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Deputy Secretary-General

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first: 1998-06-29
most recent: 2020-11-03
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“In all fields of peacekeeping, women peacekeepers have proven that they can perform the same roles to the same standards and under the same difficult conditions as their male counterparts. It is an operational imperative that we recruit and retain female peacekeepers and police. Not only because gender parity is essential for its own sake, but because the involvement of women increases the chances of sustained peace and reduces incidences of sexual abuse and exploitation. We must work together across our silos and address the humanitarian/development/peace nexus, as well as the root causes of violence and conflict. Sustaining peace can be achieved only through a broader vision of prevention.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Those partnerships must also be based on solid and predictable funding, including for prevention, in line with the sustaining peace agenda. I hope a united Council will consider supporting missions backed by a Council resolution and implemented by our partners, either with assessed contributions or by promoting other predictable financing mechanisms. Let me now turn to the subject of reform. We need to improve how we review peacekeeping operations, in consultation with our development and humanitarian partners, and to ensure a strong human rights and gender focus. Women are the first to bear the brunt of conflict and endure the post-conflict transition, they are also expected to lay a foundation for peace.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“We need to deepen ties with regional and subregional partners, the World Bank, which is drastically increasing its involvement in conflict- affected countries, and the International Monetary Fund, which is seeking to reduce the destabilizing influence of corruption so as to ensure better investment in peace. At the African Union summit in July, I committed the Organization to strengthening our partnership on political issues and peace operations, with stronger mutual support and continued capacity-building through the joint United Nations-African Union Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. The Peacebuilding Commission occupies a unique role in bringing all those partners together. I invite the Security Council to engage more actively with the Commission.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Empowering them and building a sustainable future requires stronger institutions and better governance. That is why we must invest more in development and mobilize our efforts towards fostering peaceful, just and inclusive societies that are free from fear and violence. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development, and there can be neither without human rights. In order to achieve sustaining peace and sustainable development we need to engage in strong collective action and enhanced collaboration and partnerships, including with the business community, financial institutions, civil society, and regional and subregional organizations.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“In line with this vision, the Secretary-General has committed to a surge in diplomacy for peace, in partnership with a wide range of actors. Prevention measures and peace processes must be driven by national leadership and inclusive ownership that recognize the needs and contributions of all segments of society, especially women and young people as our agents of development and peace. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the international community acknowledged the role of young men and women as critical agents of change. They will find in the SDGs a platform to channel their capacities for peace into the creation of a better world. The future of humankind lies in their hands, and they will pass the torch to future generations.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Implementing the sustaining peace agenda means putting Member States and their populations in the lead, prioritizing political solutions, making prevention the priority, and leveraging the United Nations three pillars - human rights, peace and security, and development ~ in a mutually reinforcing way. The Secretary-General's vision of prevention goes beyond averting crisis and violent conflict and takes account of the changing nature of crises in today's unpredictable world. It requires a broad, whole-of- United Nations approach, as well as greater synergies for more effective delivery and impact. We need to enhance our support by drawing on the United Nations early warning capacity, mediation, preventive diplomacy and programmes and activities in the field.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Looking ahead, we must work together to ensure that peacekeeping lives up to its full potential as an essential tool for sustaining peace - not in isolation but as part of our new, integrated approach. Peacekeeping missions operate with strong links with the United Nations development system and the humanitarian community to facilitate a more integrated approach to peacebuilding initiatives, exit strategies and transition plans, as we have seen in the cases of Liberia and Haiti. Sustaining peace is an inherently inclusive political process that spans development activities, preventive measures, mediation, conflict management and conflict resolution.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“The resolutions on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture outline the importance of strong coordination, coherence and cooperation between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission in the formation, review and drawdown of peacekeeping operations. The Council has a vital role to play. Peacekeeping operations need clear, realistic and up-to-date mandates with well-identified priorities, adequate sequencing and the flexibility to evolve over time. Coherence, complementarity and collaboration between the United Nations peace and security efforts and its development and humanitarian work are also essential to preventing conflict and mitigating risks, fostering more sustainable outcomes and ensuring that no one is left behind.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Sustainable development cannot be achieved in the absence of the conditions for peace, and implementing all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will make an enormous contribution to the sustaining peace agenda. The links between both agendas are found not only in Goal 16, on strong institutions and inclusive societies, but across all 17 Goals. Sustaining peace, understood as a process and a goal to build a common vision of a society, underlines the comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred approach of the 2030 Agenda. Implementing the sustaining peace agenda requires an inclusive strategy that supports the diverse range of our missions and takes account of the entire peace continuum, from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping to peacebuilding and long-term development.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“The Deputy Secretary-General: I thank the Security Council and the Egyptian presidency for this timely reflection on the contribution of United Nations peacekeeping operations to global efforts to sustain peace. The nature of today's challenges requires us to connect all our efforts for peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. Member States have explicitly acknowledged this interlinkage, most recently in the twin resolutions on the review of the peacebuilding architecture (Security Council 2282 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262). The universality of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its pledge to leave no one behind has put sustainable development at the core of the sustaining peace agenda.”
2017-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8033 (2017) · source
“Council members' visits to many countries, including Colombia and the Lake Chad basin, have made it possible for us to raise our ambitions in terms of what we do. The meeting rose at 12.20p.m.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“But so much more is needed. So I hope that every trip we make will result in commitments that become a reality in people's lives. Once again, I want to say that we will revert to members of the Council. We are committed to attaining zero gender-based violence, particularly in conflict, and to holding Governments and, hopefully, all those who perpetrate these crimes to account. It is important that this be seen as a work in progress. People live in different realities. I think we saw immense challenges, but also many opportunities; and we believe that, together, we can go much further. I would just like to underscore our appreciation to the Council for creating more opportunities to make this work.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Similarly, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we heard women talk about the need not so much for more security from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo when they returned either into host communities or their own communities, but for more microcredit. We could see tents where we they were using coal as fuel for their cookstoves, which was harmful for children. Upon our return, we were able to ask those who were involved with the clean cookstoves programme if they could scale-up the programme across all the camps where this was happening, and actually replace the stoves. I think that these are concrete things that make a difference when we go on a field visit, we come back and something happens. We were also able to expand the microcredit for those women for that period.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“We lose integrity when we return from these trips and we cannot follow up with the promises and the commitments that were made. In particular, I would like to thank both Governments. In Nigeria, we heard from young girls that they faced a challenge. While they were appreciative of the fact that they had a camp, security and a home, they were totally devastated by the daily situation of having to exchange sex for food. This fact made a very powerful impression on us. How could we let that girl go back? Well, fortunately for us, one of the recommendations we made was, very simply, to change the policy. The people dealing with the distribution of food in camps should be women, not men. One should start with that change, and in the course of our interactions with the Nigerian Government we were able to get it agreed to.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“We talk about 50 per cent of our populations, 50 per cent of our assets that need investments, need protecting and need their human rights. It was wonderful to get the response that we got. This trip was the supposed to also include a trip to South Sudan. We were not able to go there due to unforeseen circumstances, but with this response we will now be able to look not only at the African region but at other regions as well, in order to draw together these issues, give a comprehensive view and bring to everyone's continuous notice the complexities and different ranges of context, not just in the conflicts that we have seen in Africa but also across other regions. It is critical when we do make these trips, as we felt very strongly in both cases, that what we see and what we come back with needs follow-up.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“It is therefore important that we begin to think of what sort of investments are going to be needed up front if we are to really see many national Governments responding to closing the gap between the reality and the aspirations. I think we got keen insights into that issue, just as we also did with respect to partnerships, making many frameworks we have between the United Nations and other institutions a reality. I think in that regard we were trying to walk the talk and move very quickly into seeing how, with the African Union, we could change the narrative in making implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 a reality. What better entry point is there for looking at the most vulnerable populations? Which are also the largest populations?”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“In answering the question that was put forward by the representative of France, this trip in and of itself was really also a response to what we felt was putting life into the just texts that the Council has adopted in resolutions 1325 (2000) and 2242 (2015), but really trying to explain better what it is that we would be looking at in countries where we want to see prevention and sustaining peace a reality and how to make the investments of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a reality. I think that in this trip it was very clear that both Sustainable Development Goals 16 and 17 were critical - that without strong institutions we cannot make the demands of those aspirations that we have for the Agenda.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“The Deputy Secretary-General: I want to reiterate my deep appreciation to the Council for giving us this opportunity to speak on this issue. It is a critical one that strikes at the core of human rights, which are women's rights. It is inhumane and strips women of their dignity. It is a scar for life and often visits families beyond that one person, and certainly many children that are born as a result.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Its partnership is invaluable as we strive to continue to work together to stabilize the region, to advance the Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative, and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union's Agenda 2063. One message resounds most - investing in women and girls must be central to our efforts in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond if we are to have sustainable peace and development. Giving special consideration to the context will be key to the responses that deliver the right results. We look forward to working with national Governments, regional organizations, civil society, women and girls themselves and international partners to deliver results that will advance peace, development and dignity for all.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“The United Nations will continue to support that effort until justice is served. I would like to thank the many dedicated men and women with whom we met during our important and productive journey, in particular my colleagues in MONUSCO, especially the women, whose work was greatly appreciated by all we met, as well as the United Nations country team in both countries - and within them UN-Women, whose efforts to support the empowerment of women is so crucial. I am most grateful for the invaluable contribution from to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. I would also like to express my gratitude and thanks to the African Union as a partner in progress.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“While we may debate the humanitarian-development nexus philosophically here in New York, without resources flowing to both sectors simultaneously and a real investment in early recovery, we can neither sustain peace nor prevent future gender- based violence. In that spirit, I encourage donors to respond to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's reintegration challenges at this time - based on need, and need alone. While in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our delegation was briefed on MONUSCO's investigation into the murder of two experts working for the United Nations. The report on that horrific incident, which I strongly condemn, is to be published shortly, and I would like to reiterate the need for thorough investigations and justice for the perpetrators of that crime.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“I thank the donors that are generously supporting these efforts and call on all to do even more. We also met with women who have no choice but to cook with coal in their tents, at great risk to their health and that of their children. Those tents were their only shelter and coal was their only accessible mode of sustenance and heat. We asked about the future of those women and their families upon the closure of the camp and were informed that the United Nations does not have the funds or capacity to shift from humanitarian assistance to support host communities or the reintegrated individuals.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“The United Nations-AU delegation met with women in Goma who were being moved as a result of the closing of an internally displaced persons camp where they had lived for years in barely life sustaining conditions. Despite those hardships, some women did not want to return to their communities without assurances that a key means of support in the camps - microcredit - would continue to be available. While it was not possible to delay the closure of any of the camps, I am encouraged to note that our intervention made it possible for some of the women to remain in local communities and to continue to be supported through the micro-credit programmes that have been facilitated by UN-Women. For these women, security is a matter of financial empowerment.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Of those registered, 48 per cent are women, placing the country in the same bracket as more established democracies, such as the Solomon Islands and Paraguay. The collection of sex- disaggregated data is itself commendable, as is the provision on gender parity in the constitution, which should now be supported and translated into law. In that regard, we had lengthy conversations with President Kabila, who has committed to releasing an elections calendar and to holding elections that are violence-free and Congolese-led, but where international observers will be welcome. We welcome that commitment and look forward to the early release of that electoral calendar.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“We commend the efforts of the Government, including through the appointment of a personal representative of the President on sexual violence and child recruitment, to decrease incidents of conflict- related sexual violence committed by the security forces and to take real steps towards delisting from the Secretary-General's reports on conflict-related sexual violence. Those efforts must continue, along with our pledged support, until we reach zero. At the time of our visit, the electoral commission had registered more than 80 per cent of voters. That number now stands at more than 90 per cent, with registration expected to be accelerated in the Kasais following the calming of tensions.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“While it is imperative to ensure the most efficient use of available resources, particularly in a fiscally constrained environment, it is equally critical that mitigating measures are taken to avail vulnerable populations of the level of protection they need. In that respect, I commend the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) for the steps taken to mitigate the possible impact of the closure of its bases in some locations and for its efforts to develop and implement a more holistic approach to the protection of civilians.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains complex and volatile, with State and non-State armed actors alike perpetuating violence and the illicit flows of natural resources and deepening political tensions, including over the delayed elections. There are real risks ofincreased political instability and deepening crises if the 31 December 2016 agreement becomes irrelevant. We are all aware of those and other challenges, yet we also see a real opportunity to get the country on track towards stability. In all of our meetings, we emphasized the need to respect and implement the 31 December agreement and the willingness of the United Nations to provide its support. That endeavour will require further investment, not a scaling back of our capacities and resources.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“International support will continue to be crucial in addressing the root causes of the crisis in those very complex situations. I am also pleased to note that since our visit, the Acting President of Nigeria has established a judicial commission to investigate alleged violations of human rights by Nigerian security agencies, and to recommend ways to prevent such violations. I commend that initiative and encourage the relevant authorities to include sexual- and gender-based violence within the commission's work. The United Nations stands ready to support that important effort and also to reinforce protection measures for displaced women and girls.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Their remarkable strength as survivors, rather than victims, is inspiring. Many are receiving an education and psychosocial support to prepare them for reintegration. But thousands of other young women who have been abducted and returned, subjected to sexual violence and affected by conflict in other ways have yet to receive adequate support. We also interacted with displaced women and girls who are facing exploitation and abuse in the camps. We held meetings with women's leaders who underscored the need to address mental health and women's empowerment. I commend the Governments of the Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria for their efforts to promote stability, including through the Multinational Joint Task Force within the Lake Chad Basin regional cooperation.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Those dire circumstances are being made worse by a large gap in humanitarian funding, including the issue of failures to meet the commitments made at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region. There is an acute need for sustained and scaled-up funding to avert famine in Nigeria and address the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beyond those immediate concerns, since both crises are rooted in conflict, poverty and political challenges, they will require regional political solutions and integrated responses that cut across historically siloed approaches. Let me turn now to some of the specifics of each. In Nigeria, we were moved by our meeting with the Chibok girls - facilitated by the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“In northern Nigeria, abductions, forced marriage and the use of women as suicide bombers have taken a terrible toll, and in the camps, sexual exploitation, including in the form of sex for food, is a new and alarming trend. The international community must better understand the role of women in development and peacebuilding, together with the gender dimensions of conflict, if our responses are to be effective. Both countries are also in the grip of grave humanitarian crises. In Nigeria, the eight-year conflict in the North-East has generated a risk of famine, displaced 1.9 million people and left 8.5 million in need of assistance. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 7 million people need assistance and 3.8 million are displaced, the largest internally displaced population in Africa and one of the worst such situations in the world.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“In that broad context, I would like to share with the Council some of what we saw and heard, as well as some thoughts on what we must do now. In both countries, we met with Heads of State, ministers, donors, diplomats, faith leaders, Parliaments and the United Nations mission and country teams. We made a point of spending the lion's share of our time with the women and girls most affected by conflicts, including in visits to camps for internally displaced persons. While each country is unique, the situations share some commonalities. Both have dismally low levels of women's participation in politics and are experiencing conflicts marked by extremely high levels of sexual- and gender-based violence. In the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo, sexual violence is widespread.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“This reflects both the Secretary-General's vision and the Security Council's agenda, as embodied initially in resolution 1325 (2000) and reaffirmed most recently in resolution 2242 (2015). The mission also deepened the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), as we work together to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union's Agenda 2063, as well as the accompanying Joint United Nations-African Union Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, signed in April on the initiative of the Secretary-General. I am pleased that the Permanent Observer from the African Union will be briefing the Council alongside me today, reinforcing the joint nature of our mission.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“The Deputy Secretary-General: I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council on my recent visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This undertaking, from 19 to 27 July, was the first of its kind - a high- level mission focused entirely on women and peace and security and development. I was pleased to be joined by the Executive Director of UN-Women and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, both of whom are here with me today, as well as Ms. Bineta Diop, the African Union Commission's Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security. We were four African women from two organizations, visiting two countries, with one goal - advancing peace by advancing the equality, empowerment and well-being of women.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“I would also like to commend the commitment of the African Union and Africa's regional organizations to peace, security and the integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Africa's own Agenda 2063. I sincerely believe that the Council's visit has boosted the potential for partnership and provided much-needed hope for the people of that region, but also the impetus for us, in the United Nations system, to gather all the assets that we have and to put them to a much more effective and efficient use for the sake of those who deserve so much more attention than we have been able to give in the recent past.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The Council's recent visit to Lake Chad has highlighted the urgency and complexity of the crisis faced by the region's people and the threat it poses to international peace and security. My clear message today is that the solution lies in holistic thinking. The 2030 Agenda provides a blueprint and a tool for providing a better future for the people of the Lake Chad basin. A fundamental requirement for success there and around the world is solidarity and partnership - a global partnership for sustainable development, especially in the most fragile contexts where people most need our solidarity and support for their right to a life of dignity. To that end, I welcome the work being done by the World Bank in the Lake Chad basin, as well as in Somalia, Yemen and South Sudan.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The United Nations development system is working on national and cross-border initiatives to support poverty reduction, capacity development, effective governance, natural resource management, early recovery, disaster risk reduction, social cohesion, peacebuilding and resilience. One priority must be the regeneration of Lake Chad itself. The lake and its wetlands have now lost 90 per cent of their water due to unsustainable water management practices and climate change. I commend the Lake Chad basin countries' commitment to the lake's regeneration, but the support of the international community will be essential. I would also like to acknowledge at this point the support of the Chinese Government for its work on some of the feasibility studies that have been needed to look at the possibilities and the financing of that recharge.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Council experts have met with senior United Nations leaders from the region in a dedicated meeting on women and peace and security in the Lake Chad basin, and during the Council's mission this past week, members met with female legislators, civil society leaders and the internally displaced. Addressing the root causes ofthis crisis is necessary for durable peace in the region. Let us note that it will also to help alleviate the phenomenon of mass migration to Europe by people who feel they have no choice but to look for better opportunities far from their homeland.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“We also need to scale up efforts to provide access to sexual and reproductive health and psychosocial support and livelihood support for female-headed households. We must ensure that women have key roles in the response - from food distribution and camp management to all efforts to counter violent extremism and to restore State authority and build peace. This month is about women - it is our women's month. It is fitting that the United Kingdom, which has championed the issue of women and peace and security in the Council for many years, holds the Council presidency. But I also want to commend the Council as a whole. In the past two months, members have heard from the female civil society leader from Nigeria, Fatima Askira of the Borno Women Development Initiative.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“In Nigeria, the United Nations has been given access to detention facilities in Maiduguri to monitor the conditions under which women and children captured during military operations are being held. Cameroon has also indicated an interest in cooperating with the United Nations on this issue. The plight of women and girls associated with and affected by Boko Haram is of particular concern. The United Nations and partners have provided care and support to approximately 6,000 women and children formerly associated with or captured by Boko Haram, but many more are still displaced in camps, detained by the authorities or are struggling to reintegrate into their communities, where many face stigma and discrimination. Many are survivors of sexual violation, exploitation and abuse. They need comprehensive assistance.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The situation in the four countries affected by Boko Haram continues to be defined by grave human rights abuses committed by Boko Haram and in the context of counter-terrorism actions. In response, the United Nations is deploying additional human rights officers to collect information on violations ofhuman rights and international humanitarian law. The United Nations is also assisting affected States to ensure their counter- terrorism efforts comply fully with international human rights law, humanitarian law and refugee law. There is a need to strengthen justice mechanisms and ensure due process for defectors and suspected terrorists. In the Niger and Chad, the United Nations has been able to facilitate the release of dozens of children suspected of being Boko Haram fighters and to deliver them to child protection actors.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Lasting recovery will entail supporting the reconstruction of schools and health centres and reviving essential infrastructure, such as agriculture and water supplies, that supports the necessary livelihoods. Effective prevention of future radicalization and violence will also entail comprehensive responses that benefit all members of society, especially marginalized communities and youth. I was in Bamajust three weeks ago, where we have one of the largest camps, and to see how children were thriving with the opportunity of education, albeit not in the right circumstances. But certainly the transition that UNICEF was able to provide was really a sign of hope, and one that we need to invest in reinforcing the recovery and the investments that are needed.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The World Food Programme is reaching more than 1 million people in north-east Nigeria and is expanding its efforts. UNICEF has assisted 4 million people with basic health care and safe water. But, despite the considerable contribution of the recent Oslo donor conference, demand outstrips the resources. I urge Member States to ensure that the $1.5 billion humanitarian appeal for the Lake Chad region is fully funded, and I implore affected Governments to ensure full, safe and unimpeded access to all affected areas and populations. At the same time, we must pay attention to the need to better coordinate our responses and ensure that resources are used in the most efficient manner possible. We must also close the gap between humanitarian assistance and development interventions.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Chambas, the Secretary- General's Special Representatives for Central Africa and West Africa and the Sahel, respectively - to encourage Member States and the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States and the Economic Community of Central African States to convene a joint summit on Boko Haram. We and the Council are keenly aware of the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation, which has displaced millions of people in the region. Approximately 10.7 million people in the Lake Chad basin need humanitarian assistance now. More than 7 million require food support, including 515,000 children with severe acute malnutrition. Drought is inevitable and there is a real risk of famine, which can be averted with the urgent action that we need now.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Three other dimensions are being added: gender; defections and arrests of Boko Haram militants, with its own challenges given the number of youth and girls; and support to Member States in developing a regional plan of action to prevent violent extremism. It is essential that we address the Boko Haram crisis in a holistic manner. That means looking beyond the security lens and addressing root causes, including inequality, exclusion and the full array of economic, social, political, cultural and religious grievances. To that end, the United Nations continues - through the efforts of Mr. Fall and Mr.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“I thank the Council for the much-needed attention now brought to that troubled region. The Lake Chad crisis provides a powerful illustration of the complex multidimensional challenges facing our modern world. A successful response requires mobilizing our assets holistically to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations is focused on six main pillars of engagement: political; humanitarian assistance; human rights; recovery and development; justice, law enforcement and the financing of terrorism; and technical support to the regional Multinational Joint Task Force.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The Deputy Secretary-General: I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for the warm welcome that I have had today; it is truly humbling. I would also like to congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency of the Security Council in March. As Deputy Secretary-General, as an African and as a Nigerian, I truly welcome the Council's visit to the Lake Chad basin to witness first-hand the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency - even more so because, as a child, I grew up in Maiduguri and know that terrorists are not born, but created by a set of circumstances. Security Council field visits around the world have been instrumental in highlighting the links between peace, development and human rights, and that has been recognized in the remarks made this morning.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“In that regard, the Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention was in many ways disappointing, and I count on all States to work together to prevent potential disasters. I also count on the Council to lead. In closing, let me emphasise that it is not simply a case of letting these weapons fall into the wrong hands. There are no right hands for wrong weapons, and weapons of mass destruction are simply wrong. There is only one sure way to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, and that is their complete elimination. We live in a world that is overarmed and where peace is underfunded. On behalf of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, I urge all States to fulfil their commitment to building a world free of all weapons of mass destruction.”
2016-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7837 (2016) · source
“Preventing weapon of mass destruction attacks by a non-State actor will be a long- term challenge that requires long-term responses. Tools such as resolution 1540 (2004) need to be fit for purpose, and I am pleased to see the comprehensive review calling for greater efforts to build the capacities of all States. After all, this is a threat to our collective security. We all need to boost our ability to respond. A biological attack would be a public health disaster. Yet, there is no multilateral institutional response capability. The Council also has a role to play in holding those that use chemical or other inhumane weapons accountable. There can be no impunity. This is a complex web of global threats and risks that requires a sophisticated global response. We must take advantage of every opportunity to strengthen our collective defences.”
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“Scientific advances have lowered barriers to the production of biological weapons, and emerging technologies, such as three-dimensional printing and unmanned aerial vehicles, are adding to threats of an attack using weapons of mass destruction. We must also be aware of the growing nexus between weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and cybersecurity. Malicious actions in cyberspace have real-world consequences. Non-state actors already have the capacity to abuse cybertechnologies to create mass disruption. The nightmare scenario of a hack on a nuclear power plant, causing the uncontrolled release of ionizing radiation, is growing. To stay ahead of this technological curve, the international community needs robust defences that are nimble and flexible.”
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