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Gaspar Martins

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first: 2002-04-23
most recent: 2016-11-23
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“I would very much like to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, for your remarkable presidency of the Council during the month of May. I also wish to congratulate your team on the very excellent performance of the Council and for the results achieved in our common endeavour to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security. A tangible result of the Egyptian presidency was the progress achieved in the Security Council mission to Somalia and East Africa, which was able to ensure - with the assurance of and delivery by the Somali leadership - that elections will take place according to the agreed model under the set deadline.”
2016-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7703 (2016) · source
“The efforts of the Group of Five Sahel (G-5 Sahel) countries to organize joint security operations at the borders and their decision to create a multinational task force to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime in the Sahel translate the determination of those countries to fight terrorism in the region. The decision ofthe G-5 Sahel is similar to that of the Multinational Joint Task Force created by the Lake Chad Basin States and Benin, who joined forces to fight Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. In conclusion, we call on the Sahel member States to continue to join forces to decisively address the challenges affecting the region. We urge the international community to continue to support regional efforts in the maintenance of peace and security for the development and stability in the Sahel region.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“We commend the work of UNOWAS in the Sahel, in collaboration with the United Nations agencies, international financial institutions, regional and subregional organizations, donors and partners, for its contribution towards the implementation of several projects in various Sahel member States in order to materialize the United Nations Integrated Strategy Plan for the Sahel. The international community, and the United Nations in particular, should continue assisting the Sahel countries in the fight against terrorism and to overcome the challenges affecting the region. We particularly commend the role played by France to fight terrorism in the region, with special forces operating in coordination with the national armed forces of the countries of the region itself.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“With 60 per cent of the region's population under 25 years of age, lacking education and unemployed, poverty and social exclusion provide fertile ground for disenfranchisement, grievances and radicalization. The perception that Governments neglect them easily draws youth to recruitment by extremist and terrorist groups operating in the Sahel region and beyond, making them easy prey for groups like Al-Qaida in the Islamic Sahel and Maghreb, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham in Libya, and Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, among others.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“That makes agricultural activities impossible, resulting in the extreme scarcity of food every year. The shrinking of Lake Chad is a striking example of the environmental degradation in the Sahel region. Lake Chad, which previously straddled the borders of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, has over the last 50 years shrunk to a small percentage of its earlier size, making it more difficult for the people who depend on it for their livelihood. That forces them to dislocate in search of water and good land for agriculture, thereby causing the rise of inter-ethnic violence between the migrant people and the local communities residing in the fertile areas. Ms. Ibrahim indicated clearly for us the impact of climate change on the lands in this region that we are discussing this afternoon.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In that regard, Angola also welcomes the joint coordination by the countries of the region, especially the Group of Five Sahel. The impact of climate change and natural disasters and the degradation of lands in the Sahel are other matters of extreme concern. Over the past decades, growing climate alterations and more frequent distress have pushed the Sahelian people to the brink of humanitarian disaster. Water for the region's agriculture, which is 98 per cent rain-fed, is getting scarcer, and water availability per inhabitant has dropped by over 40 per cent over the past 20 years. Agriculture is affected by climate change, desertification and also the insecurity affecting the region, as areas suitable for agriculture are being occupied by armed groups, terrorists and transnational organized crime.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“The three-year strategy aims at delivering coordinated and integrated life-saving assistance to people affected by emergencies, as well as at kick-starting a more tailored response to the food and nutrition crises affecting millions of people in the region. Angola commends the humanitarian response personnel engaged in providing assistance to populations living in areas with very unsafe access, given the sheer scale and complexity of the challenge and the potential for further deterioration. While Governments of the region continue to deploy efforts with the international community to solve the humanitarian crisis, a new sense of urgency and commitment is required for a more effective response to the humanitarian threat.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“In northern Mali, which we just recently visited, the Lake Chad Basin and other areas of the Sahel region, the actions of armed groups, terrorists and transnational organized crime are having a devastating impact on civilians. As of December 2015, more than 4.5 million people were displaced, seeking refuge in already highly vulnerable communities. As violence and conflict escalate in the Lake Chad region and in northern Mali, millions of people are increasingly dependent on the generosity of their vulnerable neighbours and on humanitarian assistance. Food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty in the Sahel region require a concerted effort by the international community in order to assist people affected by severe hunger and malnutrition. Humanitarian action in the Sahel is guided by the 2014- 2016 Sahel Regional Strategic Response Plan.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Coordinator of the Association des femmes peules autochtones du Tchad, for bringing us so close to the realities that she is living every day in the Sahel region. The Sahel region is confronted with huge challenges: extreme poverty, food and malnutrition crises and conflicts, youth radicalization, violent extremism, terrorism, transnational organized crime, natural disasters and the ravages of climate change. With regard to the security situation, owing to the spike in armed conflict and violence throughout the region, Governments have been forced to spend additional resources to address security challenges, at the expense of social development.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“I would like to thank you, Sir, and Spain for having initiated this very interesting debate, bringing closer to the Council a reality of which we need to take account, especially as we are dealing with a region that is very sensitive. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, who has just delivered the point of view of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Mr. Ibn Chambas is in that Office, newly created to respond to the challenge, and I would like to thank him for his good briefing. Similarly, I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate; Ms. Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification; and Ms.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“As the three reviews of the United Nations framework for peace have outlined, preventing conflict and implementing the principle of aid in the definition of sustaining peace are key to avoiding conflict - the unfulfilled aspiration first expressed more than 50 years ago and reiterated in the African Union's fiftieth anniversary Solemn Declaration, in which Africa's leaders stated their determination to achieve the goal of a conflict-free Africa, now a pillar ofthe African Union's visionary Agenda 2063. Today's debate is therefore a timely one, and I am sure that our deliberations and the presidential statement (S/PRST/2016/ 8) we adopted this morning will contribute to making Africa a more peaceful and prosperous continent, as we all desire.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Last month, the Security Council adopted resolution 2282 (2016), while the General Assembly adopted an identical resolution (70/262), on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, extending the scope of peacebuilding to all phases of conflict, not just the post-conflict period. Noting that the 2016- 2020 road map addresses peacebuilding, we would suggest that the African Union appropriate the new United Nations approach to peacebuilding, in order to adapt the African Peace and Security Architecture to today's challenges.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis has been proposed by a number of African countries, including Angola, in order to fill the capability gap, find funding, provide ownership for African countries of conflict situations on the continent and come up with an immediate response to crises. It is not intended to replace the African Standby Force, and steps are being taken to harmonize it with the Standby Force's structure. The Security Council should be better informed and engaged about that process and should assess how it can better support it and render it operational.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In particular, the African Union Peace and Security Council was extensively consulted and given an opportunity to lay out its common position and focus on the priorities for regional institutions in managing crises and conflicts - recognition of the Security Council's authority to authorize enforcement action and the need for constant consultations and exchange of information related to ongoing crises and conflicts and for mutual respect and complementarity. The new, unprecedented threats faced by some African countries in 2013 led them to devise a solution to the delays in the operationalization of the African Standby Force, which was originally scheduled for 2008.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations, chaired by Jose Ramos-Horta, former President of Timor-Leste, presented a comprehensive report (S/2015/446) focused on the changing nature of conflict, the evolving mandates of peace operations, managerial and administrative arrangements and difficulties, planning, partnerships, the protection of civilians and human rights, and special political missions.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“When, despite the best efforts of national stakeholders and the international community, a conflict cannot be avoided, the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council have additional reasons to join forces in helping the parties to that conflict to reach a political agreement in order to put an end to the hostilities and, ifnecessary, to resort to the use of force, in accordance with Chapter VII of the Charter. Last year, the United Nations engaged in a review of its peacekeeping operations.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“They also emphasized the importance ofaddressing the specific concerns ofyoung people, in order to promote harmonious development, and of ensuring women's equal participation in conflict prevention efforts and increasing their role in the decision-making process. During yesterday's discussion of the partnership between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, a consensus developed on the need to improve their collaboration in analysing and assessing threats, as well as their coordination of preventive diplomacy and mediation efforts.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In trying to give answers to those questions, we will focus on the three phases of the conflict cycle - prevention, management and the post-conflict period. With regard to the prevention of conflict, the institutions and mechanisms of the African Peace and Security Architecture, such as the Peace and Security Council and the early-warning systems at both the continental and regional level, play a critical role through preventive diplomacy, mediation and electoral observation missions aimed at defusing any potential threats or risks to peace and security. The 2015 reviews underscored the importance of addressing the root causes of conflict by involving all segments of society, promoting inclusive development and human rights and protecting fundamental individual and collective freedoms.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The road map aims to cover the various phases of the conflict cycle through five strategic priorities - conflict prevention, conflict management, post-conflict reconstruction and peacebuilding, strategic security issues, and coordination and partnerships. How can the Security Council support the successful implementation of those strategic priorities? And how can the outcomes of the 2015 reviews that the United Nations has conducted of its peacekeeping operations and architecture, and of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, be coordinated with implementation of the African Union road map and, more broadly, with the African Peace and Security Architecture?”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The African continent is currently hosting 9 of the 16 peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council, consisting of more than 90,000 troops and supported by more than 15,000 personnel. The African Union Peace and Security Council has deployed a considerable number of troops under Security Council mandates, which must render the two bodies' dialogue and cooperation necessary and more coordinated and effective, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Last year, the African Union deployed a road map for the African Peace and Security Architecture for 2016 to 2020 as a strategic document, putting particular emphasis on deliveries by all stakeholders involved in the Peace and Security Architecture, including partners and external actors.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“That coincides with the tenth anniversary of the annual joint meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council and the Security Council, which was held very constructively yesterday. Tomorrow the African continent will celebrate the fifty-third anniversary of the moment when 32 African leaders expressed their determination to promote the ideals of pan-Africanism, understanding and cooperation among the African peoples, and to create the conditions needed to establish and maintain peace and security on the continent. However, the pledges made at the time to establish justice and sustainable peace in Africa have still not materialized to this day and remain aspirations rather than reality for a good number of African countries and peoples.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“I would like to commend Egypt for its timely convening of this open debate on the crucial matter of maintaining international peace and security, United Nations-African Union (AU) peace and security cooperation and the future of the African Peace and Security Architecture. Let me thank the Egyptian delegation for the concept note (S/2016/428, annex) provided to guide our deliberations today and our briefers for their very concise and constructive contributions to this debate. I also take the opportunity to welcome the African Union Peace and Security Council presence in New York to discuss strategic issues with the Security Council, with a view to strengthening cooperation between our organizations.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“The Security Council, through the mandatory powers entrusted to it by the Charter of the United Nations, must play a crucial role in leading the international community in this decisive struggle to uphold the principles and purposes of the Charter and the universal values ofpeace, justice and human dignity that violent extremism and terrorism are challenging in a way unprecedented since the founding of the United Nations.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Mohi El-Din Afifi and Mr. Steven Crown is very welcome indeed, given he pivotal role that their respective organizations can play in the successful implementation of the Secretary-General's Plan of Action and the presidential statement that we have just adopted. The ideological debate on preventing and actually countering terrorism is a vital component in the area of information technologies in order to effectively challenge and demystify the narratives propagated by violent extremists and terrorists. As the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism states, the United Nations plays a central role in uniting the international community and giving coherence to its efforts in preventing and countering violent extremism and terrorism.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“The Deputy Secretary-General this morning clearly reminded us of the particular role that young people have to play in our deliberations. Youth is a fundamental element in this process. It is among young people, mostly the disenfranchised and poorly educated, that violent extremism thrives and is the main recruitment base for the contingent of foreign terrorist fighters. Accordingly, it is crucial to raise young people's awareness of preventing violent extremism and terrorism by securing their integration in decision-making processes, engaging in dialogue among generations, their participation in their respective communities, stepping up the struggle against poverty social marginalization, and enhancing education on respect for human rights, diversity, peaceful coexistence and tolerance. The participation in our meeting of Mr.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Angola supports the Plan and is ready to participate in the work necessary to make it implementable. The Plan of Action acknowledges the need of concerted action in addressing terrorism beyond law enforcement, military or security measures by placing special emphasis on prevention, in particular through social and economic development, good governance, human rights and humanitarian concerns, the rule of law, combating discrimination, marginalization and exclusion. The agenda to prevent violent extremism emphasizes the impact of action at the local, national and regional levels in a mutually reinforcing process with an all- of-United-Nations approach. In that connection, this meeting of the Security Council constitutes a valid contribution to the implementation of the Secretary- General's Plan of Action, which we again welcome.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“The most outrageous feature of today's violent extremism is the exploitation of religious belief in order to divide nations, suppress religious, cultural and ethnic diversity, and perpetrate despicable crimes in the name of religious homogeneity. In presidential statement S/PRST/2016/6, which we have adopted today, the Security Council notes how terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al-Qaida craft distorted narratives based on the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of religion to justify violence and recruit supporters and foreign terrorist fighters. The Secretary-General, translating the deep concern of the international community, presented to the General Assembly at its current session his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, as and when conducive to terrorism.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Radicalization and violent extremism find fertile ground poverty, unemployment, corruption and disrespect for fundamental human rights. The political and economic exclusion of ethnic and social groups, marginalization, impediments to public freedoms, poor governance, the culture of impunity, repressive policies and discrimination are some of the fundamental drivers exploited by violent extremists. Another powerful driver, consistently invoked in their narratives, is the issue of unresolved conflicts, permitting extremists to exploit deep-rooted grievances arising from oppression or its remnants and foreign intervention. Such grievances, deeply entrenched in the ideology of violent extremist, impose the urgent need to resolve long-standing conflicts and put an end to deceptive narratives of revenge and hatred.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Angola, as Chair of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region and in partnership with the United Nations, organized in mid-February 2015 a regional seminar on terrorism, aimed at the pacification and resolution of conflicts in the Central African region, where disturbing signs of the terrorist threats are making inroads. Angola has also participated in meetings of the Southern African Development Community, which recently adopted a strategy to combat terrorism in the southern African region. These actions highlight the Angolan Government's commitment to contributing to the creation and implementation of mechanisms to combat the terrorist threat. Violent extremism originates and thrives in specific contexts, with a number of clearly identified situations as its drivers.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“The principal consequence of such a development has been the spread of violent extremism across vast regions of the world with a message of totalitarian intolerance of religious, cultural, social and racial diversity, posing an immense challenge to the universal values of peace, justice and human dignity, as proclaimed by the United Nations, and provoking a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions. It is against that backdrop that the international community is applying renewed determination and seeking the most suitable ways to counter this new brand of violent radical extremism and terrorism through in-depth studies of the phenomenon, refined operational tools to counter the threat, and international cooperation as a key to our success.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“We welcome the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2016/6, on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, and commend the Egyptian delegation for the efforts deployed that have led us to its adoption by the Council this morning. The ability acquired by terrorists to conquer and administer territories is one ofthe most disturbing facts in today's international reality. By exploiting religious beliefs, ethnic differences and political ideologies to legitimize their actions, the terrorists have divided nations, recruited followers and taken hold of vast territories. They are, avowedly, intent on building States, based on the most obscure irredentism.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“I would like, first of all, to express our appreciation at seeing you this morning, Mr. President, as you preside over this very important and timely meeting of the Security Council. I congratulate the Egyptian delegation for organizing today's debate on a troubling issue of great concern for the international community. We also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand and the Deputy Ministers of Malaysia, Spain and Japan. We thank the Deputy Secretary- General Eliasson for his timely briefing and we also thank Mr. Crown and Mr. Afifi for their very insightful briefings, given the very important role their organizations play in the fight in which we are all engaged.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“We urge parties to the conflict to facilitate safe, rapid and unimpeded passage for medical and humanitarian workers and their access to all people in need of protection and assistance. That would be an adequate response to the appeal we heard this morning in the Council.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Wassim Maas, a humanitarian hero and the last paediatrician in the city who, with his bare hands, struggled to give some hope to the children of the martyrized city, bears witness to that. In conclusion, we condemn all attacks on health- care and humanitarian workers and facilities for their disadvantageous impact on people in need, who have their access to health care and humanitarian assistance totally obliterated. We call on all parties to armed conflicts to fully comply with their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, and to ensure the respect and protection of all medical and humanitarian personnel, as well as hospitals and other medical facilities.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“We are deeply concerned by reports highlighting attacks on health-care workers and medical facilities in conflict zones. Shootings, kidnappings, physical violence and aerial bombardments are a part of daily life in countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Somalia and Yemen, among others. This year the number of attacks on medical facilities, as well as the number of deceased, increase daily in a rampage of irrationality. Ms. Joanne Liu and Mr. Peter Maurer have shared with the Council sobering stories of the prevailing reality in a number of conflict zones. The appeal they have launched and presented to the Council should be, without a doubt, enough for us to heed and respond positively. The recent death in Aleppo of Dr.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“At the same time, the resolution also strengthens the United Nations agenda on the protection of civilians. Since the Security Council's adoption of its first resolution on the protection of civilians (resolution 1265 (l999)), it has emphasized the importance of protecting humanitarian and health-care personnel in various country-specific and thematic resolutions. However, despite the robust normative framework established by the Council, the General Assembly and other international bodies, and the strengthening of human rights mandates in peacekeeping missions, a great deficit remains in the protection of civilians in situations of rampant conflict. Today's adoption of resolution 2286 (2016) helps to fill that gap. Now is time to proceed with the implementation of the resolution.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Angola is honoured to be a sponsor, along with other States, of resolution 2286 (2016), which we just adopted today. Attacks on medical and humanitarian personnel engaged in medical duties and on their means of transport and equipment, as well as on hospitals and other medical facilities, are flagrant violations of international humanitarian law as enshrined in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, as well as the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel and its Optional Protocol. Today's resolution also represents a meaningful contribution to making the parties to conflicts aware of the gravity of such attacks and making their perpetrators accountable for their criminal deeds, which are in absolute contravention of international law.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“Since this is the first public meeting to be held under your presidency, Sir, I would first like to congratulate you and the delegation of Egypt on your assumption of the presidency and your convening of today's very timely briefing on the critical issue of the protection of civilians, with particular emphasis on medical and humanitarian personnel, hospitals and other medical facilities. I would also like to welcome and thank the Secretary-General, who was here earlier, as well as Ambassador Peter Maurer of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Ms. Joanne Liu of Medecins Sans Frontieres - the organization that is present in so many of the theatres that we have heard about this morning and that is doing what we would like to see many more doing, not just the 35,000 who are its members, as Ms. Liu pointed out this morning.”
2016-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7685 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, Angola reaffirms its commitment to continuing its constructive engagement in order to support MINURSO's activities, with its full capacity, as mandated by the Security Council and in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“We believe that the Security Council should assume its responsibilities and address the failing parties by imposing appropriate measures as it has done in similar cases before. Angola cannot support the adoption of what we consider to be a biased resolution that validates double standards. The resolution should also have reaffirmed the mandate of MINURSO, including its political mandate, which is to assist the parties to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. We believe that MINURSO should also be given a human rights mandate to monitor the human rights situation in the territory, which is of great concern to members of the Council.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“We would like to underscore that the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, dated 19 April, states that "[w]ithout a suitable and fully staffed international civilian component, the Mission cannot fulfil a core component of its functions" [and that] "the expulsion of most of the MINURSO international civilian component can be expected to be exploited by radical elements" (S/2016/355, para. 93). And the Council is quite aware of the fact that, unfortunately, those radical elements are very much present in the region. The resolution should have requested the immediate return of MINURSO to full functionality without preconditions. That is one of the main reasons why we abstained in the voting earlier.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“The decisions made last month by one of the parties to the controversy have entailed serious consequences for the Mission's ability to fulfil its mandate. The decision on staffing has created a dangerous precedent for peacekeeping missions around the world, and for the very reputation of the Security Council, which is responsible for their deployment and management. The resolution adopted fails to address the situation with the seriousness and engagement that it deserves. One of our colleagues this morning referred to it as "significantly uncertain".”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“We made constructive proposals that, in our view, addressed the legitimate concerns of the international community but were not given due consideration. Although we welcome the request for briefings by the Secretary-General at least twice a year, we deem it imperative to shorten the reporting period. The Security Council needs to be informed and constantly updated on developments on the ground. We believe that the current yearly report does not fit such a need, although the period has been reduced. The situation is too volatile, and the Council needs to remain seized. It must never miss the opportunity to act, as it did recently when unfortunate decisions that changed the operation of the Mission were made.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“The Security Council has just adopted resolution 2285 (2016) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Angola abstained in the voting for a number of reasons that we would like to outline, the first of which was a desire to reaffirm the expression of our political will and hope that it is never too late to correct mistakes. Angola, as a member of the African Union, is ready and remains fully engaged with regard to the search for a just solution for the people of Western Sahara. We regret that every proposed amendment to the draft, which were presented by a number of Member States, including Angola, met outright rejection. Indeed, there was no meaningful negotiation on this text.”
2016-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7684 (2016) · source
“This is also another important requirement, as the country needs to be organized to guarantee its own defence as peace continues to be built. It is important that the federal and regional authorities ensure the strict compliance of security operations with international standards regarding human rights and respect for the rule of law. The Federal Government of Somalia and the interim regional administrations need to create a secure environment for the civilian population, bridging any existing gaps and addressing intercommunal conflicts. In conclusion, I wish to convey to the President of Somalia Angola's full support. We know that it is important that the country be reborn. The rebirth of the country needs to be an absolute objective that can be achieved. From the discussion this morning, the Security Council is again reassured of that.”
2016-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7674 (2016) · source
“We praise the Somali legislative body for these important achievements. While we take note of the continuous progress in Somalia, the country still faces considerable challenges, especially regarding the humanitarian situation, which needs to be urgently addressed. Also, the fight against and defeat of Al-Shabaab aew imperative if the country is to make progress towards peace and stability. In this regard, predictable funding is an absolute necessity that we have to take into account for AMISOM. We welcome the progress achieved in capacity- building for the Somali National Army and the Somali police force, and the financial commitment of international partners to developing programmes and projects for upgrading the Army and the police.”
2016-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7674 (2016) · source
“We commend the national consultative process regarding the electoral process, which took into account the different points of View expressed by the various communities that compose the Somali ethnic mosaic. We also take note of the commitment of the Somali stakeholders to the universal ballot in the elections to take place in 2020. Significant progress has also been made in the constitutional review process and in the development of the federal system, while relevant legislation has recently been passed by Parliament regarding money-laundering, counter-terrorism financing and the protection and promotion of the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children. The national gender policy, the national youth policy and the national development plan for 2017-2019 were important legislative milestones.”
2016-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7674 (2016) · source
“The briefings provided enabled members of the Security Council to better understand the progress and challenges faced by the people and the Government of Somalia, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the United Nations and other international partners of Somalia, which have joined forces to build a peaceful, stable and prosperous Somalia. The progress we are all witnessing is a reward for the investment we are all making towards peace in a country that has long faced a very brutal war. I take this opportunity to praise the Somalis for reaching agreement on the electoral process. The 4.5 formula as the electoral model will allow for the holding of elections in Somalia while taking into account the various sensibilities and influential role of the elders and traditional and religious leaders.”
2016-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7674 (2016) · source
“Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing today's meeting on Somalia. I wish to welcome the President of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and thank him for honoring us with his presence and sharing his Views on the situation in Somalia and his hope for the future of his country. I would also like to thank Mr. Michael Keating for his briefing and Ambassador Tete Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union, for his briefing on behalf of the High Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union.”
2016-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7674 (2016) · source
“In order to centralize and process all the information related to money laundering and terrorist financing, Angola created the Financial Intelligence Unit within the National Bank. To conclude, I would like to renew the commitment of Angola to continue working with the United Nations in the implementation of the relevant resolutions, programmes and plans of action aimed at effectively preventing and fighting the threat posed by terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.”
2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670 (2016) · source