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“This is only part of the response to the overall crisis of migrants, but it remains useful and necessary nonetheless. The effectiveness of the EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia is based to a large extent on the mandate provided by the Council, which allows it to have at its disposal the necessary resources to effectively combat the trafficking in migrants. It strives to do so in the framework of more general cooperation with the Government of National Accord, led by Prime Minister Serraj, which will soon involve the training of Libyan coast guards by the European Union. As was the case with resolution 2240 (2015), this new text precisely defines the conditions under which the use of force is allowed in facing up to traffickers and smugglers.”
2016-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7783 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the adoption of resolution 2312 (2016), which extends for 12 months the mandate on which the EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia is based, to fight against migrants on the high seas off the coast of Libya. I thank the British penholder for the very effective work done on this issue. Throughout the negotiations, the resolution enjoyed the full support of the European Union members of the Security Council. Every day more men and women, often accompanied by children, risk their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in the hands of smugglers who cynically exploit their distress. The European Union EUNAVFOR Med Operation Sophia has saved more than 25,000 individuals since the beginning ofthe year. These are all lives that were saved.”
2016-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7783 (2016) · source
“That demand to determine the truth will enable Security Council members to come together in carrying out effective and resolute actions. As members knows, France will remain particularly vigilant and fully mobilized in this literally vital role.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“In Syria, the obstruction of the delivery of medical supplies by the authorities continues despite the commitments they have undertaken, and more than 8,000 kits were removed from convoys in August. Access to humanitarian assistance, in particular to medical supplies, must be the norm and not the exception. Lastly, the protection of medical personnel cannot be effective without fighting impunity. The attacks against hospitals, medical facilities and medical personnel are war crimes. Those responsible must be brought to justice. Faced with the increasing number of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, impartial and independent investigations to determine the facts are indispensable.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“France welcomes the letter (S/2016/722, annex) of the Secretary-General and supports its main recommendations. Similarly, we will give our full consideration to the proposals made by Mr. Peter Maurer and Ms. Joanne Liu. The increasing attacks against medical facilities and health workers remind us that the principles of humanity enshrined by international humanitarian law need to be applied, strengthened and supported everywhere and in all circumstances. It is a daily struggle. In that regard, France takes this opportunity to call on countries that have not yet done so to ratify the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions. In addition to the attacks, preventing access to health care is increasingly used by the parties to the conflict as a tool of war.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Since mid-July, the eight hospitals that remain open in eastern Aleppo have all been damaged at least once by bombing and shelling - four repeatedly so. Just today, the two largest hospitals in eastern Aleppo were hit by intentional air strikes that temporarily put them out of service. If those are not war crimes, then I honestly do not know what war crimes could possibly be. The Secretary- General - whom I thank on behalf of France - was especially clear on this issue. In Yemen, the Abs hospital was bombed on 15 August, claiming 19 lives and injuring 24 people and forcing MSF to evacuate its personnel. I could cite numerous other examples. The Council must follow up on its decisions and has accordingly asked the Secretary-General to submit to it concrete recommendations for the implementation of resolution 2286 (2016).”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Whether it be in Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan or anywhere else, attacks on health workers have increased over the past few years. The Council had to act, and therefore took up this issue and adopted by consensus resolution 2286 (2016), whose goal is to rapidly strengthen the protection of medical workers and health facilities in conflict zones. I commend in particular the mobilization of the penholders regarding that very important question. Since the adoption of the resolution, attacks on health workers have continued. The Secretary-General has told the Council that in Syria, eleven hospitals were bombed in August - three in Aleppo, four in Idlib, two in Homs, one in Damascus and another in Darayya. These facilities are now closed.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (Spoke in French): At the outset, I wish to thank the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Peter Maurer, and the International President of Medecins Sans frontieres (MSF) , Ms. Joanne Liu, for their very inspiring, concrete and operational briefings, which reflect a unanimous desire to put an end to attacks against medical facilities and health-care personnel. Allow me here, on behalf of France, to again pay tribute to the self lessness, courage and exemplary action of MSF and ICRC personnel and of all humanitarian workers working in increasingly difficult conditions, who have now themselves become targets as a result of their dedication to Victims. Their work and commitment are a source of inspiration and admiration.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“If we wish to end the tragedy in Aleppo and Syria, we must ultimately put all our cards on the table, call things by their rightful names, and find a way to unite around a collective approach. That is the only possible option, howsoever difficult it may be, to break the current deadlock and restore the political dynamic that is the only way to stop the Syrian conflict.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“If there is one zone where the cessation of hostilities must be implemented on a priority basis, it is Aleppo. If there is one zone that the regime's aircraft must immediately be forbidden to overfly, it is Aleppo. If there is one zone where the people are urgently in need of emergency humanitarian assistance, it is Aleppo. The Security Council is today at a moment of truth. It must rise to the immense responsibility that is incumbent upon it, and thus upon each of its members and all of us. We expect Russia in particular to give proof of its genuine readiness to stop supporting the military option and to truly seek a negotiated solution to the Syrian conflict with all the means and leverage at its disposal.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“A few weeks ago, Russia and the United States were able to agree to an operational plan for establishing a cessation of hostilities and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid. France supported the agreement, as it had supported all Vienna process initiatives to alleviate the suffering of civilians. The immediate implementation of that agreement, beginning with Aleppo, is our only hope and must therefore be our priority. France also calls for the establishment of a robust mechanism to monitor the cessation of hostilitiess, which alone can restore the necessary confidence and ensure the consolidation of the truce, first in Aleppo and then throughout the country. Through its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, my country has made detailed proposals to that end.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“If we do nothing to prevent the total destruction of Aleppo, this week will be recalled as the moment when diplomacy failed and barbarity and brutality triumphed. The Council and the International Syria Support Group have met this week to seek an agreement on the cessation of hostilities and immediate and unhindered access to humanitarian aid. These discussions have not, for now, been unsuccessful. The military escalation now under way threatens the fragile hope for a truce in which we could still believe only a week ago. Russia imagines that it can restore the trust of its partners by negotiating a cessation of hostilities with one hand while supporting the regime that is bombarding Aleppo with the other. Today, saving Aleppo must be our priority.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“That symbol of civilization is under a siege that can only be called medieval. This is retrogressive and, frankly, shameful. The information at our disposal indicates the systematic use of a new type of incendiary weapon and high-tech ammunition and subammunition that puncture bunkers and cause the collapse of an entire building in one impact. The use of such weapons against civilians should not surprise us, unfortunately, in the hands of a regime that has for many years bombarded its population with chlorine gas, phosphorus and explosive barrels. As the Secretary-General recalled yesterday, the indiscriminate and systematic use of such weapons in residential neighbourhoods constitutes a war crime - yes, a war crime - nd such a crime cannot go unpunished.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“Under the guise of fighting terrorism, the regime indiscriminately bombs homes, maternity clinics, hospitals, schools, refugee camps and neighbourhoods held by the moderate opposition. While the international community has sought for months to secure a truce, the Al-Assad regime has tirelessly violated international humanitarian law, the resolutions of the Security Council and the most basic principles of humanity. In many ways, Aleppo is to Syria what Sarajevo was to Bosnia and Herzegovina, or Guernica to the Spanish Civil War - a symbolic city, a crossroads city, a martyred city. Aleppo, a symbolic city several thousand years old that has been declared a World Heritage site; a crossroads city, where so many countless cultures have met and mingled, has today become a martyred city.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“F olllowing the unspeakable attack on ahumanitarian convoy last Monday, on Thursday the regime - with the support of its backers - launched a major air offensive the clear objective of which is to bring Aleppo to its knees as soon as possible. The streets of Aleppo are no longer anything but a heap of ruins. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, hundreds of victims - including many children - have have been massacred in three days by the regime's bombs. As we speak, 275,000 civilians remain prisoners in the city and live in terror of indiscriminate bombing by the Syrian regime and its active supporters. We are horrified by this new military gambit of the Syrian regime, which has persisted for months in trying to take Aleppo with the help of its supporters.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France, alongside the United States and the United Kingdom, asked for this emergency meeting to be convened because the information we have received from Aleppo marks a new height in the military escalation and a further descent into the abyss that characterize the tragedy in Syria. This information, corroborated by the statement made just now by Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura - whom, on behalf of France, I thank for his involvement - attests to a level of violence that has certainly never been attained in five years of a conflict that, I recall, is the greatest humanitarian tragedy since the Second World War.”
2016-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7777 (2016) · source
“As a responsible nuclear Power, we have taken strong and exemplary steps, such as the dismantling of our nuclear-testing site in the Pacific Ocean and putting an end to our production of plutonium and uranium for nuclear weapons. We align ourselves all States members of the Security Council in sending this message ofmobilization for a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing. Such a prohibition has become an example of responsible behaviour at the international level. Only one State has conducted nuclear testing in the twenty-first century, and its behaviour is unanimously condemned at every opportunity. On the twentieth anniversary of the Treaty, France wishes to reiterate its resolute commitment to the entry into force of the CTBT as soon as possible. With this resolution, the responsibility of every State is engaged today more than ever.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“Its importance is all the clearer in the context of the serious and repeated acts committed by North Korea, which carried out a fifth nuclear test earlier this month. France and the Security Council condemned these provocations, which are very serious ones, with the utmost firmness. It is crucial that all States live up to their responsibilities today by heeding our call for the universalization of the CTBT, as set forth in the resolution we have just adopted. This is especially true for those States whose signature and ratification are necessary for the entry into force of the Treaty. France was among the first States to sign the CTBT, in September 1996, and to ratify it, in 1998.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the adoption today of resolution 2310 (2016), which we co-sponsored, and thanks the United States for having sponsored it as well. The resolution urges all States that have not done so to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) to ensure its entry into force as soon as possible. It reaffirms the importance of nuclear- testing moratoriums and urges all States to refrain from conducting any type of nuclear explosion. The CTBT is an essential step in the gradual implementation of the nuclear-disarmament process, and its entry into force is France's foremost priority in this area. The CTBT and national moratoriums are fundamental instruments for nuclear non-proliferation and international security.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“It goes without saying that we will continue to involve the parties and inform them of our work in the most transparent manner, as we have always done at all stages of the process. If we do not act with resolve, the two-State solution will die, and it will gradually make way for a situation of fait accompli, which will never guarantee a just and lasting settlement of the conflictl; rather, it will continue to weigh upon the region's equilibrium. France will therefore spare no effort to prevent this drift and will work to recreate a political momentum based on the two-State solution. We will never give up. Together with all of our partners, we will continue to work unstintingly to this end.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“The ministerial conference that was held in Paris on 3 June was a decisive moment that enabled us to take a first step. The international community reaffirmed its commitment to the two-State solution and expressed its determination to engage collectively to recreate the necessary conditions for the resumption of peace negotiations. On 19 September, in New York, at the margins of the General Assembly, France will organize a working meeting at the level of high officials to take stock of work already carried out and to identify measures that should enable us to preserve the two- State solution and make progress on the conditions necessary for a resumption of the peace process.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“It is progressive because all of us know that the conditions for the immediate relaunch of the negotiations are simply not in place today. It is therefore the responsibility of the international community to urge the parties to return to the negotiating table by creating around them a conducive climate coupled with a positive agenda, with a set of incentives to that end. This is the very heart of our initiative. It is a collective approach because we are attempting to tailor each stage of our initiative to existing efforts, in particular those of the Quartet and our Arab partners. Furthermore, France has always yearned to see the Security Council, when the time is right, play a key role in assisting and consolidating the negotiations process.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“Following two years of interruption of the negotiations process, France vigorously advocates for the need for renewed international assistance for the peace process and the preservation of a two-State solution. We must act collectively to place this conflict at the very core of our priorities and extricate ourselves from the current impasse, which is an impasse that weakens the Palestinian Authority, jeopardizes security for Israelis and fuels the radicalization of public opinion throughout the region and beyond. It is in that context that France has presented to the parties and their main partners an initiative aimed at recreating collective political mobilization in favour of the peace process. Our approach is both progressive and collective.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“Israeli settlement policy constitutes one of the main threats to the implementation of a two-State solution. By splintering Palestine's future territory, the settlement policy undermines the prospects for a Palestinian State. The settlement policy is demonstrated by the de facto annexation of Area C, the transfer of populations, impediments to movement, and the destruction of housing and humanitarian infrastructure for Palestinians. The radicalization of public opinion, acts of violence, incitements to violence and terrorism seriously undermine the prospects for seeing two States coexist - a State ofIsrael and a Palestinian State living side by side in peace and security. Progress in terms of Palestinian reconciliation are also indispensable and urgent.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for his presence here today, for his commitment and for his briefing. We would also like to pay tribute to the United Nations and the Special Coordinator, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for their work on the ground. I take this opportunity to reiterate France's full support for Mr. Mladenov. We find ourselves, on the eve of the beginning of the ministerial segment seventy-first session of the General Assembly, at a moment where it is appropriate to take stock. The results of the past year have been indisputable. What we are seeing here is the inexorable marginalization of two-State solution, which is a solution, let us be clear, that is today at risk.”
2016-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7772 (2016) · source
“It is up to the Colombian people to complete it on the basis of the plebiscite to be held on 2 October. France will continue to work diligently to ensure that the peace process in Colombia succeeds, not only, of course, for Colombia and its people first and foremost, but also for the United Nations.”
2016-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7768 (2016) · source
“France would like to once again congratulate President Santos Calderon, who had the courage and foresight to begin negotiations with FARC in 2012, and to acknowledge the role played in the Agreement by the guarantor States, Cuba and Norway, as well as the supporting States, Chile and Venezuela. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that as a nation, France stands in support of the Colombian people on their historic journey towards peace. Besides working on the issue in the Council, we will continue to support the peace process bilaterally, specifically by contributing to funding rural development and demining, and as part of the European Union, which also has an important part to play in implementing the Agreement. The resolution we have just adopted is one of the final, essential bricks in the wall that is peace in Colombia.”
2016-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7768 (2016) · source
“Adopted only days after the conclusion of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Long Lasting Peace between the Colombian Government and FARC, which has paved the way for ending a conflict that has lasted more than 50 years, today's resolution shows that our Organization as a whole, and the Security Council in particular, has lived up to expectations. It demonstrates once again the degree to which the United Nations is a central, legitimate and trusted actor in the maintenance of international peace and security all over the world.”
2016-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7768 (2016) · source
“The Council's new resolution, for which we are grateful to the United Kingdom, will enable the mission to begin working to deploy on the ground as soon as possible with the goal of being fully operational as soon as the Agreement enters into force. It concludes an exemplary planning and preparation process in which the United Nations has taken all necessary steps to respond effectively to the joint call by the parties concerned for support in implementing the peace provisions. Once again, France heartily welcomes this outcome.”
2016-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7768 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I thank and welcome you, Sir. Your presence here today demonstrates the importance of this meeting. France warmly welcomes the unanimous adoption ofresolution 2307 (2016), which is a major step and pillar in the establishment of this historic peace in Colombia. It establishes the size, operational aspects and mandate of the United Nations mission created by the Council in order to monitor and verify respect for the ceasefire between the Colombian Government and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), as well as the laying down of arms agreed to last year in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement concluded on 23 June in Havana.”
2016-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7768 (2016) · source
“It is in this spirit that in February 2017 in Paris, along with UNICEF, we will organize an international conference on the protection of children in armed conflict, to mark the lO-year anniversary of the Paris Commitments and Paris Principles on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups, which have been signed by 105 countries to date. I call on all States to participate in this event and endorse the Paris Commitments and Paris Principles at this time in order to demonstrate their commitment to the universal cause of protecting children in armed conflict.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“France, as the Council is aware, remains fully mobilized in the areas of prevention, the training of staff and dealing with all allegations. The protection of children in armed conflict requires exemplary behaviour from everyone and an unwavering commitment. France chose this path several years ago. Since the adoption ofresolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612 (2005), initiated by my country and which form the cornerstone of our shared efforts, France has continued to play a crucial role along these lines.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Eight of the States concerned signed a national action plan to halt the recruitment of children in national security forces. Now the full implementation of those plans is required in order to reach a new goal, namely, a world free of child soldiers. That should be our shared goal. We can achieve it if we support and strengthen the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General by applying the Children, Not Soldiers campaign to non-State armed groups so as to secure additional concrete commitments on the ground. Before concluding, I should like to pay tribute to the commitment and determination of the Secretary- General to combat sexual abuse within the United Nations and with respect to national forces under a United Nations mandate.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“The monitoring and reporting mechanism is also particularly useful, because it helps to identify all serious violations committed on the ground, so as to add them to the Secretary-General's annual black list. It is key for the United Nations and all States to ensure that these mechanisms are impartial so as to preserve their effectiveness. We must also organize our actions at the operational level. The United Nations Must continue to deploy child protection advisers to identify and prevent rights violations and to ensure the protection of children is fully integrated into the planning of peacekeeping operations. Finally, we need to ratchet up our action at a political level. In March 2016, the primary goal of the Children, Not Soldiers campaign launched by Ms. Zerrougui and UNICEF was achieved.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“That is not even to mention the mass bombings of civilians, including children, undertaken relentlessly by the Damascus regime in Aleppo and elsewhere. We must never forget that Governments bear responsibility for protecting their people and must deal with children associated with armed groups in the most appropriate manner based on their age and life experience, pursuant to international standards of justice applicable to minors. Given these weighty challenges, I would like to briefly highlight three areas of action. First, at the institutional level, the United Nations has effective mechanisms to protect children in armed conflict. The Security Council's Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, currently chaired by Malaysia, must continue to facilitate dialogue with Governments in New York and on the ground.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“France firmly condemns attacks against schools and calls upon States to uphold international law, in particular international humanitarian law, and to spare no effort to prevent a lost generation of children deprived of education, in particular young Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Combating terrorism is a sine qua non, but it cannot justify arbitrary detention. This is, however, the case in a number of theatres of conflict, where thousands of children are detained because of their affiliation with armed groups or in a totally arbitrary manner. This is the case in Syria, where many children, probably thousands, have been beaten and tortured in the prisons of the regime, often perishing there.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Above and beyond those children who are recruited and kidnapped, we must also think about the fate of children born to these armed groups, who risk perpetuating and making extremist violence seem normal, as if it were in their DNA. The international community has a moral and political obligation to undertake this crucial existential combat for the sake of the children and of us all. The required mobilization includes not only military action but also tackling the root causes of this tragedy. That is the thrust of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, which France fully endorses. These root causes include education, which plays a key role. In Syria, almost 4 million children are deprived of access to education.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Lake and their teams for their exemplary action and the statements they made today. I should like also to thank civil-society actors, who play a vital role in supporting the work of the United Nations. However, in spite of this progress, children continue to be recruited, torn from their families and denied education and health care. They are the victims of murder, mutilation, rape and other forms of sexual violence. As the black list shows, non-State armed groups are the perpetrators of most of these violations. Among them, the terrorist groups Da'esh and Boko Haram represent a particular threat, as they intensify the horror by making children not only the direct targets but also the perpetrators of terrorism, through suicide bombings, executions and trafficking in human beings.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I should like to thank Malaysia for having convened this debate on this crucial topic, as the protection of children in armed conflict represents a universal moral duty. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for being with us today, for his statement and his commitment to this crucial issue. As has been highlighted, important progress has been made since the call to action made by Ms. Graca Machel. This progress would not have been possible without the praiseworthy work undertaken for several years now by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, as well as the Executive Director of UNICEF, Mr. Anthony Lake. On behalf of France, I should like warmly to thank Ms. Zerrougui and Mr.”
2016-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7753 (2016) · source
“Today, we are collectively carrying out a decisive act of preventive diplomacy faced with the threat of tragedy, requiring us to continue to work tirelessly, despite our differences and with Burundi, to pave the necessary way to peace. We will never forget the Rwandan genocide of 1994. We will never forget our collective responsibility in connection with what happened in Rwanda. We promised ourselves: "Never again". By adopting resolution 2303 (2016), the Security Council is learning from the past. By adopting resolution 2303 (2016), the Security Council is acting in order to prevent Burundi from reliving the worst possible scenario. By adopting resolution 2303 (2016), the Security Council has heeded the desire of the people of Burundi to finally resume the road to peace.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“By helping to reassure the people, the police presence should assist in dissipating tensions, thereby facilitating a peaceful dialogue. It will also help to alert the Council if the situation further deteriorates. In its history, Burundi has already experienced tragic massacres wherein ethnicity was exploited for the worst ends. Today, the Security Council is carrying out its responsibility so that history does not repeat itself. Within the Chamber, we often stress the importance of acting in a timely manner in order to prevent conflicts. That is exactly what the Security Council is doing through the adoption of resolution 2303 (2016).”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“In order to contribute to calming the situation, the Security Council expresses its readiness to adopt sanctions against all those who threaten peace and security in Burundi. Moreover, the Security Council urges the Government of Burundi to finally allow the deployment of 200 observers of the African Union in compliance with the commitments undertaken last February to the delegation of the Heads of State of the African Union. As of today, fewer than 50 of those observers are deployed in Burundi. Finally, based on a proposal by the Secretary- General, the Security Council has decided to deploy 228 United Nations police officers to monitor the security and human rights situations. With the rise in Violence and tensions, the Security Council must be have all cars and eyes on the ground to alert, prevent and avoid the worst in Burundi.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“More than ever, the Arusha Peace Agreement is the compass that must guide stakeholders in Burundi and the international community. The second goal is to end the violence and calm tensions in Burundi. Let us be clear - as the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights has underscored, acts of violence persist in Burundi, accompanied by an increase of serious violations of fundamental rights and freedoms. The number of cases of forced disappearances and torture in detention centres, the location of which is often kept secret, is even on the rise. Targeted acts of political violence continue and only increase tensions. Last month, the arrest of 70 young people for having drawn caricatures of the President of Burundi in their school notebooks was a very troubling indication of that.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“To that end, the Security Council is renewing its full support to the facilitator of the inter-Burundian dialogue, former President Benjamin Mkapa. The Security Council urges the Burundian parties to commit without delay to the process led by Mr. Mkapa in a constructive and sincere manner. Next week's visits to Tanzania and Kenya by the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, will provide the opportunity to renew that support. The Security Council also reiterating its support for the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, Mr. Benomar, so that he can support the work of the facilitators. The dialogue must be based in no uncertain terms on the Arusha Peace Agreement and respect it in letter and spirit.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I wish to take this opportunity to convey the gravity of the occasion today as we have just adopted resolution 2303 (2016), on Burundi. After intense negotiations, today the Security Council has taken an important decision that marks a potentially decisive step on the path to peace in Burundi. I wish to thank all my colleagues and their teams for the great amount of work that we done together in a consistently constructive spirit. In adopting resolution 2303 (2016), the Security Council is pursuing two main goals. The first is to support an authentic inter-Burundian dialogue. The Security Council strongly reaffirms that only a peaceful dialogue among all Burundians will allow Burundi to restore lasting peace.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“Finally, we riteraterate our confidence in, and support for, Special Representative of the Secretary- General Parfait Onanga-Anyanga.”
2016-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7747 (2016) · source
“In that major taks, the authorities of the Central African Republic can count on MINUSCA'S support via an expanded mandate. As everyone can see, we have tried to organize the mandate so as to provide greater clarity, in large part to align it with the various stages of implementation. As was the case last year, we have encouraged the Secretary-General to provide MINUSCA with the necessary resources in line with the restructured mandate. This is a big job, but with MINUSCA's nearly 13,000 uniformed personnel and significant civilian component, the Mission has the capability to carry it out. The Mission must establish its authority and credibility, especially when it comes to the armed groups or anyone who may attempt to derail the political process.”
2016-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7747 (2016) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): The Security Council has just adopted resolution 2301 (2016), which renews the mandate ofthe United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). We welcome the fact that, by adopting the resolution unanimously, the Council has sent a united message of its support for MINUSCA and for the Central African Republic. The challenge in the negotiations that have come to an end today was to adapt MINUSCA's mandate to the new circumstances in the country. With the transition having succeeded, stabilization must now succeed. It is an ambitious undertaking - to be met first and foremost by the country's new democratically elected authorities. There are many programmes to be put in place in order to address the root causes of the conflict in the country.”
2016-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7747 (2016) · source
“De Mistura, which we support; and the appeals for bringing together the opposition will all achieve nothing because of the Aleppo siege. Let us be clear: there will be no possible cooperation with those who are responsible for this crime while it is being committed and they bear a heavy responsibilty in the face of history.”
2016-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7744 (2016) · source
“The lives of dozens of thousands of people and the future of a negotiated political solution, as well as the shared fundamental values of the Organization, are at stake. Secondly, to relieve the suffering of the population, we call upon for the immediate establishment of a humanitarian ceasefire in Aleppo and Ghouta. Thirdly, we call for an immediate lifting of all the sieges and for rapid, safe and unhindered access to all people in Syria, pursuant to the obligations under resolutions 2139 (2015), 2185 (2014), 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016). The Syrian authorities must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, and they must also abide by Security Council resolutions. The ISSG mechanism; the Geneva task force; the efforts of Mr.”
2016-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7744 (2016) · source