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Bozize

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2009-07-22
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2009-07-22
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  1. “I therefore support the text of the draft presidential statement that has been presented by the delegation of Uganda. I base my hope and optimism on the commitment of the Security Council to contributing to the definitive return and consolidation of peace in my country.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  2. “The Government insists on an in-depth analysis of the structural causes of the conflict in the Central African Republic, and on the establishment of a general framework for advancing priority sectors and measures. Balanced stabilization measures are required in the political, economic, legal, social, environmental and military spheres in order to harmonize the interdependent objectives of peace and development. There is obviously the question of the availability of financial resources, which depend in particular on the genuine commitment of the international community to supporting us in the transition from conflict to peace. I personally am confident that, after this meeting, the foundations will be laid for a post-conflict rehabilitation programme in the Central African Republic.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  3. “I therefore welcome the fact that post-conflict rehabilitation programmes take the situation of child soldiers and girls into account. We are confident that several factors may still undermine the post-conflict rehabilitation operations, whose success depends on the relative stability on the ground, a minimum level of security, the soundness of the peace agreements, and the political will of the parties to resolve the conflict. Our willingness to engage in dialogue is clear, however, and we offer as proof of that the many peace agreements signed with various armed groups, the amnesty offered to the leaders, and the holding of the inclusive political dialogue.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  4. “The World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme have joined that process, and the initial resources have allowed us to demobilize and reintegrate 7,665 ex-combatants who returned to their communities in 2007. I would also like to share with the Council a major concern of the Central African Republic authorities. Over the past 10 years, the phenomenon of child soldiers took hold in the Central African Republic, where several hundred children under the age of 18 fought with the armed groups. Children are vulnerable, and perpetual conflict interrupts their education and destroys their future. Rehabilitation in this context consists of restoring their childhood to these young soldiers, porters, messengers, cooks or, in the case of girls, sex slaves.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  5. “After the peace agreements with the Government, and although some armed groups may still be reluctant to join the peace process, in a State as fragile as the Central African Republic, the post- conflict rehabilitation programme needs to be launched as soon as possible. It is particularly important to respond both to the urgent humanitarian needs resulting from the conflict and to support a social, political and economic development process that aims at achieving peace and stability. We also need to integrate post-conflict rehabilitation into an overall global strategy. It is essential that the improved prospects for peace and economic recovery be exploited to encourage all actors to speed up the demobilization of their combatants.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  6. “The transition from armed conflict to peace is a complex process that involves making the country secure, protecting the people, reintegrating displaced persons and refugees, rebuilding infrastructure, relaunching the economy, promoting good governance and political dialogue, and restoring the social capital of the country. Conflicts pose a greater challenge to rehabilitation programmes and make it very difficult to find coherent links between emergency aid, rehabilitation and development, as crises most often follow a pattern of deterioration, escalation, disorder, calm and hope to a reversal of the situation. In spite of the actions of armed persons in the regions I have just mentioned, we look forward to the return of calm. We need to consolidate what has been achieved through that calm.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  7. “The Government, after an effort to engage in dialogue with armed groups so as to lessen the population's suffering, has undertaken security sector reform aimed at enhancing the capacity of the defence and security forces within the context of democracy and good governance. The conclusions of this political dialogue provide for an immediate ceasefire, a demobilization of former combatants and their reintegration into civilian life or into the regular army in order to provide a sustainable solution to the problem of lack of security.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  8. “The fragility of the economy, the precarious state of institutions and political instability make it difficult to implement classic development programmes with any rapidity. At the same time, humanitarian aid is falling off for lack of resources due to the international financial crisis, and the tools at its disposal are not adequate to respond to the country's needs for economic and social recovery. Thousands of people have been displaced towards more peaceful areas, including outside the country itself. Around 300,000 displaced persons have been counted at several places on the Chadian border, living in a highly precarious situation and lacking drinking water and the barest of necessities.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  9. “The restoration of relative calm shortly after the inclusive political dialogue was immediately followed by a wave of violence with the occupation of the eastern prefecture of Vakaga by rebels of the Union de Forces Democratiques pour le Rassemblement. The reconquest of this region by Government forces was not enough to put a stop to the irredentist dreams of those who were nostalgic for the time of armed uprisings. We thus have seen the re-emergence of armed groups whose real motivation was none other than to satisfy their own thirst for power. The wounds inflicted by the bloody conflicts on the country remain, for the means of production have collapsed, the social fabric is torn and infrastructures have been destroyed.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source

  10. “Mr. Bozize (Central African Republic) (spoke in French): On taking the floor at this meeting of the Security Council, I would like to start by conveying to the President, to his delegation and to all members of the Council the warmest greetings of the authorities of my country and assurances of their commitment to the implementation of a programme for post-conflict recovery in the Central African Republic. More than 10 years after the crises in my country, the political and security situation remains an issue of real concern, despite the stability and peace it now enjoys. Today, the authorities face numerous challenges arising from the disruption of the economy, displaced populations and the destruction of infrastructure, which have resulted in impoverishment and suffering.”

    2009-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6165 (2009) · source