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Gueguen Mohsen

lines on the record: 37
first: 2016-11-17
most recent: 2017-02-27
sittings or episodes: 6
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“Ramush Haradinaj is a part of a judicial proceeding initiated on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by INTERPOL. This order was carried out as a matter of routine, in keeping with our international commitments. It does not have a political dimension and does not alter in any way the relation of trust that we traditionally have with Kosovo or our support for reconciliation in the region and the implementation of a dialogue between Belgium and Pristina.”
2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source
“The normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina remains, generally speaking, a prerequisite for their progress on the path to European rapprochement, which was once again encouraged at the Paris-Balkans 2016 summit, held on 4 July last. The efforts under way to strengthen the rule of law in Kosovo must remain a priority and include fighting radicalization in all its forms. We therefore welcome the unconditional commitment of Kosovo in this regard, both locally and within the international coalition against Da'esh. France will also continue to provide its support to the efforts undertaken by the authorities of Kosovo in favour of international recognition of their State. Lastly, I would like to conclude my statement by pointing out that the action under way in France against Mr.”
2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source
“We expect that all of the agreements reached will be implemented as swiftly as possible, including as concerns the establishment ofa community association of Serb-majority municipalities, which is a key element of the dialogue. We therefore urge the Kosovo and Serbian authorities to step up their efforts, particularly on this latter issue, in order to achieve more concrete outcomes in the months to come. This is an issue that we will follow very closely. We are deeply concerned about the tensions that we have seen in recent months on the ground as well as by the regrettable provocations that have fuelled them. We expect all actors to show responsibility and restraint. The agreement reached on the demolition of the wall in Mitrovica is in this respect a positive development.”
2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source
“We believe also that the positive developments we have seen in recent years in Kosovo in terms of strengthening institutions justify our desire to continue to refocus the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and to ensure their coordination with the other international actors present in Kosovo. We call once again on the Secretary- General to make recommendations on this issue in the framework of his next report. France is convinced that the future of Kosovo can no longer be seen as a priority in the Council, but, rather, within the framework of a political dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, led by the European Union. It is therefore important in this regard for the parties to demonstrate a proactive commitment at the highest level.”
2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source
“Mrs. Gueguen Mohsen (France) (spoke in French): I would add my thanks to those expressed by other members of the Security Council to the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, as well as to the President of Serbia, Mr. Tomislav Nikolic', and to the Ambassador of Kosovo, Ms. Vlora Citaku. I should like to begin my statement by recalling once again France's wish to revise the frequency with which the Security Council reviews the situation in Kosovo. Given that the Council is facing an increasingly burdensome workload, there no longer appears to be any justification for maintaining quarterly briefings on the question of Kosovo, whose situation is in no way comparable to crises for which the Council's intensive commitment is crucial.”
2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source
“It is key to preventing a major political crisis in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo that could destabilize the entire region.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“The onus is on Congolese political stakeholders to take the steps necessary to maintain stability and hold elections as quickly as possible, in line with the provisions of the Constitution. To date, that has not occurred. We must therefore steer them in that direction. Thirdly, that is indeed the goal of the presidential statement that we just adopted. France thanks all members of the Council for the constructive work that has allowed the text to be adopted by consensus. The presidential statement is a clear expression of the Council's expectations on confidence-building measures and the need for flexibility in a spirit of compromise. A political agreement that is more in-depth and inclusive must be swiftly reached.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“If the downward spiral of violence begins, no one will be able to predict how it might be stopped. It must be prevented at all costs. Secondly, the Council must steadfastly pursue the preventive diplomacy efforts that it has undertaken since its visit to the country. We have been unanimous in reiterating the expectations of the Council with regard to Congolese political leaders by encouraging a full- fledged, consensus-based dialogue to peaceably settle ongoing disputes and by urging the Government to implement the confidence-building measures necessary to bring about a swift conclusion to the dialogue, such as the release of political prisoners, the end to judicial proceedings and the removal of obstacles to freedom of the press.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“Ms. Gueguen Mohsen (France) (spoke in French): I will be brief. The Council has been clear and unanimous in presidential statement S/PRST/2016/l8, which was read at the start of today's meeting. I will make three points. First, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains of concern. The country is at a critical juncture in terms of its political and security environment, and a fully inclusive political agreement has not yet been reached in spite of the messages conveyed during the visit of the Security Council and the mediation efforts of the Conference episcopale nationale du Congo, which we support and believe must continue. The temptation to be swept into a power struggle is present on all sides, but that game is a dangerous one.”
2016-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7826 (2016) · source
“Moreover, the draft text recognizes that there is much work yet to be done and calls on the Secretary- General and the African Union for their guidance in supplementary and complementary work. France fully supports that approach, and we thank Senegal and the United States for having proposed it.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“All of those challenges have been clearly identified in the three underlying reports for this debate, the Kaberuka report and the two Secretary-General reports from September. They are also taken up in the concept note (S/2016/966, annex) circulated by the delegation of Senegal for this meeting, as well as in the draft resolution contained in document S/20l6/977, which will be put to the vote at the end of the debate. The draft resolution fully spells out the framework of the partnership and duly acknowledges the fact that, although the United Nations-African Union partnership on peace and security has a financial component, it is not entirely financial.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Financing African peace operations through mandatory United Nations contributions must go hand in hand with the joint planning and monitoring capabilities of the Security Council and the African Union, which entails bolstering and even creating a mechanism that does not yet exist. We must also attach the greatest importance to respecting human rights, as operations mandated, supported and financed by the Security Council must respect the highest human rights standards and, more generally, must pay particular attention to the conduct of the operations. Finally, we must identify precisely what type of operations lend themselves to such a mechanism and what type of concrete support the United Nations could provide.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The third challenge is to ensure the necessary financial predictability and sustainability for African peace operations. That is the message of the Kaberuka report, presented to the Council in September by the African Union, which France welcomes. It includes proposals that should be seriously considered both by the African Union and its member States - which should finance 25 per cent of the cost of African operations - and by the United Nations - which should make a mandatory 75 per cent contribution to the cost of the operations. The fourth challenge is to ensure that the funding structure is implemented within a robust, comprehensive partnership.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The regional dimension is unavoidable when the United Nations takes action after an African Union operation or in support of the implementation of a peace agreement negotiated in the region. All of those dimensions are tied together. The second challenge is the need to identify which situations would benefit more from the added value of which organization. The United Nations does a great deal, but it cannot, and does not know how to, do everything. In certain situations, a regional organization is perhaps better equipped to respond to the specific circumstances on the ground. The African Union Mission in Somalia, for example, comes to mind, where the African Union brings genuine added value as compared with the capacities of the United Nations.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“With regard to the Security Council, France believes that taking into account the views of regional organizations should become automatic and can lead the way to building consensus when there is a strong and consensus-based position of the African Union or a subregional organization. Thirdly, this partnership should be strengthened in order to address at least four challenges, as called for in the recent report (S/2016/780) of the Secretary-General and in Mr. Kaberuka's report endorsed in July during the African Union Summit in Kigali. The first challenge is that we need more collaboration and coordination. The United Nations and regional organizations act both simultaneously and consecutively with different modalities in response to the same crises.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“France welcomes the role played by African Union and African regional organizations, both at the political level, such as the role that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development plays in South Sudan and that of the Economic Community of Central African States in the Central African Republic, as well as at the military level, in the framework of complementarity with United Nations peacekeeping operations - for example, as illustrated in the transition from the African- led International Support Mission in Mali to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and in the transition from the African- led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic - as well as, independently with the Multinational Joint Task Force against Boko Haram.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“At the same time, as a natural consequence, the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union becomes a necessity in the context of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. This development, which will only continue, will strongly mark the term of the incoming Secretary-General. Secondly, France acknowledges, encourages and takes an active part in this development. On a bilateral basis, France is one of the primary partners in capacity- building for peace in Africa. Our partnerships foresee the training of 20,000 African soldiers by 2020. This is a major goal that we are committed to achieving.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Gueguen Mohsen (France) (spoke in French): I thank the four briefers for their introductory remarks, and the Senegalese presidency of the Security Council for convening this debate. France fully endorses the statement to be made shortly by the Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union. I have four points to make. First, the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security is an indisputable and significant fact. African organizations, acting within the African Peace and Security Architecture, are increasingly assuming their responsibilities in crisis management on the African continent.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“We must draw all the consequences from the conclusions of the reports established by the Mechanism, and we must ensure that these crimes will be subject to judicial proceedings and sanctions. As the French authorities have already said on many occasions, France hopes that the Security Council will be in a position to soon adopt a resolution to punish those responsible for chemical attacks identified by the Joint Investigative Mechanism.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7815 (2016) · source
“We are therefore responding to a requirement of justice and, by ensuring the renewal of the Mechanism, we are sending a message of deterrence to all parties involved in the Syrian conflict. It is also an expression of the recognition of the international community for the remarkable work of the Mechanism. The renewal of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, the strengthening of its resources and the continuation of its work are necessary. That much is clear, but our action cannot stop there. We cannot tolerate the flagrant violation of the universal standard of banning the use of chemical weapons; otherwise, we would bear the intolerable risk of trivializing such actions. Given such a serious challenge and given this violation of the non-proliferation regime, the Council must take action.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7815 (2016) · source
“Given the latest conclusions of the Joint Investigative Mechanism , which are compelling, confirming the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime and by Da'esh, and while other cases of use of chemical agents against the civilian population continue to be reported, it is necessary to allow the Mechanism to continue its work. The gravity of the facts established by the Joint Investigative Mechanism could not leave any room for political divisions. The Security Council established the Mechanism unanimously last year, and it is up to us, out of common agreement, to extend its existence, which is more justified than ever. It is also a strong signal sent to those responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Their crimes will continue to be clearly and rigorously established.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7815 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Gueguen Mohsen (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2319 (2016), which makes it possible to renew the mandate of the joint mechanism for the investigation and attribution of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, known as the Joint Investigative Mechanism, for one year. This is a time of unity on the Syrian issue which deserves to be welcomed and which, beyond our divisions as to the resolution of the conflict, represents a strong signal of our desire to together bring an end to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7815 (2016) · source
“The Council must support those efforts. The civilian populations of South Sudan have suffered for far too long from the war, which to them seems endless. That situation could deteriorate further. It is the Council's responsibility to mobilize in order to prevent South Sudan from plunging further into the spiral of violence. It is time for us to act.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“The obstacles that have been set up to prevent UNMISS access to vulnerable populations are unacceptable. We call on the Government of South Sudan and all the parties to the conflict to guarantee full freedom of movement to UNMISS. The Government of South Sudan must also honour its commitments and ensure the proper deployment of all Mission contingents, including the Regional Protection Force, and their equipment. I also want to reiterate the full support of France to UNMISS, which is implementing its protection of civilians mandate in very difficult circumstances. In that regard, we welcome the efforts deployed by the Secretariat to draw lessons from the shortcomings noted during the outbreak ofviolence in Juba in July. We welcome and support the commitment of the Secretariat to implementing the recommendations as quickly as possible.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“For that reason, we welcome the active roles that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union have played since the beginning of the crisis in trying to promote a political solution. Today more than ever it is necessary to redouble the efforts in that regard, and the United Nations can help, in particular through the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. The Security Council must also play its role by supporting those efforts. We must stand ready to remind those who seeking to impede peace initiatives that the Council is ready to take necessary measures against them. Lastly, UNMISS mustbe in a position to carry out its mandate. We strongly condemn the attacks perpetrated against the Mission and humanitarian workers.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“The ongoing influx into South Sudan of light and heavy weapons feeds the conflict and makes it easier to commit acts of violence against civilians. We need to do our utmost to slow this flow of weapons. France has long called for such an embargo and regrets that the Security Council could not decide on it earlier. However, there is still time. We support the United States proposal and call on members of the Council to stop prevaricating. Next, the resumption of the political process is critical to restoring hope to South Sudan. The conflict cannot be resolved militarily; any settlement must be political. The parties must therefore urgently commit to ceasing hostilities and participate in inclusive dialogue that can stabilize the governance of the country and move towards an exit to the crisis.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“They have drawn our attention to the risk of an escalation of violence, particularly along ethnic lines, which could result in mass violence. The Security Council cannot turn a deaf ear to such dangers. As was underscored by Mr. Dieng, such a spiral of violence is not inevitable and therefore can be prevented. The people of South Sudan cannot be abandoned to such a fate. They are in danger and we have to provide them with the necessary support. The Security Council must therefore mobilize to prevent South Sudan from descending into chaos. It cannot and must not stand idly by. It has to act in accordance with its responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations and take the necessary measures. First of all, establishing an arms embargo is now urgent.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Since the conflict began almost three years ago, civilians have been the victims of unspeakable violence and abuse. Men, women and children have been executed, murdered, raped, mutilated and abducted. Violence has spread to many regions of the country. In addition to the fighting between the two parties to the conflict, there are now cross-community conflicts, ethnic violence and armed group attacks. While that is already a bleak picture, today South Sudan is in danger of plunging further into a new spiral of violence. The Secretary-General, the Panel of Experts of the Sanctions Committee and Mr. Dieng himself have sounded the alarm. They have alerted us to hate speech and incitement to murder, which makes us fear the worst.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Gueguen-Mohsen (France) (spoke in French): I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General to South Sudan, Ms. Ellen Loj; Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng; and you, Sir, in your capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) on South Sudan, for your briefings. I would also like to particularly welcome the activities of Ms. Laj in heading the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) over the past few years in very different circumstances. The seriousness of the situation that has just been described fully justifies today's open meeting to speak about the matter. France is deeply concerned by the threat of a new escalation of Violence in South Sudan.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“France is greatly attached to the freedom ofthought and speech and recognizes the deep extent to which they are intertwined with the freedom of belief and other fundamental freedoms that pave the way for respect for pluralism and the views of others. Those principles must be the driving force behind our teachings, actions and practices. I fully endorse what Mr. Diagne had to say along those lines regarding the pressing need to increase our understanding and attachment to pluralism. We must fight terrorism and its propaganda of hatred with unrelenting determination and with the necessary and proportionate means and the full arsenal of the law, while fully respecting fundamental freedoms. Those are the same human rights that the terrorists wish to destroy, as they are the very bedrock of our democracies.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“That responsibility falls, first and foremost, on member States and regional organizations, but the United Nations will be there to assist them in establishing normative frameworks or enhanced operational capacity building activities. The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre can also take on some of the burden of that strengthened cooperation. Finally, while strengthening cooperation between States and between organizations, we must pursue efforts to counter terrorist propaganda with the help of the private sector, civil society organizations and grassroots actors, all of whom contribute to forging trusting civil societies that are diverse and democratic and can generate employment for their young people.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“The OIC Programme of Action 2025, adopted at the OOIC Summit in Istanbul in April, and an earlier 10-year action plan called for the strengthening ofthe role of OIC in matters of conflict prevention, confidence-building, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation in its member States, as well as in conflict situations involving Muslim communities. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Secretary-General's Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism provide an excellent framework for cooperation with OIC. As was highlighted by the General Assembly in June, priority must henceforth be given to the implementation of the principal recommendations of the Plan of Action.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“Faced with such a large threat, each and every State and regional organization has a role to play to shatter that large-scale recruitment exercise. Against the current backdrop, strengthened cooperation between the United Nations and OIC is more crucial than ever. Earlier, the Ambassador of Spain offered many, very interesting proposals along those lines, explaining how we might enhance such cooperation, which could help us to better understand the factors that lead to violent radicalization and terrorism, as well as improve our collective action in the fight against the terrorist threat. Naturally, we must - and this is essential - take care so as not to create false conflations. Muslims are by far the principal victims of terrorism. Our two institutions share common goals.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“They appeal to their need for money and recognition, promising them an ideal and a cause to defend, when in fact they find nothing but tyranny, brutality and death. They use the fascinating power of images to stun and manipulate their targets' minds and even, if necessary, known brainwashing techniques to lead their subjects to reject their academic, professional and even familial environments. They are particularly effective in two environments: on the Internet and in prisons. Their ideology of chaos is at the heart of terrorist propaganda and has the dual purpose of spreading terror throughout the majority and recruiting new fighters from a restricted minority. I would now like to turn to a second broad point.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“Terrorist group propaganda, and particularly that of ISIL, seeks to entice future recruits by playing on political, economic and social motivations, as well as psychological ones, which are dangerously powerful. Specialists who have studied the subject have clearly demonstrated that there is no unique profile of a potential recruit nor any simple explanation as to why individuals decide, sometimes incredibly rapidly, to join a terrorist group. The reasons are multiple and complex, combining collective mindsets and individual trajectories, the broad sweep of history, personal experiences and security, geopolitics, justice and mental health issues. Recruiters attract young people by playing on their feelings of injustice and marginalization.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“I would like to begin with the positive by highlighting the significant successes seen this year in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. The Monitoring Team of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida,and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities indicated in a recent report that the total volume of online propaganda spread by the group has decreased. That represents steps forward that deserve to be highlighted. Nevertheless, reality forces us to acknowledge that ISIL continues to exercise significant appeal over a number of individuals, particularly young people, in many countries - my own country being no exception. More needs to be done to counter that phenomenon.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source
“Mrs. Gueguen Mohsen (France) (spoke in French): Allow me to begin by thanking our briefers for their enlightening statements. I also thank Senegal for taking the initiative to convene this meeting with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on a matter of such mutual concern - the fight against violent extremism. That is an issue at the crux of our shared concerns and affects all of our societies, irrespective of their cultural identity or geographical location. That being said, we need to understand the issue and react appropriately, as highlighted by our briefers. Cooperation between the United Nations and OIC is important on all fronts but particularly in terms of the need for pluralism and environmental awareness.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7813 (2016) · source