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1. “Eighth, in closing, and as the Council knows, the meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs, held today in Abidjan in the framework of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, is still in progress and should be concluded shortly. What is noteworthy is that the meeting seeks to validate the decisions reached earlier by the meeting of the Chief of Defence Staff. In addition, those decisions will have to be further confirmed at the level of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government and endorsed by the relevant organs of the African Union before landing at the Security Council. Finally, it is the intention of the Commission to intensify contacts with the neighbouring States Algeria and Mauritania to build a workable consensus on the ECOWAS-led deployment of the stabilization force in Mali.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

2. “That situation portends further clashes within the military, and complicates the transition. Captain Sanogo has declared his support for the request for ECOWAS assistance, while Lieutenant Konare has vehemently opposed it. Fifth, the question of leadership in Mali remains unclear and that is sending confused signals. Sixth, the security and humanitarian situation in the north of Mali is getting worse and continues to pose a major threat to regional and international peace and security. Seventh, the commendable efforts of the mediator, Mr. Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso, with regard to the rebels are yielding qualified results and should be further encouraged.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

3. “First, the ECOWAS decisions on Mali continue to encounter fierce resistance from the more extreme elements among former CNRDRE members, and a vocal minority of so-called patriotic social forces who have built a coalition around Oumar Mariko and the Convergence patriotique pour le Mali. Second, that situation risks diminishing the chances for creating a permissive environment for the deployment of MICEMA. Third, furthermore, the request for military deployment only for phase 111 can hardly be fulfilled, because it will be extremely difficult and strategically unwise to deploy troops in the north of the country without a coordinating centre in Bamako. Fourth, it appears that a sharp division has occurred between two factions of the ex-CNRDRE, one led by Captain Amadou Sanogo and the other by Amadou Konare.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

4. “Seventh, Malian authorities should comply with resolution 2056 (2012), on the total withdrawal of the Comite national de redressement de la democratie et de la restauration de l'e'tat (CNRDRE) from the political arena. Eighth, Malian authorities should intensify efforts on an inter-Malian dialogue with the rebels through the establishment of a national mechanism. In conclusion, based on what I have set out, it is obvious that although some progress has been achieved on the political and security fronts, several daunting challenges remain. In the light of this situation, I would like to mention the following trends that are likely, to a certain extent, to shape the current context of the situation in Mali.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

5. “This phase requires a great deal of combat assets, including fighter jets for the conduct of the operations. Such assets may be provided by ECOWAS or development partners. Fourth, ECOWAS and development partners should provide the needed logistical and financial resources for the conduct of all phases of the operation. Fifth, ECOWAS should intensify political efforts with Algeria and Mauritania with a view to securing their support for the operation. Sixth, ECOWAS should, at the earliest possible time, organize a strategic planning meeting with the African Union, in consultation with the strategic partners, namely, the European Union, the United Nations and the United States of America.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

6. “It is against that background that the meeting of the chiefs of defence staff was held in Abidjan on 14 and 15 September to consider the request from Mali and review the security situation. The outcome of that meeting, in addition to maintaining the three phases of the concept of operations, stressed the following points. Second, Mali should accept phase I with a minimum deployment of troops/police to secure logistic facilities, civilian and military/police staff of MICEMA; ECOWAS should officially request the Malian Government to sensitize the population and the Mali defence and security forces to accept phase I, as amended, as the other phases cannot be carried out without phase I. Third, phase 3 will be jointly planned between the ECOWAS Standby Force headquarters and Malian defense and security forces.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

7. “To that end, the Chairman of Authority dispatched to Conakry a successful high-level ECOWAS military and political delegation, led by the Commissioner of Political Affairs and joined by military officials from Mali in order to negotiate the safe transfer of the consignment from the ship to a secure storage facility under the control of the Guinean authorities, with ECOWAS bearing the cost of the demurrage. The more extremist elements within the ex-junta, led by Lieutenant Amadou Konare and Captain Bakari Mariko, and the marginal forces in Mali seized upon the two developments to unleash a campaign of vilification against ECOWAS and Guinea in the pro-putschist media and civil society groups in Bamako.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

8. “Instead, the request limited assistance to only the provision of equipment, logistics and intelligence in those phases, and allows for the deployment of troops only in phase III, namely, the reconquest of the territorial integrity of Mali. Meanwhile, the ECOWAS heads of State attending the funeral in Ghana to which I referred requested that President Alpha Conde of Guinea delay the release of a consignment of military hardware imported by former President Amadou Toumani Toure to Mali, pending clarifications on the political situation in Bamako.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

9. “Following protracted deliberations among the ECOWAS technical assessment mission, the committee of chiefs of defence staff and the Malian military and civilian authorities, on 1 September President Traore finally addressed a formal request for assistance from ECOWAS, the AU and the United Nations to restoring the territorial integrity of Mali. That letter was circulated to the members of the Council through its President. As welcome as that new development was, it fell short of the anticipation of the ECOWAS Authority, as the request ruled out the ECOWAS Standby Force Mission in Mali (MICEMA) presence in Bamako in phases I and II of the planned deployment, that is, to assist with securing republican institutions during the transition and to help to reorganize and train Malian forces.”

   2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

10. “With regard to the security situation, rebel and terrorist groups in the north of Mali have taken advantage of the near political paralysis in Bamako to consolidate their positions. On 1 September, Islamist extremists from the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) captured the strategic town of Douentza, about 170 kilometres from Mopti, the last major Government-controlled garrison town before entering rebel-held territory. In another development, on 8 September, jittery Government troops allegedly shot and killed 16 unarmed Islamic preachers of the Dawa sect, some of whom were from Mauritania, in the central town of Diabaly, mistaking them for MUJAO militants.”

    2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

11. “On 20 August, the Prime Minister eventually announced the formation of a 32-member Government of national unity, as demanded by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The composition of the new Government received mixed reactions within Mali and the international community, with regard to its true reflection of Mali in its diversity. It should also be noted that little progress has been made so far in the implementation of the road map leading to the holding of free, fair, transparent and credible elections in the course of the transition, largely due to the precarious security situation in the north and continued resistance in Bamako by marginal forces to the smooth implementation of the transitional arrangement.”

    2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

12. “On 29 July, he broadcast to the nation, promising to facilitate the formation of a national unity Government, and urging Malians to welcome the support of ECOWAS, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations in the resolution of the double crisis in Mali. On 10 August in Accra, on the margins of the burial ceremony for the late President John Evens Atta Mills of Ghana, the ECOWAS heads of State urged the Malian authorities to form the Government of national unity without further delay. In addition, they stated that the presence of the head of the ex-junta in any Government organ would be unacceptable to ECOWAS. The message was passed on to Malian authorities.”

    2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

13. “Let me at the outset congratulate you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. I would like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs for his comprehensive and very encouraging presentation. Like him, we place great hope in the upcoming high-level meeting on the Sahel on 26 September. I take the floor in my capacity as representative of the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I would like to focus on the situation in Mali. Since the Council was last briefed on the situation in Mali (see S/PV.6820), noteworthy developments have occurred. The interim President, Mr. Dioncounda Traore, returned to Mali on 27 July, with the facilitation of the ECOWAS mediator.”

    2012-09-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6836 (2012) · source

14. “In any case, ECOWAS stands ready to make a trip to Lisbon, Portugal, at any time the CPLP is available, to meet with CPLP with a View to holding open and frank discussions and making it possible for the international community to speak with one voice.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

15. “It is also the intention of ECOWAS to review the road map document to give priority to new developments and needs, including quick-impact projects. The greater the cohesion within the international community regarding structural matters, the quicker and more effectively urgent initiatives can be carried out, including the security sector reform programme, the fight against drug trafficking and the investigations into past acts of impunity, all of which should be undertaken. In line with resolution 2048 (2012) and the decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council, ECOWAS is working hard to agree a new date with all concerned partners, particularly the CPLP, for holding the next meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau, possibly in September in the margins of the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

16. “Regarding the elections, the legal bases for the biometric registration and demarcation of electoral constituencies already exist. Therefore, the need for new legislation for carrying on with the process to cover the remaining three regions - the Autonomous Region of Bissau, Cacheu and Biombo - will not arise. It is to be noted that the demarcation of six of the country's nine regions was completed by the National Electoral Commission for the March 2012 presidential elections. ECOWAS is working hard to ensure the holding of the presidential election, and possibly legislative elections as well, within the transitional period. On the defence and security sector reform programme, ECOWAS will shortly reactivate discussions with the Government of Guinea-Bissau in Abuja on the memorandum of understanding on the implementation of that programme.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

17. “The urgent priority tasks currently are the following: the maintenance of peace, security and stability in the country, biometric registration of eligible voters and other requisite activities in preparation for presidential and legislative elections at the end of the transition, social and economic development activities, and the defence and security sector reform programme. Right now, elements of the formed police units (FPUs) of the ECOWAS Mission Force in Guinea-Bissau mount regularjoint patrols at night in Bissau with their Guinean counterparts to secure the peace. Military personnel have remained confined to the barracks and do not participate in those night patrols. The FPUs have also been deployed together with their local counterparts to protect selected Government ministries, public institutions and establishments.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

18. “The inaugural meeting, held on 12 July and declared open by the Prime Minister, was attended by only the ambassadors of ECOWAS member States, the representative of the African Union and a handful of other partners, including the World Bank representative. The Forum will continue nonetheless to be held fortnightly between the willing partners and the leadership of the Transitional Government to help to keep it focused on the implementation of the priority programmes for the transition.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

19. “It is also regrettable that the hard-line faction of the PAIGC and other international figures continue to support the Carlos Gomes Junior faction against the Transitional Government at such meetings, and insist on the impossible demand of reinstating the overthrown Government. In that regard, ECOWAS regrets that the CPLP invited Mr. Raimundo Pereira and Carlos Gomes Junior to its Maputo summit of 20 July as official representatives of the Guinea-Bissau Government. That group, in furtherance of its objective, has also declined to participate in a forum that the international partners themselves mandated the Special Representative of the ECOWAS Commission President to arrange between them and the Government to serve as the platform for engaging the latter in frank and purposeful discussions on issues of concern to all partners.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

20. “In that respect, it is necessary for the international community not to rush decisions but to allow the internal stakeholders the space to dialogue among themselves, within the framework of resolution 2048 (2012) and the Dakar and Yamoussoukro ECOWAS final communiques, to resolve whatever difficulties they face in advancing the transitional process. The ECOWAS office in Bissau, in compliance with resolution 2048 (2012), has facilitated the holding of fortnightly meetings with the country's development partners at the premises of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. It is regrettable, however, that some countries persist in their refusal to recognize and deal with the Transitional Government as a matter of national policy.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

21. “The dialogue between the Carlos Gomes Junior faction of the PAIGC and the Transitional Government is ongoing. Efforts are also under way to ensure the normal functioning of the National Assembly, which is expected to become a reality shortly. Those developments have occurred as a result of the unrelenting efforts made by the ECOWAS office in encouraging dialogue among the principal protagonists. Members of the Transitional Government, in particular the Transitional President himself, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence - all PAIGC members, it is worth noting - have been very active in promoting dialogue among the different parties in the country.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

22. “Notwithstanding several diplomatic initiatives taken to undermine the process by supporters of the faction at international forums, the Transitional Government, which includes other PAIGC members, has maintained its focus on reaching out to that very faction within the party to achieve the inclusiveness and consensus called for in resolution 2048 (2012), the final communique's of the ECOWAS summits of Dakar and Yamoussoukro, as well as the African Union Peace and Security Council resolution of 14 July 2012. The population in Guinea-Bissau is witnessing a new environment of political peace, security and stability prevailing in the country, instead of the recent chaos and anarchy and despite misinformation being served up in some media.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

23. “Last but not least, I welcome my friend Ambassador Da Gama of Guinea-Bissau, who is joining forces with us to bring about a solution to the ongoing crisis there. The transitional process in Guinea-Bissau is being hindered by the pro-Carlos Gomes Junior faction of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), with the active support and assistance of its external supporters.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

24. “Mr. Bamba: I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I would like at the outset to welcome Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea Bissau (UNIOGBIS), and to congratulate him on his comprehensive presentation. I would also like to welcome Ambassador Antonio Gumende and to congratulate him on assuming the chair of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP). I would like to thank my dear friend and colleague Ambassador Viotti for her endeavours to bring about a lasting solution in Guinea-Bissau.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6818 (2012) · source

25. “In conclusion, my delegation would like to reiterate the thanks of the people and Government of Cote d'Ivoire for the concern the Council has always shown for peace and stability in our country. I would therefore like to assure the Council of the total willingness of the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to continue to cooperate fully in the efforts to reach the goals as set out in the resolution just adopted.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

26. “Because of the regional considerations stemming from the security situation in the west of Cote d'Ivoire, the resolution encourages ECOWAS and the Mano River Union, in cooperation with UNOWA, to develop a subregional strategy for dealing with transnational threats, including the activities of trans-border armed groups, the trade in light weapons and all types ofillicit trafficking. In that regard, my delegation would like to stress President Ouattara's commitment, in his capacity as the current Chair of ECOWAS and also as Chair of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union for the month of July, to making every effort to resolve the crises roiling our subregion and continent, as he demonstrated recently in Addis Ababa.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

27. “It outlines the importance of providing the forces of law and order with adequate training on human rights, international humanitarian law and the rights of refugees, including issues relating to the protection of children and gender-based violence. And the resolution urges the Ivorian Government to continue its cooperation with the International Criminal Court. My delegation is in complete agreement with the views the Council expresses in the resolution and in that connection reaffirms President Ouattara's commitment to zero tolerance of impunity.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

28. “One of the dialogue's immediate goals is to encourage the political opposition's participation in the next local elections. In that regard, my delegation welcomes the resolution's recognition of the Government's request to the Council for electoral assistance, and hopes that the expected United Nations support will allow for the local elections to be conducted under the best possible conditions. With regard to human rights and combating impunity, the resolution puts particular emphasis on the importance of bringing to justice all those responsible for serious abuse or violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, regardless of their status or political affiliation.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

29. “As to political dialogue and support for local elections, the resolution rightly welcomes the initiatives the Government has undertaken to promote political dialogue with the opposition, including political parties not represented in the National Assembly. The political dialogue that the Government has initiated with the opposition parties has enabled us to establish a framework for ongoing dialogue, designed to ensure that all views and attitudes on issues of common interest are considered. Implementing the set of actions resulting from the political conclave held in Grand-Bassam on 27 and 28 April should promote this ongoing inclusive and inter-Ivorian dialogue on the major issues relating to our country's development.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

30. “We also agree with the Council, which stresses in the resolution the links between reconciliation and justice in order to establish a broad national consensus. We believe that a greater emphasis on individual responsibility and judicial impartiality, on the one hand, and more thorough investigation of issues related to identity and land disputes, on the other, will help prevent intercommunal violence and produce the right responses to it. In this way, in accordance with decisions adopted at the Government seminar in June, which have made it possible to identify the nature of the conflicts, the State is committed to reaching a definitive settlement of rural and urban land disputes.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

31. “That is a concern of my delegation as well. We would like to point out that, like the resolution, President Ouattara also attaches the highest attention to SSR and DDR. The working group he has set up on the matter is to submit its conclusions on 31 July. I will certainly inform the Council about those conclusions, and I would like in advance to thank the international community for its support for the implementation thereof. In the area of national reconciliation and transitional justice, my delegation also shares the views of the Council. In the light of the recent violence in the internally displaced persons' camp, today's resolution encourages the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission to adopt a broad-based programme and increase its activities throughout the country.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

32. “As we pointed out during the briefing held on 18 July (see S/PV.6808), such a step had been urgently needed in order to strengthen ONUCI's capacity to deter, foresee and react to destabilizing threats. We also welcome the fact that the resolution acknowledges and encourages the importance of cooperation between ONUCI and C6te d'Ivoire forces; between C6te d'Ivoire and Liberia; between ONUCI and UNMIL; and among the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Mano River Union and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA). With regard to security sector reform (SSR) and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), the resolution just adopted sends a clear message about the urgent need to develop, put in place and implement a national SSR and DDR strategy.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

33. “Nevertheless, given the progress that has taken place around Abidjan and the country's other major cities, we continue to be confident that UNOCI's reconfiguration will take place in a way that reducing the number of troops will in no way create a security vacuum. In any event, it is worth noting that the total number of troops under this resolution is greater than it was during the post-electoral crisis. Moreover, my delegation would like to express its full satisfaction with the Council's decision to immediately authorize the transfer to ONUCI of three attack helicopters that are currently deployed to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

34. “The text of the resolution was the outcome of intensive consultations among the members of the Council, who were at all times motivated solely by the goal of contributing to the return of security, stability and lasting peace in Cote d'Ivoire. My delegation would therefore like to thank the members of the Council and express the gratitude of the people and Government of Cote d'Ivoire for their ongoing commitment and invaluable support for peace and democracy in our country. I should like to make the following comments in connection with the resolution. On the security front, we welcome the Council's determination to put the protection of civilians at the centre of ONUCI's mandate. However, we regret that the Council did not grant our request to maintain ONUCI's original troop strength, which has now been reduced by one battalion.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

35. “In the coming days, governmental delegations will be sent to Duekoue and neighbouring areas in order to, first, gain a clear perspective on the humanitarian and security situations; secondly, provide assistance to the local population by helping displaced persons return to their villages and by setting up an office to distribute information and hear complaints; and, thirdly, disseminate information about new steps taken by the Government. Those measures will remain in place until further notice as we await a definite solution to the issue of displaced people in Duekoue. It is against that backdrop that the Security Council has just unanimously adopted resolution 2062 (2012), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Operation in C6te d'Ivoire until 31 July 2013.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

36. “My delegation would like to assure the Council that those responsible for these crimes and those who supported them will be pursued and brought to justice to answer for their actions. However, urgent measures have already been put in place to stabilize the situation. Those measures include UNOCI support to ensure the security of city hall; a further security deployment made up of FRCI troops and national and local police; joint Ivorian-ONUCI patrols to re-establish and maintain order in all the neighborhouds of Duekoue; and the deployment of a battalion to strengthen the existing security system.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

37. “However, neither that first deployment nor a second by a battalion from the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), which was guarding the camp, was successful in stopping the enraged mob that had entered the camp. A total of 11 persons lost their lives in the barbaric acts of 20 July in Duekoue. As soon as he learned of the events, President Alassane Ouattara, who was abroad at the time, condemned those criminal acts. My delegation would like to reiterate here before the Security Council its resolute condemnation of those acts, for which there is no justification. Our country's Prosecutor has taken up the case and opened an investigation to determine who was responsible.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

38. “Mr. Bamba (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): Last weekend, the western part of C6te d'Ivoire once again experienced violent events. At approximately 4 o'clock in the morning of 20 July, four individuals armed with kalashnikovs struck down four persons in the Kokoman neighbourhood of the city of Due'koue'. A fifth person, critically injured by gunfire, later succumbed to those injuries. The criminals, who were pursued by local residents, took refugee in the Nahibly camp for internally displaced persons, located between Duekoue and Giglo. On learning of the presence of the assailants in the camp, local civilians exasperated by repeated criminality descended on the camp. Units from the Forces republicaines de Cote d'Ivoire (FRCI), the national police and the Duekoue police department were deployed around the camp.”

    2012-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6817 (2012) · source

39. “Based on that same concern, my delegation believes that the francophone contingents of UNOCI should be bolstered so as to better fulfil the communication goals of the United Nations and UNOCI, in the interests of reconciliation and country-wide political dialogue. These are the elements of the report that I wanted to bring to the Council's attention in the context of its forthcoming deliberations on this issue.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

40. “To implement it, the Ministry of Justice is in the process of instituting, with the support of UNOCI, an action plan that will also serve as a road map for international partners supporting justice sector reform. To conclude, I stress the importance Cote d'Ivoire attaches to its cooperation with the United Nations. Our Prime Minister reiterated that in a letter to the Secretary-General wherein he stated Cote d'Ivoire's request for the UNOCI mandate to be renewed, including electoral support for upcoming local elections. While we understand the constraints that led the Secretary-General to propose a drawdown of the military component of UNOCI by one battalion, my delegation hopes that it will not be implemented at the time of mandate renewal, given the security situation and the need to avoid creating security gaps.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

41. “Two days ago, a detained former minister with a health condition that needed attention was admitted to one of the best clinics in the country to get the treatment she required. The Minister for Human Rights visited her there and spoke with her. It is clear that human rights can be enjoyed only within a healthy legal and judicial environment. On 19 April, a national strategy for the justice sector from 2012 to 2015 was adopted, with the support of the Government, the United Nations and other partners in legal and judicial matters. That plan represents significant progress on judicial sector reform. UNOCI and the European Union have worked in close cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and other stakeholders involved in the strategy.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

42. “I will cite some examples of actions taken, with the support of UNOCI, that illustrate the will of the Government to protect human rights. On 14 and 15 October 2011, a workshop was held to train security, military and paramilitary forces in human rights. From 1 March until July, a human rights caravan traveled to the towns of Korhogo, Man, Gagnoa and Adzope, and will reach San Pedro by the end of the month. I also note the holding of a workshop to raise consciousness in the press and media on national and international human rights mechanisms. Transitional justice is at work. Defendants accused of various crimes during the post-electoral crisis are included in human rights training and their rights and dignity are entirely respected.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

43. “President Ouattara is irreversibly committed to a policy of zero tolerance for impunity. That means that all proven perpetrators of crimes or human rights violations, regardless of political affiliation or any other consideration, will be brought to justice to answer for their actions. A strong military police unit was instituted to respond to that concern, and it has helped to fast-track prosecutions of troublemakers. Two hundred and fifty members of the FRCI have been arrested and will soon be tried. Given the state of non-rule of law that prevailed in the past, the highest priority of the Minister for Human Rights was to work to train, educate and raise consciousness on this issue in all sectors of society, beginning with the police.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

44. “During that time, the people of Cote d'Ivoire were the victims of the worst kinds of violations of human rights, perpetrated by death squads who kidnapped and summarily executed people on the sole suspicion of being opposed to the regime or for the crime of being from the North. Confiscations and beatings, notably of an army colonel and a former Ivorian soccer star, were the norm. I say this to recall that President Ouattara took power in a country that had lost all respect for human rights. It is therefore all the more commendable that he showed the wisdom to immediately install a Minister for Human Rights to restore that element of society. This situation, however, does not detract from the commitment of the President to restoring genuine rule of law in Cote d'Ivoire as soon as possible.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

45. “Without trying to downplay its observations, my delegation believes that it would be more appropriate to see things in their proper context. As noted by the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire following his two visits to the country, most human rights abuses are less the result of Government actions than of its inability to prevent them due, inter alia, to difficulties with SSR and the restoration of State authority throughout the national territory. We should not forget that it was not long ago that, in the aftermath of the electoral crisis, when President Ouattara and his Government took effective power, they inherited a veritable no man's land in the matter of human rights in cote d'Ivoire. It is important to remember that the 10 years of President Gbagbo's rule were a time of non-rule of law.”

    2012-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6808 (2012) · source

46. “Fortunately, there have been positive developments, and at the request of the FPI a frank and productive exchange took place two weeks ago between an FPI delegation and a Government delegation led by the Prime Minister. It is to be hoped that this will lead the FPI to participate fully in local elections in order to build itself a platform to take part in democratic politics, exercise its right to free speech and make its expected contribution to national reconstruction. In that context, my delegation seconds the report's recommendations to lend Cote d'Ivoire electoral support. The fourth element is human rights. My delegation takes note of the concerns expressed in the report about human rights in Cote d'Ivoire.”

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47. “The third element, as mentioned in the Secretary- General's report, is national reconciliation and political dialogue. The Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission is focused on long-term solutions, and is endowed with the means to broaden its audience and its actors. There is increasing ownership of grass-roots initiatives through inter-community dialogue strongly encouraged by the Commission. I note with pleasure that the Ivorian diaspora here in New York is particularly engaged in this issue. As for the political process, the Council saw for itself the extremism of the former ruling party, the Front populaire ivorien (FPI).”

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48. “After identifying challenges, needed reforms and action plans, proposals were submitted to the steering committee for consideration and validation. They focused on four areas: a national DDR policy, new strategies to implement it, a national SSR policy and a unified vision for reforms. Meanwhile, a national security council will be established to oversee DDR and SSR efforts, under the direct control of the President. In that way, DDR will be implemented by one single body, the DDR authority, attached to the President's office. SSR implementation will be assigned to a special minister charged with pursuing reforms in cooperation with focal points in the various ministries. Each ministry will be responsible for reforms in its areas of focus.”

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49. “This period of intense reflection will lead to significant reforms aimed at maintaining peace, democracy and the safety and security of people and property. Those significant reforms are the result of work specifically focused on security sector reform, defence policies, the reintegration of former combatants and reform of the national police. The SSR working group, in close cooperation with UNOCI, the United Nations Development Programme, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States, identified six pillars of SSR. They are national security, the rule of law and international relations, democratic control, post-crisis reconstruction, economic policy and the social and human dimension.”

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50. “My second point, which is also a source of concern raised in the report, concerns security sector reform (SSR) and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). In my statement of April 26 (see S/PV.6761), I informed the Council about the creation of an SSR working group with a view both to identifying a definitive response to the problem of implementing DDR, and to undertaking serious consideration of security and defence mechanisms, not to mention all the various sectors involved in SSR. In parallel with the efforts of the SSR working group, the Ministers of Defence and of the Interior, in their capacity as pillars of security sector reform, have launched projects within their respective departments. All of these groups have almost completed their work, which they will submit to the SSR scientific committee later this month.”

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