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Djakpo

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2005-10-17
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  1. “Benin would like to pay tribute to Romania not only for having undertaking this initiative, but especially for having strengthened relations between the United Nations and regional organizations and having made that a priority of its mandate in the Security Council. History will record and take the true measure of the substantial contribution that Romania has made to structure relations between the United Nations and regional organizations to further integrate the collective security system established by the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  2. “The constraints that have surfaced as part of the efforts of the United Nations and the African Union to bring stability to the African continent demonstrate concretely the scope of the challenges that must be overcome to strengthen the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations in the area of conflict prevention and resolution, as well as in the area of peacebuilding throughout the world. The international community as a whole stands to gain much, and must therefore act with clear-sightedness and determination. It is in that spirit that my country fully supports the draft resolution we are to adopt at the end of our debate.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  3. “This is a key opportunity to define the parameters of partnership in the area of promoting international peace and security. That partnership requires the establishment of consultative mechanisms for more effective interaction between the Security Council, regional organizations and Member States, with a View to facilitating sound management of situations that could pose a threat to international peace and security. The Security Council could thereby meet its primary purpose, to prevent the breakdown of peace and, where necessary, act collectively with Member States. However, regional organizations cannot fulfil their commitments in that partnership unless their early-warning and response capacities are strengthened to deal with situations posing a threat to international peace and security.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  4. “Important results were achieved at the sixth high-level meeting between the United Nations and regional organizations, which was held in New York on 25 and 26 July 2005 and organized around the telling theme of "Partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations for a safer world". In that regard, Benin in particular welcomes the decision to establish a standing committee charged with mobilizing political will, promoting the adoption of a long-term perspective and monitoring the decisions taken. This is an act of great importance that augurs well for the deepening of concrete institutional relations. Similarly, we welcome the participation in today's debate of eminent representatives of major regional organizations.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  5. “Those positive developments have created the conditions for more active cooperation with the Security Council. They have also served to promote the revitalization of the collective security system instituted by the Charter, which is in line with the humanistic ideal that presided over the establishment of the United Nations itself, namely, to save future generations from the scourge of war and to promote the dignity and worth of human beings. In that connection, we would like to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, who very early on understood the importance of both those virtuous endeavours and favoured consultations between the United Nations and representatives of regional organizations.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  6. “However, since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of ideological confrontation between East and West, we have seen the emergence of a new community of values and an increase in cooperation between the great Powers in the area of promoting international peace and security. That has enabled the Security Council to play a greater role, as conferred upon it by the Charter. At the same time, we have seen a renewed interest on the part of States towards regional integration aiming at the promotion of peace and stability. Among other things, that has been manifested in Africa the praiseworthy initiatives of regional economic commissions - such as the Economic Community of West African States - to find solutions to domestic armed conflicts. Both the African Union and its Peace and Security Council were established for that very reason.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  7. “The Charter of the United Nations has established a system of collective security based on two pillars, namely, the primary responsibility vested in the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security and cooperation with regional organizations working in that field on the basis of subsidiarity and the obligation to be accountable. The relevant provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter are unequivocal on that point and there is no need to cite them here. The international environment has not always been favourable to the effective implementation of those Charter provisions.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source

  8. “Mr. Djakpo (Benin) (spoke in French): The Minister for Foreign Affairs and African Integration of Benin very much appreciates the invitation addressed to him to participate in this meeting. As it was impossible for him to come to New York personally, he has asked me to represent him today in this public debate in the Security Council and to make the following statement on his behalf. My country, Benin, is very grateful to the President for having organized this public meeting on a subject whose importance is undeniable in the context of the debate under way regarding the reform of the United Nations. As in other areas, it is not a question of reinventing the United Nations but of creating the conditions for the judicious application of the Charter in the spirit of the fundamental principles enshrined therein.”

    2005-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5282Resumption1 (2005) · source