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Dakwak

lines on the record: 24
first: 2023-08-03
most recent: 2023-12-15
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“In conclusion, we call on the international community to support the laudable initiative of Agenda 2063 of the African Union, the African Union Master Road Map of Practical Steps for Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020, which clearly underscores that peace, security and social development are threatened by the illicit transfer of weapons in Africa. Expanding capabilities for disrupting illicit arms flows is important for curbing their proliferation and misuse. We welcome the Secretary-General’s recommendation to include the illicit trafficking of arms on the Security Council’s agenda and call on all members to support that initiative.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It is committed to the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. Nigeria supported the General Assembly’s adoption of the landmark ATT resolution 67/234 and welcomed the successful outcome of the ninth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, which took place in Geneva, and urges States parties to implement it. Our commitment is further demonstrated by the signing and ratification of relevant international, regional and subregional instruments, as well as by establishing and sustaining robust partnerships with the African Union, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa and other relevant organizations.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We have always acted in concert with partners in the region and beyond to thwart bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements, and we have also collaborated with the United Nations and other international partners to enhance protection, especially against sexual violence. Furthermore, the Government of Nigeria has continued to condemn all forms of violence against women and children and is taking all possible measures to counter terrorism and extremism in all their forms. It is for those reasons that Nigeria has redoubled its efforts across its borders and strengthened its cooperation within the West African subregion and beyond against the illicit trafficking of weapons. Nigeria is the first country to both sign and ratify the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Nigeria has experienced the painful consequences of the illicit trafficking, transfer and circulation of small arms and light weapons in the hands of criminal gangs, terrorists and armed bandits. The influx of illicit small arms and light weapons into the hands of bandits and militias has caused two decades of devastation in our country, affecting every facet of life, including schools, farms, places of worship and markets. Nowhere is off limits. Those groups’ activities have unquestionably further weakened the socioeconomic development of our country and the region and pose a growing threat to global security. Nigeria has used, or modified, its policies to better address the challenges posed by the wanton misuse of small arms and light weapons in terms of proactivism, better coordination and support to victims.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Millions of civilians have been displaced by conflicts, losing homes and livelihoods. The loss or violent disruption of family life and the destruction of essential infrastructure have led to a loss of dignity for millions. The consequences of the devastating impact of the illicit transfer and trafficking of weapons across Africa can be seen in its protracted armed conflicts, insurgency and terrorism. The persistent threat to security in the region, and to international peace, demands collective action and approaches by regional actors as well as the international community. Strengthened national, regional and global responses are needed. Major producers and suppliers of small arms and light weapons must be effectively prohibited from selling their wares to unregistered or unregulated entities.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate to address the threats posed to peace and security by the diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition. I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2023/823) and to the other briefers for their insightful and valuable contributions to the discussion. Whatever the causes of conflicts, they are fuelled by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, widening and entrenching insecurity and violence. That hampers socioeconomic development by increasing or creating poverty and suffering. The catastrophic consequences of uncontrolled access to conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons, are being witnessed around the world today.”
2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, as we prepare for the Summit of the Future, we call on the United Nations, in collaboration with Member States, to consider innovative ways of leveraging peace processes and political settlements to achieve accountability and justice for conflict- related violence, thereby laying the foundation for transformative actions that would sustain inclusive societies.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We therefore need to increase investment in agriculture, through the mobilization of resources, both public and private, and to attract socially responsible and environmentally sustainable investment. Smallholders should be at the centre. Governments need to identify more assured and adequate sources of revenue aimed at economic recovery. Extractable resources are the obvious choice to generate financial returns and employment. Therefore, good management structures must be put in place, with transparency and accountability for beneficial results. Any resource management approach should address poverty and maintain the sustainability of resources for present and future generations.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Recovery and resilience strategies must centre on unique national and regional perspectives to address the root causes of violent conflict. In addition, ensuring adequate, predictable and sustainable financing for peace and security activities remains a challenge facing the African Union, regional institutions and African States. The reduction or even stoppage of agricultural activities due to insecurity and displacement has social consequences in many communities, including the regulating of food insecurity and joblessness. We need to work harder to stop violent conflicts, not least because this harmful impact is even more dire for the vulnerable. As several briefers indicated, women and children are the most affected.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We must also address the issue of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and its interlinkages with terrorism. The consequences of the devastating impact of the illicit transfer and trafficking of weapons across Africa can be seen in many conflicts. We laud Agenda 2063 of the African Union, which seeks to eradicate poverty in one generation and build shared prosperity through social and economic transformation. In addition, the road map of practical steps to silence the guns clearly underscores that peace, security and socioeconomic development are threatened by the illicit transfer of weapons in Africa. Expanding capabilities for disrupting illicit arms flows is important for curbing their proliferation and misuse.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“There has been a sudden rise in foreign-driven illegal exploitation and plundering of resources, which negatively affects socioeconomic development. Such illicit foreign-driven exploitation is, among other things, a source of funding for terrorist groups, which further precipitates conflicts. It is imperative that natural resources be managed responsibly for the benefit of the population, in order to prevent conflicts and enhance the conditions necessary for human security. In the discharge of its mandate of maintaining international peace and security, the Security Council should focus on the exploitation of natural resources as one of the root causes of conflict, including by criminalizing illegal exploitation as a crime against humanity. We must take a deeper view of this dimension of conflict in order to secure a more peaceful world.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“While the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security resides with the Security Council, conflict prevention and resolution involve a range of actors who provide distinct but mutually reinforcing ways to address both the immediate and the deeper causes of violent conflict. There is no doubt that natural resources and their exploitation have been a major contributing factor to tensions and conflicts. The struggle over domestic natural resources has been a source of brutal conflicts and civil wars in some parts of the world. A more significant and no less devastating aspect of the illegal exploitation of resources in conflict situations is its impact on the environment and its distortion of the livelihoods of the people in the communities affected.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The late former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in his report entitled “The causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa” (S/1998/318), stressed that poor economic performance and inequitable development had resulted in a near-permanent economic crisis for some States, greatly exacerbating their internal tensions and diminishing their capacity to respond to them, and he underscored that development was central to the prospects for reducing conflicts in Africa. But the human as well as the social and economic impact of conflicts are massive, and resolving such large-scale conflict is beyond the capacity of any one State.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Conflicts fuelled by bad governance, terrorism and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, among other factors, hamper socioeconomic development, putting populations in terrible situations of poverty and suffering. If we are to address the multifaceted and still unfolding effects of conflicts and wars on economies, we need concrete, comprehensive and robust transformative action.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“And that is happening while we have still not been able to stop the war in Ukraine. Many civilians have been displaced by conflicts, losing their dignity along with the destruction of their homes and livelihoods, including the loss of family, as well as of essential facilities and infrastructure. The rise in insurgency and terrorism as global concerns has rendered the situation even more challenging. The root causes of conflicts and their consequences are a complex mix of interlinked factors, including poverty, inequality, irregular or forced migration, communal crises, organized crime, natural disasters and climate change. Many conflicts evolve around the issue of control of natural resources.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I thank you, Sir, and the delegation of China for convening today’s meeting to address such an important topic. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing, and to Ms. Rousseff and Mr. Sachs for their contributions to the debate. As elaborated on in the concept note (S/2023/870, annex), the subject of security challenges and their root causes has been debated numerous times since it was first introduced at a Security Council ministerial-level meeting in September 1997 (see S/PV.3819). Yet we have continued to experience widening, deepening and more new conflicts. As we gather here, the conflict in the Middle East, which is also a long-standing item on the Security Council’s agenda, has become a horrible war.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, the multifaceted and still-unfolding effects on economies of violent conflicts and wars, climate change disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic require concrete and robust transformative action if we are to address the food security situation. It will be important to adopt transformative solutions and measures that guarantee the sustainability of our basic natural resources and ecological services, as well as building the resilience of farming communities to boost food production. We urge the United Nations system and development partners to renew their commitment to the full implementation of the Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016–2025 and Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028. Together we can turn the global food crisis into an opportunity by effectively coordinating our policy responses.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The current Administration, which has been in office only four months, has declared a state of emergency in food security and put measures in place to remedy the problems, including for the distribution of fertilizers and palliatives for mechanized farming and sustainable food production. The Government is working to enhance the implementation of agricultural policies, including through research applications, reviving extension services, easing input access, strengthening the regulatory framework, facilitating affordable credit, increasing commodity outputs, enhancing processing capacities, broadening access to markets and expanding revenue earnings. The National Food Reserve Agency is also redoubling its efforts to ensure that national food security and incomes are improved through marketing and storage services.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As we prepare for the Sustainable Development Goals Summit in September and the Summit of the Future next year, it is important that the international community demonstrate greater commitment to the repatriation of illicit financial flows and assets, debt relief for developing countries and assistance in modernizing agriculture in many distressed regions. For its part, Nigeria has rolled out many initiatives aimed at addressing food-related issues, including in the areas of agricultural education, research and innovation, quality control and access to improved seedlings, as well as in standardizing agricultural practices around the country. Much of that work has been done through partnerships.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“While we are deliberating on agriculture and food security, it is equally important to address cross- cutting issues, including the role of science, technology and innovation, gaps in infrastructure and energy and the importance of building human resource and institutional capacities that can support productivity and inclusion. Insufficient investment in agriculture and social protection continues to be a bottleneck in our efforts to increase food availability. We therefore need to increase investment in agriculture by mobilizing both public and private resources and to attract socially responsible and environmentally sustainable foreign investment in the field of agriculture that also benefits local smallholders.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The displacement of farmers by the insurgencies in our north-east and the challenges posed by climate change in the Lake Chad basin and by banditry in the north-west have led to people’s displacement and considerable food shortages. However, both have subsided in the past three years. The reduction or even stoppage of agricultural activities due to insecurity and displacement has social consequences in some communities, including increased joblessness. We need to work harder to stop violent conflicts — not least because their harmful impact on the vulnerable is even more dire. As the briefers indicated, women and children are the worst affected.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Clearly, the production of food is hampered during violent conflicts, and when they last longer than one farming season, people are forced to migrate elsewhere for sustenance. My delegation has noted the report on the Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity outlook from June to November 2023, which identifies Nigeria as one of the countries potentially facing starvation and death. We want to inform the Council that while north-eastern Nigeria, which has been under attack by terrorists, has been facing shortages and uncertainties regarding food for more than a decade, death and starvation are not a true depiction of the situation.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Food insecurity has also been a source of many recent conflicts and a major factor in outbreaks of unrest. The destruction of rural and structural infrastructure, the loss of livestock, deforestation, drought and conflict all have long-term impacts on the food security of societies. The Ukraine war has adversely affected the food supply chain generally, further exacerbating pre-existing food insecurities, while the sudden disruption of national and international food supply chains has created additional food shortages, particularly in countries in greater need. My delegation notes with concern the reports of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that point out that 70 per cent of the populations experiencing acute hunger in the world are in conflict-affected areas.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I thank the United States presidency of the Security Council for the month of August for organizing this very important debate on a subject that affects all of us globally. I thank the United Nations Famine Prevention and Response Coordinator and our other briefers for their insightful briefings. Today the world is going through a food crisis that is having a particular impact on the world’s most vulnerable countries and economies. The disruptive effects of climate change on livelihoods around the world, as well as those of terrorism, violence and conflict and the multifaceted impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, have been the main contributors to the sustained and deepening food insecurity situation in many parts of the world.”
2023-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9392Resumption1 (2023) · source