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“What we prevented was the spread of huge human rights violations like those already committed by terrorist groups in northern Mali - executions, rapes, amputations and destruction of cultural heritage. With Malian troops we liberated Gao and Timbuktu. In that context, we were mindful that resolution 2085 (2012) stipulated the deployment of human rights and humanitarian law observers, and we call for their swift deployment. Once the situation is stabilized, a United Nations peacekeeping operation will have to take over from our efforts. The protection of civilians will be an integral part of its mandate. Providing robust mandates on the protection of civilians is a first step, and France is working on that. But it is also crucial to provide peacekeeping operations with the means to implement their mandates.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917 (2013) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Pillay and Mr. Spoerri for their briefings. France endorses the statements to be made by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Switzerland, on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians. For France, the protection of civilians and human rights are a priority. We have proven that in Libya and we have proven that in Mali. At the request of the Malian authorities, France made a timely intervention to halt an offense by terrorist groups that were threatening Bamako. The very existence of Mali was at stake. What we refused to tolerate was the establishment of a terrorist State within Africa.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917 (2013) · source
“France continues to offer its support to the efforts of the Lebanese authorities to preserve the unity and stability of the country. and it encourages all Lebanese political stakeholders to constructively take part in the consultations led by President Sleiman to that end. The international community must remobilize to find without delay a way to settle the two crises. If the year 2013 does not see the achievement of a two-State solution, the West Bank and Gaza will be swept up in the regional turmoil and radicalization. All the efforts made since Oslo would be reduced to nothing. If 2013 does not see the transition in Syria, we will have to bear responsibility for the destabilization of the entire region.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“The displacement of populations and the socioeconomic tensions resulting from the Syrian crisis for the neighbouring countries, as well as the intensification of violence such as the regime's attempts to export the crisis, are destabilizing factors. We once again remind the Syrian regime ofits obligations with regard to respect for the territorial integrity of neighbouring States, primarily its obligations with regard to Lebanon and Turkey. Similarly, in the Golan, the violation of the area oflimitation must stop. Faced with the these risks of destabilization, France is offering its support to the countries that are generously taking in refugees. We also recall our solidarity with Turkey and the Council's commitment to the end of impunity in Lebanon respect for its integrity and sovereignty.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“The creation of the Syrian National Coalition, recognized by more than a hundred States on 12 December in Marrakech, is a major political turning point, as it shows the international community that the Coalition represents the credible political alternative we had hoped for, based on principles of inclusiveness, democracy, national unity and respect for human rights. Today, a majority of Members of the United Nations recognize and support it. We will continue to support this project, which represents the aspirations of the Syrian people. We encourage all the Members of the Organization to do the same. A quick transition in Syria depends on regional security and stability.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“But beyond the humanitarian crisis and the human rights issues, the way out of the Syrian crisis remains political. We have therefore worked for a transition in line with the aspirations of the Syrian people. We support the efforts of the Joint Special Representative, Mr. Brahimi, to reach a solution, and we welcome his resolve. Unfortunately, President Al-Assad, in his statement of 6 January - a speech he could have delivered 18 months ago, without alterations - showed once again that he had closed the door on a political transition. Nevertheless, to encourage that possibility, France is helping the opposition to develop a structure and actively prepare for transition.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“It is absolutely necessary that the Syrian authorities authorize the full range of humanitarian actors to operate in their territory, whether or not it be under their control. Confronted with the immense needs within Syria, as well as in countries of the region, where more than 600,000 Syrians have sought refuge, donors must remobilize. In that connection, we welcome the organization of the Kuwait conference by the Secretary-General. France will also continue to work in coordination with the Syrian National Coalition and its assistance coordination unit to bring aid to vulnerable populations that do not have access to traditional assistance channels. We support the contacts that the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has made with the Coalition to ensure access to zones liberated by the opposition.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“We must not let the silence draw a veil across the war crimes and crimes against humanity that are being perpetrated in Syria today. We must not stop demanding that the Syrian authorities, their agents and their accomplices be brought to account before the Syrian people and the international community after Syria's liberation. That is a precondition for reconciliation in the country. With regard to humanitarian issues, the emergency calls for a response that covers all affected Syrians, including in the liberated areas. We support the efforts of the humanitarian coordinator, Ms. Amos, as well as those of the specialized agencies, in particular the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, to expand access to populations in need.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“Valerie Amos and Ms. Navi Pillay described for us again on Friday the ordeal of the Syrian population - at least 60,000 dead, 600,000 refugees, and 4 million people, mostly women and children, in utter destitution. Despite the repeated condemnations of the international community, the Damascus regime continues to violate international law by using cluster bombs, incendiary bombs and now ballistic missiles against its own people. We recall that any use of chemical weapons by the regime of Bashir Al-Assad would be unacceptable and would lead to a reaction from the international community. In that context, the Council's inability to take action is scandalous. That is why with 58 other States we have called on the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“It is important to support partners for peace and not to offer a platform for Hamas radicals, whose declaration with respect to Israel we condemn, as we have always done, in French and Hebrew, on the site of our embassy in Tel Aviv. We are pleased that the ceasefire in Gaza is holding, but it needs to be strengthened. That involves combating arms trafficking and lifting the blockade against Gaza, in order to offer other political horizons for the residents of Gaza and ensure the security of Israel for the long term. France and its European partners are ready to contribute to that effort, in particular through the reactivation and strengthening of the European Union Border Assistance Mission in Rafah. My second subject is Syria. The year 2013 must also be the year of the liberation of the Syrian people, whose situation is tragic. Ms.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“France will give unstinting support to those efforts, including within the Security Council and the European Union. However, no process will materialize without the will of the parties to restart substantive negotiations immediately and without preconditions. That implies, on the Palestinian side, that they make constructive use of the status resulting from resolution 67/19, adopted on 29 November by the General Assembly, and, on the Israeli side, that the next Government concretely show its peaceful intentions so that the trust shaken, particularly by the unilateral measures, may be re-established. To reach a final settlement, inter-Palestinian reconciliation under the auspices of President Abbas, in conformity with the principles of the Palestine Liberation Organization, is necessary. We welcome the Egyptian efforts to that end.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“We recognize also the courage needed by the leaders in both Israel and Palestine. But in order for their future efforts to bear fruit, it is essential to define a framework likely to relaunch substantive discussions on all final status issues in an adequate climate of trust and within a realistic timeline. With our European partners, we have already proposed parameters for defining that framework. We call on all key stakeholders in such a process - the new American Administration as well as regional partners - to make a new commitment on the basis of those principles, with the active support of the international community as a whole. A new approach is needed, with the active support of the United States, the Europeans and the Arabs.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“In that context, the withholding by Israel of taxes and tariffs collected on behalf the Palestinian Authority is a counterproductive retaliation measure that we have called upon Israel not to take after the General Assembly's sovereign vote. It must stop. It exacerbates a financial crisis in the Palestinian Authority that undermines the succesful institutional reforms achieved. Donors must mobilize to address this problem. The European Union will soon allocate a large part of its annual contribution to the Palestinian budget, and France will also endeavour to make a first payment of its budgetary assistance as quickly as possible. However, it is time to stop talking about the two- State solution; we must work to realize it in 2013. We know how many efforts have been made since the Oslo Accords, first and foremost by the United States.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“Either 2013 will be a year in which substantive negotiations are undertaken, leading to a final agreement settling all issues and demands, or it will see the disappearance of this unique opportunity to establish peace via a viable, independent, sovereign and contiguous Palestinian State, living in peace and security within recognized borders alongside the Israeli State, with East Jerusalem as the capital of the two States. Indeed, the reality on the ground cannot be denied, given the latest announcements of the Israeli Government on settlement activity, in particular in the E-l area, that if completed would separate Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank - that is, from the State of which the eastern part of the city should be the capital. We condemn that settlement policy, which is illegal and a serious obstacle to peace.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, as well as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements. In these early weeks of 2013, the Middle East is undermined by two crises that, after another year of blockade and paralysis, call for resolute action on the part of the international community. First, with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Secretary-General has continuously warned us over the course of the past year that the window of opportunity for a two-State solution is closing. The options now are simple.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906 (2013) · source
“In conclusion, we would like to recall that the success of any peacekeeping mission is the result of joint efforts by members of the Council, countries that contribute financially, troop- and police-contributing countries and the Secretariat. However, those efforts will amount to nothing without a solid commitment by the host country. Before I conclude, my country would like to commend the commitment of Blue Helmets of all nationalities, whose dedication in the service of peace has cost some of them their lives - as you have recalled, Mr. President. I am thinking in particular of the seven Blue Helmets of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'lvoire, the five Blue Helmets of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and the four pilots of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan who have died over the past six months.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“I can provide an interesting example of a young woman, who was not French but was a francophone, who was a candidate for all peacekeeping operations. Members may well guess where she was sent. She was sent to Abyei, where, of course, she must use her French every day. I am just making that side comment - which is perhaps not the norm in these surroundings - knowing well that it will have no effect on the behaviour of the Secretariat, which will calmly continue to send English speakers to French-speaking regions. I find that regrettable, but from time to time we must recognize the limits of the powers of a permanent representative.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“However, I see that in reality, the Secretariat's recruitment policy takes into account not the need for peacekeeping forces to be able to communicate with the populations, but rather their ability to send reports in English to New York. I am aware that sending a report in English to New York is important, but it seems that it should be more important to be able to speak French with French-speaking populations, who did not have the good fortune to have been colonized by the British and therefore do not speak English. That is what I said 18 months ago and that is what I said three years ago, and the Secretariat has changed nothing. It is not surprising that recruitment committees, which are made up of English-speakers, do not assign priority to a knowledge of French.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“The integration of women into the police and the army will make it possible to enhance the fight against sexual violence and to promote human rights within those institutions. I also recall the Secretariat policy to exclude non-essential contact with individuals who are the subject of an arrest warrant for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide. The third factor is multilingualism. Just over a year ago, in a similar debate, I underscored this issue and called upon the Secretariat to reform its approach to the problem. A year later, I note that nothing has been done. It is necessary - I am notjust defending the French language - for United Nations missions to be able to communicate with the populations in the countries where they are. That seems to be a matter of common sense.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“All the recent Security Council mandates contain a protection-of-civilians component, which is the priority in all circumstances. Peacekeepers must therefore be trained and their behaviour on the ground must be irreproachable. Peacekeepers must also provide a safe environment that supports the resumption of the political process. That requires the implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, including for children affected by the conflict, and ofprogrammes for security sector reform and the consolidation of the rule of law. Women are one of the principal pivots in the transformation of a society. It is therefore vital to enhance their participation in decision-making.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“It is therefore essential that, under the leadership of the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, peacekeeping operations be coordinated and that they cooperate closely with the offices of United Nations country teams so as to find any possible synergies and to avoid duplication of effort. We are counting on the Peacebuilding Commission to provide greater consistency in the activities of the international community in the exit stages of a conflict. We must take into account new threats, such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, organized crime and corruption, which have the potential to destabilize fragile countries. Secondly, the protection of civilians is one of the main objectives of the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“While a number of recommendations from the Brahimi report (S/2000/809), which was published more than 10 years ago, are still valid, I would like to turn to three pivotal elements in improving peacekeeping operations: the implementation of strategies for transition between peacekeeping and peacebuilding, the protection of civilians, and multilingualism. First, obviously, we must draw up crisis exit strategies that ensure a lasting return to peace. Peacekeeping operations are not meant to last forever. We must draw operational conclusions from the lack of barriers between peacekeeping and peacebuilding so that each stage of the United Nations presence prepares for the subsequent stage, in order to anticipate and forecast exit strategies.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“France is taking part in 7 of the 14 peacekeeping operations and contributes to operations mandated by the Security Council that are managed and led by the European Union or NATO, or in a national capacity. Lastly, it actively supports the participation of African States in peacekeeping operations through a regional network of national vocational schools, which provide technical and operational know-how adapted to the needs of officers of African armies. It is also participating, along with its European partners, in the EURO RECAMP programme. Since the French-British initiative in 2009 on operations follow-up, we have advocated the strengthening of military expertise, improving the Council's cooperation with troop- and police-contributing countries and better management of the costs of peacekeeping operations.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this debate on one of the pillars of the United Nations work, namely, peacekeeping. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement. Peacekeeping operations have evolved in recent years. Their level of deployment is unprecedented today, with 14 operations currently under way, and the mandates are increasingly broad and complex. That complexity and diversity of missions make necessary greater cooperation with States and regional organizations and stronger synergies between those involved in peacekeeping and those involved in peacebuilding. I would recall France's profound commitment to strengthening United Nations peacekeeping capacities.”
2013-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6903 (2013) · source
“In particular, we call for the closest cooperation between the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and the African Union High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, President Buyoya, whose appointment bears testimony to the efforts of the African Union to bring its full weight to bear in seeking a solution to the crisis in the region. We welcome those efforts. We thank Mr. Prodi for his initiative to convene the meeting of 7 December in Rome, which will make it possible to develop a clearer and more efficient division of labour among the various international stakeholders that are involved in the Sahel region. Mr. Prodi can count on France's support in fulfilling his mission.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“We believe that the Special Envoy's mission represents a unique opportunity to pursue internal efforts to organize the work of the agencies, funds and programmes with presences in the Sahel region so that they can all finally work to a common end. The United Nations strategy must seek to achieve the same regional objectives, while taking into account the specificities and approaches adopted by each country in the context of the strategy for the Sahel that was adopted by the European Union. A further significant undertaking of the Special Envoy is to ensure regular coordination between the United Nations system and the other protagonists involved in the Sahel region, starting with the African Union, the core countries, the Maghreb countries, the Economic Community of West African States, the European Union and the major bilateral donors.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“Ultimately, as the Sahel occupies a transition area between West Africa and North Africa, no initiative in the region makes any sense unless the Maghreb countries are involved as full participants. Thirdly, in that context France welcomes the appointment of Mr. Romano Prodi as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel. Given its universal nature, the United Nations is the sole entity able to bring all the States of the region together without exception, and through them the many regional structures. We believe that Mr. Prodi's first priority should be to finalize and implement the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel region that the Council has been awaiting for more than a year. While that work is complex, the strategy has been too long in the drafting. It is now time for action.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“Only integrated action that also addresses the security of the Sahel countries will create an environment conducive to sustainable economic growth that will benefit the entire population. Therefore, the proposed military operation to liberate northern Mali must include medium- and long-term measures aimed at helping those States secure their borders and combat transnational organized crime. In that context, on 12 July the European Union launched the EUCAP Sahel mission, aimed at strengthening the national security forces of the Niger, as well as regional cooperation. That is why France has contributed more than â‚¬10 million a year to programmes for justice and governance cooperation with Sahel countries through our bilateral file on special priority funds.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“Our role, through the United Nations and bilaterally, is to continue to support such efforts and to help those States to break the wretched and ever shorter cycles of food crises and to finally succeed in bringing down malnutrition statistics, which are unacceptably high. In 2012, France donated â‚¬30 million for relief of the most affected populations in the Sahel. We also support the Alliance Globale pour l'Initiative Resilience au Sahel et en Afrique de l'ouest, which was developed by the European Commission, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the countries of the Sahel to respond to humanitarian crises in the Sahel, with the goal of putting together an ongoing response mechanism for that recurring crisis.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“Let us not forget that in West Africa the cocaine trade for the European market has quadrupled in recent years, generating $300 million annually and reaching a new height of 2.5 million African users. My second observation is that solutions to the challenges faced by the Sahel cannot be imposed from outside. They must derive from local and regional sources. It is their responsibility, and their initiatives are already bearing fruit. In the humanitarian realm many countries of the Sahel were able to respond promptly to the food and nutrition crisis at the end of 2011, by taking preventive measures that averted catastrophe. Projected harvests for next year are encouraging.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“The region is also plagued by the well-known common scourges of food crises, underdevelopment, illiteracy, a lack of security, illicit trafficking and political instability. Every year 250,000 children die from malnutrition, but the Sahel has also become a haven for international terrorists, as well an active area for extremist movements that seek to impose their laws on societies from the north of Nigeria to the outskirts of Dakar. The crisis in Libya made for large movements of populations, returns to countries of origin, and a wide dispersal of weapons that have benefited armed and terrorist groups. Still, those armed groups, funded by illicit trade or hostage-taking, were flourishing well before the Libyan crisis, flouting Governments of the Sahel too depleted to combat threats beyond their immediate borders.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“Now that the Security Council is seeking solutions to the crisis in Mali and ways to support African regional organizations, we must not lose sight of the rest of the region, where there are ongoing problems of humanitarian, security, development and human rights scope that call for lasting solutions and increased coordinated responses. I would like to make three points. The first is a simple statement. The situation in the Sahel is one of stark contrasts. While it seemed that in 2012 the humanitarian situation improved, despite the new problem of 400,000 refugees displaced by the Malian crisis, the outlook is more worrying on the security front as well as in development and wealth distribution, which is more or less uneven country by country.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): The French delegation aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered by the observer of the European Union. I would like to thank all today's speakers for their statements. I thank Morocco for its initiative in convening today's meeting about a region that has had the attention of the Security Council for almost a year. What is happening in the Sahel represents a challenge to international peace and security. The international community has finally begun to take stock of the challenge, as was reflected by the presence of many Heads of State and Government at the high- level meeting on the Sahel convened by the Secretary- General on 26 September in New York.”
2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source
“In 2010, France adopted a national action plan for the implementation of the resolutions on women and peace and security. In that context, we are cooperating at the international level, in partnership with UN-Women. We are thus funding programmes to combat violence in six African countries and in the Arab world, including Jordan, Mali and Niger. Those programmes are being implemented by UN-Women in close coordination with civil society organizations. Since 2011, we have also worked with UN-Women to improve women's access to justice in Afghanistan. Members can therefore rest assured of the commitment and resolve of France to promote and to defend women's rights and to work tirelessly for the implementation of the resolutions on women, peace and security.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“There are worrying reports by Islamist groups of the number of unmarried women who have had children. Clearly, such women will subsequently be the targets of violence. We cannot remain inactive given that reality. In that connection, I commend the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. Thanks to her efforts, we now have a list of groups systematically using sexual violence. That list should help put an end to their impunity. In View of such crimes, combating impunity is indeed essential. In that regard, the International Criminal Court should fully play its role. Furthermore, France also welcomes the policy of zero tolerance towards United Nations personnel implemented by the Secretary-General, which must continue.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“Recently, we have also seen defenders of women's rights targeted by all kinds of extremists, who want to silence them. In Afghanistan, women who play an active part in the reconstruction of their country and participate in political life are threatened by extremist groups. They also remain the primary target for sexual violence, which is still used as a weapon of war to terrorize civilian populations. On many occasions, the Security Council has made statements on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - which I have already mentioned - condemning the savage campaigns of rape and sexual violence by rebel groups in the Kivus. Also in Mali, women are the first Victims of the violence unleashed against them by Islamic groups that have taken control of the north of the country.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“In that context, informal meetings of the Security Council with women active in the field must continue and be promoted and their number increased. I also wish to commend the tireless efforts of Ms. Bineta Diop, who, as the head of Femmes Africa Solidarite, is working to implement resolution 1325 (2000) in several African States, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and C6te d'Ivoire, and in Darfur. In the recent tragic days, I would like to underscore the events in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where, once again, the civilian population, and women in particular, are the victims of clashes. Women in conflict situations continue to be regular target of unacceptable violence. That happens when they become involved.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“France wants to see an increase in the number of advisory posts for the protection of women, in particular, Those developments should not let it be forgotten that women are still to a large extent excluded from conflict prevention and resolution processes, which is still too often the exclusive remit of men. In crisis situations, in particular, women remain the main target of intolerable violence. In post-crisis situations, their suffering is often ignored. That shortcoming is also often evident is peace agreements. In 2011, nine peace agreements were signed in the world but only two, in Yemen and Somalia, included specific provisions on women. It is precisely in transition situations that progress for women can be achieved. There must therefore be even more in-depth consultation with women's organization in civil society.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“Today, 12 years since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the United Nations increasingly takes the role of women into account in its peace and security activities. Women are ever more present, including as executive directors, in mediation teams and in United Nations field missions. Under the leadership of Ms. Bachelet, UN-Women has improved the consistency and coordination of efforts to protection and promote women. The Security Council takes better account of the issue of women in its resolutions. However, we need to do more in that regard.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson; Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director of UN-Women; Mr. Herve' Ladsous, Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping; and Ms. Bineta Diop, President of Femmes Africa Solidarite, for their presentations. The Security Council recognizes two facts. On the one hand, women are the main civilian victims of conflict. On the other, they are never or rarely involved in the political negotiations to end crises. The Council has drawn two main conclusions from that: their protection, which must be strengthened, and their necessary participation in peace and conflict resolution processes. That appeal was heard in part.”
2012-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6877 (2012) · source
“We are pleased that the EULEX report annexed to that of the Secretary-General provides the Security Council with information on the progress achieved, and we welcome Mr. Williamson's interaction with the highest authorities ofSerbia, It is also important for the Government of Kosovo to work closely with the European Union Special Representative and with the head of the European Union Office. I should like to conclude by thanking the Special Representative and United Nations agencies in Kosovo for their efforts. We invite UNMIK to continue to cooperate with the other international organizations that are present there and to adapt its efforts to the evolving situation.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“We hope that when the time comes we can reach the stage of membership negotiations with Serbia, once the conditions set out by the European Union have been fulfilled. France supports the negotiation of a stabilization and association agreement with Kosovo once the preconditions laid down by the European Commission have been met. In that respect, we encourage the Government of Kosovo to undertake the necessary reforms in the areas of the rule of law, public administration and the business environment. We support the increased commitment of the European Union to Kosovo. It is crucial that the authorities of that country cooperate with the EULEX mission, especially in investigating allegations of organ trafficking.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“As the report of the Secretary-General underlines, it is crucial to strengthen the human rights of minorities in Kosovo, protect its religious and cultural heritage, and ensure the return of the 18,000 internally displaced persons and refugees in conditions conducive to security and reintegration. Respect for human rights is crucial for the stability of Kosovo. We would recall also that the personnel of the Kosovo Force and the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) are responsible for ensuring freedom of movement in Kosovo, in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999). Any obstacle to their own freedom of movement is unacceptable. The prospect of European integration should make it possible for Serbia and Kosovo to put conflict behind them once and for all. The future of both countries is the European Union.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“We are encouraged by the progress made with respect to integrated border management. We hope that the agreements already reached will be implemented in good faith and that this new dynamic will make it possible to achieve progress in new areas for the greater benefit of the citizens of both countries. Thirdly, the security situation remains calm despite a few incidents. We are closely following the situation in the north of Mitrovica. The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) office must demonstrate the required neutrality.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“We support the integration of Kosovo into the international community and its recognition by a growing number of States. The fact that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has decided to welcome Kosovo as a member will promote its economic and social development as well as regional stability. Secondly, the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo held under the auspices of the European Union (EU) has resumed at a political level, that ofheads ofGovernment. That is an important gesture that confirms the will of both sides to normalize their relations within the framework of European rapprochement. We support, of course, the efforts made by Mrs. Ashton towards a comprehensive settlement of the issue that would allow both countries to fully devote their energies and their efforts to their European prospects.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“To that end, Pristina must convince the Kosovo Serbs that Serbs and Albanians have a common future and shared interests both in the north and in the south. They must give concrete assurances with respect to security and decentralization to Serbs in the north of Kosovo, exploring all the possibilities offered by the Ahtisaari plan. We view the establishment by the Kosovar authorities of the Mitrovica North administrative office as a step in the right direction, but we have to go even further in terms of political vision and public investment. Belgrade, for its part, must also contribute to the settlement of the issue, including by finding a solution to the question of illegal parallel structures in the north by eliminating security structures and integrating socioeconomic ones into the legal Kosovar framework.”
2012-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6872 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for his briefing as well as the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Kosovo for their statements. As the report ofthe Secretary-General (S/2012/8l8) points out, and as Mr. Zarif has just noted, we can be pleased with several developments that have taken place since last we met. I will mention three of them. First, the end of the supervised independence of Kosovo on 10 September has opened a new chapter in history. This represents an opportunity that should be seized so as to consolidate the reality of a sovereign, democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo that is respectful ofhuman rights and living in peace with its neighbours.”
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“Finally, as the Council has drawn up new meeting formats that facilitate better exchanges with the United Nations membership and other actors under Arria Formula meetings or interactive dialogues, it seems to us appropriate to amend the mandates of the Working Groups of the Council when new issues emerge. That could be done in a dynamic and flexible way. As we discussed on 17 October, I would particularly like to see the 15 Council members consider developing a broader mandate for the informal working group on ad hoc tribunals. In conclusion, we encourage the future Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions to draw working proposals from this open debate, as Ambassador Moraes Cabral has done in the course of this year.”
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“In the same spirit, France believes that the sanctions regimes should be applied more systematically to persons subject to arrest warrants of international criminal jurisdiction or the leading perpetrators of acts of piracy. Fourthly, as I already pointed out in the open debate convened by Guatemala on 17 October (see S/PV.6849), France supports the permanent members of the Council voluntarily and jointly foregoing the use of the veto in situations under the Council's consideration in which mass atrocities are being committed and, more generally, which pertain to the responsibility to protect.”
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“In that regard, we agree with the recommendations of the group of five small nations on increasing the link between the work of the Security Council on thematic issues, namely, the rule of law, combating impunity, the protection of civilians and emerging situations, and its action on specific situations. The Council has adopted an ambitious framework regarding the protection of civilians, children in armed conflict and combating gender-based violence in conflict situations. We must implement such principles in the context of geographical resolutions. Our annual report does not reflect the total synergy of those two approaches.”
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