on the continent have both contributed to the onset of conflicts as well as further complicated subsequent management and resolution efforts. As we are all well aware, the situation in northern Mali, characterized by limited Government presence and services along its border, provided a conducive environment for cross-border trafficking to flourish and further expand into dangerous forms of criminal activities, such as kidnapping-for-ransom, arms- and drug-trafficking and mercenarism. That environment subsequently became an ideal haven for terrorist groups, exacerbating political strife and ultimately leading to the hijacking of the uprising by criminal and terrorist groups, which had established strong presences in the region.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“(spoke in English) The African Union welcomes this debate as a unique opportunity to examine how the intersection of cross-border crime and terrorism pose serious challenges to conflict prevention and resolution efforts, especially in Africa. It is certainly no coincidence, Mr. President, that under your country's presidency of the Security Council this month the question of terrorism has been given a prominent place among the priorities of the Council's programme of work. This is simply a reinforcement of the importance Chad attaches to addressing this scourge. In that context, we are reminded of the particular leadership role of your country, Sir, as Chair of the African Union Peace and Security Council in the convening, in Nairobi on 2 September 2014, of the special summit devoted to the issue of terrorism held.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“This initiative is particularly relevant as it focuses on the relationship between those two phenomena on the African continent, where the terrorist threat continues to worsen, as well as on the impact on international peace and security. My thanks and congratulations also go to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, for his detailed briefing and for the leadership he has shown since taking office as head of the Department of Political Affairs, including the coordination of efforts in the fight against terrorism. Let me first of all reiterate the African Union's unequivocal rejection of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, ans well as to strongly condemn all terrorist acts, which no circumstances can justify.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the presence among us of the Ministers from Nigeria, Luxembourg and Libya, as well as the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Argentina, the Director General for Foreign Policy of Chile and Ms. Marinaki, Managing Director for Global and Multilateral Issues of the European External Action Service. I should like to convey the regret of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, who would have wanted to be present and this meeting but could not owing to other obligations. Allow me to reiterate our warm congratulations to the Republic of Chad on his accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December, as well as to thank it heartily for organizing this second high-level open debate on the crucial issue of terrorism and transnational crime.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“We would like to especially recognize the announcement today by the Secretary-General of the deployment of an emergency mission to the region, but we should bear in mind that while we are committed to fighting Ebola, together we stand and divided we fall. Worse still is that divided we can fail.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“As we move together in our common fight against the Ebola disease, their stories should drive and focus our efforts. Finally, I wish to reaffirm the AU's continuous support and efforts to ensure the adequate coordination and harmonization of all strategic efforts in the implementation process to achieve our desired goal on the continent of Africa. Cognizant of the fact that no country can act alone while we are engaged in fighting Ebola, we would like to thank all our partners from Member States, inter-governmental organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations for their contributions and efforts on the ground.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“It is notable that the Sub-committee on the Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa has made funds available to the three most affected countries by broadly interpreting the mandate of the fund. Before concluding, it is worth stressing that while assessments and analyses serve very useful purposes, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for us to listen and to be guided by the realities on the ground. Today we heard a very personal and powerful testimony by Jackson Niamah of Medecins Sans Frontieres in Monrovia. There is another story that I have heard personally. It is the story of a doctor working assiduously in an Ebola unit, with some steady and good results. The sad part of this story is that the researchers he is working with do not share his strong determination and good will to save lives.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Furthermore, the medical services have put in place a contingency plan to strengthen the AU medical service emergency response for AU-infected staff or staff of AU member States in Addis Ababa. I also wish to draw the Council's attention to the changes in the mandate and replacement of the AU Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa, as it relates to the Ebola epidemic. Recently, the Permanent Representatives' Committee's Sub-committee on the Special Emergency Assistance Fund for Drought and Famine in Africa and its Sub-committee on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa established a dialogue to identify ways to harmonize the roles of the two sub-committees and make necessary changes to their mandates in view of recent developments on the continent.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“The operation aims at bridging the existing gap in international effort, and will work with WHO, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the European Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies already on the ground. The Commission has also sought the assistance of and is working with WHO and the United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations and Department of Field Support towards the lifting of border closures by putting in place sanitary measures and screening passengers at airports in Monrovia, Freetown and Conakry. The objective is to open up these airports to humanitarian and commercial flights.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Subsequently, on 21 August, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union authorized the immediate deployment of a joint AU-led military and civilian humanitarian mission comprised of medical doctors, nurses and other paramedical personnel to tackle the emergency situation caused by the Ebola outbreak. Utilizing the infrastructure of the peace support operations, the African Union support for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is deploying civilian and military volunteers from across the continent to ensure that Ebola is contained. This operation is expected to run for six months with the monthly rotation of volunteers.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“The emergency approach focuses on the establishment of an African public health emergency fund managed by the World Health Organization (WHO), since the emergence of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. In addition, a monetary pledge has been made by the AU from the Humanitarian Assistance Fund and the Department of Political Affairs. The long-term approach in dealing with the Ebola crisis has resulted in the creation of an African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention for early detection. We also focus on the speeding up of the operationalization of the African Centre for Disease Control so that information can be shared about the development of the disease and implement an effective coordinated response.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“The Ebola crisis has highlighted the weakness of the public health systems in Africa in general, thereby vindicating the various AU frameworks that call for universal access and people-centric and effective public health institutions. The African health strategy 2007- 2015 has identified weak and under-resourced health systems as a major impediment to progress. This is particularly true for countries emerging from conflict. Desperate times call for desperate measures. We can no longer procrastinate about combating this disease. The time to act is now. It is for this reason that the African Union Commission has mapped out two priority approaches. The first is the emergency approach; the second is the long-term approach.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma, who indicated in her statement at the emergency meeting of the African Union Executive Council heads on 8 September that "the drive to protect unaffected areas is the proper response, but it must be done in a manner that does not fuel isolation or lead to the stigmatization of victims, communities and countries". Also critical is the impact on cross-border trade and food security as people are unable to trade and work their fields, leading to a rise in food prices. The need to take preventive measures to halt the spread of the Ebola virus and avert an economic disaster cannot be overemphasized. Measures should therefore be put in place to enable agriculture to continue and support traders, the majority of whom are women.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Since the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa in December 2013, the citizens of the affected countries have been in great trepidation. Traders, farmers and health officials can no longer go about their daily business without fear of the unknown. It is even more difficult for post-conflict countries on a serious course of reintegration, rehabilitation and rebuilding of their social fabric. The retardation of economic development is all the more worrisome. Beyond the affected countries, all the countries of the West African region remain on constant alert as updates are being released. Because the Ebola virus is so deadly, apparent tendencies of mistrust and sieges among families, communities and countries have been arising. I wish to quote the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ms.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“Let me take this opportunity, on behalf of the African Union (AU) Commission, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the United States' assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and on its initiative to convene this meeting on the ongoing Ebola scourge that continues to reign in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, creating a crisis of alarming proportions. I would also like to thank all members ofthe Council for unanimously voting in favour of resolution 2177 (2014) and all Member States that sponsored it. I would like to salute the presence among us of the Ministers who have also made very rich and insightful statements. I would like to recognize the presence of the Director-General of the World Health Organization and the presence of Dr. Nabarro, Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Ebola.”
2014-09-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7268 (2014) · source
“We must not avoid dealing with any of the issues at stake, which relate, inter alia, to timelines for a transition, bearing in mind that the creation of conditions conducive to a successful handover to countries by the United Nations requires time, a political role on the part of the African Union and its regional mechanisms in the pre-transition period, and also the appointment of the leadership for the new mission. To conclude, I would like to wish all Muslims a happy holiday.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“In that regard, beyond the issue of financing African peacekeeping operations, we need to pay increased attention to the handover modality from an African Union operation to a United Nations operation. We await with interest the feedback exercise that the United Nations Secretariat must undertake in consultation with the African Union regarding the transition between MISMA and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali, and also the upcoming transition between MISCA and MINUSCA. This exercise should provide us with an opportunity for an open and constructive debate on the best modalities to ensure the successful handover of an African Union operation to a United Nations operation.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“In the meantime, the bolstering of the immediate response capacity of the African Union to crises should significantly strengthen both our speed of reaction to emergency situations and our robustness. In conclusion, it is my hope that this Council meeting will mark a new phase in the strengthening of the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, especially the African Union. The complexity of the challenges before us more than ever demand a greater synergy of actions and greater flexibility in the interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, and greater flexibility in the use of the tools available to us.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“That will make it possible to find more ideal responses to some of the gaps that have been discovered in the operations in question led by the African Union, be they related to planning, mobilizing forces, command, monitoring or to support for missions. On the basis of the Gambari report recommendations assessing the African Standby Force and its rapid deployment capacity, a number of measures are being taken. The goal of these measures is to the attain full operational capacity by 2015 at the latest. We welcome the renewed commitment of the United Nations to support us along that path, based on the recommendations and the consultative mission that visited Addis Ababa towards end of May 2014.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“However, it is understood that this effort cannot replace the responsibility of the Security Council in international peacekeeping and security. I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our international partners that support our operations. The financing provided by the European Union through the African Peace Facility (APF) and by other partners, as well as the logistical support from the United States, has greatly facilitated our actions. In parallel to deploying peacekeeping operations, the African Union is also working to bolster its long-term capacity through the operationalization of the African Standby Force.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“From that point of View, there is very little doubt that African countries, in addition to supplying troops and necessary police staff for operations on the ground - and we can never underscore this enough - the enormous sacrifices agreed to in this context have significantly increased African countries' contributions to the financing of such operations. The resources supplied by African countries during fund- raising conferences organized by the African Union for both AFISMA and MISCA are a testament to this renewed commitment. Efforts undertaken will be continued in the broader context of the mobilization of the resources acquired at the continent-level for financing the African Union on a more sustainable basis.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“We would urge the Security Council to take the expected decisions on this financing matter bearing in mind that by taking the initiative to deploy operations on the ground, the African Union and regional mechanisms are acting on behalf of the Security Council, which has the primary responsibility for peacekeeping and international security. By calling upon the Security Council to help find a lasting solution to the issue of financing peacekeeping operations conducted by Africa, I am ofcourse not losing sight of the responsibilities that fall on the continent itself.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“The experience of the past few years has amply illustrated that one of the greatest constraints facing the African Union and its regional mechanisms relate to the issue offlexible, sustainable and predictable financing of their operations. It is crucial that a lasting solution be found on this matter. The recommendations of the Prodi report (see S/2008/813), based on an in-depth analysis of the evolution of peacekeeping and the related challenges, remain more than ever current. The case of Somalia through AMISOM. clearly showed that a wise combination of financing through United Nations assessed contributions and voluntary contributions by the European Union and other partners offer the surest means to promote our common goals.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“More recently, the establishment with bolstered mandates of an Intervention Brigade within the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a protection force within the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, whose troops are provided by African countries, is another illustration of the advantages arising from an innovative partnership between African actors and the United Nations. While welcoming that progress, the African Union is convinced of the need to go further and to innovate even more, as it is true that our capacity for action and our efficiency would be considerably bolstered if we did so. In that regard, I would like to stress in particular the issue of the financing of African peacekeeping operations.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Specifically with regard to peacekeeping operations, we are very pleased with the crucial support by the Secretariat in the area of planning, implementation and support to missions, as clearly illustrated by both the examples of AFISMA and MISCA. The Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union are also endeavouring to strengthen their partnership and to further enhance the synergy between the United Nations and the African Union. From that perspective, the Security Council's decision to authorize putting in place a logistical support cell to help AMISOM. speaks volumes. It is clear that the results obtained owe much to this support and to the contributions of other partners, both bilateral and multilateral partners, specifically the African Union, the European Union and the United States of America.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“For some years, based on that conviction the African Union has been advocating a dynamic partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations. That partnership would be based on a flexible and innovative interpretation of the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. When the Peace and Security Council of the African Union met in New York last September, it reiterated the importance of that approach and recalled the principles that should underpin it. The fact is that significant progress has been made. As I stressed earlier, coordination between the Secretariat and the African Union Commission is constantly being bolstered.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“I would like to express the African Union's gratitude for this. At the same time, we should recognize that much remains to be done in order to create the kind of conditions that will enable us to make an even more sustained international commitment, including through a classic United Nations peacekeeping operation. All these examples point clearly to the close complementarity that exists between the efforts of the African Union and the United Nations, both of which work to promote collective security, as envisioned in the Charter. They show clearly that, in the face of the increasingly complex nature of the challenges to peace and security that confront the continent, success is founded on how coherent our goals are, the wise and flexible use of available resources, our combined efforts and the coordination of our actions on the ground.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“It is clear that AFISMA and MISCA's initial stabilization efforts and the sacrifices made by their personnel have greatly facilitated the task of the United Nations. I would also like to commend the commitment and determination of the countries that have contributed troops and police to them. Finally, the African Union Mission in Somalia has also operated in that spirit. Clearly, in seven years of deployment, AMISOM. and the Somalian security forces have recorded remarkable successes in the fight against the terrorist group Al-Shabaab and in extending the State's authority. These results are due in particular to the Mission personnel's courage and enormous sacrifices made in the region through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the troop- and police-contributing countries.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“I note that the African Union and its regional mechanisms, such as the Economic Community of West African States and the Economic Community of Central African States, have deployed operations in Mali, through the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA), and in the Central African Republic, through the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA). In the first case, the United Nations has already taken over, through the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, and it is preparing to do the same by incorporating MISCA into the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Based on ajudicious and innovative combination of the respective comparative advantages of the African Union and the United Nations, that operation, by its very nature, has demonstrated an unquestionable capacity to adapt to the situation. I would like to pay tribute to UNAMID and its leadership for the remarkable work it has done on the ground in conditions rendered even more difficult by the number of armed groups that, despite the continuing efforts of the Joint Chief Mediator and other international actors, have not yet joined the peace process.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Most of the peacekeeping support operations in Africa have been aimed at establishing the conditions that would subsequently enable the United Nations to deploy multidimensional peacekeeping operations in support of the long-term stabilization and socioeconomic recovery of the countries in question. They occur in unstable environments where peace has not been fully established. Their success obviously involves taking significant risks and using, where necessary, coercive measures in helping to establish conditions conducive to the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping missions. It was in that spirit that the African Union deployed its mission in Darfur before it was transformed into the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Over the past few years, the African Union and its regional mechanisms have proved their determination to play their full part in promoting peace, security and stability on the continent. There is no better illustration of this than the deployment of several operations supporting peace in various regions of Africa, enabling Africa not only to put into effect the relevant positions of the protocol that established the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, but also to contribute an approach to collective security that complements that of the United Nations, as envisioned in the Charter.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“The renewal of the logistical support package to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the deployment of several peacekeeping operations on the continent, as well as many other initiatives, are eloquent expressions of that support. I would also like to reiterate the African Union's thanks to the Secretary-General for his tireless commitment to peace, security and stability in Africa. I am pleased to note the continued strengthening of the partnership between the United Nations Secretariat and the African Union Commission within the framework of the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly those in Chapter VIII, as well as the directions indicated by the decision-making bodies involved, that is, the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“From the Darfur region of the Sudan to Mali, through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and the Central African Republic, there are now many examples that illustrate the advantages and potential of a flexible approach to addressing the challenges to peace and security on the continent, as well as the importance of maximizing the complementarity between the United Nations and regional structures, particularly the African Union. I would also like to express our appreciation to the Security Council for the continued attention it has paid to promoting peace and security in Africa and the support it has given to African efforts.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“In this debate we should draw on previous Security Council deliberations on the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, including the funding of operations conducted by the African Union, which were initiated in particular by South Africa when it was a member of this body. This is an opportunity for me to commend the continuity of African efforts within the Security Council, which are certainly proof both of effectiveness and of strengthened coordination between the Council's current three African members in the framework of what we call the A-3. We should also draw on the wealth of experience acquired over the past few years.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“We greatly appreciate Rwanda's invaluable contribution to the operations that help to support the maintenance of peace in Africa. Today's timely debate, which is taking place in a context characterized by an increasing commitment on the part of the African Union and its regional mechanisms to preventing, managing and settling conflicts, unquestionably gives us an opportunity to take stock of our joint efforts and to agree on practical measures for strengthening our collective capacity to deal with the challenges we face in the area of peace and security.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“Mr. Antonio (African Union) (spoke in French): On behalf of Ms. Nkosazana Diamini-Zuma, the President of the African Union Commission, who, owing to circumstances beyond her control, is unable to be here with us today, I would first like to thank the Rwandan presidency of the Security Council for taking the initiative to hold this important debate on the United Nations and its regional partnerships in peacekeeping. In so doing, the Government of Rwanda has once again demonstrated its untiring commitment to strengthening the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations, as well as to promoting the continent's goals and positions alongside the two other African Union members of the Security Council, Nigeria and Chad.”
2014-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7228 (2014) · source
“The African Union's Agenda 2063, which represents a commitment to build a prosperous and peaceful Africa, puts particular emphasis on the engagement of women and youth in the continent's development. "In conclusion, I humbly appeal to all here present to continue your support of our efforts in the fight against sexual violence, and I leave you with the words of former President Nelson Mandela. '"As long as we take the view that these are problems for women alone to solve, we cannot expect to reverse the high incidence of rape and child abuse. Domestic violence will not be eradicated. We will not defeat this scourge that affects each and every one of us, until we succeed in mobilizing the whole of our society to fight it."”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source
“"As the Special Envoy, I am working very closely with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, regional bodies, national and international partners and Africans from all walks of life to ensure that women contribute meaningfully in peace negotiations. Conflict-related sexual violence is a global scourge and the approach to combating it should, accordingly, be both local and global. We count on the joint effort of the United Nations and the AU. I count on the support of the Security Council in implementing the women, peace and security agenda across the continent. "As we approach 2015, the Common African Position on the Post-2015 Development Agenda commits us to the eradication ofall forms ofviolence against women and children.”
2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source