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“Many of them take advantage of the weaknesses in the justice system to continue their criminal activities, and some have not given up the hope of spoiling the political and reconciliation processes in an attempt to drive the Central African Republic back into crisis. The resolution renews the same sanctions measures, which include an arms embargo, a travel ban and an assets freeze. However, it changes the designation criteria. Sexual violence is now fully recognized, which makes it possible to increase the visibility of such crimes and to send a strong message. The resolution also seeks to strengthen the application of the travel ban, as Member States are encouraged to step up collaboration with airlines in order to identify individuals subject to travel ban.”
2017-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7872 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2339 (2017), which renews the sanctions regime, or rather the restrictive measures, against the Central African Republic and in support of the political process in that country. This renewal was justified even though the situation in the Central African Republic is stabilizing progressively, even though the capital, Bangui, is today in general peaceful and even though the President- elect - supported by his Government - is at work. We know that the overall situation remains precarious. That is why there is a need for the renewed, unanimous support of the international community through the Security Council. Armed groups are fighting one another and maintaining a high level of violence.”
2017-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7872 (2017) · source
“We welcome the fact that resolution 2337 (2017) was adopted unanimously and that the Security Council has thereby expressed its full support to the efforts of the region to resolve this crisis.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“We often refer in the Security Council to the need to strengthen preventive diplomacy. The Gambian crisis is an excellent example in that regard. No effort was spared by any of the actors involved to achieve a peaceful transition of power to the President-elect. At present, Mr. Jammeh continues to refuse to heed theoe appeals, in spite of all the guarantees provided by his successor to accord him the respect due him as former President of the Republic. Mr. Barrow took the oath of office this morning and today he is the legitimate President of The Gambia. That is why France thought that it was essential for the Security Council to make its position known and to adopt a resolution that sends a clear message to Mr. Jammeh today.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“The Peace and Security Council of the African Union met on 13 January specifically to deal with this topic. And the Security Council adopted a clear presidential statement (S/PRST/2016/ 19) on the matter. France commends the tireless efforts of ECOWAS, the mediation efforts of President Buhari, President Johnson-Sirleaf, and President Mahama, who visited Banjul and have been in constant contact with Gambian stakeholders. In particular, we commend the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, who has done everything in his power to ensure a peaceful transition. We also welcome the efforts of Morocco and Mauritania, which, in a final push, used their diplomatic skills to ensure that President Jammeh accepted to step down from office in a dignified way at the end of his term.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“I am referring to Ghana, as the most recent example, but also to Nigeria, the Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso. In The Gambia, the challenging of the results of the election by President Jammeh - even though he himself recognized them - was unanimously condemned by Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and the Security Council. They all called on Mr. Jammeh to respect the sovereign decision of his people and to agree to hand over power to President Barrow, in accordance with the Gambian Constitution. Since then, the countries of the region have spared no effort to reach a peaceful resolution to the crisis, pursuant to the charters of ECOWAS and of the African Union. The Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS met on 17 December.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2337 (2017). My delegation thanks Senegal warmly for its leadership. From the beginning, France supported the efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its African partners. The 1 December elections in The Gambia were carried out in a way that is beyond reproach. They illustrate a phenonemon that may be commonplace elsewhere, but that is nonetheless extraordinary in West Africa. Democratic governance and respect for the will of the people are now taken for granted - a situation that none would wish to reverse. Last year, six of the 10 elections in the region led to a transition in power. Elections are taking place in a tranquil atmosphere and there is no thought of questioning their legitimacy.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to stress the need to maintain our collective commitment to ensuring the long-term implementation of all the provisions of the Vienna agreement and of resolution 2231 (2015) in the same spirit of cooperation that favoured the conclusion of the agreement. The continuation of the diplomatic success that the conclusion of the Vienna agreement and the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015) represent requires strict and transparent compliance in the long term with all their provisions. France will therefore remain vigilant and will contribute to the vigilance of the Security Council throughout the process.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“Furthermore, we are equally concerned about the information relating to the travel abroad of Major General Soleimani and Brigadier General Naqdi, even though they are subject to a travel ban decided by the Security Council and confirmed by resolution 2231 (2015 ). It is essential for regional stability and international security that Iran should refrain from any destabilizing activities. Finally, we note the lack of information received on activities in the field of ballistic missiles designed to be capable of carrying nuclear weapons. We will remain vigilant about the continuation by Iran of any such activity, contrary to resolution 2231 (2015), and the spirit of the Vienna agreement, and contradicting the objective of consolidating regional stability.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“I would like to express our concern with regard to the information on Iran's failure to comply with several important provisions of resolution 2231 (2015) over the past six months, which is contained in the full and factual report (S/2016/1136) that was presented to us. We remain very concerned about the information that has been detailed to us today. I am referring, of course, to the Iranian arms seizures in 2016, mentioned in the report, by Australia and the Combined Maritime Forces and by my own country, which constitute violations of annex B of resolution 2231 (2015). In the same vein, I am referring in particular to the information available to us on the arms transfers between Iran and Hizbullah, which are of great concern to us.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“Furthermore, in the nuclear field and within the framework strictly determined by the agreement and in accordance with its provisions, our two countries have initiated discussions on the launching of bilateral cooperation inthe area ofsecurity and in certain fields of magnetic confinement fusion. Finally, several requests for the transfer of goods whose export is governed by resolution 2231 (2015) have been submitted through the procurement channel established by the agreement and have been approved by the members of the Council. Nevertheless, the establishment of a climate of lasting confidence requires full respect for the commitments made not only under the Vienna agreement but also under resolution 2231 (2015), which endorsed it.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“In that context of rigor and transparency, we see that the benefits of the agreement for Iran are beginning to be felt. On the economic and commercial front, bilateral trade between France and Iran has increased by 200 per cent in value since January 2016. Iranian oil exports are continuously increasing. The French Government, in conjunction with its partners in the European Union, has continued its efforts to provide companies with the necessary information and guidance on the lifting of sanctions in order to support their return to Iran. We will continue along that path.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“The International Atomic Energy Agency has a crucial role and has been diligently pursuing its verification and monitoring activities of Iran's implementation of its nuclear commitments, in accordance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). I would also like to express our satisfaction with the recent publication of documents approved between the E3+3 and Iran in the framework of the Joint Commission established by the agreement. It contributes to the proper implementation of the agreement by increasing transparency towards the entire international community in the monitoring of the implementation of the Iranian commitments. It allows everyone to see the detail and modalities of verification of Iranian commitments under the Vienna agreement and to evaluate compliance with them in an informed manner.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“At that time, we welcomed this important achievement, with regard both to our sustained efforts aimed at non-proliferation and, more broadly, for stability in the region and for international peace and security. Over the past year, the E3+3 countries have implemented their commitments in full. A very close follow-up of the implementation of Iran's nuclear commitments has been put in place with a view to promoting transparency and efficiency. In that context, France fully supports the rigorous implementation of all the provisions of the agreement and the monitoring of the commitments of the parties over the long term.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“Almost a year ago, on 16 January 2016, the Council received assurances from the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran had successfully implemented the preliminary actions related to the nuclear field and specified in the agreement concluded on 14 July 2015 in Vienna between the E3+3 and Iran, paving the way for its implementation. The adoption of the Vienna agreement and its endorsement by the Council, through resolution 2231 (2015), marked an important step, as it strictly governed Iran's nuclear activities over the life of the agreement, with the ultimate objective of re-establishing, in the end, confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme.”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): On behalf of France, but also in my personal capacity, let me begin by paying special tribute to our colleague and friend Samantha Power for her outstanding work and her exemplary and tireless commitment to the values of the United Nations. Ambassador Power is an exceptional person, and I address to her from the bottom of my heart my friendship and most cordial personal and professional wishes for all the best in the next chapter in her life. I would also like to congratulate our Italian colleague, Mr. Sebastiano Cardi, for having taken over from our Spanish colleague the role of facilitator of the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015).”
2017-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7865 (2017) · source
“We call for the unswerving commitment of all our partners, in particular the members of the Security Council, in order to press on together along this rocky road. Let us take on together the historic responsibility that falls to us in the service of peace in the Middle East.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“As the joint communique of Paris states, we must demonstrate a spirit of responsibility and vigilance, and must avoid any unilateral act because that would only further exacerbate the situation on the ground in Jerusalem and elsewhere. We must remain active with a View to resuming negotiations and that is why the participants in the Paris conference have committed to meet again during the year to review the progress being made and to move forward. The objective is to re-establish a positive political dynamic founded on the two-State solution, which is the only way to respond to the legitimate aspirations of both parties and to ensure that Palestinians and Israelis are able to live side by side in peace and security.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“That is the thinking behind the French initiative and the Paris conference, which is a friendly hand held out to the parties. In that context, the joint declaration of 15 January is not the end of the road. It is a necessary and important step towards relaunching the peace process. The situation on the ground demands that we remain more than ever active in helping the parties move quickly towards a settlement. The heinous attack on Jerusalem on 8 January, which cost the lives of four young Israeli soldiers and which France strongly condemned, shows us the extent to which the situation on the ground remains precarious.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“It has benefited from the efforts of all parties, including the Quartet, the Arab Peace Initiative, the initiatives of Russia and Egypt and the essential role of the United States. There has been complete transparency towards all of the parties. Therefore, the parties must show their commitment to the two-State solution through specific action on the ground. As has been stated time and again by the French authorities, it has never been a question of dictating the terms of the peace agreement. Only direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine can lead to peace. Nonetheless, the international community has an irreplaceable role to play in creating, by means of guarantees and encouragement, an appropriate framework and favourable conditions for negotiations to start once again.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Those incentives are based on three main aspects: first, an economic component, including a special privileged partnership with the European Union and the enhanced participation of the private sector, which is absolutely key; secondly, building the institutional and State capacities of the Palestinian side; and thirdly the rapprochement ofIsraeli and Palestinian civil societies, in order to improve necessary dialogue between the parties, to revive the public debate and to bring together two societies that are destined to coexist. The goal of those incentives is to remind the parties the extent of their interest in obtaining peace and to what degree the international community can and wants to help them to that end. The joint declaration of the Conference of 15 January is the result of long-term effort and great collective mobilization.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“The preservation of the two-State solution is also the goal of resolution 2334 (2016), which is an important resolution that the ongoing advances in settlement policy have made urgent and necessary. The third objective of our initiative was to take a positive and encouraging approach towards the resumption of talks. To that end, we have engaged with all the concerned steak holders to work meaningfully together towards defining positive incentives with all our voluntary partners. I thank in particular Sweden, Germany, Norway and the European Commission for their tireless commitment in that regard.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“It is all the more important and urgent to reaffirm that common priority as the realization of the two-State solution is increasingly faced with the threat of disappearing like a mirage in the desert, while no credible alternative exists that can satisfy the aspirations of the two parties. Let us not forget that the best guarantee for Israel's security - to which, as everyone knows, France is committed - is a just peace with the Palestinians through the establishment of a Viable and independent Palestinian State and, therefore, the two-State solution. In that context, the Paris joint declaration recalls the fundamental principles to which we are all beholden: an international framework for all future agreements, the pre-1967 borders and the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“That is why we cannot accept the status quo - a euphemism that, in reality, underlies the daily deterioration of the situation on the ground and in attitudes. The second goal of the French-led process was aimed at reaffirming a common understanding of the key component, namely the commitment to the two-State solution that is inextricably linked to the condemnation of settlement policy and the unequivocal condemnation of terrorism and Violence. The reaffirmation of the preeminence of the two-State solution is at the heart of the joint statement made on 15 January and is more than ever our unique common goal.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“The first goal was to urgently reinsert the Arab- Israeli conflict into the list of the international community's top priorities. Failure to settle the Arab- Israeli conflict poses a permanent threat to international security. It is true that the Arab-Israeli conflict has not been the most deadly conflict in the Middle East in recent years, but the elements that have already led to three wars over the course six years continue to be present today and could, at any moment, lead once again to a flare up either in Jerusalem, Gaza or the West Bank. Owing to its highly symbolic importance, the conflict, which has remained unresolved for more than 70 years, amply extends beyond Israeli borders and Palestinian territories, and every escalation carries a risk ofuncontrollable regional destabilization.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): On Sunday 15 January, more than 70 countries and international organizations met in Paris to speak as one for the revival of the Middle East peace process. On behalf of the President of the Republic, Mr. Francois Hollande, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, I would like to reiterate France's gratitude to all partners who participated in that meeting and contributed their ideas to and encouraged a process that was initiated by French officials nearly a year ago. That same process, which was marked by the international conferences held on 3 June and 15 January, had three main goals that are reflected in the joint communique adopted in Paris this past Sunday.”
2017-01-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7863 (2017) · source
“This major initiative seeks to promote the economic recovery of the region and the creation of employment, especially for young people, who are, it should be remembered, the first target of Boko Haram. In the context just referred to, the Lake Chad basin region must be at the heart ofthe Council's priorities. As the Secretary-General has urged, let us combine all the military, humanitarian and development means at our disposal in order to make a difference on the ground. In that spirit, France strongly supports the plan for an upcoming visit by the Security Council to the region.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“The countries involved in the crisis are on the front lines when it comes to facilitating humanitarian access, coordinating the various initiatives and ensuring that aid for the displaced is not diverted. France will do its full share in this collective effort. For 2017 alone we have already contributed â‚¬l3.5 million in response to the humanitarian needs of the countries affected by Boko Haram. The third priority is development in the regions where Boko Haram has established itself. Without that essential ingredient, this terrorist movement will continue to prosper thanks to the poverty and sense of exclusion that fuel it. That is why France has launched the Lake Chad Initiative with funding amounting to 635 million.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“It is vital to ensure that the United Nations focuses all its efforts, in close collaboration with all its partners and the local authorities, on responding to the people's needs. In that regard, we hope that the humanitarian hubs established by the United Nations in north-eastern Nigeria as base camps for the humanitarian workers will enable them to access the population more quickly and will be operational as soon as possible. We are especially grateful to Medecins Sans Frontieres and all the humanitarian organizations that are working on the ground. I should recall here that international law applies to everyone and that all the parties are obliged to allow the United Nations and its partners access to the displaced.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“We are all united in the fight against terrorism, whatever form it takes and wherever it strikes. That is why France has expressed its solidarity through its active support for the operations against Boko Haram led by the countries of the region. In particular, we have been supplying useful intelligence to the countries involved as well as logistical support to Chad and the Niger and training for the Cameroonian forces. The current military operations have already shown their effectiveness. Many soldiers have already shed their blood in the regional offensive and we pay them respectful tribute. The second priority is the humanitarian one, for, as we have said, the problems are huge.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“This vulnerable population is not safe anywhere, and we are well aware of how difficult the situation in the camps for displaced persons is. Too often, the Lake Chad basin is not on the the major international media's radar screen, despite the fact that it is one of the regions of the world most in need of us and our engagement. In that regard, we are actively encouraging the efforts of the countries of the region and the United Nations and working with them on three main fronts. The first is military, with the goal of combating Boko Haram with all the determination that requires and weakening its ability to do harm. We know that the military effort led by the countries of the region, coordinated through a multinational hybrid force, is a particularly difficult one both militarily and financially.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. Taye Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for their briefings on the situation in the Lake Chad region. I would particularly like to thank Ms. Fatima Yerima Askira of the Borno Women Development Initiative for her especially powerful testimony, which is a source of inspiration for all of us. As we have seen in recent weeks, Boko Haram, while weakened, still has a real ability to conduct targeted, lethal attacks, particularly in Borno state, and, as we have just heard, the crisis it has provoked has resulted in enormous humanitarian problems. Women in particular have been targeted.”
2017-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7861 (2017) · source
“We hope that the resolution and the French initiative will be the first important steps towards relaunching a credible political process that we will need to pursue collectively in the weeks and months ahead. In sum, the resolution is certainly not the end of the road. It is an important and potentially historic step on the difficult and demanding path to peace and security in the Middle East. Let us assume together the heavy responsibility that is incumbent on all of us on that path.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“That is the aim of the French initiative to try to relaunch the peace process. In that respect, following the important ministerial meeting of 3 June, France decided to organize an international conference on 15 January 2017 in Paris, whose goal will be to introduce the contributions of the international community to relaunch the negotiation process and conclude and implement a peace agreement. We all know, of course, that only the Palestinians and Israelis themselves can achieve peace through direct negotiations. The resolution that we have adopted today and the Paris international conference represent two sides of the same coin, both aimed at reiterating our shared attachment to the two-State solution and creating conditions conducive to that end.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Acts of violence and incitement to violence and terrorism also undermine the chances of seeing two States - Israel and Palestine - peacefully coexist one day. They destroy trust and dialogue between peoples who must find a way to live together. In that regard, resolution 2334 (2016) strongly reiterates its condemnation of all acts of terrorism, incitements to violence and all deliberate attacks on civilians. it calls on the Palestinian Authority to continue to do its utmost to discourage terrorist actions. Identifying and naming the threats to a two- State solution is important but not enough. It is also necessary to work on recreating, after a two-year impasse, the conditions for resuming negotiations. Like the Palestinians, the Israelis have a vital interest in peace, which can be based only on a two-State solution.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“It proceeds in various manifestations, including the expansion of settlements beyond the Green Line, including in East Jerusalem; the de facto annexation of Zone C; forced transfers of population; the demolition of Palestinian homes and structures; restrictions of access and movement; and the building of the wall beyond the 1967 border. This policy is not only illegal under international law, but also threatens the prospects for the creation of a viable and independent Palestinian State, which is the best guarantee for Israeli security and a lasting solution to the conflict. That is the message that France sought to send today by voting in favour of the resolution. While settlements are the main threat to the two- State solution on the ground, unfortunately it is not the only one.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Unless we act resolutely to that end, the two- State solution will disappear like a mirage in the desert. There is no credible alternative that could meet the legitimate aspirations of both parties. Over the past few decades, Israeli settlement- building has undoubtedly accelerated, which only fuels tensions on the ground and exasperates the international community. Settlement-building, which is illegal under international law, is part of a deliberate policy aimed at presenting the population, including the international community, with a fait accompli in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): The adoption of resolution 2334 (2016) is an important and in many ways historic moment in the history of the Security Council. It is the first resolution adopted by the Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in eight years. It is the first time that the Security Council has expressed itself so clearly to state the obvious fact that, little by little, Israel settlement building undermines the possibility of building a viable and independent Palestinian State living side by side in peace and security with Israel. It was therefore necessary for the Security Council to recall the collective and unanimous devotion of the international community to the two- State solution and to clearly lay out the threats to that solution.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7853 (2016) · source
“We hope that we shall all find lessons to learn from this episode, and that in the future we are able to strengthen the Council's unity on this key topic.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7851 (2016) · source
“The Security Council is keeping five United Nations helicopters even as the Blue Helmets in Mali, who are deployed in the most deadly peacekeeping operation in the world, are crying out for resources to protect themselves and undertake medical evacuations. With regard to working methods, we can only regret the absence of genuine negotiations among Council members. Our proposals, as well as those submitted by many of our partners, were barely into account. We consistently offered solutions that would have allowed us to strike a compromise among the various positions. With other States, we introduced solutions that were quite different from our initial positions. In particular, we were open with respect to the timetable and modalities for the UNMIL drawdown, but our proposals were never taken into serious account.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7851 (2016) · source
“This year, the Council noted with satisfaction the success of the United Nations Operation in C6te d'Ivoire, whose imminent scheduled withdrawal it approved. Liberia is another success story for United Nations peacekeeping, which we believe the Security Council should have recognized. The second problem with the resolution is that wastes valuable peacekeeping resources. For the past six months, the police and military contingents of UNMIL have had no tasks to carry out. By artificially maintaining more than 700 military and police personnel, as well as numerous United Nations helicopters, in Liberia for the next 15 months, the Security Council will deprive the United Nations of valuable resources to respond to serious crises elsewhere, particularly in Africa.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7851 (2016) · source
“France has always stressed that the Security Council should take account of the prospects of the third presidential elections in Liberia since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, to be held in October 2017. We recall that it is precisely for that reason that, in June, the Security Council authorized in resolution 2295 (2016) the quick reaction force - which is currently stationed in Cote D'Ivoire and will soon be deployed to Mali - to be deployed temporarily to Liberia if required. The early deployment of the quick reaction force ahead of the autumn elections, as it did successfully in the Central African Republic early this year, would have been a solution well adapted to the needs and circumstances. But that proposal was not heeded.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7851 (2016) · source
“Yet while the Security Council recognizes that the situation in Liberia no longer threatens international peace and security, it has, sadly, not learned its lesson. In substance, the resolution poses two major problems. The first is that it maintains Liberia's culture of dependency on the Blue Helmets. By extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for 15 months, the Security Council paradoxically maintains the presence of a military peacekeeping force in that country just as it recognizes that there is no further threat to peace and security there. The Security Council thereby risks preserving a culture of dependency and preventing the development of Liberian national capacities.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7851 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France abstained in the voting on resolution 2333 (2016). We commend the outstanding progress achieved by Liberia since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2003. For the past six months, the Liberian authorities have been fully responsible for maintaining security on their own terrority. In that regard, I hail the leadership and vision demonstrated by President Ellen John Sirleaf. Following a long period of peacekeeping, Liberia has entered the peacebuilding phase. That is why the Security Council today recognized that the situation in Liberia no longer constitutes a threat to international peace and security. We congratulate the Liberian authorities and people yet again on that success.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7851 (2016) · source
“Let us be aware of our shared responsibility to prevent a new cycle of mass atrocities in South Sudan, as the Secretary-General has warned us about, and to bring about a positive dynamic. Today's vote only highlights the need for the Council to remain mobilized to work for peace and security in South Sudan.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“It is the responsibility of the Council to do all that it can to reduce that risk and the arms embargo would surely have helped. The embargo could have also helped the political process by Changing the equation for those who favour a military solution. It could have been a push for peace. Its contribution to reducing violence could have brought about a favourable environment and conciliatory political dialogue. As the Council has affirmed repeatedly, a lasting solution to the violence in South Sudan can only be political and an embargo could have helped. A few days ago, the Council unanimously renewed the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (see PV.7840). As the population of South Sudan is at the mercy of violence and abuse, we hope that the Council will once again unanimously decide to come to their aid.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“In that context, France deeply regrets that the draft resolution submitted by the United States could not garner the necessary support in the Council to be adopted. As is well-known and as we have expressed on several occasions in this Chamber, France has long supported an arms embargo on South Sudan. We regret that it was not proposed earlier, when it could have enjoyed broad support from the Council. In our eyes, such a measure is fully warranted by the imperative of protecting civilians. The steady inflow of arms into South Sudan fuels violence by creating the illusion that a military solution to the conflict is possible. In the hands of the enemies of peace, those weapons facilitate the commission of the worst abuses against civilians.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): Three years ago, almost to the day, the conflict in South Sudan began. In those three years, civilians have been the target of unspeakable violence and abuse, amply documented by the United Nations, the African Union and civil society organizations. The situation in South Sudan continues to be one of the worst in the world. The humanitarian consequences are tragic and the needs of the population are staggering. The security situation remains very volatile and, over the past weeks, the Security Council has considered the risks of retaliation and intensification, as well as violence and mass atrocities. The special session of the Human Rights Council, held last week in Geneva, underscored our collective concern over the grim state of affairs.”
2016-12-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7850 (2016) · source
“That work should be carried out jointly by the entities in charge of the fight against terrorism in the United Nations: the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict. In the face of such appalling crimes and challenges to human conscience, it is our collective responsibility to act in order to put an end to those crimes and prosecute those responsible for such actions without let-up. The resolution that we have adopted today gives us additional legal instruments to move ahead in that direction. Let us unite our efforts to make the best possible use of those instruments.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source
“I would therefore like to conclude by echoing one of the main messages of the resolution: the need to better take into account the link between human trafficking, sexual violence and terrorism, which for the very first time has been clearly recognized as a threat to international peace and security - a potentially crucial breakthrough. Following presidential statement S/PRST/2015/25, adopted in December 2015, the Council has taken a major step forward today. On that basis, a more in depth analysis of the threat and identification of the individuals and entities that, through their actions, are involved in human trafficking, is necessary.”
2016-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7847 (2016) · source