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Evstigneeva

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first: 2020-08-10
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“We were ready to vote as long ago as June for modifying the sanctions regime and lifting the notification requirement so that the restrictions remained only on armed groups. We welcome the fact that the Council was able to adopt resolution 2667 (2022) and that despite the reservations of some delegations, the Council has not delayed its adoption further.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9226 (2022) · source
“Russia’s position remains the same with regard to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and similar situations in other countries. Security Council sanctions should always reflect the situation on the ground and aim to stabilize it. Restrictions should be regularly reviewed and modified up to and including being fully lifted. In our estimation, many of the Security Council’s sanctions regimes currently in effect already fail to reflect the situations on the ground. They impede national Governments’ plans for State-building and establishing effective armed forces and security structures, something that has also affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9226 (2022) · source
“While such issues may well be important in their own way, these discussions obscure the Security Council’s main task, as envisaged by the Charter of the United Nations, which is the maintenance of international peace and security and making political decisions aimed at settling conflicts. We call on our colleagues to bear that in mind, including with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where we have been trying to find lasting solutions and protect civilians from violence for the past 20 years. The Russian Federation also supported resolution 2667 (2022), which removes the notification requirement for Kinshasa, and we congratulate our colleagues of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on that important development.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9226 (2022) · source
“Nonetheless, the resolution we adopted today has a few shortcomings, which to a large extent affect not only the Democratic Republic of the Congo but also situations in other countries where United Nations peacekeeping operations are deployed. What we believe is chiefly at issue is the Council’s regrettable practice of paying greater attention to peacekeeping missions’ secondary tasks. In practice, when various States are dealing with tragic escalations of armed conflict, civilians are dying and the key question should be about what the Security Council can do to help resolve the situation, our main discussions are focused on Blue Helmets’ duties in the areas of human rights monitoring, gender analysis and other, even less core issues.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9226 (2022) · source
“Ms. Evstigneeva (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation supported resolution 2666 (2022), submitted by our French colleagues, on extending the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We note the work done by the penholders on the file, primarily to take into account the priorities of the host country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We welcome the shortened text and its more correct focus on current problems. At this crucial time for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, when the situation in the east of the country is very bad, we believe it is important for the Security Council to unanimously reaffirm its support for the efforts of both Kinshasa and MONUSCO.”
2022-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9226 (2022) · source
“Haysom to mobilize support for the peace process in South Sudan. We believe that further progress in the peace process and the successful holding of the general elections scheduled for 2025 will be impossible without effective armed forces. The unified forces that are being formed at the moment need international support now more than ever before. In order to facilitate that process, we believe that considering ways to further ease the sanctions regime imposed on the Republic of South Sudan would be justified. We call on our colleagues in the Security Council to heed the legitimate wishes of Juba, which are supported by its African neighbours in the spirit of solidarity.”
2022-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9219 (2022) · source
“Meanwhile, we note the Government’s response to those challenges, including the establishment of two commissions of inquiry into high-profile incidents in Mayom and northern Tonj counties. We strongly condemn all violations of the Revitalized Peace Agreement and acts of violence against civilians, including humanitarian workers in South Sudan. We commend the mediation efforts of the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. We also note the work carried out in recent months by the Community of Sant’Egidio, which has succeeded in bringing together the two factions of the South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance. We hope that the negotiations held under the auspices of the Community of Sant’Egidio will continue. We would also like to commend the efforts of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and Mr.”
2022-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9219 (2022) · source
“All entities operating within the context of the peace agreement, including the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, must have the necessary funding. We welcome South Sudan’s role in the region and the country’s readiness, despite its own issues, to help resolve the situation in the neighbouring country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo through its participation in the East African Community regional force. The security situation on the periphery remains difficult. Intercommunal violence continues unabated. We are concerned in particular about the deteriorating situation in Upper Nile state due to the ongoing clashes among the wings of the Kit-Gwang faction.”
2022-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9219 (2022) · source
“Over the past few months, South Sudan has achieved further success in implementing the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. The decision to extend the transition period in the country was endorsed by key State institutions, and the road map adopted in August was incorporated into the Transitional Constitution. After the first contingent of the unified armed forces arrived at the end of August, the South Sudanese army was joined by new recruits from Jonglei, Bahr el-Ghazal, Unity and Upper Nile states. The National Parliament adopted several important bills, including the bill on the drafting of the country’s constitution and its national police. We call on the South Sudanese parties to work together to implement the road map.”
2022-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9219 (2022) · source
“Ms. Evstigneeva (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom for his briefing on the developing situation in South Sudan. We listened to the briefings by the interim Chairperson of the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, Ambassador Charles Tai Gituai, and the Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations, Michel Biang, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan. We also welcome the Permanent Representative of South Sudan, Akuei Bona Malwal, to today’s meeting. The Russian Federation fully supports the international efforts to stabilize the situation in South Sudan and strengthen peace and security in that country.”
2022-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9219 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I welcome the publication of the electoral timetable and the continued efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prepare for the elections to be held in December 2023. That is an important milestone for the country, demonstrating both the commitment of the Congolese people to achieving peaceful development and their desire to participate in political processes and to lead a normal and sane life as citizens of their country. We also advocate an expeditious adjustment of the sanctions regime imposed on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo so as to provide its security sector with all the necessary means for achieving its objectives.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“We hope that, together with the peacebuilding Mission and partners in the region, the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be able to regain control over the situation and advance towards the implementation of long-overdue measures in order to address the root causes of what is happening in the east of the country, the reasons for which are well known. We are all aware that the country’s great wealth of natural resources attracts a lot of attention and brings out the worst in some people. We have faith that the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will find a way to transform the riches of their subsoil not into a source of problems but rather into a tool for ensuring national well-being. Provided that the international community is supportive and not indifferent, that will be feasible.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“Without that, it will be impossible to cope with the humanitarian crisis, satisfy mutual concerns in the military-political field, guarantee sustainable socioeconomic development and deepen integration processes. We would like to once again reaffirm our principled support for the efforts of MONUSCO, its leadership and its peacekeepers, as well as the activities of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia. With regard to the implementation of the joint transition plan for the gradual drawdown of the Mission and its withdrawal from the country, we believe it is necessary to first take into account the evolution of the situation on the ground in order to proceed step by step and in a responsible manner.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“Consistent with such an approach, we welcome the commitment of the Congolese Government to negotiating with armed groups as part of the political track of the Nairobi process, another round of which concluded just a few days ago. We also believe that it is important to continue efforts to implement of the basic fundamental agreements, such as the 2013 Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region. The countries of the region should reach an understanding that their well-being and prosperity ultimately depend primarily on how well they get along with each other. We call on our African friends to display will and commitment to a constructive, good-neighbourly dialogue in order to find solutions to African challenges.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“The commitment to national unity and the unification of all political forces in the interests of achieving the common goal of sovereignty over the country’s entire territory represent the logical continuation of the daily, persistent and difficult struggle for independence to which Patrice Lumumba referred and for which the Congolese people underwent great sacrifices, suffering and hardship. That remains as relevant today, and the international community should provide assistance in support of such goals. We believe that it is necessary to keep working to find political and non-violent solutions for the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Such solutions will make it possible to achieve a comprehensive cessation of hostilities and create genuine conditions for lasting stability.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“We deem it important to link and coordinate those efforts in order to normalize the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region as a whole. We believe that it is important that the deployment of the EAC regional force be supported by the international community, in close coordination with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and under Kinshasa’s leadership. That is significant.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“At the same time, other illegal armed groups, such as the Allied Democratic Forces, the Coopérative pour le développement du Congo, the Mayi-Mayi, the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda, the Résistance pour un État de droit au Burundi and so on, continue their atrocities. The list is so long that a statement would not suffice to name them all. We are deeply concerned about the tragic events in Kishishe on 29 November. We hope that the Security Council will learn all the details of what happened, and that the perpetrators of the crime will be found and held accountable. We see that Kinshasa and countries of the region remain committed to overcoming the instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We welcome their efforts undertaken in the context of the Nairobi process and through the Luanda mediation process.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“That is proof of the seriousness of the events unfolding in the country, which the Security Council cannot ignore. That is particularly true in the country’s eastern provinces, where, due to the activities of numerous illegal armed groups, violence and lawlessness have become a daily norm for the local population. The increased activities of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) have significantly exacerbated the situation. The latest offensive by the M-23 against the city of Goma resulted in a worsening humanitarian crisis, an increasing number of internally displaced persons and refugees and the suffering of ordinary people.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“Ms. Evstigneeva (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Special Representative Bintou Keita and Deputy Permanent Representative of Gabon Lilly Ngyema Ndong for their briefings. We listened carefully to the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Mr. Peter Mathuki, and the representative of Congolese civil society, Ms. Rebecca Kabuo. We welcome the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’apala, in this meeting. We believe that the participation of the Permanent Representatives of Burundi and Rwanda to the United Nations is important. The Security Council was compelled to meet more frequently than usual this year to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9215 (2022) · source
“The resolution does not resolve many of the issues that exist when it comes to Security Council sanctions, but if it can help humanitarians in certain countries to be more effective in providing assistance to the most vulnerable people, that already in itself is a worthwhile result.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“The extraterritorial effect of sanctions contravenes basic norms of international law, but what can we say in this context if the Western countries, in their frenzied fondness for sanctions against Russia, including on agricultural products and fertilizers, are ready to destabilize world markets for food and energy resources and break all kinds of supply chains? We will not only continue paying attention to the issue of unilateral illegitimate measures, but we will keep on seeking to expand the number of countries that are against them, because this situation compounds the difficulties experienced in many countries. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that the area covered by resolution 2664 (2022) is fairly limited.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“The fact that this issue is not at all resolved in resolution 2664 (2022) , and that the resolution had to be adopted today, is a major drawback. It is yet another example of hypocrisy and the cost of that hypocrisy, namely, the well-being and lives of a large number of people. We are not surprised by that, however, given the national policy of the sponsors of the resolution. We in turn think that Security Council sanctions are the only legitimate kind of sanctions. The use of unilateral coercive measures by individual countries or groups of countries are, in our view, an intrusion on Council prerogatives and undermine the norms and institutions of international law.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“These sanctions are a very serious impediment to the full functioning of humanitarian exemptions. Under the threat of ending up with very severe national or even extraterritorial restrictions, agencies decline signing contracts to purchase humanitarian assistance that is allowed by the Security Council or to transport it. Difficulties also arise as to cargo insurance, and banks are saying that it is impossible for them to conduct transactions. These problems are very clearly seen in the example of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The secondary sanctions imposed by major Western countries create an atmosphere of toxicity around Pyongyang and impede their willingness to cooperate in areas that are not subject to international restrictions.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“As regards the use of humanitarian exemptions under the sanctions regime imposed by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, our thinking was that it is very important to ensure that the 1267 Committee conducts monitoring with the help of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team in order to make sure that the assistance does not end up in the hands of terrorists or unchecked organizations on the ground. At the same time, the resolution does not cover the issue of so-called secondary unilateral restrictions, which are introduced on top of sanctions imposed by the Council.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“We in turn have been very constructive in our approach to the negotiating process from the beginning, and the resolution we adopted today now includes provisions we proposed in relation to assessing the potential humanitarian consequences prior to the Security Council taking a decision about imposing a sanctions regime; the readiness to conduct a review to correct or stop sanctions regimes where it becomes necessary to do so; and emphasizing the fact that sanctions are temporary in nature. Today’s resolution also contains a request to the Secretary- General to prepare a written report about unintended adverse humanitarian consequences of Security Council sanctions.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“We have called upon our peers on many an occasion to think about ways of minimizing the broad interpretations of sanctions provisions, including through clarifying the terminology. We have also called on them to conduct an impartial evaluation of the humanitarian consequences of international restrictions. Our ideas have been voiced in detail at key international forums, including within the framework of the debate on sanctions during of our Security Council presidency in February 2022 (see S/PV.8962). We are pleased that these many calls of ours were finally heeded by those who, for many years now and under various pretexts, kept postponing the resolution of this issue.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“Ideally, a Security Council restriction should not affect humanitarian assistance, which needs to be conducted in line with United Nations humanitarian principles and in coordination with legitimate Governments. But in practice that is far from being the case. We have consistently spoken in favour of adopting a comprehensive approach to this issue and if we have to make a decision about humanitarian exemptions, then we think it is imperative to make sure that they function smoothly and are free of any kind of a politicized stance by an individual State. A very good example for us of a timely measure undertaken by the Security Council in this regard is resolution 2615 (2021), which provided for the extension without delay of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan using all possible channels and containing no sanctions restrictions.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“However, it is unfortunately not always the case that the Council respects these guidelines, which has to do, in many instances in recent decades, and at the instigation of Western States, with the Security Council’s fondness for the use of sanctions instruments. According to our analysis, many of the sanctions regimes in place today — in the Sudan, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Central African Republic, in South Sudan and in Somalia — are out of sync with the actual situations on the ground, and they impede the national Governments’ plans for State-building and their countries’ socioeconomic development. We regret that the issue of humanitarian exemptions has, as a matter of principle, become such a topical issue.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“Ms. Evstigneeva (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2664 (2022) on humanitarian exemptions to asset freezes for the purpose of extending humanitarian assistance. Security Council sanctions are one of the strongest forms of reacting to threats to peace, and they need to be applied very carefully. They need to be impeccably justified and nuanced. It is unacceptable to use them as a means of punishment. They need to reflect the situation in countries on which sanctions are imposed and be in line with relevant political process.”
2022-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9214 (2022) · source
“However, we believe that it is the States of the region themselves that must play a key role in crisis prevention and conflict resolution, with the international community providing the necessary support.”
2022-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9213 (2022) · source
“In recent months, however, there have been recurring spikes of illegal armed-group activities in the north-western and north- eastern parts of the country, particularly on its borders with the Sudan and Chad. We will continue to assist Bangui in combating armed groups and in expanding the presence of the State throughout the country with a view to achieving a final settlement. We are concerned about the dire humanitarian situation in the subregion, where experts have recorded a large number of refugees, internally displaced persons and people in need of humanitarian assistance of one kind or another. It is clear that the Central African countries are facing complex challenges.”
2022-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9213 (2022) · source
“The problem of the Anglophone provinces dates back to the colonial period, and those long-standing disputes can only be settled through negotiations. All of the parties in Cameroon should show restraint and reject all forms of violence. We are also monitoring the situation in Chad, where the process of transitional State-building and the implementation of the recommendations of the inter-Chadian national dialogue are under way. We followed the reports of the clashes in October with concern. We are also paying close attention to developments in the Central African Republic. Thanks to the support of their partners, including Russia, the Central African authorities managed to get through the most difficult phase in countering those who tried to launch an anti-constitutional military coup.”
2022-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9213 (2022) · source
“The region’s porous borders enable fighters to move from one country to another, although that depends on the overall situation and the effectiveness of the counter-terrorism measures taken by the authorities to combat them. Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is another factor in the region’s instability. We are seeing some positive momentum in that regard and hope that with the support of the global community, efforts across the region will provide a lasting solution to the problem of armed robbery at sea, in an area that is so economically so important to the region. We have also noted the fact that a number of States in the subregion have held elections for officials at various levels in recent months. We are monitoring the developments in Cameroon.”
2022-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9213 (2022) · source
“It is important to note that mediation efforts are being accompanied by direct engagement between the parties in problematic hotspots and coordination with the relevant regional mechanisms, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Economic Community of Central African States. The Central African region is a crucial location in terms of countering the spread of terrorism throughout the continent. We attach particular importance to the regional efforts aimed at developing concerted approaches for countering that threat, and the work of the Multinational Joint Task Force is a good example of that. According to various reports, the terrorist activity of Boko Haram has somewhat diminished recently, but we still consider that group one of the main threats to peace and security in Central Africa.”
2022-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9213 (2022) · source
“Ms. Evstigneeva (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome Mr. Abdou Abarry to the Security Council in his new capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa. We thank both him and Mr. Gilberto Da Piedade Veríssimo, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States, for their detailed briefings. Russia has consistently supported the work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa as an important instrument of preventive diplomacy. We can see that the good offices of the Special Representative are sorely needed in the subregion.”
2022-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9213 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we hope that the friendly country of the Sudan will successfully overcome its current challenges and embark on the path of sustainable development. We reiterate our unwavering commitment to assist that process in every way.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We trust that the national and local authorities will continue to take the necessary measures promptly in order to prevent the escalation of intercommunal violence. Today’s quarterly briefing is the last one before the next review of the Sudanese sanctions regime in the Security Council, which will take place in February 2023. We remain convinced that the current situation in Darfur warrants a review of the sanctions restrictions imposed on the Sudan 17 years ago. The sanctions have not only lost their significance, but they no longer serve a political process, and they have also constrained the work of the Sudanese Government in the region and affected people’s lives. We hope that next year the Security Council will be able to address and resolve the issue through constructive dialogue.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“At this stage, it is particularly important to intensify efforts aimed at boosting donor assistance, which the concluded framework agreement makes particularly urgent. We believe that it is hypocritical to attempt to link the resumption of international assistance to the transfer of power to a civilian Government in the country. We note the stabilization of the situation in Darfur in recent months. We believe that credit in that regard is due to the country’s military leadership for promptly addressing flare-ups and implementing important initiatives in the region, commensurate with its own capacities and resources, involving reconciliation and the normalization of people’s lives.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We are convinced that the Sudanese people can independently resolve the problems facing them without external interference. We call on the tripartite mechanism, which consists of the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, to continue its efforts to support all Sudanese political process and the drafting of a constitution to unite all key political forces of the country. We once again call on the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan, led by Mr. Perthes, to act strictly in accordance with the mandate set out in relevant Security Council resolutions and to afford each of its components equal attention.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We view the achievement of those agreements as an important step towards creating a stabilizing effect on the internal political situation in the Sudan. We expect it to enable the resumption of international donor assistance to the country, which would help resolve the serious issues that have increased in the social and economic areas. We currently need to focus on the implementation of the signed agreement. To that end, we must continue to work diligently with all influential political forces and ethnic and religious groups in the Sudan, including those that did not sign the agreement. That will create the conditions necessary for moving forward the political process, which is aimed at achieving broad national agreement.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“We note that, in Khartoum on 5 December, the military leadership of the Republic of the Sudan and a number of parties and civil society associations that make up part of the Central Council faction of the former ruling coalition — the Forces for Freedom and Change — signed a political framework agreement governing the country’s transitional administration. The document provides for the formation of a civilian Government headed by a Prime Minister, a new convocation of Sudan’s highest collegial authority — the Supreme Sovereign Council — and a transitional legislative assembly, with the participation of various political elements on the basis of quotas; the start of the drafting of a new constitution; and the extension of the transition period by two years, to be followed by the holding of general elections.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Ms. Evstigneeva (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes for the briefing on the developing situation in the Sudan. We also take note of the briefing by our colleague from Ghana, Ambassador Carolyn Oppong-Ntiri, on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) over the past 90 days (see S/PV.9210). We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan, Al-Harith Idriss Mohamed, at this meeting.”
2022-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9211 (2022) · source
“Ensuring the resolution’s successful implementation demands coordinated efforts on the part of all Member States. We believe that is key, given the importance of the goals set out in the resolution. We would especially like to emphasize the importance of this particular moment for the Committee, whose mandate expires on 30 November. Russia would like to see that goal reached without any glitches or setbacks. We urge our partners to focus on finding solutions as soon as possible to ensure the Committee’s effective functioning after that date. We are open to constructive discussions aimed at advancing the non-proliferation agenda.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“We value the continuing recognition by the international community of its importance, which has been consistently reinforced by practical steps taken by Member States in implementing the resolution. As for the activities of the 1540 Committee, its priorities should continue to be monitoring the implementation of the resolution and global coordination in providing technical assistance to countries in implementing the resolution’s provisions when they request it. It is important to remember that although the 1540 Committee operates under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, its tasks do not include coercion or the imposition of its services on Member States. Attempts to do so can only undermine the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“We note the extensive range of tasks to be addressed this year by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and its Chair, Mr. Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez. Resolution 1540 (2004) remains the only universal international instrument in the area of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) requiring all States to establish effective national systems of control to prevent WMDs and their means of delivery from falling into the hands of non-State actors. Achieving the fundamental goal of the document — the successful implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) by all States and in full — unquestionably requires maintaining the spirit of cooperation and interaction that is inherent in the resolution. As a sponsor of the resolution, we are generally satisfied with its implementation.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“Above all, the Committee managed to continue its vital function of assessing States’ compliance with relevant Security Council resolutions. We thank the Government of India and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) for preparing and successfully holding a special Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting in New Delhi on 29 October, on combating new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes. The event was exemplary in terms of its organization. We note the quality of CTED’s expert support to the Committee. The role of the Executive Directorate in ensuring that the Committee and the Security Council as a whole can meet the multifaceted challenges of counter-terrorism remains extremely important. We would like to thank Mr. Weixiong Chen for his work as Acting Executive Director.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“We would also like to note the importance of country visits by the Monitoring Group, especially to areas in crisis. We understand that against the background of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of visits has fallen over the past two years. We hope that in 2023 the Group will be able to visit countries that are engaged in armed confrontations with international terrorists and States that are experiencing terrorism first-hand. We would also like to express our deep appreciation to Mrs. Kamboj, the Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, for her highly professional leadership of its work. This year India has had to address issues that accumulated during the pandemic. All those accounts have been settled, and we are glad that the Committee has returned to its normal working arrangements.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“We believe it is essential to keep a sharp focus on foreign terrorist fighters on counter-terrorism sanctions lists who are actively moving from Syria and Iraq to their States of origin or third countries if we are to prevent and suppress their criminal activity. We support the effective work of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the 1267 Committee. We have repeatedly pointed out that its reports contain detailed, up-to-date information on current global terrorist threats posed by ISIL, Al-Qaida and other associated groups, and they are useful for the work of the Committee. We urge Member States to work closely with its experts. At the same time, we expect the Monitoring Team’s reports to be as objective as possible and based only on reliable sources of information.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“We are ready to continue to work constructively with all our colleagues on the Committee on a broad range of issues around this agenda. We consider it vital to ensure the effective implementation of Security Council resolutions on the counter-terrorism sanctions regime against ISIL and Al-Qaida. Given the continued active presence of ISIL in Afghanistan and the prospect of the further expansion of jihadists in the States of Central Asia, it should still be a priority to expand the Security Council’s counter- terrorism sanctions regime to persons and organizations belonging to and directly linked to the Afghan branch of ISIL.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source
“The relevance and importance of the work of the 1267 Committee has never been in doubt, especially given the threats we are currently seeing from ISIL, Al-Qaida and other associated terrorist groups in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Central and South-East Asia and the African continent. We note the growing competition between Al-Qaida and ISIL for sources of funding, supplies of weapons, media resources and new recruits, including experts in cutting-edge technologies. The struggle for leadership has been accompanied by mergers, the absorption of some groups by others and the emergence of new groups drawn to one or another international terrorist organization. Taken together, that has led to increased terrorist activity and revisions to its tactics, means and methods of organization.”
2022-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9201 (2022) · source