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first: 2014-01-22
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“Senegal also reaffirms its unwavering commitment to continuing to contribute to peacekeeping operations in the hope that the men and women whom we deploy on increasingly volatile and unpredictable environments will have access to and benefit from adequate tools adapted to sufficiently clear and robust mandates, with a view to properly executing their increasingly complex and dangerous tasks.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“That is all the more necessary as these organizations have not only displayed their ambitions in this area, but have also demonstrated their effectiveness in finding political solutions to conflicts, giving priority to prevention and mediation. With the African Union in particular, we invite the Council to continue discussions on the issue of predictable and sustainable funding for African Union peace support operations, in accordance with resolution 2320 (2016), a the joint initiative of Senegal and the United States. I will conclude by highlighting that Senegal has just endorsed the Secretary-General's Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“My delegation reiterates the importance of implementing the identical Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262, on sustaining peace. It is equally essential to give priority to political issues, ensuring that missions are based on a clear political strategy and that they have clear, realistic and achievable targeted mandates. Missions must work as hard as possible to establish and maintain a relationship of trust with States and host populations. That is why, beyond consent, it is the cooperation of the host State that we must seek to secure as the best way to overcome some ofthe obstacles faced by peacekeeping operations. In the same vein, the Council will also have to ensure greater cooperation with neighbouring States and regional and subregional organizations, in particular the African Union.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“Under the leadership of President Macky Sall, a member of the Circle of Leadership on the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse, Senegal fully supports the zero- tolerance policy on this issue. In this same spirit and in line with resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, my country supports the greater involvement of women in conflict prevention, management and resolution. Senegal has also put in place a national policy for the integration of women in the defence and security forces. It is in this framework that Dakar hosted a seminar organized by the United Nations Police Division all-female selection assistance and assessment team in 2017.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“Strengthening training for troops is also crucial to the effectiveness and success of peacekeeping operations, which have become multidimensional and now cover many areas, such as humanitarian assistance, the protection of human rights, assistance for displaced persons and refugees, participation in political processes, the reform of judicial systems, training police forces, the disarmament, demobilization and the reintegration of former combatants, mine clearance and peacebuilding, to name but a few. For its part, Senegal has built a training centre that meets United Nations standards. Contingents there undergo predeployment training that takes experience into account but also and above all sensitizes them to the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse, specifically through a dedicated module.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“In any event, the experiences we have drawn from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, which are now endowed with improved military capabilities and modern technologies, have shown that the responsible use of these tools leads to multiple benefits.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“That is why Senegal deployed two armoured units within each of our contingents, allowing us to ensure the escort of convoys between Gao and the northern sector without loss of human life for two years. However, if we are to have a greater impact on the ground, particularly in the context of anticipating needs for the protection of civilians and infrastructures, we must strengthen our missions in terms of equipment and operational capacity by considering greater use of new and modern technologies. Indeed, better access to detection technology and risk-mitigation programmes related to improvised explosive devices, data collection and the enhancement of resilience through capacity development in such areas as mobility and medical support could enable peacekeeping operations to function more safely and effectively.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“In this spirit of triangular dialogue extended to all actors, we must pursue and even accelerate the process of reform in order to better adapt peacekeeping operations to the needs and challenges that arise. We must recognize today that there is a need to adapt peacekeeping operations to the specific challenges faced by each theatre of operation if we want to achieve a better performance. In Mali, for example, where our troops operate in a sensitive environment marked by targeted attacks on Blue Helmets, United Nations personnel, civilian populations and infrastructure, appropriate equipment is required in order to work effectively and, above all, safely.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“We therefore believe that the urgency of peacekeeping operations reform must be viewed in the light of new and evolving challenges to international peace and security. In this respect, the recommendations made by eminent personalities in their various reports, as well as those adopted by the General Assembly, contain ambitious measures in terms of both the modernization of equipment and of improving funding for peacekeeping operations. The effective implementation of these measures should allow peacekeeping operations to take a further step in the accomplishment of their missions through ongoing dialogue, including in terms of the definition and content of their mandates. Among the various stakeholders, I wish to highlight troop-contributing countries, such as Senegal, donor countries, the Security Council and the Secretariat.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“As a major player in peacekeeping operations, Senegal wishes to reaffirm the special interest it attaches to the question of reforming these missions. That is why my delegation welcomes the Security Council's ongoing focus on this issue, particularly in the framework of the Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations, which Senegal had the honour of chairing during our time as a member of the Security Council. I recall that, in October 2017, Senegal and the United States of America jointly organized a triangular dialogue on this important issue in keeping with the spirit of resolution 2378 (2017). The recurrence of these deliberations reflects the constant concern to allow peacekeeping operations to be more efficient and more responsive to pressing needs and challenges - both current and future - against a constantly changing backdrop.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“Mr. Dieng (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to congratulate the delegation of the United States on assuming the Security Council presidency for this month and for organizing this debate on such an important issue as the reform of peacekeeping operations. I would also like to thank Mr. J ean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Ms. Sarah Blakemore, Chief Executive Officer and Director ofthe non-governmental organization Keeping Children Safe, for their most enlightening contributions. I also welcome and support the statement made by the representative of Cote d'Ivoire on behalf of the African members of the Council and to endorse the statement made by the Permanent Observer of the African Union.”
2018-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8349 (2018) · source
“That effort provides some insight into the importance that Senegal attaches to strengthening the role of women in peacekeeping operations, and in police activities in particular.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“As the evaluation team has recommended, would it not make more sense to have mixed-gender formed police units, given that almost all troop- and police-contributing countries have mixed- gender units at home? While not a question, I would like to comment on the briefing by Ms. Makotose, whom I thank for her valuable contribution to today's meeting. I take this opportunity to announce that, as the leading police-contributing country, with seven units in five peacekeeping operations, Senegal intends to provide the United Nations with 26 additional female police officers. Those officers have already passed tests that were held in Dakar in August under the All-Female Selection Assistance and Assessment Team Training programme, which was financed by the Government of the United States.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“Quite often, however, police training officers do not speak the official language of the host countries. What measures are Police Commissioners taking to address that challenge? I also have a question for the MINUSMA Police Commissioner. Undoubtedly, the environment in which the Mission operates requires reliable equipment and well-trained personnel. What are the main challenges for police units in combating and preventing crime in those countries? With regard to MINUJUSTH, the evaluation report of the formed police units notes that the Division for Policy, Evaluation and Training has issued reservations about the operational capacity of formed police units made up entirely of women. What are the strengths and weaknesses of such units?”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“It must be underscored that, despite those commendable efforts, much remains to be done to overcome the challenges with which we are all familiar - as listed in the HIPPO report and highlighted by the Security Council in resolution 2185 (2014). Resolution 2382 (2017), which we adopted today at the initiative of the Italian delegation, is part and parcel of the efforts to address the current challenges faced by the Police Division ofthe Department ofPeacekeeping Operations. To ensure that our meeting is interactive, as requested by you, Mr. President, I would like to ask a few questions. My first question will be directed to all the Police Commissioners who spoke at today's briefing. With regard to capacity-building for host-country security forces, we know that communications play a key role.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“In order to take on full responsibility for those changes in its functions, police components have had to adapt their structure and organization and revise their employment processes and doctrines again and again, and numerous Security Council resolutions and assessments have been introduced and implemented in order to increase their operational capacity and role in supporting countries in crisis. It is against that backdrop that a complete review of the structure, functions and capacity of the Police Division was conducted, in line with the report of the High-level level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (HIPPO) (see S/2015/446).”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“Today, the importance of the growing role of the police in peace operations is well established. Their place and role have undergone many changes since 1960. While traditionally they was used for monitoring, observing and producing reports, today they have become key players in multidimensional peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions. An example of that is their work in protecting civilians in situations of internal insecurity such as that of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The United Nations police also play a central role in building the capacities of host countries' security forces. For example, formed police units and individual police officers have jointly responded to many needs in Haiti.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“Mr. Dieng (Senegal) (spoke in French): Senegal would like to thank the Italian delegation for taking the initiative to hold today's important meeting, giving us the opportunity to exchange views directly with the commanders of the police components of peacekeeping operations. We are also grateful to Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and the heads ofthe police components of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur for their informative briefings. Senegal would especially like to thank the commanders and their troops and to express its gratitude for their outstanding performance in complex and challenging environments.”
2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8086 (2017) · source
“They should receive psychosocial, livelihood and legal support; they should be recognized as victims, not shunned as affiliates or children of bad blood; and they should not be treated as intelligence assets by the State. Peacebuilding and reconciliation depend on empowering survivors and their families so that they can participate in their nations' economic and social recovery. We have the tools. We have the resolutions. We now need sustained political resolve and resources equal to the scale of the challenge.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We must indeed pay greater attention to the risk factors, or red flags, for conflict- related sexual violence in early-warning and early- response efforts. In addition, we must examine the root causes and enablers of such crimes, including the links between economic and physical insecurity. The majority of survivors come from marginalized, destitute or displaced communities whose lives and livelihoods have been devastated by war. Socioeconomic reintegration support - including for women and girls who have escaped the grip of ISIL, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and other violent extremist groups i must therefore be part of all of our peacebuilding and recovery efforts. Peace begins with peace of mind. Those who have been liberated from sexual slavery should never again face the prison of stigma, a fate that some have described as a living death.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We now have to work with national and regional security bodies to advance the implementation of resolution 2331 (2016), so as to more effectively detect and disrupt trafficking in persons in situations of conflict for the purpose of sexual exploitation. That will require enhanced information-sharing and judicial cooperation. Since sexual violence has become part of the shadow economy of conflict and terrorism, it should be addressed in our global discourse and in our action to curb financial flows to terrorist groups. We must also be conscious of the shrinking space for civil society actors to operate, particularly in contexts affected by violent extremism, and ensure that they are able to access the resources that will enable them to deliver lifesaving services. The Deputy Secretary-General has emphasized the importance of prevention.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“In Guinea, 17 high-ranking military and political officials have been indicted for crimes of sexual violence committed as a tool of political repression in September 2009, with trials due to commence shortly. This year also marks the first delisting pursuant to this mandate, namely, that of the Forces armees de C6te d'Ivoire, which provides an instructive example for other armies in terms of meeting the requirements set out in resolutions 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013). They include the adoption of codes of conduct, training, the swift investigation of alleged offences and the establishment of oversight mechanisms. That is part of changing the culture of security institutions in order to ensure they are accessible and responsive to all.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“The Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict, working out of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, provides technical support to bolster institutional capacity. The report covers progress catalysed by the Team of Experts in settings such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea and cote d'Ivoire. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while certain rebel fighters continue to evade arrest, the Government has accorded a new level of seriousness to these crimes and commitment to addressing them, as evident in the prosecution of over 400 members of its national armed forces since 2013.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“And one local warlord will continue to replace another until there are systems and institutions in place capable of delivering justice and deterrence. In that respect, it is the primary responsibility of national Governments to protect their people. The United Nations can support, but never supplant, their efforts. The response to sexual violence must be multisectoral and holistic, a fact that successive Special Representatives of the Secretary-General have recognized in their role as Chair of the United Nations Action Network, which unites the expertise of 13 United Nations entities. However, the loss of infrastructure and expertise occasioned by conflict dramatically weakens the response.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Secondly, in South Sudan, pervasive impunity has normalized extreme patterns of violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, which is being committed in a strategic manner that mirrors the fault lines of the wider political and ethnic crisis. Thirdly, the report notes that certain perpetrators of emblematic mass rape incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued to commit rape and other atrocities in 2016. Seven years after the notorious rape of 387 civilians in Walikale, no perpetrator has been tried and no survivor has received reparations. Sheka, the rebel commander responsible, continues to prey on the local populace, disrupting peacebuilding and development efforts.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“First, accounts ofwidespread and systematic sexual violence - including sexual slavery, forced marriage, forced impregnation and the trafficking of women and girls - as a step in the process of destroying the Yazidi community as a whole indicate that we may be living through a genocide. And yet not a single militant of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has faced trial for sexual violence crimes, anywhere in the world. Military solutions are not sufficient. Bullets on the battlefield cannot kill an ideology. We need justice according to law. And we need to ensure that prosecution for rape is not subordinated to other crimes.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Although we have seen landmark convictions over the past year, such as the Bemba case, which centered on command responsibility for sexual violence and resulted in the longest sentence yet delivered by the International Criminal Court, rape remains among the least-condemned of crimes. Globally, it is far less likely to be reported to the police than any other form of physical assault. For the survivors who still live in the midst of their attackers, justice delayed is more than justice denied; it is terror and insecurity continued. In other words, slow justice is no justice. How many more rapes are committed while the perpetrators remain at large and the victims wait for the wheels of justice to turn? Let me highlight just three of many such examples.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“That includes restorative, reparative justice, which is what the survivors want most yet receive least. When victims have the chance to tell their stories, to observe the sentencing of offenders and to benefit from solidarity and support, including material and symbolic reparations, it can counteract isolation and self-blame. It tells the community that what happened was not the victim's fault. In order to foster credible deterrence, justice must be done and be seen to be done, not only in the courtroom but also in the community. These offences need to be part of the official historical record in order to send the signal that no political or military leader is above the law, and no civilian is beneath its protection.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Our aim must therefore go beyond merely minimizing stigma, to empowering and restoring respect for survivors. That entails mobilizing the moral authority of traditional and religious leaders to shift harmful social norms, including gendered notions of honour and shame. By transforming perceptions in that way, we can disarm the weapon of rape. Stigma and victim-blame are compounded by the historical absence of accountability for these crimes. As the report notes, justice can have a cascade effect whereby each verdict inspires another survivor to come forward, and each sentence deters another would-be perpetrator and puts commanders on notice. Over time, that can convert cultures of impunity into cultures of deterrence. But we need to deliver justice, not just law.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“There is a need to recognize survivors as legitimate victims of conflict and terrorism who are entitled to relief, reparations and equality before the law. The Security Council has once and for all rejected the idea that rape is an inevitable by-product of war. Let us add today that stigma cannot continue as an inevitable by-product of rape. It must be addressed not only as a long-term problem but as an emergency, because lives are at stake. This is both a human rights issue and a security issue. Stigma can tear communities apart. It can perpetuate the vicious cycle of violence, vulnerability and exploitation that prevents recovery. For instance, when children born of rape are socially marginalized and left undocumented and stateless, they may have no other prospects for the future than to join armed or extremist groups that fuel unrest.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Whether it results in honour crimes, suicide, untreated medical conditions, unsafe abortion, extreme poverty or social exclusion, the consequences can be lethal. Simply stated, stigma kills. Many women, girls, men and boys survive the ordeal of rape, but not its social repercussions. Often, they forego medical and legal help in order to avoid the humiliation and victim- blame that add insult to injury. Shame and stigma are integral to the logic of rape employed as a tactic of war, torture or terrorism. Aggressors understand that this crime attacks individual and collective identity, social relationships and status. As the Deputy Secretary- General noted, there is a need to re-direct the stigma of sexual violence from the victim to the perpetrator.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Marie, from the Central African Republic, contracted HIV because she was too ashamed to report her rape to a health clinic in time to receive post-exposure prophylaxis. She, like many other victims, is literally dying of shame. Then there is the four-year-old boy who is known to his community as Tonkotonko - a local term meaning the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) - because he was conceived when his mother was raped by a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army. Sexual violence is a crime that can turn victims into social outcasts. It can fracture families and corrode the structures that bind communities. Fear and cultural stigma prevent the vast majority of survivors from ever coming forward.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“For instance, Nasima is an Iraqi girl who was so afraid of being killed by her own relatives upon returning from captivity under the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that she attempted suicide by eating rat poison. There is Sadiya, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram and became pregnant as a result of rape. When she was released, local militia from her own community said they would return to kill her "Koko Haram baby" as soon as it was born. There is the case of Jean from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was gang-raped by rebels. He was mocked and ridiculed by his community and accused of homosexuality. And there are many others like him, particularly in the 62 countries that still provide no legal protection for male victims of rape.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“The annual report of the Secretary-General before us today (S/2017/249) is harrowing in its depiction of sexual violence as a tactic of war and terrorism, as a tool of dehumanization and shame, and as a weapon of punishment and persecution. The report brings to light new dimensions of this scourge, including the use of sexually enslaved women and girls as suicide bombers and human shields or as a form of currency used to compensate fighters and sustain military operations, as if women were expendable resources in the machinery of terrorism. Behind every number presented in the report there is a story, a face and a name.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Mr. Dieng: We are here today in the Chamber not just to condemn a problem, but to find ways to change it. In that spirit, I would like to sincerely thank Uruguay for convening this critical debate, and Deputy- Secretary-General Amina Mohamed; Ms. Mina Jaf, Executive Director of Women's Refugee Route; and all those who will speak today for lending their voices to the search for solutions. Our efforts to bring this crime out of the shadows and into the centre of peace and security policy has had a powerful normative and operational impact. But such an impact is possible only when the Security Council, Governments, civil society and the United Nations system act in concert and with common purpose.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“That is why I have to say that (spoke in French) this is a very serious moment in South Sudan, and it is time to act and to act urgently.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“In the end, with the entire debate that has taken place regarding Riek Machar's replacement by Taban Deng Gai, and whatever interpretation can be put on that - and the man must be included - what is most important is not about personalities but about getting civil society and everybody else on board. I was with the elders of the Equatorias, and that is one of the reasons that I said at some point while I was there that there is still hope for ensuring that. But I can say that in the discussions with some of those actors, one can feel the hatred, and that situation must be calmed down. But, unfortunately, what is most worrying is the amount of arms that are circulating. Many young people have those weapons and are doing whatever they can to try to survive. Because the country is split everywhere, not just in Yei.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“I have also offered to provide two investigators to help the South Sudanese judiciary start investigating the allegations of crimes committed in Yei River state. At the end of the day, the people must be reassured, or they will continue to flee the country, and we must put an end to this situation. Concerning the question raised by the Ambassador of Angola, it is clear that the deployment of the 4,000 people in the Regional Protection Force is one thing, but ultimately, after recruiting and placing 4,000 troops or even more, that will not solve the problem on the ground. What we desperately need, and I insisted on this while I was in Juba, is to have a truly inclusive process.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“President, and that of all the members of the Security Council - to convene a high-level meeting to address the situation. I have also been urging Riek Machar himself to make clear to him his responsibilities from his side. At the end of the day, of course, this is in the hands primarily of the South Sudanese themselves, and primary responsibility lies with South Sudan. As I reminded the authorities while I was there, President Salva Kiir is in charge of law and order. He is not the President of the Dinka or of the Nuer, he is the President of all South Sudanese and the father of the nation. I have even asked him to clarify the speech he delivered on 19 October, to reassure the people that he did not mean that he would be going to Equatoria to fight them.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“As a matter of fact, the African Union High Representative for South Sudan and former President of Mali, Mr. Alpha Oumar Konare, is very concerned about this and will be in Juba himself in the coming days to follow up on the issue. I think we should provide him with as much support as we can, so I have already alerted him and have been in contact with the office of Mr. Mogae, the Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, encouraging them to make that trip to Juba. If necessary, we are considering activating the mechanism of the African Union's Panel of the Wise to discuss additional initiatives. In the light of the seriousness of the situation, we are also considering asking the Secretary-General - with your support, Mr.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“We also felt that it was important to develop a communication plan at Headquarters in order to increase global and regional awareness of the risk of mass atrocities in South Sudan. As a matter of fact, as I indicated in my presentation, I hope - and I mentioned this to our colleagues in the United Nations country team while I was there - that they will also help to monitor, on a daily basis, all the incitements and examples of hate speech, with the help of the staff on the ground, including in the local languages, so that they have the most accurate record of such messages. We also felt that it will be very important to engage further with the African Union and the countries of the region, and I am very pleased, Mr. President, that you will be visiting the region in December.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“I wish first to address the question raised by the representative of Venezuela concerning the measures that might be taken with a view to reducing prevailing tensions. (spoke in English) I should, first of all, indicate that, in close cooperation with my colleague Herve Ladsous, even prior to my trip to South Sudan we had put in place a working group to look into the measures that need to be taken to prevent a further escalation of the current violence. While I was in South Sudan, what I offered as a way to help, beginning at the local level in Yei River state - where, as I indicated and was confirmed by almost everybody, the situation had been deteriorating - was to facilitate a dialogue with the community and religious leaders. We felt that such dialogue was extremely important.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“The Security Council should strengthen its cooperation with the African Union Peace and Security Council and relevant actors within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in order to move that process forward. Last week, I saw all the signs that ethnic hatred and the targeting of civilians could evolve into genocide if something is not done now to stop it. I urge the Security Council and member States of the region to unite and take action.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Finally, while the State has the primary responsibility to protect its populations, other States, regional organizations and the international community can assist its protection efforts. Indeed, neighbouring countries have an intrinsic interest in doing so. The involvement of neighbouring countries in domestic conflicts with resulting spill-over beyond national borders has occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia, to name a few. Regional action needs to be reinvigorated. African leaders must coalesce around a unified strategy to prevent an escalation of violence. Given the different regional interests and allegiances of the political leadership in South Sudan, any political strategy must be endorsed by all national actors if it is to succeed.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“I welcome the commitment of the signatories of the peace agreement to establishing a hybrid court to prosecute cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, as well as other serious crimes under international law. It is my sincere hope that the Council's discussions with national authorities and with the African Union may move such plans forward. In the interim, I urge the Security Council to call for the establishment of an investigation mechanism that would collect and preserve evidence that could later provide evidence to national or international courts. That would help in assessing the full scale of violations and track patterns in Violence.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Community and religious leaders, provincial level authorities and UNMISS colleagues shared experiences of efforts to promote communication. Such efforts should be supported by the international community. Once there is greater stability and redoubling of efforts for dialogue, I urge the establishment of the commission of truth, healing and reconciliation by the Government, foreseen in the peace agreement. Beyond reconciliation, justice and accountability were common themes in my discussions with the people of South Sudan. Even as the conflict becomes more complex, the effects of the December 2013 outbreak of violence and subsequent violence linger, and human rights violations committed during the past few years have not been adequately documented or accounted for.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“The Security Council should also continue to stress the importance of an inclusive political process, accompanied by a cessation of hostilities. If some sectors of the population continue to feel excluded from participation, there is little incentive for them to pursue peace. Until the formal peace process is reinstated, there is much that can be done in terms of facilitating dialogue. What surfaced over and over in my discussions last week was the presence of long- standing anger, combined with misconceptions and preconceived notions. These need to be addressed if there is to be a change to peace. All ofthe actors with whom I met stressed that there was an urgent need to engage in both community and national level dialogue and I was encouraged by their eagerness to engage in such processes.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Given the current scenario, it is urgent that the Security Council impose an arms embargo. The proliferation of arms is devastating and could have an significant impact. Similarly, the sanctions regime should not be limited to a few individuals; freezing assets and restricting offenders' movements should be imposed more widely. South Sudan's top officials have benefited both financially and politically from the war, and could not maintain the status quo without the free flow of funds and arms into the country. There is a known system of international banks, businesses, weapons traders, and intermediaries that has contributed to the perpetuation of the conflict through their dealings, and the Security Council certainly has the power to bring its influence to bear on the situation.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“All support should be given to UNMISS to carry out all the Mission's mandated tasks, in particular, tasks that relate to the protection of civilians and human rights monitoring, which could contribute to preventing future violence. The Government should be pressed to ensure that freedom of movement is granted to all United Nations personnel, both civilian and military, to conduct patrols, investigate and report on incidents, and conduct community-based conflict prevention and resolution initiatives. The Security Council might also consider requesting that the Panel of Experts on South Sudan established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) investigate and report on individuals, within the country and in the diaspora, who are inciting Violence, have perpetrated targeted ethnic killings or are propagating hate speech.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“First, while I commend the Security Council for its strong condemnation of ethnically fuelled violence and hate speech, it should continue to insist on preventing further incitement to discrimination, hostility, and hatred that could lead to more violence. The Security Council should also publicly call for the political leadership of South Sudan to immediately condemn and take steps to prevent any act of discrimination, hostility, and hatred that could constitute incitement to violence. The Security Council must specifically request that UNMISS monitor, investigate and report on all incidents of hate speech and incitement to violence, and be provided full access by the Government of South Sudan to do so.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source