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2002-05-22
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2005-03-30
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  1. “The international community must put in place the resources necessary for the creation and strengthening of the capacities necessary for deployment in conflict areas of Africa. I urge the Security Council to address all conflicts with equal attention. I trust that the Council will continue its primary task of preserving peace and security.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  2. “The Economic Community of West African States is a good example of that. However, as good as that may sound, there are certain constraints that severely limit the interventionist role of regional and subregional organizations. Those include: lack of adequate military capacity for intervention in conflicts where peace- enforcement and peacekeeping are necessary; lack of adequate financial resources and logistical support; inadequate institutional capacity to engage in peace- enforcement and peacekeeping operations; conflicts of interest among States members of the regional or subregional organization; and lack of cooperation with sanctions regimes, in particular where arms embargoes are involved. The African Union's efforts to create the capacities necessary for deployment in African conflicts must be supported and enhanced.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  3. “I urge Council members to give serious consideration to this situation. The other dynamic in addressing conflicts in Africa is the emerging role of regional and subregional organizations. Admittedly, an enhanced role for those organizations is welcome. The "Somalia-Rwanda syndrome" has contributed to those ad hoc arrangements, where regional and subregional organizations act under Chapter VIII of the Charter. In fact, fewer than half of all peacekeeping operations since 1997 have been undertaken by the United Nations; the majority of peacekeeping operations have been assumed by either regional or subregional organizations. There is a greater margin for success where regional actors set aside their varying interests in the conflict and agree - in a unified and cohesive manner - to resolve that conflict.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  4. “Recent history has shown that when conflict resolution is sponsored by a State or a group of States, the chances of support for intervention in that conflict are enhanced. But what happens to a country when there is no major "sponsor", as is the case with my country? Let us take the example of Somalia. The United Nations estimates that 500,000 people have been killed during the civil war, that 1.5 million people have been internally displaced or are in refugee camps in neighbouring countries, and that 1.2 million are dispersed in the diaspora. That is a total of 3.2 million Somalis either dead, displaced, in refugees camps or part of the diaspora. How many more have to die or be displaced or dispersed before the Council becomes seriously engaged in a conflict like that of my country?”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  5. “Is it the Council's obligation under the Charter to preserve international peace and security? Is it a question of humanitarian intervention, as in the case of my country, Somalia, during the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), at the height of the civil war and the famine? Must there be big power interests with historical links to the countries in conflict, or economic or other strategic considerations? Or must there be a combination of some or all of the issues I have just mentioned? Admittedly, there can be no uniform approach or an agreed-upon model. But I have raised these questions because the response of the Security Council in dealing with different conflicts in Africa varies.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  6. “Conflict situations like that in my own country, Somalia, can be averted if the international community addresses those and other issues in a timely and appropriate manner. The international community has achieved considerable success in the resolution of some conflicts, while at the same time inexplicably failing with others. We acknowledge that the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security lies with the Security Council. However, we have to ask ourselves honest questions so that we can fully appreciate the human dimension of conflicts and not necessarily the strategic interests of States Members of the United Nations. What does it take for the Security Council to be seriously seized of a conflict situation in Africa? What triggers Security Council action in conflict prevention and/or resolution?”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  7. “The recognition of that by States that respect the norms of international law in inter- State relations has contributed to this decline. The Security Council's role in this regard is commendable. On the other hand, the international community has witnessed a dramatic rise in the frequency of civil war, especially in Africa. There are some common denominators in the root causes of those conflicts. We will note a few of them: underdevelopment and poverty; inequitable sharing of power and national wealth; lack of good governance, leading in most cases to authoritarian rule and violations of human rights; the self-interested orientation of neighbouring States, which creates uncontrollable cycles of instability; and the flow of weapons and non-observance of sanctions, especially arms embargoes.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  8. “Mr. President, I wish to thank you for convening this wrap-up session on the African dimension in the work of the Security Council. We congratulate you and other Council members on this initiative, which shows the importance your delegation and your country attach to African issues. I would also like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the establishment of the Security Council Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, which serves as a useful forum to discuss conflict in Africa. There has been a marked decline in inter-State wars, thanks to the realization that peaceful resolution of inter-State conflicts is in the long-term interest of the concerned States.”

    2005-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5156 (2005) · source

  9. “In order to move the national reconciliation process forward, Somalia needs the unqualified attention of the ad hoc Working Group and of the international community at large. While we appreciate all of the efforts that have been undertaken, Somalia is reaching out to the international community to ask it to re-engage more vocally and energetically. For our part, we are willing to cooperate with the ad hoc Working Group in any manner that can accelerate peace throughout Africa.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

  10. “Some become displaced, while others seek refuge in safer havens. The ad hoc Working Group needs to see first hand the plight of people in conflict, particularly the most vulnerable in society: the elderly, women and children. It may therefore be useful for the ad hoc Working Group to undertake field visits to areas of conflict where circumstances permit. In the work programme of the ad hoc Working Group, only some areas of conflict are mentioned. We understand that this is not to the exclusion of other areas in conflict. While all conflicts demand due attention, the ad hoc Working Group has to set priorities within priorities. The conflict in Somalia is a case in point. The ad hoc Working Group should give a special focus to forgotten conflicts in Africa.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

  11. “In our view, it is equally important that the ad hoc Working Group should continuously monitor other initiatives aimed at national reconciliation that may have stalled or faltered; this is in order to examine the reasons for such lack of success with a View to preventing the recurrence of stalled or faltered attempts in future conflict management in Africa. In that regard, I have in mind the Somalia peace process mandated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which my Government fully supports. The obstacles to that process need to be removed, and the ad hoc Working Group could use its good offices to give an urgently needed boost to the process. As members are aware, conflicts result in massive destruction of life and property. Large groups of people are dislocated.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

  12. “For example, the Community of Sahel- Saharan States has taken steps to resolve conflicts and crises in the Central African Republic and in Chad and continues to search for a resolution to conflicts in Sudan and in Somalia. Likewise, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been successful in that regard. The success in ending the conflict in Sierra Leone should be lauded. The experience gained will be invaluable to the ad hoc Working Group; it is essential to tap into these positive experiences with a View to exploring whether they can be useful models to be emulated in future conflicts. For that purpose, we submit that the ad hoc Working Group from time to time should invite leaders of these subregional organizations and other eminent personalities to share their experiences with the ad hoc Working Group.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

  13. “We believe that, while the mandate of the ad hoc Working Group is comprehensive enough to cover many areas, it should also cover the broader spectrum of conflict management, including enhancing early warning systems, timely sharing of information gathered at the early warning stages, peacemaking, peace-building and post-conflict peace-building and the prevention of recurrence and relapse into conflict. That holistic approach would enable the ad hoc Working Group to engage more proactively in the quest for conflict management in Africa. Let me say at this juncture that subregional organizations have been successful in conflict resolution and management. I have a number of them in mind.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

  14. “More particularly, and in view of the fact that conflicts continue to be a major obstacle to Africa's economic and social development, for us, who have come from countries where conflicts continue to prevail, this meeting has a singular significance. It is our hope that the ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution will be an important engine for the search for peace and stability in Africa's areas of conflict. In this regard, we will welcome the establishment of the Economic and Social Council's ad hoc Advisory Group on African Countries Emerging from Conflict. That new vehicle will no doubt enable African countries emerging from conflict to embark on the necessary road of recovery and reconstruction.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source

  15. “Mr. President, let me join my colleagues in expressing my profound thanks to you for chairing this meeting of the Security Council. This is indicative of your personal commitment and that of your government to African issues. Let me also express our appreciation to Ambassador Mahbubani for his stewardship of this Council for this month. My highest regard is also extended to Ambassador Koonjul for sowing the idea of a Security Council ad hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa. I also take this opportunity to thank Ibrahima Fall and Ambassadors Kebe and Simonovie for their very enlightening contributions. Today's meeting is timely because it is taking place on the eve of the anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and of its coming transition to the African Union.”

    2002-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4538Resumption1 (2002) · source