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“Although the challenges are complex and enormous, they can still be resolved by a continent that has all the necessary tools to prevent conflicts and to maintain and establish peace, provided that the parties accept to resolve the ongoing conflicts while respecting international law. We would like to commend the idea of enhancing the partnership between the OSCE and the United Nations, whose support would be very valuable in that regard. In conclusion, I would like to express Senegal's support for the ideal underlying the Helsinki Final Act, namely, to establish a Euro-Atlantic and Atlantic- Asian region that is one of shared values of freedom, democracy and justice.”
2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source
“To that end, we must step up efforts to ensure that a cessation of hostilities agreement is reached and a peace process established under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group, in the interest of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of States. I would also like to stress the importance of pursuing the peace efforts to resolve the Transnistria conflict in the 5+2 negotiation format, on the one hand, and the Geneva international discussions seeking to resolve the Georgian conflict, on the other. We should also mention the need to deal with radicalization and violent extremism. We know that 10,000 persons from the OSCE region have gone to serve as foreign terrorist fighters. The priority must therefore be to prevent that phenomenon from deteriorating, as it undermines the very foundations of our societies.”
2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source
“Following three years of conflict with a heavy loss of life totalling 10,000 persons, it is obvious that there can be no military solution to that conflict. It is therefore absolutely vital to enhance efforts to implement the Minsk agreements, endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 2202 (2015). My delegation therefore expresses its support for the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine and the Normandy format, and we commend their tireless efforts to find a political solution to the conflict. Similarly, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict must be at the heart of OSCE's work. We are convinced that the OSCE will continue to work to convene a conference that could serve as the basis for a peaceful negotiated settlement of the crisis, pursuant to the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source
“The Austrian chairmanship of the OSCE comes at a time when Europe is experiencing its most troubled times since the end of the Cold War. From Ukraine to Nagorno Karabakh, from Georgia to Transnistria, the OSCE is encountering serious challenges, in addition to cross-border challenges that include radicalization, terrorism, arms control, crime, cybercrime, migration and trafficking in drugs, weapons and human beings. For that reason, I share the view of the presidency that a strong OSCE is the very foundation of a safe Europe. Senegal is convinced that the peaceful settlement of conflicts throughout the world must be welcomed. We therefore also welcome the approach to conflicts through dialogue and cooperation, particularly between neighbouring countries. The situation in eastern Ukraine is very serious.”
2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source
“Bearing in mind its experience of two world wars in the space of one generation, Europe has met the challenges of its time by establishing an architecture for cooperation in the area of early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction. The various events that have marked the life of the OSCE since the signing of the Helsinki Accord show, as if that were necessary, the relevance of its mission in the light of the scale and the serious nature of the challenges facing it. For that reason, I would like to commend the commitment of the Austrian chairmanship to bringing together the efforts of all its members with a view to resolving ongoing crises and conflicts, re-establishing mutual trust and limiting the growth of violent extremism and terrorism.”
2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to welcome the holding of the annual meeting of the Security Council on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), born of the shared Vision of 55 countries in Europe, North America and Asia of peace through cooperation. On this important occasion, my delegation welcomes the participation of the Chairperson-in- Office of the OSCE, Mr. Sebastian Kurz and Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration, whom I thank for his remarkable briefing. Following up on the public debate that the Security Council held yesterday on conflicts in Europe (see S/PV.7886), this morning's meeting provides an opportunity to look at the political and security situation in the Euro-Asian area.”
2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, Senegal, in its capacity as Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, would like to assure these two peoples, with whom we share legitimate aspirations to peace and progress, that it will join the rest of the international community in accompanying them on the path of dialogue and cooperation with a View to definitively resolving this dispute, which is certainly deep but not insurmountable.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“However, despite the frustrations that can arise from the lack oftangible progress in the political process and the difficult reality on the ground - frustrations that may lead to discouragement and even cynicism - we have no alternative but to redouble our perseverance and efforts on this issue. In that regard, we reiterate our call on the Israelis and the Palestinians, who in fact are the only parties that can give a real chance to this much- desired peace and work to overcome their differences with a View to achieving a two-State solution on the basis of international law and relevant resolutions.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Beyond the provision of humanitarian aid, we must help restore the Palestinian economy, which is in a very difficult situation, primarily as a result of the occupation, but also as a result of reduced aid from international partners. In this connection, I welcome the fact that the French initiative provides for economic and political incentives to make the two-State solution more attractive and mutually beneficial for Israelis and Palestinians. The same is true of the support needed by the Palestinian Authority in its strategy of building credible institutions and reaffirming the essential role of civil society. June 2017 will mark the very sad anniversary of 50 years of occupation of the Palestinian territories.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“The demonstrations ofthe people in Gaza last Sunday against the precariousness of basic social services, especially electricity. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the humanitarian dimension in the occupied territories during the Council's briefings on the Middle East, including Palestine. We reiterate our appreciation to humanitarian actors, in particular the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, for their efforts in support of Palestinian refugees. I urge Member States to continue to provide assistance to that Office, which has just launched an appeal for emergency aid in the amount of $813 million.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“In order to overcome these obstacles to peace, Senegal, echoing the recommendations of the Quartet's report, urges the parties to put an end to the building of settlements and to related policies, as well as to renounce violence and incitement to hatred. This is what resolution 2334 (2016) calls for in order to prevent acts of Violence against civilians, as well as those intended to provoke or cause destruction or terrorist actions, requires that the perpetrators for such actions be brought to justice. As the report of the Quartet reminds us, we cannot ignore the dangers posed by the precarious situation in Gaza, especially its catastrophic humanitarian dimension, which affects 70 per cent of the nearly 2 million people living there.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Among the most disturbing obstacles undoubtedly are the ongoing accelerated building of settlements and the occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which in addition to dangerously imperilling the two-State solution, fuels and spurs on hatred and violence affecting Palestinians and Israelis alike, two peoples who must coexist in peace and security, each within secure and internationally recognized borders. The most recent tragic illustration of this violence was the attack in Jerusalem, on 8 January. We condemn that attack and all acts of Violence or terrorism, regardless of who the perpetrators are or what their motivations are.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“The resolution calls for a halt to the settlements, which are deemed illegal from the standpoint of international law and reaffirms the two-State solution as the only way for a positive and lasting outcome to the conflict. The same resolution also invites us to pursue and intensify diplomatic efforts to arrive at a settlement to this dispute, which bears witness to our common commitment to peace in the Middle East. The peace has been threatened by considerable obstacles, which we are regularly alerted to primarily by the Secretary-General.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Indeed, from the French initiative, which the Permanent Representative of France referred to quite elegantly, to the efforts of stakeholders in the region, including Egypt and the Russian Federation, and the issuance of the Quartet's report (S/20l6/595, annex) on the situation on the ground, the international community has shown that it continues to have faith in a two-State solution. The crowning achievement is that eight years after the most recent action taken on this subject, the Security Council, which has regularly focused on the intensified and accelerated building of settlements, adopted resolution 2334 (2016) last December.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): I would like to begin my statement by welcoming the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing, which reminds us that our meeting today is taking place in a very disturbing context in which the situation on the ground is volatile, there is an ongoing unacceptable building of settlements and violence; as well as a very difficult humanitarian situation; in particular in Gaza. However, in spite of these obstacles, the past year has been marked by the ongoing commitment of the international community to peace in the Middle East.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, the Security Council must actively consider the issue and show proactive solidarity to the States, organizations and humanitarian groups of the region that provide emergency aid to individuals and communities in need. Given the urgency of the situation, an imminent Security Council visit to the Lake Chad basin countries, as some delegations have suggested, would be a clear show of the support that we would like to see, as it could give new life to efforts under way to resolve the crisis.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“In addition to the military and humanitarian dimensions of our response, we must also consider the equally important elements of education, information and communication - with particular emphasis on raising awareness among the population, especially women and young people, and on engaging in dialogue with religious and other leaders, who have a key role to play in countering the violent extremist narrative. Similarly, in order to secure the tenuous progress made in our response to the crisis, our strategy must bolster the resilience of the States and communities of the Lake Chad basin region through urgent interventions within a broader long-term development framework.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“In that connection, it is important, as the Secretary- General has noted, for the Economic Community of West African States and the Economic Community of Central African States finally to be able to hold the planned summit of Heads of State and Government on Boko Haram in order to devise a interregional strategy to address the crisis caused by that group, but also to specifically address the root causes that contributed to its emergence and resilience.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“It would also be desirable for the international community to provide political, logistical and financial support to the regional initiatives and structures that were created to overcome the challenges facing the region, including the Multinational Joint Task Force and the Lake Chad Basin Commission. Nevertheless, the mobilization of the region at the national and subregional levels remains a priority.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“In this respect, the international call issued with a view to enabling the reintegration of such defectors and members of their families should be heeded. We commend the efforts undertaken by partners, including members of the Council, of course, and those deployed by humanitarian organizations, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Me'decins sans frontieres and other agencies. However, my delegation calls on the international community to increase its support for the region in the fight against Boko Haram by continuing to provide humanitarian assistance and support for early recovery, which the region urgently needs. Here we would underline the crucial importance of funding. As Mr. O'Brien noted, $1.5 billion is being requested by humanitarian organizations to respond to the most urgent needs for 2017.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“Thus in addition to military action, an urgent and adequate humanitarian response must be provided so as to meet the numerous challenges on the ground, which include the massive displacement of people, the specific protection needs of refugees and displaced persons, food insecurity, and taking responsibility for the victims as well as for ex- Boko Haram fighters and their families, with a view to reintegrating them into their already crisis-affected societies of origin. The report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (S/2016/996), issued in late November 2016, indicates that there were approximately 1,500 Boko Haram defectors in recent months.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“But despite Boko Haram having been militarily weakened by the regional, coordinated response against it through, inter alia, the Multinational Joint Task Force, we must point out that it is by no means defeated and retains the capacity to wreak havoc, as it continues to demonstrate through various asymmetrical attacks and other acts of savagery. These residual activities unfortunately continue to have devastating effects on the political, social, economic, humanitarian and human rights situation in the areas where the group continues to carry out its attacks.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“The situation exacerbates the effects and consequences of social conflicts relating to access to and the use and allocation of the basin's natural resources. All of these factors taken together, as well as their negative impact on the social and economic fronts, have made this area fertile ground for the deadly activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group. In that respect, we welcome the fact, as has been mentioned that during the past year its spread was stemmed thanks to the concerted efforts of the countries of the region, supported in particular by the African Union, subregional organizations and other organizations and countries throughout the world.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): The Senegalese delegation would like to congratulate the Swedish presidency of the Council for having convened this timely debate on the complex, multidimensional situation in the Lake Chad basin. It really is an urgent issue of concern, as was described very eloquently this afternoon by our briefers, Mr. Zerihoun, Mr. O'Brien and Ms. Askira, whom we all thank for their respective statements and for the updated and detailed information that they provided us. Without referring back to the origins of the crisis, I think it fair to say that the physical constraints facing the area, including drought, desertification and climate change, compounded by the overexploitation of natural resources, are at the root of the structural vulnerability ofthe countries and the peoples ofthe Lake Chad basin.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“The two States, Israel and Palestine, should be able to live side by side in peace and security, each of them within its own internationally recognized borders, in accordance with all the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the efforts of the Quartet." On that basis, Senegal, faithful to its principles and foreign policy, and also as Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, continues to engage in dialogue and consultation in order to reach a two-State solution.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, it is up to the international community, and first and foremost the Security Council as the guarantor of international peace and security, to work on the two-State solution. Our faith was restored by the remarks President Macky Sall delivered during the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: "Despite the stalemate of the peace process, I have the strong conviction that efforts must be continued, strengthened and intensified in order to realize the two-State solution.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Together with the Israelis and Palestinians, with whom we, as members of the Council, share the same aspirations for peace and stability, we must find a path to negotiations with a view to reaching a peaceful, happy and definitive solution to the dispute. We avail ourselves of this opportunity to renew our disapproval and condemnation of acts of terrorism and incitement to violence, no matter who the authors are or what the motives may be. My delegation reaffirms the urgency of relaunching the peace process. That is why we encourage the ongoing initiatives, such as that of France, and diplomatic efforts, such as those undertaken by Egypt and the Russian Federation; all of such initiatives, in our View, require greater coordination.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): By deciding to co-sponsor resolution 2334 (2016), along with Malaysia, New Zealand and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senegal wishes to reaffirm its principled position on the settlements, which are illegal from the point of view of international law. Indeed, at a tiime when the peace process is at a stalemate, we see a continued and accelerated progress of building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In addition to compromising the chance for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, those settlements and occupations foment the violence that affects both Israelis and Palestinians and the possibility for both peoples to live side by side in peace and security within internationally recognized borders.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“But that dialogue must also be conducted with the other subregional organizations, such as IGAD and the African Union, and it should deal with the main aspects of stabilization in South Sudan, namely, the implementation of the peace agreement, security-sector reform, the protection of civilians, human rights and the provision of humanitarian assistance. Once again, we believe that it is our responsibility to support the people of South Sudan, who are, after all, the ones who suffer most from the current situation.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“I am thinking in particular of the recent visit that made by President Museveni of Uganda to Juba to encourage the South Sudanese authorities to put an end to their hostilities and to focus on the political process. We also believe that, given the humanitarian urgency and the importance of protecting civilians, we have to act effectively. We are convinced that, as the Security Council, we must begin a dynamic and constructive dialogue with the Transitional Government of National Unity. We encourage it to fulfil its commitments, as soon as possible, to relaunch a national dialogue and to deploy the Regional Protection Force.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“In our opinion, such an approach requires an ongoing investment on the part of the Security Council, which we have already witnessed through the several actions that it has taken during the year, including the visit by the Council in the month of September, and the visit just made by the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan. But we need a united approach, above all, one that is in close coordination with the organizations and countries of the subregion. I am thinking, in particular, of IGAD and its members, which have an important role to play. In that regard, my delegation welcomes and strongly encourages the efforts of IGAD and the countries of the subregion.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): My delegation abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2016/1085, not because we favour inaction or we are questioning the abuse that has been committed, but rather because, while condemning the human rights violations and other violations that are continuing to be perpetrated by all the parties in the South Sudanese conflict, we are convinced that in its quest for stability, that country needs a sustainable peace.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“Human trafficking during armed conflict poses a threat to stability, peacekeeping and national reconstruction. We must therefore work together to put an end to these heinous practices, which will be possible only if we all make a commitment to that end.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“We wish to reiterate the importance of prevention, protection, reintegration and accountability in our tools to fight all of the problems facing humankind. Cooperation with traditional and religious leaders can play a significant role in setting up a communications strategytodeconstructandcountertheterroristnarrative. Finally, I should like to recall that parties to conflict bear the responsibility, with the support of the international community, to put an end to sexual violence in armed conflict, through a number of efforts, including in the areas of prevention, assistance and protection. Beyond that, we must also deter, detect and put an end to human trafficking, particularly by violent extremist groups, as highlighted in the presidential statement on trafficking in persons adopted in December 2015 (S/PRST/2015/25).”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“For example, we have a centre that offers guidance to children in difficult situations, known as GINDI; an intersectoral committee to fight child labour; a directorate of correctional education and social protection; and a national unit to fight trafficking in persons, among others. In terms of migration, Senegal's strategy is based primarily on a number of partnership agreements with countries of destination or transit for Senegalese migrants. Senegal and France signed such an agreement in September 2006 to jointly manage migratory flows between the two countries, and we also signed a memorandum with Spain on 9 November 2007. Senegal has devised an integrated national migration strategy, which has already shown some technical success, so as to more effectively address this phenomenon.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“This law criminalizes trafficking in persons and related practices by highlighting the various forms of exploitation of vulnerable persons to which it leads and its transnational organized character. It also criminalizes organized illegal migration and trafficking in visas or other travel or identification documents. In order to better ensure the effective suppression of trafficking in persons and migrant trafficking, chapter III of the 2005 law confers two types of jurisdiction on Senegalese courts: universal jurisdiction, through article 10, and passive personality jurisdiction, through article 11. This legal arsenal is further reinforced by a number of frameworks that have been set up to address problems related to migrant trafficking and flows.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“It is also key to implement the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. We also call for a recasting of the global debate on the financing of violent extremism. We must combat this scourge in order to address fresh challenges and the economic and strategic underpinnings of trafficking in human beings, in particular women and children, in armed conflict. Allow me to note here that Senegal has ratified virtually all international and regional instruments on migration and human trafficking. Furthermore, my country has a number of legislative and regulatory texts that address migration and human-trafficking issues, including a specific law pertaining to human trafficking and related practices and victim protection, which was adopted in 2005 and which supplements our criminal code.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“In addition, such trafficking is facilitated through social networks. Senegal reiterates its firm condemnation of all forms of sexual violence and exploitation. It believes that in the fight against this scourge, due attention must be given to the rehabilitation of victims and of the affected communities. We must wage a resolute fight against human trafficking during armed conflict, which not only constitutes a grave violation of human rights and international humanitarian law but also contributes to instability and to promoting terrorism. Resolution 2331 (2016), which we have adopted today and of which Senegal was a sponsor, is surely a step in the right direction. The resolution calls on States to implement the provisions ofresolution 2195 (2014), on the link between terrorism and transnational organized crime.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The phenomenon is of even greater concern when the perpetrators are extremist or non-State armed terrorist groups who are using the tactic to sow terror or as a strategy of war, with the aim of consolidating their ideology or power; strengthening their financial flows; changing the composition of a community; or humiliating a given ethnic or religious group. Even more unacceptable are the various forms of sexual violence and exploitation, particularly when they are linked to trafficking in persons in the context of armed conflict. This is a centuries-old phenomenon that unfortunately continues, as we have seen with respect to the fates of the Chibok schoolgirls, abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014, and of the Yazidi women and the women sold at the Raqqa market by Da'esh.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The phenomenon becomes an even greater source of concern because these people are often subjected to forced marriage or even sexual slavery, for women and girls, or to forced labour, for men and boys, including in the mining sector, if they have not already become slaves or combatants. I should like to echo the words of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, who said that trafficking in human beings is an umbrella term that comprises a range of barbaric practices, one more inhuman than the next.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Multiple conflicts in various parts of the world are exacerbating emigration and are even forcing the displacement of populations compelled to flee their homes, exposing them to numerous threats and making them increasingly vulnerable, including to trafficking in persons organized by criminal networks, terrorist groups or armed gangs. The link between migration and human trafficking during conflict was highlighted in the 2016 report of the UNODC on the subject, which states that 60 per cent of victims of trafficking during armed conflict are refugees and asylum-seekers who have fled conflicts in their countries and are simply seeking better prospects. Unfortunately, instead of realizing their dreams, many of these migrants are abducted and sold or held captive.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“The choice of this essential topic, as well as the unanimous adoption of resolution 2231 (2016) this morning, are undoubtedly further illustrations of the outstanding work carried out over the past two years by the Spanish delegation under the leadership of Ambassador Roman Oyarzun Marchesi, whom we congratulate, together with the entire Spanish delegation. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and the other briefers this morning for the quality of their statements, which have increased our understanding of the magnitude and gravity of a scourge that shocks the conscience of everyone.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): Ijoin others on this solemn occasion to convey Senegal's sincere condolences to the Russian Federation following the assassination of its Ambassador in Turkey. This is also an appropriate opportunity for my delegation to reaffirm Senegal's firm condemnation of all forms of terrorism whatever their origin. The Senegalese delegation welcomes the presence among us this morning of His Excellency Mr. Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, who is presiding over today's open debate, which his country has decided to devote to an important subject, namely, trafficking in persons in conflict situations.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“Those commendable pledges must be followed by the disbursement of the funds so that Afghanistan can once and for all turn the page on this dark chapter in its long and glorious history. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate Senegal's support to Mr. Yamamoto and the entire Mission and commend the Government of Afghanistan for its efforts to promote peace, stability and development in the country.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“At this point, I would like to make a solemn appeal to the countries of the region, to the international community as a whole and to private investors to intensify their efforts and increase their support to the Government and the people of Afghanistan in their quest for economic and social development. In that respect, we need to acknowledge that the commitments made at the NATO Summit and at the Brussels Conference offer opportunities for initiating crucial reforms, particularly in poverty reduction, governance, establishing the rule of law and the carrying out of elections. The surge of international solidarity generated at the Brussels Conference, which led to pledges by different partners in the amount of approximately $15.2 billion to contribute to the development priorities of the country until 2020, should be praised.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“My delegation would also like to commend the working group established by the Civilian Casualty Avoidance and Mitigation Boards and would like the rules of engagement to take into greater account the safeguarding of the lives and physical integrity of innocent civilians. I would also like to align myself with the Secretary-General in solemnly calling for protecting the increasing number of displaced persons. Their quality of life undoubtedly depends on their finding a permanent home, the allocation of land and the provision of substantial support. As we have seen, the Afghan Government continues to embark upon a path of constructive political and economic development and good governance in spite of the difficulties that the country faces on the road to peace and development.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“Evidence of this, according to the report, is the heavy price paid by civilian victims, mainly women and children, especially during the air strikes carried out against the Taliban in the city of Kunduz. In the area of human rights, while we welcome the Government's legislation to protect women against harassment, we would like to echo the concerns of the Ministry of Women's Affairs with regard the persistent obstacles that women encounter in participating and advancing in State institutions. We call on the United Nations to continue to take into account the voice of women, who, as emphasized in the report, play a crucial role in fostering a peaceful society and challenging radical ideologies, as well as in preventing violent extremism.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“In fact, they have continued, and even stepped up their offensive, with various attacks in different parts of the country. At the same time, we should note that the pace of asymmetric attacks, including killings and abductions, have increased, along with its trail of tragedy. My delegation therefore urges that every effort be made to convince the Taliban of the need to engage in unconditional dialogue with the Afghan Government. Also with regard to security, we should welcome the growing strength of the Afghan security forces. We should also commend the involvement of international forces in support of the Afghan army in fighting the Islamic State. The security situation I have described and ongoing challenges in combating drug trafficking,continue to have devastating consequences on civilians and on respect for human rights.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“As part of that progress, I want to commend the efforts of Afghan officials in promoting political dialogue, national unity, peace and stability in the country. That progress has lead to a relative easing of tensions on the political front, as witnessed by the signing ofa peace agreement on 29 September between the Government and Hizb-i Islami (Gulbuddin). Such momentum towards dialogue should be encouraged, as it could bring us closer to our main goal of reducing the number of armed groups that pose an ongoing threat to Afghanistan. On the security front, however, much remains to be done. Armed gangs and terrorist groups continue to threaten the population and carry out attacks. With regard to the Taliban, no tangible results have been achieved so far, unfortunately.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“Mr. Ciss (Senegal) (spoke in French): My delegation would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Fedotov for their interesting briefings. I would also like to thank Ambassador of New Zealand, Mr. Gerard van Bohemen, and his entire team for their outstanding efforts at the healm of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011). While the Council's attention is focused on the very serious situations in other parts of the world, the report (S/2016/1049) of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan nevertheless serves to remind us of the huge political, security and humanitarian challenges that that country continues to face, in spite of the progress achieved, in particular by the Afghan Government.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source