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Do Rego

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2019-02-27
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  1. “The African Group reaffirms the sovereign right of States to acquire, manufacture, export, import and retain conventional weapons, their components and parts necessary for their legitimate security and defence needs, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. The African Group appreciates the efforts of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, its contribution to disarmament efforts and its assistance to African States in achieving disarmament, peace and security objectives. The African Group stresses the need to strengthen all United Nations regional centres so that they can fully carry out their mandates. In conclusion, the African Group wishes to reaffirm the crucial importance of political will and transparency in addressing international disarmament and security issues.”

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  2. “The Group urges the States parties to the Treaty to implement it in a balanced and objective manner, ensuring that the interests of all States, and not only those of the main producing and exporting States, are protected, while avoiding any infringement of the legitimate right of States to meet their defence and security needs, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. The full implementation of the Treaty remains achievable with the cooperation of all its parties. The African Group recognizes that arms transfers to unauthorized recipients and illegal armed groups fuel the illicit trade and it urges all States to refrain from such transfers and to prohibit them to any recipient not authorized by a competent national authority of the importing State.”

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  3. “Moreover, despite the progress made in recent years, the African Group continues to stress that international assistance and cooperation, on a larger scale, remain an essential element in permanently silencing the guns in Africa. In that regard, the African Group calls on all Member States to strengthen their technical and financial cooperation with developing countries in order to achieve the overall objectives of eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. The Group believes that those efforts will promote national and regional initiatives and contribute to global efforts. The African Group welcomes the efforts made by States parties to the Arms Trade Treaty since its entry into force, as well as the holding of the third Conference of States Parties to the Treaty in Tokyo in August 2018.”

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  4. “With the African Union's Agenda 2063 in mind, our Heads of State and Government launched the Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative in 2013, alongside other relevant subregional initiatives to address that challenge on the continent. Although some believe that this initiative is too ambitious, we are convinced that the objective set remains achievable with the political will and commitment of all. The African Group recognizes that the current regional pattern of conflicts on the continent presents new challenges, particularly in the Sahel-Saharan region, the Great Lakes region and a few outbreaks in the Horn of Africa, where the phenomenon of terrorism and cross-border crime threatens to undermine all gains achieved.”

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  5. “The African Group therefore wishes to highlight the significant work and progress made in the fight against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons since the adoption of the Bamako Declaration on Small Arms Proliferation in 2000, as well as the Constitutive Act of the African Union; the Protocol relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union in 2002; the Solemn Declaration on a Common African Defence and Security Policy, adopted in Sirte, Libya in 2004; the Nairobi Protocol for the Prevention, Control and Reduction of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa; the Southern African Development Community Protocol of 2004; the 2006 Economic Community of West African States Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and Other Related Materials; and the efforts undertaken within the framework of the Community of Sahelo- Saharan States and the Arab Maghreb Union.”

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  6. “As a concrete example of the successful exercise to peacefully end crises, I would also like to mention the recent peace agreements reached in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, as well as the peaceful elections held in both Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Africa has the most to gain from international law and multilateral institutions. In the 16 years since the establishment of the African Union, we have seen the considerable benefits of our multilateral approach, which has led to the decline in conflicts and the increase in the number of democratic Governments across the continent. In an international context marked by a tendency to question multilateralism and the international order based on the rule oflaw, it seems to me important to emphasize that point.”

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  7. “In that regard, the African Group welcomes the efforts of Member States and regional organizations to implement the Programme of Action and also calls for the full implementation of the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in order to enable States to identify in a timely manner and reliably trace small arms and light weapons, thereby preventing their illicit flow. The African Union's commitment to silencing the guns by 2020 has taken an important step forward in recent months. The Horn of Africa, which is one of the regions of our continent that has unfortunately been home to many conflicts, is delighted today with the rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea 4 a new impetus that allows us to look to the future with optimism.”

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  8. “In that context, the Group welcomes the Secretary- General's agenda for disarmament, reaffirms the validity and relevance of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, and underlines the importance of its full and effective implementation. We also stress that international assistance and cooperation are an essential aspect of its implementation.”

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  9. “The African Group therefore sees the present meeting as a renewed opportunity for the international community to redouble its efforts to curb the phenomenon of the illicit flows of small arms during conflicts in order to create an environment that is conducive to peace, security and socioeconomic development. It is important to note that promoting the free and inclusive participation of States in global efforts to combat the illicit flow ofweapons, particularly in Africa, will facilitate the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union's Agenda 2063.”

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  10. “The Group remains deeply concerned about the illicit trade, transfer and circulation of small arms and light weapons, as well as their excessive accumulation and uncontrolled proliferation in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa, due to their humanitarian and socioeconomic consequences. Africa continues to be at the forefront of the regions most affected by the illicit trade and transfer of small arms and light weapons, which are mainly manufactured outside the continent but acquired and used by unauthorized actors and illegal armed groups on the continent.”

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  11. “The African Group deeply appreciates the efforts made by the three African members of the Security Council, under the coordination of the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, to carry forward the initiative to hold this open debate of the Security Council to consider resolution 2457 (2019) on silencing the guns in Africa. This debate demonstrates the United Nations commitment to the promotion of peace on our continent. In that regard, I would like to congratulate all the members on the unanimous adoption of today's resolution, which gives new impetus to the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of peace and security.”

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  12. “Mr. Do Rego (Benin) (spoke in French): I have the honour to speak on behalfofthe Group ofAfrican States. At the outset, allow me to welcome to you to New York again, Mr. Foreign Minister, and to thank the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for organizing this important open debate on the Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative. The Group thanks Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Vasu Gounden for their briefings on that extremely important subject. I would especially like to commend Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020, for his tireless efforts in the service of peace and stability on our continent.”

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