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Gbeho

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1999-09-30
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2023-02-22
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  1. “I urge donors to stand with Somalia at this difficult time by providing the required resources early. Despite great adversity, the people of Somalia continue to demonstrate strength, resilience and resolve. The progress made by the Federal Government of Somalia to advance peace, security and development has generated positive momentum to enable further advances in the State-building agenda. At the core of that agenda lies the completion of an inclusive and consensus-based constitutional review process. That remains a priority in the period ahead. As the United Nations, we stand ready to support those efforts and, as always, to support Somalia in implementing its vision of a secure, stable and peaceful nation.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  2. “With five consecutive poor rainy seasons, the current drought is unprecedented in its severity. Humanitarian needs continue to steadily rise, with about 8.3 million people — nearly half of Somalia’s estimated population — requiring assistance and protection in 2023. Needs are also more pronounced among minorities and marginalized groups. Thanks to generous donor support, Government efforts and local community initiatives, humanitarian organizations scaled up their response and reached 7.3 million people in 2022. While famine has been prevented for now, it remains a threat if the April-to- June rains underperform as forecast and humanitarian assistance is not sustained. The 2023 humanitarian response plan, launched on 8 February, seeks $2.6 billion to meet the priority needs of 7.6 million people.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  3. “In that regard and in line with Somalia’s national stabilization strategy, efforts have focused on supporting communities and newly established district authorities in several recovered areas. In parallel, the Government continues efforts towards generating forces to gradually assume security responsibilities in line with the Somalia Transition Plan. The handover of the ATMIS Maslah camp to the Somali National Army in mid-January was an important step in that process, having paved the way for the handover of similar much camps in future. However, funding remains a critical challenge. I reiterate previous calls by the Secretary-General to ensure predictable and sustainable funding to ATMIS and adequate resourcing for Somali security forces. That remains vital to the security transition.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  4. “Over the past few months, the Federal Government has made progress in countering that threat by targeting Al-Shabaab’s military and financial operations and ideological narrative. The Somali security forces, reinforced by the use of local militias, have conducted successful operations against Al-Shabaab in Hirshabelle and Galmudug states. Operations are expected to gradually move into other areas of Somalia. Consolidating the gains in the newly recovered areas will require strong linkages between military operations and stabilization initiatives, comprised of reconciliation and justice components and aimed at bolstering good governance and service delivery.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  5. “An inter-agency assessment reports that more than 185,000 people have been displaced, 89 per cent of whom are women and children. At least 63 civilians were killed and more than 363 people injured. Efforts to stop the fighting are ongoing, but the situation, including the targeting of civilian infrastructure, remains alarming. I would like to reiterate the previous statements by the United Nations and international partners condemning the violence, calling for the resolution of political tensions through dialogue and calling for unhindered humanitarian access to urgently address the needs of those displaced and impacted. Al-Shabaab continues to pose a serious threat to peace and security in Somalia. The year 2022 was the deadliest for civilians since 2017, with a 60 per cent increase in civilian casualties as compared to 2021.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  6. “As the Government seeks to advance its post-election priorities, including conducting operations against Al-Shabaab and managing the devastating impact of the drought, recurrent political conflicts continue to command the Government’s attention. In South-West state, for instance, clashes took place on 23 December related to the timing of the state presidential election. A South-West state reconciliation conference, held under the auspices of President Mohamud and the Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nuur, was able to avert an escalation and address political grievances. In Laascaanood town, Sool region, the fighting that broke out on 6 February continues and has led to increased humanitarian needs.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  7. “That includes not only codifying the commitment that Somalia’s political leaders made on the 30 per cent women’s quota in relevant legal and electoral frameworks, but also ensuring that it be safeguarded by all entities. In that regard, the United Nations continues to support newly elected women representatives. For example, through the joint programme on women and peace and protection, the United Nations supported the establishment of the Federal Parliament’s Upper House women’s caucus. Moving forward, we must remain focused on advancing women’s participation and equality. I call on all stakeholders to redouble their efforts towards achieving that objective.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  8. “Puntland requested additional time to consider its position on those matters and has asked for further consultations with the Federal Government of Somalia. I encourage the Federal Government and the federal member states to continue dialogue within the NCC framework towards consensus on Somalia’s State-building agenda. I welcome the continued commitment of the Federal Government to implementing the women and peace and security agenda, as demonstrated by the launch of the national action plan on resolution 1325 (2000). The launch of the plan is timely, as it provides a framework to address the challenges that persist for women in Somalia. More has to be done to enable equal representation in all facets of public life. To that end, enhancing women’s political participation also remains critical.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  9. “Close cooperation with the federal member states has been sustained, momentum in the fight against Al-Shabaab has been regained and Somalia remains on track to complete the debt relief process in 2024. Through regular meetings of the National Consultative Council (NCC), His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has undertaken efforts to prioritize Federal Government and federal member state relations and to advance State-building priorities. In the December meeting of the NCC, Federal Government and federal member state leaders, with the exemption of Puntland, agreed a federated model regarding the allocation of powers and on justice, both of which are key elements for the completion of the constitutional review.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  10. “Ms. Gbeho: I thank the Security Council for the opportunity to brief it on this situation in Somalia at this meeting held on the important theme “Somalia — a women and peace and security perspective”. I am pleased to do so alongside the recently appointed Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, with whom I collaborate closely, as well as the Executive Director of UN- Women, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous. Since the previous Security Council meeting on Somalia (see S/PV.9125), held on 7 September 2022, despite many challenges, the Federal Government of Somalia has made significant progress in advancing its key national priorities.”

    2023-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9267 (2023) · source

  11. “Africa recognizes its responsibility to take steps to create a viable environment for sustainable development. Good governance, accountability and measures towards poverty alleviation are part of this process, and the Secretary-General's report acknowledges the efforts of African countries in this direction. We count on the support, therefore, and the cooperation of the developed countries for success.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  12. “My Government, in recognition of the need to address the serious problem of arms proliferation in our subregion and the related issue of the forced participation of children in armed conflicts, intends soon to jointly host with the Government of Canada a subregional workshop aimed at building on the Mali moratorium and establishing a framework to keep children out of conflict. We look forward to the support of the international community for this forthcoming event, especially that of the member States of the Council. In this regard, we also call on countries whose companies and nationals support the supply of arms and the provision of soldiers of fortune or mercenaries to fight in wars for the sake of diamonds or similar resources to assist these noble regional efforts aimed at halting this trend.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  13. “There will thus be no peace or security until the issue of poverty is seriously addressed. We are compelled to point out that the achievement of the objectives of peace and security requires an integrated approach, even in areas outside the narrow confines of peace and security. While we appreciate the assistance by developed countries for enhancing Africa's peacekeeping efforts, this, in our View, should be coordinated to avoid a situation in which parallel bodies compete for attention, and thereby waste energy. The international community must also support efforts at stemming the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in West Africa.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  14. “We are pleased with the effort and would like to congratulate the countries involved. Africa urges the Security Council, therefore, to move with similar dispatch concerning the tragedies of Africa in order to dispel any perceptions of discrimination or lack of even-handedness. If the words of comfort, support and solidarity that have been offered Africa in this debate were half-translated into commitments we would spend less time lamenting the plight of the continent. In our View, Africa's case has often required less onerous assistance in terms of human lives and military dispositions than is necessary in post-conflict management. In fact, as the Secretary-General's report makes clear, the root of many conflicts in Africa lies in the difficult socio-economic situation that the continent finds itself in.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  15. “We have had to bear such a responsibility in West Africa, for instance, not only because we feel a sense of ownership for confronting and managing conflict, but also because the response by the international community has recently been either muted or lukewarm, and in a few instances too little, too late. It is the conviction of my Government that the Council's duty to maintain peace without any prevarication or ambivalence must be upheld and emphasized. In this regard, I wish to reiterate the point I made to the General Assembly last week: that the time has come for the international community to do in Africa as much as it has done in other areas in guaranteeing peace. We have seen in the past few months the kind of resources that the international community has been willing and able to mobilize in Kosovo and East Timor at short notice.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  16. “The Charter gives ultimate responsibility for international peace and security to this body, and yet the continent of Africa is desperately in the throes of conflict. By holding this debate, the Security Council itself acknowledges the critical role that it has to play in improving the environment for development in that region of the world. The Security Council therefore has to assume its full responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in Africa. Regional peacekeeping missions and other efforts by Africa can therefore be no excuse for the Security Council to shirk its responsibilities to African countries.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  17. “The statement made in the Council yesterday by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) regarding the two OAU summit meetings held in Algiers and Sirte, and the statement by the Permanent Representative of Algeria, also portray Africa's resolve to take its destiny into its own hands and make the next millennium one of peace and stability on the continent. As was noted by an earlier speaker, there can be no peace without development, nor can there be development without peace. My contribution, therefore, is calculated to underscore some of the points already made and to suggest how the Security Council may help Africa. In so doing I will go straight to the point and try to avoid repeating the many important points that my colleagues have already made with greater force than I can muster.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source

  18. “I am happy and privileged to participate in this crucial Security Council debate on the situation in Africa, and I wish to begin by joining in the warm sentiments expressed to you, Sir, and to other members of the Council by previous speakers. I must also highly commend the Secretary-General for the comprehensive progress report (S/1999/ 1008) on the implementation of the recommendations contained in his earlier report (S/1998/318). The progress report highlights key issues that need to be addressed in dealing with the problems confronting Africa. The case for proving Africa's readiness to pull itself up by its bootstraps when it comes to challenges to peace and security there has been well established by all who spoke before me.”

    1999-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049Resumption2 (1999) · source