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Araud

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first: 2009-09-09
most recent: 2014-07-22
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“Now we are brought back to a world where force prevails over the law, where every crisis must have a victor and a vanquished, and where propaganda denies the reality. Let us first recall the facts that no manipulation can hide in the age of television and the Internet. The facts are straightforward. The Russian army is occupying Crimea, Ukrainian territory, against the will of the Ukrainian Government and in violation of international law. The reasons invoked are blatant untruths. No one is killing anyone in the streets of Kyiv today. No one is threatening the Russian-speaking populations in Crimea or elsewhere. Those are only excuses, which even those voicing them cannot believe, so crude they are. By occupying Crimea, Russia has taken a territorial bet.”
2014-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7125 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): As I said, during the consultations on Saturday, there is a prevailing feeling of consternation when we see what is happening in Ukraine and when we hear what our Russian colleague has just said. It is in fact the voice of the past that we have just heard. I was 15 years old in August 1968, when the Soviet forces entered Czechoslovakia. We heard the same justifications, the same documents being flaunted and the same allegations. We hoped that, with the building of Europe and the collapse of communism, we would awaken from such nightmares. We had hoped that we would have replaced the dangerous logic of the balance of power with cooperation in respect for the identity and the independence of each.”
2014-03-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7125 (2014) · source
“We call on the Ukrainian authorities to take all measures necessary to ensure civil peace and intercommunal coexistence, to restore the country and to take the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation into account. We expect all of Ukraine's neighbours to assist it in this difficult task. France and the European Union stand ready to contribute to the peaceful settlement of the crisis. The President of the French Republic has called for swift and coordinated action from the European Union, which will be determined at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 3 March.”
2014-03-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7124 (2014) · source
“I recall that the Union's very existence is based on the rejection of such practices of another age, which twice left our continent in ruins in the course of a single century. The authorization given by the Council of the Russian Federation to deploy troops in Ukraine could, if acted upon, be seen as a threat to the territorial integrity of the country and would be a dangerous development for peace. In the Ukrainian crisis, France will continue to strive for a political solution that meets the needs of the Ukrainian people and preserves the territorial integrity and sovereignty of that country. We therefore call on all parties involved to show their sense of responsibility.”
2014-03-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7124 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): Since the current crisis began, France has worked towards a solution promoting the stabilization of a democratic Ukraine in which the rights of all communities are respected and which is part of the broader European family. This was the aim ofthe mediation efforts carried out by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Poland and France. It was the aim of the agreement of 21 February, which the Russian Federation refused to support at the time. The situation before us today is not a modern- day geopolitical spat. This is not a situation in which Ukraine is being forced to choose between East and West, which would go against all of the values on which the European Union is founded.”
2014-03-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7124 (2014) · source
“To conclude, I would like, on behalf of the Security Council, to express my sincere thanks to the authorities of Mali for the welcome they extended to the Council and for the constructive and frank exchanges that we had. I would also like to thank the Secretariat and MINUSMA, in particular Mr. Albert Koenders, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for their valuable assistance in organizing the trip.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“We recalled the urgency ofMINUSMA being rapidly and fully deployed in the north, in particular in the context of Operation Serval's drawdown. The European operation in Mali briefed us on its work in training the Malian army, including practical education on respect for human rights. The representatives of civil society in Mali stressed that there would be no lasting peace in Mali without development. Only by offering employment opportunities will Malian youth be prevented from joining the ranks of terrorist groups or drug traffickers. The Special Representative felt that the mutual commitments undertaken by the Malian authorities and the international financial partners in terms of Mali's development should be fulfilled following the Brussels conference of 15 May 2013.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“We welcome the adoption a few days ago by the Government and the armed groups, with the support of MINUSMA, of a method for cantonment, and we now request the parties - both the Government and the armed groups - to sincerely commit to that path without hesitation. The Security Council will continue to monitor the fulfilment of those commitments. We once again commended the Special Representative and MINUSMA for their support to that dialogue. Secondly, in terms of security, bringing lasting security to northern Mali will necessarily require a comprehensive political solution. Operation Cerval, the French operation, and MINUSMA have noted that the terrorist groups still have the capacity to carry out operations.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“The armed groups, for their part, asked that the Ouagadougou Preliminary Agreement be fully and quickly implemented. They stated that they would like the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and MINUSMA to support that process. We reminded them of their obligation to put their elements under cantonment and engage in negotiations with the ultimate aim of disarmament. We perceived a lack of trust between the two parties. We expressed our support for Algeria's efforts to bring the two parties' positions in line with each other. We welcome the fact that, before we left Mali, the Government laid out the elements for a road map out of the crisis.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“We had an open and fruitful dialogue on that subject with the Malian authorities. The President of Mali noted that any new political agreement should be reached within Mali itself, and the members of the Security Council, for their part, said that they were working to support the work of the democratically elected Malian authorities. The members of the Council also recalled that the armed groups should be disarmed within the framework of a negotiated political process, in accordance with the commitments under the Ouagadougou Preliminary Agreement. The Prime Minister of Mali highlighted that the two processes of disarmament and dialogue were making parallel progress. He also stated that the modalities for disarmament would have to be laid out in detail in coordination with MINUSMA.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“On that occasion, we visited the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp at Mopti and evaluated the level of deployment of MINUSMA. Among the numerous lessons we can draw from the mission, I would like to underscore two points in particular: first - with regard to political dialogue - any lasting solution for northern Mali must be found by the Malians themselves and receive the ongoing support of the international community; and, secondly - with regard to security - any lasting improvement to security in northern Mali will require a comprehensive political solution. First, on the subject of political dialogue, there is the fact that any sustainable solution for northern Mali should be found by the Malians themselves, with ongoing support by the international community.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): From 1 to 3 February, I had the privilege, together with my Chadian colleague Mr. Bante Mangaral, to lead the Security Council mission to Mali. During the visit, the Council met with the Malian authorities returned by the elections held in 2013. We had discussions with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Prime Minister Tatam Ly and several members of the Government. We also met with the armed groups that are signatories to the Ouagadougou Preliminary Agreement, as well as those that have adhered to the Agreement. On 2 February, we travelled to Mopti, where we met with local authorities and civil society representatives from Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7120 (2014) · source
“Thirdly, the actors that want to derail the political transition must pay the consequences, and that is reason for the establishment by the Security Council of a Sanctions Committee and a Panel of Experts. With this resolution, the United Nations confirms its support for Yemen's legitimate and democratic aspirations at present in the region, and we hope that it will be able to show the same determination on other crises under way.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7119 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): We welcome the Council's unanimity, which allowed for the adoption of resolution 2140 (2014). It shows that, when the Council speaks with one voice in crisis situations, the establishment of an orderly peaceful democratic transition is possible. The resolution we have just adopted sends three clear messages. First, the Council and the international community remain fully committed to Yemen and support a democratic transition that responds to the aspirations of the Yemeni people. Secondly, the next stages in the transition are clear - the drafting of a new constitution, electoral reform and the swift holding of general elections. The resolution underscores that it is important to turn the page on the presidency of Ali Abdullah Saleh in order to move forward in the transition.”
2014-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7119 (2014) · source
“France endorses the desire of the Chairperson-in- Office to strengthen the mediation capacities of the OSCE, which is a measure ofits continuing commitment to work with the United Nations in seeking lasting solutions to conflicts. I conclude by once again wishing Switzerland- and its successor, Serbia, with whom it has defined the OSCE's priorities - the greatest of success during its term in office and by assuring it of France's support.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“It is a fact that the OSCE covers a vast area, stretching from Vancouver to Vladivostok, that shares common values - an expanse marked by the beliefthat the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions goes hand-in-hand with the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Those values are also at the heart of the work of the United Nations. France therefore supports the dialogue launched at the Dublin Ministerial Council on the political future of the OSCE in the context of the "Helsinki+40" process. Those reforms will allow the OSCE to continue to be a modern and effective partner for the United Nations.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“Likewise, we support the intention to encourage the implementation of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, which is important for ensuring democratic oversight of security and the armed forces. Moreover, we welcome the Swiss intention to organize a number of workshops focused on transnational threats and aimed at promoting cooperation between police forces. Finally, we endorse the priority given to promoting the upholding of commitments undertaken by participating States on human rights over the past 40 years. In that regard, we attach particular importance to the freedom of expression and media freedom.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“The OSCE will also have a role to play in observing the presidential elections in Afghanistan scheduled for the spring. In the Balkans, the OSCE's collaboration with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo allowed the Kosovo electorate to participate in peaceful municipal elections in November 2013. The OSCE carried out that task with professionalism, thanks again to its substantial presence on the ground. It will once again be called upon in 2014 to facilitate the holding of a number of elections to be held in Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Secondly, the in-depth analysis undertaken within the OSCE contributes to broader progress on security. We welcome the willingness of the Swiss chairmanship to update the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“The resumption of high-level talks between the two Presidents gives us hope for progress in the peace process. On Georgia, France supports the Geneva talks and the role played by the OSCE together with the European Union and the United Nations, and reaffirms its support for the territorial integrity of the country. We welcome the readiness of the Swiss chairmanship of the OSCE to reopen discussions on the presence of the OSCE in Georgia on the condition that the parties show flexibility and creativity. In Central Asia, the OSCE contributes to regional stability. Its cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in combatting crosscutting threats is an example of successful cooperation with the United Nations.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“I will dwell on three points regarding cooperation between the United Nations and the OSCE. From Central Asia and Georgia to Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the OSCE and the United Nations have shown their capacity to work hand-in-hand. That complementarity draws on the commitment of the OSCE on the ground. Through its missions, the OSCE is present in the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Balkans, often side-by-side with the United Nations. In the Caucasus, the OSCE is working to promote dialogue and rebuild trust - indeed, the Swiss chairmanship has made that one of its priorities. As co-chair of the Minsk Group with the United States and the Russian Federation, France has worked to help Armenia and Azerbaijan find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Nagorno Karabakh.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“Following the violence that has caused such grief in Ukraine in recent days, we must support the transformations under way in that country. Institutions are being established. A new Government will soon have to organize elections as soon as possible. France and the European Union will continue their efforts to favour democratic reform and modernization in Ukraine, with full respect for its unity, integrity and independence. The OSCE will have a major role to play. As it unites all of the States concerned by the crisis, it finds itself in a unique position to overcome the geopolitical concerns of the various parties. An artificial fault line must not again be created in Europe, as Ukraine would suffer from that by losing its role as a bridge at the heart of our continent.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I welcome the presence of Mr. Didier Burkhalter, President of the Swiss Confederation, and I congratulate his country on its accession to the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014. The United Nations and the OSCE share common objectives, one at the global level and the other at the regional level, namely, to strengthen the links and dialogue among States to better ensure their security. In that regard, I welcome the proposed mediation in Ukraine put forward by the Swiss Chairperson-in- Office of the OSCE. All efforts must be made to end the crisis peacefully while respecting the wishes of the Ukrainian people and the legitimate interests of all stakeholders.”
2014-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7117 (2014) · source
“It remains to be seen whether our action today will have the beneficial results we intend. Given its track record to date, the Syrian regime can be trusted only to deny what it has done and lie about what it will do. Accordingly, I call upon all Council members and all members of the international community to join in pressing Damascus - and any actor who fails to comply - to fulfil the terms of the resolution on a comprehensive and urgent basis. There should be no more broken promises, no more delays and no more coupling minor concessions with crimes that are so horrific, so systematic and so recurrent that they have lost some of their power to shock the conscience. Today, the Council has achieved consensus. Now we must insist upon action. Our common security, our common humanity and our collective conscience demand nothing less.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“It was a difficult resolution to agree on, but it should not have been. Many of the issues that come before this body are complicated. This is not. It is because the United States believes that civilians should not be starved, should not be bombed and should not be denied access to the most basic things required to sustain life that we welcome today's action by the Security Council. It is now our fervent hope that the Council will show similar courage to ensure that our unanimous demands result in changes to ease suffering, especially for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who have been encircled by snipers and trapped in besieged communities. Our goal here today is to ensure that help is received by people who will die without it and that innocent civilians are not killed while waiting for that assistance to arrive.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“The resolution adopted today and the day-to-day reality in Syria are not about politics or ideology. We came here as representatives from around the world to do what we could to try to help people who are in desperate need of help to live and breathe as we do. That is all. It is remarkable to the world that it has taken three years for the Security Council to recognize basic facts and to call for such basic principles of humanity 4 simply that Syrians in need should not be held under siege, that they should not be bombed by barrel bombs and that they should not be starved. It is a gross understatement to say it should not have taken this long. The resolution is important for two reasons. It has a clear demand for specific and concrete actions, and it is a commitment to act in the event of non-compliance.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“I say it is the result of actions intentionally and wilfully taken by specific individuals, and what those individuals have the power to do, they have the power and responsibility to stop. I refer to the Syrian regime, led by Bashar Al-Assad, who has put his devotion to preserving power above the welfare of tens of millions of people. I refer to him and his security forces, who pummel civilian neighbourhoods with barrel bombs, his snipers who delight in picking off children who are walking with their parents so as to watch both suffer unbearably, and I refer to terrorist groups like Al-Nusra and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, who in the name of revolution have, in parts of Syria, imposed a new terror on Syrians, supplementing Al-Assad's dictatorial fanaticism with religious fanaticism.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“The real world in Syria today is amedical system that has collapsed; a school system that barely functions; a city of Aleppo that once had 5,000 doctors and now has some 36; a country where a quarter ofa million people are trying to survive in neighbourhoods under siege, 2.5 million are refugees and 6.5 million are displaced; a country with countless hungry children, untreated infections, shrapnel wounds and lost limbs; a country where some mothers are denied the nourishment they require to sustain the infants that they hold in their arms; and a country where the bombs continue to fall, the shelling goes on and the agony deepens. Some say that all of that is the inevitable consequence of war.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“Whatever has or has not transpired in the Security Council for the past three years, the Syrian people have had the grave misfortune of living in the real world. That real world is what was captured in this week's report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - that more than 173,000 people are believed to be trapped in Ghouta, including several thousands who have hardly any food and have been given permission by the religious authorities to eat cats and dogs. That real world is what was recounted recently by the Secretary-General, when he informed the Council ofthe unspeakable abuses being committed against children, including kidnapping, sexual violence, beatings with whips, electric shocks and imprisonment without cause.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“There again, it is the Syrian regime that bears the responsibility for the failure by refusing the agenda for the talks proposed by Mr. Brahimi and accepted by the opposition. It is up to us to show collectively the same urgency and resolve. France will continue to stand beside the Syrian people. Criminals should pay for their crimes. Ms. Power (United States of America); At long last, the Security Council has spoken clearly and unanimously about the devastating humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Syria. For a body that has long been too divided to acknowledge even the basic facts of the horror in Syria, today's resolution (resolution 2139 (2014)) is a long overdue and altogether necessary step towards reality.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“It is now up to us collectively to ensure that the parties to the conflict, in particular the regime, heed the strong and urgent message conveyed to it and translate the Council's requests into specific actions. I wish to underscore the intention expressed by the Council to adopt additional measures if the resolution is not implemented. We will therefore return to the Chamber in 30 days to hear the report of the Secretary- General and, if the Syrian Government remains deaf to our demands, we should take the necessary measures. France will not forget about the meeting. The humanitarian suffering can be resolved only by means of a political transition. We cannot accept an end without follow-up to the discussions in Geneva.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“At the same time, the Syrian Government is using increasingly barbarian and deadly bombs against the civilian population. After the cluster bombs, ballistic missiles and chemical weapons, the authorities are now launching barrel bombs against civilians - the ultimate weapon of terror. The use of such weapons is not a detail, as some people have said. They have no military justification. They seek only to kill civilians and combatants indiscriminately. For the thousands of civilians who die as a result of those bombs and for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who flee terrorized, it is not a detail. France welcomes the courage and determination of the Syrian people. We cannot abandon them in the hands of those torturers. With the adoption of this resolution, the Security Council avoids the dishonour of silence.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“Far from reaching all those in need throughout Syria, humanitarian assistance remains inaccessible in besieged areas and sporadic in areas that are difficult to reach. The Syrian regime is trying to make us believe that it is a reliable and responsible partner in the humanitarian sphere. The examples of evacuations from Moadamiya and Homs a few weeks ago show us the opposite. Far from being ideal, they were slow in implementation, limited in effect and tragic in their follow-up. Many of those evacuated were arrested and are still missing. For some days, the Government has stepped up media reports of local ceasefires. Let us not be deceived: such ceasefires are imposed on scared, exhausted and starving people as part of a deliberate policy pursued by the Government for people to starve to death or surrender.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“This urgent resolution demands that the Government of Syria, carried away by its own violence, respect international humanitarian law and stop bombing civilians, starving its people and torturing prisoners. It demands the immediate lifting of sieges. It demands that the Government authorize humanitarian organizations to help all those in need across the front lines and borders. It demands an end to attacks on United Nations personnel, humanitarian actors and journalists. This crucial resolution must put an end to the deafness of the Syrian Government to the appeal by humanitarian actors and the Council, which on 2 October made specific demands for the provision of humanitarian access. We must all admit - and that is the reason for the resolution - that the presidential statement (S/PRST/2013/15) did not produce tangible results.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): I welcome the unanimous adoption of this resolution on humanitarian acccess in Syria resolution 2139 (2014). Given the tragedy taking place, which has been escalating daily for three years, the contrary would have been incomprehensible. How could the Council have remained silent in the face of 140,000 people losing their lives or 3 million Syrians without humanitarian assistance and the desperate flight of nearly half the population, who are now refugees or displaced? The resolution was urgent and necessary. That is why from the beginning France supported the draft text initiated by Australia, Jordan and Luxembourg, to whom we express our gratitude.”
2014-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7116 (2014) · source
“In 2012, the General Assembly devoted a high- level declaration to it, enshrined in resolution 67/1. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and our peacekeeping operations, missions and teams on the ground devote a large part of their work and resources to it. We can certainly further improve the alignment of such mandates with needs. In that regard, I am thinking of South Sudan. We can certainly work more on mobilizing civilian capacities and devote more efforts to planning transitions between peacekeeping operations and country teams. However, promoting the rule of law is fundamental to our mandate. France will continue to support that goal within the Council. Today, the urgent need is in the Central African Republic.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Once again, the maintenance of peace and nation-building are part of the same reasoning. In that context, it is regrettable that the Council has not yet mentioned in a statement or a resolution the most expensive trafficking for the African continent after drug trafficking, namely, wildlife trafficking. It involves not only protecting threatened species, such as elephants or rhinoceroses, but also dealing with the issue from the aspect of organized crime. France carefully follows the initiatives launched on that topic at the United Nations, in particular by Gabon and Germany, and we welcome the conference very recently hosted by the United Kingdom. The Council should address the issue. Promoting the rule oflaw is part ofthe Organization's DNA.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“In recent years, the Security Council has shown its ability to adapt to new challenges. The support provided to addressing judicial and prison aspects of the fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia is an example. Today, we must mobilize to build the capacity of the States of the Sahel to fight drug-trafficking. France again welcomes the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel, which allows all actors of the system to be brought together to work against the development of a criminality that threatens the stability of the States of the region. Significant efforts are also being made to enable States to regain control over the trade of natural resources for the benefit of their citizens. The grip on such resources by armed groups fuels conflicts and deprives States of income.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“To do that, it is crucial to ensure that officials are paid as soon as possible, which will get the police, gendarmerie, courts and detention centres back up and running. We must also continue working towards the objective of holding elections no later than February 2015. The United Nations has an indispensable role to play in those priority areas, at present through the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic and, as soon as possible, through a peacekeeping operation. To get the State ofthe Central African Republic functioning again and assist it in establishing the rule of law, those projects need resources. Members of the international community must strengthen their mobilization. My third point is adapting to cross-cutting threats.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“The role of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali in supporting national authorities should be highlighted in that respect. If people still doubt that all the tasks I have listed must be an integral part of the maintenance of international peace and security, they need only look at the Central African Republic. In that country, to date - thanks to the work of the African forces with the support of France - large-scale massacres have been avoided. However, we are facing a general situation of insecurity as a result of the collapse of the Central African State. It is therefore essential, in parallel with action on security, to act now to get the institutions back on track and restore State authority.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Faced with conflict situations, when the States concerned are weak or have even failed, the Council has, over the years, identified several key areas for action: support for the criminal justice process, an independent judiciary, the prison system, comprehensive security-sector reform, institutional strengthening and support for international criminal justice. The Council has therefore specified in mandates for several peacekeeping operations the contribution that Blue Helmets can make to the fight against impunity for the perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. We have given them mandates to assist national authorities to cooperate with the International Criminal Court.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“All staff of the Organization at all levels must be aware of those rules. The United Nations cannot provide support in the field of security to entities that do not respect human rights or that recruit children. The United Nations cannot deal with criminals as part of its normal activities. The Office of Legal Affairs is the guarantor of the proper application of those guidelines, and we welcome once again the rigour ofthe services of the Legal Adviser. We must be beyond reproach. Secondly, I turn to the appropriateness of the mandates of peacekeeping operations and special political missions to the needs on the ground with regard to the rule of law.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“Mr. Araud (France) (spoke in French): Thank you, Sir, for convening this debate. France aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. I would like to focus on three aspects. The first is the exemplary nature of peacekeeping operations and more broadly of the Organization in the field of the rule of law. For United Nations action to be legitimate and effective, it must be based on the principles of transparency, respect for rights and accountability. In that regard, France welcomes the Secretary-General's policies in those areas, including the zero-tolerance policy for sexual abuse, the due diligence policy on human rights, the screening policy and the guidelines on limiting contacts with persons subject to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court.”
2014-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7113 (2014) · source
“It is the pillar of a coherent and effective international system. It is a group of States that have embarked upon an undertaking without precedent and without parallel.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“In addition, following a decision by the European Council in December, the first intergovernmental conference, which opened Serbia's accession negotiations, was held on 21 January. Serbia now has everything it needs to join the European Union. Similarly, the Commission was authorized to open talks with Kosovo to negotiate a stabilization and association agreement. I conclude by saying that this particular work by the European Union resulted three years ago in the adoption of General Assembly resolution 65/276, which establishes the place of the European Union as a partner and friend of the United Nations. In paying tribute to the work of Baroness Catherine Ashton over the past four years, I also want to emphasize that the European Union is more than simply a regional organization.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“The dialogue is ongoing and the European Union will play its full role in helping to define a long-term solution. Finally, the ideal of peace that the European Union is seeking today to extend beyond its borders is already at work in its immediate environment. The European Union plays its role at the heart of the European continent: in the Balkans, a region once ravaged by war. While disturbances marred recent days in a number of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is for the Union to continue its efforts to bring stabilization and economic development to that country. Promoting bilateral dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo, the European Union offers them an opportunity to find their place in a space that is beyond them. Only that perspective will allow them to turn the page on conflict once and for all.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“And the European Union continues to make its presence felt in assisting with the dismantling of the Syrian chemical arsenal by contributing to the trust funds that are financing the joint mission of the United Nations and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons created for that purpose. Similarly, on the Iranian nuclear issue, we thank the High Representative for her exemplary commitment in working with the E3+3 in order to keep the door open for dialogue with Tehran. It is both the United Nations sanctions and those of the European Union that brought about the progress that we have seen recently. With the adoption of a joint plan of action in November 2013, which began to be implemented in January, the appropriateness of that approach is clear.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“Beyond its deployment in the field, the European Union is also a valuable partner of the United Nations in the search for lasting solutions to international crises. In Syria, despite the persistent impasse in the Council, the European Union is firmly committed to a democratic transition and has been very vocal on that issue. Since May 2011, the European Union has imposed a wide range of individual financial and trade sanctions against the regime; they were necessary and we applaud them. With more than â‚¬600 million in humanitarian aid, the European Union and its States members are the primary support of the Syrian population, including in neighbouring countries.”
2014-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7112 (2014) · source
“We are at a turning point in the crisis management in Central Africa. We have avoided the worst but we still must put an end to the cycle of ethnic and religious violence and prevent the country from descending into chaos. But as the Secretary-General said, we must act quickly - on the security front; on the political front, by promoting national reconciliation, fighting impunity and preparing for elections; and on the humanitarian front. That requires the efforts of all, and the European Union and the United Nations should do more. They will have to do it swiftly and realistically and creatively. We confidently expect to see the commitment of the United Nations and the European Union fulfilled in a crisis where values are at stake and where France is doing its duty.”
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“First of all, money is needed to put civil servants back to work, in particular police and paramilitary police, followed by international police units, because the challenge that we must meet requires today police more than soldiers. Soldiers cannot control crowds or protect individuals. In all those priority areas, the United Nations, through the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic, which needs to be strengthened as the Security Council has requested, and, as soon as possible, through a peacekeeping operation, and the European Union, through the significant cooperation that it is implementing in the Central African Republic - all of those organizations - have an essential role to play. They act together and with Africans to allow Central Africans to live again in peace.”
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“It is crucial that the European force be in a position to be deployed quickly and that States members of the European Union go into action to help. The involvement of the High Representative and the Secretary-General in convincing still reluctant Member States to join in is essential in that respect. Any delay by the European Union would be difficult to understand. Until now, thanks to the Africa force supported by the French forces, many lives were saved and large massacres avoided. We are nevertheless confronted with a situation of general insecurity born of the collapse of the Central African State. What do we need today in the Central African Republic?”
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