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“Today, I will focus on three aspects of the crisis that deserve our full attention. Thefirstandperhapsmosturgentissueisanendtothe repression. France calls on the Nicaraguan Government to put an end to arbitrary arrests, the excessive use of force and all pressure exerted on demonstrators, human rights defenders and persons critical of the Government, including through violent groups. In that regard, we strongly condemn the violence perpetrated by paramilitary units, in particular the kidnapping on 20 August of attorney Carlos Cerdenas Zepeda, and the intimidation and arrests of representatives of trade unions and human rights organizations. It is the primary responsibility of the Government to ensure the safety of its people and respect for their rights.”
2018-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8340 (2018) · source
“Since last April, there have been more than 300 deaths and 2,000 injuries in Nicaragua as a result of the violent suppression of demonstrations and numerous incidents. Once again, the Council faces a crisis with potential regional consequences, in particular in terms of the movement of people, including refugees. It is clear that the Council has the responsibility to support and assist conflict-prevention diplomacy in this and other crisis situations, while maintaining a watchful eye on the situation, without ideology and in full respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. France has had the opportunity, either in public or in private face-to-face meetings with the Nicaraguan authorities, to express its expectations for a peaceful settlement of the current situation.”
2018-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8340 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): As this is the first time I am taking the floor in the Security Council during the month of September, allow me to begin by warmly congratulating the United Kingdom on its presidency of the Council in August and wishing every success to the United States presidency. It can rest assured ofthe resolute support of France and on my support, in particular. First of all, I would like to thank our two briefers, Mr. Gonzalo Koncke, Chief of Staff to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, and Mr. Felix Maradiaga, former Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence of Nicaragua, for their very insightful briefings. I would also like to welcome the Nicaraguan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Denis Moncada, to the Council.”
2018-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8340 (2018) · source
“To ensure the country's long- term stability through a negotiated political solution, we are sparing no effort to encourage concrete convergence with key players in the conflict, particularly those in Astana and the Small Group.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“It is imperative that the regime's supporters exert the pressure necessary to ensure an environment conducive to the continuation of the consultations launched by the Special Envoy. In the same way, I repeat here clearly before the Council that we will not take part in the reconstruction of Syria without the effective implementation of a political transition, with a genuine constitutional and electoral process. That is sine qua non for the stability of the country and our contribution towards financing reconstruction. Otherwise, there is no reason why France and the EU should commit themselves to financing reconstruction.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“As resolution 2254 (2015) recalls, without a political transition, Syria will remain a lasting factor of regional destabilization, for want of the voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons, in safe and dignified conditions; the financing of reconstruction by multilateral donors; and national reconciliation that makes it possible to stamp out terrorism, the presence of foreign militias and the persistence of a civil war mindset. On these various points, the deadlock will persist unless we advance the political process. In that regard, the pursuit of the regime's military strategy undermines the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to bring the actors in the conflict closer together and relaunch the political process around the formation of a constitutional committee.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“In that context, I commend the work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations agencies, which have spared no effort to ensure that the people of Ghouta receive that aid under the best possible conditions. That result remains modest in relation to the magnitude of the needs, but it makes a real difference to the people of a particularly hard-hit area, which that aid would undoubtedly not have reached otherwise. More needs to be done, as Mark Lowcock rightly pointed out. Thirdly, the humanitarian situation will never be addressed in a sustainable manner without a breakthrough in the United Nations-led political process. Despite its reconquests, the regime has achieved nothing but victories without peace.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“It is with that objective in mind that President Macron and President Putin decided to undertake a joint project to deliver humanitarian aid to Douma, in eastern Ghouta, where the needs of the population remain considerable several months after the end of the fighting. Forty- four tons of medical equipment and basic necessities were transported from France to Syria via a Russian plane during the night of 20-21 July. The distribution of non-food items to beneficiaries took place yesterday, 26 July, in partnership with the United Nations. Medicine and the medical equipment were received by the Douma health centre.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“We are particularly concerned about the situation in the south of the country, where no cross-border convoy from Jordan has been arranged since 25 June. Only aid from Damascus remains, but it is distributed exclusively in areas under the control of the regime. We therefore call on the actors with influence on the regime to ensure that cross-border convoys via Jordan are restored and secured as soon as possible. All convoys must be able to move safely and unhindered throughout the country, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and international humanitarian law. It is imperative that the entire population in need receive humanitarian aid on the basis of a neutral evaluation conducted by the United Nations. France has fully mobilized to meet that challenge.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“Like the European Union (EU), we demand its repeal, as well as indemnities and substantive work on property restitution and recruitment. I would like to point out that this question is not limited to a legal text, because Law No. 10 merely formalizes and systematizes the regime's practices. Secondly, I would like to highlight the priority of humanitarian access, which continues to deteriorate in Syria. The Syrian regime continues to impose unacceptable obstacles to the delivery of aid, in violation of international humanitarian law. Letting that indispensable aid through everywhere, especially in hard-to-reach areas, is an obligation of all parties. It is intolerable to deprive populations of vital aid of which they are sorely lacking, whether in ldlib, eastern Ghouta or Quneitra.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“We must secure safety guarantees for those individuals and their families and ensure that they are not the target of retaliation by the regime. I also want to raise the issue of the protection of journalists and their families trapped in Syria. As the Council is aware, this issue is a priority for France. I call for further collective mobilizing to that end. With regard to refugees, the conditions for a safe, dignified and voluntary return have not been met. Their safety is not ensured because the regime continues to violate all ceasefires. Many of them are exposed to abuses or are forcibly recruited into the regime's army upon their return. Law No. 10, which makes population displacement irreversible and is part of the regime's demographic engineering strategy, constitutes a major obstacle to the return ofrefugees and displaced persons.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“It is important to refrain from targeting schools and school infrastructure and to protect civilian and residential areas in the conduct of operations. I also want to revisit the urgent need to ensure the security of humanitarian workers. It is important to ensure that humanitarian workers in areas that have been retaken by the regime will be protected and that humanitarian services for the people in those areas will continue. We are heartened by the successful rescue operation of a number of White Helmets, who have saved many lives at the risk of their own and have been constantly targeted by the Syrian regime. Not all White Helmets have been evacuated and those remaining in Syria are now under serious threat.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“Gamba's remarks and stress the seriousness of the violations against children in Syria, which has made it the most dangerous country for children in 2018. Tens of thousands of children have been killed or wounded since the outbreak of the conflict as a result of indiscriminate shelling by the regime. An entire generation has been out of school, with consequences in terms of social and professional integration and potential radicalization. The recruitment and use of children, in particular by terrorist groups, such as Da'esh, continue to increase. Currently, 5.3 million children need humanitarian assistance. There are tangible and immediately operational measures and we call on all parties to the conflict to urgently adopt them.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“Such an offensive would also be a source of further destabilization not only for northern Syria and Turkey, but also for the entire region, specifically as a result of the dispersal of terrorist fighters to which it will inevitably give rise. A new, bloody offensive in Idlib will open chapter two ofthe Syrian tragedy - that of a regional spillover of the conflict. In that context, I would like to highlight three key priorities that should serve as a guide for our action: the protection of vulnerable people, ensuring humanitarian access, and achieving a lasting political solution in Syria with the support of the United Nations. The first priority is the protection of all vulnerable populations. I would like to echo Ms.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock and Ms. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter for their briefings, which are always very enlightening, but unfortunately also bleak, as well as for their tireless efforts and those of their teams. Civilians continue to be the victims and targets of the regime's military strategy. The retaking of south- west Syria is another episode in the humanitarian disaster that has been unfolding in Syria since 2011. What remains of the de-escalation zone and the commitments undertaken by the guarantors of the ceasefire to reducing violence and ensuring respect for international humanitarian law? In Idlib, the threat of a regime offensive that has been publicly announced by Bashar Al-Assad is a looming tragedy for the 2.2 million people present there.”
2018-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8320 (2018) · source
“France, together with its partners in the Security Council, the African Union and the region, will remain resolute and committed to supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo so as to ensure that the elections are conducted in the right conditions and that they usher in a new era of stability and development for the country and its people.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“MONUSCO took swift action to respond to tensions, which proves the relevance of its new operations concept of protection through projection. I commend the Mission on its important work and encourage it to continue its transformation in order to achieve optimal efficiency. The Security Council has sent a clear message to the perpetrators of abuses by imposing new sanctions against individuals responsible for committing serious human rights violations. Impunity will not be tolerated. France encourages the Congolese authorities to conduct a prompt investigation into abuses reported by the Human Rights Council so that those responsible can be brought to justice.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“All candidates should be able to compete freely and on equal footing, and voters should be able to make their choice with full awareness and without being coerced. In that regard, respect for human rights, and in particular the commitments made by the authorities to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, is obviously a crucial element. I will end my remarks with a word on the security and humanitarian situation, which remains of concern. New pockets of tension have emerged in the east of the country, which have resulted in several civilian casualties. Investigations of the situation in the Kasai, conducted by the Group of Experts commissioned by the Human Rights Council, have revealed that war crimes and crimes against humanity may have been committed in that region.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“The second element required for success is the importance of ensuring the credibility of the political process leading up to the elections. Above and beyond respect for the various stages of the electoral calendar, transparency in the process, along with the opening up of the political and democratic space, are vital to the holding of credible and peaceful elections. The political meetings that took place without incident in Kinshasa in recent weeks is a positive sign. We must continue along that path. We call in particular upon the Congolese Government to lift the ban on demonstrations and take tangible action to implement the 31 December 2016 agreement through de-escalation measures, the release of political prisoners or prisoners of conscience, and the end of politically motivated legal proceedings.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“The necessary resources have been made available by the General Assembly. It is essential that the relevant authorities transmit to MONUSCO all necessary information to enable the Mission to provide such support in a timely manner, as appropriate. It is imperative that the timing and proper conduct of the elections not be called into question for logistical reasons. With regard to voting machines, we call on the Independent National Electoral Commission to be transparent so that all citizens have access to the machines and can become familiar with how they work. There are a number of technical questions, which must be answered in order to ensure everyone's confidence in the technical preparations for the elections.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“The audit of the electoral register by the International Organization of la Francophonie showed that the register could be improved and the Independent National Electoral Commission undertook to make the necessary corrections. This is a good thing, and we expect concrete action to be taken quickly to that end. However, some uncertainties remain, particularly regarding voting machines and election logistics. With respect to logistics, we have taken note of the willingness of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to pay for the organization of the elections in its entirety. However, I would like to reiterate what Ms. Zerrougui has just said, that the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is at the disposal of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide logistical support.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“Beyond the unity shown by the Security Council, we must continue to work closely with the African Union and the countries of the region, which play an essential role. In this regard, I welcome the adoption of the 19 July joint communique by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and the Security Council, which perfectly illustrates the convergence of views between the two Councils on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is an essential point. In this regard, I would particularly like to stress two elements that are essential to the success of the process under way. The first element is the need to restore Congolese confidence in the technical preparations for the elections. Most of the deadlines have been met so far, which is a positive point.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“The aim is to hold the elections on the scheduled date in December, and to ensure that they are held in good conditions. Indeed, only full respect for the Constitution and democratic transition can guarantee stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the entire region. This is a challenge but also an historic opportunity for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From there, our road map is to encourage the authorities to take all steps in this direction and to call on all stakeholders to respect the spirit of consensus that prevailed when the political agreement of 31 December 2016 was signed. In this context, maintaining the unity of international partners will be crucial to the success of the process.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I warmly thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, for her very enlightening briefing and, more broadly, for her exemplary commitment and action as well as that of her teams. I also thank Ms. Justine Masika Bihamba, Coordinator of Synergy of Women for Victims of Sexual Violence, for her important and inspiring testimony. Finally, I thank Ambassador Alotaibi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, for his briefing in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At this crucial time for the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our shared priority is clear.”
2018-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8318 (2018) · source
“As a friend of both Israelis and Palestinians, France has only one objective - the implementation, through negotiation, of the two-State solution, the only one capable of achieving a just and lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. It will spare no effort in that regard.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“The single territorial unit that seems to be taking shape before our eyes would ultimately result in the unequal coexistence of two citizenship regimes on the same territory. It would mean, for the Palestinians, the abandonment of their aspirations to statehood; and for the Israelis, the end of their democratic project. While we must fill the current political vacuum, a peace plan that turns its back on the internationally agreed parameters of the two-State solution would be doomed to failure. Any negotiations must take place within that framework, which is itself based on international law and Council resolutions, including resolution 478 (1980) on Jerusalem. As we all know, the destinies of Israelis and Palestinians are intertwined. Neither people can sustainably achieve its national aspirations at the expense of the other.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“South of Hebron, similar threats hang over the Palestinian village of Susya. In that connection, I reiterate that France's position on settlements will not change. Settlement- building is illegal under international law. It violates the Fourth Geneva Convention and several Council resolutions, particularly resolution 2334 (2016), adopted on 23 December 2016. Settlement activity is dangerous. It aggravates tensions between populations and fuels violence. Finally, settlement-building is counterproductive, as it gradually destroys the two-State solution, both on the ground and on the political level. This leads me to my last point, concerning the lack of a viable alternative to the two-State solution.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“This is the case in the E-l area, where Israel's appropriation would separate the north and south of the West Bank and isolate East Jerusalem from the rest of the Palestinian territories. Destroying the continuity of the Palestinian territories would make it impossible for the two States, both with Jerusalem as their capital, to find a solution. It would, instead, favour a strategy of the de facto annexation of the West Bank by Israel. The Khan Al-Ahmar community is directly targeted, including structures that have received European funding. Some 230 inhabitants, including nearly 160 children, are threatened with expulsion. In the neighbouring community of Abu Nuwar, demolitions were carried out earlier this month, displacing some 50 people, including more than 30 children.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Furthermore, the risks of escalation in Gaza must not make us forget the gravity of the situation in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The latest developments in settlement policies threaten more than ever to irreversibly call the two-State solution into question. In that connection, I would like to highlight two particularly serious points. First, announcements of new construction in settlements continue. After the 30 May announcements of 3,500 new housing units in the West Bank, there were further announcements in late June of more than 1,000 new housing units in Jerusalem, in the Pisgat Ze'ev settlement. Secondly, forced demolitions and displacements of populations are now directly targeting areas long identified as red lines by the international community.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Those proposals must be accompanied by quick-impact humanitarian measures, which are necessary to provide the population with a visible response and to prevent further escalation. In the same spirit, a collective leap is needed to enable the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to continue its essential activities and to ensure the start of the school year, both in Gaza and throughout the region. The stakes are too high for the population concerned and for the stability of the region. Given its historical role in promoting regional stability, we warmly call on the United States to shoulder its responsibility and uphold its commitments on this key issue in the context of the much-needed international mobilization to boost UNRWA's budget.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“In that connection, we welcome the relaunching of the process initiated in Cairo in October, which must be accompanied by concrete actions on the part of the Palestinian Authority to improve the living conditions of the population in Gaza. We welcome the initial decisions taken in that regard. Beyond that, only a lifting of the blockade, accompanied by the necessary security guarantees for Israel, will make it possible to meet the needs of the population. Alongside those efforts, an ambitious response must be made to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Special Coordinator's proposals for the accelerated implementation of priority projects deserve our full support.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“In this extremely tense context, it is up to the Council to speak with a strong voice to prevent the escalation. The silence it has observed since the beginning of the crisis is deafening and, frankly, incomprehensible. It must give way to a clear public message. The violence of recent weeks cannot be separated from the broader situation in the Gaza Strip. Beyond the de-escalation and respect for the 2014 ceasefire, which are urgently required, there can be no lasting solution in Gaza without Palestinian reconciliation within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization principles, and without the restoration of power of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“More than 150 Palestinians have been killed, including 115 in demonstrations and 68 on 14 May alone. France has condemned the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force and called on Israel to respect the right of Palestinians to demonstrate peacefully. We have also denounced the exploitation by Hamas and other armed groups of the demonstrations and its stated desire to use them to breach the security fence. Finally, we have condemned the firing of rockets and incendiary devices into Israeli territory - hundreds of them since late May, which is unprecedented since the 2014 conflict - as well as the construction of offensive tunnels by Hamas. The latest developments this week run the risk of causing a brutal escalation that must be avoided at all costs.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Generation after generation, Palestinians and Israelis are becoming more estranged and are losing hope of a settlement to the conflict, yet neither the passage of time nor the proliferation of crises in the Middle East trivializes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or calls into question its centrality for the entire region. Beyond its daily consequences for Israelis and Palestinians, its historical and symbolic significance is a determining factor for regional stability. The Security Council therefore cannot and must not at any cost abdicate its responsibility and turn its back on the subject. Regarding the ongoing situation in Gaza, since 30 March waves of violence have threatened to lead to a new armed conflict. Three such conflicts have occurred in the Gaza Strip over the past decade.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): First, I very much thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing, but more broadly, for his commitment and that of his team. We have been saying it for years - the false status quo that seems to prevail on the ground is, in reality, a situation that is deteriorating daily and which could unravel and become an open crisis at any moment. When peace recedes on the ground, it also recedes in minds and in speeches, as highlighted in last month's written report (S/2018/614) on resolution 2334 (2016), which we again welcome in both content and form.”
2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source
“Djedje, who successfully carried out his interim duties following the passing of Bernard Tanoh- Boutchoue, who is sadly missed but whose memory is very much alive for us all and will remain a source of inspiration for the Council and myself - and whom I will never forget.”
2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source
“France welcomes the commitment of IGAD and calls on the South Sudanese parties to finalize an agreement as soon as possible so that weapons are laid down once and for all and that the South Sudanese people can finally return to living their lives in the peace to which they aspire. Members may rest assured of France's determined commitment to that end. Lastly, let me conclude by welcoming our new colleague from C6te d'lvoire, His Excellency Mr. Kacou Houadja Leon Adom. It gives me great pleasure to welcome him here. Let me take this opportunity to commend the outstanding work of His Excellency Mr.”
2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source
“Furthermore, by adopting individual sanctions against two important military leaders from both sides, the Security Council is sending the clear message that impunity for acts of violence against Civilians and violations of the most basic human rights and international humanitarian law can no longer be tolerated. Those who seek to prolong the conflict in contempt oftheir our own fellow citizens must be made aware that they will suffer the consequences of their actions. The situation in South Sudan will improve in concrete terms only when the conflict is ended. France is encouraged by recent progress in the political process.”
2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes adoption of resolution 2428 (2018), which renews the sanctions regime on South Sudan for one year. France nevertheless listened attentively to our colleagues from Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea, and shares their desire for the Security Council to remain united in supporting the political process and initiatives led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and African Union. The resolution is not intended to undermine negotiations conducted by IGAD. Its goal is to protect civilian populations. It enables the establishment of an arms embargo that France has been urgently calling for several years. By limiting the flow of weapons towards South Sudan, the arms embargo is one of the most important measures that the Council can adopt to protect South Sudanese civilians.”
2018-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8310 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to assure you, Madam President, of France's resolute commitment to working alongside you to build a multilateral, twenty-first- century diplomacy that fully integrates the effects of climate change into its approach to conflict prevention. In the face of the reality of climate change, one of the greatest challenges of our time, we must move forward together and with our eyes wide open.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“The Secretariat, the General Assembly and the Security Council have a shared responsibility in that regard. They must rely on all of the specialized agencies and institutions dealing with the environment, together with the United Nations Environment Programme; they must work on climate with the UNFCCC, the World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; on agriculture with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and on desertification with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in order to come up with appropriate analyses, propose courses of action and implement them on the ground.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“The Deputy Secretary-General has reminded us of the remarkable initiatives that she has undertaken with the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, and France fully supports and actively endorses those crucial major efforts. What we want to do is to expand that approach to other regions of the world. It will now also be necessary to take a next step and recommend measures and actions to be implemented by national Governments, United Nations agencies and regional organizations to both prevent the adverse effects of climate change on security and protect and restore biodiversity. Finally, my fifth message is that the entire United Nations system must mobilize to tackle the challenges related to the security implications of climate change.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“My fourth message concerns the ways in which we can ensure that the United Nations has a robust analytical capacity in this area. In that regard, we welcome the progress that the Council has made in the past few months in recognizing the adverse effects of climate change in various regions such as the Lake Chad basin, Somalia and Mali, as well as in calling for better assessment and management of climate change and ecological risks. Those advances should now be translated into concrete action. That demands that the United Nations develop its capacity to analyse risks in order to warn us about the security risks related to climate change in every region of the world.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“But the fact is that when we speak of the effects of climate change on international peace and security - and this is my third message - we are engaging in the process of conflict prevention. Here in New York, the international community must take ownership of the matter and decide to cooperate in dealing with the impact on international peace and security produced by the effects of climate change and establish genuine preventive diplomacy to do that. In that regard, I want to voice our strong support for the Secretary-General's vision and ambition regarding conflict prevention and the peace continuum, which must comprehend all destabilizing factors, including those related to the effects of climate change and the collapse of biodiversity.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“In that regard, I would like to remind all concerned that our priority is ratifying the Paris Agreement and that we will have to collectively adopt rules for implementing it in December, under the Polish presidency of the twenty-fourth Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. That is an essential condition for maintaining the positive momentum launched in Paris in 2015 in the fight against climate change and for ensuring that every country implements ambitious climate policies, as many countries, including China, for instance, have already done. That is how we will be able to fulfil our collective commitment to keep the rise in the average temperature below 2 degrees Celsius and, if possible, 1.5 degrees.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“My second message has to do with the institutional debate that often resurfaces in our statements on the subject. Considering the urgency and importance of these challenges, we must rise above institutional arguments. The General Assembly and the Security Council must speak out on this threat to international peace and security, which concerns us all. However, I want to reassure everyone that the fact we are discussing the effects of climate change on international security here in the Council in no way undermines the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) or the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which remain the multilateral frame of reference for the fight against climate change.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“Yet it also constitutes a threat to many other regions that are stable today but which will suffer the impacts of climate change tomorrow, affecting the stability of our countries and our societies in ways we could not have prevented. In this context, I would like to share five main messages with the Council this morning. My first message is a call to action. As our speakers emphasized, the threat of climate change to international peace and security is an objective fact that we cannot deny. Its effects are already being painfully felt and they will go on automatically increasing. From now on, we cannot turn a blind eye. It is our collective responsibility to tackle this existential challenge head- on and use all the tools at our disposal to address it. It is urgent, because every day lost makes the threat worse.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“While extreme climate events are often the most visible, other phenomena with less immediate effects - such as droughts, the salinization of soils and rising water levels - contribute to land degradation, coastal erosion and the depletion of water resources. Those negative impacts on natural resources, in the context of vulnerable populations and economies, can generate or re-ignite conflicts between communities, provoke population displacement and jeopardize international peace and security. The eloquent statements we have heard this morning are a stark reminder that the impacts of climate change are imultiplying the risks to international stability. That is already the tough reality in many parts of the world, from the Sahel to the Middle East.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): At the outset I would like to thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to convene this Council debate on the problem of climate change and its consequences for international peace and security. It is a critical issue to which we must pay all the attention it deserves. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary- General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, for her important presentation, as well as for her commitment and her efforts in the fight against climate change. I also warmly thank the Minister of Water Resources of Iraq, Mr. Hassan Janabi, and Ms. Hindou Ibrahim for their very enlightening and inspiring statements. Not a day goes by without an increasing number of us falling victim to the consequences of climate change and environmental degradation.”
2018-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8307 (2018) · source
“For that reason, our two countries support the initiative undertaken by the African Union to establish an African Women Leaders Network, and we encourage all Member States to join that initiative by, for example, joining the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network, of which Ghana and Germany are co-Chairs. In the same vein, we commend the commitment of the International Organization of the Francophonie and its efforts to support francophone women's initiatives.”
2018-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8306 (2018) · source