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2010-09-23
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  1. “International judicial arbitration is also a possibility, if the parties are willing to submit to it and to abide by its rulings, as was the case with Nigeria and Cameroon in the Bakassi case. In conclusion, in spite of all the options we could contemplate to detect potential conflicts, any success risks being limited if particular focus is not put on the need to attack the underlying causes of conflict. Governments must, in developing their own national preventive mechanisms, have the courage to maintain an ongoing dialogue with all national stakeholders and to respect the rules of good governance. The peace, cohesion and stability of States also depend on that dialogue and respect.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  2. “Such initiatives represent a possible future solution that is more certain and less costly than peacekeeping operations of the past. We welcome the fact that economic and financial institutions are now grasping the connection between peace and development. It is important to strengthen partnerships with those institutions, so that they participate in a more significant way in diplomatic efforts in conflict prevention. The publication of a document by the World Bank on this issue is eloquent proof of the interest our development partners take in questions of peace and security. To produce the desired results, our efforts at preventive diplomacy will require of the parties to a dispute a manifest will and a genuine commitment to a political solution to the dispute.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  3. “In Central Africa we have put in place not only channels of cooperation through confidence-building measures, but also a subregional mechanism for the detection of preliminary signs of conflict, which we call the Central African Early Warning Mechanism, the headquarters of which is in my country. We will ensure that that tool establishes a true partnership with the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, mostly by supporting capacity-building in conflict prevention for countries of the subregion. The performance of our systems of preventive diplomacy must be based on enhanced human 11-50916 resources. Preventive diplomacy initiatives must also enjoy predictable financing if we are to maximize our chances for success.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  4. “In that regard, regional organizations should be assisted in building up their early-warning systems. Such systems are important tools for conflict prevention, if only because early detection means prompt action, as was the case in the crises in Kenya and Madagascar. To a large extent, the success of conflict prevention will also depend on making use of all the advantages that it offers and taking into consideration the specificities of each conflict situation. We remain convinced that investing in conflict prevention - such as mediation, analysis and assessment of conflict risk- will make a significant contribution to preventing disputes from becoming armed confrontations. The work of the Peacebuilding Commission in countries emerging from conflict also plays a role.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  5. “In fact, a good understanding of conditions on the ground where regional arrangements operate is an indispensable asset for the success of actions conducted in the framework of preventive diplomacy. We also believe that the United Nations and regional organizations could widely exploit traditional mechanisms for conflict prevention. We would also benefit from greater involvement of civil society and especially women's organizations in the prevention and resolution of disputes. With respect to support for regional preventative mechanisms, we urge that the United Nations, particularly through its Office to the African Union, contribute to strengthening the African architecture for the maintenance of peace, where preventative mechanisms should have pride of place.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  6. “From that perspective, we had to strengthen and develop strategic partnerships, to ensure the development of prevention mechanisms and allocation of resources to preventive diplomacy. However, we must do even more. Our collective security requires a greater mobilization of our common efforts. In that regard it is more necessary than ever to bolster already existing partnerships in the area of conflict prevention. It seems encouraging to us that the United Nations has considered this imperative in recent decades. Here we welcome the increasingly frequent dispatch of mediators, emissaries and joint United Nations-African 11-50916 Union peace missions, as was the case for the Sudan. That type of partnership, as called for under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, merits further development.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  7. “Faced with that situation, the United Nations has, since publication in 1992 of the Agenda for Peace by former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, very specifically defined its role and responsibilities in the settlement of conflict situations. That role involves both peacekeeping operations and preventive diplomacy. At the 2005 world summit, we solemnly renewed our commitment to promote a culture of preventing armed conflict, on order to effectively take on the interdependent challenges of security and development. For that, we deemed it necessary to strengthen United Nations capacities in the prevention of armed conflict. For its part, the Security Council, under the terms of resolution 1625 (2005), emphasized the need to adopt a comprehensive strategy on prevention of armed conflict that would take into account their root causes.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  8. “In a world that remains prey to conflict, preventive diplomacy is a crucial issue that inspires hope and that my country considers highly important. I therefore wish, Mr. President, to commend the positive initiative taken by your country, Lebanon, in organizing this debate. I welcome the participation of a number of eminent persons in the debate. I thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his report (S/2011/552) and his informative contribution. In the past two decades, the world has seen a resurgence of armed conflict, which we thought had disappeared at the end of the cold war. Those conflicts, largely intra-ethnic and sometimes both ethnic and religious in origin, caused thousands of deaths and internally displaced persons. They also caused significant material damage to the economic fabric and jeopardized hope for development.”

    2011-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6621 (2011) · source

  9. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.50 p.m. 21”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  10. “I thank the Deputy President of South Africa for his statement. (spoke in French) I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Alain Juppe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  11. “I thank President Goodluck Jonathan for his statement. I would now like to invite His Excellency Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy President of South Africa, to take the floor.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  12. “I thank Mr. Sidibe for his briefing. I now give the floor to the members of the Security Council. (spoke in English) I would now like to invite His Excellency Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to take the floor.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  13. “In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America. The President (spoke in French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1983 (2011). I now invite the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to take the floor.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  14. “Finally, we must also strengthen programmes to combat HIV/AIDS in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions, and continue to ensure the effectiveness of zero tolerance measures. We hope that the draft resolution to be adopted shortly will reflect the Council's commitment to making a complementary and decisive contribution to global efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. The human security of present and future generations will depend on our collective ability permanently to remove the threat inherent in the pandemic. I shall now resume my functions as President of the Council. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  15. “I take this opportunity to invite the international financial institutions, in cooperation with States, to mobilize further resources to build the capacities of national health systems in order to ensure 11-36541 that persons who are infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS enjoy adequate care and assistance. On the ground, we must raise awareness of the parties to conflict regarding conduct towards civilian populations in armed conflicts that may exacerbate the spread of HIV/AIDS. It is also important to ensure the operationality of the HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment component in security sector reform activities and in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration mechanisms at the post-conflict stage.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  16. “In the light of the compounding factors that I have enumerated, I invite the Council to continue to consider the issue of the impact of HIV/AIDS on international peace and security. With respect to sexual violence, I stress the importance of continuing to implement resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010), given that the need to counter such violence, particularly towards women and children, is an important aspect of the processes involved in resolving conflicts and building peace. Such action allows their full involvement in these processes. To that end, it is desirable to create synergy between policies to combat HIV/AIDS and strategies to prevent sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  17. “In almost all cases, crises unleash population movements and thereby increase the risk of spreading HIV/AIDS among displaced persons and refugees, who frequently have no access to health services during their migrations. Such risks are particularly apparent in the post-conflict phase. For some years now, Gabon has hosted numerous refugees from conflict countries and can testify to the effects of such migratory movements on the stability and security of the host country. Indeed, sexual violence is frequently used as a weapon of war, with disastrous consequences. Given the established link between sexual violence and HIV/AIDS in conflict and post-conflict situations, civil populations - particularly women and girls - are the first to be exposed. I should like here to make certain recommendations.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  18. “That positive development is reflected in the implementation of prevention programmes; joint actions between mission staff and the security forces and local communities in the countries involved; a 11-3654] greater awareness among mission personnel of their individual and collective criminal accountability; and the establishment of codes of good conduct for mission staff and personnel on the ground. Today's meeting offers us the opportunity to take stock of future challenges as the HIV/AIDS pandemic remains an obstacle to the development of our countries and a threat to collective security. New factors continue to influence the dynamics of crises, conflicts and peacebuilding processes. That is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa. Our first concern arises from the borderline and regional nature of conflicts.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  19. “It seemed to us timely for the Council to reconsider the issue in the light of the developing dynamic of the current crises and conflicts and the peacebuilding process. Here, we should commend the commitment of the United States, which enabled the Council to adopt resolution 1308 (2000). Since then, thanks to the efforts made individually or jointly by the troop-contributing countries, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, progress has been made in training the civilian and military staff of United Nations missions prior to their deployment to peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions. That concern is now fully taken into account in those missions.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  20. “The draft resolution submitted by my delegation and co-sponsored by Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Nigeria, Portugal, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America is part of that approach, and I thank the Council and those delegations for their support. I will now make a statement in my national capacity. As we know, starting tomorrow, the General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting commemorating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (General Assembly resolution S-26/2). Also 10 years ago, the Security Council took an historic step in adopting resolution 1308 (2000), on the impact of HIV/AIDS on international peace and security.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  21. “It will be recalled that on 17 July 2000, the Security Council, at the initiative of the United States of America, adopted resolution 1308 (2000). Gabon, 2 which had just ended a term on the Council, had supported its preparation. Resolution 1308 (2000) underscored the threat posed by the disease to the staff of peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions. Conflicts expose the issue of sexual violence that some combatants use as a weapon of war and that is a compounding factor. The debate that brings us together today is intended to consider the progress made since the adoption of resolution 1308 (2000). We must thus go further by adopting measures to protect civilian populations from such violence.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  22. “I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20ll/34l, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Gabon, Germany, Nigeria, Portugal, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I also draw the attention of Council members to document S/2011/340, which contains a letter dated 6 June 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Gabon addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. The HIV/AIDS pandemic, which affects all persons without discrimination, has deprived several countries of the human resources crucial to their development. The instability and armed conflicts that are rife in Africa in particular have brought to light the impact of HIV/AIDS on international security.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  23. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, to participate in this meeting. It is so decided. I wish to welcome warmly the Secretary-General, the President of Nigeria, the Deputy President of South Africa and the other distinguished guests who are participating in today's meeting. Their presence is an indication of the importance of the issue to be discussed. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2011-06-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6547 (2011) · source

  24. “I believe that these comprise the foundation for vigorous action by the Council that is more adapted to realities in the field and the expectations of populations facing the multiple scourges that threaten peace and security in the world.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  25. “Africa being the main theatre for peacekeeping missions, consolidating cooperation between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council is a strategic goal. Such cooperation will strengthen the action of the Peace and Security Council, and this Council will benefit from having a partner whose knowledge and mastery of the challenges on the ground will be an indispensable asset. Peacekeeping must be pursued through peacebuilding in order to prevent the resurgence of crises and conflicts. It is thus important that peacebuilding missions in post-conflict countries increasingly include programmes to help re-establish political, juridical, security and socio-economic institutions.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  26. “These mandates must be endowed with crisis exit strategies based on benchmarks to enable performance evaluations and the fulfilment of identified objectives. Ensuring international peace and security is an immense task that requires increased cooperation between the Council and regional organizations, especially because the latter are more familiar with realities in the theatres of operation. I therefore welcome the existence of an official consultation mechanism between the Security Council and the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council on questions of common interest. I am also pleased to see that these two organizations are working together to find solutions for peace in Darfur and in Somalia.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  27. “When peacekeeping is inoperative, the Security Council must find a way to impose peace. Such an approach would have been useful in particular in Somalia. Beyond their operational content, peacekeeping missions must have a global and multidisciplinary nature. We thus welcome the inclusion of new components in these operations, such as offices for child soldiers, victims of sexual abuse and the protection of civilian populations. A smooth transition towards peacebuilding requires the Council to take into account both the basic conditions for sustainable peace and the expectations of populations. That is why it is important to establish peacekeeping operations with clear and achievable mandates.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  28. “That idea prevailed, for example, when we implemented mechanisms in our subregion to prevent and manage crises and conflicts such as the early warning mechanism for Central Africa, headquartered in my country, and the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa. Within the framework of its preventive action in Central Africa, the Council would do well to strengthen the capacities of all these mechanisms. I wish here to welcome the imminent opening in Libreville of the United Nations Office for Central Africa, the mandate of which will encompass this mission. Given the complexities of the new crises the Council faces today, the Council must reconsider its approach to peacekeeping. My country therefore supports the Secretary-General's New Horizon initiative, aimed at making peacekeeping operations more robust.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  29. “If it is to confront these new challenges, the Council must reconsider its methods of operation. From this perspective, I am pleased to propose some ideas that I believe could help the Council to make its action more effective. I urge the Council to emphasize prevention. As members will agree, it is better to prevent crises and conflicts than to have to resolve them. To that end, I exhort the Secretary- General to pursue his mediation efforts and to do everything possible to improve the Organization's early warning mechanism. On 8 March, at the International Peace Institute here in New York, I emphasized the importance that Gabon attaches to the role of preventive diplomacy.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  30. “At the outset, I should like to commend you, Sir, and through you your country, Turkey, for taking the initiative to organize this summit meeting, which gives us an opportunity today to assess the role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security. With developments in the international context, new threats to peace and security in our world have emerged. These include, inter alia, climate change, arms proliferation, international terrorism, piracy, drug trafficking and its corollary, transnational organized crime. The complex nature of these new threats and the now obvious interdependence between security issues and those of development make the role of the Council increasingly difficult and the mandates of its peacekeeping missions less and less effective.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source