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first: 2009-12-08
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“Out of the 25 countries, only 7 have reached the 30 per cent threshold of women's participation in parliament and only two have reached parity at cabinet level. Violence against women continues unabated, including the use of women and girls as suicide bombers, as seen in the Sahel and the Lake Chad basin. Female peacekeepers require gender-sensitive strategies for deployment, as evidenced in yesterday's presentation by South Africa on the plight of women who have been deployed in peacekeeping missions but who are resilient and still want to contribute to building peace in our continent.”
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“Africa continues to lead in the adoption of national action plans on women, peace and security. There are presently 25 countries in Africa that have adopted national action plans, constituting 30 per cent of all such plans globally. In addition, South Africa organized recently a validation forum and I am sure it will soon adopt its own national action plan. The recent development of national action plans in Africa incorporated lessons learnt from the first-generation national action plans. The lessons include the security sector ministries taking a leading role and the recognition of sector-wide responsibility in financing the agenda. Despite the existence of advanced instruments, implementation continues to lag behind.”
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“The institutionalization of this issue is a clear indication of the attention that the Peace and Security Council accords to the women and peace and security agenda. Indeed, the Peace and Security Council adopted the Continental Results Framework for Reporting and Monitoring on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in May 2018, with the aim of supporting member States in accelerating the implementation of the agenda and of making the report part of the global discourse on advancing the agenda. During the open session, I presented the first report of the Chairperson, based on data provided by member States using the Continental Results Framework. The Executive Director of UN-Women was also present and addressed the Council on that occasion. Highlights of the report include the following.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649 (2019) · source
“Ms. Diop: Allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, and through you the Republic of South Africa, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October as we commemorate the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). I thank you for inviting me, as Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, to brief the Council on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda in Africa. I convey the best wishes of Commission Chairperson, His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, for a successful women and peace and security month under your leadership. Twelve days ago, the AU Peace and Security Council held its annual open session on women, peace and security.”
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“I hope that, with this, we can measure the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda and the development of the continent of Africa.”
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“They want to be part of the future elections and the process of fighting against impunity. We have heard them. My Office has supported many countries in Africa. So far, we have 22 national action plans. I want to do more, with the support of everybody, to make sure that by 2020 almost half of the countries of Africa have a national action plan. But national action plans are not just the end of it. That is why my Office has also developed a continental results-based framework to measure progress in implementation. We need to go beyond resolutions and frameworks to measuring progress with indicators and targets. The African Union Chairperson will, through my Office, deliver an annual report that can be shared with the Security Council.”
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“Ms. Diop: I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for giving us this opportunity to brief them. My special thanks go to you, Madam President, and to the Deputy Secretary-General for your generosity in staying so long in the region and listening to African women. We are very happy that you could come back and report to the Security Council. I am very glad to see the entire Security Council fully support the agenda and our mission, and we hope that we will implement whatever is decided here. I need to echo again the concern of the women of South Sudan. South Sudan needs to get back to where it was before when there was peace and security. Women are asking that we restore their dignity. They want to go back to the peace process. They want to be part of the governance mechanism to be put in place.”
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“Women must be able to read the Qur'an and convey the message of peace contained therein to their children. I welcome the fact that the political leaders that we met during our mission reassured us of their determination to make women and young people the drivers of political and economic change in their countries. Indeed, peace and security efforts will be successful only when we take robust action to defend the nexus of peace, security and development and to integrate the gender perspective in our instruments for conflict prevention and resolution. That is what women and the African people are expecting from the Council.”
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“First, the fight for security in the countries concerned can be won by meeting the needs of the people, especially women and young people, who are victims but who have also demonstrated their determination to address the challenges they face. But they cannot do it alone. I therefore appeal to the international community to step up its aid. Secondly, prevention is needed, including through sizeable investments in education, the management of natural resources such as water, job creation and the protection of women and young girls and promotion of their role and leadership in the search for peace. Women should the first partners of choice. Each woman must be empowered to be able to say "no" to conflict, "no" to early marriage and "no" to extremism.”
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“The African Union also established a strategy for the Sahel region, which was adopted by the Peace and Security Council. We have also recently set up another programme, together with the Economic Community of West African States and the Lake Chad Basin, which is aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Multinational Joint Task Force. However, resources remain limited and continue to be directed more to military actions than to meeting the needs of the people. Before concluding this statement, I would like to share some recommendations that I believe are important and that have emerged from our visit to the Sahel region.”
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“Allow me to take this opportunity to commend, from this rostrum, the efforts undertaken by Chad and the Niger in the fight against violent extremism, which, as I mentioned earlier, leads to exclusion and poverty in the affected regions and only further entrenches the cycle of violence. It is important that those efforts be supported by the international community in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, above all to ensure that security does not come at the expense of the peoples' needs. There are already initiatives, such as the coordination platform of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which brings together the majority of stakeholders for the benefit of the countries and communities in the Sahel to mobilize resources and define regional priorities.”
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“That underpins the importance of investing in education, as well as the need to build the capacities of women and youth by providing them with employment opportunities. They called for a more sustained presence of the State and the international community to meet the basic needs of health care, water and food, the lack of which is often harnessed by extremist groups to attract to their cause certain marginalized factions of the population. It is indeed better to prevent than to cure. I welcome the leadership of Senegal in steering the first Security Council debate on water, peace and security, which took place in November 2016 (see S/PV.7818). Ourjoint mission of the African Union, the United Nations and Sweden once again underscored the key role that water plays in our society.”
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“In the Niger, women used the national action plan under resolution 1325 (2000) as a tool for their voices to be heard in decision-making processes on peace, security and development in the country. Women are undeniably victims of violence, whether directly linked to conflicts or as victims of practices that are exacerbated by conflicts. Women are also agents of change in spearheading initiatives to respond to the challenges facing them. The efforts of those women in their communities show that the response to the security challenges faced by the regions that we have just visited require investment in the development of individuals so as to prevent radicalization and violent extremism, which has become the scourge of the Sahel.”
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“Amina Mohammed mentioned, shared with us their innovative strategies at the community level to prevent the radicalization of young people and to meet the threats posed by armed groups, such as Boko Haram. They focus their efforts on the education of children, above all young girls, who then become active agents against violent extremism. They seek to convey an inclusive interpretation of the Koran with a view to promoting dialogue for peace. We will support Chad as it seeks to implement its national action plan under resolution 1325 (2000), including on issues related to the prevention of and fight against violent extremism through the gender perspective.”
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“It is true that the practice of early marriage existed before the rise of radicalization, but the exacerbation of poverty among families displaced by conflict seems to have pushed them to give their daughters away to arranged marriages, the consequences of which include the girls giving birth far too early and them suffering from broken bodies and spirits. They are abandoned by society. Is that not a recipe for them to turn towards radicalization and violent extremism? Alongside the troubling reality of the effects of conflicts on women and youth, our mission was also saw the resilience of women and their determination to contribute to the search for solutions. In Chad, religious women leaders, as Ms.”
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“I have seen atrocities committed by armed groups - girls and young boys raped, for example. Nevertheless, in the region that we visited, an issue that particularly marked me was that of child marriage, with its consequences of bodies completely battered by fistulas, as well as the ostracization, stigmatization and abandonment of those children. The only clinic available in the entire region, where the majority of the people are women and the majority of those women are under 18 years old, had only one doctor to attend to the harm done to the bodies of those young girls.”
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“For those States, the resources of which are already among the most meagre in the world, security efforts have no impact on investments in social structures, and consequently there is a weak response in meeting the needs of their people. In the Lake Chad region, success against Boko Haram has led to the return of many young people who now, unfortunately, find themselves unemployed, feel abandoned and, as such, fall easy prey to the return of radicalized groups. In the Niger, we have seen the devastating effects of poverty and the lack of opportunity for families, and their impact on young people, especially young women and, may I say, on children becoming child brides, which leads not just to physical but also to mental trauma. I have long travelled through conflict zones.”
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“If further proof of that were needed, the mission of solidarity that we have just carried out in South Sudan, Chad and the Niger highlighted once again the poignant realities of women and girls who suffer the effects of deprivation that arise from the abundance of attention that States must pay to military security to combat radicalization and violent extremism. As members of the Council know, the Lake Chad and Sahel regions are being hit by the full force of the extremists of Boko Haram and other radicalized groups. Faced with that threat, which is so grave that it can endanger a State, such as Mali, the States of the region have mobilized to fight that evil, which strikes indiscriminately and across borders.”
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“It is a movement that aims to mobilize efforts to transform Africa and thereby contribute to a prosperous and peaceful Africa. The Network is supported by the United Nations and the African Union through the Office of the Special Envoy and UN-Women, as well as the Federal Republic of Germany. It is often said that there is no peace and security without development, and no development without peace. But it can also be said that there is no peace, security and development without the effective participation of women.”
2018-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8306 (2018) · source
“Allow me to echo Ms. Amina Mohammed in congratulating you, Madam Minister, on Sweden's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I Wish you every success during your term. I would also like to seize this opportunity to thank His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, who wholeheartedly lent his support to the joint mission of the United Nations, the African Union and Sweden that has just concluded under the leadership of Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, with the effective participation of Ms. Wallstrom. The mission is at the heart of our meeting this morning. It fits perfectly alongside the call for action of the African Women Leaders Network, which is a movement of women working in all sectors of society, including among young women and women from rural areas.”
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“The resolve of the international community aimed at containing the regional and international threat is urgently needed. Our five Heads of State have played their part in providing the Joint Force with the resources at their disposal in a regional response to those transnational threats. We must not allow this opportunity to elude us. We hope that the Security Council will also carry out its primary responsibility by following the relevant recommendations of the Secretary-General's report before it. I thank the members of the Security Council for the urgent attention that they will give to this urgent request from our leaders and people.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“In keeping with the Secretary-General's statement, in my national capacity and on behalf of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, I reiterate the commitment of the Government of Mali to expediting the full implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali emanating from the Algiers process, and in that regard I welcome the adoption of resolution 2374 (2017), which established a sanctions regime in Mali. In conclusion, I underscore once again that the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel is of great concern. Our people are undergoing severe hardships in their daily lives because of increasing insecurity, and the very foundations of our States are threatened. The very survival of our States is at stake. The stability of the region is in the balance, and international peace and security are also threatened.”
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“The deployment of the Joint Force is simply aimed at establishing the conditions necessary for development, security and peace in our region because we know that there can be no lasting peace without development, and vice versa. We therefore fully agree with the Secretary-General that the security role of the Joint Force must be complemented by initiatives in the area of development. That is the raison d'etre of the Priority Investment Programme, as well as that of Alliance for the Sahel, which is aimed at promoting economic, social and cultural development, as well as deradicalization.”
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“That is a matter of the utmost importance for our Heads of State, our peoples and all ofus, as the success of the Joint Force will require the full support of our populace. We have therefore planned establishing a civilian component within the Joint Force that will be dedicated to human rights compliance, as the Security Council mission was able to see for itself at the field headquarters meeting. We remain open to all forms of support in the area of human rights. I would like to firmly stress that the G-5 Sahel is not focused solely on the security dimension. In parallel with the security aspect, which I have just mentioned, the G-5 Sahel also accords a high level of importance to development issues and good governance, as well as the resilience of its people.”
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“I also welcome the Secretary-General's support for the establishment of a G-S Sahel support group to promote the coordination of international support, in line with the Force's strategic concept of operations. The States members of the G-5 Sahel fully align themselves with the Secretary-General's call on the Security Council to adopt "a robust mandate commensurate with the serious threats that the Joint Force will need to address" (S/2017/869, para. 83) with a view to strengthening the latter's capacity so that it can fully achieve its goals. In that regard, I would like to give my assurance that that the Joint Force's operations are being carried out in strict compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights law.”
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“I welcome the commitment of the Secretary-General to helping to provide the necessary resources and support for the Joint Force, and I call on the Security Council to do the same as soon as possible, in particular at the multilateral level. We favour the establishment of a mechanism to oversee the transparent management of resources used by the Force. Similarly, we remain open to all proposals aimed at strengthening the institutional architecture and planning and coordination capacities of the Joint Force, including the deployment of experts from the United Nations and other partner organizations to the permanent secretariat of the G-5 Sahel.”
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“I welcome the contributions that have already been pledged by the European Union, France, Germany and Denmark, and I encourage other countries to do the same. In addition to the issue of financing, the Joint Force will also require support in such areas as infrastructure development, information and communication technology, anti-improvised- explosive-ordnance equipment, training, medical training and medical-evacuation capacity as well as air and land transport. The G-5 Sahel countries welcome the options proposed by the Secretary-General within the framework of United Nations support for the Joint Force because we believe that those options, in particular the first option, provide a good basis for addressing the current and pressing needs of the Force.”
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“This is the purpose of our request for multilateral support, including through the United Nations, because this remains the only option that will ensure the predictability and sustainability of resources and the operational support needed for the Joint Force on the ground. I recall that the â‚¬423 million budget was arrived at on the basis of a realistic and objective assessment of the Force's needs. I take this opportunity to appeal to all our bilateral and multilateral partners to participate in the international conference on security and development in the Sahel, scheduled for 14 December, which is being organized jointly with the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union. I thank the European institutions for agreeing to host this important meeting.”
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“Headquarters for the Joint Force's central sector are also up and running in Niamey, and steps are being taken for establishing headquarters for the eastern sector in Wour, Chad, and for the western sector in Nbeiket el-Ahouach, Mauritania. I would also draw attention to the fact that the mobilization of troops needed for the battalion strength we have set for ourselves and their equipment has been carried out on the basis of funds provided by Mali, Burkina Faso and the Niger. The first joint cross-border operations in the central sector will soon be launched. However, in order to achieve full operational capability by March 2018, the Joint Force will need substantial bilateral and multilateral support so as to mobilize sustainable and predictable resources.”
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“Considerable progress has already been made by the G-5 Sahel States in the process of deploying the Joint Force, with the welcome support of the African Union and our partners. And we have made this progress, despite the challenges on several fronts that remain to be met. One step forward that has been taken in setting up the Joint Force was the inauguration, on 9 September, by His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President-in-Office of the G-5 Sahel, of the Joint Force headquarters in Sevare', Mali. The visit of the Security Council delegation on 22 October gave Council members an opportunity to witness first hand that the Headquarters are fully functional.”
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“At this stage, I would like to emphasize that the actions of the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel are intended to and do complement those of other forces already operating in the region, namely, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the French Operation Barkhane. Force generation for the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel will create the conditions and an environment favourable for MINUSMA's implementation of its mandate. In addition, the Joint Force's strategic concept of operations provides for coordination and articulation mechanisms between the United Nations peacekeeping mission and this African peacekeeping operation. Today more than ever, we are determined to make the Joint Force fully operational.”
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“As such, it requires a collective response of the international community, and we are pleased to note that the Security Council and the Secretary-General share this sense of collective responsibility. As far as we are concerned, the establishment of the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel represents a collective response by our countries to address the common threats of terrorism, violent extremism and trafficking in all its forms, including migrant smuggling. I recall in this regard that the Joint Force has been endorsed by the African Union and is fully compliant and aligned with the African architecture of peace and security, and that it also enjoys the support of the Security Council, specifically through its resolution 2359 (2017).”
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“The visit of the Security Council, as well as the visit that took place in Niger and Chad previously - from 1 to 7 March - fulfilled our expectations, because through the meetings it had with Heads of State, Governments, military authorities and members of civil society of our respective countries, the delegation of the Security Council had an opportunity to better understand the urgent need to support the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel so as to alleviate the suffering of our populations and to contribute to the stability and development in the Sahel. Indeed, the security threat looming over our States is a challenge that we share with the rest of the world, given its causes, manifestations and direct impact on international peace and security.”
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“There can be no doubt that this meeting is taking place at the perfect time, given that the current situation in the Sahel remains volatile, as the region is sadly dominated by terrorist attacks and various forms of organized crime that regularly plague our people as well as foreign and national security forces, and, in so doing, undermine all our development efforts. I would like to thank all the members of the Security Council for their visit to three of the five countries of the Sahel. This visit was designed to allow them to assess with us the situation on the ground and evaluate the ways and means of supporting the decisions taken by our Heads of State to ward off the multiple threats in our common area.”
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“As I was leaving Bamako, the Secretary-General's friend, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, asked me to convey to him his boundless gratitude, and to do so also on behalf of his fellow Presidents of Burkina Faso, Mauritania, the Niger and Chad, for both his personal commitment and that of the United Nations in seeking to advance stability and development in the countries of the Sahel. The Secretary-General's presence at this morning's meeting, along with the apposite report he has submitted on the operationalization and activities of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (S/2017/869) reflect his unflagging dedication. The States members of the G-5 Sahel welcome the analysis and recommendations contained in the report before us.”
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“At the outset, I would like to thank France for having made the Sahel the priority of its presidency of the Security Council, and I would like particularly to commend the French delegation, under the leadership of Ambassador Francois Delattre, for the very able way in which it has steered the work of the Security Council throughout this month of October. I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the outstanding work of Ambassador Tekeda Alemu of Ethiopia and his delegation during their presidency of the Council last month. We eagerly look forward to the Italian presidency of the Council that will begin in the next few days.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“Mr. Diop (Mali) (spoke in French): In my capacity as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel), and on behalf of my colleagues from Burkina Faso, Mauritania, the Niger and Chad who are present here today, I am particularly pleased to address our sincere gratitude to the President of the Council for the generous invitation to participate in this morning's meeting and to say how delighted we are to see France presiding over this important meeting to discuss the situation in the Sahel.”
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“that improving the situation in Mali will have a positive impact on peace and security in the Sahel and on international peace and security, which is the Council's primary responsibility. The meeting rose at 11 (rm. 1 now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject.”
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“On behalf of the people and the Government of Mali, I also pay tribute to the memory of all the victims of the Malian crisis - civilian and military, foreigners and nationals - who have fallen with honour in the line of duty in Mali. In conclusion, I reiterate the resolute commitment ofthe President ofthe Republic of Mali, His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, to maintain and intensify his efforts in the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali in the higher interests of Mali and its people. The President is acutely aware The President (spoke in French): There are no ofhis responsibilities, but also and above all convinced more names inscribed on the list of speakers.”
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“We must continue to stand together to keep up the pressure on these terrorist groups and win this battle. I thank every member of the Security Council for their continued, invaluable support to Mali and to the ongoing peace process. I reiterate the eternal gratitude of the people and the Government of Mali to the Secretary-General, his Special Representative and all MINUSMA personnel, the troop-contributing countries, the members of the Agreement Monitoring Committee, led by Algeria, and all other partner countries and institutions for their continued and multiform support to the peace and stabilization process in our country.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8062 (2017) · source
“The violent and deadly clashes yesterday on the Niger-Mali border once again remind us of the urgent need for the rapid operationalization of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force. The current Chair of the G-5 Sahel, President Keita, has just issued a communique in which he condemns what took place yesterday in the strongest possible terms. He also reminds us of the urgent need to ensure that the G-5 Sahel Joint Force be operationalized as soon as possible in order to ensure that it can withstand those who are seeking to destabilize the entire region, including terrorists and armed groups. I take this opportunity, on behalf of the President of the Republic, to convey our sincere condolences to the people and the Government and the people of the Niger and the Government and the people of the United States of America.”
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“I also welcome the holding of the G-5 high-level meeting in New York, which featured the participation of the Heads of State of G-5 Sahel, the President of the French Republic, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. As a result of that meeting, I would like to call for more substantial and more consistent support from our bilateral and multilateral partners, with a view to mobilizing the necessary resources for the effective operationalization and efficient deployment of the Joint force. I call on all of our partners to participate actively in the planning and pledging conference for the G-5 Sahel Joint Force scheduled for mid-December in Brussels.”
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“Similarly, the Government of Mali welcomes the inclusion in the renewed mandate of the important issue of MINUSMA's support for the restoration of the State's authority throughout the country, including through the return of the administration and Malian defense and security forces in all regions of the north of the country, particularly Kidal. As the Council knows, the crisis in Mali is not a solely domestic one. It has regional and international dimensions, which are marked by terrorism, organized crime and trafficking in human beings. That is what brought about the creation of the Group of Five for the Sahel G-5 Sahel (G-5) Joint Force, whose deployment the Security Council welcomed.”
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“Equally important is the strengthening of cooperation between MINUSMA and the Malian defence and security forces. I know that the Special Representative is equally committed to that important aspect, which will one day allow for the gradual withdrawal of the Mission. In particular, I would like to highlight the need and urgency of supporting the Maliand defence and security forces in their daily struggle against terrorism on the ground. That support need not wait for the completion of the reform process to be carried out. I welcome the fact that such a central issue has been taken into account by resolution 2364 (2017).”
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“There is not, nor will there ever be, impunity in the matter of human rights violations. The Government of Mali welcomed the adoption of resolution 2364 (2017), which renews the mandate of MINUSMA. The resolution, which follows resolution 2295 (2016), calls upon MINUSMA to take a more proactive stance and endows it with a more robust mandate. However, it is clear that the major innovations brought about by the resolution have not been reflected in the situation on the ground. Accordingly, the Government of Mali strongly hopes that the operational capacities of MINUSMA will be strengthened by the Security Council in order to enable it to implement its mandate fully and effectively. I welcome the fact that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General made the same point.”
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“In 2017, out of 102 cases heard in the court of assizes, four individuals were convicted of violations of human rights or attempts to undermine human rights. On 31 August, at least 52 persons out of 132 plaintiffs were summoned by magistrates. Although no trial has been officially opened, the procedure is following its legally outlined course. For its part, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up by the Government has gathered 5,267 testimonies from victims and witnesses. In any event, Iwould like to reiterate the commitment of the Government of Mali to respecting and upholding the norms of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. All cases reported in areas under Government control are systematically investigated and subsequent prosecutions are initiated against the alleged perpetrators.”
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“Information gathered from our judicial services since the publication of the report shows that it is rather four boys, not five. While it is a small difference, I think it is important to be precise. The four were handed over to the Regional Director of the Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Children and the Family from the beginning of their questioning. In addition, the report indicates that 239 people were detained for terrorism, including five boys, and that they were still in custody in State institutions. For our part, the technical services in charge of the issue have told us that out of a total of 277 people who were taken to the Judicial Investigations Service of the National Gendarmerie, 50 had arrest warrants for suspicion of terrorism.”
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“In Segou, the Prime Minister has just chaired the forum for peace in the fourth region, the conclusions of which have made it possible to hope for a gradual easing of the situation in the central regions. That is a concrete example of Malians themselves taking national ownership of the process. As in previous reports, in the present report the Secretary-General expresses his concern about human rights violations in Mali - a situation of great importance. With regard to the cases of human rights violations and attackes listed in the report, the Government of Mali would of course like more information on the localities concerned. With regard to the arrest of persons by the Malian authorities for acts of terrorism, the report mentions 116 persons arrested for terrorism, including 106 released persons, including five boys and two women.”
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“In that regard, the draft State budget for the financial year 2018, which is currently under consideration by the National Assembly, duly takes into account the need to finance the implementation of commitments undertaken through the Malian Peace Agreement. In parallel with the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Mali, the Government is paying particular attention to the situation in the central regions of the country. As a result of that commitment on the central regions, we have appointed Mr. Mahmoud Dicko, Chair of the High Islamic Council, to work towards dialogue and reconciliation between the communities of the Mopti and Segou regions. We have already seen very encouraging and appreciable results.”
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“However, the Head of State remains determined to pursue that major reform, as he believes it to be indispensable for the future of our country. With regard to the processes of cantonment and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, the Government of Mali calls on the signatory movements to cooperate in good faith in order to ensure the success of those programmes, which are crucial for the stabilization and restoration of security in our country. For its part, the Government of Mali, which has already made enormous financial commitments, will respect all its obligations in the context of the implementation of the Peace Agreement.”
2017-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8062 (2017) · source