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Ikouebe

lines on the record: 242
first: 2002-10-11
most recent: 2007-05-21
sittings or episodes: 37
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“But the principal condition is the lasting settlement of armed conflicts, along with good governance and respect for human rights. All of this must be based on an improvement in the economic and social situation.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“First and foremost, we invite the leaders of these countries and all the parties to the various conflicts to shoulder their responsibility and take action, so that the international community - which can do no more than support their efforts - will be able to provide assistance over the long term. The accent must be on the responsibility of all the political actors, whose divisions and behaviour fuel these difficult situations. Finally, we agree that throughout Africa, and in these two areas in particular, humanitarian crises could be eased through factors such as improved early warning systems, better access to basic health care, education and sanitation, increased numbers of small commercial farms in order to increase yield and promote farming that will be less subject to the vicissitudes of nature.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“Some progress and reasons for hope have been noted, including an improvement in recent months in general food security in Ethiopia and Kenya, in particular thanks to better weather conditions. The overall picture, however, retains far too many causes of concern, and Mr. Holmes was, despite himself, a front- row witness to the untenable situation. That is why we emphasize the imperative need for the Council and the international community to continue to support the efforts of the countries and organizations of the region. Those efforts should focus primarily on assistance for economic and social development in order to lay the foundations for genuine sustainable peace and development.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Congo) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks you, Sir, for organizing this important meeting. We also thank Mr. John Holmes for the information that he has brought to our attention and, first and foremost, for his great interest in the tragic humanitarian situations in the African regions that he has just visited. His recent fieldtrip was most encouraging to the people of the region, who have suffered so much. As others have noted, the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region have endured a persistent humanitarian crisis, the causes of which are familiar to all. I would emphasize that chief among those causes are armed conflict, the lack of political settlements and, of course, natural disasters.”
2007-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5677 (2007) · source
“The implementation of the Peace Agreement in the troubled Balkan context is a source of satisfaction. The Council must nevertheless avoid a hasty disengagement, for we must guarantee and consolidate the realization of the common vision of peace and development shared by the ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We therefore support the gradual hand- over to local authorities of the powers of the High Representative. However, the challenges that still lie ahead call for caution. We therefore fully support the tireless efforts of the High Representative and the multinational stabilization force. We encourage the new authorities and all stakeholders not to relent in the implementation of commitments, so as to strengthen the rule of law and good governance.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“The Council's recent decision to at last settle the issue of non-certified police officers constitutes an effort to calm the situation, which we welcome. It will then be the duty of the authorities to do everything possible to overcome the remaining effects of a difficult past by redoubling efforts to arrest fugitives responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity with a view to transferring them to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. The High Representative rightly emphasized that point, as any hesitation in that regard will continue to have an impact upon the viability of the peace process and national reconciliation, as well as upon the implementation of the completion strategy that the Council has set for the Tribunal.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Of course, thanks to the commitment of the parties and the tireless efforts of the High Representative, important reforms have been carried out with regard to the police and defence forces, as well as in the economic area. With regard to the latter, a broad-based undertaking has made it possible to clean up the business environment. It is nevertheless the case that, under the authority of the new leadership and thanks to the positive contributions of all parties, major efforts are still needed in such critical areas as the implementation of the 18 March 2006 agreement on the reform of the constitution. That continues to be an historical step towards peace and economic and social reconstruction, as well as a precondition to consolidating the democratic process.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“The positive outcome of last October's elections, which were organized by local authorities themselves for the first time, is an encouraging sign in that regard and illustrates the genuine desire of all parties to begin to build a functioning, modern and democratic State. However, much remains to be done to help Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure its transition towards a peaceful, reconciled and integrated nation in the heart of Europe, in accordance with the provisions of the General Framework Agreement and resolution 1722 (2006), which the Council adopted on 21 November 2006. First of all, the process of constitutional and economic reform must continue.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Among the outcomes of the October 2006 elections have been the decline of nationalist parties and, especially, the power-sharing among various political forces at all levels. The electoral success should make it possible to relaunch the constitutional reform process and the negotiations with the European Union on the Stabilization and Association Agreement. As the High Representative has pointed out, progress in that connection has slowed due to the political uncertainty prevailing in the region. It seems to us more useful than ever to reaffirm the need to encourage the local population to take ownership of their own affairs as soon as possible and to make them responsible for their own destiny.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Congo) (spoke in French): My delegation too wishes to welcome the presence of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also thank the High Representative for his excellent work and for his recent report (S/2007/253, annex). Since the Council's last meeting devoted to the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, general elections have taken place. These were of crucial important for the country and its future prospects. The High Representative reports that, unfortunately, the elections did not put an end to nationalistic rhetoric, which is obviously a source of tension and a reason for concern. Nevertheless, we note that most institutions have been established: for instance, a new Government has been formed, along with new administrations in most of the country's cantons.”
2007-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5675 (2007) · source
“Finally, I should like to stress the urgent need for individual and collective action on the part of States and other bodies, because, as was pointed out by a representative of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we may see "conflicts over water, the spread of diseases, and a big increase in worldwide migration unless adequate adaptation measures are adopted and integrated into long-term development planning." The Security Council will therefore be making an important contribution if it can create the necessary awareness of the need for urgent action.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“For their part, several countries of Central Africa- given their function as the world's second "lung", after the Amazon rainforest - have adopted a strategy based on an international partnership, with a view to promoting the sustainable management of the ecosystems and natural resources of the forests of the Congo Basin. That broad initiative already involves several international and multilateral partners; its goal is the participation of as many actors as possible. We hope that, immediately following today's debate, a greater commitment on the part of the international community will emerge with regard to this vital issue of climate change and its consequences and will be expressed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held in Bali next December.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“It is, therefore, significant and useful that the main body of the United Nations responsible for the maintenance of peace and security should galvanize universal awareness of the need for concrete action and should keep this matter on its agenda over time. We expect the Council to sound an alarm bell. However, the forum for consultation and the drawing up of norms and strategies is to be done elsewhere. With regard to strategies, we have all the necessary instruments at our disposal, such as the Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol. The countries that are primarily responsible for pollution should therefore set an example by reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“So, I think this tells us how important this debate is for a country such as Congo, which is already facing some negative factors of climate change, despite the ecological reservoir with which we are blessed. Certainly, this will not be the first time in the history of humankind that men and women will have to fight for land, water, food and living space; but, this time, it will be on a greater scale and with disastrous effects that will dwarf the invasions and raids of ancient times. Here, the borderline between the responsibility of man with a pattern of consumption that is increasingly destructive and what we can qualify as a natural disaster will become increasingly blurred.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“It clearly indicates that the areas the most affected will be the Arctic, sub- Saharan Africa, small island developing States, the major Asian deltas, as well as coastal areas. Even more worrying, the report states that it will be the poorest who will suffer the most, because they have the fewest resources to be able to adapt. The twist of fate, therefore, will be that it will be the poor who will be paying for the excess consumption and carefree attitude of the rich. Africa has become aware of this major risk, and it debated the question of climate change during the recent Summit of the African Union (AU) of Heads of State and Government held in Addis Ababa last January.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“The Security Council, therefore, is very well placed to help us become aware of this threat in the prevention of conflicts, which very often have deep and wide-ranging effects. Congo chairs the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Security Council on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, and we will very much benefit from this debate. We share the call to act without delay launched by the United Nations Secretary-General on 6 April 2007. This call was issued to all Governments to encourage them to adopt major measures to reduce the most extreme consequences of climate change. The report published in Brussels on 6 April by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is unequivocal with regard to the consequences of climate change in various parts of the world and on different sectors of the world economy.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Congo) (spoke in French): Madam President, my delegation would like to thank you for having taken the initiative to organize this debate on a question that constitutes one of the major challenges that humanity will be facing for some time to come. We share the concerns expressed by the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Group of 77 with regard to the respective domains of the various organs of the United Nations when it comes to dealing with issues of sustainable development. However, over and above the issue of the competence of the various bodies, we must recognize the seriousness of what is at stake - namely, the need for and the urgency of appropriate responses to a major risk to international peace and security.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663 (2007) · source
“In those areas, the coordinated technical support of the United Nations and other bilateral and multilateral partners is required. The Slovak delegation is to be commended for providing the Council with a concept paper (S/2007/72, annex), which stresses the appropriateness of national ownership of security sector reform, seen as a comprehensive, contextual and long-term endeavour. Such an approach will make it possible to identify all the aspects of these problems, which must remain at the centre of the Council's discussions on how to consolidate peace and security throughout the world. It is in that conviction that my delegation supports the draft presidential statement submitted by the Slovak delegation.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Cooperation in many different fields of activity should be strengthened among Member States as a whole, especially those whose fragility does not allow them to ensure streamlined and effective management of administrative structures. Any action to that end should ensure greater streamlining of working methods and the improvement of public services so as to strengthen justice and equity. 07-24463 The streamlining of the security sector must take into account good governance, fighting corruption, respect for human rights and the rule of law, free and democratic elections, promotion and defence of human rights and fighting impunity. The reform of the security sector cannot be ensured unless it generates a chain effect with the other sectors mentioned.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The Security Council must define policies for various organs of the United Nations system, in particular the Peacebuilding Commission, whose principal missions are, among other activities, to advise and propose integrated strategies for the re-establishment of peace and for peacebuilding after a conflict and to develop best practices on issues that need very intense cooperation between political, military, humanitarian and development actors. In dealing with Member States, the Council should not only promote best practices in various fields, but should also help to ensure that those practices are assimilated, for which we urge the involvement of regional and subregional organizations, because they can provide essential and indispensable links.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“In fact, examining the situation of those two countries has shown, for example, that their security services do not have the means needed to guarantee public order, that social and political obstacles continue to pose real threats to the stability of those countries, that the unemployment among youth is far too high and that the dilapidated state of social services could lead to popular discontent, which could affect social peace and political stability. It is not out of place to recall that economic progress and improving the functioning of the State, as well as improving conditions of life for its people, are essential factors in creating stability. Strengthening the security sector should also be planned at various levels within an interactive system.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“As has been said by others, recent years have seen a considerable increase in the number of peacekeeping operations in the world. That evolution clearly demonstrates the challenges posed by the need to reform the security sector in certain countries coming out of armed conflict, as has been recently discussed in the Council with regard to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Timor- Leste. 07-24463 More concretely, at the most recent public debate of the Council on 31 January 2007 on the Peacebuilding Commission, my delegation pointed out on the basis of experiences with Burundi and Sierra Leone, two countries on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission, that in order to build peace it is necessary to enhance the capacities of those countries, in various areas, in particular the security sector.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): My delegation welcomes the initiative taken by the presidency in convening this meeting which is shedding new light on peacekeeping and international security - a concern that is at the heart of activities of the United Nations, as stressed in the most recent report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization, as well as that of the Security Council to the sixty-first session of the General Assembly. Periodic reports of subsidiary bodies of the Council on counter-terrorism often reflect the need to strengthen the security sector in various Member States, in order to assist them in complying with their obligations in implementing resolutions on counter- terrorism.”
2007-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5632Resumption1 (2007) · source
“However, in the spirit of reconciliation, my delegation preferred to abstain, in the hope that the sponsors of the draft resolution would be able to find other ways to address this problem, which pertains above all to the competency and sovereignty of Member States. In any case, we believe this matter falls under the purview of other United Nations bodies other than the Security Council. My delegation would therefore encourage the Secretary-General's good offices mission to improve the situation in the country through dialogue. To date, the mission being carried out by Mr. Gambari has helped us to discern real and encouraging prospects. We continue to support those efforts.”
2007-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5619 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Congo) (spoke in French): Last September, my delegation cast a negative vote with regard to the procedural decision that led to the inscription of the situation in Myanmar on the Council's agenda. That position is in line with that of the Non-Aligned Movement and of Myanmar's 7 neighbouring countries in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Those countries believe that the situation in Myanmar does not constitute a threat to international peace and security. Quite logically, Congo could have voted today against the draft resolution that has just been rejected. That was our intention.”
2007-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5619 (2007) · source
“We must therefore take into account the regional dimension of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in our discussions in the days to come on the future of MONUC's mandate. I should like once again to thank the Security Council, the European Union and all of our partners for the great interest they have shown in the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and I urge them to continue their efforts.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“The elections, as noted earlier, are indeed an important stage, but they are only a stage. That is because most of the major problems still remain to be solved. One was mentioned in particular: that of security sector reform, which will be crucial. In assessing the situation, we also take account of the results of the second Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, which just took place at Nairobi. We must from now on consider the process as a whole within the framework of that Conference's outcome. Indeed, the Great Lakes region has been declared a special development zone. The international community is expected to make its contribution, and, in that respect, Europe is a leading partner.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“African involvement is also evident from the continent's participation in the International Committee for Support to the Transition (CIAT). Representatives of the Chairman of the African Union and of the Chairman of the African Union Commission have taken part, along with other members, in CIAT meetings. The subregion itself, the Economic Community of Central African States, has set up, in case of need, a reserve brigade. However, even as we welcome the success of this process, I would like to stress the need for the international community to continue its efforts. I greatly appreciated the commitment made here by the European Union to continue to support the efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, because there could be very serious consequences if we let up our vigilance.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“I should like therefore to reiterate the deep gratitude of my country and of Africa in particular for that very valuable contribution. Like the majority of those who spoke before me, we welcome the smooth holding of the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit is of course due to the people and the leaders of that country, as well as to the entire international community. When we speak of the international community, let us not forget that Africa itself played an active role in this process. Indeed, proof of this is the role played by countries such as South Africa in organizing the political dialogue that led to the establishment of the transitional institutions, and the role played by that country, as well as by Angola, in the area of military training.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Congo) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset to welcome Mr. Solana and to express my deep appreciation for his briefing. I should like also to thank the representative of Germany, who spoke on behalf of the European Union, as well as Mr. Guehenno and Mr. Gambari, for the very useful information that they have provided us this morning. Above all, I should like, as a neighbour of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on behalf of the African Union, to thank the European Union-led peacekeeping force (EUFOR), which made a significant contribution to the success of the process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is no doubt that this experience will prove useful in the context of future theatres of operation, in Africa in particular.”
2007-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5616 (2007) · source
“We must emphasize that for some peoples, extreme poverty, hunger, disease and small arms and light weapons represent real weapons of mass destruction and thus pose threats to international peace and security.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Otherwise, its action risks being misunderstood and suspected of being illegitimate. Once again, we wish to welcome the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission, which has just taken its first, tentative steps. We hope that that organ will effectively strengthen the system for stabilizing situations and will help to improve, in a lasting manner, the atmosphere in areas emerging from conflict. We also wish to emphasize the need to take account of the development and human rights aspects in any conflict prevention policy, as recommended by the Secretary-General in his report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“The year 2006 also reminded us that the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is not a mere possibility, but rather a reality that can be effectively addressed only through compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which establishes obligations, but also rights, for all signatories. Indeed, it is essential to implement that important instrument in full - that is, by taking into account its three pillars: non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament and the right of every State to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Weapons of mass destruction are and will always be a threat to humanity as a whole, regardless of who possesses them. In the fight against the threat posed by such weapons, the unity of the Council is essential, as are its objectivity and impartiality.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“In that connection, we welcome the positive developments in the relations between the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, as evidenced by the recent declaration on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union defining the framework for a 10-year programme to strengthen African Union capacities, signed on 16 November 2006 at Addis Ababa by the United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. But as everyone knows, the will and the commitment of the African continent are not always enough to meet logistical or management needs in certain situations as complex as that of Darfur, for example. Hence the need for such a partnership, which is vital for maintaining peace and security on the continent.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Unfortunately, when prevention is not enough, we must face up to a sad necessity: conflict management, through existing mechanisms or those yet to be established. That includes the strengthening of peacekeeping capacities - which, it must be stressed, lack the resources necessary to carry out their missions- and partnerships within the system and with regional and subregional organizations.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“While the primary responsibility for prevention falls to Governments, they sometimes find it impossible, for various reasons, to live up to their obligations. Hence, there is sometimes a need to rely on external support - for example, in the context of the adoption and implementation of measures aimed at regulating the trade in certain resources that fuel conflicts, such as diamonds and timber. Among settlement mechanisms, we would stress political dialogue among the parties to a conflict and the good offices of the Secretary-General. That practice has been developing recently, and we encourage it. We always encourage the search for peaceful solutions, and we will assist the Secretary-General in his mediation efforts. In that context, the new mediation support capacity within the Secretariat is an initiative that we welcome and support.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Here, we should also commend the General Assembly for its recent adoption of a Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, to whose implementation all States should commit themselves. In the Outcome document of the 2005 World Summit (General Assembly resolution 60/1), Member States renewed their commitment to promoting a culture of preventing armed conflicts and strengthening the means of prevention available to the Organization. In addition, many strategies have already been indicated in our previous work on this issue. It is important to ensure regular follow-up. We also note that, as the Secretary-General stated in his report on the prevention of armed conflict (A/60/89l), the surest way to prevent crises is to reduce the impact of risk factors.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Let us therefore take full stock of those threats and ensure that we always make the most appropriate responses to them, which the Council never fails to do. The best way to deal with threats to international peace and security is, first of all, prevention. We are pleased to note that the culture of prevention is beginning to take root within the United Nations and in certain States. In that regard, significant progress has already been made at the normative level with the adoption of Security Council resolution 1318 (2000) and, particularly, resolution 1625 (2005), on strengthening the effectiveness of the Security Council's role in conflict prevention, particularly in Africa.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“My delegation welcomes the fact that the Council is beginning 2007 by holding this public debate on a subject that is intrinsically linked to its major mission in an international context characterized by many grave crises. We are therefore grateful to you, Mr. President, for having chosen this item for discussion in the Council. Some of the events of 2006 remind us that there are threats to international peace and security on various continents. They range from acts of everyday terrorism to the very real risk of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as protracted or potential conflicts. Those threats thus represent a daily reality for the international community as a whole and a constant danger for certain populations that live in fear and under threat.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“Mr. Ikoube (Congo) (spoke in French): I should like, first of all, to thank the delegation of Qatar for the manner in which it led our work last month. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January. You can count on the full cooperation of my delegation during your tenure. I should like to express my sentiments of friendship to those countries that left the Council at the end of last year - countries with whom we had excellent relations - and to welcome the new members; they can rest assured of the full cooperation of the Congolese delegation. I should also like to welcome the Secretary- General, who is participating in our work for the first time, and to extend to him our wishes for every success as he carries out his lofty and sensitive mission.”
2007-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5615 (2007) · source
“We very much hope that the international community will continue to support - not just for the moment - the first steps to be taken by the institution we have established. I cannot end my intervention without thanking the delegation of Tanzania, which has introduced in the Council a draft presidential statement, which my delegation fully supports.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The international community, including the United Nations above all, is therefore called on to continue to support regional efforts, and in particular to ensure the implementation of the Pact, which is endowed with several useful tools, including protocols that should contribute to strengthening regional initiatives. The protocols cover such areas as non- aggression and mutual defence, and judicial cooperation in preventing and suppressing the crime of genocide, crimes of war, crimes against humanity and all forms of discrimination. There is also the protocol on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and, lastly, the protocol on the restoration of democracy and good governance.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“We also welcome the adoption of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, which represents a turning point in the history of the region. In point of fact, the Pact gives States concerned and the international community an essential tool for action in the restoration of peace and the promotion of cooperation in that long-troubled region. It is therefore urgent for us to send an encouraging signal to our partners so that each of the signatory States will ratify the Pact as soon as possible. The success of the Second Summit is a positive sign of the culmination of the peace process in our region.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The outcome of the Summit - held under the evocative theme of regional peace, security and development - is a harbinger of hope, and my delegation has several comments to make on that issue. First, as to the designation of the Great Lakes region as a zone of reconstruction and development, we hope above all that the region will continue to enjoy the support of the regional States themselves and of the international community, which helped to launch the peace process. We hope that the special fund for reconstruction and development will move on schedule into its operational phase so as to consolidate the positive achievements made in this process, which Member States must now take ownership of and treat, individually and collectively, as a platform for joint action.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“We have also seen progress in the conclusion of agreements between certain Governments and rebel factions in the region, and in particular the agreement ending hostilities between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army, signed on 26 August, and the agreement between the Government of Burundi and the Forces nationales de liberation-Palipehutu, signed on 7 September. The signing of those historic agreements will, we hope, put an end to decades of conflict that have claimed an especially high toll of victims, particularly among women and children. My delegation therefore wishes to welcome the convening of the Second Summit, in which the Congo, a country of the region, played an active part.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“In point of fact, whereas yesterday the image of the Great Lakes region in the eyes of the world was one of desolation and destruction as a result of conflicts that undermined all development efforts and led to the spread of HIV/AIDS and multiple human tragedies resulting from flows of refugees and displaced persons, we can welcome the fact today that democracy and development are now taking root in some of the countries concerned. One example of that is the successful conclusion of the transitions in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo following democratic, free and transparent elections, to the satisfaction of the international community.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“I should also like to reiterate my delegation's congratulations to Ms. Mulamula on her appointment as first Executive Secretary of the Great Lakes Conference Secretariat. Following the Dar es Salaam Summit in November 2004, which issued the Dar es Salaam Declaration calling on States of the region to work for peace, security and development in the Great Lakes, we welcome today the outstanding progress achieved throughout this year, which has just been crowned with success in Nairobi.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“I refer in particular to the Group of Friends; the multilateral partnership of the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union; and non- governmental organizations, whose contribution to the peace process in that region has been decisive. I refer, too, to my friend Mr. Ibrahima Fall, sitting beside me today. I believe that he will understand full well the expression of my Government's deepest gratitude to him, not only for the detailed information on the Conference that he has provided to the Council, but also and above all for the key role he has played as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General throughout his mandate in coordinating the process of the Conference at the regional level. Our region owes him a great deal for his commitment and expertise.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“Mr. Ikouebe (Congo) (spoke in French): I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate just a few days after the holding in Nairobi of the Second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. For us, the outcome of that important event represents a turning point in the search for peace, stability and sustainable development in a region that, for far too long, has been the theatre of armed conflict that has utterly vanquished any real hope for sustainable growth commensurate with its natural and human potential. I also wish to pay a well-deserved tribute to all the stakeholders who tirelessly committed themselves to providing various forms of support to initiatives to promote sustainable development in the Great Lakes region.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The establishment of pilot municipal units will help to limit the deep division between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo and will eventually promote the development that we all hope for: seeing Kosovo's Serbs and Albanians living together with respect for their diversity and mindful of the protection of minority rights. So it is up to the parties and their various communities to shoulder their responsibilities in this final stage. Ultimately, whatever the political settlement that is achieved, international support will be necessary to ensure the viability of the process.”
2006-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5588 (2006) · source