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first: 2015-08-28
most recent: 2017-12-20
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“There can be no military solution, no matter where it comes from, to this conflict. As such, like the majority of Libyan stakeholders and the international community, including the African Union, we support the Libyan Political Agreement, while taking note of the wish expressed widely by Libyans to amend it. We would therefore like to invite all Libyan parties to work to overcome their political differences through dialogue, which is the only way to preserve the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Libya.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“The presence of the ISIL in Libya shows the urgent need to establish strong and unified governmental institutions and security structures throughout the country in order to contain this threat. The necessary unification of all military and security forces under the authority of the Government of National Accord is one of the main challenges of the Presidency Council, as the situation remains precarious throughout Libyan territory with consequences that are felt both nationally and regionally. Whether it concerns the plight of migrants in Libya, the fragile economic situation of the country, humanitarian or security challenges, my delegation remains convinced of the need to address them in the overall framework of the search for a political solution to the Libyan crisis.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“Of course, we are pleased that the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord has been able to draw up and implement the budget for the current year, and we call for improved collaboration with all Libyan financial institutions in order to better confront shortages of funds and liquidity, and to provide more services to the population. However, on the security front, my delegation regrets the recent fighting in the oil crescent and in the capital, Tripoli. We believe that the progress made in restoring oil production and exports could be compromised by the continuation of such clashes. We are also concerned that Libya remains an enabling environment for terrorist group activities, despite the liberation of the cities of Sirte and Benghazi from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“The case ofwomen and girls is equally alarming, as they are subjected to conflict-related sexual violence, committed by the parties to the conflict in Libya, as well as by smugglers, traffickers, affiliates of Da'esh in Libya and other criminal groups. This happens even when girls and women are detained in formal and informal detention centres for irregular migrants. In the face of the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in Libya, we remind all Libyan parties of their duty to protect civilians and of their obligation to respect and implement the provisions of International humanitarian law and human rights. At the political level, my delegation would like to emphasize that the impasse in Libya does not allow for the stimulation ofthe country's already fragile economy.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“With regard to the current situation in Libya, which has been characterized by the continued worsening of the tragic plight of migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced persons who fall victim to various criminal groups, we believe that the Secretary- General's comments in his most recent report on the situation in Libya (S/2017/283) were particularly timely when he stated that "there is a need for a comprehensive approach to address the root causes in the countries of origin that drive so many people to take this dangerous journey". Indeed, the smuggling of and trafficking in human beings in Libya, including migrants, are among the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law that the parties to the conflict in Libya continue to commit, some of which may constitute crimes of war.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): First, I would like to thank Mr. Martin Kobler for his briefing on the situation in Libya and for his continued efforts and those of the entire staff of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to ensure a successful political process there. The Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Libya can count on the firm support of the Senegalese delegation. We also support his seven recommendations, which, if implemented by all of the actors and parties involved, could help to secure a lasting political solution to the crisis in Libya. I would also like to commend Ambassador Olof Skoog for his briefing and his leadership as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya.”
2017-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7927 (2017) · source
“Regarding Eritrea, the delegation of Senegal would like to once again invite the country to work more closely with the Monitoring Group to create the conditions that could lead to the lifting of sanctions. In conclusion, we reiterate our encouragement to the State of Qatar, which, in its capacity as mediator, spares no effort to resolve the differences between Djibouti and Eritrea, particularly with regard to the latent question of the remaining missing persons.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“With regard to the ban on the sale of charcoal, we note with satisfaction the progress made in the implementation by Member States of the measures taken to this end. However, illegal export of charcoal continues, unfortunately, with the use of different methods to facilitate evasion, in particular, the counterfeiting of customs documentation. It should also be noted that although Al-Shabaab is no longer involved in the charcoal trade, it nevertheless continues to levy taxes on its production and transport. It is therefore appropriate to ask AMISOM. to redouble its efforts to help the Somali Federal Government to prevent the export of charcoal and facilitate the Monitoring Group's access to the coal-export ports, including, if necessary, the provision of means of transport and any other appropriate security measures.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“and the weapons experts of the Monitoring Group who were able to gain access the container and who are working to determine the origin and destination of these weapons. We also note that the Group expressed concern about the threat to peace and security posed by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Somalia, as reflected in its latest report, the presence of seven trawlers near Bosaso, which provoked demonstrations by local fishermen in February. With respect to the attacks on humanitarian workers, the hijacking of aid and the obstacles to its delivery, we firmly condemn all of them, whoever the perpetrators might be. My delegation therefore calls for a substantial reform of security in the country and the eradication of corruption that can be found in many sectors of activity.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“Accordingly, the Senegalese delegation would like to reiterate its conviction that only the full cooperation of the States of the region, through the regional frameworks and mechanisms established for this purpose, can enable a coordinated, and therefore lasting, response to the problem of Al-Shabaab and other terrorist groups that undermine the region. With regard to the arms embargo, the Monitoring Group reported on the discovery on 23 January of approximately 25,000 blank firing pistols by the Interim Jubba Administration and contingents of AMISOM. on board the vessel the SJAfrican in Kismayo. We welcome the cooperation of those responsible from the Interim Jubba Administration and AMISOM.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“My delegation takes this opportunity to congratulate once again the Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), whose tireless vigilance enabled the Chief of the Army to escape the attack. Senegal is also concerned about the threat posed by the growing presence of the Islamic State in the region as illustrated by the 8 February operation carried out against a hotel by the small faction led by Sheikh Abdulqadir Mumin, which has claimed allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It is worth noting that despite the successful ouster by the Puntland forces ofthe ISIL faction in Qandala in December 2016, the group continues to maintain a strong presence in the surrounding mountains.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“Through its presence and harmful actions, Al-Shabaab continues to pose a threat in its continued occupation of large parts of the territory and in carrying out attacks, thereby rendering the country's security situation even more complex - following the satisfactory conclusion of an electoral process last February with the election of His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo as the new President of the Federal Government. The attacks carried out on 9 and 10 April in Mogadishu attest to the difficult security situation. One of those attacks targeted the head of the Somali National Army and resulted in several deaths and injuries. Through me, Senegal once again condemns those acts, offers its condolences to the Somali people and the bereaved families, and wishes a speedy recovery to the wounded.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): First and foremost, the Senegalese delegation would like to thank Ambassador Kairat Umarov, Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, for his briefing and congratulate him on the outstanding manner in which he is coordinating the work of the Committee. My delegation would also like to congratulate the new members of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group, whose high-quality monthly updates enable us to better understand the situation in Somalia and Eritrea. With regard to Somalia, the persistent concerns raised in the successive reports ofthe Monitoring Group illustrate the considerable challenges that the security situation in Somalia continues to pose.”
2017-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7925 (2017) · source
“Finally, the Senegalese delegation would like to speak on behalf of the other countries of the region who believe that the fight against insecurity in the Great Lakes region should proactively take charge of the trafficking and illegal exploitation of natural resources that fuel conflicts and support armed groups. In that regard, we look forward to the holding of a meeting jointly organized by the Executive Secretary of the ICGLR and the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General on the illegal exploitation and trade in natural resources by armed groups, as was requested by the Defence Ministers for member States of the ICGLR and Southern African Development Community in Nairobi on 20 July 2016 (see S/2016/840).”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“The same dynamic should be implemented in connection with repatriating and disarming the combatants of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda and M-23, which, according to the report of the Secretary-General, are making limited progress. It is also necessary to recall that the implementation of the Framework agreement includes a component which concerns the international community, in particular the United Nations. In that regard, we welcome the efforts of the Special Envoy to promote international support for the Framework agreement, as well as the operationalization of the Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework 2016-2017, which we endorsed here in March 2016 with the adoption of resolution 2277 (2016).”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“In that regard, my delegation would like to call upon the various parties concerned by those political processes to further explore the inexhaustible possibilities for dialogue in a spirit of enhanced mutual trust, respect for human and civil rights and ensuring public order, while, above all, showing a genuine desire for compromise. Concerning more specifically the implementation of the Framework Agreement, we note with satisfaction the progress made in the establishment of a joint follow-up mechanism to address the threat of the Allied Democratic Forces. The mechanism, it should be recalled, was agreed by the Heads of State of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania on the sidelines of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in June 2016.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“At the political level, we note that instability persists in some countries of the region despite the political processes and dialogue that were initiated and aimed at peacefully resolving crises that, for the most part, are associated with issues pertaining to electoral processes. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage the Special Envoy to pursue his coordination work with the organizations and countries of the region to support the inter-Burundi dialogue facilitated by the Economic Commission for Africa and the ongoing political process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among others.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“One of the most tangible consequences of the regional security situation, which remains fragile, is the large number of refugees and displaced persons representing respectively more than 3.5 million and 6 million individuals in the region. The Senegalese delegation shares the satisfaction expressed by the Secretary-General with regard to the hospitality of the countries and peoples of the region who have welcomed that flow of people with the limited means and resources at their disposal. Those host countries and communities deserve increased support from the international community.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“For example, such regional cooperation could well provide the appropriate framework for finding a solution to the problem generated by the presence of elements of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo following last July's clashes so as to not further complicate the already fragile security situation of the area. Accordingly, all efforts by the United Nations as well as the countries of the region must contribute to the search for an appropriate solution to that problem. Furthermore, with regard to security, the spread of outbreaks of community violence beyond eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is a matter of great concern to us. We therefore call for a rapid response to that emerging threat, including through political responses.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“The resurgence of M-23, once again, underscores the crucial question of the implementation of the Declaration of Commitments by the Movement of March 23, known as the Nairobi Declarations, and therefore poses new challenges to regional cooperation. Such regional cooperation is absolutely necessary to achieving peace, security and sustainable development in the Great Lakes region. It continues to be the only viable mechanism to overcome the decades-long threat posed by armed groups in and beyond the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Moreover, the present meeting comes at an opportune time in that it allows us to focus on the regional dynamics, which are essential for the peace and security of the States of the region. In that regard, the Senegalese delegation reiterates its support for the tireless efforts of the Special Envoy, Mr. Said Djinnit, in particular in the areas of preventive diplomacy and the promotion of peace and security in the Great Lakes region. In the area of security, the ongoing situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo remains a matter of concern, with the resurgence of the Movement of March 23 (M-23), which has been observed during the past months.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (Spoke in French): I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, for the update that he has provided in the wake of the report submitted by the Secretary-General in March 2017 (S/2017/208) on the implementation of the framework agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. During the past few weeks, the Security Council has devoted several meetings to the countries of the Great Lakes region, including the review of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/206) on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the process for the renewal of the mandate of that Mission pursuant to resolution 2348 (2017), which the Security Council adopted on 31 March.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7923 (2017) · source
“My country also supports the creation in South Sudan of a hybrid independent court for prosecuting the perpetrators of crimes and other atrocities against the civilian population, and we call on the Government of South Sudan to support the African Union in that endeavour. Finally, with regard to the regional protection force - and we welcome the recent developments noted concerning its deployment - we urge the South Sudanese authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure its immediate deployment. Here I would like to pay tribute to the troop-contributing countries for their dedication to the cause of peace in South Sudan.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“Going back to the famine, President Alpha Konare', the High Representative of the African Union for South Sudan, has made specific proposals aimed at mitigating the disastrous effects of the famine so as to ensure overall food security in the rest of South Sudan. That will require a cessation of hostilities, particularly in order to enable farming activity to resume. We therefore call on all of the armed groups to immediately cease hostilities and allow UNMISS - and we pay tribute here to the staff's untiring efforts in a hostile environment - to give humanitarian personnel access to the civilians who need their help. Unless unhindered access is provided immediately, the humanitarian situation can only get worse, and it will be the local population that will suffer most.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“The national dialogue should also make it possible for those involved to discuss general issues, including issues crucial to governance, security-sector reform and national reconciliation, among others. It is in that spirit that we warmly encourage cooperation among the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the United Nations aimed at ensuring coordinated measures to support the peace process, including the national dialogue process, and at ensuring the broadest possible inclusivity in the national dialogue through the involvement of all the parties to the conflict in South Sudan.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“My delegation therefore believes, and I think we can all agree, that only a political solution to the conflict in South Sudan will make it possible to resolve the disastrous humanitarian situation once and for all. We therefore call on the various parties to the conflict to resume dialogue and implement the peace agreement in the Republic of South Sudan. In that regard, we believe that the national dialogue process announced in December by President Salva Kiir could, if it proves to be truly inclusive, free and transparent, help to create conditions conductive to the restoration of peace in the country. That would endow the process with the necessary legitimacy and ensure ownership on the part of the South Sudanese population, without discrimination, with the support of the region and the international community.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“The repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement and the increasing hostilities in many parts of the country have, as we are all aware, led to a wave of refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries and an increase in the number of internally displaced persons within the country, further worsening an already disastrous humanitarian situation. If we add to that the famine that is now present in various regions, it becomes a matter of urgency for us to act if we are to prevent the population from succumbing to disease and hunger. The fact is that the ongoing fighting and the economic collapse have left more than 100,000 people facing a situation of famine. According to various United Nations agencies, 1 million more are considered to be on the borderline of famine. It is the worst famine the country has seen since the conflict began.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“My delegation would like not only to reiterate its profound concern about the worsening security situation in the country and its impact on the implementation of the 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, but also to condemn the armed incursions and threats against humanitarian workers and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), as well as the violations of the status-of-forces agreement, international humanitarian law and the security of the United Nations staff.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, the Senegalese delegation would like to thank the United Kingdom presidency for its initiative in convening this important briefing on South Sudan, over which Mr. Boris Johnson, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, was kind enough to preside. We also thank the Secretary- General of the United Nations and the Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission for their important briefings, and we appreciate Ms. Betty Sunday's important presentation on the situation. Their statements have further highlighted the acuteness of the issue before the Council. The crisis that has torn South Sudan apart for more than three years has led to an increase in violence and violations of human rights.”
2017-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7906 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, I reiterate the readiness and unwavering commitment of Senegal to spare no effort in the fight against the proliferation ofweapons of mass destruction and, to this end, we are ready to cooperate fully with the 1540 Committee and its Chairman, Ambassador Sacha Sergio Llorentty Soliz, to whom we renew our wishes for complete success in his important work at the head of the Committee.”
2017-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7900 (2017) · source
“My delegation is of the view that for there to be greater efficiency and synergies in our efforts, it is important to set up a sustainable mechanism to ensure better interaction and coordination between donors of assistance and beneficiaries in order to avoid overlap and duplication and identify the best practices in this field in order to take advantage of them. The immediate challenge is to better coordinate existing tools in order to limit the possibility of non-State actors engaging in proliferation, as the Chair of the Committee has rightly pointed out. We also commend the important role of civil society, academics and all those involved in the fight against proliferation.”
2017-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7900 (2017) · source
“However, the already fruitful cooperation that exists between the 1540 Committee and the African countries, most of which have benefited from the Committee's support in the implementation of the resolution, is to be welcomed. It would therefore be useful to maintain this cooperation in order to improve assistance procedures, identify and analyse assistance needs, and pursue dialogue on assistance with international, regional, subregional organizations and, where appropriate, with non-governmental organizations. It is also important to encourage the training of national focal points. Accordingly, my delegation invites Member States with the resources to do so to provide all necessary assistance to those countries that need it.”
2017-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7900 (2017) · source
“The same applies to the development of an appropriate strategy to prevent and combat the risk of weapons of mass destruction falling into the wrong hands. As far as Africa is concerned, the African Union is to be commended for its political commitment to the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) by the African States, as can be seen in its efforts to organize several meetings on this topic. At the level of African States themselves, the development of appropriate legislation and the submission of implementation reports are clearly continuing, but more needs to be done, including the adoption of national legal frameworks with respect to biological weapons and effective internal control mechanisms in relation to sensitive materials and technologies.”
2017-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7900 (2017) · source
“The review provided an opportunity to focus on the strategic choices of Member States and regional and international organizations, as well as encouraging civil society to take a more comprehensive, coordinated and coherent approach to dealing with challenges to international peace and security. It is therefore important to monitor the implementation by Member States of the concrete, practical and appropriate steps in the light of the recommendations resulting from the revision process and the new resolution 2325 (2016). In this regard, strengthening cooperation and the exchange of experience in the areas of border control, surveillance of financial flows and Internet networks, and legal assistance is more important than ever.”
2017-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7900 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): My delegation would like to commend the British presidency for organizing today's meeting, and to thank Ambassador Sacha Llorentty Soliz for his briefing and his leadership. In these times the role of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), which is to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their acquisition by non-State actors, is crucial, for current events have shown us that with the threat of terrorism, the risks of seeing non-State actors acquire nuclear, chemical or biological weapons are very real. That is why my delegation welcomed the comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2016) conducted in 2016, which is a significant element in our collective efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”
2017-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7900 (2017) · source
“Human trafficking in situations of armed conflict constitutes a threat to stability, the maintenance of peace and reconstruction in affected countries. We are in duty bound to collectively and in a concerted manner put an end to these repugnant practices.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“The latter has two missions: one to provide early warning, monitoring, information and communication, and a scientific mission, which is to formulate proposals for the modification of legislation on human trafficking and harmonize them. In conclusion, my delegation would like to stress the need for the international community to focus on prevention, protection, reintegration and accountability in the framework of combating all scourges that threaten humankind, including conflicts and human trafficking in situations of conflict. In this regard, we will have to ensure that we can effectively focus on deterring, detecting and ending human trafficking, in particular as carried out by violent extremist groups, as the Council highlighted in its presidential statement on human trafficking issued on 20 December 2015 (S/PRST/2015/25).”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Furthermore, in order effectively to clamp down on violations in the field of human trafficking and in the trafficking of migrants, chapter 3 of that same law confers to the Senegalese authorities two kinds of competence, one universal, through article 10, and the other based on the passive personality principle, through article 11. In addition to this legal framework, a set of structures exists for addressing problems linked to human trafficking, including a counselling and guidance centre for children in difficult situations, an inter-sectoral department for combating child labour and a national unit to combat trafficking in persons.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“In terms of the struggle under way in my country, allow me to highlight the fact that in addition to having ratified virtually all international and regional instruments relative to human trafficking, Senegal also has adopted legislative and regulatory instruments that address the issues of migration and human trafficking, particularly through a specific law on the trafficking of persons and similar practices and on the protection of victims, which was adopted in 2005 and complements the Senegalese penal code. That law criminalizes the trafficking of persons and similar practices by placing emphasis on the diverse forms of exploitation of vulnerable persons and their transnational organized character.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“These practices, in addition to constituting grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and exacerbating instability, contribute to the fuelling of terrorist groups. We therefore cannot but reiterate the overriding need to implement resolution 2195 (2014), on the links between terrorism and transnational organized crime, as well as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“My delegation would like in particular to reiterate its growing concern at the involvement of non-State and terrorist armed groups in human trafficking in situations of conflict, often with the goal of modifying the composition of a community or persecuting or humiliating a given ethnic or religious group. These practices, which, sadly, we have had difficulty eradicating, are used by extremist groups not only as terrorist tactics but also as a strategy of war, with a view to furthering their goals and ideology, consolidate their power or to increase their sources of financing. It is therefore crucial that we conduct an intensive and determined struggle against all forms of human trafficking in situations of armed conflict, including against forced labour, slavery and other, similar practices.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“The resurgence of the phenomenon of human trafficking in armed conflict situations is all the more troubling since it leads to the forced marriage and sexual or domestic enslavement of women and girls, and to men and boys being trafficked into forced labour, if not enslaved outright or turned into combatants. Therefore, it is clear that human trafficking can be described as - to use the term of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children - an "umbrella concept" for practices that are all equally inhuman and barbaric in nature. While certain forms of trafficking result from exacerbated vulnerability due to conflict, others are the direct result of the actions of armed groups that operate in conflict zones.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Moreover, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in its 2016 report, clearly highlights the complex links between human trafficking and armed conflict. In addition, migrants are the victims of trafficking and smuggling in conflict zones, specifically because of those very conflicts. During armed conflict, the loss and lack of economic opportunity, discrimination and gender violence are compounded. Family support networks are weakened or destroyed, all of which contributes to exacerbating individual and collective vulnerability to trafficking.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“I should like to thank the British presidency for the timely choice of returning to this issue, this time placing emphasis on and forced labour, slavery and other similar practices in conflict situations. I thank also Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his important statement, as well as our briefers today, Mr. Fedotov, Mr. Hyland and Ms. Elman. Their briefings were extremely instructive and illuminating with respect to the gravity and scale of this scourge. The armed conflicts currently under way throughout the world unfortunately represent an opportunity for traffickers, as the impunity resulting from the breakdown of law and order allows them to operate more easily and on a broader scale.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): As previous speakers have stated, in December 2016 the Council considered the issue of human trafficking in conflict situations (see S/PV.7847) and adopted resolution 2331 (2016), which strongly condemns all forms of human trafficking in areas of armed conflict. In October, the General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting to assist action taken and ongoing challenges in the framework of the combat against human trafficking in general. This is a reflection of the importance that we the States Members of the United Nations attach to eradicating this appaling scourge, which, lest we forget, undermines the rule of law and development, and, above all, is a call on the universal conscience.”
2017-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7898 (2017) · source
“On this point, we wish to express the hope that the visit that the Council has just made to the Lake Chad basin countries, which made it possible to take stock of the scale of the challenges, is just the first step towards not only mobilizing the international community in order to make it possible for all four countries to overcome the humanitarian ordeal they are facing, but also allowing them to demonstrate greater resilience in the face of the many challenges that confront them.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7897 (2017) · source
“We acknowledge the efforts that have been made by partners and the United Nations to help these countries, but we believe that the international community must do better and do more on an urgent basis given the current context, characterized by the proliferation in some of those countries of terrorist groups, which are the primary beneficiaries of any deterioration in the humanitarian situation.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7897 (2017) · source
“More than ever before, the country requires the assistance and support of the international community to enable it not only to overcome this humanitarian crisis but also to strengthen its own capacity to urgently address extreme situations such the current famine. Concerning the situation in the countries of the Lake Chad basin and in Somalia, we believe, as Stephen said, that the situation and in particular the famine that is approaching is not inevitable.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7897 (2017) · source
“Concerning Yemen, my delegation would like to remind the parties to the conflict, in particular the Houthis and their allies, of their obligations pursuant to international law, among which is the need to ensure immediate, lasting, secure and unhindered access to all those who require assistance throughout Yemen. My delegation wishes also to urge the parties, in particular the Houthis and their allies, to resume in good faith negotiations based on a realistic approach and trust so as to achieve a political solution, which is the only way to put an end to this crisis and its disastrous humanitarian and security consequences. The famine that is afflicting several areas of South Sudan is obviously a great source of concern to us.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7897 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): I wish to thank the Russian Federation for having requested this briefing and Mr. Stephen O'Brien for the very important information that he has provided us on the humanitarian situation on the ground. My delegation fully endorses the very relevant statements made by previous speakers, which is why I would simply like to touch upon several points, so as not to repeat what others have said. We are particularly concerned by the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the four countries: Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria. Indeed, the figures and the very sombre predictions are chilling and canot but prod our collective conscience.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7897 (2017) · source