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Boureima

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2005-02-23
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2014-12-19
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  1. “Since then, they have taken significant measures to create a centralized intelligence unit and a multinational joint special forces unit that have yet to be made operational. With the unanimous adoption of resolution 2195 (2014), we place great hope that it will be usefully implemented to effectively fight these two scourges of our subregion and elsewhere, especially when the Secretary-General reports on the issue.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  2. “To that end, the States members of the Lake Chad Basin and Benin appeal to the entire international community, particularly the Security Council, for a response commensurate the threat to the subregion from the conjunction of the phenomena of terrorism and transnational organized crime, so that this threat may be forever halted and eradicated from the region. Certainly, the partners at the Paris conference on security in Nigeria, held in May, and at the Follow-up Ministerial Conference on Security in Nigeria, held in London in June, expressed their solidarity and pledged assistance to the countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin, which have since decided to pool their efforts.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  3. “In the region covered by the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin, the terrorist activities of Boko Haram, probably in connection with other similar groups, are not only undermining peace and security throughout the entire region and beyond by expanding their activities, but are also making serious inroads into the very stability of the countries of the region. Indeed, in addition to the horrific abductions of 300 young students from Chibok, Boko Haram has also caused thousands of people, especially women and children, to flee their homes and seek refuge in neighbouring countries. The humanitarian situation created as a result cries out to our collective conscience and, given the urgency of the situation, cannot be allowed to continue.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  4. “Such reflection is all the more needed now that the United Nations itself is preparing to review its peacekeeping operations in 2015 so as to adapt them to current realities. To that end, it has already put in place a High-level Panel, chaired by Mr. Jose Ramos- Horta, former President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Laureate. Furthermore, the concept note prepared for this debate contains elements that can serve as paths to follow. We fully endorse the arguments put forward by the presidency in the concept note, according to which cross-border organized crime has enlarged the field of operation of terrorist groups to the detriment of the capacities and authority of the States in which they operate, seriously inhibiting conflict resolution efforts because they are often found in troubled areas.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  5. “This also raises the issue, as the concept note rightly underscores, of determining whether the tools at the Security Council's disposal to achieve its objectives remain appropriate for the situation on the ground. In this regard, the States members of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin - whose populations have for several years suffered serious and frequent attacks against peace and security, including acts of terrorism i believe that, while we appreciate the multifaceted support provided to our efforts by bilateral and multilateral partners alike, it would be very desirable to carry out an in-depth analysis of the situation. This would allow a more appropriate strategy to be designed.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  6. “As made clear in the concept note (S/2014/869, annex) usefully provided by the Chadian presidency to the participants in today's debate and the report of the Secretary-General, there can be no doubt that terrorism and cross-border crime are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Therefore, the connection between the two phenomena is not without negative consequences on subregional, regional and international conflict- prevention and resolution efforts, including those of the Security Council as the body primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  7. “Jeffrey Feldman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing on the very informative report of the Secretary-General on the work of the United Nations system to help States and subregional and regional entities in Africa in fighting terrorism (S/2014/9), as well as Ambassador Tete Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union, for his comprehensive briefing. The presence among us today of high-level representatives, including the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Chad, Nigeria, Luxembourg and Libya, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Argentina and the Director General for Foreign Policy of Chile, is eloquent testimony of the importance of the topic under discussion as well as of the need to take appropriate action.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  8. “I am taking the floor on behalf of the four States members of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin. At the outset, I would like to thank the Chadian presidency of the Security Council for the month of December 2014 for having convened this important open debate on terrorism and cross-border crime, under the agenda of threats against international peace and security, in general, and those relating to terrorism and cross-border crime, in particular. We thank Mr.”

    2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source

  9. “Mahamadou Issoufou, Whose firm commitment to Mali since the outset of the crisis has been unflagging. My country welcomes the expressions of solidarity with Mali, which are becoming more and more numerous and Whose nature and scope will be made clear at the donors conference to be held in Addis Ababa on 29 January and in the meeting of the international support and follow-up group, to be hosted by the European Union in Brussels on 5 February.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  10. “It is in that same spirit that the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS authorized the deployment of the international force, the African- led international support mission for Mali (AFISMA); neighbouring and friendly countries are involved in that context. For its part, the Niger, which is deeply concerned about the situation in Mali, will participate in AFISMA; in fact, the Deputy Force Commander is a general from the Niger. Niger also recently increased the number of its troops from 500 to 650. I must also take this opportunity to state that all the constitutional formalities have been complied with and that the contingent is ready to go. This morning it was visited, before its imminent deployment, by the President of the Republic, the Head of State and of the army, His Excellency Mr.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  11. “It must also provide effective and timely support to the joint efforts deployed by the forces of Mali and of France. Over and above the legitimacy and legality conferred by the express request made by the authorities of Mali under the relevant provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, and specifically pursuant to article 51, which enshrines the universally recognized principle of individual and collective self-defence, France's intervention is, in our view, consistent with the spirit of resolution 2085 (2012), whose ultimate objective is none other than the restoration of Mali's territorial integrity - an essential precondition for the implementation of the other provisions of the resolution.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  12. “They must have viewed the phased reaction of the United Nations through the adoption of successive resolutions 2056 (2012) of 5 July, 2071 (2012) of 12 October and 2085 (2012) of 20 December 2012 as Sign of lax resolve to counter their Machiavellian intentions. They therefore dared to venture farther south in ultimate effort to occupy the entire country. Had it not been for the prompt and beneficial action taken by France, which quickly grasped the implications of the fall of the city of Kona to the armed groups, the situation today might be very different. That is why the entire international community must, as did the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, commend France's intervention, which forestalled a situation that would have been very difficult to remedy.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  13. “Meanwhile, the high-level meeting on the situation in Mali, initiated by the Secretary-General, was also very clear as to the need to effectively, comprehensively and above all promptly address the problems of the region in general, and those in Mali in particular, in order to forestall an even graver state of affairs. Certainly, everybody took an interest in the situation, encouraged by ECOWAS, the African Union and other stakeholders. However, the progressive and sensitive approach, far from leading to a peaceful settlement, appears on the contrary to have encouraged the armed groups, which soon exploited the institutional crisis to consolidate their dominance of the entire north of Mali.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  14. “My delegation associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Cote d'Ivoire on behalf of the States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and that delivered by the Permanent Observer of the African Union. I would just like to add a few comments of my own. The situation in Mali has gone on too long. That should not have happened because the international community's eyes have long been focused on the threats looming over the entire Sahel following the crisis in Libya. Indeed, the joint United Nations-African Union mission to assess the impact ofthe crisis in Libya on the countries of the region was exhaustive in its diagnosis and even provided appropriate recommendations.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  15. “Mr. Boureima (Niger) (Spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to express my delegation's pleasure at seeing you, Mr. President, presiding over the Security Council for the month of January. We warmly congratulate you. I also wish to thank you for having organized this briefing, which is an ideal opportunity to discuss a matter of great importance to us all, namely, the situation in Mali. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs for his informative briefing. This briefing, which follows the public ministerial debate on a comprehensive approach to counter- terrorism (see S/PV.6900), held on 15 January under your presidency, Sir, once again demonstrates the great importance that you and your great country attach to the issue of peace and security, particularly in the Sahel region.”

    2013-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6905 (2013) · source

  16. “It has been recognized since the 2005 World Summit that there is a link between development and security, and we therefore need a comprehensive and integrated approach to meeting these challenges, in particular in the Sahel region, which suffers problems of such scope and origins that the international community is compelled to dedicate the resources - in particular, the financial resources - necessary to resolving them. At the same time, while recognizing the efforts of many of our partners, we truly hope for more solidarity and commitment on the part of all. Niger is doing its utmost at the international and regional levels. For instance, on 22 and 23 January we held an international forum on security and development in the Sahelo-Saharan region of Niger in order to raise awareness of our security and development strategy there.”

    2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6709 (2012) · source

  17. “Indeed, its report clearly identifies not only the problems that have been caused or exacerbated in the Sahel region by the Libyan crisis, but also the appropriate measures for addressing them. The mission has also made some relevant recommendations to the national authorities of the region and to the international community as a whole. The mission, while noting national and regional efforts, nevertheless stresses the need for significant international support in order to achieve positive results in mitigating the effects of the Libyan crisis on the region and in combating the rampant scourges there.”

    2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6709 (2012) · source

  18. “Mr. Boureima (Niger) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for January. I also wish to thank you for having organized today's briefing on the long-awaited report of the assessment mission on the impact of the Libyan crisis on the Sahel region (S/2012/42). I also wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for having yet again demonstrated the special interest he takes in Africa as a whole, and the Sahel region in particular. Furthermore, we thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his excellent briefing. We believe that the assessment team is to be truly commended.”

    2012-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6709 (2012) · source

  19. “As members know, in 2001 in Dakar, ECOWAS heads of State or Government declared the period 2001 to 2010 the Decade of a Culture of the Rights of the Child in the ECOWAS area. The Decade should make it possible to consolidate progress in the sphere of safeguarding the rights of the child and in improving awareness of the problems of war-affected children by making children a priority in all development programmes.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  20. “Moreover, Niger is a signatory to conventions relative to the protection of child refugees and children in conflict situations. We have adopted several other judicial and institutional measures that relate to children. Among such judicial measures, I am pleased to recall the establishment of some 40 children's courts and the training of judges for minors, which has been under way since 1999. The penal code and the code of criminal procedure include provisions specifically for the administration of justice with respect to minors. Turning to institutional measures, there are numerous structures concerned with children in Niger, such as the Ministries for the Advancement of Women and Child Protection, Youth, Sport, Basic Education and Health, among others, which work to improve the situation of children and young people in Niger.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  21. “But, as it is concerned about the future and the well-being of children, Niger has ratified all the international conventions and treaties relating to the rights of the child, including the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the African Child, the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and its 2000 Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, the 1999 International Labour Organization Convention on the worst forms of child labour and the Declaration and Plan of Action adopted at the 1990 World Summit for Children. I would note that my country has also adopted national legislation and regulations relating to those instruments. Among them I might mention the ruling creating a national commission on penal and civil legislative reform.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  22. “I can affirm that Niger has not experienced the phenomenon of child soldiers. But that does not prevent it from standing in solidarity with other Africans - particularly those of West Africa. Like other countries of the subregion, Niger is concerned at the instability that prevails there. Porous borders, migration and transboundary exchanges mean that a conflict in one country can have repercussions in neighbouring countries, both near and far. Thus, during the tragic events in Sierra Leone, many people of the Niger with dual nationality who knew Niger only on paper had to be repatriated as a matter of urgency. That is also the present situation in Cote d'Ivoire, where a large Niger community is directly affected by the conflict.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  23. “The outcome of the conference gave rise to the adoption by ECOWAS heads of State or Government, at Abuja, Nigeria, in May 2000, of the Accra Declaration and Plan of Action on War-Affected Children, which call for and outline strategies for child protection in situations of armed conflict. Among the important decisions that were adopted, we can be proud of the decision to hold annually, in all States members of ECOWAS, a West African Week of Truce for War-Affected Children, coinciding with the annual 16 June Day of the African Child declared by the African Union. They also include the convening of a meeting of ECOWAS Ministers for Foreign Affairs to consider the role played by national Governments and ECOWAS in the protection of war-affected children. For its part, Niger is grateful that it has not been ravaged by major conflict.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  24. “As a rule, women and children are the main victims of armed conflict, because conflicts confine them to places where they have no access to their basic needs for survival. In such places, children are forcibly snatched from their schools or from their homes - or even in the street - to be enlisted in armed factions. Sometimes they enlist voluntarily, either seeking a way to improve their lives or out of ignorance. This phenomenon arises in most African countries with ongoing conflicts. Such participation by children in conflicts led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to address the issue by holding a ministerial conference on war-affected children, held at Accra, in April 2000.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  25. “Over the past decade, some 20 million children have been forced to flee their homes because of armed conflicts, which have killed more than 2 million and injured three times that many. Moreover, each year between 8,000 and 10,000 children are killed or maimed by landmines. In addition to all those problems, an even more repellent phenomenon has emerged: that of child soldiers - boys and girls under age 18 - who are estimated to number more than 300,000 and who are embroiled in more than 30 conflicts throughout the world, and particularly in West Africa. Here, it is important to note and to decry the increasing number of violent conflicts, especially in Africa, with their attendant desolation: including loss of life, mass displacement, rape and ethnic cleansing.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  26. “As members know, the issue of child soldiers remains a source of great concern for the international community, which in recent years has continued to take steps to protect children in conflicts and to include them in programmes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. Yet the adoption of a number of legal instruments - the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and its 2000 Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict among the most important among them - has not prevented children from falling victim to armed conflicts. Indeed, in recent years we have observed living conditions deteriorate for many children, especially in conflict zones, where children account for a great proportion of civilian victims of armed conflict.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  27. “Mr. Boureima (Niger) (spoke in French): I am speaking on behalf of Ambassador Moutari, who is unable to be present at this meeting. Let me begin, Mr. Minister, by conveying the regrets of your counterpart, my Foreign Minister, Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou, who, despite the best of intentions, was unable to come to New York to participate in today's meeting. I wish at the outset to welcome the initiative of the Republic of Benin - and of the United Nations, through the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict - to convene this meeting on war-affected children, an item to which my country attaches great interest.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source