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2010-09-16
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2014-08-21
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  1. “Finally, we believe that today's open debate builds upon the series of previous meetings that have taken place on this important topic and contributes to enhancing the role of the Security Council in the area of conflict prevention. In the light of changing conflict dynamics, we believe that is not a matter of choice but one of necessity.”

    2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source

  2. “As clearly indicated in the concept note (S/2014/572, annex), that has indeed been a challenge for the Council, which makes obvious the need for Council to reflect on and draw valuable lessons from its past experiences with a view to improving its performance in the future. Moreover, the Council needs to have closer coordination and complementarity of efforts with regional organizations and mechanisms in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Since regional organizations and mechanisms are closer to potential crisis and conflict situations, they could be instrumental in providing an early and effective response.”

    2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source

  3. “Accordingly, the Security Council should be much more proactive in the area of conflict prevention through the utilization of all the preventive diplomacy tools at its disposal. That includes, inter alia, the timely and effective utilization of early warning signals to provide a rapid response to crises and conflict situations. In that regard, ensuring synergy and complementarity among the different prevention and early-warning mechanisms within the United Nations system is critical to providing the Council with thorough analysis of conflict trends in a coherent manner. In order to enhance its role in the area of conflict prevention, the Council should act with flexibility in providing an early and effective response based on early warning signals in potential crisis and conflict situations.”

    2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source

  4. “Obviously, a failure to act early enough to respond to conflict situations not only costs the lives of innocent civilians and results in forced displacement of people but also wreaks enormous havoc and destruction. That is clearly demonstrated in, for example, the recent conflicts in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, to name just two. Over and above that, however, conflict management and resolution has been a very expensive undertaking, consuming an enormous amount of time, energy and resources. As has been repeatedly mentioned, prevention is not only better than cure, but it is also less expensive and averts suffering and destruction. In the light of that fact, it is critical that more attention be given to the anticipation and prevention of conflicts.”

    2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source

  5. “At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the United Kingdom for organizing today's open debate on conflict prevention. I also join those who spoke before me in thanking the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their comprehensive briefings on today's important topic. In line with its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Security Council has the mandate to anticipate and prevent conflicts pursuant to Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations. However, much of the Council's efforts over the past decades have been reactive - addressing crisis situations after they escalate into full-blown conflicts.”

    2014-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7247 (2014) · source

  6. “In conclusion, my delegation reiterates that the Council should work to re-hat AMISOM. to United Nations peacekeeping operations.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  7. “The Council is fully aware of Eritrea's support for extremist groups such as Al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam, which continue to enjoy substantial Eritrean military and logistical backing. There is explicit evidence of Eritrea's continued involvement in the transfer of weapons to Somalia. Eritrea has yet to be deterred from violating the Council's resolutions in its ongoing support for terrorists and efforts to destabilize countries in the region. Ethiopia considers that any investigation of human rights violations in Somalia should be undertaken within the mandate of the Human Rights Council, and particularly by the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia. We believe that the efforts at the United Nations level to fight impunity within the Djibouti peace process should be Somali- owned.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  8. “Somalia continues to be the most dangerous threat to regional and international security, due to the failure of the international community to take timely action when Al-Shabaab succeeded in galvanizing the support of its partners. Ethiopia condemns the terrorist attacks on civilians in Kampala and Mogadishu by Al-Shabaab and its supporters. We would like to emphasize that the Security Council must not abandon Somalis to international terrorism. Al-Shabaab and its allies, who are closely linked to Al-Qaida, must be defeated. The United Nations and the regional organizations and countries involved should move forward in the struggle against the international terrorist networks.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  9. “It is important to ensure that the training of security forces is conducted in a more organized and coherent way, restructuring the TFG's security institutions by making them more effective and manageable, with proper command-and-control structures. My delegation, while recognizing the constructive consultations between the TFG and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, encourages the leadership of the TFG to show the necessary determination to resolve to work together. It is necessary to acknowledge that the TFG has consistently made it clear that it is prepared to talk to any and all groups that reject extremism and violence. The United Nations should work to maintain unity within the TF G.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  10. “Ethiopia believes that the transitional federal institutions should work to strengthen internal cohesion while avoiding the tensions to which the country has been prone in the past, obstructing the implementation of the Transitional Federal Charter. We believe that the political leaders should resolve disputes among themselves and take tangible steps towards the fulfilment of their commitments through genuine consultation and dialogue. We applaud the commendable and tangible results achieved thus far, one of which has been the broadening of the peace process in order to bring on board others who are prepared to work for peace and stability in Somalia.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  11. “Ethiopia calls for concrete action by the Security Council aimed at stabilizing Somalia permanently by helping the TFG and AMISOM. to bring normalcy to that war-ravaged nation. The international community must continue to assist the TFG, the only legitimate body that can bring sustainable peace, which must be encouraged to show itself able to work credibly with its partners and to deliver results. No one can pretend that deploying military forces in isolation can resolve Somalia's problems. IGAD, Somalia's neighbouring States, the African Union and the TFG have all been working to move the political process forward.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  12. “IGAD underlines once again the critical need to provide the financial and logistical support to enable the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to reach its authorized level of 8,100 troops. The African Union Assembly, demonstrating its commitment to peace in Somalia, endorsed the decisions of the IGAD heads of State and Government in July, including the decision to deploy an additional 2,000 peacekeepers to AMISOM. immediately. My delegation would like to stress the need for concerted effort on the part of the international community to assist the African Union in increasing its forces to the level necessary to enable AMISOM. to carry out its mandated peacekeeping activities. Nevertheless, the ultimate solution is to transform AMISOM. into a United Nations peacekeeping force.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source

  13. “I would like to express my delegation's gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his comprehensive report on Somalia (S/2010/447), and my deep appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mahiga, for his efforts to engage with the main actors in the peace process. I would also like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya for his detailed briefing on developments in Somalia and on the concrete efforts of the subregional organizations, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union, in stabilizing that country. Ethiopia has been doing whatever is necessary to ensure the success of the peace process in Somalia. Our regional organization, IGAD, supports the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its endeavours to ensure peace and stability in Somalia.”

    2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source