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Cekuolis

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first: 2007-01-31
most recent: 2007-06-25
sittings or episodes: 3
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“Finally, particular concerns about the growing number of conflicts in oil-producing regions may warrant specific focus on the energy sector, with attention to greater transparency and accountability. The key operational challenge for us is to transform what we often refer to by the shorthand term "war economies", which are fuelled and sustained by natural resources, into "peace economies", in which resources can provide a source of conflict prevention and human security.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“In line with Article 65 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council could consider, on an ad hoc basis, the establishment of a format to discuss development- oriented approaches to the use of natural resources. Such a forum could be useful for advancing our understanding of the link between natural resources and security. The oversight role of the Economic and Social Council in matters of development cooperation and humanitarian assistance can also be of particular value in those situations by promoting better integration between the relevant policy and operational dimensions and by promoting the concept of an integrated approach, including with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“It is important to understand in conflict and post- conflict situations how the United Nations system can support timely action that can effectively break the nexus between natural resources and nascent ongoing conflicts - namely, by making natural resources a factor of stability and a source of development, by promoting diversification of the economy and by helping to build a strong and accountable Government. Such improved management of natural resources would need to be made into a central element of State- building efforts within a peacebuilding or national development strategy.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“That leads to less accountable Governments, which may facilitate the spread of corruption and increasing poverty rates. Those features have been shown to be contributing factors to conflicts. In post-conflict or peacebuilding contexts, the complex nature of challenges may require innovative approaches to deal with the exploitation of natural resources. Success in developing and diversifying export sectors can do much to achieve the growth that provides better livelihoods and generates rising revenues for State-building. But another important and often neglected dimension is how conflict countries integrate themselves into the global economy, doing so in ways that strengthen the hands of peacemakers, nation-building efforts and poor communities.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Natural resources cut across various other sectors and require multidisciplinary responses that address inequality, including gender inequality, governance, financing, economic policies and international trade. An effective framework for natural resources, conflict prevention, peacebuilding and development needs to address those and many other dimensions. Single-commodity economies especially, mostly in the developing world, can become overdependent on revenues from a particular natural resource. In a world of fluctuating prices and currency exchange rates, combined with potential security threats, such dependency can lead to political, social and economic instability. Certain environments tend to be still more conflict-prone, especially in places where the economy performs poorly and where checks and balances are weak.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“The exploitation of natural resources can evolve into a cause of conflict, fuelling and prolonging it in a complex cycle. The twin role of natural resources in fuelling and motivating conflicts is being increasingly recognized in strategies for conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. However, at the same time, we recognize that every conflict, be it communal or nationwide, ethnic or separatist, has its own dynamics and social, political and economic circumstances. The mechanisms through which natural resources induce conflicts are often deeply rooted in economic and social structures and call for integrated approaches in addressing peace and development.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“Mr. Cekuolis: I would like to thank the Belgian Government for taking the initiative on this very important issue. The economic and environmental dimensions of conflict are sometimes overlooked, but they should never be underestimated. Today's timely debate on the nexus between natural resources and conflicts serves as an important step in advancing a broad understanding of how Governments, the appropriate multilateral bodies and businesses can improve the management of natural resources and contribute to peacebuilding efforts and the maintenance of peace and security. Access to natural resources has been a source of conflict throughout human history. In the modern world, the State has aimed to mitigate its potential for causing conflict by regulating access to, and trade in, natural resources. That, however, is a complicated endeavour.”
2007-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5705 (2007) · source
“In its sessions, the Economic and Social Council will do its part, within its mandate, to continue to support the efforts of the Security Council to promote security sector reform.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“For that reason, special attention must be given to demobilized soldiers and ex-combatants in national poverty reduction strategies, as well as within the context of the development cooperation activities of the donor community. As the United Nations system develops its capacities in support of security sector reform, the Economic and Social Council - within the context of its coordinating role in the economic, social, environmental and humanitarian fields - will continue to encourage and promote a coherent and coordinated approach based on a shared understanding of the system's comparative advantage relative to other multilateral, Government and civil society actors.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“In its resolution 2005/2, the Economic and Social Council also welcomed the recommendation by the Security Council to establish a voluntary emergency fund, to be administered by the United Nations Development Programme, to support efforts related to the planning and implementation of military reform. It is fair to say that the Economic and Social Council considers that the lack of progress on security sector reform in post-conflict countries will continue to contribute to political instability and uncertainty, and thereby hamper development. Moreover, progress on poverty reduction will make the task of security sector reform easier, as demobilized soldiers and ex-combatants will be more willing to give up their guns.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“That is why the Ad Hoc Groups, in their meetings in the countries concerned, have always seen the military as key interlocutors for dialogue. It is that interaction, as well as their dialogue with other stakeholders, that has led them to support the call for security sector reform. Indeed, the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Guinea-Bissau joined its voice with that of the Security Council during their joint mission to Guinea-Bissau in June 2004, in calling for urgent and immediate assistance from the international community to finance a comprehensive restructuring package for the country's armed forces - because of concerns regarding poor conditions of service, ethnic divisions in the military and the availability of small arms in the country.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“Within the context of the mandate to promote an integrated approach to relief, reconstruction and development and to encourage the mobilization of resources, both Advisory Groups - those on Guinea-Bissau and on Burundi - have called for more attention to be paid to security sector reform as a way of addressing one of the key structural causes of conflict in many fragile countries - that is, the involvement of security forces in political matters. The experiences of the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups have led them to conclude that the role of security forces, in particular their internal role, and the process of security sector reform are key ingredients of the post-conflict peacebuilding agenda. Without a secure environment, recovery, reconstruction and sustainable development are not possible.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“Mr. Cekuolis: I would like to thank the Slovak presidency of the Security Council for convening today's meeting and for inviting me to this debate on the role of the Security Council in supporting security sector reform. We welcome your invitation, Mr. President, because it is once again an acknowledgement that the traditional division between security issues, on the one hand, and development issues, on the other, is both artificial and unsustainable. Indeed, this is the perspective under which the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on Africa have operated.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632 (2007) · source
“Our common objective should be to mobilize the whole institutional machinery of the United Nations to promote across- the-range policy approaches and best practices to develop answers to the complex and difficult needs of post-conflict countries and prevent their relapse into conflict. The meeting today is a good step in that direction. For its part, the Economic and Social Council is ready to contribute to the best of its ability, collectively or through its individual members on the Peacebuilding Commission's Organizational Committee, to developing the strategic goals and defining a viable peacebuilding strategy of the Commission, thereby ensure its lasting added value.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Fifthly and finally, a good articulation must be ensured between United Nations actors and regional partners of the countries concerned, including regional and subregional organizations, regional development banks and the United Nations Regional Commissions. These and other lessons emerging from the continued work of the Economic and Social Council's ad hoc advisory groups can be further discussed and brought to bear on the future work of the Peacebuilding Commission. We hope that we can further explore practical modalities for interaction between the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission, in line with General Assembly resolutions.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Secondly, there is a need to go beyond immediate problem-solving in the countries considered to defining, from the very beginning, a vision towards longer-term rehabilitation and support, in order to ensure that assistance is sustainable and is not undermined by organizational and functional problems encountered on the ground. Thirdly, the international community should maintain concrete development support to a country in question, even when factors on the ground - for example, an 3 electoral process - may incline donors to adopt a "wait and see" approach. Fourthly, it is essential to make good coordinated use of the work of United Nations entities to complement the policy approach of the intergovernmental body through strong support at the technical and operational level.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“In an effort to assess and constantly improve its work, the Council has carried out a lessons-learned exercise through the experience of the ad hoc advisory groups, including the one on Burundi, which is now being considered by the Peacebuilding Commission. I would like to share some of these lessons learned with members of the Security Council. First of all, the experience of the Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on Burundi and Guinea-Bissau highlighted the need for appropriate mechanisms to mobilize donors and to promote the translation of pledges into disbursements.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Through increased interaction and readiness to share relevant experience, we can contribute to strengthening the value added by the Peacebuilding Commission. In this respect, the Economic and Social Council is ready to share its lessons learned, especially given that the pioneering work of the Council's ad hoc advisory groups on countries emerging from conflict was, in a way, a forerunner of this qualitatively new organ - the Peacebuilding Commission, a body meant to ensure an integrated approach to peacebuilding on the basis of the links between security, development, rule of law and human rights. The Economic and Social Council's Ad Hoc Advisory Groups on Haiti, Guinea-Bissau and Burundi have been successful in promoting coordinated support to post-conflict countries through a comprehensive approach to relief, peace and development.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Another example of the perspectives the Economic and Social Council can share with the Peacebuilding Commission is related, for instance, to policy actions on youth employment, because unemployed young people in countries where this 07-22632 phenomenon is massive are an easy target for recruitment into armed groups. As recently as last year, the Council considered the issue and developed policy recommendations regarding the mainstreaming of youth employment into national development plans and development cooperation programmes. The Council continues to be concerned about the situation in some regions of the world, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, where the two phenomena of youth unemployment and conflict continue to feed on each other.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“The recommendations made by experts on the volume and sustainability of international aid to fragile States and countries emerging from conflicts, therefore, deserve our full consideration. In particular, research suggests that the optimal period for absorbing increased aid is about six years after a peace settlement, by which time donors tend to move on to another country in crisis. The Economic and Social Council is ready to assist the Peacebuilding Commission in utilizing these insights in its plans and activities. We believe that our respective intergovernmental bodies should exchange views, analyses and policy recommendations on these and other matters.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“This downward spiral of poverty, conflict and added impoverishment is difficult to reverse. In broader terms, given the linkage between development, peace and security, more focused efforts should be made to advance and oversee the implementation of internationally agreed goals, including the Millennium Development Goals. The Economic and Social Council was given the mandate by the 2005 World Summit to focus on this implementation through its annual ministerial reviews. In doing so, the Council intends to continually assess how conflict is affecting the implementation of the United Nations development agenda. International assistance can play a major role in addressing the challenges faced by conflict-prone countries and in filling some of their capacity gaps.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source
“Mr. Cekuolis: I wish to thank the Russian presidency of the Council for convening today's 07-22632 meeting and for inviting me to this debate, which, together with other relevant steps, will help us to improve the contributions of the United Nations bodies to the success of the Peacebuilding Commission, in line with their specific competencies and mandates. Time and again it has been noted that there is a strong correlation between low levels of development and violent conflict. Nine out of 10 countries with the lowest human development indicators have experienced conflict at some point or another since 1990. According to World Bank estimates, a civil war lasts at least seven years on average, with the growth rate of the local economy reduced by 2.2 per cent each year.”
2007-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5627 (2007) · source