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“We have full confidence in the EULEX Special Investigative Task Force and in Prosecutor Williamson to investigate allegations of disappearances and organ trafficking contained in the report of Council of Europe Special Rapporteur, Senator Marty. Considerable financial, technical and human resources have been mobilized to conduct an effective and impartial investigation. The commitment of the Kosovar authorities and Kosovo's neighbouring States to fully cooperate with Prosecutor Williamson is an additional guarantee. We welcome in particular the decision taken by the Government of Albania to adopt a law giving EULEX the same powers as those conferred on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, including the possibility of recording testimony outside the presence of an Albanian magistrate or police officer.”
2012-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6769 (2012) · source
“We support the decision to close the International Civilian Office and hope that that will also be accompanied by a commitment to implement all the provisions of the Ahtisaari plan. An international presence must be maintained on the ground as long as the security situation requires it. That is particularly true in the north, where the free movement of EULEX and Kosovo Force (KFOR) personnel must be respected by all parties. We take seriously the concerns expressed by the Secretary-General about the small number of refugees choosing to return to Kosovo. We call on the Kosovar authorities to shed full light on malfeasance and criminal acts, particularly those against Serbian religious and cultural sites. The rejection of impunity is also a responsibility of the international community when it comes to the most serious crimes.”
2012-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6769 (2012) · source
“We call on the two capitals to work together to implement all of the agreements that they have reached and to resume the dialogue as soon as possible. The European Union is also strengthening its commitment in Kosovo, with EULEX being reconfigured to take into account progress made in administering Kosovo and to better adapt to the needs of the country. France is committed to the existence of a Kosovo that is sovereign, stable, viable, peaceful, democratic and multi-ethnic, which requires a long-term solution to the question of the north of the country. The Ahtisaari plan provides a solid basis for establishing broad autonomy for the Serbians in the north, consolidating the rights of minorities all over Kosovo and protecting their religious heritage sites.”
2012-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6769 (2012) · source
“The granting of candidate status to Serbia and the launching of a feasibility study for a stabilization and association agreement for Kosovo are tangible evidence of the progress that has been made. The first development is the outcome of efforts made by the Serbian authorities, particularly in cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the internal reforms that they have conducted. The granting of status is also an incentive to follow through. The second development reflects our determination that Kosovo advance towards the European Union. The two events were made possible by progress in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina facilitated by the European Union.”
2012-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6769 (2012) · source
“I wish to thank the Secretary General of the OSCE, his teams and the Irish presidency of the organization for their efforts. NATO's preventive deployment of an additional battalion and the presence of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) helped to maintain a safe environment during the election period. But it is especially the restraint observed in statements and actions in Belgrade and Pristina that I wish to welcome. We hope that that attitude will be maintained beyond 20 May, the date of the second round of the Serbian presidential election, which we hope will be just as calm as was the voting on 6 May. Secondly, Serbia and Kosovo have progressed towards European rapprochement.”
2012-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6769 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Farid Zarif for his briefing, as well as the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Kosovo for their attendance today. During our meeting last February, my delegation said that it was cautiously optimistic about developments in Kosovo (see S/PV.6713). I have been comforted in that feeling by two developments that have taken place since then. First of all, thanks to the agreement reached among Serbia, Kosovo and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Serbian voters in Kosovo holding dual nationality were able to participate peacefully in Serbian legislative and presidential elections on 6 May.”
2012-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6769 (2012) · source
“We commend their commitment to meeting all their international obligations, including with respect to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The Council must stand ready to respond resolutely if the requirements of resolutions 2042 (2012) and 2043 (2012) are not met by the Damascus authorities. However, the urgency of acting in Syria should not allow the international community to overlook the need to preserve the two-State solution of Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace. The Middle East will achieve long-term stability only if the international community can meet the legitimate aspirations voiced in Palestine for a State and in Israel for its security. It is a matter of the Council's credibility in helping the emergence of a credible framework for negotiations in that regard.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“No obstruction of the observers' work and no threat to their security will be tolerated by the Council, which, if necessary, should consider coercive measures if called for. The Council's power to help resolve crises is also a condition of the credibility of its action to maintain regional stability. The Council therefore cannot accept violations of the sovereignty of Syria's neighbouring countries, namely, Turkey and Lebanon. France would like to express its appreciation of the welcome provided by those two States to Syrian citizens seeking refuge far from the violence, in accordance with the relevant international law on refugees and displaced persons. In such a fragile regional context, we welcome the commitment of the Lebanese authorities to working with all parts of society to preserve Lebanon's stability.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“The Syrian authorities have not implemented the immediate measures to which they committed with the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis. The Syrian army has only misled us in terms of its withdrawal. The heavy-weapons fire and the bombings continue. In adopting resolutions 2042 (2012) and 2043 (2012), the Council demanded Damascus immediately and verifiably implement such measures to end the Violence. Damascus can no longer defy a decision of the international community. The Council has shouldered its responsibilities by accepting the Secretary-General's request to deploy an observer mission of 300 persons to monitor the end to all violence by all parties and the full implementation of the six-point proposal of the Joint Special Envoy. Such deployment is not without risk.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“Supporting President Abbas in his undertaking for Palestinian reconciliation is also crucial as there can be no lasting solution while the Palestinian territories remain divided. We are ready to work with any Palestinian Government that commits to non-violence and a two-State solution and that accepts the agreements and obligations reached under the Palestine Liberation Organization, including Israel's right to exist. Allow me to touch on the position in Syria. The situation on the ground continues to give rise to the greatest concern. As last Thursday's letter of the Secretary-General to the Council (S/2012/238) spells out, Damascus has once again failed to meet its commitments. The areas of Homs and Idlib, still subject to bombings and attacks since last week, are still paying a heavy price for the ongoing repression.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“The recent meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee reaffirmed that the Palestinians are ready to establish their State and to administer it credibly. It also underscored the untenable financial position of the Palestinian Authority, which may no longer be able to pay its civil servants' salaries if donors do not mobilize. Moreover, Israel must implement the summer 2011 technical agreement in order to improve the collection of duties and taxes due to the Palestinian Authority, which is the best way to raise Palestinian revenue. Israel must remove constraints imposed on Palestinian economic development, in particular in Area C and Gaza, which help to maintain the dependant Palestinian economy.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“Only a follow- up mechanism that includes all actors involved, in particular the regional players, on the basis of agreed parameters and a realistic time frame, to which the parties are accountable for their acts, will enable the parties to return to the path of credible negotiations. Such an observation does not release the parties from their responsibilities, but is to draw lessons from their inability to themselves undertake the path of painful compromise, which will be difficult for both parties, as well as to encourage the only realistic path towards a vanishing solution. Substantive confidence-building measures must be introduced in order to restore the necessary trust between the two parties. Actors critical to the peace, namely, the Palestinian Authority and its President, Mr. Abbas, must be supported.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“We condemn them unreservedly. In Gaza, a radical political change on the part of Israel is needed in order to lift the blockade, in accordance with resolution 1860 (2009), without compromising Israel's security interests, and to put an end to Hamas' control of the population of Gaza. France truly believes that the meeting of a Palestinian delegation with the Israeli Prime Minister is a step in the right direction. We hope that that exchange will facilitate a renewal of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. The aim remains the relaunching of effective negotiations on the basis of clear and balanced parameters. However, we cannot avoid in-depth reflection on how the international community can support the peace process, which is not satisfactory today.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“In that context, we condemned the provocations represented by the issue of new calls for offers for the construction of more than 1,100 homes by the Israeli authorities. Moreover, the settlers, perpetrators of unacceptable violence against the Palestinian people, should be held accountable for their acts before the law, which happens only too rarely. It is therefore deplorable that the Council has not condemned such actions and that it simply states the law and recalls the principles that underpin the two- State solution when that finds itself threatened. That is the case today, which concerns an increasing number of Palestinians and Israelis. Doing nothing also risks an outburst of regional violence, which further fuels tension. These past three months, Israel has been the target of a great number of rocket attacks.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I should like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East, as well as the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements. France associates itself with the statement to be made by the head of the European Union delegation. With respect to the peace process, the reports are disappointing. The current stalemate in the process daily jeopardizes the two-State solution, while supported by the international community, owing to the accelerated pace of Israeli settlements, which threatens the viability of a Palestinian State. Morally and politically unacceptable and rooted in plunder and Violence, settlement is a basic violation of international law.”
2012-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6757 (2012) · source
“We will judge the Government of Syria on its actions. The observers should be able to tell us whether Syria's obligations are properly being met. Were that not to be the case, we will have to consider other options, including possible sanctions available to the Security Council and the international community.”
2012-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6756 (2012) · source
“It is only under those conditions that the observers will be able to effectively carry out their duties. France will remain vigilant vis-a-vis its demand for Syria's full cooperation with the observation Mission. I would like to recall that our goal in deploying the Mission is not just an end to repression; above all, it is the launching of a political transition in Syria towards a democratic system, so that the Syrian people can at last freely choose their destiny. Both of those must move ahead in tandem. We can wait no longer. More civilians are dying with each passing day. The observers must be deployed now and must be able to work without obstruction. Violence must stop. The Annan plan must be comprehensively implemented, in particular when it comes to the freedom to demonstrate, which must be fully observed.”
2012-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6756 (2012) · source
“As the Secretary-General has said, in order to fully carry out its mandate, this Mission should be provided with significant personnel, who should be deployed as soon as possible to cover all the regions affected by the developments. The observers must have full freedom of movement. Any obstruction by the Syrian authorities is to be reported to the Security Council. In implementation of resolution 2043 (2012), the Syrian authorities must ensure the security of observers while guaranteeing that there is no hindrance to their deployment throughout the country, in their contacts with the population or in their communications; nor are there to be any reprisals of any sort against the population. In that regard, I should like to underscore that the use of air transport is absolutely crucial to the success of the Mission.”
2012-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6756 (2012) · source
“Throughout the entire country, as it has done for 13 months, the regime is continuing its bloody repression of demonstrations, to carry out torture, arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances and sexual violence. The humanitarian urgency is greater than ever. By its daily nefarious actions the Syrian regime is violating the decisions of the Security Council and demonstrating its contempt for it, as well as for the Joint Special Envoy and, more generally, the entire international community. Against that backdrop, we know that we are taking a risk in voting for today's resolution. We believe that Mr. Annan's plan is a last opportunity for peace that we should not miss. That is the reason that France supported the adoption of resolution 2043 12-30478 (2012). We did so with determination and without illusions.”
2012-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6756 (2012) · source
“It should be deployed as soon as possible. The adoption of today's resolution, however, should not lead us to forget that the situation on the ground remains worrying owing to the refusal of Damascus to genuinely meet its commitments. As the Secretary-General emphasized in his letter to the Council last Thursday (S/2012/238), the Syrian authorities have not implemented the measures to be immediately put in place, as they committed to the Joint Special Envoy to do. They Syrian army has only given the impression of having retreated. Bombardment and firing with heavy weapons continues. The deployment of the first observers in Syria has in no way changed the regime's lethal behaviour. Homs and Idlib continue to pay the heavy price of unbridled repression. In Dar'a and Duma, snipers are continuing their heinous deeds.”
2012-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6756 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2043 12-30478 (2012), which establishes the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria, with a mandate of monitoring the cessation of violence and the full implementation of the Joint Special Envoy's six-point proposal. After so many months of obstruction, Syria must understand the unanimous message being sent by the international community as well as the meaning of its commitments to put an end to an intolerable situation. One week ago, we adopted a resolution providing for the deployment of an advance observation mission (resolution 2042 (2012)). After 13 months of senseless, bloody repression, which has produced more than 11,000 dead and has destabilized the entire region, a strengthened mission is absolutely essential.”
2012-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6756 (2012) · source
“I would also like to stress France's appreciation for the efforts of the United Nations, the Secretary-General and Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, whose task is as difficult as it is crucial. It is thanks to all of their efforts that we have been able to act as one. But that consensus is fragile. The line separating us from the abyss of a civil war or its regional ramifications is a narrow one. Let us not deceive ourselves: there can be no other process if this one founders through the irresponsible actions of some who have stubbornly propped up a regime that has given proof of how unworthy it is to govern Syria. Today we finally have a hope of a peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria. France therefore solemnly calls on all members of the Council to support unreservedly the efforts aimed at meeting the aspirations of the Syrian people.”
2012-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6751 (2012) · source
“Annan's plan of action, designed to facilitate Syria's political transition to democracy in order to meet the aspirations that the Syrian people have so courageously expressed. Those are the conditions for launching the political process that we are attempting today to create on the ground by ending the violence and restoring the hope of the Syrian people that a peaceful political solution is possible. This resolution marks another turning point: the rediscovered capacity of the international community to speak with one voice in response to the Syrian crisis and to contribute to a peaceful transition to democracy. That return by all to responsible action is another reason to rejoice. It is unquestionably a genuine reason for hope for the people of Syria.”
2012-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6751 (2012) · source
“Today's resolution enables the deployment of an advance mission to observe and assess the halt to the violence and to test the seriousness of the Syrians' commitment before authorizing a mission with enough scope to cover the whole territory. Such a mission cannot act without the withdrawal of the Syrian authorities' troops and heavy weaponry, as Mr. Annan requested in the Security Council and as today's resolution recalls. Nor can it act if the Syrian regime does not respect the guarantees required of it by the Council. It is up to all Council members to reinforce that message to the Syrian authorities. In sending this first mission, and, we hope, a second one soon after, we are not seeking merely to freeze the situation on the ground. The Council is supporting Mr.”
2012-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6751 (2012) · source
“Above all, we cannot consider this de-escalation of repression to be enough; it is up to the Syrian Government to fully and immediately fulfil the commitments it has made to the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States. The collective message we are sending today is an appeal for a halt to violence in every form - not just heavy artillery but also torture, arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances and sexual violence, all of which are violations of human rights and have been committed systematically and on a huge scale by the Syrian regime's security forces for 13 months.”
2012-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6751 (2012) · source
“We will very soon know if Syria will fulfil its commitment. If that does not happen, it will be the responsibility of all members of the Council to consider the measures that should be taken. We will judge the Syrian regime by its acts and nothing else. Let us be clear: this partial de-escalation of repression comes very late, after more than 10,000 Syrians have fallen to the brutal violence of the Damascus regime. The perpetrators of this barbaric repression of a peaceful civilian population will not go unpunished, and I am happy that today, finally, the Security Council has been unanimous in recognizing their criminal responsibility.”
2012-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6751 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2042 (2012). We hope that it will mark a turning point in the crisis in Syria. The point is to quickly deploy a strong and reliable United Nations mission with the task of verifying the implementation of Mr. Annan's plan. With this resolution the Security Council makes that goal its own. We hope that in the short term the resolution will open the way to an end to brutal violence and that we will be able to say to the Syrian people that the time of indiscriminate violence is finally over. Since six o'clock Thursday morning the Violence has subsided; however, the attacks against civilians in Homs today have confirmed the doubts that may exist as to the reality of the Syrian regime's commitment.”
2012-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6751 (2012) · source
“Our commitment alongside Afghans, in particular in civil terms, will be framed by the friendship and cooperation treaty, signed by President Karzai and the President of the French Republic in Paris on 27 January. That treaty will be fulfilled by a significant increase in our civil commitment in the areas of health care, education, agriculture, cultural exchanges, mining resources and infrastructure. France's only objectives for Afghanistan are for it to achieve sustainable stabilization, eliminate safe havens for international terrorism and for Afghans to gain control of their national destiny. The success of the transformation will broadly depend on the success of UNAMA. We are therefore convinced that the United Nations and, in particular, UNAMA will have a key role to play in Afghanistan in the years to come.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“In that context, we will continue to stand alongside Afghans and our allies for as long as necessary and as long as long as the Afghan Government asks us to do so. It is in that spirit that we will participate in the NATO Chicago summit in May and at the economic conference that will take place in July in Tokyo. As for France, we will gradually reduce our troop numbers and bring an end to our combat missions in 2013, in accordance with NATO's force planning, while maintaining our trainers beyond 2014. We will continue to work with the entire international community to set up professional, credible and sustainable Afghan security forces.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“We hope that it will lead to a political solution to the current conflict via a peace process led by the Afghan authorities that will unite all sectors of Afghan society. Secondly, following the attacks targeting Shiites on 6 December 2011, Afghans reacted with a remarkable display of solidarity, thereby illustrating their commitment to national unity. Thirdly, the security transition is now a reality for 50 per cent of Afghans - as it will soon be for 80 per cent - without deterioration in security in the areas involved. Fourthly, my Minister has just co-chaired the third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact with his Russian counterpart in Vienna. Finally, security questions were given a boost at the regional level during the Istanbul Conference on 2 November 2011.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“The gradual adaptation of the United Nations presence to those tasks and to the new environment created by the transition process will be the main challenge facing the Special Representative, bearing in mind the implementation of the reforms stipulated in the Kabul process, possible progress in inter-Afghan reconciliation and the development of both the regional context and political dialogue among neighbouring States. The situation in Afghanistan is volatile and each week seems to provide its share of tragedies. France has, along with many other nations present in the Chamber, made the ultimate sacrifice. At the same time, there are grounds for optimism. Regular contact has been established with the various sectors of the insurgency.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“Rassoul requested of the Council in his letter of 1 March 2011 (see S/2011/118, annex). The mutual commitments taken in Bonn for the so- called transformation decade that will follow the transition decade, from 2015 to 2024, have also been integrated, as has the regional cooperation process launched in Istanbul last November. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/l33) contains recommendations from the comprehensive review of UNAMA's activities in Afghanistan, which was also conducted in response to Mr. Rassoul's request. France fully endorses the three areas identified as constituting the heart of the Mission over and beyond 2014, namely, political good offices, human rights, in particular the rights of women, which must remain a priority, and international aid coherence.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also welcome Mr. Tanin's presence in the Council. I endorse the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union. A strategic review of the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has been carried out, and we are entering a new phase of our presence in the country that is now 10 years old. Since the aims and the format of the international coalition in Afghanistan are evolving, it is natural for the United Nations to adapt to the progress made in the transition process, as well as for the progressive handover to Afghan authorities by 2014 of civil and military tasks to be fully reflected in the mandate of the Mission, as Mr.”
2012-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6735 (2012) · source
“We will read with great attention forthcoming reports from the United Nations regional offices in Dakar and Libreville. We thank Togo for the draft resolution it has distributed and which is currently under discussion. We give it our full support and hope for a prompt adoption.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“The European Union is currently looking into financing the establishment of regional mechanisms for training, information-sharing and strengthening the coastguards of the Gulf of Guinea States. The European initiative SEACOP also aims to strengthen the fight against illicit maritime trafficking and to secure ports. Those efforts, however, will be effective in the long term only if they are part of a regional strategy of cooperation among the States of the Gulf of Guinea and of national policies opposing maritime crime, including corruption, as the report of the assessment mission makes clear. The Security Council, the coastal States and the international donors each have a role to play. We hope that the Secretary-General will continue to keep us informed on the situation in the Gulf of Guinea.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“Its recommendations will be implemented through a $1.6-million programme to reform the maritime security sector in Togo, Benin and Ghana. The first steps have been to underwrite an ECOWAS mission of maritime experts to Libreville and Douala last week to give them the benefit of the maritime structures put in place by ECCAS in recent years, which will facilitate cooperation between those two organizations in the future. In its capacity as chair of the Group of Eight peacekeeping/peacebuilding experts, in 2011 France also proposed instituting a coordination mechanism among its members - including the United Nations and the European Union - to strengthen maritime security capacities so as to avoid duplication of efforts and to address a lack of training in certain areas.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“We also call on the various regional organizations to better coordinate their action and their resources so that the maritime zone of the Gulf of Guinea can be monitored in its entirety and not in a piecemeal fashion. France is acting against maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea. French naval vessels make use of their stops in the region to conduct educational and training activities. In October 2011, the authorities of Equatorial Guinea inaugurated in Bata a new regional naval school that is supported by French cooperation. France is also behind several initiatives aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea. It organized a regional seminar last November in Cotonou to take stock of the needs of States members of ECOWAS and ECCAS.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“In this context, it is up to those same States, concerned regional organizations - ECOWAS, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Commission of the Gulf of Guinea - to identify a regional strategy that the United Nations can support. In its resolution 2018 (2011) of 31 October 2011, the Council welcomed the intention of Gulf of Guinea States to convene a regional conference. In this regard, we reiterate our encouragement for that initiative. We also welcome the measures undertaken by regional organizations, in particular ECCAS and its maritime security strategy and its Regional Centre for Maritime Security in Central Africa in Pointe-Noire, the Congo. Such good practices deserve to be reviewed at the ECOWAS level.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“As opposed to the situation in Somalia, acts of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea are usually conducted in areas near the coast and appear to be more opportunistic than planned operations. Nevertheless, their impact on the coastal States' economies is substantial, as it increases the costs of maritime trade and extractive activities. The assessment mission's report demonstrates this very clearly in the case of Benin. Our political objective must clearly be to support the Gulf of Guinea States, which bear the primary responsibility for ensuring the security of the maritime spaces within their jurisdictions.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative to convene this debate, which allows us to evaluate maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, based on the report of the United Nations assessment mission (see S/2012/45). I would also naturally like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his briefing, as well as the representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission. Piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea are a recent source of concern for our Council. However, African States and maritime shippers have been suffering the consequences of this situation for several years.”
2012-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6723 (2012) · source
“That would be taxing the European Union 5 twofold. We therefore call for new donors to commit financially to the funding of AMISOM. In conclusion, I recall the need for strategic consideration of the future of peacekeeping operations in general. Increasing troop levels alone cannot guarantee the success of such missions. We must also ensure that costs are controlled in an Organization where five countries cover more than 60 per cent of the budget of peacekeeping operations. In the context of a 6 global financial crisis, this is a limitation that the Secretariat and all relevant players must take more fully into account. We shall continue to accord great attention to that issue.”
2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6718 (2012) · source
“We must also encourage the development of the Somali security forces. The European Union is making significant contributions to that end and preparing to strengthen its support to the maritime and legal capacities of Somalia and the other countries of the region. Others should contribute to that effort. Finally, the Somali authorities must be fully committed to combating piracy, including on the legal front. I stress the importance of the financial support to AMISOM. that is provided by the European Union, which is financing personnel to the tune of some â‚¬130 million. Obviously, the European Union, whose members already contribute more than 40 per cent of the budgets of United Nations peacekeeping operations, cannot alone assume the entire financial burden for the implementation of the decision taken today by the Council.”
2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6718 (2012) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): The situation in Somalia is worrisome and demands the international community's priority attention. This is why we voted in favour of resolution 2036 (2012) today. We hope that it will contribute to the success of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). We pay tribute to its personnel, who are carrying out a difficult and critical task on the ground. The adoption of resolution 2036 (2012) bears witness to the commitment of the international community and should lead Somalis to take up their responsibilities so as to resolve the crisis in their country. That will require the development of a sound political strategy and effective administration in the liberated zones of the country. We hope that the London conference on Somalia will allow for progress in that respect.”
2012-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6718 (2012) · source
“We weathered a first double veto and returned to the Council; today, we have weathered a second on the part of the same countries. However, for the sake of the principles that guide the Council and the work of the United Nations, and for the sake of our responsibility as a permanent members, that will not stop us.”
2012-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6711 (2012) · source
“I tell the Syrians that France will continue to work in all forums and with all partners that share its values towards the objective that should have united us here today - an end to the Syrian nightmare. We will continue to work with the Arab League, whose plan remains on the table even though it has not been endorsed by the Council. We will continue to support the peaceful Syrian opposition that is rallying around the Syrian National Council. We will continue to up the pressure by imposing further sanctions of the European Union. I save my final word for the Syrian people, who with untold courage have kept their eyes on the prize of future freedom for the past 10 months. From this Chamber, I offer them France's full support and resolve relentlessly to pursue our action.”
2012-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6711 (2012) · source
“How much time have we squandered responding to these debating points? The procrastination, scheming and hesitancy are not commensurate with the tragedy being experienced by the Syrian people. History will judge harshly those countries that have prevented the Council from offering its support to the courageous efforts of the Arab League to implement its plan. In so doing, they have without scruple aligned themselves with a regime slaughters its own people. In so doing, they have judged that their presence in the Middle East now depends on the future of the Al-Assad. That presence and that regime will endure the same fate. As I said, today is sad day. But we will not stop here. We have no right to abandon the Syrian people to its tragic fate.”
2012-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6711 (2012) · source
“I have already heard them say that only a few more days would have sufficed for us to reach an agreement. How can one speak of a few more days when hundreds of Syrians are dying every day? We could wait no longer, especially as the draft resolution represents the broadest possible consensus of the international community in support of the efforts of regional actors to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. For the past 10 months, we have been accused of seeking regime change and preparing for military intervention. That is patently false. We have fully answered those concerns. In this Chamber three days ago, our Ministers confirmed that there was no question of imposing a political regime on Syria. On that point and on the issue of armed intervention, the draft resolution was crystal clear.”
2012-02-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6711 (2012) · source
“A draft resolution that was submitted by Morocco, broadly co-sponsored within and outside the Council, and deemed by most to be consensual, offered the Council's support for regional efforts - nothing more, nothing less - and yet the Council will remain silent. We cannot and must not overlook the harrowing conclusion that two permanent members of the Council have systematically obstructed all its action. They do so in the full knowledge of the tragic consequences of their decisions for the Syrian people. And in so doing, they are making themselves complicit in the policy of repression being implemented by the Damascus regime. Whatever they may claim, they have de facto taken the side of the Al-Assad regime against the Syrian people. I know the arguments that will be made by those who today opposed the Council's action.”
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“The Human Rights Council has thrice noted the overwhelming responsibility of the Syrian regime, and the Security Council has remained silent. Some 133 members of the General Assembly have solemnly condemned these criminal acts and called for an immediate end to them. And the Council has remained silent. Only three days ago in this very Chamber (see S/PV.67lO), the League of Arab States called on the Council to support its action in the face of the Syrian regime's refusal to listen and the implications of that refusal for the entire region. The Secretary-General of the Arab League and the Prime Minister of Qatar called here for a solution that is the only credible road to a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis.”
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“We have been discussing Syria for 10 months, and all we have managed to adopt is a mere presidential statement on 3 August 2011 (S/PRST/2011/l6) because of the exercise of the veto, exercised in October by the same members, of a text that was as moderate as today's. What has happened over these past 10 months? More than 6,000 Syrians have fallen victim to repression, and the situation could well be worse than we know. Ten days ago, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay told us that she was no longer able to count the victims of repression. The Secretary-General has called tirelessly on the Council to act to stop the crimes against humanity being committed in Syria. And the Council has remained silent.”
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