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2001-01-23
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2005-05-13
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  1. “Thus, my organization supports the Security Council's oft-reaffirmed position in favour of a long-term United Nations presence in Haiti.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  2. “The programme seeks to strengthen the fight against impunity, promote the independence of the judiciary and promote a better administration of justice through, inter alia, the training of judiciary personnel and the development of legal information. In conclusion, I would like to echo those delegations that recalled the importance of an inclusive national dialogue for the long-term reconciliation process, those that stressed the crucial need urgently to implement a comprehensive disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme and those delegations that stressed the importance of tackling the underlying cause of Haiti's instability: poverty. The challenges are considerable. It is a difficult job, and the stakes are high.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  3. “The International Organization of la Francophonie intends to keep its part of the bargain. In addition to the assistance to the Electoral Council that I have just mentioned, we intend to follow up concretely on the two missions that we dispatched to the country in recent months. The first focused on the media, given its crucial role, particularly in the electoral period. The second mission focused on the key sector of support for justice and judicial system reform; it will be followed up through a programme to be implemented with quadripartite cooperation among the Haitian Ministry of Justice, the Canadian International Development Agency, the European Union and the International Organization of la Francophonie.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  4. “I would recall in passing that of the roughly 30 countries that are now providing civilian police contingents to MINUSTAH, almost half are members of the International Organization of la Francophonie. The second issue is compliance with the electoral timetable and the need to make every effort to ensure that the elections are truly free, fair and transparent. The international community has a crucial role to play in that respect, in particular by providing technical assistance and financial support. For our part, we shall continue to contribute to that effort by providing necessary expertise to the Electoral Council until the elections are held. Finally, we believe it is crucial that we all fulfil the commitments we made at the July 2004 donors conference in Washington, which endorsed the Interim Cooperation Framework.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  5. “We hope that the mission dispatched by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to assess security needs will make positive recommendations in that respect, and in particular we hope that the Council will act on those recommendations and authorize a significant increase in civilian police personnel, so that the good work done by MINUSTAH over the past few months might be further enhanced and that security conditions could be effectively improved. Were the Security Council to adopt that measure, la Francophonie could help to mobilize its member States to provide additional French-speaking civilian police officers, as it did last year, when MINUSTAH was established. The Secretary-General of la Francophonie is in contact with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on this subject.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  6. “But to ensure that those goals are achieved, we believe that special attention should be given to the following three questions. First, in terms of security, we cannot hope for an electoral process to be conducted normally in a tense security situation. That is why we support the request of the Interim Prime Minister of Haiti to beef up security forces during the electoral period, particularly in the region of Port-au-Prince, where the problem seems to be particularly acute. We also support his request to deploy more French-speaking civilian police in MINUSTAH, since it appears that a French-speaking presence would make the police operations more effective.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  7. “They must be able to rely on increased support from the international community and on increased humanitarian and material resources, so as to give the best possible chance to the transition and to establish the basis for a future which will be a better one in the long term. It is that message of encouragement, hope and solidarity from the Francophone community that President Abdou Diouf, Secretary-General of La Francophonie, delivered to the authorities and the people of Haiti on 20 March last - the date of the commemoration of the International Day of la Francophonie. We see in the Security Council mission to Haiti a few days later the first mission ever dispatched to that part of the world - a reflection of the common objectives that the Council and our organization are seeking to promote in Haiti.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  8. “It is an opportunity to discuss the conclusions and recommendations of the mission and to identify the adjustments that will be necessary to make to the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) when the time comes to renew it at the end of the month. This is an especially crucial time, because we are just a few months away from the important date of the elections, whose conduct and credibility will be considered by all as one of the main pillars of the long- term stability of the country. La Francophonie is committed to seeing Haiti break the cycle of confrontation and violence and usher in an era of peace and prosperity. Haitians must make the necessary effort to embark once again on the path of peace, democracy, the rule of law and sustainable development.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  9. “Mr. Bouabid (International Organization of la Francophonie) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and to thank you, on behalf of the International Organization of la Francophonie, for having convened this debate on the report of the Council's mission to Haiti, which was a founding member of la Francophonie and which is close to our hearts. Today's meeting is an important one for more than one reason. It is being held in the wake of the recent Security Council mission to Haiti, led by the Ambassador of Brazil.”

    2005-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5178 (2005) · source

  10. “We trust that the Council will swiftly take the steps necessary to deal with the dangerous situation in Haiti and to help re-establish order and security in the country, thereby opening the way for coordinated action by the international community aimed at consolidating peace and rebuilding the country - action to which la Francophonie will not fail to make its contribution.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  11. “I should like to assure the Council of our full support for the international community's efforts in the quest for such a peaceful solution and to reaffirm our readiness to participate in any action to promote the implementation of the Bamako Declaration on the practices of democracy, rights and freedoms in the French-speaking community. The Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie will preside over a meeting, to be held in Paris on 2 March 2004, of an ad hoc advisory group on Haiti to determine what contribution our organization can make in support of the international community's action on behalf of Haiti.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  12. “Our Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Abdou Diouf, has repeatedly condemned the acts of violence, irrespective of their origin, and human rights abuses in that country. He has stated his grave concern at the deterioration of the humanitarian situation and has reaffirmed his commitment to a peaceful resolution of the crisis. La Francophonie was part of the high-level international delegation that visited Port-au-Prince several days ago in an urgent attempt to promote a political resolution of the crisis. Because of the present risk of chaos in Haiti, the International Organization of la Francophonie appeals for an end to the violence and encourages the quest for an agreed peaceful solution, so that peace, democracy and the rule of law can return to that country.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  13. “I wish at the outset, Sir, to express our appreciation for your efforts as President of the Security Council for the month of February to promote a resolution of the crisis in Haiti. I wish also to thank the delegation of Jamaica, which on behalf of the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) requested this emergency meeting of the Council. We are pleased to see the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica and of the Bahamas at this meeting. The International Organization of la Francophonie is following closely and with grave concern developments in the situation in Haiti, which has been a member of our organization since 1970. Ministers of our organization's member States, meeting at Paris in December 2003 at the nineteenth session of the Ministerial Conference of la Francophonie, considered in depth the situation in Haiti.”

    2004-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4917 (2004) · source

  14. “Among the commitments undertaken in the Bamako Declaration for a calmer political life is that of having all political parties-from the opposition as well as from the majority-participate in the national, regional and local political life, in order to settle conflicts ofinterest peacefully, as well as to prevent-and, if the need arises, to settle peacefully-disputes and tensions between political and social groups by exploring all appropriate mechanisms and means. I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm to the Central African authorities and people the International Organization of 1a Francophonie's commitment to lend all its support to national and international efforts for a calmer political life in the Central African Republic.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  15. “The authorities of that country are parties to the principles set forth there and commitments entered into under the Bamako Declaration, which particularly sets down the principle that democracy requires dialogue at all levels, among citizens, social partners and political parties, as well as between the State and civil society. What the Central African Republic needs most today is a calmer political life.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  16. “The responsibility for that is primarily incumbent on the Government, the political leaders and the Central African people, not the international community. Their resolve, commitment and actions to achieve the objectives, through dialogue, can only further encourage the international community to help them. The Central African Republic has played an active role in preparing and developing the international symposium on the exercise of democracy, rights and freedom within the francophone sphere, held at Bamako from 1 to 3 November 2000.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  17. “This would relate particularly to contributing, in cooperation with BONUCA and UNDP, to a comprehensive assessment initiative on the implementation of the Bangui Agreements and the National Reconciliation Pact in order to renew dialogue among all the actors, public and private. It would also concern making available Francophone expertise for drafting texts that advocate a calmer political life, as provided for in the Agreements and, finally, significant support for the functioning and revitalization of control of monitoring, regulation and mediation institutions, which are of major importance at this stage. In conclusion, I wish to stress the importance of the role of the Central Africans themselves to ensure their country's return to lasting peace, security and stability.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  18. “Alioune Sene, the former Ambassador of Senegal to Geneva, to carry out a mission in the Central African Republic to study ways of strengthening francophone cooperation in that country and to identify possible assistance to complement efforts under way to facilitate a dialogue between the Central African political forces. Ambassador Sene's mission to the Central African Republic took place from 15 to 22 January 2001 and was received by President Patasse. Its mandate also included an updated assessment of concrete steps of cooperation in close liaison with the other partners involved, that could strengthen the capacities of all actors and players in democratic life and the peace process in the Central African Republic. On the basis of its numerous contacts, the mission identified a number of steps that could be quickly implemented.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  19. “They must be implemented, in cooperation with the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) in Bangui and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), within the framework of the agreements reached by la Francophonie with the United Nations and UNDP. For example, la Francophonie participated in the holding of a national seminar for Central African parliamentarians, from 9 to 11 October 2000, on the role of Parliament with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights, which was organized by BONUCA, in partnership with the National Assembly, the Ministry for Relations with the Parliament and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In recent weeks, the Secretary-General of our organization, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, asked Mr.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  20. “It intends to follow up and strengthen the implementation of concrete measures to enable the Central African Republic to benefit fully from programmes that La Francophonie carries out through its intergovernmental agency and its other operators. These measures, which seek to support Government efforts and programmes linked to governance, the strengthening of democratic institutions, combating poverty, economic and social reintegration of youth or even new information and communication technologies, were announced at the special meeting in May 2000 at New York.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  21. “We encourage him to continue what he is doing and to draw the attention ofthe World Bank and the IMF to the need to take into account the situation of countries emerging from a conflict and to make conditions for granting financial assistance to these countries flexible. The International Organization of la Francophonie has supported the return to stability and the revival of the democratization process in the Central African Republic, inter alia, by providing assistance and sending observers to the 1998 legislative elections and the 1999 presidential elections and by sending a goodwill mission in March 1999 and a needs assessment mission in May 2000.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  22. “We also call for urgent and effective action to ensure security in shipping lanes, particularly in the Ubangi River, in order to prevent the current crisis from worsening further and the central African economy being for a long time to come. The Bretton Woods institutions also have a major role to play. The recent steps taken by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in the right direction. We welcome the Secretary-General's initiative to approach those institutions to make them aware of the particularly fragile situation in the Central African Republic.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  23. “We hope, with a view to a settlement of the conflict, that Minister Essy's recommendations will help to make us more aware of the need for urgent action by the international community to offset the impact of the conflict on neighbouring countries, particularly the Central African Republic, a landlocked country whose economic potential cannot be developed without at least a semblance of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and security along the length of the Ubangi River, which is essential for imports to and exports from the Central African Republic. We encourage the international community to do whatever it can to help the Central African Republic, as well as the Republic of the Congo, to deal with the problem caused by the large number of refugees fleeing conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  24. “We also welcome Ambassador Sy, the Representative of the Secretary-General, and thank him for the efforts that he has continued to make as head of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA) and for his cooperation with the International Organization ofla Francophonie. I should also like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General for sending a Special Envoy, Mr. Amara Essy, former President of the General Assembly and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of C6te d'Ivoire, to the region to assess the impact of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  25. “However, during this, the most delicate phase through which the country has passed since MINURCA left, the results of the international community's efforts to date - which remain fragile - will be wasted if they are not properly consolidated. That is why the International Organization of la Francophonie would like sincerely to thank you, Sir, for focusing the attention of the international community on this problem during your presidency and for inscribing the item on the agenda ofthe Council. I should also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his report and welcome the Minister for Civic Responsibility in charge of Relations with the Parliament of the Central African Republic.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  26. “In the wake of the mutinies in 1996 and 1997, African States members of la Francophonie undertook mediation efforts leading to the signing of the Bangui Agreements and sent an inter-African force to the area - the Inter-African Mission to Monitor the Implementation of the Bangui Agreements (MISAB). The Mission was made up of troops from six francophone African countries, and it later became the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA), with the participation of the same countries. On many occasions, the Security Council expressed its appreciation to MISAB and MINURCA and congratulated them on the work they did and on their invaluable contribution to calming the situation in the country.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  27. “The economic and social crisis in the country is characterized mainly by fuel-supply problems resulting from the situation prevailing in the region, in particular the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and by the recurrent problem of salary arrears, with the strikes and social unrest that that unleashes. Because the political situation is also tense-mainly because there is no dialogue between the authorities and the opposition-the social crisis in the Central African Republic could endanger reconciliation efforts in the country. The International Organization of la Francophonie has always demonstrated its solidarity with the Central African Republic.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source

  28. “The International Organization of la Francophonie is concerned about the current situation in the Central African Republic, which is a State member of our organization. Reconstruction and peace-building efforts in that country, in support of which, in May 2000, the United Nations organized a special meeting on the Central African Republic and its foreign partners for security and development, are currently being jeopardized by serious tensions resulting from disturbing economic and social circumstances and the fragile political situation.”

    2001-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4261 (2001) · source