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Bante

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2014-09-08
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2014-10-23
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  1. “This question should normally be discussed within the framework of the Conference of States Parties and exclusively among States parties. We hope that in the long run the States Parties will consider amending articles 13 (b) and 16 of the Statute in order to enable the Court to carry out its judicial mandate in complete independence and free of any political influence. Chad associates itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the Group of 77.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source

  2. “Chad, which is a party to the Rome Statute, believes that combating impunity helps to protect innocent civilian populations during armed conflicts, most of which, and many of them very violent, take place today in Africa. The work of the ICC can unquestionably help to limit the loss of human lives and environmentcourage the parties to such conflicts to abide by the principles and rules of human rights and international humanitarian law. That is why States' cooperation with the ICC remains essential. However, as we have said, we must not lose sight of security considerations when it comes to deferring the investigation of certain high political officials by the Court. In that regard, we have urged that the views of regional organizations be taken into account and a dialogue be initiated with them on the issue.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source

  3. “We believe it should have greater independence if that would enable it to bring more justice, fairness and transparency to the job. We also believe that the procedure instituted through resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida should be expanded to the other Sanctions Committees and that supplementary steps should be taken to enable States and their tribunals whose citizens are targeted by the sanctions to be adequately informed about the various processes. We have previously explained our country's position on the issue of the Security Council's referrals to institutions and the situation regarding its cooperation with the ICC.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source

  4. “I should take this opportunity to congratulate you and the members of the Working Group, Madam President, for those achievements. However, they have not solved every problem, for we continue to hear the voices of those who condemn the lack of transparency and respect for due process in the application of sanctions on persons and organizations suspected of committing international crimes, including acts of terrorism. Those reproaches, largely well founded, speak to the need for a review of the procedures, while taking into account the basic rights of those targeted by the sanctions. In that regard, the Office of the Ombudsperson, which has been acknowledged today as representing a step forward in this area, deserves to be strengthened and would benefit from more support and resources.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source

  5. “The criteria for listing and delisting, which were criticized for their lack of precision and fairness, have also been improved as a result of recommendations made to the Council at the 2005 World Summit of Heads and State and Government. The Council's creation of the Office of the Ombudsperson of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, charged with delisting issues, has promoted communication and transparency as well as the adoption of new procedures for introducing the necessary corrections. Since 2013, the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, which is currently chaired by Argentina, has also initiated several efforts aimed at improving the Council's work that required the consensus of the members as a whole.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source

  6. “Mr. Bante (Chad) (spoke in French): I thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to organize this debate. I would also like to thank Ms. Prost, the Ombudsperson, and Ms. Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for their briefings. Like every organization, the Security Council has its own procedures and methods of work, which are frequently reviewed with a view to adapting them and also to take into account sanctions and the demands of transparency and fairness. Thus, the principle of targeted sanctions established in resolution 917 (1994), on Haiti, has enabled their impact to be limited to those targets and therefore made them more acceptable to the international community.”

    2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285 (2014) · source

  7. “Chad remains ready to share its experience, in particular at the regional and subregional levels, to strengthen the protection of children in armed conflicts.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  8. “In that way, it could further participate in the process of protecting children, given the new situations arising throughout the world, which require appropriate or urgent solutions. In conclusion, we would again like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, as well as the UNICEF Office and our bilateral partners for their multiform support, which has enabled Chad to fulfil its action plan in less than two years and to ensure that it is no longer listed in the annexes of the report of the Secretary- General covering the period from January to December 2013. We wish to underscore that the political will of the country's authorities has played a fundamental role in that process.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  9. “The Children, Not Soldiers campaign, which was launched in March, is aimed at putting an end to and preventing the recruitment and use of children in the national security forces of those countries by 2016. The campaign's objectives were approved this year in resolution 2143 (2014) and require the continued support ofthe Security Council and the commitment of the international community. The important role being played by the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, the Security Council's technical body, should be emphasized. We believe that the Group can continue to work with the different actors active in the field, as has taken place under the chairmanship of Ambassador Sylvie Lucas.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  10. “Other measures could also be considered, including the strengthening by States of their criminal legislation to ensure that no grave violations are committed against children and to guarantee that individuals who have been recognized as guilty of such acts are punished. New measures and strategies to protect schools, teachers and hospitals, which have recently been the primary target of certain armed groups, are worthy of special attention. Broad adherence by States to the international Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol could yield improvements in this situation. With respect to schools targeted by attacks based on cultural and identity grounds, new measures and strategies within the framework of the United Nations protection strategy need to be initiated and implemented.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  11. “The report of the Secretary-General contains a number of recommendations for the strengthening of the protection of children. We support those recommendations and encourage the Secretary- General to continue his efforts, together with all players working for the protection of children, including the United Nations agencies and regional and subregional organizations. We support the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflicts and the Secretary-General for his initiatives to encourage dialogue with armed groups and we urge him to continue to work closely with regional and subregional organizations in those fields. To substantially improve the situation of children, we believe that special focus should be placed on a cohesive policy for preventing those types of violations.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  12. “We note that progress was achieved in 2013 by a number of parties to conflict. While insufficient, that progress should be welcomed, especially when it concerns armed groups, which have a greater tendency to commit crimes against children. In that regard, we pay tribute to the active involvement of the United Nations, including that of the Secretary-General, with the support of the Security Council, through various decisions and initiatives. We would also like to commend the efforts undertaken by the various actors within the framework of the monitoring and reporting mechanism and we encourage them and assure them of our continued support. We should not lose sight of the fact that impunity is one of the main causes of the increase in violence against children.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  13. “In a number of countries, children are the targets of serious abuse, including sexual violence, whose perpetrators very often remain unpunished, despite the legal provisions of countries and international humanitarian law. Cases of hospitals and schools being bombed or used for military purposes are frequent in the majority of countries covered by the report. Furthermore, schools are increasingly among the primary targets of a number of armed groups, as is the case in Mali, Yemen, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Thailand. The intensification of conflicts and emergence of new conflicts in a number of places explains the increase in the number of abuses against children. All of that requires that new measures be taken and that consideration be given to the United Nations approaches and strategies to adapt them to the new contexts.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  14. “Indeed, the report gives an overview of the trends and new developments, in particular the explosion in the number of killings of children and physical attacks against them in several countries, in particular Afghanistan and Iraq, and serious and systemic attacks against them, such as in Syria, Gaza or Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2013, the recruitment of children by the parties to the conflict in Central African Republic became a common occurrence, and they are being used on a large scale and serious violations are being committed against them in South Sudan. The recent kidnappings of children in Nigeria are a new source of concern. In this brief period, we have noted over 4,000 new cases of the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict in the countries under review.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source

  15. “Mr. Bante (Chad) (spoke in French): Allow me to thank you, Madam President, and to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the representative of Luxembourg. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, the Executive Director of UNICEF and the Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation of UNESCO for their statements. I take this opportunity to commend the efforts by the Security Council and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict and thank the Secretary- General and his Special Envoy for their ongoing work to protect children. We note with concern that armed conflicts continue to exacerbate the situation of children, which, as stated in the Secretary-General's report for 2013 (S/2014/339), has become more alarming.”

    2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source