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“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): I would like to thank New Zealand for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing. The Middle East is at a critical juncture today, characterized by the impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the continuation of the deadly conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, its deadly spillover into other countries - most notably Lebanon - and the conflict in Yemen. Concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is glaringly apparent that without a final, just and equitable solution to the conflict that ensures Israelis their security and Palestinians an independent and viable State, efforts to establish an effective and sustainable peace in the Middle East will be illusory.”
2015-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7490 (2015) · source
“Chad, which signed and ratified the Treaty of Pelindaba, which makes Africa a nuclear-weapon-free zone, dreams of a world rid of these weapons of mass destruction, wherein the use of nuclear science and technological research are done solely for peaceful purposes. Therefore, we would like to note the very pertinent and, unfortunately, very imperialist slogan "Nuclear energy for all, nuclear weapons for no one".”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“We would like to reiterate that, like all the other States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Iran is entitled to develop, conduct research and produce nuclear energy for civilian purposes. We hope that the agreement signed on 14 July will make it possible for Iran to join the community of nations and ensure its contribution to the promotion and strengthening of international cooperation. In a world threatened by conflict, every contribution should be welcomed in maintaining international peace and security. In conclusion, we should like to reiterate our encouragement and support to all parties of the 14 July Vienna agreement. We call on them to respect the commitments undertaken and to continue to engage in dialogue until the end of the implementation ofthe Plan ofAction.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“Chad expects that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will monitor respect for the agreements on guarantees and the implementation of the cooperation framework agreed with Iran on 11 November 2013, as well as the road map for clarification of the past and current outstanding issues. With that in mind, Chad encourages the IAEA and Iran to cooperate fully to ensure the comprehensive, successful implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. We also hope that the sanctions and measures implemented pursuant to the relevant provisions of the various Council resolutions adopted between 2006 and 2015 pertaining to Iran will be completely lifted after the Security Council receives an IAEA report that confirms the adoption by that country of the implementation of all measures outlined in the Plan of Action.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“Its unanimous adoption clearly symbolizes the triumph of diplomacy and the noble principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations that call for the peaceful resolution of differences without the use of threats or force. Within the framework of that approach, we pay tribute to the leadership of the United States and its leaders' fresh approach that focuses on dialogue, peace and stability around the world. In that regard, we completely agree with what President Obama said when receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, on 10 December 2009 in Oslo: "sanctions without outreach - condemnation without discussion - can carry forward only a crippling status quo.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“The complexity and length of the negotiations clearly demonstrate that the parties were open-minded and persevered to overcome doubts and difficulties throughout the process. Chad would like to congratulate all the leaders, politicians, diplomats and experts from all parties for the courage, determination, tact and wisdom that they demonstrated in reaching a negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear programme. We share their satisfaction in having managed to reach an agreement that had not, in past negotiations, been reached for more than 12 years. We support future efforts to implement the agreement reached on 14 July. Chad is convinced of the virtues of dialogue and peace, which is why we voted in favour of the resolution just adopted.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): Chad would like to join previous speakers in welcoming the signing in Vienna on 14 July by the Islamic Republic of Iran, the P5+1 countries and the European Union of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear programme. Chad takes note of the parties' joint statement aimed at promoting transparency and creating an atmosphere conducive to the implementation of the Plan of Action. Chad encourages them to implement their commitments fully and in good faith. It is important to recall that the Plan of Action, which the Security Council has just endorsed in resolution 2231 (2015), is the outcome ofa long process. The text of the agreement is voluminous, with more than 100 pages and five annexes.”
2015-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7488 (2015) · source
“Humanitarian organizations also have an important role to play in prevention, through awareness-raising. In that regard, we would like to pay a well-earned tribute to the humanitarian organizations present in Srebrenica in 1995 for the assistance they gave to the population, their condemnation of the forced displacement and their calls of alarm regarding the possibility of massacres, which were unfortunately not heeded. We hope that those events will never be repeated.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“We profoundly regret the use of the veto in circumstances as sensitive as those having to do with combating mass crimes, even though the draft resolution did no more than set the genocide in its historical context, without accusing by name any party whatsoever. In conclusion, we believe that the responsibility to protect must be reflected in substantive measures to prevent the most serious crimes by learning the lessons of the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica, to which the international community responded with indifference. Learning those lessons will require a greater sense of responsibility, commitment and reactivity in the prevention of mass crimes. Only strong determination and a common willingness to fight together against crimes of genocide and grave violations of human rights will allow us to break with the past.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“We therefore encourage the implementation of measures designed to build mutual trust with a view to genuine national reconciliation and peaceful coexistence in the region. The continuous commemoration of genocide and the establishment of such memorials as the one at Potocari are also important to the process. The only way in which the horrors of the past will not be forgotten is to commemorate them regularly so that they are never repeated. Chad therefore voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2015/508) that was just put to the vote, but which failed due to the veto of a permanent member.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“Lasting peace and reconciliation in the country depend on impartial justice for victims and their relatives. Justice must be done to heal wounds and reconcile a shattered society. We therefore welcome the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and encourage it to pursue and complete its mandate. It is of course the responsibility of the State concerned to continue and intensify its efforts to promote and consolidate the momentum of national peace and reconciliation. We understand the dilemmas of cultural diversity from our own experience, and we therefore encourage the spirit of tolerance, the acceptance of differences and respect for diversity. Of necessity, reconciliation depends on recognizing the pain and suffering of the victims of genocide.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“While the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 failed to draw the attention of the international community, we must also note with regret that the world also remained passive in the face of the preparations for the Srebrenica genocide. This is an opportunity for the whole international community to reflect on the lessons to be learned from one of the darkest moments in history, and to reaffirm its determination to prevent genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The international community should therefore continuously assess the effectiveness of the tools at its disposal and should put prevention at the heart of its efforts to identify situations that could result in mass crimes. The situation in Bosnia remains delicate, and tensions between the communities are high.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“The international community bears a crushing responsibility because of its silence and refusal to act in the face of the atrocities. Even today, the circumstances under which the population of Srebrenica in the safe area was abandoned remain unclear. It is important that we make an effort at remembrance so that the truth can be established. We therefore welcome the efforts of the Netherlands, which has investigated the behaviour of its battalions during the Srebrenica massacre and published several reports. The genocide in Srebrenica, carried out less than a year after that owaandan Tutsis in 1994, seriously calls into question the tools at the international community's disposal and its capacity to react to the precursors of mass crimes.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“In July 1995, more than 8,000 Muslim men and adolescents were massacred in three days in Srebrenica during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, even though the town had been declared a safe area by the United Nations and a contingent of Blue Helmets was present there. We should recall that the atrocity in Srebrenica is the worst massacre committed in Europe since the Second World War, and has been described as genocide by international courts. The victims at Srebrenica were targeted because of their identity, and the men were brutally separated from the women and children before being transported to previously chosen sites to be coldly and methodically massacred in full view of the whole world. Those massacres weigh on our collective conscience and will always do so.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, and your team on New Zealand's assumption of the presidency of the Council, and I wish you every success in this function. I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, for their statements. Chad welcomes the organization of this meeting to commemorate the Srebrenica massacre and to pay tribute to the victims. We express our solidarity with the survivors and encourage the efforts at reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2015-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7481 (2015) · source
“We also take note of the national dialogue initiative, which was again highlighted by President Omer Al-Bashir at his inauguration in April 2015 and which includes a promise of amnesty for the rebel groups that decide to participate in it. Chad invites all Sudanese stakeholders to take advantage of that opportunity to make progress on peace. There is no military solution to the Darfur crisis. Finally, Chad welcomes the fact that the resolution just adopted underlines the major role played by the joint working group between the United Nations, the African Union and the Sudanese Government on the disengagement of UNAMID and hopes that the mission will present to the Council, when appropriate, relevant recommendations through the Secretary-General.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7475 (2015) · source
“My delegation also welcomes the fact that the Security Council, together with the African Union, has reiterated its support for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur as being the only feasible framework for the promotion of peace and reconciliation in Darfur. In that regard, we call upon the Council to do everything possible to encourage the armed movements that are non-signatories to sign the Document without preconditions. We reiterate our full support to the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel, led by President Mbeki, for its work aimed at promoting a resumption of talks and bringing about an end to hostilities between the Government of the Sudan and armed groups.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7475 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): Chad welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2228 (2015). The adoption has taken place at a particularly crucial moment in Darfur, where, despite the huge progress that has been achieved in the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, the region continues to confront a huge number of security and humanitarian challenges, to the detriment of innocent civilians. My delegation hopes that the resolution just adopted will serve as a starting point for the fostering of exemplary cooperation and mutual trust between the Government of the Sudan and African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). Such trust and cooperation are indispensable if we are to help the Sudanese parties achieve future peace and stability in the region.”
2015-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7475 (2015) · source
“We are pleased by the positive developments in those negotiations. They amply demonstrate that diplomacy can succeed better than confrontation and threats.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“We reiterate that the Islamic Republic of Iran has a right to develop a full civilian nuclear-energy industry, and that, in the event of a final agreement, all United Nations sanctions against Iran should be lifted. With regard to the report of the 1737 Committee, we welcome the fact that no incidents have been reported during the past three months. We encourage members of the Committee to continue their discussions of the report, and we call on the Committee to continue facilitating the implementation of the provisions contained in Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008) and 1929 (2010). To conclude, we hope that the ongoing negotiations will lead to a peaceful negotiated settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue and the immediate and complete lifting of all sanctions.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“We hope that the ongoing negotiations taking place in Vienna will make it possible to settle the technical details in order to reach a final agreement by the deadline of 30 June of this year. In this critical phase in the peaceful settlement ofthe Iranian nuclear issue, we encourage all parties to act as constructively as possible in order to reach a successful conclusion to the negotiations. Furthermore, we express our concern over reports of the use of a computer virus to spy on the hotels where the negotiations are taking place, and we call on the competent authorities of the countries involved to do their utmost to shed light on those ill-intentioned activities and ensure appropriate conditions for continued negotiations.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): I wish to thank Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for his presentation of the quarterly report of the Committee covering the period 24 March to 24 June 2015, and I would like to congratulate him for his leadership. When it comes to the Iranian nuclear dossier, Chad welcomes the continued negotiations between Iran and the P5+l in the framework of the Joint Plan of Action. In that regard, the Framework Agreement on the Joint Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear programme, signed in Lausanne, Switzerland last 2 April, represents a major step forward, as the framework makes it possible to envision an optimistic future for all stakeholders.”
2015-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7469 (2015) · source
“In that regard, Chad would like to reiterate its support for the Secretary-General's appeal to increase humanitarian assistance aimed at helping the Afghan people to cope with their food needs and at helping refugees return to their homes. In conclusion, we support the Afghan authorities in their efforts and call upon the international community to further support the Government. Finally, we would like to pay tribute to all United Nations and humanitarian agency staff members working in Afghanistan under extremely difficult conditions. We encourage them to continue their commitment, working shoulder to shoulder with the Afghan people.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, concerning the fight against drug trafficking, Chad welcomes the latest statistics that indicate a decrease in such traffic and encourages the new Afghan authorities to work harder to eradicate that traffic completely. On that point, we would like to repeat our encouragement to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries and to the international community to intensify and coordinate their efforts in the trans-boundary fight against drug trafficking. On the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, especially for internally displaced persons as a result of natural disasters and for the victims of anti-personnel landmines, we call upon the international community to show greater solidarity and mobilization to support those Victims.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Monday morning's car-bomb attack on the Afghan Parliament in Kabul, which killed at least one woman and a child and wounded 15 people in the surrounding streets, is yet more evidence of the deteriorating security situation. We strongly condemn all those attacks and call on those responsible, notably the terrorist groups and armed groups, to immediately halt such horrific criminal acts. We would like to express our condolences to the Government of Afghanistan and to the families of the victims. We wish the wounded a speedy recovery. The fact that some terrorist groups have pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and that there are foreign terrorist fighters present on Afghan soil means that the international community must be more vigilant.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“However, much remains to be done in mobilizing the financial resources needed to support the Afghan authorities' commendable efforts to bring those processes to fruition. Despite the political progress that has been made, the security situation in Afghanistan is still worrying. The staggering number of incidents recorded by UNAMA between 15 February and 30 April, particularly in the southern, south-eastern and eastern provinces of the country, which accounted for 71 per cent ofthe 5,033 cases recorded during that period - as well as the two separate attacks on Saturday, 19 June, for which the Taliban has claimed responsibility and in which at least 17 civilians were killed and several more wounded - unfortunately testifies to the seriousness of the situation.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Similarly, Chad welcomes the Afghan authorities' efforts in the political arena, which have enabled it to proceed to the nomination of a cabinet for the National Unity Government that includes four women, as well as the appointment of 15 members of the Special Commission on Electoral Reform, thus making concrete their commitment to reforms in that area. We also commend the start of the third phase of Afghan civil society's activities in implementing the national and provincial road maps for peace, with UNAMA's support, and we encourage those groups to continue their efforts. The countries of the subregion and the international community have made huge diplomatic and political efforts to help restore peace and relaunch Afghanistan's development.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): I too would like to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and Ambassador Zahir Tanin, the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, for their statements. Chad is pleased that Afghanistan has seen considerable improvements in the past nine months under the direction of its new authorities and thanks to the determination of its people. Significant progress has been made with political and administrative reforms, despite the fact that major challenges continue in the security and humanitarian areas, in regional cooperation and in combating drug trafficking.”
2015-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7467 (2015) · source
“To that end, we reiterate our appeal to the parties to return to calm and restraint in order to avoid a new spiral of violence and to resume the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. The human cost of the Ukrainian crisis is very heavy. More than 6,500 people have been killed, 11,000 wounded and more than 1 million displaced internally. Chad therefore urges all parties to take the path of a direct and inclusive dialogue aimed at achieving a political settlement of the crisis. In conclusion, we encourage the countries and organizations that have any influence on the parties to spare no efforts to bring them to firmly commit to seeking a lasting political solution to the crisis while respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Ukraine, in line with the Charter of the United Nations.”
2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source
“Since 12 February, incursions have been reported every day, demonstrating that the ceasefire has merely mitigated the intensity of the fighting and limited it to certain areas around Donetsk and Luhansk. Nevertheless, the increased tensions of recent days in the conflict zone raise fears of a serious threat of escalation that could thrust Ukraine into civil war on a larger scale and thereby seriously undermine the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Chad is convinced that the solution to the Ukrainian situation is a political one that largely depends on the resolve of the parties concerned to commit themselves to a genuine negotiation process in order to reach sustainable peace.”
2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): I thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, for their briefings. Chad is deeply concerned over the resumption on 3 June of Violent encounters between the Ukrainian army and separatist groups in the area of Marinka, approximately 30 kilometres from Donetsk. The fighting with heavy artillery, including Grad rocket launcers and cannons, has claimed a high number of victims on both sides. Chad strongly condemns the resurgence of violence, in violation of the Minsk agreements, which established a ceasefire and should have opened the way towards a comprehensive settlement of the conflict through dialogue.”
2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source
“In conclusion, allow me once again to honour the memory of all those who have been unjustly executed and to pay homage to those still in the hands of armed groups and terrorists. We join with others in calling for their immediate and unconditional release, and in demanding that the perpetrators of those crimes be pursued and brought to justice. Impunity for those who kill journalists must be stopped.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“We commend the immensely important role of journalists and associated staff in the protection of civilians caught up in situations of armed conflict and their contribution to establishing democratic societies. We stress the fact that their training and rigorous adherence to professional codes of ethics will help some of them avoid the pitfalls of disinformation and the calls to hatred that risk exacerbating conflicts. In that regard, journalists should respect the principles of impartiality and objectivity in the exercise of their profession. We also remind those in charge of media outlets to carefully weigh the risks before sending journalists and associated staff into conflict areas, in order to avoid subjecting them to the indiscriminate terror that all too often targets them today.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“In that light, it is urgent to stress practical, effective measures that will help prevent and reduce the attacks that currently target men and women in the media. While recalling the primary responsibility of warring parties, especially States, to protect journalists, we would do well to highlight the contribution of international, regional and subregional organizations to bolstering compliance. Raising awareness among those concerned and providing technical assistance to developing countries with respect to protection will also contribute to promoting cooperation on the issue. In that regard, we welcome the specific attention that UNESCO and the Human Rights Council have devoted to the matter of protecting journalists.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“According to the concept note (S/2015,303, annex) provided by the Lithuanian presidency, in 2014 alone, 61 journalists were killed, 87 per cent of whom were local, while 221 others were imprisoned. The problem of protecting journalists in situations of armed conflict is therefore more closely tied to insufficient or absent political will on the part of warring parties with respect to their obligations, than to the lack of a legal framework. We hope that the resolution we have just adopted (resolution 2222 (2015)) marks a new phase in the commitment of States to fully assume their obligations with respect to the protection of media professionals in armed conflict and sends a strong message from the Council that unjustified attacks on journalists around the world will not go unpunished.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“The effective pursuit of the perpetrators of such acts is a way to dissuade non-State actors who do not consider themselves bound by international instruments to protect journalists. Journalists present in situations of armed conflict enjoy the same protections as other civilians in the application of international humanitarian law in accordance with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. The adoption of resolution 1738 (2006), which demands the protection ofjournalists in war zones, raised great hopes and was cause for rejoicing within the profession, even if its implementation did not meet expectations. Despite the obligations derived from the Geneva Conventions and resolution 1738 (2006), attacks againstjournalists have not diminished.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Thanks to their presence, we receive information in real time about the numerous violations and abuses committed against innocent civilians, which has often enabled the international community to take important decisions. Not only do the men and women of the press work under difficult conditions, but they are increasingly the target of deliberate attacks in conflict zones. They are often abducted or kidnapped for ransom, if not tortured or executed in the absence of any legal proceedings. Women journalists and their female associates are not spared and are even, at times, deliberately singled out. When the terrorists of Daesh, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, other Al-Qaida affiliates and other armed groups make them a favoured target, our obligation must be to offer immediate help by strengthening their protection.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Sir, along with the other ministers joining us today. I would also like to thank the Lithuanian presidency for organizing today's open debate on the protection of journalists in situations of armed conflict. I also thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General; Mr. Christophe Deloire, Director-General of Reporters Without Borders; and Ms, Mariane Pearl, of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, for their briefings. The armed conflicts currently taking place around the world expose the suffering of civilians, especially that of women, children and vulnerable individuals. The eyewitness accounts of journalists in situations of armed conflict have become essential.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“This historical injustice must be remedied through a reform of the Security Council, such that Africa can take its rightful place in the Council, alongside other continents, and that it can make its voice heard. Given the categorical refusal to take our concerns on board and in the absence of any possibility of dialogue on subjects as sensitive as these, Chad had no choice but to abstain in the voting on this resolution. Either way, convinced of the justice of our cause and the relevance of our arguments ,we insist on the importance of and need to find a solution to the illicit transfer to small arms and light weapons to non-State actors. We will continue our efforts until we can make our voices heard.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Throughout the discussions on the draft text leading up to today's vote, the African delegations showed great flexibility by submitting various proposed amendments with a View to having a balanced consensual text that would accommodate all the concerns of all members of the Council. Unfortunately, these valid concerns, such as expressed by us, did not attract even the slightest attention from those who rejected them with some degree of condescension. We are deeply disappointed and shocked. Nothing is more frustrating than when it comes to issues as important as those concerning Africa, the African members of the Council are marginalized and the only reason given is that their concerns have no impact on the adoption ofthe resolution.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Non-State actors, illegally supplied with arms and munitions, provoke conflicts and destabilize States, commit egregious crimes and human rights Violations, sow destruction and plunge civilian populations into desolation, thereby jeopardizing any prospects of development for the States concerned. Therefore, for us in Chad, the refusal to include a provision in this resolution that would make it illegal to transfer small arms and light weapons to non-State actors is tantamount to a refusal to prevent crises and conflicts and tantamount to encouraging destabilizing efforts against fragile States.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“For the African countries in general, and Chad in particular, the major challenge to be taken up in combating the use, that is to say, the abusive and illegal use of small arms and light weapons, remains the issue ofthe illicit transfer ofthese arms to non-State actors, including, inter alia, armed groups, terrorists and criminal networks. The concept of non-State actors has been defined by the Security Council through resolution 1540 (2004) in the context of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Ironically, when it comes to the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and their illicit transfer to non-State actors, the reference to these concepts gives rise to great opposition from certain prominent members of the Council.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Mr. Cherif (Chad) (spoke in French): Chad endorses the statement made by the representative of Angola on behalf of the African Group, including the African members of the Security Council. Chad notes with regret that a resolution as important as the one just voted upon by nine members of the Security Council (resolution 2220 (2015)), whose aim, we were told, is to help the most affected regions by the destabilizing impact of small arms and light weapons, more specifically Africa, was adopted without involving the representatives of the continent in th Council.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“We therefore call on the Secretary-General to take into account in his upcoming biennial report the issue of the illicit transfer of small arms and light weaopns to non-State actors.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“The issue of small arms and light weapons has been on the Council's agenda since 1999, and it is our view that this organ, vested with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, must be find a solution, in particular to the critical issue of transferring weapons to non-State actors. Finally, the human cost of illicit transfers and of destabilizing accumulation and diversion of light weapons is intolerable. States must assume their responsibilities and do everything in their power to prevent and put an end to these activities, which jeopardize international peace and security. The United Nations must also do its part to advance this effort.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Furthermore, it is urgent that we ensure, by way of an international legal instrument, that non-State and State manufacturers, brokers, importers and traffickers are held accountable for the destabilizing illicit transfer, accumlation and diversion of small arms and light weapons. We regret the fact that certain prominent members of the Council oppose the inclusion in the draft resolution under discussion of a provision on the inadmissible nature of the transfer of small arms and light weapons to non-State actors. Chad hopes that these legitimate concerns on the issue will be taken into account in the final version ofthe text that is currently being discussed.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Such transfers lead to civilian deaths, especially among women and children, destabilize States and impede long-term governance, while complicating the resolution of conflicts. In the same way that we are endeavouring to put in place laws and arrangements to monitor and control weapons in our own countries, we must also identify, locate and hold responsible the State and non-State actors involved in the illicit transfer of arms and ammunition. The recommendations on marking, registering and tracing of small arms and light weapons will not be effective unless all States commit in good faith to putting and end to the illegal supply of arms and ammunition.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“At the international level, we must deal with the underlying causes for the circulation of arms and ammunition by combating the flow of such arms, especially in conflict areas. In that regard, effective measures must be taken in order to prohibit the unscrupulous manufacture and brokering of weapons - whether they be State or non-State actors - so that they do not profit from death and chaos, especially in the Middle East and Africa. In so doing, they fuel conflicts to achieve their ends with no consideration for human life. Chad condemns the transfer of arms and ammunition, which more often than not, flies in the face of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Because of its painful experience of conflict, in 2008 Chad established a national disarmament commission that has carried out operations to collect illegally acquired weapons throughout the whole of its national territory. Those operations have enabled us to recover thousands of weapons, firearms and ammunition alike. This collection of weapons was additionally supported by a long campaign to raise awareness among the public about the dangers of small arms and light weapons. Practical measures have also been taken to step up border-controls and exchange intelligence with neighbouring countries. A joint- force of 4,000 Chadian and Sudanese soldiers has been deployed along our common as part of this fight. Along the same lines, on 25 March, Chad signed the Arms Trade Treaty and deposited its ratification instrument with the Secretariat.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“They are used mostly by non-State actors such as rebel and terrorist groups, pirates, drug cartels, private security firms, mercenaries, et cetera. The international community must redouble its efforts to counter the long- lasting devastating effects of the abusive use of small arms and light weaopns. In that regard, it is critical that we develop comprehensive mechanisms to combat this phenomenon internationally and nationally. At the national level, it is up to each State to assume its responsibility to address the potential for the illicit use, diversion and circulation of weapons. States must ensure that the arms and ammunition in their possession are properly used and that they are securely stockpiled. They must ensure that there are systems to manage and monitor arsenals.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source