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  1. “I would also like to thank Economic Community of Central African States - whose member States obviously suffer the main impact of the crisis in the Central African Republic. Allow me, by way of conclusion, to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Onanga- Anyanga for his devotion and, by extension, thank all of the MINUSCA personnel. Their presence and tireless daily efforts are the major bulwark against chaos and violence.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source

  2. “I believe that the initial success of the disarmament process will determine the credibility of the entire process. We need to demonstrate that it can work. It is important to prove that disarmament, demobilization, repatriation and reintegration is possible, and not just wishful thinking. At the same time, we need to remain steadfast in protecting civilians, international justice, territorial integrity and the legitimacy of the authority of the State. That is the aim of the road map of the African Union. I would like to thank Special Envoy Moussa Nebie for having demonstrated leadership and a very inclusive approach. The Community of Sant'Egidio is committed to the full success of that initiative.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source

  3. “That initial success should contribute to fostering a new climate of trust throughout the whole country. Hope must become contagious and act as an incentive. We hope to quickly go beyond the initial figures agreed - to disarm 1,000 men. Such a step will demonstrate the feasibility of the disarmament, demobilization, repatriation and reintegration process and reassert the progressive expansion of the authority of the State on broad swaths of territory. Indeed it is a positive step, although lacking an efficient solution in an atmosphere polluted by hatred. There are others, as underscored in the report of the Secretary-General, in terms of political dialogue, training and rehabilitation of the national armed forces and socioeconomic steps. We are also providing assistance in that regard through sanitation programmes.”

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  4. “The first concrete results are that some 200 fighters have been disarmed, in accordance with the rules of the DDRR programme, and have been provided with assistance. We now enjoy have greater security and practicability, for example regarding commercial access to the Bouar-Cameroon corridor, the country's main lifeline. Not all armed groups have reacted in the same way, obviously. Some of them, including the Front democratique du peuple centrafricain, the renewed Se'le'ka and the Union des forces de'mocratiques pour le rassemblement, have reacted more quickly than others. However, the implementation of the pilot project in the eight sites envisioned with all 14 groups is essential to verify the capacity of the movements to respect their commitments.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source

  5. “Following the agreement, we also launched a disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation (DDRR) pilot project, in collaboration with the State and with the support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). By the end of the year, we hope to demobilize 600 men in armed groups and to reintegrate them into the Central African Republic armed forces and other civilian programmes. Following on from the Rome agreement, confidence- building measures were taken with the leadership of political and military movements. We are also committed to providing food to the fighters who will be reintegrated into civil society in the three months between the disarmament process and the start of the reintegration programme.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source

  6. “In that difficult context, Sant'Egidio has taken the political initiative of holding a meeting in Rome on 19 June, with the specific goal of moving forward and demonstrating that something concrete could be done. With its own means, Sant'Egidio is helping to rebuild the social fabric of the country, improve relations among groups and communities, and strengthen institutions. We believe that direct political dialogue and listening to people on the ground are effective measures. In that regard, I also underscore the positive steps taken by President Touadra towards greater inclusiveness, by expanding the Government.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source

  7. “The affection with which the Secretary-General was welcomed by the population - which I witnessed first hand - clearly demonstrates that, in spite of difficulties, there is a real need for positive signals to counter the exclusively pessimistic narrative to which I fear we have become too accustomed. We should never lose sight of the fact that the country's chronic instability did not start in 2013, but dates back more than 20 years. In that respect, the deficiencies of the process that are noted by the Secretary-General in his report (S/2017/865) are also the toxic consequences of a long-standing lack of trust, to which we all must react.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source

  8. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, on behalf of the Community of Sant'Egidio, for the second invitation to address the Security Council regarding the situation in the Central African Republic. The Secretary-General's visit to Bangui and Bangassou has certainly had a positive impact on the peace and reconciliation process. Through its presence at the highest level, the United Nations is reiterating its full commitment to finding a way out of the crisis in the Central African Republic, despite unanimous agreement that the situation in the country remains very precarious.”

    2017-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8084 (2017) · source