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Gaspar Martins

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“In countries like Liberia, where the Security Council intends to end its mission, draw down or reduce the personnel of its peacekeeping mission, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Security Council in particular should establish mechanisms to prevent the risk of the resurgence of conflict after the United Nations mission exits. In that context, we also call on the Peacebuilding Commission to continue to play its very key advocacy role through the United Nations and international and regional financial institutions, as well as with bilateral and multilateral donors, in order to continue to mobilize logistical and financial resources in support of countries engaged in a peacebuilding process.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“The technical guidance and guidelines of the United Nations system integrated into SSR can be improved through regular consultations with Member States, in order for the Secretariat to continue to update and elaborate new guidelines, including the development of training modules based on best practices. In countries with ongoing DDR and SSR programmes, the United Nations should provide information to the host countries' security sectors on implementation and follow-up in order to avoid the exclusion ofex-combatants and to create the bestpossible conditions for their integration into civilian life, which is a crucial element in the peace and consolidation process.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“The partnerships on SSR of the United Nations with regional organizations, such as the African Union and European Union, have in the past been a sound foundation that has enabled the implementation of a comprehensive SSR process with coordinated information-sharing developing into an effective division of labour. When implementing SSR in the field, those partnerships should form the basis on which Special Representatives of the Secretary-General ensure that a comprehensive SSR process is thoroughly coordinated with information-sharing and developed into an effective division of labour.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“We must therefore recognize that reforming a country's security sector is a political endeavour and must not be treated as a strictly technical matter. United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions must ensure therefore that Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, through their good offices, engage in intense political dialogue on SSR in the country to which they are assigned at the earliest stage of their mission. Security sector reform remains a crucial tool not only for conflict prevention in post-conflict States, but also in the prevention of post-electoral Violence like that which we are now seeing in Burundi.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“We stress that security sector reform should be based on participatory commitments and fully include the widest range of stakeholders, including civil society. In that connection, it is important to enhance the host country's ability to develop, manage and implement reforms that should be flexible, adaptable and tailored to the post-conflict country's concerns and needs. Resolution 2151 (2014) - the first stand-alone Security Council resolution concerning SSR - is a milestone decision that has impacted a wide range of mandates given to United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions. The main challenge to security sector reform remains the deficiency of actual political will to reform, as we have seen in different countries on the agenda of the Security Council.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“It involves a programme for the technical and professional training of demobilized personnel, and the promotion of and training in entrepreneurship for former combatants as a means of promoting the social integration into civil society of thousands of men and women coming from disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes implemented in the country, in particular at the end ofa long civil war. In that ongoing process, it has also been possible, through the recruitment of new entrants into the army and police, to involve them in an effective nation-building process as they are trained to play a role not just in security, but also in the various forms of nation-building under way in the country.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“Where peacekeeping operations are required to create an effective, professional and responsible security sector, SSR is one of the critical elements of the foundations of peace and sustainable development. In that regard, we reiterate the point already referred to by other speakers, who emphasized that SSR must be based on national ownership in order to be possible. It is also recognized that successful, sustainable and nationally led security sector reforms require focused efforts, dedicated resources and the concerted political will of all the parties involved. In Angola, in order to ensure the success of SSR, a legal framework for national dialogue on security sector reform has been created.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“Let me start by thanking Nigeria for organizing this debate on a very important topic. I am extremely pleased to bring back this topic to the Council, where it is crucial to have this discussion on security sector reform (SSR). We join other members of the Council in welcoming the Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Dmitry Tivov. We also welcome Ms. Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Security sector reform is indeed an important aspect of multidimensional peace operations.”
2015-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7508 (2015) · source
“We welcome the initiatives of subregional organizations such as the Southern African Development Community, the Economic Community of West African States, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development for their contributions to addressing subregional security. Angola strongly supports African ownership in addressing and responding to contemporary challenges to regional peace and security on the continent. In conclusion, I would once again like to thank you, Madam President, for bringing to the Security Council this important topic, so crucial to peace and security in the world today and in the future.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source
“The African Union's launch of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), which seeks to create a robust rapid-reaction force aimed at providing a capacity for managing and responding to security situations around the continent, is an important development. While the technical aspects of ACIRC are still being finalized, we believe that with the support of the African States, Africa's main partners and the United Nations, it will become a reality, representing a major gain in combating current and future threats to peace and security on the continent. We reiterate that the primary responsibility for guaranteeing peace and stability is national.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source
“The nature of the threats to peace and stability in Africa has changed recently, with the appearance of terrorist groups, particularly Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram, in Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon. In that connection, we commend thejoint response to the threat of Boko Haram represented by the creation of a joint force, to which the Council has pledged its support. The security of off-shore platforms and the danger of piracy, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea, is a matter of regional and global concern as well and deserves the full attention of the international community, especially the Security Council.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source
“In that context we must stress the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in several innovative missions, as well as the continued engagement of the United Nations with regional organizations on the basis of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, as exemplified by their interaction and consultations on developing a shared understanding of the root causes of conflicts. In that regard, the creation of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union is a milestone in that cooperation and partnership. We have recently witnessed the resurgence in Africa of attempts to achieve unconstitutional changes of Government and other threats that are undermining national and subregional stability and affecting our peoples' human rights, progress and well-being.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source
“I would like to thank the Nigerian presidency for organizing today's open debate and for its choice oftheme, which addresses issues that the Security Council has to deal with on a daily basis. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the Secretary-General for enriching our discussion this morning through his presence, which again is a way of sending a clear message that regional organizations and their joint work with the Security Council are important to his own agenda as Secretary-General. And I thank Nigeria for the excellent concept note (S/2015/599, annex) it prepared for the debate. Angola believes that strengthening global, continental and subregional cooperation is critical to the ability of the entire international community to achieve peace, security and sustainable development.”
2015-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7505 (2015) · source
“This meeting of the Security Council is another important contribution and an opportunity for us to take stock and remain vigilant to respond effectively, and avoid, future outbreaks of disease that pose a threat to human security at the international level.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“Another lesson learned from the Ebola outbreak is that, similar to the more mainstream threats of terrorism and violent extremism, contemporary challenges to international peace and security require early and timely intervention, cannot be contained within borders, will proliferate if there is weak infrastructure, require regional approaches and close collaboration with civil society and will nullify any efforts that are not inclusive, thus making it harder to find durable solutions. Thanks to the commitment of the international community and determined leadership at the national, subregional, regional and international levels, the Ebola outbreak has been contained. That is a major success that we can collectively celebrate and learn lessons from.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“From the thousands of lives lost in 2014 and 2015, Ebola cases have fallen to an encouragingly low level: two cases total in Guinea and Sierra Leone, which brings us to a zero-case reality. Although the Ebola outbreak is not the only threat to peace and security on the agenda of the Council, it is nevertheless a relevant study of best practices on how lessons learned can be used in future. In particular, the lessons learned from the international community's collaborative efforts can be adapted to establish ever- more innovative and flexible partnership arrangements that draw on our respective strengths and help build and consolidate peace and stability, not only in Africa but in conflict areas around the world.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“We highlight the African Union Peace and Security Council initiative to establish the African Union support mission for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which is a concrete example of how regional organizations can play a central role in responding to crises in their respective geographic areas. We also commend the adoption by African Health Ministers of the statute of the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at Malabo in July. The daily progress in curtailing the spread of the disease gives us hope that the Ebola outbreak is coming to an end and the economies of the affected countries will again be on the right track, so that the bright prospects they had before the outbreak will finally become a reality.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“Resolution 2177 (2014) calls for support to affected countries in intensifying prevention and response activities, as well as the dedication of adequate capacity to prevent future outbreaks. Such measures, combined with the efforts of the Secretary-General's high-level panel on the global response to health crisis, as well as the ongoing reforms at the World Health Organization - which Dr. Chan has again outlined here this morning, especially the recommendation that it develop a global health emergency work force - have the potential to safeguard against future threats to international peace and security in the form of epidemics.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“We acknowledge the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2177 (2014), which declared the Ebola crisis to be an international threat to peace and security, as that decision helped to highlight awareness of the epidemic and to increase international assistance to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. We also commend, and express our gratitude to, the Secretary-General for his efforts to help generate impetus for donor events that have helped raise much-needed funds to combat Ebola in the West Africa subregion. We also extend our gratitude to the Member States, financial institutions and international and regional organizations that supported this initiative and showed solidarity to the affected peoples and communities.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“I would like to begin by congratulating the Nigerian presidency of the Council for convening this important meeting. Allow me to also thank Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Ebola; the Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the Chair of Peacebuilding Commission; and especially Ambassador Te'te Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations. I would like to especially welcome the participation of Dr. Mosoka Fallah, who spoke directly from Liberia, a country that has been so heavily affected by the Ebola epidemic. I thank him very much for sharing his direct experience of the epidemic with the Council.”
2015-08-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7502 (2015) · source
“International cooperation is pivotal to the response to that threat, and resolution 2178 (2014) provides a very crucial framework. In conclusion, we reiterate our strong belief that the root causes of the phenomenon must be identified and and resolutely and properly addressed. Otherwise, we risk making the mistake of limiting our action to targeting the consequences of such a disturbing phenomenon while ignoring its real or root causes. We are convinced that together we can and shall prevail over the challenge.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“With regard to the exchange of information and administrative and legal cooperation for the prevention of terrorist acts, there are exchanges among the members of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries, and with the members of countries of subregional organizations ofwhich Angola is a member, specifically the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Economic Community of Central African States. With respect to the collection and sharing of information inside SADC, the Regional Early Warning Centre was created to improve communication among the 14 members of that organization. Angola also maintains contacts and cooperation with the African Centre for Study and Research on Terrorism within the African Union mechanisms with headquarters in Algiers.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Angolan law establishes mechanisms to verify the identify and history of persons suspected of committing terrorist acts before the granting of entry visas. An electronic mechanism has recently been set up consisting ofa data base with the records ofnational and foreign citizens that catalogues their potential to commit offenses, including acts of terrorism. INTERPOL Angola, in collaboration with international INTERPOL and the international security services, are part of that mechanism.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“They decided to strengthen the proactive sharing of intelligence among member States to improve early warning mechanisms, promote closer monitoring of border movements and strengthen existing mechanisms to fight the growing threat of terrorism in the region. Within the framework of the effective implementation of resolution 2178 (2014), Angola prohibits the recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters on its territory, in accordance with our pertinent national legislation. Angolan legislation also criminalizes, with imprisonment for 2 to 12 years, the actions of any person collaborating with a terrorist group by providing information or material resources - including weapons, ammunition, shelter or meeting places - or by helping such groups recruit new members.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“In line with our commitment, Angola has participated in seminars conducted by the Counter- Terrorism Committee and its Executive Director, aimed at formulating a counter-terrorism strategy for Central Africa. We hosted one such seminar in February, in our capital. We participated in the first counter-terrorism seminar for Southern Africa and will take part in a second one, to take place in Gaborone in June. The Heads of State and Government of the ninth Summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region, held in Rwanda on 18 May, focused, among other issues, on the terrorist threat.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“In that regard, we reiterate Angola's full commitment to combating the threat posed by terrorist groups in general and by foreign terrorist fighters in particular. Due to the growing threat of international terrorist groups and the ever more sophisticated recruiting methods they use to attract young people, this year the Angolan Government created a national anti-terrorism observatory, coordinated by the Ministry of the Interior. The observatory enjoys the participation of a multisectoral expert group that includes, among others, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, and State security services, with the main objective of monitoring and combating any potential threat caused by terrorists.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The recent report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (S/2015/358) gives concrete evidence of the threat poses to the world, given that there are currently more than 25,000 foreign terrorist fighters of more than 100 different nationalities acting in Syria, Iraq and Libya. That is a warning to the entire international community of the need to identify the causes of the threat and use the best approaches to combat it. Today, eight months since the Council's unanimous adoption of resolution 2178 (2014), sponsored by 120 Member States, the threat posed by those individuals is greater than ever. Today's debate is a good opportunity to take stock of the progress achieved in the implementation of that resolution, as well as to identify shortcomings and obstacles.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Other than taking repressive legislative measures, we must wage a well-structured, imaginative and energetic ideological struggle against that trend and unveil the wrongdoings of the terrorists, their nihilistic concept of life and the world, and the nightmare that awaits these young people after the dream is over. Terrorist groups such as Al-Qaida, the Al-Nusra Front, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, Boko Haram and others recruit fighters from all over the world, making their brand of terrorism a threat not only to the targeted countries but also to terrorists' countries of origin and transit.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The hatred of the other for being different, the denial of the value of human life, and contempt for humankind's cultural heritage are taking the upper hand. The fundamental question we have to raise is: Why is this happening? What have we done wrong to push so many young people into committing of the most despicable crimes and becoming associated with the darkest forces of obscurantism and destruction? In our view, finding the answers to those and many other questions is crucial if we are to find the proper ways to counter such phenomena.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“Thousands of individuals of over 100 nationalities have become foreign terrorist fighters, as the Security Council has labeled them, and constitute an increasing threat to international peace and security. Although this phenomenon is not new, the extent of the involvement of foreign terrorist fighters in conflicts and acts of terrorism is unprecedented. We have to recognize that something is deeply wrong in the world we are living in, and that the benefits of material affluence and cultural, scientific and technological development are being disgracefully turned away from serving the common good. Scores of young people have gone astray to take part in senseless bloodshed and acts of terrorism in which obscurantism prevails.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“We are grateful to the Secretary-General and to the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities and the Counter- Terrorism Committee, respectively the Permanent Representatives of Lithuania and New Zealand, for their insightful briefings, as well as to the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Mr. Jiirgen Stock. In recent years, we have witnessed a very disturbing development in international life, with growing numbers of individuals getting involved in various conflicts in different parts of the world, thereby creating a new kind of international terrorist movement.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“On behalf of the Republic of Angola, I should like to welcome you, Sir, to New York to preside over this important debate. We express our appreciation to the Lithuanian presidency for organizing this debate on an issue that is a matter of great concern and deserves our full attention, with a View to finding the most appropriate ways to counter a dangerous trend in international life. The presence and participation in this debate of a significant number of eminent Ministers of the Interior are in themselves an indication of the commitment of our Council.”
2015-05-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7453 (2015) · source
“The Security Council should continue to pay more attention to the protection of journalists, and the Secretary-General could include more detailed information on the situation ofjournalists in conflicts zones, both in his reports on the protection of civilians and in his country-specific reports. With respect to our adoption today of resolution 2222 (2015), which Angola co-sponsored, we think that the Council is pointing in the correct direction by acting on an area that has not yet been sufficiently covered. For that, we again thank the Lithuanian presidency for bringing it to the Council.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“It is with dismay that we witness the current trend of threats against journalists,including the terror tactics of war used by some terrorist groups, such as the recent beheading ofjournalists in Syria by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham. To conclude, we reiterate the important role that regional and subregional organizations can play in ensuring the protection of journalists and associated personnel in armed conflict, and the need to render more effective the cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. We are convinced that journalists can play a very important role when reporting events with objectivity and professionalism.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Despite the increased attention given by the international community and the States Members of the United Nations, and the Security Council's action on the issue, including the adoption of resolution 1738 (2006), violence against journalists persists. The most recent report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians (S/2013/689) highlights the fact that accountability for the perpetrators of attacks against journalists is virtually non-existent. This is a situation that cannot prevail. Those responsible for violations and attacks againstjournalists must be held accountable. We believe that combating impunity is an important means of ensuring greater safety and protection for journalists in conflict zones.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“The Constitution also recognizes the right to freedom of information as the basis of a plural society in which the fundamental rights of citizens must be respected within the primacy of the law. Journalists often draw attention to and witness grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, especially by reporting on situations that often amount to threats to international peace and security. We value the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, approved in 2012 by UNESCO, which has helped States to develop specific legislative mechanisms regarding the freedom of expression.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Angola, my country, attaches great importance to the protection of civilians in conflict situations, and particularly to the protection of journalists, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, including the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners ofWar and the Additional Protocols of 1977, in particular article 79 of Additional Protocol I regarding the protection ofjournalists in areas of armed conflict. In Angola, the freedom of information and expression is granted by the Constitution, which recognizes the right of all citizens to express, disseminate and freely share their thoughts, ideas and opinions by word, image or other means of communication.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Women journalists face additional risks related to, among other things, gender-based prejudices, sexual harassment and intimidation, and sexual violence and abuse in detention. This implies that there is a need for a gender-perspective approach when considering measures to address the issue of violence against journalists. Nowadays, threats are not faced exclusively by traditional journalists. Those engaged in social media - bloggers and others using modern information technologies to communicate, disseminate information and express points of view - also frequently find themselves in danger.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Journalists face risks in conflict zones: abduction, hostage-taking, harassment, intidimidation, forced disappearance, arbitrary detention, torture and illegal arrest, in clear violation of international humanitarian law. According to Reporters Without Borders, in 2014 alone 69 journalists were killed in the discharge of their honourable duties. This year, 25 have been killed, 13 of them in countries on the Security Council's agenda: five in South Sudan, two in Iraq, two in Yemen, two in Ukraine, and one each in Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While the majority of victims are male journalists, women are increasingly subject to violations of their integrity while performing their duties in conflict situations.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“My delegation commends the Lithuanian presidency for holding this open debate on the protection of journalists in conflict situations. We welcome you, Sir, and thank you for coming to New York to participate in this important debate. We also thank Deputy Secretary- General Jan Eliasson. We welcome the presence here of Mr. Christophe Deloire and Ms. Mariane Pearl of the Daniel Pearl Foundation and thank them for briefing the Council, and especially for sharing with us their very insightful remarks, which are an important contribution to our debate this morning. While States bear the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians, including journalists, as highlighted in resolution 1738 (2006), the international community has a subsidiary but very important role to play in addressing this very serious problem.”
2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450 (2015) · source
“Finally, Madam President, we remain engaged with you and other members of the Council with regard to the adoption of a resolution that would deal with the problem of the spread of small arms and light weapons, and would not leave such an important question unresolved for the future.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Al-Qaida, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab; militias in Libya, Syria and Iraq; insurgents in Mali, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and other countries; and the non-State actors to whom large amounts of weapons have been supplied, which are out of control, are the main promoters of terrorism, instability and armed conflict in many parts of the world. In the search for a compromise during the negotiation of the resolution, we accepted a definition mentioning non-State actors as terrorists, armed groups and criminal networks. Additionally, we proposed to explicitly mention in the resolution the exemption of armed private contractors and others similarly engaged in carrying out security missions. Unfortunately, all these efforts were to no avail.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“As a country that has gone through a very painful experience, it would be politically unacceptable not to seize the opportunity that the discussion of this resolution provides to address the problem of the supply of weapons to non-State actors. Our position of non-support of the resolution is based on the assumption that the illicit supply of weapons to non-State actors amounts to a threat to international peace and security, which the Council must consistently address.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Together with other members of the Council, we made considerable efforts to address this daunting challenge to the African continent, namely, the indiscriminate supply and illicit transfer of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition, which are fuelling the spread of several conflicts in Africa and the world. Eleven years ago, by adopting resolution 1540 (2004), the Council clearly defined the concept of non-State actors in a particular context. Currently, our main concern relates to non-State actors to whom small arms and light weapons are supplied to fuel conflicts, destabilize countries and promote policies of regime-change, with the tragic consequences we are witnessing today where despicable crimes against humanity are committed.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“We also note the advancement in positioning the United Nations to better support arms embargoes and other international obligations, such as Security Council support for the Arms Trade Treaty. Although, in our view, this resolution should, above all, contribute to bringing about a lasting solution to the proliferation of small arms and light weapons - namely, to theatres of instability and conflict, including a halt to the supply of those weapons to non-State actors - unfortunately, our proposals and concerns regarding the issue of proliferation and access to small arms and light weapons to non-State actors were not sufficiently considered in the resolution.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“Allow me to make this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council, namely, Angola, Chad and Nigeria. The African group also associates itself with the contents of the present resolution and vote. Let me begin by acknowledging the efforts deployed by the Lithuanian presidency and by you, Madam President, with a View to reaching consensus on this critical resolution. We note the advancements the resolution provides by focusing on the human cost of small arms. This morning, you, Madam, emphatically referred to that focus, particularly with regard to civilians, women and children; on the devastating impact on development, education and health; and on conflict prevention and avoiding relapse into conflict.”
2015-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7447 (2015) · source
“With regard to international cooperation, Angola is a member of two subregional organizations, namely, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Southern African Development Community, both of which have programmes to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. In conclusion, let me reiterate our attachment to international instruments on arms control. We stand ready to continue to work with you, Madam President, and the other members of the Council in order to reach agreement on a draft resolution that takes into account the burning problem of the proliferation of small arms to non-State actors, which have been at the centre of many conflicts in the world, some of which are on the agenda of the Council.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“However, that success would not have been possible without the cooperation of civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGO) such as the Council of Christian Churches of Angola and the action of some NGOs such as the Halo Trust, which is dedicated to the destruction of obsolete weapons and to mine-clearance. In addition to those activities, there has been increased involvement, especially by young people, in conferences, debates and other forums with the goal of adopting and disseminating international laws in conformity with the United Nations Programme of Action.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“Following the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, considerable progress has been made in our country with respect to legislative and administrative procedures, including the passing of a new law on private security companies that aims to restrict the use of weapons of war by such companies, a review of legislation on the use and possession of firearms, including hunting and recreational arms, the enactment oflegislation on the registration and marking ofweapons and the implementation of changes in functional regulation of arms and national police depositories and stockpiles.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source
“As a country that experienced a devastating civil was that lasted for more than 30 years, the Government of Angola unequivocally supports all the efforts of the United Nations and of the international community with a view to preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”
2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source