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Fitah-Kona

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2019-11-06
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  1. “I would like to say that greater efforts must be made to protect women involved in community-based policing and even to encourage them. I also wish to state that disarmament must take place in our country, because we have lived through war. That would allow to promote development and respect for human rights. We also need to hold democratic elections in our country and ensure acceptable security conditions. I would like to conclude by reaffirming that the Central African Republic is counting on the international community. They are our brothers and sisters and must help us by supporting the peace process.”

    2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8661 (2019) · source

  2. “I would say that it is precisely because patrols are unarmed that they are able to win the trust of the people. I would also like to add that there are only three women in the patrols in the Kilometre-5 district, so we also need to strengthen the presence of women in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). They patrol the entire district on foot and without weapons, which fosters the people's trust in community-based policing. I would also like to mention that, since that crisis, our internal security forces have not been operational and are not present in the Third Arrondissement. However, thanks to MINUSCA, conditions have improved in the PK5 neighbourhood, where I am a Municipal Adviser. Allow me to offer my final thoughts.”

    2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8661 (2019) · source

  3. “I know that United Nations police are already working hard in that area. We welcome the recruitment of 1,000 police officers and gendarmes, who will soon be arriving to support our forces in order to secure the electoral process. We must not be abandoned, because the situation is still far too fragile. I count on the support of the Council to help us bring lasting peace to the Central African Republic. Please help us so that peace can be fully restored in the Central African Republic. Help us.”

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  4. “The first steps of the new team, including three women, are very promising, while tangible results have already been observed. For instance, dialogue has resumed between representatives of the various armed or self-defence groups, and the various religious communities are coexisting better and are even carrying out some joint activities. However, some challenges remain in the country. The peace agreements are not being implemented as fast as hoped, and there are far too many weapons in circulation, particularly in the PK5 neighbourhood. In conclusion, I thank the Council for the support it has provided to my country, but I would also like to emphasize how vital it is for that assistance to continue to be provided. The political balance is fragile, and the population has high hopes for the upcoming elections.”

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  5. “He enabled the rehabilitation of the community centre, which today plays a very important ro1e in strengthening social and intercommunal cohesion. Other current projects are very promising and have been developed in close collaboration with local elected representatives, of which I am one. In accordance with the wishes of the population, thanks to United Nations police (UNPOL), the police station in the third arrondissement reopened its doors to the public on 28 October and MINUSCA police officers patrol the neighbourhood based on the principle of community policing to gradually regain the confidence of the population. To that end, all the actors were able to sit around a table and jointly develop the project, with support from UNPOL, something that was not possible until recently.”

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  6. “For example, free movement resumed in the district with the signing of a non-aggression pact in 2015, schools were reopened, as was the hospital, although its resources remain limited, trade resumed, the police station reopened its doors and public services and intercommunal activities gradually resumed. As a woman and a mother, I am very grateful for the communication and awareness-raising work that is being done on violence against women and on forms of sexual exp1oitation and abuse. There are still too many victims, some of them very young, and that is unbearable. Impunity must end. I take this opportunity to thank the Secretary General for his action during his visit to the PK5 neighbourhood in October 2017.”

    2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8661 (2019) · source

  7. “The changes have been positive, and the efforts of the police of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have been instrumental. In order for the Council to better understand, I must recall what the situation in Bangui was like just a few years ago. In late 2012, early 2013, the country was plunged into considerable chaos and complete insecurity. MINUSCA arrived in September 2014 and we very quickly felt an improvement in Bangui thanks to the work of the formed police units. Through MINUSCA'S efforts, significant progress was observed within a short time.”

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  8. “My name is Marie-Joseph Fitah-Kona, from the Central African Republic. I am proud and very honoured to brief the Security Council, and I thank Mr. Luis Carrilho for his invitation. I am an adviser to the Mayor of the third arrondissement of Bangui, which is rightly considered as the most sensitive in the city, and perhaps even the whole country. I also hold positions in various groups in the district, specifically for the benefit ofwomen, the Red Cross and religious associations. Through those various positions, but also as a resident and citizen of Bangui, I have been able to observe first-hand the changes in the security and humanitarian situation for many years.”

    2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8661 (2019) · source