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Bishop/Mr. Quinlan

lines on the record: 35
first: 2013-09-27
most recent: 2014-11-21
sittings or episodes: 2
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“I want to thank David Nabarro in particular for being able to stay with us for so long today, given the enormous pressures on what he is doing. Also, thanks go to Anthony Banbury and his entire team for staying with us by video teleconference at such a very late hour There are no more names inscribed on the list of in Accra, particularly since he has, like many who are speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded there. such long days. I also again thank our earlier the present stage of its consideration of the item on its briefer, Thomas Mauget, and all of his co-workers on agenda. the front line. The meeting rose at 6.40 p.m. Finally, I would like to thank our interpreters for giving the Council this extra bit of time. I am sure that the Fifth Committee will look at that.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“Before concluding, I would just like to repeat Foreign Minister Bishop's apologies to our colleagues from the affected countries that it was not possible to establish for technical reasons the video teleconferecing from capitals that we had hoped. The Council should be able to do better, and so the presidency will discuss with the appropriate members of the Secretariat how we can fix that problem - if that can be done - so that we are not constrained by that technical deficiency again. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. This has obviously been a very necessary meeting. I think I would quote only Ambassador Marjon Kamara's thanks that the Council has "maintained its focus" on this threat. Her own contribution is essential to allowing and helping us to do that, as is that of our briefers.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“I know that I speak on behalf of all of us when I say we share the determination of the representative of Sierra Leone. I know we all thank him for giving us those particular and very powerful images to take away after this debate. I now give the floor to the Deputy Permanent Representative of Mali.”
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“I thank Ambassador Kamara on behalf of outgoing members for those very generous thoughts, and I am sure that we will all be continuing to work very closely. I now give the floor to the representative of Sierra Leone.”
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“I should mention that Foreign Minister Bishop apologizes for her need to depart before the end of our meeting, but she has a flight to Australia very shortly.”
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“I would like to acknowledge Ambassador Power's personal commitment to this challenge, including through her recent visit to West Africa.”
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“Let me conclude by paying tribute to the heroism of the front-line health-care workers who are working to save lives and reduce suffering at great personal risk. Over 300 of them have died from the disease. Nearly 600 have been infected. We know how to beat Ebola. We owe it to the victims of this terrible disease and to all of our citizens to provide our full and unwavering support to overcome this threat. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to the other members of the Security Council.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“Australia will provide $20 million to fund and staff 100 beds for Ebola treatment as part of the United Kingdom-led efforts in Sierra Leone, and it will provide $2 million to fund technical personnel for non-front-line roles in logistics, training and water and sanitation. We have heeded Mr. Nabarro's call for quick and flexible financial resources, providing an early contribution of $10 million to the United Nations Trust Fund, in addition to $8 million already provided to other front- line services. And we are providing $2 million to help our own immediate region - Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Pacific island countries - to increase their preventative capacity. That brings Australia's total commitment to date on Ebola to $42 million, and we will of course continue to assess where we can best contribute.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“We cannot focus only on Ebola, while a pregnant woman is left to die in childbirth and while preventable diseases go untreated. And we must also support early-recovery efforts. Jobs and livelihoods will be crucial to getting families back on their feet and to underwriting social stability. Those efforts require a comprehensive response that involves all parts of society - Government, the private sector and local communities, as well as non-government organizations and the international community. Thirdly, Australia is committed to doing its part in the international response.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“It is crucial that countries of the region enhance their preparedness and vigilance to lower the risk. More broadly, appropriate screening measures can play an important role in stopping the spread of the outbreak. Secondly, the response must adapt to the evolving nature of the outbreak. Overall progress has been offset by spikes in new cases, particularly in remote areas out of reach of the response thus far. Our response must be able to shift geographic focus to areas of need and to rapidly respond to new outbreaks. Sufficient numbers of medical personnel need to be deployed on a sustainable basis. And we need clear, timely information from UNMEER on where the current gaps are and how they can be rapidly filled. We must also deal with the secondary impacts of the crisis, including the breakdown of national health- care systems.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“I will make three brief points. First, complacency is our worst enemy. The epidemiological curve has started to bend. We are making progress towards the initial 70 per cent targets for isolation, treatment and safe burial by 1 December. We are starting to see important behavioural changes that can help contain the spread. But we are not there yet. The gains to date could easily be reversed. The spread of Ebola may have slowed in some areas - down to as low as 80 new cases reported in Liberia last week, from a peak of over 450 per week - but the virus is still spreading and is proving elusive. We have also seen the risk of further countries being affected, with Ebola cases now reported in Mali. The examples from Senegal and Nigeria show that Ebola can be beaten.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“They are exposed to Ebola at higher rates than men. They care for infected loved ones. They make up the majority of front-line health-care workers. We must ensure their needs are prioritized in the response. The Council was warned in October that the spread of the virus was badly outpacing the response, and that the consequences of failure would be catastrophic (see S/PV.7279). The briefings we heard today confirm that we have started to pull together in this critical race to catch up and stop Ebola. At the Brisbane Group of 20 Summit last week, leaders underlined their commitment to ensure the international effort extinguishes the outbreak. The response being mobilized under the leadership of the affected countries and the coordination of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has begun to yield results.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“This outbreak has serious humanitarian, economic and social consequences - rising food prices, closed schools, lost livelihoods - and it threatens political stability. The Council has rightly determined that the Ebola crisis is a threat to international peace and security. The human impact of the virus is one of its cruellest features, denying our most basic instincts: for a mother to comfort a sick child, for a family to take in a sick relative or for a person to receive a traditional, dignified burial. These are terrible reminders of the human tragedy of Ebola, beyond the horrific death toll, which has climbed to nearly 5,500 people. The current outbreak has infected over 15,000 and left an estimated 3,300 children orphaned. Women are being disproportionately affected, as is so often the case.”
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“While recognizing the important role that appropriate screening measures can play in stopping the spread of the outbreak, the Security Council expresses its continued concern about the detrimental effect of the isolation of the affected countries as a result of trade and travel restrictions imposed on and to the affected countries, as well as acts of discrimination against the nationals of Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone, including Ebola survivors and their families or those infected with the disease." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2014/24. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented in its scale, its reach and its impact, and it is much more than a health crisis.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“The Security Council calls on Member States, especially in the region, to facilitate immediately the delivery of such assistance to the most affected countries. "The Security Council emphasizes that the dynamic needs on the ground in the most affected countries require that the international community's response remain flexible, in order to adapt to changing requirements and rapidly respond to new outbreaks. "The Security Council strongly urges Member States, as well as airlines and shipping companies, while applying appropriate public health protocols, to maintain trade and transport links with the most affected countries to enable the timely utilization of all efforts aimed at containing the Ebola outbreak within and across borders of the region.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“In this regard, the Security Council commends those Member States, which, in concert with other actors on the ground, have opened Ebola Treatment Units and provided other crucial support in the affected countries. The Security Council urges all Member States, bilateral partners and multilateral organizations, to expedite the provision of resources and financial assistance, as well as mobile laboratories; field hospitals to provide non-Ebola related medical care; dedicated and trained clinical personnel and services in Ebola Treatment Units and isolation units; therapies, vaccines and diagnostics to treat patients and limit or prevent further Ebola infection or transmission; and personal protective equipment for firstline responders.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“"The Security Council underscores the critical importance of putting in place essential arrangements, including medical evacuation capacities and treatment and transport provisions, to facilitate the immediate, unhindered and sustainable deployment of health and humanitarian relief workers to the affected countries. The Security Council welcomes the steps announced by Member States and regional organizations to provide medical evacuation capacities for health and humanitarian relief workers, as well as other treatment options in situ. "The Security Council notes the considerable efforts of the international community to scale-up its coordinated response to the Ebola outbreak and the important progress on the ground as a result of these contributions.”
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“"The Security Council lauds the critical, heroic and selfless efforts of the first-line responders to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including national health and humanitarian relief workers, educators, and burial team members, as well as international health and humanitarian relief workers contributed by the Member States of diverse regions and non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations. The Security Council expresses its condolences to the families of the victims of the Ebola outbreak, including national and international first-line responders. The Security Council urges all Member States, non-governmental, intergovernmental and regional organizations to continue to respond to the outstanding need for medical personnel, as well as related critical gap areas such as personnel with expertise in sanitation and hygiene.”
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“The Security Council recalls the International Health Regulations (2005), which aim to improve the capacity of all countries to detect, assess, notify and respond to all public health threats. "The Security Council welcomes the efforts undertaken by UNMEER to provide overall leadership and direction to the operational work of the United Nations System, as mandated by the United Nations General Assembly. The Security Council underscores the need for relevant United Nations System entities, including the United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions in West Africa, in close collaboration with UNMEER and within their existing mandates and capacities, to provide immediate assistance to the governments of the most affected countries.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“In this regard, the Security Council requests that the Secretary-General accelerate efforts to scale-up UNMEER's presence and activities at the district and prefecture level outside of the capital cities. "The Security Council expresses its concern about the recent reported Ebola infections in Mali. The Security Council recognizes the important steps taken by the government of Mali, including by appointing an Ebola Incident Coordinator to lead a whole-of-government response. The Security Council affirms the importance of preparedness by all Member States to detect, prevent, respond to, isolate and mitigate suspected cases of Ebola within and across borders and of bolstering the preparedness of all countries in the region.”
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“"The Security Council stresses the importance for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) to continue to strengthen coordination with the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and all national, regional and international actors, including bilateral partners and multilateral organizations, including the Mano River Union, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, European Union, World Bank Group and the United Nations System, in order to more readily identify gaps in the response effort and to utilize all Ebola response assistance more fully and efficiently, particularly at the local level.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“The Security Council expresses its appreciation for the crucial contributions and commitments made by the Member States of the region, to continue to lead the ground-level response against the Ebola outbreak, as well as to address the wider political, security, socioeconomic and humanitarian impact, including on food security, of the Ebola outbreak on communities and the need to plan for the longer term recovery in the region, including with the support of the Peacebuilding Commission. The Security Council underscores the continued need for robust contact tracing, social mobilization and community-level engagement efforts, especially outside of major urban areas in the most affected countries.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“I thank Mr. Mauget for his briefing and acknowledge in particular his outstanding frontline service with the French Red Cross in Guinea. I should also acknowledge that Mr. Banbury and his staff have been working long days in combating Ebola. I think it is around midnight in Ghana, so we deeply appreciate his participation. After consultations among Council members, I have been authorized to make the following statement on their behalf: "The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the unprecedented extent of the Ebola outbreak in Africa, which constitutes a threat to international peace and security, and the impact of the Ebola virus on West Africa, in particular Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.”
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“The presidency also acknowledges the specific requests of some countries to participate via video- teleconferencing and regrets that that was not possible for technical reasons. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Anthony Banbury, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response; Mr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Ebola; and Mr. Thomas Mauget, Head of the French Red Cross in Guinea. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Nabarro.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“I would like to warmly welcome Special Envoy Nabarro, Special Representative Banbury and Mr. Mauget, as well as the representatives of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Mali. Today's meeting continues the very close engagement of the Security Council on the Ebola outbreak, which the Council has declared to be a threat to international peace and security. Ebola was last discussed in the Council on 14 October (see S/PV.7279). The briefings today will provide us with a crucial opportunity to discuss the evolving nature of the crisis, the challenges faced by Ebola-affected countries on the ground and the mobilization of the response. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone to participate in this meeting.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. Again, I especially thank Foreign Minister Al-Qirbi, Secretary General Al Zayani, Special Adviser Benomar and all other high- level participants for their participation this afternoon. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.20pm.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“The Council's engagement in Yemen has already demonstrated the value it can bring through preventive diplomacy measures. It is essential that success be translated into continued support for a democratic, stable and prosperous Yemen. I now resume my function as President of the Council. I will now give the floor to members ofthe Security Council.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“Regional support is also essential for Yemen's successful political transition. The Gulf Cooperation Council has played an important leadership role in brokering Yemen's political transition agreement. Long-term constructive engagement by Gulf Cooperation Council member States will remain crucial. The Friends of Yemen group plays a valuable role in fostering international coordination and information-sharing to support the Yemeni-led process of political transition and national development. It is crucial that the Security Council continues to engage actively and constructively to support the Yemeni-led political transition. We stand by the Council's readiness to consider further measures, possibly including sanctions, against those who seek to interfere in the transition process.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“Such attacks underline the importance of firm resolve by Yemenis to see through a successful transition. As chair of the Council's Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, Australia will continue to work with others, including Yemen, to address the terrorist threat. A unified and integrated armed force is also important to Yemen's future security. Yemen's political insecurity challenges are compounded by a dire humanitarian situation. Over 13 million people are without access to safe water and sanitation, more than 6 million are without access to health care, and more than 300,000 are internally displaced. An estimated 3 million children are malnourished. Yemen's regional partners have an important role in helping Yemen to address the considerable political, economic and humanitarian challenges it faces.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“Any slippage in the political transition timetable must be minimized and managed effectively to avoid disengagement by any party from the transition process. There remain spoilers, both inside and outside Yemen, who wish to undermine the political process and derail Yemen's political transition. Their actions risk Yemen's stability and security and that of the region. It is vital that no further actions be taken to undermine the Government of National Unity or the transition. Yemen's security risks must not be underestimated. Sectarian and tribal clashes and the activities of terrorists, including kidnapping for ransom, continue to destabilize and undermine the security of Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula. We deplore the cowardly attacks this past week that took the lives of more than 40 members of Yemen's armed forces.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“It is important that the current spirit of inclusiveness and participation continue as a foundation for Yemen's democratic future. We do not underestimate the challenge of identifying a new basis for national governance in the face of serious security, economic and humanitarian challenges. Continued participation in the National Dialogue by southerners who are able to speak with authority and are prepared to contribute constructively to the transition process is essential to the shaping of the nation. Outreach to and engagement with all Yemenis will be vital to ensure broad support for that future Yemen. While significant progress has been made in the National Dialogue, we note the delay to its conclusion.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“I thank Mr. Al-Qirbi for his statement. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Foreign Minister of Australia. I thank Foreign Minister Al-Qirbi and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Al Zayani for their briefings. Both are making important contributions to Yemen's political future. I also acknowledge the contribution of United Nations Special Advisor Benomar and thank him for his briefing today. This meeting takes place at a crucial moment in Yemen's history. Yemen has embarked on a peaceful political transition process and must be commended for doing so. Under Interim President Hadi Mansour's leadership, Yemen has made progress with political dialogue and has undertaken important reforms in the security sector.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“I thank Mr. Al-Zayani for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Abubaker Al-Qirbi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen.”
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“Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. 1 now give the floor to Mr. Jamal Benomar.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source
“I warmly welcome the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Ministers and other representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence affirms the importance of the subject matter to be addressed. Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Yemen to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Abubaker A. Al-Qirbi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedures, I invite Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Yemen, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedures, I invite Mr.”
2013-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7037 (2013) · source