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  1. “The Council’s mandates for the promotion of national dialogue, the enhancement of civilian oversight and public financial management in countries such as Libya, Guinea-Bissau and Somalia, for security sector governance, police reform, prison reform and defence sector reform in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Libya, and for capacity-building and the establishment of national security coordination mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Mali and Somalia, contain essential elements for inclusion in the Council’s future mandates.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  2. “The African Union, through its Peace and Security Architecture and associated doctrines, the African Governance Architecture and the African Peer Review Mechanism, can play a major role in reorienting the security sector of the countries of the continent in a manner that positively impacts sustainable peace and development. We encourage the provision of dedicated resources to support such regional endeavours and the sustained engagement of stakeholders in that regard. Lastly, we wish to highlight the importance of applying lessons learned from past and ongoing security sector reform mandates in order to better inform future SSR mandates.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  3. “In re-establishing the norms of fragile societies around proper security sector management, it is important to be mindful that they are long-term commitments and that the resources required for capacity-building need to endure beyond the short and medium term, if we are to achieve results that move such societies away from a negative and divisive orientation of political contestation and an oppressive security approach. Funding commitments in alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 16 would be a useful way to ensure the sustainability of the commitment. I would like to emphasize the important contribution and support that regional and subregional organizations, such as the African Union, can further make towards security sector reform and governance on the African continent.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  4. “We would encourage the Council’s continued interest in SSR, even after a peace operation has transitioned, including through its engagement with the Peacebuilding Commission and other relevant bodies that support the development of expertise and capacity at the national and local levels. Similarly, support for efforts that enhance trust and confidence among national authorities, national security actors and institutions, and the population would be relevant, including through the programmes of United Nations country teams. In that regard, we call for the maintenance of an inclusive process that benefits from the contributions of women and young people.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  5. “In that regard, we also believe that further leverage could be mobilized by the Council from the Inter-Agency Security Sector Reform Task Force for a whole-of-United-Nations approach to SSR that spans the peace spectrum, including prevention, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, sustainable peace and development. The Council’s encouragement for a whole-of-society approach towards security sector reform is also especially useful in contexts in which non-State institutions and establishments, such as traditional and religious leaders, play a role in maintaining order, protecting societies and resolving disputes.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  6. “Through its resolutions and mandates, the Council should reinforce the existing commitments of national actors and help to unlock the resources required for advisory and technical assistance by national Governments to undertake what is usually a difficult and sensitive reform. Furthermore, we believe that through its periodic consideration of the SSR agenda, the Council could assess performance across different peace operations in order to understand practices that have yielded the best results and have presented challenges that are unique.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  7. “At the heart of the Council’s effectiveness in supporting sustainable peace in such conflict settings, there should be an approach that centralizes security sector reform in order to enhance the implementation of peace agreements between Governments and armed groups, and that contributes to the stability of fragile societies by taking measures to rebalance State power, professionalize security institutions and law enforcement practices, protect the rights of all citizens, and forge social cohesion among diverse national groups. In responding to the question as to what the Council can further do to ensure the inclusion of SSR in peace processes, it is necessary to underscore that the Council’s increasing role and involvement should not undermine the centrality of national ownership and leadership for peace efforts.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  8. “We take note with appreciation of the Secretary- General’s March 2022 report (S/2022/280) and acknowledge the Council’s own useful contributions, made through resolutions 2151 (2014) and 2553 (2020), in coming to a common understanding on the principles and expectations for security sector reform (SSR), including inclusive national ownership, the primacy of politics in security sector reform and the need for a governance-focused approach. As the Council, we have on our agenda several conflicts that are intra-State in nature, as well as some that have relapsed after past efforts to resolve them.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source

  9. “I would like to begin by thanking Mozambique for having convened this briefing on security sector reform. We believe that the briefing is timely. We would also like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Peace Operations, Mr. Alexandre Zouev, and the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, for their useful perspectives. We also appreciate the participation of the Permanent Representatives of South Africa and Slovakia, co-Chairs of the Group of Friends of Security Sector Reform, in this meeting.”

    2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source