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“After the attack on 4 April, a military installation of the Syrian regime that had been used for chemical bombardments was destroyed by United States air strikes. The American operation was a legitimate response to a mass crime that could not go unpunished. Bashar Al-Assad, as we have reiterated on many occasions, bears full responsibility for this development. Russia's veto on 28 February (see S/PV.7893) of a draft resolution (S/2017/l72) aimed at punishing those responsible for the chemical attacks committed several years ago already represented a dangerous indication of looming impunity. The massacre in Khan Shaykhoun should have acted as a wake-up call to all of us about our responsibilities. How can those who claim to be committed to the non-proliferation regime and the fight against impunity reject the evidence before them?”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“Once again, everything about it points to the Damascus regime's clear responsibility for the attack. Through it, the Syrian regime has crossed another threshold of horror and of scorn for the most basic standards and elementary principles of humanity, which, as we have seen, it has continued to flout. France has always said, not as an ideological statement but because the evidence tells us so, that the Middle East will never have peace and security as long as a regime exists that is guilty of committing war crimes, indeed crimes against humanity, in order to maintain its hold on power. That regime slaughters its own population on the pretext of fighting terrorism, while continuing to fan the flames of Da'esh.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France is devastated by the result of today's voting. We deeply deplore the fact that, thanks to another Russian veto, the Security Council has been unable to agree on a simple, balanced draft resolution condemning and seeking to throw light on what happened at Khan Shaykhun. We nonetheless strove to engage in discussion of the draft in good faith. We have failed yet again to measure up to the responsibility that we have assigned ourselves and to the fundamental values that we are supposed to support and ensure respect for. Almost four years after the Ghouta massacre in August 2013, the Council has taken a terrible step backwards. The attack on Khan Shaykhun would appear to be the latest example of the abject duplicity of a hard- line regime.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7922 (2017) · source
“Let us make sure that we seize the opportunity. This is a time of truth. Let us make sure that we shoulder our responsibilities at this historical moment.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“We must all rise above our political choices, national interests and moral considerations, and shoulder our responsibilities in order to support this solution. That is an imperative that concerns our collective security. It is at the heart of our mandate and a responsibility shared by all members of the Security Council. In conclusion, recent developments have realigned the situation and highlighted the urgency of the need for a political transition in Syria. We hope that the recent developments have created the conditions for re-engagement of the leading stakeholders with a view to a political solution. Given the tragedy in Syria, which continues to spiral downwards into the deepest of abysses, we are more bound to our duty than ever. We are also faced with the opportunity ofinjecting new, decisive life into a political solution.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“The absolute urgency, the priority of the priorities, is therefore the resumption of the negotiations to craft - together - a political solution. It is therefore incumbent on all of us to exert the necessary pressure on the leading stakeholders so that they can engage in good faith negotiations without delay. In that connection, France renews its fullest support and confidence in Special Envoy De Mistura, whose commitment is exemplary. We commend his announcement of resolutionesumed negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations in mid-May. France supports the start of the next cycle of negotiations on an accelerated timeline with a view to reaching a speedy agreement on a political transition based on the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex) and resolution 2254 (2015).”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“The attack on Khan Shaykhun is just a reminder of a sinister reality about which France, since August 2013, has never ceased to alert the members of the Security Council. We must come to an understanding today about the obvious: a political solution leading to a real transition is now more urgent and necessary than ever. As long as the regime keeps itself in power through terror and destruction, with the complicity of its supporters, there will never be peace and reconstruction in Syria. The millions of refugees forced onto roads of exile will have no hope of returning to their homes nor will they ever overcome a terrorist threat that will continue to feed on the violence and desolation that gave rise to it and made it prosper in the first place.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“The immediate urgency must be to force the Syrian regime to finally respect the cessation of hostilities and finally provide access to the necessary humanitarian assistance to all those in need. Furthermore, the cessation-of-hostilities system needs to be completely revised. We have to avoid the flaws of the previous versions and put in place a more inclusive, coherent, and robust monitoring mechanism. Since last September, France has called for the establishment of such a mechanism for monitoring the cessation of hostilities. Some deny the evidence, but no matter what happens, we can no longer act as if the 4 April attack had not taken place. We can no longer act as if this track record of desolation and chaos is not primarily the track record of the Bashar Al-Assad regime.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“Throughout the country, the regime is tightening its grip around civilian populations by refusing to grant the authorizations needed to carry out the monthly plan of humanitarian convoys. Let us not deceive ourselves. We are seeing here a deliberate policy of obstruction and siege designed to compel opponents to surrender and people to flee, in violation of Security Council resolutions and the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The Syrian regime's allies are responsible for applying all appropriate pressure to force the regime to finally live up to its obligations. In particular, Russia, as the guarantor of the regime of cessation of hostilities announced last December, needs to turn its commitments into action.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“Its simple and balanced text condemns the 4 April attack and reaffirms United Nations support for the investigation of the Fact-finding Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic into the circumstances of this attack and the nature of the substance used. It is a matter ofbringing the Council together around a fundamental objective: the protection of the international non-proliferation regime, which has been flouted in Syria, and the fight against the impunity of the perpetrators of chemical attacks. Beyond the tragedy of Khan Shaykhun, all of Syria offers a landscape of devastation and desolation today. The cessation of hostilities, as guaranteed by the 30 December agreement and the Astana process, no longer exists. The regime's supporters never acted seriously to respect it. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating day by day.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): A week ago, the regime perpetrated another chemical-weapons attack. At least 86 people died from asphyxiation near Idlib; hundreds were injured. The symptoms observed, as well as the dramatic number of deaths, are indicative of the use of a neurotoxic agent, probably a mixture based on sarin. The decision of the United States to strike the Al-Shayrat air base was a response to the gravity of the act and the threat. It sent the Syrian regime a message it should have heard long ago - its time of impunity has now passed. Together with the United States and the United Kingdom, France has proposed a draft resolution which will be put to a vote in the Security Council shortly.”
2017-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7921 (2017) · source
“France and its European partners will soon be circulating proposals in that regard. Our responsibility is to history. Every member of the Security Council, particularly Russia, must live up to their responsibilities. We must commit ourselves to seeking an urgent political solution. It is an urgent matter because we are talking about the security of the Syrian people and the region. The fight against terrorism is at stake. Let us not forget that Al-Assad's regime is the biggest generator of terrorism.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“The maintenance in power of a dictator who carries out chemical attacks against civilians is not only a moral abomination. It is an unsustainable threat to the region and to the world. All members of the Council agree on one point: the Syrian crisis will never be settled by military means alone. Today, because of the tragedy of Khan Shaykhun, we have the moral and political responsibility to reinvigorate the talks that have begun in Geneva to find a political settlement in Syria under the auspices of the United Nations. That is the top priotity. In that context, France calls on the international community to coalesce around a political transition in Syria, in accordance with resolution 2254 (2015) and the Geneva communique of 30 June 2012 (S/2012/522, annex).”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“It is the responsibility of all of the members of the Council to ensure that light be shed on the circumstances of the attack carried out by the Syrian regime in Khan Shaykhun and that its perpetrators are held accountable for their actions before a court of law. France reiterates its full support for the mechanisms of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to carry out a diligent inquiry into the matter. France will not compromise regarding the disintegration of the chemical non-proliferation regime. France will continue to work with its partners to strengthen it in all relevant forums. The attack of 4 April definitively demonstrated to the world the urgent need for a political solution in Syria.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“In adopting resolution 2118 (2013), the Security Council made a very clear commitment to sanction any failure by Syria to fulfil its obligations. That has not prevented Bashar Al-Assad's regime from continuing its repeated, methodical and barbaric use of weapons of mass destruction since 2013, openly flouting the authority of the Council and its international commitments. Those violations have been irrefutably documented by a mechanism created by the Security Council, the Joint Investigative Mechanism. On 28 February, action by the Security Council was once again prevented by Russia's unwarranted and abusive use of the veto (see S/PV.7893). That blockage was perceived by the Al-Assad regime as a signal of impunity. In parallel, Russia has not met its responsibilities or exerted the necessary pressure on the regime in Damascus.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“For years, the regime has openly flouted the basic principles of our system of collective security. It has repeatedly and systematically violated its obligations under international humanitarian law, the norm on the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons, particularly against civilians, as well as Security Council resolutions. It has become imperative to respond and deter the regime from such actions. Recourse by anyone to chemical weapons constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity, which cannot go unpunished. Syria cannot be an exception. That was already the position of France in the aftermath of the chemical attack on Ghouta, and we have never deviated from it. The international community can no longer be duped by the dilatory tactics of the Al-Assad regime.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“That includes proposing that the Security Council refer the matter to the International Criminal Court. Those initiatives, however, have been met with obstacles and vetoes, notably Russia's. The Syrian regime has violated its international obligations to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. The actions of Syria also constitute a clear violation of the resolutions of the Security Council. In that context, the American airstrike constitutes a legitimate response to the chemical attack. The airstrike is also an important reminder that the future use of such weapons will not be tolerated. To those who pretend to be astonished, Bashar Al-Assad bears full responsibility for the situation.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Almost four years after the large-scale massacre in Ghouta, in August 2013, the 4 April attack has revealed the truth: Al-Assad has never renounced the use of chemical weapons or deviated from his ultimate goal: the annihilation, pure and simple, of all those who resist him, whatever the price may be. France has consistently called for strong action on the part of the international community in the face of the serious and repeated violations of international humanitarian law by the Damascus regime, which constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, as was already underscored by the Secretary-General in 2013 following the chemical attack of 21 August 2013. My country has spared no effort to ensure that these crimes do not go unpunished.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): My statement is an extension of the joint communique issued last night by the President of the French Republic, Mr. Francois Hollande, and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ms. Angela Merkel. I, too, would like to begin by expressing once again to Sweden our most sincere condolences and full solidarity with it following the tragic terrorist attack in Stockholm this morning. The Security Council is meeting once again following the use of chemical weapons by the regime of Bashar Al-Assad.”
2017-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7919 (2017) · source
“We commend the significant discussion we have had today i for which I would once again like to thank the United States presidency - since it will enable us to make our collective action stronger and more effective than before.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“That requires maintaining a tripartite partnership among the Council, the Secretariat and the troop- and police-contributing countries, to which France is an active contributor. Lastly, drawing the right conclusions means being ambitious and demanding in our efforts to better integrate United Nations peacekeeping into its global environment and the peace continuum that the Secretary-General is promoting, with France's full support. Why has peacekeeping, which began as an ad hoc concept, seen its ambitions and its resources grow in this way? Because it is a tool for all of us, and because it has been proving its usefulness for 60 years.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“The second is strengthening our support to political processes, including when they are driven by our regional partners, as in South Sudan. Every effort should be made to ensure coherence in our collective action and in achieving results. We should remember that for those political efforts to succeed, the violence has to stop and civilians have to be protected. The third is structuring relationships with host States so that we can have a genuine exchange of commitments and responsibilities. That is why we support mutual commitment frameworks and making them routine. The fourth is continuing our efforts to give operations the right troops, skills and equipment for their mandates.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“To that we could add the United Nations Mission in Liberia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, which have largely achieved their objectives. Drawing the right conclusions also means recognizing that some missions - such as the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSCA and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon - must be maintained because they play a vital role, despite the frustrations that can result from the slow pace of political processes. Drawing the right conclusions also means continuing to work to ensure that the operations are truly in a position to succeed. There are several elements to that. The first is encouraging the Security Council to be united in directing operations. That support is essential to their success.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“If some remain for too long, or if others seem too timid, that is because they can succeed only if they are based on the triple foundation of a unified Security Council, the joint political willingness of the parties involved to emerge from conflict, and troops who are determined to implement their mandate. Based on those considerations, France urges that we draw various conclusions that can enable us to continue to adapt peacekeeping to our current challenges. Those conclusions include, first, closing an operation and transferring its responsibilities to the country team when a mandate is fulfilled, as is currently the case with the United Nations Operation in Cote d'lvoire and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“No, but my third point is that we have to make the right diagnoses and be firm in administering the cures. Some difficulties arise from specific situations, while others are more systemic. Sexual abuse has undermined peacekeepers' integrity and their calling as protectors. Serious failures of the imperative to protect civilians, in South Sudan and elsewhere, are still shocking. From maintaining our zero-tolerance policy on sexual abuse to investigating mandate failures, we must do everything possible to correct and prevent such serious dysfunctionality. But overall, our diagnosis must be fair, since some of the structural difficulties of peacekeeping are outside an operation's control.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“This is a big effort, and the troop-contributing countries and the Secretariat have put a great deal into it. Thanks to that progress, United Nations operations can bring the greatest legitimacy and the most comprehensive approach in responding to a conflict. National operations such as those that France is deploying in the Sahel and the Central African Republic can act only as supplements, not substitutes. But the United Nations is not always the right tool or the only one. That is where partnering with regional organizations makes sense, and we support the joint United Nations efforts with the African Union under resolution 2320 (2016), based on comparative advantages and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. Does that mean that all is well?”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“The Special Representatives of the Secretary-General have become the conductors orchestrating the continuum of peace, security and development that we try to encourage. On the operational front, peacekeeping missions are now expected to protect civilians actively and robustly, as the recent actions of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)have shown. We have been scaling up troops, capacities and leadership, as well as training, equipment, intelligence, medical support, language capacities - which the countries of la Francophonie have worked particularly hard to advance - air support and police components. That list is not exhaustive, but these are all areas that are evolving significantly.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“My secondpointis thatUnitedNations peacekeeping is constantly under review and continues to be committed to improving and moving forward. There has been an ongoing focus on improving peacekeeping for years, and much has already been done. The most recent integrated and multidimensional operations are based on a concept whereby their mandates revolve around both immediate and vital priorities, such as the protection of civilians and human rights, and longer- term tasks, such as support to political processes, reforms and the restoration of State authority, which are a guarantee of effectiveness and a successful, sustainable exit from a crisis. Those mandates require an integrated approach on the part of all United Nations actors, including funds, agencies and programmes.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“But we all know that Blue Helmet bases frequently represent a vulnerable population's only hope in the face of armed groups that terrorize, loot and kill, their only way out and their only recourse, quite simply, for even a chance at survival. Who else would want or be able to ensure the protection of civilians in so many dangerous theatres? On the other hand, who would want to be responsible for abandoning the peoples of South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the Central African Republic to their fate? In that regard, I would like to commend the actions of the almost 110,000 men and women who are deployed and working today to avoid such tragedies, and to pay tribute to the more than 3,400 peacekeepers who have lost their lives on mission since 1948.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“In the past, in Namibia, Cambodia, El Salvador, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Timor-Leste and Cote d'Ivoire, and today in the Central African Republic, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Lebanon and Darfur, Blue Helmets have been preventing clashes, protecting civilians and clearing the way for political processes. They do so at a low cost, because the peacekeeping operations budget accounts for only 0.5 per cent of the world's annual global military expenditure. This is therefore an essential and responsible investment. The major traumas that have taken place since the Second World War occurred where peacekeeping failed - I am thinking here of Srebrenica and Rwanda - and where peacekeeping was not present, such as in Syria. Those failures are rightly etched into our collective memory.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I warmly thank the Secretary-General for his important briefing and assure him of France's full support for the approach that he has just set out. I also thank the American presidency for having convened this meeting. The issue bringing us together today, peacekeeping and the men and women serving in peacekeeping operations - the Blue Helmets - are very much the identity and very face of the United Nations. I should like to make three specific points. My first is that United Nations peacekeeping operations save lives every day; their work is invaluable.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7918 (2017) · source
“The Malian parties have a historic responsibility so that the people of Mali can at last enjoy lasting peace. For its part, the Security Council must step up its effort to resolve the crisis, which threatens international peace and security. Peace in Mali is a crucial challenge for us all.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“Since the Group ofFive for the Sahel was established (G-S Sahel), armed forces from Mali, the Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso have regularly carried out joint cross-border military operations, for which Operation Barkhane has provided operational support. As you have recalled, Madam President, for which I am personally grateful, a French soldier died yesterday in Mali in the course of just such an operation close to the border with Burkina Faso. He is the nineteenth French soldier to die in the Sahel since January 2013. Our determination remains intact - and I would say even stronger than ever - in helping the countries of the Sahel to build up their capacity to counter the terrorist threat. We hope that the Security Council will support the G-5 Sahel in their undertakings.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“One hundred and fifty terrorists have been put out of operation, with several tons of munitions and weapons seized or destroyed by Operation Barkhane in 2016. France welcomes the initiative of the Five States for the Sahel to set up a joint force in order to counter the expansion of the terrorist threat at the regional level - for the first time with a focus on securing border areas. We also welcome the support that the Secretary-General intends to accord to that project, in coordination with the States of the region and the African Union. This counter-terrorism force is to become part of the overall peace process in Mali. Only the full implementation by the Malian parties of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali will ensure lasting peace. In addition, the force should complement the efforts of MINUSMA.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“With its robust mandate and unprecedented technological mans, MINUSMA is a groundbreaking operation for the United Nations. Without the presence of MINUSMA and Operation Barkhane to support Mali, terrorist groups would be able to reconstitute a safe haven that could host terrorists from throughout the world. On its part, the French Operation Barkhane continues to provide support to MINUSMA in instances when peacekeepers are severely threatened. Launched in 2014 at the request ofthe States ofthe Sahel, Operation Barkhane is now deployed over territory larger than the territory of Europe from Lisbon to Moscow. It includes 4,000 military personnel, drones, aircraft, helicopters and hundreds of vehicles.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“In the meanwhile, the repeated attacks against the Malian security forces in the north places the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and Operation Barkhane on the front line against terrorist groups. On behalf of France, I would like to salute the courage of the Blue Helmets in Mali, who are carrying out their work in very difficult conditions. MINUSMA, which is the only United Nations peacekeeping operation facing a terrorism environment, needs to be strengthened. MINUSMA must urgently have the staff and equipment approved by the Security Council last June in resolution 2295 (2016). We hope that new troop-contributing countries will commit to Mali during the upcoming special meeting on MINUSMA force generation, which is to take place in New York on 8 May.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“At the security level, it is urgent that the Malian parties also fully implement the peace agreement. The time squandered by the Malian signatories to the agreement is time won by the terrorist groups. The spread of terrorist attacks in central Mali is proof of that. Contrarily, the redeployment of the presence of the Malian State in the north, as provided for in the peace agreement, would restore the people's hope for peace. The concrete implementation of the peace agreement must demonstrate to all, and especially to unemployed youth in the north, that the voice of terrorism and narcotraffickers is a dead end.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“We believe this approach to be essential in order to remove the numerous obstacles of the peace process and to encourage all the Malian actors on the ground to choose the side of peace. The creation of a Security Council sanctions regime should also target those, be they signatories to the agreement or not, who engage in trafficking and block any peace that may be contrary to their interests. In a complementary way, the international community must reinforce its mobilization in support of the implementation of the peace agreement. France reiterates in particular its full support for the good offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Mali, Mr. Annadif. We also welcome the role played by Algeria as leader of the international mediation and support his unwavering commitment.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“But these achievements remain fragile and insufficient nearly two years after the signing of the agreement. On the ground, the populations of northern Mali have to see any noticeable improvement in their living conditions. The interim administrations are not yet operational, the fight against impunity remains insufficient, and the redeployment of the Malian State in the north has made little progress, as has the reintegration of veterans. We ask the signatory parties to set their mistrust aside and demonstrate their sincerity in implementing the peace agreement. In their successive reports on Mali, Secretaries- General Ban Ki-moon and Guterres have recommended to the Security Council to impose sanctions against those who hinder the implementation of the peace agreement.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“The alliance of terrorist groups that was announced a month ago under Al-Qaida in the Sahel, under the command of Iyad ag Ghali, reveals a macabre competition between Da;esh and Al-Qaida in Africa. In that context, it is more than ever urgent that the Malian parties fully implement the peace agreement at two levels. First, at the political level, it is urgent that the Malian parties fully implement the agreement. After long months of stagnation, real progress has been made recently by the Government and the signatory armed group to fulfil their commitment under the peace agreement. This includes the installation of some interim authorities in the north of the country, the launch of mixed patrols in Gao, and the convening of the conference d'entente nationale, bringing together all the actors concerned.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs ofMali, His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, whose presence is important for all of us and for ourjoint efforts in Mali. I would also like to thank the new Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his very enlightening briefing and to take this opportunity to extend our warmest wishes for success in his new duties. Almost two years after the signing ofthe Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, and despite the real progress made, Mali is in a difficult situation and remains subject to the threat of terrorist groups.”
2017-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7917 (2017) · source
“The Security Council's upcoming visit to Colombia next week will be yet another example of our mobilization on that issue and of our unanimous will to doing whatever is necessary to meet the needs of the parties by providing them effective support along their path towards lasting peace.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“The noted trend of attacks and intimidation during the past few months against community leaders and human rights activists is a cause for concern. We know that the Colombian authorities are committed to take all necessary measures to respond to that situation. Finally, we are pleased to see that the United Nations is doing its part in supporting the process, at the request of the parties. The deployment of the Mission on time is good news. It will enable the Mission to participate actively in the work of the tripartite Monitoring and Verification Mechanism as it relates to the ceasefire, and to coordinate the process of the FARC-EP surrendering their weapons. It shows that the United Nations can live up to those expectations. We are only too pleased.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“We hope that, with the commitment and will of all, the 180-day deadline for the full surrender of FARC- EP weapons to the United Nations will be met. With the effective launching of the demobilization process, the implementation of the peace agreement is entering a critical phase. In that regard, it is essential not to underestimate the challenges that will be encountered in the transition to lasting peace and to create as soon as possible the necessary conditions for peacefully reintegrating those who are demobilized. Specifically, that will require the ability to offer prospects of socioeconomic reintegration to ex-combattants through development of zones affected by the conflict and the expeditious implementation of legal and security guarantees stipulated in the peace agreement.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“For all of us in the Security Council, which has dealt with numerous crises all over the world, this is a source of hope and encouragement. France will do its part in working for the consolidation of peace in Colombia. French aid stands at around â‚¬820 million in gifts and loans linked to post-conflict initiatives, primarily in the areas of rural development, land governance and demining. We also directly contributed â‚¬3 million to the European Union Trust Fund. We are encouraged by the measures taken by the parties with regard to the implementation of the peace agreement. The FARC-EP'S movement to demobilization zones and the surrender of the first weapons to the United Nations are major steps in the establishment of lasting peace in Colombia. We warmly welcome those developments.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“Naturally, he can count on the full support of France and the other members of the Security Council, I would venture. France fully supports the courageous peace process led by President Santos. That is the central message that President Hollande conveyed when he was in Colombia in January. During that trip, he and his Colombian counterpart visited one of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP) demobilization zone. We once again welcome the parties' unshakeable desire to bring about peace and their full compliance with the ceasefire since the signing of the peace agreement. Their determination to close that chapter after more than 50 years of conflict shows that peace is always possible, regardless of what obstacles must be overcome.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to begin by once again conveying our deep solidarity with Colombia following the tragic events in the Mocoa region. The death toll now stands at almost 300. President Hollande immediately offered his condolences to President Santos and the people of Colombia. We have indicated our readiness to provide any assistance upon the request of the Colombian Government. I remind my Colombian colleague, who has acted commendably, that we stand by the people of Colombia now, more than ever, in the face of this terrible ordeal. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his illuminating briefing and his exemplary commitment, as well as that of his teams.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7916 (2017) · source
“The time has therefore come for us to act collectively, with a sense of conscience and all the necessary firmness, in the face of the use ofweapons of mass destruction. I would like to express the hope that we can at last join together to reiterate collectively our rejection of the use of chemical weapons. The world is watching us - and in particular watching those who would protect an indefensible regime, and who would be complicit for this most heinous crime.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source
“What are we waiting for to apply the law that we ourselves helped to formulate? As to our security, if we close our eyes to the use of chemical weapons against civilians, what legitimacy will we have in future to condemn nuclear terrorism or a potential bacteriological apocalypse? Who will be ready to assume that kind of responsibility in the face of history? Just a few weeks ago, I called on all of us here to take stock of and assume their responsibilities (see S/PV.7893). Let us make no mistake: the lack of consensus in the Security Council on 28 February to sanction the proven use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime was, unfortunately, a clear signalling of impunity. The despicable massacre in Khan Shaykhun is a terrible reminder of reality and of our responsibility.”
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“The re-emergence of these weapons in Syria, including in the hands of Da'esh, while the international system fails to react sends a signal of impunity that is extremely dangerous and not acceptable. All of Syria's chemical capacities must be dismantled in order to protect the Syrian people and our collective security. Out of this fog of uncertainty emerge moments of reality when we can no longer prevaricate or shirk our responsibilities. The very bases of our values, the law and our security are at stake. As to our values, who would fail to condemn those who have murdered women and children in cold blood and in such abject and horrendous circumstances? Is this not the very negation of civilization in its entirety? As to the law, the Security Council unanimously agreed to condemn those responsible for these deaths by chemical weapon.”
2017-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7915 (2017) · source