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first: 2016-04-01
most recent: 2020-01-13
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“I would like to thank the outgoing members of the Security Council for their valuable contributions to its efforts to maintain international peace and security, and to assure the States that have just joined this prestigious organ of my delegation’s full cooperation.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“The examples of successful cooperation on conflict resolution in the West African subregion between the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States serve to illustrate the virtues of that approach, although funding remains an urgent outstanding issue. Peace has no price but it does have a cost, and it is important to continue our efforts to find ways to provide predictable and sustainable funding for peace missions. In conclusion, the consideration of the principles and purposes of the Charter from a peacekeeping perspective also raises the nagging question of the reform of the principal organ of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security — the Security Council — in order to make it more legitimate in its composition and more credible and effective in its action.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“To that end, it is important that all parties involved in peace operations have a clear understanding of the practical scope of those principles in order to ensure their effective application. Such an exercise should therefore invite them to reflect in depth on the dialectic underlying peacekeeping since the end of the Cold War — the proper balance between a robust mandate and the non-use of force, between conflict prevention and sovereignty, and between the protection of civilians and impartiality. In view of the significant regional dimensions of most conflicts and the essential role that neighbouring States must play in any peace process, we also believe it is appropriate to place the regional organizations at the heart of peace efforts, in accordance with Article 52(1) of Chapter VIII of the Charter.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“The success of the Organization therefore depends more on its ability to apply Chapter VI, on the peaceful settlement of disputes, than on its ability to apply the more difficult and challenging Chapter VII. That is why Senegal, as a staunch advocate of preventive diplomacy, favours striking a balance between the most essential elements of those two Chapters. Respecting the Charter of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security also requires us to recall the basic principles governing peace operations. The consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defence must therefore continue to be paramount.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“In that spirit, Senegal renews its call for reconciliation between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples and for the realization of the right of the Palestinian people to a viable State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, peacefully coexisting alongside the State of Israel, each within safe and internationally recognized borders. In our view, another equally critical requirement is to ban the use of interference and force as the preferred means of settling disputes. The Security Council should do all it can to prioritize peaceful means for the settlement of disputes in situations that do not constitute a threat to international peace and security. In other words, coercive action is only a means and not an end in itself.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, said: “We must firmly reject populist rhetoric, which manipulates minds, fosters hatred and, ultimately, trivializes racism, xenophobia and violent extremism ... That also means that peace is also diversity, that there can be no superior hub of civilization that would dictate to others how to be and act and that all cultures and civilizations are equal in dignity.” (see A/74/PV.4) The words of the President of Senegal also reflect another principle that is dear to the United Nations and essential to our perpetual quest for peace — the right of peoples to self-determination.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“The current situation in the Middle East amply demonstrates that causal relationship. In that connection, we express our serious concerns about the escalation of violence and the untold suffering of the civilian population and we call on the parties to show greater restraint and to negotiate with a view to reaching a successful outcome to all the conflicts. We cannot stress enough that multilateralism also means respecting others, accepting differences and recognizing the equality of all peoples, as clearly set forth in the Charter of the United Nations. On that subject, when addressing the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth regular session, His Excellency Mr.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“That is why the ongoing quest for peace and security challenges all of us and requires from each and every one of us a high level of awareness of the imperative of respecting the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, the fundamental law of our planet. However, preserving the Charter requires, above all, the promotion of multilateralism, the foundation on which the United Nations was built. We would like to recall that, acting alone, we cannot meet the challenges of today’s world. It is fundamentally the weakening of multilateralism through the proliferation of unilateral actions that encourages repeated violations of the Charter and further undermines the gains made, at the cost of immeasurable efforts and sacrifices, in the area of peace and security since the end of the Second World War.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“The complexity of today’s international environment gives us no choice but to remain faithful to the principles and purposes underpinning the establishment of the United Nations, namely, the sovereign equality of States, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, the peaceful settlement of disputes and refraining from the use or the threat of the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of a State. Moreover, these purposes and principles are the recipe for the peaceful and secure world to which we so much aspire. Their violation creates conditions conducive to the emergence of various threats, such as armed conflicts, aggressive expansionist policies, terrorism and violent extremism, separatism, intercommunal conflicts and transnational organized crime.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“I would also like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for both his very informative statement and for his commendable efforts, which have brought tangible progress in terms of respect for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly in the context of operations for the maintenance of international peace and security. My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (see S/PV.8699 (Resumption 1)) and by the African members of the Security Council (see S/PV.8699).”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“Mr. Barro (Senegal) (spoke in French): I wish to convey to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, His Excellency Mr. Pham Binh Minh, the regrets of Mr. Amadou Ba, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, who was unable to take part in this important debate due to time constraints. Allow me also to reiterate my warm congratulations to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and to all the new members, on their accession to this prestigious Council, and to express our appreciation for the relevance of this debate.”
2020-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption2 (2020) · source
“However, the success of our efforts requires the renewal of our shared commitment to multilateralism, as I have just said, as a key mechanism for maintaining international peace and security. To achieve that, it is essential to foster ongoing dialogue among all stakeholders, in particular the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, as well as contributing and host countries. Senegal remains committed to continuing its efforts, in concert with the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States, to strengthen its contribution to initiatives to improve peacekeeping operations.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“Similarly, our various actions must take the fight against sexual abuse and exploitation fully into account, in accordance with resolution 2272 (2016) and the Secretary-General's policy of zero tolerance in that regard. In addition, given the increasing commitment and quality of French-speaking countries within peace operations and the presence of such operations in such countries, in particular in Africa, my delegation reaffirms the need to promote multilingualism in the context of such missions. As a major troop-contributing country, Senegal has prioritized all such requirements and remains ready to share its unique experience in peacekeeping, particularly through its specialized training centre, established in line with United Nations standards.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“Another fundamental aspect to which we must give attention is training and capacity-building in order to provide peacekeeping operations with well-trained, adequately equipped and troops instructed on the basics of humanitarian law. In addition, it is necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of those troops, who are often called on to operate in very large and volatile security environments with limited resources. We must also continue to prioritize the participation of women in peacekeeping operations even though significant efforts have been made in that regard, in line with resolution 1325 (2000) and the Department of Peace Operations gender strategy.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“In that regard, given the increasingly multidimensional nature of peacekeeping operations, it is important to continue efforts to make the mandates of such operations more focused, clearer, more realistic and more achievable. However, such an admirable ambition necessarily reflects the need to allocate predictable and sustainable funding for each such operation. In that regard, my delegation further calls on the Council members to work, in the spirit of report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see S/2015/446) and resolutions 2320 (2016) and 2378 (2017), to continue consultations on the issue of the financing of African Union peace operations authorized by the United Nations in order to contribute to the effectiveness of the African initiative to silence the guns by 2020.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“While the launching of the Secretary-General's Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative and the subsequent Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations was an important step that is to be welcomed, it must be recognized that there are still many challenges to overcome in the reform of the United Nations peacekeeping system. In the light of the Secretary-General's recent reports, the objectives of that initiative are still far from being achieved. By way of proof, despite improvements seen in political and administrative reforms, the security situation in some countries, such as Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia and the Sudan, remains volatile, in particular owing to the upsurge in asymmetric attacks and intercommunal tensions.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“Mr. Barro (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to express my condolences to the delegation of Burkina Faso following attacks yesterday evening that led to many dead or injured, which we condemn in the strongest terms. I would also like to congratulate the delegation of the Russian Federation on its initiative to organize this timely debate, in that it provides us once again an opportunity to deepen our reflection on the challenges facing the international community within the peacekeeping agenda. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his very enlightening briefing.”
2019-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8612 (2019) · source
“It is therefore important to focus on measures aimed at prosecuting the perpetrators of such abuses. Senegal fully supports that vision, which requires strengthening international initiatives to investigate and prosecute those who violate international humanitarian law and human rights. In conclusion, my delegation believes that the best way to protect civilians is to create an environment that promotes prevention and where special attention is paid to the root causes of conflict and to inclusive and lasting development.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Furthermore, the ability to communicate in the language of the host country certainly helps to make the protection of civilians more effective through the interactions it facilitates with the local population and the trust it builds between the people and peacekeeping personnel. Lastly, since the protection of civilians is closely linked to security-sector reform, it is essential to fully execute disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes for former combatants and support host countries in consolidating their defence and security forces' presence throughout their territory. Accountability in cases of gross and systematic human rights violations ensures the credibility of mechanisms for the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“It is also important to bear in mind the importance of providing missions with appropriate equipment in order to strengthen peacekeepers' operational capabilities and thereby enable them to maintain superiority amid negative forces. Particular emphasis should also be placed on information-sharing through close cooperation with host and neighbouring countries but also, and above all, with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local communities, in order to identify threats and develop appropriate responses. In that regard, I want to point to the findings of the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/446) on the importance of working closely with NGOs and local communities in promoting unarmed strategies for the protection of civilians.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“It is also crucial to ensure that missions have clear and realistic mandates for the protection of civilians, since, as the Secretary-General has said, ensuring the safety of civilians requires clarifying what is expected of peacekeepers and identifying situations that may exceed their capacity to respond. The establishment and strengthening of protection-of-civilian training for personnel awaiting deployment, as well as those already deployed in operations, is another challenge. Senegal has its own model. For example, our intervention reserve infantry battalions in Mopti and Gao, as well as its attack helicopter unit deployed in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, are trained to maintain a permanent proactive posture.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“To be effective and efficient, the protection of civilians must be part of an inclusive approach that promotes better coordination between the Security Council, which defines the protection-of-civilians mandates of peace missions, the Department of Peace Operations and the Department of Operational Support, which are responsible for planning and managing peace operations, and troop-contributing and host countries. As part of that approach, efforts should also be made to engage non-State actors in upholding humanitarian and human rights standards and to incorporate the obligation to protect civilians into peace and ceasefire agreements.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“In addition, peacekeepers are regularly called upon to protect civilians with limited resources and in often very large and changing security environments where new forms of threats are emerging and where it can be difficult to differentiate between civilians and combatants. On the eve of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, on which the Secretary-General will award, for the first time, the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage to Private Chaney Chitete of Malawi, I would like to pay a warm tribute to all those who have fallen in the service of peace. I would particularly like to commend the work and memory of Captain Diagne, who was killed in Rwanda in 1994 after having saved countless human lives.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“While there is no doubt that significant progress has been made in the area, it is clear that, as the latest report of the Secretary-General on this topic (S/2019/373) shows so well, civilians continue to be targets of armed attacks, both by non-State armed groups and by regular armies. The increasing number of civilians killed or wounded - more than 22,800 in 2018 alone - the destruction of civilian infrastructure, the many obstacles to humanitarian convoys, the indiscriminate use of weapons of mass destruction, the use of sexual violence as a tactic ofwar, the recruitment of child soldiers and forced displacement are, among other things, scourges that sufficiently demonstrate the extent of civilian vulnerability in armed conflicts.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“Mr. Barro (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Indonesian presidency of convening this open debate and to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Peter Maurer and Mr. Federico Borello for their very informative briefings this morning. The adoption ofresolution 1265 (1999) reflected the Security Council's clear awareness of the importance of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. That awareness has led, inter alia, to including explicit provisions on the protection of civilians in the mandates of several peace operations, the deployment of protection of civilians advisers in some peace missions and the development of guidelines on the implementation of civilian protection mandates for the United Nations Police.”
2019-05-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8534 (2019) · source
“In addition, taking into account the growing commitment and quality of French-speaking countries in peacekeeping operations, as well as the establishment of such missions in that group of countries, primarily in Africa, my delegation reaffirms the need to promote multilingualism in the context of the missions. In conclusion, as a major troop- and police-contributing country, Senegal welcomes the continued concern among actors, including the Council, in the spirit of triangular dialogue, to make peacekeeping operations more effective and capable of meeting pressing current and future needs and challenges.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“In the same vein, we must consider the use of modern technologies, where necessary. The experiences of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic have shown that the responsible use of such tools has a positive impact. For its part, Senegal remains ready to share its unique experience in the area of peacekeeping, including through South-South and triangular cooperation. It remains convinced that it is also essential to increase the participation of women in peacekeeping operations, in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000).”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“However, that formal document commits the contributing countries only in theory, as it neither guarantees the contingent's ability to cope on the ground nor provides assurance that its members will comply with the United Nations standards of conduct during their stay in the mission. To ensure better quality control of the operational preparedness of contingents, it is essential that the Department of Peace Operations be more involved in the process by agreeing with the contributing countries on the various training programmes, taking into account the specificities of the area concerned and the prerequisites for the unit and by ultimately confirming the suitability of the contingent through a systematic predeployment validation inspection, on the basis of criteria agreed with the Member States.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“However, while the challenge of performance-oriented training remains well understood, the Department of Peace Operations nonetheless loses a key lever for quality control of the troops at its disposal, by leaving the entire training and certification process for contingents to contributing countries. The Department of Peace Operations may be aware of that shortcoming as it now requires, prior to deployment, a written document in which contributing countries certify that all members of the contingent have received adequate training and that none are subject to allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation or ongoing legal proceedings.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“However, an ambitious project is under way to increase their number, which could eventually open them up to friendly contributing countries in our subregion or elsewhere. Lastly, the training modules are managed in a dynamic process, as they are constantly enriched by feedback from returning and readjusted contingents. We take this opportunity to thank the Policy, Evaluation and Training Division of the Department of Peace Operations and all partners who work tirelessly to build capacity through the many training programmes they offer to contributing countries.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“For peace operations, therefore, regardless of the environment or context of engagement, Senegal always has a wide range of eligible units. Those selected to form contingents are trained for at least four months in one of the five tactical training centres located in Senegal, which best reflects the conditions in the deployment mission. The preparation of contingents is completed with modules familiarizing them with the United Nations standards of conduct, cross-cutting issues related to gender, sexual abuse and exploitation, the customs and habits of the host country and so on. Senegal's tactical training centres allow units to be trained for various types of environments. The infrastructure currently available is sufficient for meeting the needs of our military and police units alone.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“As a major contributor country, Senegal has made a paradigm of that priority. I would like to briefly share some of its good practices in that regard. First of all, the training of units in Senegal is aimed at meeting the requirements for permanence, comprehensiveness and adaptation to threats. The methods are regularly evaluated and updated. Indeed, the operational conditioning of units is systematic. At the individual level, it allows for the maintenance and consolidation of the specific capacities of core activities. Collectively, the intrinsic value of the units is assessed annually on the basis of strictly objective criteria, taking into account, among other things, the cohesion of units, their ability to serve, maintain their equipment and build resilience to adversity.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“Today's open debate is in line with our common desire, reaffirmed unequivocally in support ofthe Action for Peacekeeping initiative, to place the performance of peace operations at the centre of our concerns. That very commendable ambition necessarily reflects the need to dedicate to such operations well-trained and well-equipped troops, with sufficient training in the basics of humanitarian law. Today's exercise is all the more timely as Blue Helmets now work in very complex security environments, marked by an unprecedented level of violence, exacerbated by asymmetrical threats, endangering their own lives and those of the people they are mandated to protect. Only with high-quality operational readiness can peacekeepers properly address such vulnerabilities and maintain moral authority over negative forces.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“Mr. Barro (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to congratulate Indonesia on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month and its excellent initiative of convening this open debate, which allows us to discuss the central issue of the training and capacity-building of staff within peace operations. Allow me also to acknowledge the brilliant briefings delivered this morning by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Lieutenant General Elias Rodrigues Martins Filho, Force Commander ofthe United Nations Organization Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mr. Bjorn Holmberg, Director of the Challenges Forum International Secretariat.”
2019-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8521 (2019) · source
“In conclusion, as a major contributor of uniformed personnel, Senegal reaffirms its commitment to the Secretariat in its gender equality policy within peacekeeping operations. I remind members that the success of that policy depends on adopting an inclusive approach that takes into account the situation in Member States.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“To implement that strategy, Senegal signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pan-African Centre for Gender, Peace and Development of the non-governmental organization Femme Africa Solidarite, in particular to address the gender dimension in training, especially in predeployment training. As a result, there has been an increase in the number of women in Senegal's defence and security forces and, consequently, in its contributions to peacekeeping operations, where the number of women doubled between 2018 and 2019, in the spirit of resolution 2242 (2015). The prospects are even more promising with the support of partners, such as the UN-Women all-female selection assistance and assessment team training programme, funded by the United States and Canadian Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations, among others.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“The policy is based on an attractive framework, underpinned by awareness- raising campaigns that highlight the value of women in uniform, to help break down certain sociocultural barriers. The appointment of a female commissioner to helm the national police force in 2013 sent a strong message in that regard. In addition, the 2012-2022 sector strategy on gender, adopted in 2010, aims to reach the goal of 10 per cent of women in the armed forces by creating conditions conducive to the integration, advancement and socio- professional development of women.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“In addition, it would be right to offer incentives, such as reducing the length of deployment of female staff, removing material obstacles to their recruitment and retention and taking their specific needs into account in the establishment of infrastructure and services dedicated to operations. The same applies to the possibility of considering financial incentives for those concerned and the need to combat sexual abuse and exploitation. For its part, Senegal, which has endorsed the Circle of Leadership declaration on the prevention of that scourge, fully endorses the zero-tolerance policy and remains convinced that increasing the number of women in peacekeeping operations leads to better care for victims. The Government of Senegal has put in place a national policy for the integration of women into its defence and security forces.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Such an approach would enable the Organization to continue to support those countries, while setting realistic and achievable objectives for promoting gender equality. Factors related to the low number of women entering national defence and security forces in recent times must be taken into account, including those that do not allow some countries to increase the number of women in their contribution to peacekeeping operations in any quantitative or even qualitative way. In Senegal, for example, the integration of women into the defence and security forces is relatively recent.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Indeed, one of the essential objectives of the Action for Peacekeeping initiative and its subsequent Declaration of Shared Commitments, endorsed by 151 Member States and four international organizations, is to increase the number of women in areas of operations, at both the strategic and operational levels. In that regard, the Secretary-General's uniformed gender parity strategy is undoubtedly another step in the right direction However, its success depends on the full involvement of Member States. We therefore need to promote ongoing dialogue among the Secretariat and troop-contributing countries, whose gender policies have made progress that is - it must be said - rather inconsistent.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“In adopting resolution 1325 (2000) two decades ago, which still serves as our compass on the gender dimension in peacekeeping, the United Nations fully recognized the importance of women's participation in conflict prevention, management and resolution and in peacebuilding. Although some very encouraging progress has been made, the fact remains that the objectives set are far from being achieved. Women's participation in peace operations remains relatively low, accounting for only 5 per cent of military contingents, 8 per cent of formed police units and 28 per cent of civilian components.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Mr. Barro (Senegal) (spoke in French): First of all, Mr. President, allow me to congratulate your country, Germany, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and to welcome today's open debate on the issue of the participation of women in peacekeeping operations. This is a collective undertaking that remains dependent on the mobilization of all actors. I would also like to acknowledge the high-quality briefings delivered earlier by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; Major General Kristin Lund, Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization; and Ms. Lorna Nanjia Merekaje, Secretary General of South Sudan Democratic Engagement Monitoring and Observation Programme.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“As a champion of pan-Africanism and having enshrined in its Constitution its readiness to surrender all or part of its sovereignty in order to achieve African unity, Senegal reaffirms its ongoing commitment to work for international peace and security, particularly in Africa, including by pursuing its high-quality contribution to the peacekeeping operations.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“Senegal remains ready to share its unique experience in peacekeeping, including through South- South and triangular cooperation. It is equally essential for both organizations to make the zero-tolerance policy of sexual abuse and exploitation a high priority. The same is true for the increase in women's participation in peacekeeping operations, in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000). We join in offering our condolences to Tanzania and Malawi, whose Blue Helmets have recently fallen in theatres of operation. I reiterate the strongest condemnation of any attack on United Nations personnel and join in paying tribute to the men and women who, sometimes at the risk of their lives, put themselves at the service of the noble ideals of our Organization.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“The experience of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic has shown that the responsible use of those tools has a positive impact. Given that missions have become multidimensional, cooperation between the United Nations and the AU will need to place greater emphasis on training and capacity-building. In that context, Senegal has set up a dedicated training centre, in accordance with United Nations standards, where contingents undergo predeployment training that takes into account not only feedback but also, and above all, awareness of the issue of sexual abuse and exploitation.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“Beyond regional and subregional organizations, it is necessary to strive to make cooperation with neighbouring States a reality on the ground, while establishing a relationship of trust among missions, States and host populations. More than anywhere else, there is also the issue of adapting missions deployed in Africa to the sociocultural realities and the environment on the ground. In Mali, for example, our troops operate in a sensitive context, with targeted attacks against Blue Helmets, United Nations personnel, the people and civilian infrastructure. That means appropriate equipment and training in order to operate effectively and safely. In the same vein, we must consider, where necessary, the use of modern technologies.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“For its part, whether it be in a regional or subregional context, Senegal will continue to work, together with actors such as the United Nations, the Economic Community of West African States and the African Union, to make prevention and mediation priorities in seeking and maintaining peace in Africa. In the context of that preventive approach, which calls for deep reflection on the crises in Africa, President Macky Sall, among other initiatives, established the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, the fifth ofwhich was held on 5 and 6 November. If the expected outcomes of the peacekeeping operations deployed in Africa are to be achieved, those missions must be based on a well-defined political strategy, with focused, clear, realistic and achievable mandates, while taking into account the peacebuilding dimension.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“My delegation also welcomes the attention given by the Peacebuilding Commission and the Economic and Social Council to the situation in the Sahel, not only in terms of the challenges ahead but also in terms of the opportunities in the region, which deserves the full support of the international community. I also welcome the continued focus of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, in particular the strengthening of the African Union's peacekeeping capacities. Moreover, given the increasing commitment and involvement of French-speaking countries in peacekeeping operations, as well as the deployment of peacekeeping missions in those countries, mainly in Africa, my delegation reaffirms the importance of promoting multilingualism in the context of those missions.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“The Action for Peacekeeping initiative and the subsequent Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, which has been endorsed by 151 Member States, including Senegal, and four regional organizations, are a renewed opportunity to make prevention and mediation a top priority in Africa. In the spirit of the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/446) and resolutions 2320 (2016) and 2378 (2017), we call on the two organizations, including the United Nations-AU Joint Task Force on Peace and Security, to continue consultations on the issue of predictable and sustainable support for African Union peace operations in order to help make the African Union initiative to silence weapons by 2020 a reality.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“This debate is therefore timely in that it offers the opportunity to evaluate efforts to support Africa in its resolute determination to take control of its destiny, including with regard to peace and security, without which the sustainable development that we all seek to achieve through the Sustainable Development Goals would be futile. While we welcome the expressed will ofthe African Union to fully assume its role as a key player in seeking political solutions to disputes in Africa, including through the AU Peace Fund, which was launched three days ago at the eleventh extraordinary summit of the organization, my delegation commends the tangible progress made in the context of the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source