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Djangone-Bi

lines on the record: 155
first: 2002-01-29
most recent: 2005-10-13
sittings or episodes: 16
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“Discussions on what some call a "constitutional vacuum" must be ended so that all the parties can get down to work to prepare for free and transparent elections - the only way out of this crisis - on the basis of the various agreements, particularly the road map in the 6 April 2005 Pretoria Agreement and the 29 June 2005 Pretoria Declaration.”
2005-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5278 (2005) · source
“Turning to the decisions taken by the 40th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, those decisions support the Government's constant position reflected in the Ivorian constitution. As the presidential election could not be held, primarily because the rebels are still in arms and the country is still divided, the President of the Republic will remain in office until the new president is sworn in. The arrangements for government proposed by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union will, we are sure, make it possible for the peace process to continue. Today, it is blocked primarily with respect to the process of demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR). My delegation strongly hopes that the decisions of the African Union will be endorsed by the Security Council.”
2005-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5278 (2005) · source
“The rebels keep delaying laying down their arms and this, despite all the sacrifices made by the President in the name of the people of cote d'Ivoire. My delegation would reserve the right to convey to the Secretary-General in due course the observations of the Government of cote d'Ivoire on his sixth report. Here, I would simply like to reiterate my Government's commitment to ensure safety for goods and persons and freedom of movement for the impartial forces. As members know, major security measures were taken inter alia after the deadly attacks in Guitrozon and Petit Duekoue, in the western part of the country, and in Anyama and Agoville, north of Abijan.”
2005-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5278 (2005) · source
“While we welcome the excellent sixth progress report, which covers all of the conditions that must be met if peace and stability are to return to my country, I would, nevertheless, like to offer a few comments, which in no way call into question the substance of that report. The general tone of the report would suggest that it does not take sufficiently into account the fact that Cote d'Ivoire has been at war for three years with consequences that we all know. The northern and western half of the country is occupied. There are more small arms and light weapons in circulation and there is a virtual absence of the State in the occupied area. People are simply frustrated because the crisis has bogged down and because they are suffering on account of this.”
2005-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5278 (2005) · source
“Said Djinnit, Commissioner of the African Union Commission, for having travelled here specially to brief the Security Council on developments in the African Union Mediation and, in particular, to report on the 40th meeting of the Peace and Security Council, held at Addis Ababa on 6 October. I would like to pay tribute to His Excellency Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria, for his personal involvement, and to the Mediator of the African Union, Mr. Mbeki, for his tireless efforts as they help us to look for a peaceful solution to the crisis that has lasted too long. I would like to welcome here Mr. Pierre Schori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Antonio Monteiro, High Representative for the elections in cote d'Ivoire, for their invaluable contribution to bringing peace and stability back to Cote d'Ivoire.”
2005-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5278 (2005) · source
“Mr. Djangone-Bi (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting to consider the Secretary- General's sixth progress report on developments in C6te d'Ivoire and on the United Nations Operations there, pursuant to Council resolution 1603 (2005) of 3June 2005 (S/2005/604). I would like to thank members of the Council for their constant interest in Cote d'Ivoire, which is evident from the public meetings devoted to the situation in my country. I would also like to thank His Excellency Mr. Oluyemi Adenidji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nigeria, and Mr.”
2005-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5278 (2005) · source
“The international community must not let the country become hostage to such people. The protection of civilians in armed conflict remains the primary responsibility of our States - we all agree about that. However, as the Secretary-General notes in his report, "In larger freedom", "In an era of global interdependence, the glue of common interest, if properly perceived, should bind all States together in this cause, as should the impulses of our common humanity" (A/59/2005, para. 2). It is such solidarity - generous, caring and effective - that my delegation advocates so that prompt and timely protection can be provided for civilians in armed conflict.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“For victims living in the hell of conflict, and for all the people of Cote d'Ivoire, the best way to protect human lives, in particular civilians, involves the immediate implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process and the holding of elections in accordance with the timetable set out in the Constitution. In this context, in accordance with the terms of the various agreements concluded, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process must absolutely begin on 27 June 2005. The Council's position on this basic issue will provide decisive assistance for the mediation of the African Union, which is currently under way, and will be a real contribution to a lasting settlement to the conflict. Those who prosper in time of war are clearly not interested the return of peace.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“It has also carried out investigations to identify the suspected perpetrators of the events so as to bring them before the competent courts. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire is grateful to the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire for having increased the number of troops in the affected area, and it hopes that, with the new national arrangements that the President of the Republic announced in his address to the nation on Thursday, 17 June, there will be greater complementarity and cooperation commensurate with the challenges. Here, I would like to pay a well-deserved tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Pierre Schori, whose professionalism and fairness in seeking to achieve the speedy return of peace and stability to the country is appreciated by all Ivorians.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Those two issues - the regional approach to protection and the relationship between protection and peace processes - have not yet been studied or acted upon, and no corrective action has been taken, although they were considered by the Council during the first half of this year. The case of Cote d'Ivoire is a sad illustration of the continuing weakness of the international system to protect civilians in armed conflict. The recent carnage in Duekoue, in western Cote d'Ivoire, demonstrates how urgent it is that the Secretary-General's proposals to be considered and acted upon. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire, which is acting on its duty to protect, has undertaken humanitarian action and has sought to provide greater safety, to the extent that its resources allow.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“In doing so, he highlighted some continuing gaps in the implementation of the 10-point plan of action that formed the basis of resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000). At that time, he invited members of the Council to consider two major issues: regional approaches to protection and the relationship between protection and peace processes. Pending the likely adoption of the proposals made by the Secretary-General in his report contained in document A/59/2005 relating to strengthening the United Nations system in the area of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, those gaps will continue to exist.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Action must be taken promptly when the failure of preventive measures has been demonstrated by the outbreak of conflict and its accompanying woes for civilians. This duty to protect, however, can be carried out only with absolute and scrupulous respect for the Charter and relevant international rules: international humanitarian law, human rights law, the rights of peoples, international agreements on cooperation and defence among States and so forth. In December 2004 (see S/PV.5100), the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs presented to the Council the outline of a strengthened mechanism for the monitoring and follow-up of reports, as recommended by the Secretary-General.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Jan Egeland, for his very clear introductory statement and for all the work that his Office is doing. Unwilling victims and pawns of armed conflict, civilians, all civilians - refugees and the repatriated, children, boys and girls, women and men, young and not so young - are entitled to our protection: the protection of our States, our peoples and the subregional, regional and international organizations. In other words, we - States and peoples - have an imperative and absolute duty, in solidarity and without regard to our national interests, to protect civilians during the conflicts that are ravaging our countries, our regions, our world. That is an obligation that is primarily humanitarian in nature but that also involves prevention.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“Mr. Djangone-Bi (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): As this is my first statement to the Council this month, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for June, and to thank you for having convened this meeting to consider once again the burning issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his tireless efforts over the past six years to keep the attention of Council members and the peoples of the world focused on this issue. The tragedy of armed conflict today, the increase in the number of such conflicts and the growing number of areas affected by conflict all make this a priority concern of the Council. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr.”
2005-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5209 (2005) · source
“I should also like to convey once again to the United Nations and, in particular, to the Security Council the gratitude of my country for steps already taken and those being envisaged with perfect complementarity of action by the various stakeholders in resolving the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire to guarantee that these elections will be free and transparent. Furthermore, I would be grateful to you, Mr. President, if you could relay the message of Cote d'Ivoire to countries that contribute troops and other resources to bring about a return of peace to my country.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“These operations have to go hand in hand with development activities, which should be tailored by the specialized agencies and the United Nations programmes to support the efforts of the authorities of the country concerned. It is with this in mind that my delegation supports the welcome proposal of the Secretary-General to establish a Peacebuilding Commission. I cannot conclude my statement without reaffirming the fervent desire of Cote d'Ivoire to continue to receive assistance from the United Nations in organizing and holding the upcoming general elections, particularly the presidential election to be held in October of this year.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“This fortunate process, which we owe to the mediation of the African Union, led by President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, would benefit if it were assisted and strengthened by measures that are being discussed in the Security Council right now. Cote d'Ivoire is counting on the international community to support us in our difficult post-conflict reconstruction. Unless there is major investment in post-disarmament, demobilization and reintegration - unless there is bold action to help out development - it is obvious that there is a risk of relapsing into crisis. It is by making these investments that peace may be built on a lasting basis. Clearly, peacekeeping operations, although very useful, are not enough in themselves to guarantee a return to peace and future peacebuilding.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We all recall the recommendations on the threat of conflict between States and the threat of conflict within States, as contained in the report of the High- level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change; in recent months those recommendations were the subject of broad-based consultation and discussion. There is no doubt that the strategy to be formulated at the September summit which we all eagerly await will make it possible to strengthen the consensus that should guide our action. Pending those conclusions, we must continue to think about various ways to give new momentum to the work of the United Nations in the areas of peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Cote d'Ivoire, exhausted and shaken by war, has clearly embarked resolutely on restoring domestic peace.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The resurgence of rebel movements and the rise in organized crime in our countries have been made possible because of the proliferation of and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons, and the eradication of these weapons requires the support of the international community. Given the multitude of conflicts and their complexity, it is more necessary than ever before that States combine their efforts to deal with this phenomenon. Success will not be assured or lasting unless the embargo on importing weapons is strengthened by identifying, on the one hand, the licit and illicit supply lines of weapons and resources that fuel conflicts, and, on the other, all national and external interests in the conflict.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“The same applies to the commitment to quick- impact projects during peacekeeping and the linking of crisis resolution and peacebuilding measures. The emphasis must now be on enhancing overall coherence and constantly making sure that the stakeholders' work is consistent and that there is complementarity, as well as close cooperation among all national and international actors. Any peacekeeping programme needs to include a priority component of arms control. The proliferation of small arms and their uncontrolled circulation is without any doubt an important fact or that complicates and prolongs conflicts, particularly in Africa.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Further, I salute the Secretary-General's determination constantly to reassert the role of the Organization in peacebuilding and the maintenance of peace in the post-conflict phase. All the steps the Council has already taken in the sphere of post-conflict peacebuilding in countries emerging from conflict have proven to be extremely effective. These relate to restoring the rule of law and confidence in the impartiality of the judicial, security and penal systems; to arms embargoes; to the process of certifying the origin of natural resources in countries being assisted; to subregional efforts to monitor the movements of ex-combatants and the trafficking in women and children. Such measures have been useful for the long-term maintenance of peace wherever they have been implemented.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Mr. Djangone-Bi (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I wish at the outset, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate you sincerely, Sir, on Denmark's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. You are presiding over the work of the Council at a time when the United Nations is discussing the great challenges facing the world: collective security, development and respect for human rights. I can assure you that my delegation supports all your initiatives. I wish also to thank you for having organized this debate on a topical theme, to which my country, Cote d'Ivoire - which has been at war since 19 September 2002 - attaches great importance.”
2005-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5187Resumption1 (2005) · source
“I cannot conclude without noting the need to standardize the command structures of impartial forces engaged in peacekeeping in West Africa and in Africa in general. Unified command of such forces strengthens their impartiality, makes their activities intelligible to the peoples being assisted in their peace- building processes, and creates conditions of trust by the people in those forces and of close cooperation with local populations. I hope that the Security Council will take account of that reality on the ground in its peacekeeping operations and of this request by my delegation in its forthcoming draft resolutions on African crisis situations.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“Extended to Africa as a whole, such joint cooperation by the key actors of the international community will restore peace and the conditions in which the Millennium Development Goals and the New Partnership for Africa's Development can be achieved. From that perspective, and pursuant to article 10 of the Pretoria Agreement, Cote d'Ivoire would greatly appreciate receiving expertise and assistance from the United Nations in the elections to be held in October 2005, in accordance with the terms of the Constitution. I pay tribute here to the exemplary cooperation being displayed by the Security Council, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States in seeking a peaceful solution to the Ivorian crisis.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“Today, however, Cote d'Ivoire and West Africa need the active and creative support of the international community, including donors, the international financial institutions, the United Nations system and the members of this Council, which play a lead role and, whether they like it or not, have a responsibility as a global driving force, instigator and catalyst of the complementary interaction of the world's components. Their help and the steady political support of the great Powers are essential if we in the subregion and in each of its nations are to succeed in the political transition and adaptation that our economies and societies require to the globalization of the economy, trade and information.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“As regards the very sensitive point of article 35 on the conditions of eligibility to the presidency of the Republic, President Mbeki, the African Union mediator, made a decision pursuant to article 14 of the Pretoria Agreement and in consultation with the Chairman of the African Union and the Secretary- General of the United Nations. He informed President Gbagbo of that decision in a letter dated 11 April 2005. President Gbagbo is preparing to make a statement to the nation in support of peace, to be broadcast by radio and television on 27 April, following his meetings with the major stakeholders of the country. Events in Cote d'Ivoire in the coming days and weeks will attest to the irreversible commitment of our people and Government to working for peace and stability in the subregion.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“For these processes to be successful, there will have to be close cooperation between the national community involved -Cote d'Ivoire in this instance - and the international community. Both of those protagonists will also have to demonstrate the same concerted action evoked by the Secretary-General in his new concept of collective and comprehensive security. The relationship between Cote d'Ivoire and international financial institutions will also have to be of the nature described by speakers who took the floor before me.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“Moreover, and also in keeping with the Pretoria Agreement, the return to the Government of Forces nouvelles ministers, however modest at present, is today a reality, as evidenced by the last two meetings of the Council of Ministers. Other developments contributing to the progressive and decisive completion of the DDR process in Cote d'Ivoire will follow, resulting in the reform of the security sector. In that regard, and just as in the case of the DDR exercise, the experience of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the International Peace Academy and other international observers on the international stage attests to the fact that that reform, along with the DDR that precedes it, is the longest, most multidimensional and sensitive process in the protracted period of post-conflict peacebuilding and national reconstruction.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“Aziz Pahad has just noted before the members of the Council while speaking on behalf of the African Union - whose Peace and Security Council is honoured to be in partnership with the Security Council - Cote d'Ivoire's defence and security forces and the armed component of the Forces nouvelles have resumed contacts and relaunched the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process from the point at which it was suspended several months ago. In accordance with the commitments undertaken at Pretoria and the DDR timetable jointly agreed at Bouake on 14 April 2005, heavy weapons were withdrawn from the front line between 21 and 24 April and cantonment centres were identified.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“Strengthened by the signatories' unconditional trust in a mediator sensitive to the cultural and sociological realities in Cote d'Ivoire, the Pretoria Agreement does not lend itself to any partisan interpretation. It therefore provides no pretext for either inaction or the placement of obstacles on the path towards national peace and reconciliation. Recent developments on the ground lead us to believe that the Pretoria Agreement is being implemented by all its signatories. Peace and reconciliation will therefore be achieved in Cote d'Ivoire through the unanimous resolve of Ivorians and the renewed support of the African Union and the international community, and in particular that of the countries of the subregion. As Mr.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“We commend his impartiality and wish him every success in cote d'Ivoire. I also thank Ambassador Simeon Adekanye, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, whose President, Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo, is the current Chairman of the African Union. For my delegation, his presence is one of the comforting signs of the significant role being played by the African Union in the restoration of peace and stability to cote d'Ivoire. An objective comparative analysis of the various settlement agreements concerning the Ivorian crisis signed by those referred to as the Ivorian parties to the conflict should convince the entire international community that President Thabo Mbeki has been able to achieve a result to benefit international peace and security that would have been unheard of not too long ago.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“Mr. Djangone-Bi (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): As this is the first time I am taking the floor in the Council since your assumption of the presidency, allow me, Sir, to congratulate you on the well-deserved trust vested in you by your peers. I thank you too for allowing my delegation to participate in this meeting of the Security Council. I wish also to thank Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, who has briefed the Council on behalf of the African Union on the mediation so admirably and effectively carried out in C6te d'Ivoire by Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. Further, I wish to welcome Mr. Pierre Schori to New York and to express to him our appreciation for the heart and soul with which he has embarked upon his mission in Cote d'Ivoire.”
2005-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5169 (2005) · source
“I cannot conclude without touching on the modalities for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire. My Government will announce its decision in that respect following the important meeting, set for 3 April in Pretoria, among the various protagonists and the South African mediator, President Thabo Mbeki. It will take account of the outcome of that important meeting and hopes that the international community will do the same.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Eighth, paragraph 35 states that "The Linas-Marcoussis Agreement provided for the restructuring of the Ivorian National Police and the Gendarmerie, but the Government of National Reconciliation has yet to adopt a plan for this purpose." Reform of the security and defence sectors is a segment of the last phase of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process, and it cannot be planned without the participation of the former rebels, once they have been disarmed. However, such disarmament, which, according to the provisions of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, should have begun when the Government of National Reconciliation was set up, has not yet begun. Those are my delegation's observations preliminary to, as I said earlier, a more comprehensive and exhaustive report on my Government's views.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Seventh, paragraph 22 states that "Pro-Government forces operating in the west include militias and so-called "patriotic youth organizations" (both armed and closely linked to FANCI) and the Dozos [traditional hunters], who are armed with traditional hunting weapons as well as automatic weapons." The link between the "patriotic youth organizations" engaged in autonomous activities in the western part of Cote d'Ivoire and FANCI should be demonstrated rather than simply stated gratuitously by the authors of the report, as this is very damaging to the National Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Sixth, paragraph 21 states that "In the early morning of 28 February a serious violation of the ceasefire took place when more than 100 armed elements, allegedly belonging to the Mouvement Ivoirien de Liberation de l'Ouest de la Cote d'Ivoire (MILOCI), attacked a Forces nouvelles checkpoint in Logouale, north of Bangolo in the zone of confidence." Why say that the assailants "allegedly" belonged to MILOCI, when this is a proven fact? MILOCI is an illegally constituted movement, just like the Forces nouvelles, and therefore should be treated in the same way by the international community.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Fifth, paragraph 17 states that "in addition to the legislative reforms envisaged in the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement that still need to be adopted, work on a significant number of technical tasks, such as updating the electoral lists, remain at the initial planning phase". It is paradoxical that the report states in this paragraph that the legislative reforms envisaged in the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement have not been adopted, while recognizing in paragraph 8 that "the National Assembly adopted most of the legislative reforms planned under the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement which were subsequently promulgated".”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Fourth, paragraph 13 states that "Furthermore, the issue of ensuring maintenance of law and order and public security in the Forces nouvelles-controlled areas during the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process has yet to be resolved." Given that the regrouping - the initial phase of disarmament - should allow for the reorganization of the public administration and the redeployment of the national security and defence forces, responsibility for order and security in areas previously controlled by the Forces nouvelles should fall under the competent administrative national authorities, unless anything to the contrary is contained in another agreement.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Having therefore amended article 35 in good faith, they also, in good faith, adopted those amendments said by some not to be in conformity with the spirit and the letter of the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Thus, the "intention" of the President of the Republic to consult the general public is a constitutional obligation, not a choice or politically convenient arrangement. Third, paragraph 9 states that "The Monitoring Committee, established under the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, and the tripartite Monitoring Group have reviewed the legislation on the Independent Electoral Commission and the nationality laws [and it is their View that] both pieces of legislation do not conform to the Agreement in all aspects." The Linas-Marcoussis Agreement recognizes the institutions of the Republic and the Constitution, with which it is entirely consistent. The Constitution gives members of the National Assembly the right to amend texts submitted to them. Furthermore, also under the terms of the Constitution, they cannot be given any mandatory instructions.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“It states that "Any draft or proposed amendment relating to the election of the President of the Republic, the exercise of the presidential mandate, the vacancy of the Office of the President of the Republic or the procedure for revising the current Constitution must be subjected to a referendum." I should also like to point out that the President of the Republic has no choice but to respect the Constitution to which he has sworn allegiance. Furthermore, the Secretary-General has on several occasions recognized the validity of the referendum approach, stating in two reports on Cote d'Ivoire that only the amendment of article 35 is required to be submitted to a referendum under the terms of the Constitution.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“This position has been challenged by the opposition parties, which have called upon the President instead to use his discretionary powers under the Constitution to amend article 35." By asking the President of the Republic to "use his discretionary powers under the Constitution to amend article 35", the political opposition and the former rebels of the armed Forces nouvelles are moving away from the relevant provisions of the Constitution - provisions that are recognized by the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement. In fact, article 126 of the Constitution clearly sets out the procedure for making such an amendment.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“To characterize that delegation of powers as ambiguous is surprising, at the very least, unless that delegation of powers is understood as the outright renunciation by the President of the Republic of his constitutional prerogatives. Such an interpretation would be contrary to the spirit and the letter of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, as well as of the Ivorian Constitution, which remains the framework for interpreting the Agreement. In any case, article 53, which deals with the delegation of powers, is absolutely unambiguous. Second, paragraph 8 of the report states, "However, President Gbagbo has repeatedly stated his intention to submit the proposed constitutional amendment to a national referendum.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Such an approach risks offering comfort to the former rebels in their intention to change the institutions of the country by violence and encouraging other rebellions in the subregion to develop. I would like to provide a few examples. First, paragraph 7 states that "the effective functioning of the Government has continued to be affected by a lack of clarity regarding the delegation of powers from the President to the Prime Minister and the ministers". However, since the Accra III Agreement, the President of the Republic has, in accordance with article 53 of the Constitution and with the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement, signed a decree delegating power to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Reconciliation - and this was agreed to.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Finally, I would like to express the gratitude of Cote d'Ivoire to the members of the Security Council, troop-contributing countries and all who have spoken this afternoon on this issue. My delegation has taken note, with great interest, of the report contained in document S/2005/ 186. While awaiting more complete observations on the part of my Government, I would like to make several preliminary comments, merely to ensure a balance of information. The general tone of the report seems to show a considerable degree of sympathy for the point of view and attitude of the Forces nouvelles, the former rebels and opposition parties, while the position of the legitimate authorities is systematically called into question - when it is mentioned at all.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Mr. Djangone-Bi (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this additional public meeting on the situation in Cote d'Ivoire. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence today, as well as for his fourth progress report on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, introduced by his Principal Deputy Special Representative, Mr. Alan Doss, to whom I also pay tribute. I would also like, on behalf of Cote d'Ivoire, to sincerely thank His Excellency Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa, for having so fully and resolutely dedicated himself to the search for peace in Cote d'Ivoire - efforts that have garnered the wholehearted support of all the parties to the conflict and of the entire international community.”
2005-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5152 (2005) · source
“Thus peace will finally be established and consolidated in West Africa, and our peoples, our States and our nations will embark on the path towards the genuine realization of the Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of NEPAD, for the benefit of West Africa, Africa, the United Nations and the international community.”
2005-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5131 (2005) · source
“It would be desirable for integrated strategies to be implemented for sensitive border areas in West Africa, indeed in Africa generally, along the lines of those promoted by the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Let us look forward to such effective and concrete measures. Only then will the interminable cycle of violence and instability become a distant memory in the history of the independent States of Africa. Armed conflicts, the recruitment and proliferation of mercenaries and child soldiers, illicit trafficking in small arms, violations of human rights, impunity, corruption, unemployment, excessive population growth, most infectious diseases, and all cross-border and subregional problems will be resolved in a lasting fashion.”
2005-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5131 (2005) · source
“It is essential to sensitize decision makers and populations so that they understand that, thanks to resolute action by States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), States will be able to control the transfer, stockpiling and use of weapons, which especially in Africa means strengthening democratic institutions and the capacity to provide public security. NGOs will have a role of monitoring, and of providing information and education to the population so as to support the democratic functioning of public institutions. We ardently wish to see harmonization and concerted action, in West Africa as well as in the whole of Africa, to implement national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes that receive, in a timely manner and at the necessary level, essential external technical, material and financial support.”
2005-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5131 (2005) · source
“The Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations is well aware of the growing burden that they represent for the United Nations, since such peace missions tend to become interminable. Everyone will be relieved by the possibility of ending them. Let us hope for an effective transformation of the ECOWAS moratorium on small arms into a legally binding convention, which will complement the existing legal instrument on the marking and tracing of small arms and light weapons, their accessories, components and ammunition, as well as explosives.”
2005-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5131 (2005) · source