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  1. “My delegation supports the presidential statement on women, peace and security (S/PRST/2010/22) and welcomes its adoption.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  2. “My delegation believes that the full participation of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict has become a critical element in adequately addressing such tragedies. Placing women in leadership positions, at senior levels, as decision makers in peace consolidation processes, in public life and in transitional Governments could provide space for gender perspectives in order to resolve conflict and achieve stability. In conclusion, we support the set of indicators contained in the Secretary-General's report (S/2010/498) and trust that their application will go a long way towards speeding the implementation of 1325 (2000). The United Nations has come a long way and played a critical part in defining the role of women, particularly in conflict situations. Nonetheless, a lot of support to these women is still required.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  3. “Sexual violence constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity when committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack on a civilian population by State and non-State actors. It was for this reason that, when the International Criminal Court was created, South Africa recommended that sexual violence be among the crimes referred to the Court, which is a tool against impunity. It is also for this very reason that South Africa condemns in the strongest terms possible the mass rapes committed in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past two months. We call for the urgent identification of the perpetrators of these war crimes so that they may be brought to justice. The days of impunity at the expense of women and children are over.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  4. “The African Women's Peace Table was established in 2007; it is another South African initiative whereby female soldiers and civil society define the peace agenda and discuss strategies for peacebuilding in the continent. South Africa today stands as one of the top troop-contributing countries in the world, with the largest women's contingent deployed in peace support missions. Currently, 19 per cent of South African National Defence Force personnel deployed in peace support operations are female. It is a shame that sexual violence against women, particularly in armed conflicts, still exists and has not yet been fully resolved. Sexual violence is one of the major tragedies in conflict and post-conflict situations, where women and girls bear the brunt and often become casualties.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  5. “Consistent with these efforts, and in order to promote the effective participation of women in peacekeeping, peacebuilding and security, the African Union in February 2009 declared 2010-2020 as the African Women's Decade. It further committed its subregional organizations and member States to use the frameworks of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) to integrate gender policies, programmes and activities on conflict and peace, and to create regional consultative platforms on peace for the sharing of knowledge and information and the harmonization of strategies. The South African Women in Dialogue forum has initiated dialogue between South African women and women in conflict countries, in particular Burundi, on how best to mainstream gender in peace missions in Africa and beyond.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  6. “Today's meeting presents a perfect opportunity to review the impact of interventions and to assess progress in order to identify gaps and consolidate new perspectives towards streamlining and accelerating the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). In Africa, the African Union and subregional organizations, as well as civil society, play a pivotal and strategic role in the prevention and resolution of conflict. Women are always ready to play a role in conflict resolution initiatives, such as the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law, both of which are vital to peace, security, stability and prosperity.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  7. “The adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) at the dawn of the twenty-first century and the new millennium was a significant milestone in the recognition of the role that women played and continue to play in the maintenance of international peace and security. In South Africa, women played a critical role in the struggle for liberation, the transition to democracy, and post-conflict reconstruction and development. As we commemorate the tenth year of resolution 1325 (2000), South Africa believes that, while progress has been made in the implementation of its provisions, a lot remains to be done in achieving its objectives.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  8. “Bachelet of our full cooperation and support in the fulfilment of her mandate. We appreciate the Security Council's invitation to UN Women to contribute regularly to its work on women, peace and security. We are convinced that the new entity will be very strategic in coordinating women's efforts in peacebuilding and the prevention of sexual violence in conflicts. It has been 10 years since the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000), following the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Resolution 1325 (2000) reaffirms the need to implement the obligations of these instruments, aimed at addressing the situation of women in armed conflict.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  9. “Let me take this opportunity to thank you, Sir, for organizing this important debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the subject under consideration (S/2010/498). My delegation aligns itself with the statements to be delivered by the representative of Namibia on behalf of the Southern Africa Development Community and Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to welcome the appointment of Ms. Bachelet. This move was a demonstration of the firm commitment of United Nations Member States and the Secretary- General to achieving the objectives and goals of advancing the equal participation and full involvement of women in the maintenance and promotion of peace and security. We would like to assure Ms.”

    2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411 (2010) · source

  10. “We do not hate being African: God made no mistake in making us African, but we want people to appreciate our being African, and help us because our development really was delayed by the accidents of colonial history, which is why, today, we are suffering these setbacks. I hope that you will pardon me, Mr. President, for being emotional here. I am sending a strong message, which should be followed by a strong resolution to respond to the conflicts in Africa.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  11. “This Council - indeed, the United Nations - must search for answers to the question why Africa has even until today never known peace and has never enjoyed the fruits of independence. The answer lies with this Council, and we in Africa are waiting longingly to hear what steps this Council will take, and take soon. I do have a question: if the Council were to vote today, at the end of this meeting, how many of the members of the Security Council would endorse forming and deploying a large, multinational force to control the conflicts in Africa, as they have done for other regions of the world?”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  12. “And even though those countries have complicated our problems in Africa, Africa has never produced any weapons of war. But these wars which are fought today are fought by means of guns produced elsewhere, hence Africa is regarded by the rich nations as a market where all sorts of wars can be fought using arms from those countries. I therefore appeal to the Council, as we end today's debate, to come up with a resolution stating what will be done to those members of the Council that continue to traffic in and sell the arms of war that have maimed the African population. We never knew that after obtaining independence we would still continue to suffer. We had hoped that we, like the people of any other region of the world, would be allowed to enjoy the fruits of our freedom.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  13. “Neglecting the continent, as it were, will not help but will continue to hinder the United Nations efforts in its quest to achieve peace and security throughout the world. Transforming Africa into a peaceful region is a commitment and a responsibility the international community cannot afford to easily abdicate. We the people of Africa are concerned, as we continue to make statements here in the Council, as to whether the seed we are sowing here is falling on fertile ground. We have made many statements and appeals, both personally and through our representatives in the Security Council, but to our dismay the Council is moving at a tortoise's pace towards taking seriously what the plight of Africa is all about. We know our problems in Africa, and we also know from where they emanated.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  14. “The strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and Africa's regional organizations for the enhancement of Africa's peacekeeping capacity is a step in the right direction, save for the lack of resources to help carry out this exercise. In this regard we join the Secretary- General in appealing to Member States to generously make contributions to the trust fund set up in this connection so as to make effective the efforts of the Secretariat in building Africa's capacity in peacemaking. The opening of regional peacekeeping training centres in Africa will go a long way towards preparing military personnel in the continent to deal with the conflict situations which continue to engulf our continent. I wish to end by emphasizing the shared responsibility the international community has with respect to the problems of Africa.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  15. “While we share the joy of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the ceasefire, a peaceful situation in Angola has not been forthcoming. Reports of renewed fighting in some parts of the country are discouraging indeed. This is despite the joint efforts by the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity and the Southern African Development Community to help peacefully resolve the conflict. The people of Angola have suffered enough. The time has come for the international community to condemn unreservedly the acts of destabilization by the rebels led by Jonas Savimbi and his failure to respect the Lusaka Protocol, which was meant to put an end to the hostilities and to start the peace process in that country.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  16. “In this regard, I wish to reiterate the call made by President Chiluba when he addressed the Council last week on the urgent need to send a peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a mandate to tackle the complex and unique problems in that country. Furthermore, I wish to draw the attention of the Council to the fact that hundreds of thousands of Congolese people are today living as refugees in neighbouring countries. Within the country itself, a good number has been displaced. That situation alone demands that the international community should as a matter of priority make available adequate resources to enable the safe return of the Congolese people in their country.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  17. “We recently welcomed with open arms the ceasefire reached in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to end the conflict that has ravaged that country. We hail all the parties that have brought about the signing of the ceasefire agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly President Chiluba of Zambia, whose wisdom and diplomatic skills resulted in the signing of the ceasefire agreement. It is our fervent hope that all parties to the conflict will abide by the ceasefire agreement and be able to sit together and discuss ways and means to move forward in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The implementation process of the agreement remains crucial to the Congolese people and indeed to the entire African continent.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  18. “These should not only remain on paper but should be implemented as and when necessity demands, for the continued hostilities in Africa dictate that the international community should come up with a new approach in order to ward off future civil strife. This is notwithstanding Africa's primary responsibility to resolve its own problems. Africa continues to count on a strong and genuine partnership with the international community towards the eradication of all root causes of conflicts and economic problems in Africa. Furthermore, we continue to count on the assistance of the United Nations and all our friends in tackling all of the humanitarian problems which linger and thus threaten Africa's survival.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  19. “Africa continues to be afflicted by a number of problems, such as wars, disease and poverty. Some of the problems facing Africa are inherent in colonial historical perspectives. It is for this reason that the people of Africa have been deprived continuously of their right to enjoy peace and security in their mother continent. As a follow-up to the Secretary-General's initiative, we are pleased to note that concrete proposals for action, as outlined in his recent report (S/l999/1008), have been identified, particularly on support for regional and subregional initiatives in the areas of conflict prevention and the maintenance of peace. However, I must hasten to sound a word of caution here.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  20. “Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September, and especially on your convening of this debate on the situation in Africa. Two years ago, we welcomed with relief the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, contained in document S/1998/318. For this reason, we in Africa became optimistic that the world community, including the United Nations, would by now have fully devised appropriate structures to assist Africa in dealing effectively with the turbulent situations Africa continues to face. To our dismay, however, efforts towards this end have not been easily forthcoming.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption3 (1999) · source

  21. “It is our hope that the international community will be generous in rendering the badly needed humanitarian assistance and that the Security Council, working with all those involved, particularly the Organization of African Unity and interested regional intergovernmental organizations, will redouble its efforts to demonstrate its resolve and determination to find a lasting solution.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

  22. “While we commend the efforts of all those who continue to search for successful solutions and those who are providing humanitarian assistance, given all the risks involved in this endeavour, we also reiterate the appeal of the Organization of African Unity to those concerned to desist from supplying war materials, which further exacerbate the situation, to any of the factions in Somalia. The Somali people are looking to all of us for further assistance. It is important that we do not abandon them. Through you, Mr. President, we appeal to the international community to assist them in any way possible.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

  23. “We hold accountable all those responsible for these killings, as well as the leaders of the warring clans who are reluctant to commit themselves to a meaningful dialogue that will lead to a lasting peace in Somalia. Equally, the Security Council should not be discouraged by the attempts of a few armed men to frustrate the will of the majority of the people in Somalia. The Somali people have suffered a lot for a long time. It is time the international community lived up to its responsibilities in the maintenance of peace and security.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

  24. “Similar observations were made by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity in his recent report, CM/ 1912, presented to the 63rd session of the Council of Ministers, meeting in Addis Ababa from 26 to 28 February 1996, on the situation in Somalia. In particular, in paragraph 3, on the question of peace and national reconciliation, he stated: "If anything at all, it would appear that the situation has undergone some degree of retrogression in some respects." We are perturbed to learn about recent reports, on 9 March 1996, concerning the senseless assassination of a noted peace activist, Mr. Elman Mohamed, and we deeply regret further loss of life.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

  25. “It is obvious that Somalia, like a sick doctor, cannot cure itself of the ills that afflict it, without the support of the international community. We are convinced that the United Nations remains an irreplaceable instrument in forging a lasting solution for peace, for which the deserving people of Somalia have been yearning for a very long time. The report (S/1996/42) of the United Nations Secretary-General dated 19 January 1996 informed us that harassment, beatings and the abduction of international humanitarian organizations' personnel had forced the United Nations agencies to relocate, thus hindering the smooth delivery of assistance to Somalia.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

  26. “We are hopeful that this practice will continue so as to ensure transparency in the work and decision-making process of the United Nations, as expressed in Article 15, paragraph 1, of our Charter. It is now a year since the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM. II) scaled back its operations in Somalia. At that time, the overwhelming perception was that the Somali people knew best what was good for them. Thenceforth, Somalia ceased to make news media headlines, and the focus of the international community shifted elsewhere. In the Security Council, it was, and continues to be, stated that the people of Somalia - especially the leadership - bear the ultimate responsibility for achieving national reconciliation and restoring peace. We too, Sir, support that assertion. Unfortunately, the plight of the Somali people remains in limbo.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source

  27. “I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council during its consideration of the situation in Somalia, a subject of great importance to us all. Allow me also to express my profound gratitude in seeing you, a native of a sister country, Botswana, presiding over this gathering, and in this endeavour I wish you good success. I would be remiss in my duty, Sir, if I did not congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the United States, Mrs. Madeleine Albright, who also conducted the work of the Council successfully. We further thank the Security Council, through you, Sir, for affording interested Member States the opportunity to participate in the formal meetings of the Security Council pertaining to matters of great importance.”

    1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source