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Gaspar Martins

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first: 2002-04-23
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“We welcome and thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and his clear recommendations (S/2016/722, annex) for the protection of civilians and of health-care workers and facilities in armed conflicts and for his compelling call on the parties to conflicts to strictly uphold and implement them. We also thank Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Ms. Joanne Liu, International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres, for their very enlightened briefings this morning and for bringing here to the Council the real situations that persist in a number of parts of our common globe, to which we must pay special attention.”
2016-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7779 (2016) · source
“We believe that, with double standards and without our clear stance, we would be weakening the resolution we have just adopted this morning.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“More than instruments of war, nuclear weapons are instruments of annihilation, since their objective is basically the destruction of human lives and of the means of human existence, without a real military purpose. Yesterday in the General Assembly debate (see A/7l/PV.15) we heard very poignant testimony by the President of the Marshall Islands about the tragic human and environmental consequences for the South Pacific region caused by the nuclear tests that took place in the region some decades ago. Thirdly, Angola voted in favour of this resolution as a singn of its clear stance against nuclear proliferation. We would welcome the further adoption by the Security Council of clear measures, without double standards, to condemn nuclear testsa in the different regions where we still see the question of proliferation prevailing.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“By adopting resolution 2310 (2016), the Council is taking a comprehensive stand on the issue of nuclear tests. We would like to make three comments on the issue. First, resolution 2310 (2016) makes real sense if it represents an effective contribution to the universalization of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty through its ratification by all Members of the United Nations and the entire international community. Secondly, the resolution makes full sense in the case the Treaty constitutes an effective measure of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, thereby contributing to the attainment of a nuclear-weapon-free world.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“The Republic of Angola very much welcomes and is satisfied with the adoption of resolution 2310 (2016) this morning. Having signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test- Ban Treaty right after the conclusion of the Treaty negotiations, Angola ratified it only in 2015 due to the military conflict with apartheid South Africa, that, as is known, disposed of a nuclear arsenal. After the end of apartheid, South Africa took the wise decision to give up its nuclear arsenal. By doing so, it contributed decisively in materializing the African position enshrined in the Treaty of Pelindaba, which made Africa a nuclear-weapon-free zone. The adoption of today's resolution takes place just a few days after the Security Council considered the question of nuclear proliferation on the Korean Peninsula.”
2016-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7776 (2016) · source
“We feel that with regard to Burundi, the Council must send a clear and united message. This clarity, unfortunately, has not seemed to persist or prevail, particularly in connection with the deployment of the police contingent. Angola stands ready to continue to engage with all members of the Council towards the achievement of peace and security in Burundi and in the region at large.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“Therefore, we are of the view that the establishment of the United Nations police component in Burundi and its progressive deployment should be done in consultation with the Government of Burundi. Thirdly, the resolution should make a tangible contribution to urgently needed political dialogue, which must be pursued fundamentally by strengthening cooperation among the Government of Burundi, the mediator, the East African Community facilitator and the Special Advisers on the Responsibility to Protect and on the Prevention of Genocide. Fourthly, during the negotiations, in a joint effort with other members of the Council, Angola made good- faith proposals that were aimed at a widely accepted compromise. We regret that these proposals have not been sufficiently taken into account.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“Mr. President, we welcome your efforts in convening this meeting late on a Friday afternoon, which means that it is important for the Council to deliberate on this question. Angola abstained in the voting on resolution 2303 (2015) for the following reasons. First, we welcome the active engagement of the African Union in Burundi and the consent of the Burundian authorities to the deployment of 200 human rights observers and military experts. We call for their rapid deployment, for the cooperation of the Government of Burundi, and for international support for the attainment of this objective. Secondly, we deem the coordination and cooperation with the Burundian Government to be essential to guaranteeing an engagement in the country that will result in helping Burundi to return to peace.”
2016-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7752 (2016) · source
“The support and incentives provided by international and regional stakeholders must be aimed not at perpetuating the status quo, but rather at providing incentives leading to the implementation of the mutual commitments already made, as well as, among others, resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). If the political leaders on both sides are skeptical about the two-State solution and the possibility of that outcome being implemented any time soon, with a View to de-escalating tensions in that extremely volatile region, we call upon the Israelis and the Palestinians to begin applying confidence-building recommendations in the expectation that they will lead to negotiations for resolving all permanent status issues and meet the Palestinian aspirations to statehood and Israeli security needs.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“We also continue to look forward to the conference that is being organized in Paris precisely to re-engage the international community, it is hoped, on a different path towards the implementation of the Vision that we very much would like to see implemented, namely, the two-State solution. No party can decide for the Israelis or the Palestinians what compromises to make and what risks to take for peace, and none of us can convince them to trust each other. However, the international community must be coherent and avoid continuing to take decisions that systematically allow for the violation of obligations by the parties, especially Israel.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“In the search for a solution to the dangerous and painful conflict, after the failure of multiple attempts by the international community to broker direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, it is clear that a simple adoption of a Security Council resolution will not be realistic at the present time or have any real influence on the peoples facing this grim reality on a daily basis. In our View, we should push for the practical steps that both sides need to take to de-escalate tensions and start the slow process of rebuilding trust, which is essential to an eventual return to direct negotiations. In that regard, Angola welcomes the recent Visit by the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs to Israel to re-engage with that country.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The moving narratives that we heard this morning from the representatives of Palestine and of Israel should encourage the Council to move away from the business-as-usual treatment and approach to the question. The cost of that is too high. In a revealing opinion piece published on 3 July by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, he mentions that: "[t]he Quartet report sounds an alarm bell that we are on a dangerous slope towards a one-State reality that is incompatible with the national aspirations of both peoples".”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The recent decision of Israel to move forward with new construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a clear demonstration of its disregard for the Council's decisions. We call on the Israeli authorities to reconsider the long-term implications of that strategy in the interests of peace and of ajust final status agreement with the Palestinians. While firmly condemning terrorist acts and attacks against Israeli citizens, we are of the View that the basic motivation for such acts results from the protracted occupation and the ensuing policies applied in the Palestinian territories, from which derives the main issue of Israel's security.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this morning's debate, especially following the recent publication of the Quartet report. As we meet today to deliberate on the issue of Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, the international community is increasingly losing faith in its commitment to the two-State solution. We therefore thank the Secretary-General for his frank briefing to the Council, following his very fruitful visit to the region, especially to Palestine. We are constantly seized with reports of Israel demolishing Palestinian homes and advancing plans to build new houses for Israeli settlers, conducting daily military raids on Palestinian areas, arrests and detentions, and imposing severe restrictions, among others, on human rights.”
2016-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7736 (2016) · source
“The United Nations should continue to advocate the political and peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with the Charter, at the core of the international effort to prevent and resolve conflicts and protect civilians.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Another measure that has demontrated great effectiveness is the deployment training of peacekeeping personnel on the protection of civilians, in particular children and women, and on conflict-related sexual Violence, in accordance with United Nations standards, mandates and the rules of engagement. We reiterate the key importance of ensuring political solutions to conflicts by non-coercive means. We recall that preventive diplomacy remains the most effective way of reducing the risk of armed conflict and protecting civilians. Finally, we highlight the critical importance of improving the accountability, transparency and performance of United Nations peace operations. The proper conduct and discipline of personnel are crucial to their credibility and effectiveness.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Timely coordination between missions and humanitarian actors is crucial in pursuing enhanced strategies, as those partners often work closely with the communities, especially internally displaced persons. Engagement with the local communities in the promotion and protection of civilians is also vital. Community alert networks and community liaison assistants are of crucial importance in understanding perceptions of threats at the community level with a View to reducing risks and understanding how they should be addressed by peacekeeping operations. We welcome the deployment of senior advisers on the protection of civilians in all missions, with an advisory role on the development of strategies and in coordinating protection of civilian mandates.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Since most peacekeeping operations are deployed on the African continent, we join the Panel in recommending the strengthening of the United Nations-African Union partnership in order to guarantee a more effective protection of civilians, particularly in African Union-led peacekeeping operations. The case of the Central African Republic clearly illustrates the importance of this and the example and the testimony presented to the Council by President Touadera is quite clear on this. That is why Angola welcomes the adoption, in 2015, ofthe Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians as a tool to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the protection of civilians mandates and enhanced accountability.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Angola welcomes the commitment of the Secretary- General to involve the United Nations and the Security Council in particular in situations of escalating risks to civilians. In countries where United Nations peacekeeping operations are deployed, the missions' capacities to fulfil their mandates must be ensured, especially the protection of civilians. In fact, we are of the view that the credibility of a given peacekeeping mission depends on its capability and resolve to act when civilians are under threat. The High-level Panel calls for sustained, predictable and flexible funding mechanisms in support of peacekeeping operations.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“For these reasons, we fully share the Secretary-General's View that ensuring accountability should be a priority since most parties in today's armed conflicts consistently disregard their obligations under international humanitarian law by deliberately targeting and brutalizing civilians and attacking civilian infrastructure, while widespread impunity deprives victims of any kind ofjustice. The report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see S/2015/446) underlines the protection of civilians in armed conflict as a core principal of international humanitarian law and a moral responsibility of the United Nations. We acknowledge that the crucial role of peacekeeping operations in the protection of civilians is an important element of the global commitment to prevent and resolve conflicts.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“They are abducted, forcibly recruited into armed groups, displaced from their homes, separated from their families and denied access to the most basic necessities in targeted and indiscriminate acts. Sexual and gender-based violence is widespread in schools, while direct attacks on schools and hospitals have become commonplace. Humanitarian needs have reached a peak with over 60 million people displaced, owing to conflicts, and over 80 per cent of United Nations humanitarian funding directed to respond to conflicts, and humanitarian access remains a key challenge, limited or restricted as it is in many complex situations. Humanitarian and health- care workers are deliberately targeted and international humanitarian law is permanently violated against a backdrop of prevailing impunity.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“There is wide agreement on the postulate that prevention is the most effective way to address potential conflict situations; that States bear the primary responsibility for the protection of its civilian populations and that the international community plays a subsidiary, but very important, role in addressing these serious issues. The latest report of the Secretary- General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2016/447) outlines how civilians account for the vast majority of casualties in today's armed conflicts, which are characterized by high levels of brutality and a disregard for human life and dignity. Civilians are killed, severely injured, maimed, tortured, taken hostage and disappeared.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Mr. Gaspar Martins (Angola) (spoke in French): Allow me to commend you, Mr. President, for a very rich French presidency of the Security Council this month and for the choice of the theme of this morning's debate. I would also like to congratulate and welcome President Faustin Touadera, who has honoured us with his presence today and with the living example of a country that gives us hope for the possibility of emerging from crises, thanks to the President's clear- sighted leadership of the Central African Republic at the present time. (spoke in English) Would like also to thank the Secretary-General for his opening remarks and Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who spoke to us from Geneva, for his insightful and comprehensive briefing to the Council.”
2016-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7711 (2016) · source
“Through a strong partnership, the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union can strengthen the efforts of the wider international community to face the challenges and build capacity to address current threats in a comprehensive and long- term manner, based on the guiding principles of mutual respect and respect for human rights and international law as the key factors in sustaining peace and stability. Finally, Angola highly values the European Union as a global player of prime relevance whose influence worldwide, in working with the United Nations and its international and regional partners, is crucial to the collective effort to find lasting solutions to the issues we continue to face. This effort is a shared responsibility and a moral duty.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“This is an issue that has to be addressed, within the perspective of international assistance, crisis management, integration and social inclusion. In this regard, we value the cooperation the European Union is providing to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and to the International Organization for Migration in terms of addressing the needs of refugees and asylum-seekers. Angola looks forward to participating again in the Migration Summit, which will be reconvened later this year in order to address these issues.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“We very much appreciate the outcome of the Valletta Summit on Migration, held on 11 and 12 November last year, at which the European and African Heads of State and Government discussed means to strengthen cooperation in addressing the causes underlying irregular migration and forced displacement, enhance collaboration on legal migration and mobility, reinforce protections for migrants and asylum-seekers, prevent irregular migration, smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and commit to focusing on social, economic and political issues to revive hope, notably in Africa and for African youth. We commend the declared intent to deepen cooperation among the States members of the EU to find political and operational solutions in order to prevent the tragedies we have been witnessing daily with illegal immigrants.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“The impact is also being felt in the Mediterranean Sea, which has indeed been transformed into a cemetery, with the recurrent drownings that we see happening there. Terrorism is the main cause of forced migration of millions of people in search of survival, peace and a better future. The fight against terrorism is an issue that requires unity of action and the international community's determination to extirpate that senseless expression of extremist violence, hatred and intolerance. The world coalition and its unity of purpose against terrorism must be strengthened.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“The EU role in combating piracy off the coast of Somalia through Operation Atalanta and the European Union Regional Maritime Capacity Building for the Horn of Africa and the Western Indian Ocean, its provision of resources for capacity-building in Somalia and its direct and sustained efforts in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia have been instrumental in the fight against terrorism and in bringing stability and, we hope, sustainable peace to that country. The Libyan crisis is a matter of great concern to the Council and the international community. Its painful consequences are being felt by the Libyan people and by people to the South, with the Sahel and West and Central Africa experiencing a dangerous and deadly spree of terrorism.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“In the Central African Republic, the European Union-led peacekeeping force made a meaningful contribution to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic towards achieving important improvements to the situation in the country, despite the continuing presence of armed groups. In Mali, the EU remains committed to supporting the stabilization process at the political, security, humanitarian and development levels through the implementation of the Sahel strategy framework in response to the complex challenges in Mali and the region as a whole.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Angola welcomes the European Union's commitment, reaffirmed at the most recent EU-Africa Summit, to Africa's effort to manage its own security, as well as the EU's tangible support for African Union-led operations through the Peace Facility for Africa, its support for the African Peace and Security Architecture and its practical assistance in enabling the implementation of the Architecture. The European Union's participation has been particularly relevant in three theatres of operation in Africa under Security Council mandates: in the Central African Republic, in Mali and in Somalia.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we acknowledge the significant contribution of the European Union in supporting the maintenance of international peace and security and its ongoing commitment to international peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian and financial assistance and logistical support for peacekeeping undertakings. The long-standing triangular cooperation between the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union is a key element in the search for stability on the African continent. The institutional dialogue between the Security Council and the Political and Security Committee of the European Union is a fundamental prerequisite for enhancing the EU-African partnership.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“Regional challenges - whether security, social or political in nature - require solutions for which collective action is vital. That has already been referred to today by different members ofthe Council. Collective action enables multilateral approaches to addressing traditional or emerging threats to regional arrangements, as outlined in Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Such cooperation strengthens the United Nations efforts to prevent conflicts, restore peace and stability, and build and sustain peace in post-conflict situations, while taking into account the comparative strengths of regional organizations stemming from their specific knowledge of regional and local issues and their better understanding of the underlying causes of conflict.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“I would like to start by commending you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I very much welcome the presence and participation of Ms. Federica Mogherini, whom I thank for her comprehensive briefing to the Security Council on the multifaceted cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations. In a very complex international environment, with challenges of extreme magnitude, cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations is a crucial element for the maintenance of international peace and security and a strategic course of action in dealing with international issues that are key in meeting the goals of the United Nations and its Member States and their peoples aspirations to peace and social development.”
2016-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7705 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, there is still a great disparity between international human rights standards and national legislation in conflict-affected countries, which often minimizes these crimes. In that regard, Angola encourages the international community to assist Governments in fighting impunity by developing and implementing national action plans and strategies in line with international standards on combating sexual violence and trafficking in persons.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“In that connection, Angola fully supports the Secretary- General's zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse, and welcomes the continuous commitment and the strengthening of measures aimed at their protection based on the principles of transparency, accountability and impartiality. We also join the proposal presented this morning by Spain to increase the presence of women's protection advisers in the field to monitor, analyse and report on conflict-related sexual violence and to facilitate dialogue with parties to conflict on protection commitments, as an effort to enhance prevention, early warning and timely responses to conflict-related sexual violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Another area of major concern is the continuing allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers and non-United Nations forces acting under Security Council mandates. Of particular concern are the allegations of sexual abuse of minors in the Central African Republic and Somalia. It is indeed regrettable and paradoxical that United Nations peacekeeping mission personnel, entrusted with the main task of protecting civilians, take advantage of women, girls and boys in extremely fragile situations for such despicable human rights violations.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“I hope that, with the meeting taking place at the moment involving our police chiefs, that situation will be carefully taken into account. Strengthening national institutions is essential to ensure accountability and trials, which are critical steps in preventing and deterring potential perpetrators, building credible judicial and law- enforcement institutions and establishing the rule of law. In that regard, Angola values greatly the work of the United Nations Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict in providing assistance to Governments, including in the areas of criminal investigation and prosecution, militaryjustice, legislative reform, protecting victims and witnesses and providing reparations for survivors.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“The report of the Secretary-General highlights how sexual violence has been a driver of forced displacement - from the Middle East, the sub-Saharan region and the Horn of Africa - with 950,000 new refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe in 2015 and with such massive displacement and cross-border activities leading to an increase in trafficking in persons for sexual slavery. The most distressing aspect across the entire spectrum of the situation of sexual exploitation and slavery is the physical and psychological trauma inflicted upon the victims, with fear and cultural stigma preventing the reporting of abuses. National institutions in countries where sexual violence takes place, namely, the police and the judiciary, must enhance capacities in order to instil confidence in victims of sexual violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“We must regretfully note that in spite of such strong pronouncements and the international community's stand on this issue, translated into a considerable number of legally binding decisions such as Security Council resolutions, strategies and plans of action to counter terrorism and violent extremism, we are witnessing the escalation of conflict-related sexual violence, committed mainly but not exclusively by extremists and terrorist groups such as ISIL, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, the Taliban and Al-Qaida.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Resolution 1820 (2008), for its part, recognizes how sexual violence became a tactic of war and a threat to global peace and security, underscoring the fact that rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The United Nations Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, in its provisions ensuring the social protection, participation and empowerment of women in strategies to counter terrorism and violent extremism, recognizes women as a crucial driving force in achieving a sustainable peace and the interlinkages between counter-terrorism strategies and efforts to protect and empower women and girls and to combat conflict-related sexual violence.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Crimes against sexual integrity, as well as systematic sexual violence and abuses in areas in Syria and Iraq controlled by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), form part of a system of punishment and reward in the terrorists' attempts to consolidate their power in the regions under their control. Moreover, sexual violence has become a driving factor in forcing the displacement of civilians, while sexual enslavement has become a central feature in the recruitment of males, local youths and foreign fighters to join the terrorist ranks. Resolution 2242 (2015), on women and peace and security, pointed out how sexual violence is a part ofthe strategies and ideologies of certain extremist groups aimed at increasing their power, revenue and recruitment and an instrument aimed at destroying the social fabric of the target communities.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“This is a way of reaffirming the standing commitment to the defence and protection of the Victims of sexual violence and trafficking in persons. It is totally unacceptable that, since the holding a year ago of our last open debate on conflict-related sexual violence and the consensual adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 69/293 establishing 19 June as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, sexual violence in conflict continues to occur extensively and the perpetrators are rewarded with impunity. As stated in most recent report of Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2016/361), during 2015 widespread violations against women and girls were documented and remain very much without any real action taken by the mechanisms that we have in the Council.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Mr. President, I wish to start by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June and for having convened this open debate on a critical issue: conflict-related sexual violence. I wish also to reiterate once again Angola's full support for your presidency this month in order to ensure that it is a successful month in the work of the Council. I should like also to commend Egypt for the remarkable work done during the month that just ended. Let me thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his opening remarks and also thank the briefers, Ms. Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Ms. Giammarinaro, for the very insightful briefings presented to the Council.”
2016-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7704 (2016) · source
“Both secretariats at the United Nations and the League of Arab States could start discussions on how to operationalize such a partnership, which, in our view, could yield important results in the security, political, social and economic processes under way in Somalia. In conclusion, I once again reiterate our sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, for the very skilful way you have conducted the Council during the month of May. We look forward to the French presidency, of which the Ambassador of France has just presented the first outlines to the Council, and we look forward to continue working together with him.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“Cooperation between the two Councils is based on practical analysis of the African Union's comparative advantages in terms ofproximity to the political, social, economic, religious, ethnic and other dimensions of African conflicts. That framework could guide the Security Council in establishing the basis for effective cooperation with the League of the Arab States - a wish strongly expressed by both parties in the meeting held in Cairo on 21 May, when the Security Council mission and the League of Arab States held their first consultative meeting. It is our view that the League of Arab States can make a meaningful and significant contribution to the peacebuilding process in Somalia, which is a member ofthe Arab League.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“A candid exchange of views took place, with the two Councils reiterating their support and contribution to those countries on the path to lasting peace. Since it was established in 2004, African Union Peace and Security Council has deployed or authorized almost 70,000 uniformed peacekeepers to missions in Africa, including the Regional Task Force for the Elimination of the Lord's Resistance Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force set up to fight Boko Haram. Moreover, the African Union established AMISOM, the hybrid Mission with which we had contact in Somalia. Despite financial and logistical constraints, the deployment of peacekeeping missions by the African Union Peace and Security Council has been instrumental in supporting the Security Council.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“At the formal meeting held at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations, the two Councils assessed the existing partnership at the strategic and operational levels and the need to improve the exchange of information and analysis in all phases of conflict, and discussed the financial, logistical and operational challenges ofpeacekeeping missions in Africa. The two Councils also discussed the impact of the three reviews under way of United Nations peace operations, the peacebuilding architecture, and resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. In the formal meeting, the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council discussed the situation in Somalia and Burundi.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“and refugees, justify the Council's renewed attention in order to preserve the gains so far achieved in Somalia and to avoid undesirable developments in case a suitable solution is not found to the refugee issue. The tenth joint consultative meeting between the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council (see S/PV.7694) was another important achievement of the Egyptian presidency. The meeting was an opportunity for both Councils to reaffirm and to find ways to strengthen cooperation, complementarities and commitments in addressing threats to international peace and security in Africa.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“and Kenyan national security, and the crucial need for greater United Nations support to AMISOM, a matter concerning which the serious attention of the Council is required. We thank you very much, Mr. President, for putting emphasis on that during the mission to Somalia. The presence of a considerable number of Somali refugees in Kenya poses a huge security, economic and environmental burden on Kenyan authorities. In that connection, an appeal for the assumption of the principle of shared responsibility was addressed to the international community through the Council's call for support for countries enduring the massive influx of Somali refugees, of course including in Kenya. Those two issues, AMISOM.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“It is now expected that the international community will assist the Somali authorities in ensuring that elections take place in the best possible conditions, which will represent a substantial contribution to the complex political and security process the country has been going through. The Security Council's mission to East Africa also included important meetings in Kenya and Egypt. In a meeting held in Nairobi with the President of Kenya and Kenyan high officials, concerns were raised on the future of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and on the Somali refugees in Kenya. The Kenyan authorities stressed the correlations between the participation of Kenya in AMISOM.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source