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Dmitry Polyanskiy

lines on the record: 257
first: 2020-04-07
most recent: 2021-05-12
sittings or episodes: 33
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“We thank David Shearer for the update. Russia consistently supports the activities of the Blue Helmets in South Sudan, who play an important role in stabilizing the situation in the country. We also listened carefully to Edmund Yakani. South Sudan faces challenges unprecedented in its history. We are convinced that the task of the international community, including the Security Council, is to provide the South Sudanese with the necessary support during the period of formation of this young State. We note that, despite all difficulties, the parties to the conflict have managed to achieve significant progress in the peace process.”
2020-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/582 (2020) · source
“We will continue to follow closely the process of national reconciliation, acting in coordination with the Central African Republic authorities, the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and the country’s international partners. It is high time to render our collective support to Bangui to overcome the current challenges.”
2020-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/572 (2020) · source
“We welcome President Touadera’s efforts to de-escalate political tensions, including his decision to launch a frank dialogue with the country’s political actors and partners in order to best prepare for the elections. We are encouraged by the fact that the National Assembly adopted several important laws that conform with the Agreement. The Russian Federation is ready to continue to provide comprehensive assistance to the Central African Republic with a view to resolving the crisis, including by facilitating security sector reform. We are convinced that increasing the combat readiness and professional training of the national army and law enforcement agencies will effectively counter the activities of illegal armed groups, ensure the protection of civilians and help restore State authority in all parts of the country.”
2020-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/572 (2020) · source
“We commend the steps by the Central African Republic authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 and would like to echo the Secretary-General’s call for all political actors to resist any temptation to politicize the pandemic. We strongly believe that it is in the interest of the Central African Republic to fulfil the critical task of organizing and conducting peaceful, free and transparent presidential and legislative elections as an important milestone in the further stabilization and normalization of the country. We are pleased to note that a revised electoral calendar, published on 29 April, adheres to constitutional timelines.”
2020-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/572 (2020) · source
“We encourage the authorities of the Central African Republic to resume the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation programme for combatants as soon as the restrictions related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are lifted. Given the current challenging circumstances, all parties should strictly comply with the provisions of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic and refrain from undermining the political situation in the country. Russia, for its part, will continue to use its influence to encourage the signatories to refrain from all forms of violence in the interests of restoring peace and security to the country.”
2020-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/572 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank today’s briefers for their informative presentations. I would also like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic to our video-teleconference. Despite a number of challenges, the parties to the conflict in the Central African Republic managed to achieve tangible progress in advancing the political process launched in February 2019. We see a gradual improvement in the security and human rights situation and a decrease in the level of armed violence. National armed forces and internal security forces are expanding throughout the territory of the Central African Republic. Considerable progress was also made in the training and deployment of special mixed security units.”
2020-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/572 (2020) · source
“A solution to the accumulated problems can be found only at the negotiating table and through upholding human rights and ensuring the rule of law. We urge all Cameroonian parties to exercise maximum restraint and abandon all use of violence. We hope that the agreed initiatives will be implemented in full soon. In conclusion, we would recall that the challenges and threats that Central Africa is encountering are closely interconnected and that the States of the subregion are interdependent. Destabilization of the situation in one country may reduce the security in the States neighbouring that country. It is therefore extremely important the line between prevention and interference in internal affairs not be crossed.”
2020-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/542 (2020) · source
“We support the efforts of the country’s leadership, primarily President Touadera, aimed at stabilizing the situation, which is of particular importance in the context of the upcoming elections. The Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic of 6 February 2019 has already played a positive role and remains the basis for further steps towards resolving the situation in the country. Russia will continue to closely support the process of national reconciliation and coordinate efforts with those who are involved in searching for ways to normalize the situation. We are closely following the developments in Cameroon. The issue of the Anglophone provinces did not arise yesterday. It has deep historical roots.”
2020-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/542 (2020) · source
“In that regard, we note with satisfaction the information, contained in the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2020/463), that timely measures have been taken to stop the spread of COVID-19. It is clear that much remains to be done, but we see movement in the right direction. We also consider it extremely important that the countries and organizations of the region play a key role when it comes to crisis prevention and conflict resolution. We welcome commitment of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to finalizing its institutional reform, which is aimed at strengthening the organization’s potential. We are closely following the developments in the Central African Republic.”
2020-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/542 (2020) · source
“We thank Mr. François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his assessment of the situation in the Central African region. The Russian Federation consistently supports the work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) as an important tool of preventive diplomacy. We believe that the good offices of Special Representative Fall are in high demand in the subregion. I would also like to express our condolences to our Burundian friends with regard to the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. We are all deeply saddened by that loss. Central African countries face complex challenges. In recent months, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been added to the list.”
2020-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/542 (2020) · source
“We know that UNMAS is conducting very useful awareness-raising work on the IED threat worldwide, particularly in Geneva through the annual conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. How does Ms. Marcaillou think the mechanisms under this Convention could be used to assist Somalia to address the issue of IEDs? In her view, what else can be done to deny Al-Shabaab access to explosives and ammunition abandoned on battlefields and to mitigate the explosive ordnance threat? Does she think that AMISOM and the SNA are doing enough in that regard? Finally, what can the States Members of the United Nations do to assist Somalis to be better prepared and trained to overcome these challenges?”
2020-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/436 (2020) · source
“In general, we are convinced that effective collaborative work in building a unified national security architecture is necessary if we are to address the persistent security challenges in Somalia. The international community should continue to take measures to increase the operational readiness of the African peacekeeping units and the SNA. Progress in that arena will be decisive in ensuring the effective transition of security responsibilities to the Somalis. In conclusion, let me reiterate my country’s firm commitment to continue to work efficiently in the Security Council to solve the crisis in Somalia, while respecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity. I also have a couple of questions for Ms. Marcaillou.”
2020-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/436 (2020) · source
“In view of the upcoming AMISOM mandate renewal, we believe that the Mission continues to be critical to the country’s stabilization. Considering the upcoming general elections and the COVID-19 pandemic, a reduction in the number of peacekeepers is unacceptable. Both AMISOM and the SNA should build on the progress demonstrated in the transition operations in the town of Janaale. Regarding the AMISOM resolution itself, we see it as a concise document that sends a clear message to the Somali people — that they will have the full backing of the international community both prior to and during the upcoming general elections, which are an important milestone in the country’s modern history.”
2020-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/436 (2020) · source
“Marcaillou has presented to the Council and hope that it will contribute to better identifying the appropriate response for the international community to the IED threat. We also note some positive developments in Mogadishu. The Federal Parliament had a productive winter session. We commend the establishment of an ad hoc parliamentary committee to address key issues concerning the electoral law and the continued work of the National Electoral Security Task Force. We welcome the communication between President Farmajo and President Bihi of Somaliland, as well as the positive political changes in South-West state and Hirshabelle. We urge Special Representative Swan to continue his efforts to foster dialogue between and within federal member states with a view to holding an all-Somalia summit.”
2020-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/436 (2020) · source
“The Federal Government faces numerous challenges, including the need to restore State institutions and establish dialogue between the centre and the regions and among the regions. Lack of progress in preparing for the general elections and on constitutional review is really worrisome. We deplore the continuing tensions in Jubaland and Galmudug. All those issues are now further exacerbated by the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Particularly worrisome is the ceaseless terrorist activity of Al-Shabaab and its fighters’ growing reliance on the use of IEDs, mortar attacks and political assassinations. Importantly, the Somalis themselves recognize that IEDs have already caused more fatalities to the Somali National Army (SNA) and the population than bullets. We fully appreciate the picture that Ms.”
2020-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/436 (2020) · source
“We thank Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Mr. Francisco Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), for their detailed briefings on the situation in Somalia. We also thank Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), for her useful update on our delegation’s request regarding the situation with the improvised explosive device (IED) threat. We have carefully studied the Secretary-General’s recent report (S/2020/398) and share its conclusion that the country’s security situation remains turbulent.”
2020-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/436 (2020) · source
““The members of the Security Council called for the current situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be resolved through a dialogue by Venezuelans, without interference, through peaceful and political means, in line with Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter, within the framework of its national Constitution and in full respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Venezuela.” We believe that such a short, politically neutral and concise text will raise no substantial objections from the Council members. We will distribute it immediately after my statement.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“It reads as follows: “The members of the Security Council discussed the latest developments in and around the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. “The members of the Security Council rejected the use or threat of use of force, as stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations, reaffirmed relevant resolutions on the condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and on the use of mercenaries.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“The absolute majority of the international community rejects military or subversive actions as an instrument in international relations. We appeal to all participants in today’s discussion to unequivocally condemn the invasion attempt on Venezuelan sovereign territory. It is time for all of us to speak in support of the right of Venezuelans to solve their political disagreements themselves, including their right to choose their own leaders, in line with the Constitution of the country. The Russian Federation will continue to do its utmost to help Venezuelans in that endeavour. We urge everyone to join us and to refrain from dictates, ultimatums, sanctions or coercive measures with regard to this or any other country. With this in mind, we have prepared a draft Security Council press statement to address the above-mentioned issues.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“We want to ask today what the real aim of the American Navy parade in the Caribbean is. Are there more mercenaries on the ground in Venezuela? Who is responsible for attacks on Venezuelan critical infrastructure, including electricity networks? We also hope Washington fully realizes the risks of incidents when deploying the USS Lassen, USS Preble and USS Farragut in an area where Iranian oil tankers are involved in legal activity near Venezuela. I also want to use this opportunity and put a question to our European colleagues, who hastily recognized the imposter President two years ago. How do they see his role now that his role in this attempted coup d’état — let us call things by their names — has become so evident? How can the legitimate Venezuelan authorities engage in negotiations with him after this?”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“Unfortunately, the United States has a history of treating the whole of South America as its backyard, in accordance with the Monroe Doctrine, mothballed for some time until the United States Administration decided to give it a second chance. The Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba in 1961, overthrowing Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973 and the 1986 Iran-Contra file in Nicaragua are just a few examples. Today Venezuela is on the United States menu, and our American colleagues do not even make an effort to deny it. It is exactly because of this that the recent adventure of Silvercorp is especially alarming. And we cannot forget the troubling context — the so-called counter-narcotics operation in the Caribbean, which was in fact a military operation following the announcement of the bounty for President Maduro.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“The Venezuelan Government has warned numerous times that preparations were being made for armed attacks and paramilitary groups were being trained in neighbouring countries. Let me recall that the Security Council “condemns any State which persists in permitting or tolerating the recruitment of mercenaries, and the provision of facilities to them, with the objective of overthrowing the Governments of States Members of the United Nations” (resolution 239 (1967), para. 2). That was a direct quote from resolution 239 (1967), which appears to have been grossly violated in this situation, as have the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention and Interference in the Internal Affairs of States, adopted by the General Assembly in 1981.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“And how does it correlate with the constant all-options-are-on-the-table messages from the United States Government to Caracas, including the recent announcement of a $15 million bounty on President Maduro? Who else can be behind this mercenary adventure? Nepal, as Mr. Pompeo once said regarding another issue? The facts, as provided to the Council by the Permanent Representative of Venezuela in his letter of 13 May, are self-evident. Fortunately, the invasion was exposed and countered by the Venezuelan armed forces. As a result, a significant number of firearms were confiscated, including high-calibre weapons, all of which were meant to be used to trigger internal chaos and take over critical infrastructure and State institutions. It was an act of aggression and must be condemned.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“After the imposter President claimed that he had nothing to do with the contract, another financial document dated 28 April 2020 that demanded Juan Guaidó make a down payment of $1.5 million to Silvercorp was published just a few days prior to so-called Operation Gideon. We would like to question what role neighbouring Colombia had in that story. It is hard to imagine that the clandestine operation that originated on its soil was conducted without it having any knowledge of it. The United States authorities claim that they have nothing to do with it. We would be glad to believe them, but they fail to explain the fact that, according to the contract, two American citizens were planning to take the legitimate Venezuelan President hostage and bring him to the United States. For what purpose, may I ask?”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“Forty-seven of them were arrested, among them two citizens of the United States of America, who confessed that their mission was to train forces in neighbouring Colombia for military operations in Venezuela and to take control of an airport in order to secure the transportation of President Nicolás Maduro to the United States. We also know about a contract signed on 16 October 2019 by a deputy to Juan Guaidó and Jordan Goudreau, the chief executive officer of United States company Silvercorp, for some $200 million. The aim was “to remove the current Venezuelan regime”. According to the information available, the operation was to be financed through Venezuelan sovereign funds expropriated by the United States from Caracas and kept in United States banks.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“We thank Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo for the briefing. I want to indicate from the outset that the situation we are facing today is unfolding around Venezuela, not inside the country. The recent incidents of breach of Venezuela’s sovereignty by foreign agents pose a direct threat to the country’s peace, as well as to regional security and stability. Moreover, the situation is a clear violation of the Charter of the United Nations. To better illustrate the point of our meeting, I will summarize the facts. In the first days of May, an armed group of at least 60 people entered the sovereign land of Venezuela from the territory of neighbouring Colombia on two vessels.”
2020-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/435 (2020) · source
“We are also convinced that we have to explore the potential of holding discussions on these issues under the auspices of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“Our country regularly provides humanitarian assistance to such States through both bilateral channels and the World Food Programme (WFP). Every year, we spend more than $40 million dollars to those ends. The WFP’s logistics delivery network allows us to be sure that assistance reaches the most vulnerable. Other specialized United Nations agencies and platforms continue to play a crucial role in addressing various socioeconomic issues, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, where, as members of the governing boards, we work to ensure the most effective decision-making processes.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“Creating opportunities and capacities for local production, stabilizing global commodities markets, liberalizing trade and mitigating the consequences of natural disasters can reanimate economies ruined by armed conflict. One of the most important and obvious ways to address the root causes is to remove unilateral restrictive measures and lift unilateral sanctions. That is a laborious process, but until we do so, humanitarian needs will only grow. Using medical terminology, humanitarian assistance can only alleviate symptoms, not cure the disease. We urge our colleagues to embrace these vital ideas, which will help us make the text of the draft presidential statement acceptable to everybody. The Russian Federation pays great attention to the provision of food assistance to countries in situations of armed conflict.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“We understand that climate change is very trendy now, and there is always a temptation to insert it into every discussion. But we need to be frank with ourselves and not to exaggerate its significance in every crisis. Otherwise, we risk never finding the right solution to the issues we face. The discussion of experts on the drafting of the presidential statement revealed that discrepancies on this issue will not bring us to sustainable remedies of the problems of hunger if we continue to ignore the abovementioned root causes. Important things that have to be integral part of solutions are very often are left outside of the scope of our discussions.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“Half of them are children. In Syria more than 11 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Despite having all the internal resources necessary to ensure the independent development of and a normal life for their citizens, this country is forced to rely on international humanitarian assistance, particularly for food. That humanitarian aid comes with discriminatory terms and preconditions, often regime change. The role of the cross-border mechanism is being artificially exaggerated at the expense of existing feasible alternatives offered by the Syrian Government. We have heard examples of that during this very meeting. Iraq and Libya are also in a very difficult situation, as they struggle to achieve normalcy after unlawful foreign interventions.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“Such interference provokes conflicts and poses risks to national food security. We can all see vivid evidence of it every day in the examples of Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. All of them have become arenas for foreign interference, or even for settling scores between external players. That must be stopped if we do not want to see a further increase in humanitarian assistance requests, most of which are just to ensure the basic food requirements of civilians. The medical consequences of a lack of balanced food, especially at a young age, may irreversibly affect the health of those future grown-ups. The generation of children living through hunger wars is growing in plain view and that is extremely alarming. Yemen is the largest humanitarian catastrophe of our times, where two thirds of the population are in need of humanitarian assistance.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“We have to be honest with each other and do our best to deal with issues of peace and security here. That is the well-known distribution of labour within the United Nations system — as defined in the Charter of the United Nations — that we all need to respect. Discussion or non-discussion of an issue in the Council should not be a gauge of its importance. We also believe that such a discussion — wherever it takes place — will not be successful if we ignore the root causes and try to pretend that the symptoms are more important than the disease itself. The food security problem of countries in armed conflict is indeed complex and multifaceted, but one of the key root causes that is often omitted by some of our colleagues is foreign interference in the internal affairs of States.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“At the outset, let me thank our briefers — Mr. Qu Dongyu, Mr. David Beasley and Mr. Jan Egeland. We are also very much honored by the intervention by Mr. Miguel Vargas Maldonado, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. Today’s meeting tackles the critical issue of conflict-induced hunger. Its importance cannot be overstated. We appreciate the efforts of the Dominican presidency to coordinate the views of Council members and to reflect those views in a presidential statement. It is certainly not an easy task, and we still have a way to go in order to come to a sustainable consensus. Having said that, we have to repeat our fundamental position that the Security Council is not the right platform to sustainably embrace and address all the socioeconomic and other factors related to armed conflict.”
2020-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/340 (2020) · source
“We understand that in current conditions there are objective factors that prevent Khartoum and Juba from accelerating the settlement of the final status of Abyei. In such circumstances, maintaining the presence of UNISFA is still very important. In that regard, we support the Secretary-General’s proposal to extend UNISFA’s mandate, including its support for the JBVMM, for six months.”
2020-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/351 (2020) · source
“In that regard, we expect the African Union High-level Implementation Panel to continue its valuable work with the Sudanese and South Sudanese parties. We note steady normalization in relations between the Sudan and South Sudan. The participation of Khartoum, together with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan made a significant contribution to the settlement process in that country. We also highlight President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s mediation efforts to promote negotiations between the Sudanese authorities and armed groups. The accumulated positive momentum in bilateral relations should be used to resolve the Abyei issue.”
2020-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/351 (2020) · source
“The Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM) is an integral element of the system for preventing incidents between the parties. UNISFA’s support for the Mechanism significantly contributes to stabilizing Abyei. We would like to highlight the professionalism and courage demonstrated by the Ethiopian peacekeepers, who serve in one of the most difficult and logistically complex peacekeeping operations in the world. The joint efforts of all parties are required in order to successfully promote a long-lasting settlement between the Sudan and South Sudan. There is an international legal basis for that — well-known resolutions of the Security Council and the African Union, as well as a package of bilateral agreements concluded between the two countries in September 2012 in Addis Ababa.”
2020-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/351 (2020) · source
“Allow me to thank our briefers — Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Special Envoy Parfait Onanga-Anyanga — for their interventions. Despite the fragility of the security situation in Abyei, peacekeeping efforts contributed to making the Area more stable. We commend the activities of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in maintaining good relations with local communities. The measures taken by the Blue Helmets to prevent intercommunal conflicts and ensure cooperation on law enforcement and economic activities in the area of the Amiet common market are also commendable. The 19 February meeting of the Joint Political and Security Mechanism and the 16 March traditional leaders conference helped promote much-needed dialogue among all the parties.”
2020-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/351 (2020) · source
“Russia believes that any future special political mission should support Khartoum precisely where the Sudanese themselves need and expect this. From that perspective, it seems obvious that a future United Nations presence should be based on Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations. Let us leave the task of the protection of civilians to the Sudanese authorities, which have repeatedly affirmed their readiness to assume those responsibilities. In that regard, the role of the international community would be to help Khartoum to build up the necessary national capabilities. It is also very important not to bypass the African Union in our efforts. Regional organizations, which made a significant contribution to the stabilization of Darfur, should also play an important role during the peacebuilding phase.”
2020-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/336 (2020) · source
“We believe that a dialogue between the United Nations and the Sudanese authorities will contribute to the achievement of the necessary context and parameters for the follow-on presence. Today Darfur faces mainly peacebuilding challenges rather than peacekeeping ones. It is high time to focus on the restoration and economic development of Darfur. We once again insist on lifting all unilateral sanctions imposed on Khartoum. This would be extremely useful to the efforts of the Sudanese authorities to revitalize the country’s economy. This step would be even more important and timely in the midst of a raging pandemic. We would like to emphasize that the opinion of the Sudan as the host country should in any case be decisive both for the drawdown and exit of UNAMID and in deploying a possible special political mission.”
2020-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/336 (2020) · source
“Let me start by thanking our briefers today for their valuable inputs. We share most of the main observations and proposals enumerated in the latest special report (S/2020/202) prepared by the African Union and the United Nations. The security dynamics in Darfur have remained mostly unchanged. Isolated incidents, as well as sporadic but low-scale clashes in Jebel Marra between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan Liberation Army of Abdul Wahid Al-Nur, who remains the main spoiler of the peace process, do not change the picture. Developments in those areas already vacated by the Blue Helmets are also not extremely worrisome. We remain convinced that the agreed phased reduction and withdrawal of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) should be implemented in line with the relevant Security Council decision.”
2020-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/336 (2020) · source
“It would also echo the measures proposed by the Secretary-General to fight the pandemic. As a member of the Group of Friends of the Great Lakes Region, the Russian Federation intends to further contribute to the quest for a peaceful settlement for the region.”
2020-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/325 (2020) · source
“We stand ready to support that effort and hope that it will be carried out in full transparency. Many countries in the region are going through pivotal times in their political history. Some of them, such as Burundi, are entering a period of general elections. There is no doubt that political decisions can lead to long-term stability only if they are taken by the countries themselves. Imposing solutions on sovereign States is unacceptable. In that regard, we fully support the call made by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee of Ministers for Foreign Affairs for the lifting of the unilateral sanctions imposed on the countries of the region by the European Union and the United States. We believe that in the time of the coronavirus, such a decision would be particularly relevant.”
2020-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/325 (2020) · source
“We thank the Special Envoy for his tireless efforts to promote a comprehensive approach to the neutralization of the negative forces in the region. Efforts to foster exchanges between the chiefs of intelligence and security services of the States of the region, as well as to uphold dialogue within the Great Lakes Judicial Cooperation Network, are deserving of full support. We took note of the video-teleconference meeting of the guarantor institutions of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework held earlier this month with the assistance of the Office of the Special Envoy. We hope that the postponed tenth meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism will also take place soon. We also took note of the work that the Special Envoy has begun on a peace and security strategy for the Great Lakes region.”
2020-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/325 (2020) · source
“We remain seriously concerned over the military and political situation there, the continued activities of armed groups, intercommunal clashes and cases of Ebola. The situation has now been further complicated by the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic. We welcome the results achieved by the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in fighting some of the armed groups, in particular the Forces démocratiques alliées, the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda and the Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie. We also commend the resumed repatriation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo of former combatants from the Mouvement du 23 mars.”
2020-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/325 (2020) · source
“We fully agree with the point made in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2020/272) that the momentum generated by the new leadership in Kinshasa in implementation of the framework more than a year ago is continuing and that our common task is to support it in every possible way. We commend the political will that the regional leaders are demonstrating to settle their differences through negotiation and to resolve cross-border security incidents through existing mechanisms. We particularly welcome the arrangements reached between Rwanda and Uganda with the help of the Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. We continue to believe that the instability in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to be the most important factor in regional security.”
2020-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/325 (2020) · source
“At the outset, let me thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his detailed briefing on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. We continue to view the Treaty as the cornerstone of regional stability. We urge all its signatories to honour the commitments taken, including in terms of respect for the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity and non-interference in countries’ internal affairs, as well as the strengthening of confidence-building measures. We are convinced that the full implementation of the framework, in particular its military provisions, could have a decisive impact on the overall situation in the Great Lakes region.”
2020-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/325 (2020) · source
“This task highlights the need for gains in the political, socioeconomic and legal reintegration of former combatants, as well as for firm progress on agricultural programmes and reforms and the creation of employment opportunities. Obviously, such programmes will require proper financing. Due attention should be given to public discussion of the work of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. This central element of the final peace agreement S/2020/305 should maintain its full independence. All attempts to influence it should be thoroughly investigated. We hope that all of these tasks are to be the focus of the national and newly elected local authorities and that the Mission will continue its efforts to assist Colombians in implementing the provisions of the final peace agreement.”
2020-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/305 (2020) · source
“The Mission already verified the completion of arms cache extraction and the laying down of weapons in 2017, thus completing the first phase of its presence, and moved to the second phase, namely, verification of the implementation of Government programmes. There is a list of tasks to accomplish in order to build a solid foundation for lasting peace. The most pressing, of course, are the security guarantees for the population. We, as everyone, are very much concerned by the killings of former combatants and social leaders, as well as by the growing number of those who are forced to leave their homes owing to security concerns. All those incidents have to be investigated and the perpetrators must be brought to justice. Without a doubt, the population should see peace dividends in everyday life.”
2020-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/305 (2020) · source
“Peace is a common effort and responsibility, in which each national player has a part. We are encouraged by the popular appeals in Colombia in support of peace in line with the Secretary-General’s call for a ceasefire, including the announcement made by the Ejército de Liberación Nacional. Today’s challenging times are the moment for all Colombians to make an extra effort towards peace and dialogue. The United Nations presence in the country plays a significant role in helping Colombians verify the implementation of the final peace agreement, as supported by the Security Council and the Secretary-General.”
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