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Ehouzou

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first: 2006-11-28
most recent: 2008-04-30
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“It should also devote particular attention to the weaknesses in the Programme of Action, as noted in the report of the Secretary-General. Quantitative goals can be made credible by specifically identifying surplus stocks of both arms and ammunition and proceeding to destroy them. The Security Council has an important role to play here, together with the Peacebuilding Commission. The reform of the security sector in vulnerable or post-conflict States would provide an appropriate framework for a systematic international action in this area. That could considerably improve the prospects of mankind in the area of international peace and security.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Particular attention should be paid to their needs, even if they are presumed to be covered by the efforts undertaken for the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. The international community must find ways of substantially reducing the number of arms currently in circulation in the world by increasingly sensitizing the manufacturing countries and by supporting initiatives to this end. Benin subscribes to the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development and to the African Declaration adopted in Nairobi on 31 October 2007 on the same subject. It is also our View that setting quantitative goals would be most useful. The next biennial meeting of States to review the Programme of Action of the United Nations on Small Arms and Light Weapons could serve as a framework for an in-depth discussion on this issue.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“The effectiveness of such regulation will be strengthened if it includes an appraisal of the effective capacity of the neighbouring States to implement these embargoes in order to establish the required support. Regarding the social impact of small arms, we welcome the emphasis in the report on attention to the protection of vulnerable individuals affected by armed violence. Benin has contributed through resolution 1612 (2005) in order to establish a framework for protecting children in armed conflicts. Aside from young girls and women, whose specific problems are taken into account in resolution 1325 (2000), we should also pay attention to the situation of the elderly. They suffer greatly as a result of armed conflicts.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“That is the major purpose of resolution 1625 (2005) on conflict prevention, particularly in Africa, which we need to systematically implement, in conjunction with the international instruments now in force and with the actors in this area, while at the same time establishing synergies between security, development and human rights, and taking into account the problem of armed violence in strategies to combat poverty and to promote the rule of law and human security. Considering the action of the Security Council, we need to underscore the importance of the embargoes imposed on weapons as a means for putting an end to conflicts and facilitating efforts for their ultimate settlement. We welcome the supporting measures adopted by the Security Council to prevail on States to respect and implement embargoes consistently, wherever possible.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Those activities are now regulated by a decree and are thus contained within the limits of what is acceptable in terms of existing international standards, at the level of the United Nations and of subregional cooperation, in particular the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Convention, the ratification procedure for which is well under way. Benin fully concurs with the analysis of the Secretary-General regarding the need for an integrated approach in efforts to exert control over the underlying causes and especially the structural causes of conflicts and armed violence, while also dealing effectively with the factors influencing the demand for light weapons.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Here, it is important to adopt effective measures to prevent illicit transfers, particularly by strengthening control over the end use, which is often an extremely important measure and one that must become a priority for States wishing to effectively contain the proliferation of light weapons. These observations have guided the approach of the Government of Benin, which has taken an inventory of the craft producers of weapons at the national level and maintains a rigorous oversight of their activities.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Here, the Secretary-General underscored the increase in craft production outside the legal framework. Let us note also the progressive blurring of the distinction between the trade and the brokering of small arms and of the demarcation line between underdevelopment, instability, fragility, crisis and war, as well as the mixed impact of operations to collect and destroy small weapons. Evidence of this blurring is provided by the situation in various countries where such destruction is taking place. This state of affairs is linked to the quantity of stocks now in circulation.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“These weapons have become veritable weapons of mass destruction in very real terms. Small arms help to make States fragile. They encourage the emergence of harmful phenomena that hamper the efforts of the international community to advance sustainable human development. We thank the Secretary-General for having summarized, in his highly instructive report, the bold actions undertaken within the framework of the implementation 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. A number of relatively new trends which are highlighted in the report are of the greatest concern to us. I shall cite a few of them in support of my reasoning. First of all, let us note that small arms production and the potential markets are now closer together.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“Mr. Ehouzou (Benin) (spoke in French): My delegation would like to extend to you, Mr. President, our sincere congratulations on the work that you have doing over the month of your presidency. Your actions were appreciated in this forum. I would also like to express the great appreciation of the Government of Benin to the Secretary-General for this comprehensive and analytical report on the complex issue of small arms and light weapons, which was introduced to us by Ms. Hannelore Hoppe, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Small arms and light weapons continue to have a tragic impact on the course of contemporary history. Their steady proliferation makes them a genuine scourge in terms of the large number of human lives that they claim every year.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881 (2008) · source
“The troop-contributing countries must fully shoulder their responsibility by taking the measures required to ensure the prevention of sexual crimes, which must be vigorously prosecuted. At the same time, international and governmental forces must ensure strict respect for their rules of engagement in order to avoid the abuses that have claimed countless victims among the children and civilian populations whom they are supposed to protect. Finally, my delegation fully associates itself with the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report and pleads for their diligent implementation for the great benefit of children, on whom depends the future of countries in conflict situations, which must return as soon as possible to the path of peace.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“That situation could be a cause of the resurgence of conflicts in the countries concerned. The international community must find the means to ensure appropriate supervision of children freed by armed groups. The international community must redouble its efforts to put an end to the use of rape as a weapon of war. In that regard, my delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 62/134, on eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations, adopted by the General Assembly in December 2007. Our fourth observation is that the United Nations must redouble its efforts to halt once and for all, at the level of its personnel, the ignominy of the sexual exploitation of children in the context of peacekeeping operations.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In that regard, my delegation - which, since 2005, has raised the issue of raising the level of qualifications for the recruitment and use of child soldiers - is pleased to note that one of the persons transferred is also accused of crimes against humanity, not only of war crimes. Unquestionably, the maltreatment of child soldiers dehumanizes them, making them war machines or simply what we might call cheap cannon fodder. That is very sad and is nothing less than a crime against humanity. Those responsible must be held accountable to the international community. Our third observation is that the Security Council's actions have been aimed much more at demobilizing children involved in armed groups. The fundamental issue of their rehabilitation and reintegration into their communities does not seem to have received the attention required.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In that regard, my delegation is of the view that effective measures must be taken against parties that do not meet their obligations under resolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612 (2005), particularly with regard to the adoption of action plans to cease violations of children's rights in all their aspects. The international justice system, in particular the International Criminal Court, must also become more active than it has been in the past, by pursuing those who are responsible for the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts or who commit reprehensible acts against them, in contravention of international law and international humanitarian law. Here, I must welcome the cooperation that has made it possible to transfer to The Hague those warlords from the Democratic Republic of the Congo sought by the Court.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“In that regard, the seriousness of the facts brought out in the report requires not only that appropriate budgetary measures be taken to put an end to a situation that penalizes children in countries not on the agenda, but also that the Security Council's Working Group be fully mandated so that it can fully carry out its functions related to information received from the monitoring and reporting mechanism concerning children and armed conflict. Our second observation after considering this report is that the Security Council has not demonstrated all the firmness necessary to make inveterate violators of children's rights in countries in armed conflict situations comply with international norms.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We have also noted the ongoing mobilization of the special task forces on monitoring and reporting, which strive to keep the spotlight on violations of children's rights in countries in conflict situations. My delegation gathers from this report that the Security Council has not yet fully reflected in its actions the need to pay equal attention to the issue of children and armed conflict, regardless of whether the countries concerned are on its agenda. That is the only explanation that my delegation can find for the fact that the Working Group and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General lack sufficient resources to follow up on situations in countries not on the Council's agenda.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Ann Veneman, to tackle resolutely the violations of the rights of children in conflict situations and to increase pressure on their perpetrators in order to force them to halt these violations. We welcome in particular the effective, methodical and persevering consideration of the issue by the Security Council Working Group set up within the context of resolution 1612 (2005). It provides the Security Council with determined leadership and it confirms the relevance of the reasons that led to its establishment. We also welcome the mobilization of civil society, which makes it possible to strengthen monitoring of the activities of national armed forces and of non-State armed groups and of their practices towards children in conflict situations.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Their presence lent additional stature to this meeting of the Security Council devoted to children. I would also like to express the Beninese Government's great appreciation to the Secretary- General and to his Special Representative, Under- Secretary-General Radhika Coomaraswamy, for the impressive annual report submitted on children and armed conflict (S/2007/757). The report is as exhaustive as it is informative about the scale of violations of which children are victim, caught as they are in a vicious spiral of armed conflict in countries throughout the world. We have also been able to appreciate, through the facts and analysis set out in the report, the praiseworthy efforts of the United Nations system, in particular by UNICEF, represented here today by its Executive Director, Ms.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Ehouzou (Benin) (spoke in French): Mr. President, I congratulate Panama, your country, most warmly. It has been a very long day, and it has not yet come to an end. But it has been worthwhile because we are dealing with the cause of children, who are the future of our planet. Three years ago, in February 2005, my country, then the President of the Security Council, organized a similar public debate (see S/PV.5129) to launch the negotiations that resulted in the adoption of resolution 1612 (2005). For today's debate, I welcome the important contributions of the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Bernard Kouchner; the Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium, Mr. Charles Michel; and the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Mr. Vittorio Craxi.”
2008-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5834Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The full integration of regional mechanisms should include better structuring of the global economy, in order to provide all countries with an opportunity to achieve peaceful development within an international system that operates in the interests of humankind and for the betterment of its capacities.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Regional and subregional organizations must assume their full place in the system of collective security established by the Charter, without encroaching upon or diminishing the primary responsibilities of the Security Council. We must continually differentiate between the Council's decision-making power to define mandates and exercise oversight over their implementation, on the one hand, and the greatest possible operational capacities that regional organizations are able to assume, on the other. The goal is to ensure greater effectiveness by the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security. That goal should be pursued through a holistic approach that encompasses all aspects with a specific impact on that area.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Thus they could increase their contribution to sustainable development in countries where they are active. That entails providing assistance in establishing major agglomerations of States that are capable of mobilizing efforts to ensure prosperity based on economics of scale, as well as full inclusion of individuals and State bodies set up to bring an end to widespread poverty among entire groups of the population who have been plunged into extreme poverty by the distortions of the global economic system. In that connection, my delegation calls for better cooperation between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council, so as to ensure greater effectiveness in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts through existing mechanisms or those to be established.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It is therefore important that the United Nations follows the processes under way very closely to ensure that they are carried out in strict compliance with the Charter and that they can produce synergies to meet the challenges confronting regions in the maintenance of international peace and security, especially with regard to the root causes of conflict, and to mobilize human resources and the means necessary to ensure the functioning of regional mechanisms as an integral part of the collective system of security. Having said that, development is another name for peace - something that is especially true for the African continent. From that point of view, support for regional and subregional organizations should also be aimed at promoting their mission of economic integration.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Henceforth, the primary responsibility of the Security Council for international peace and security will need to be carried out with the involvement of existing local capacities, through standby force arrangements, and this was clearly reaffirmed in Security Council resolution 1631 and was stipulated by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU). In that connection, the establishment of hybrid operations represents a transitional phase prior to setting up fully operational regional capacities. In that regard, the international community has a duty to strengthen the process of setting up regional capacities in order to fully delegate its operational responsibilities to regions while maintaining the overall authority to mandate operations, so as to avoid fragmentation of the rules governing the exercise of that authority.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We welcome the recognition of the importance of the capacities of regional and subregional organizations, particularly with respect to the establishment of mechanisms and rules of conduct that make it possible to better manage critical situations through more effective action on the ground based on a rapid response to warning signs in order to contain the tensions and the risks of rapid escalation, while benefiting from complementarities. This evolution calls for a review of the doctrine of peacekeeping operations as it has been understood until now. The international community has had to make up for the absence or weakness of intervention capacities at the regional level.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Here, the provisions of Chapter VIII are explicit. In that regard, remarkable progress has been made in the process of restructuring mechanism for conflict prevention and settlement in Africa. The international community, which, through the Security Council, has the core responsibility for world peace and security, can rely upon a continent-wide machinery that continues to be honed through the establishment and articulation of mechanisms which are often established spontaneously, but which have become relevant within the integration process embodied by the African Union and by its development programme, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). This trend towards pooling energies and resources is part of the Charter vision for a collective security system that harmoniously encompasses the regional and international levels.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ehouzou (Benin) (spoke in French): On behalf of the Benin delegation, Mr. Minister, allow me to offer you my heartfelt congratulations on Indonesia's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to welcome your initiative to convene this public debate. Your presence among us and your personal contribution enhance the level of this debate. I would also like to pay a well-deserved tribute to the delegation of Ghana, which held the presidency of the Security Council in October. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Republic of Angola on behalf of the African Group. The theme of this public debate is extremely relevant. Regional and subregional organizations have a major role to play in the collective security system established by the United Nations Charter.”
2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Benin is also heavily involved in seeking a minimum of 30 per cent of management positions being held by women by 2015. The implementation of measures to promote gender equality requires the mobilization of major resources and the establishment of considerable operational capacity. That is why I urgently appeal to the international community to mobilize adequate resources to allow a meaningful implementation of the gender approach in the countries involve.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In the light of all this, I am pleased to note that my Government fully agrees with the implementation framework and firmly skews its national policy in favour of the promotion of equality. In that respect, Benin recently adopted a new family code recognizing and promoting the equality of men and women in Beninese society. In order to promote the full enjoyment of women's rights, our Government has chosen to establish positive social discrimination measures to the benefit of women. We are considering the creation of a women's institute that will study policies to develop women's potential. That was, inter alia, one goal behind the introduction in Benin of mandatory and free primary education for all children. The measure was primarily targeted at young girls in rural areas.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“It also reflects an acknowledgement of the need to synergize the efforts of various actors with those being made at the regional, national and international levels. On the whole, we can clearly see from the Secretary-General's report that the United Nations has effectively supported the systematization and institutionalization of its approach to the gender problem. Evidence of that is the establishment of a database; the dissemination of information; the recommendation to establish an integrated knowledge and information management system accessible to Member States; and the strengthening of inter-agency coordination, programming and resource mobilization.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The establishment of the System-wide Action Plan for 2008-2009 on the basis of lessons learned from the previous Action Plan has made possible the very timely targeting of a more limited number of key thematic areas to serve as points of reference and evaluation of efforts undertaken. The implementation strategies from which the new Action Plan emerged are a good example of the integrated approach called for by the complexity of the issue. By seamlessly linking the development of policies with advocacy, capacity building, working in partnership and networks and the provision of goods and services, that approach clearly underscores the key role of Governments and civil society in expanding the degree to which resolution 1325 (2000) is implemented.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Efforts to facilitate the identification of ill treatment against women and young girls in armed conflict, and to identify their needs in post-conflict situations, should include the intensification of the fight against impunity for crimes against them. International judicial bodies must be more involved in punishing gender-based violence against women. If national jurisdictions do not address that issue effectively, the International Criminal Court should itself be encouraged to take up cases of large- scale rape and sexual exploitation of women and young girls. We believe that to be an appropriate approach, given the astronomical number of documented victims cited in the report of the Secretary-General.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We welcome in particular the common policy in the area of gender equality, which is aimed at facilitating the exchange of information on good practices and lessons learned in peacekeeping operations. The participation of women and the taking into account of women's interests are directly linked to the degree of commitment to their advancement. The more that women are involved in the search for solutions to the problems of our societies, the more the solutions that are found will contribute to promoting their crucial role and to the recognition of the importance of women to the maintenance of peace and security and to the progress of our societies. Violations of the rights of women are intolerable, as is the physical cruelty from which they continue to suffer. The international community must document and resolutely combat such acts.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Resolution 1325 (2000) set out well-defined objectives to guide those efforts. The exhaustive analysis of the Secretary-General contained in his latest report (S/2007/567) allows us to evaluate the significant progress made in gender mainstreaming in the activities covered, as well as in promoting the recovery and development of countries emerging from conflict. However, the report also points to delays in implementing the 2005-2007 Action Plan due to a lack of commitment at certain levels. Institutions that have not yet established action plans in that regard should be encouraged to endeavour to swiftly put such plans in place, in order to ensure the consistent implementation of the resolution in the context of the Action Plan for 2008-2009.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ehouzou (Benin) (spoke in French): As this is the first time that I am taking the floor in the Security Council this month, I would like, on behalf of my delegation, to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Council. Your presence here, Mr. Minister, elevates the level of this debate and attests to the particular interest that the Government of Ghana attaches to this important subject. My delegation is grateful to you for having organized this debate on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), which allows us to take stock of the efforts made by the United Nations and the international community to promote the equal participation of women in the resolution of conflicts, peacebuilding and the prevention of conflicts throughout the world.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“That issue also deserves an in-depth study in terms of defining the practical modalities for achieving the desired coordination. We urge the Secretary-General to consider - in conjunction with the President of the African Union Commission - ways of guiding the actions of Member States and to ensure that the United Nations can achieve a level of effectiveness that is in keeping with the current stakes in conflict prevention.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We also welcome the practice of appointing joint special representatives in countries in crisis or in situations of post-conflict, as occurred in Darfur with the appointment of the former foreign minister of Congo to conduct the African Union-United Nations hybrid operation. The last point to be discussed constitutes a real challenge to the viability of the peace and security architecture of the African Union. The problem has to do with the coordination of its subregional conflict prevention mechanisms. In that connection, the African Union needs to ensure that it has the means to exercise its position in regard to subregional mechanisms in order to ensure harmonious coordination with the Security Council at the operational level.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Security Council resolution 1631 (2005) spelled out those modalities. It is clear that the United Nations system in conducting peacekeeping operations has, until recently, operated with marginal involvement by regional organizations. The time has come to make the necessary changes in order to make it possible for the organizations to fully play their role in the collective security system established by the Charter - both in terms of the doctrine of peace operations and in the allocation of related resources. There is reason to welcome the support programmes implemented to build the capacity of the African Union in that regard, as well as the decision taken to introduce an annual meeting of the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“That would give greater authority to international legality strengthened by more active involvement of the International Criminal Court, in particular in the fight against violations of international humanitarian law. The importance of cooperation between the United Nations and regional conflict-prevention bodies should be emphasized in that connection. Decisive initiatives taken by the Economic Community of West African States in the early 1990s to deal with conflicts in West Africa have led to similar actions in other regions and to the establishment within the African Union of a complete African peace and security architecture throughout the continent. Cooperation with the African Union and its subregional communities should rest on decisive implementation of the provisions of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In that context we can define a common view that meets the requirements for rationality and coherence to underpin, among others, structural prevention actions to be undertaken to tackle the root causes of the crisis situations in the countries involved. We reaffirm the considerable interest of Benin in the forum for conflict prevention proposed by the Secretary-General, which should provide an opportunity for the necessary, regular gathering of actors involved in conflict prevention. Coordination is also essential in order to enhance the effective implementation of systemic prevention measures to tackle external factors which may contribute to the emergence of conflicts, such as unlawful arms trafficking, unlawful exploitation of natural resources, trafficking of all types and money- laundering.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Furthermore, there is the strategic assessment of conflict risk that the Secretary-General is invited to assist risk countries in carrying out and the establishment of measures agreed upon on that basis. Those instruments create a prime framework for the coordination of actions at the operational level by the principal organs of the United Nations, by States and by United Nations programmes and agencies. We must carry out an in-depth study of the matter within the framework of the Security Council seminar on conflict-prevention strategy announced for November 2007. That will make it possible to find the best way to promote systematic coordination and create a synergy between bilateral and multilateral action in the sphere of conflict prevention.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The Mediation Support Unit within the Department for Political Affairs (DPA) is, in our view, an embryonic structure that must be developed by the Secretariat to provide the Security Council with the information it requires in order to fully assume its responsibilities in the sphere of conflict prevention. The Unit should be provided at a central level with sufficient human resources to achieve the desired performance. It should also be able to rely on extension units to be deployed in the regions involved and in the target countries. Thus, subregional offices such as the one based in Dakar should be established in all risk zones. Likewise, closer cooperation should be considered with early warning systems and regional conflict-prevention mechanisms to more effectively share and rationally utilize information.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Among the important instruments highlighted by the resolution in that regard are the periodic reports and the substantive reports that the Secretary-General, pursuant to Article 99 of the Charter, is invited to submit to the Council on the regions where the risk of conflict exists. The reports are intended to allow the Council to identify cases where operational prevention measures are required; for example in the form of awareness raising political missions or mediation missions and preventive deployment, where there is a risk that substantial violence may erupt.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“07-4920] The adoption of resolution 1625 (2005) - to which my Algerian colleague just referred - during the Security Council summit held on 14 September 2005 was aimed primarily at strengthening the Council's capacity to take effective measures to prevent fragile States experiencing difficulties from relapsing into armed conflict by helping them to reverse negative trends and, with the international community's support, to climb back towards the desired stability. The need for more effective action on this front is supported by consensus owing to an awareness of the inherent threat to our collective security caused by State failures in fragile countries.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Its various initiatives are based on the 10 principles of conflict prevention set out in the Secretary-General's first report on the subject (S/200l/574), dated 7 June 2001, to which are added the recently defined criteria for the exercise by the international community of the responsibility to protect. The measures taken by the Security Council have had a major objective: preventing the resurgence of the conflicts it seeks to resolve. The establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission, together with the General Assembly, also had the same motivation. Its efforts to help countries emerging from conflict to strengthen the rule of law and achieve reconstruction and sustainable development are praiseworthy.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ehouzou (Benin) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for having organized this public debate on the topic "maintenance of international peace and security: role of the Security Council in conflict prevention and resolution, in particular in Africa". I particularly commend the Secretary-General for the important introductory statement he made this morning, which reflects his great interest in the subject and particularly in our continent, Africa. Conflict prevention is an essential aspect of the Security Council's mandate emanating from Chapter VI of the Charter and, more specifically, its Article 34. The Council has made considerable efforts to meet the challenges identified.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We are confident that the renewed commitment of the Security Council, expressed in its presidential statement of 8 January 2007 (S/PRST/2007/1), will be reflected in further concrete acts. In conclusion, Madam President, my delegation strongly encourages your country resolutely to continue its efforts within the Security Council to strengthen the effectiveness of the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of international peace and security.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“They fall within the context of the definition and implementation of a coherent strategic plan for conflict prevention in Africa. In that respect, my delegation urgently appeals for consistent implementation of resolution 1625 (2005) on conflict prevention, in particular in Africa, adopted at the Security Council summit held on 14 September 2005. Full implementation of that resolution requires a change of perspective in terms of the establishment of appropriate capacities. The United Nations and Africa have everything to gain in moving from a culture of reaction to one of proactive prevention. From that viewpoint, my delegation welcomes the recent appointment by the Secretary-General of a Special Adviser on matters relating to the prevention and resolution of conflict.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Those measures are the following: ensuring the connections between the African Union early warning system and the United Nations; mobilizing the financial and logistical resources necessary to fill the crucial gap of means needed for the rapid implementation of decisions; strengthening United Nations capacities in terms of good offices and mediation in order to better support capacities at the regional level; ensuring better coordination among the Security Council, the African Union Peace and Security Council and the competent bodies of the African subregional organizations; and strengthening the African Union's capacity to ensure coordination of subregional peace and security mechanisms on the continent. I urge the Security Council to consider those proposals for concrete action.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“My delegation welcomes the November 2006 conclusion of the memorandum of understanding between the United Nations and the African Union on the implementation of the Framework for the Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union in various areas, in particular those relating to peace and security. I wish to remind the Council of the outcome of the seminar held on 15 December 2005 under the chairmanship of Benin, by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa on the topic of today's debate, with an outstanding intellectual contribution by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. From among those conclusions I would recall five specific measures aimed at structuring cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In its resolution 1631 (2005), the Security Council rightly invited regional and subregional organizations that have a capacity for conflict prevention or peacekeeping capacities to place such capacity in the framework of the United Nations Standby Arrangements System. From that point of view, the United Nations and the African Union should conclude an agreement to make troops available as soon as progress in the establishment of the African Union Standby Force permits. That would create conditions for resolving, in the best possible way, the question of United Nations support for African troop deployment for operations carried out under a United Nations mandate.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source