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Iliichev

lines on the record: 831
first: 2012-12-12
most recent: 2018-01-24
sittings or episodes: 141
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“We hope that the cooperation among the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development will demonstrate its effectiveness.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source
“We would like to note the personal efforts of Secretary- General Antonio Guterres in this area, and we welcome the coordinated efforts that regional actors are making to facilitate a settlement in Southern Sudan. Nor should we neglect to mention the initiative launched at IGAD's June Summit for the revitalization of the South Sudan peace Agreement and the regional stakeholders' efforts to implement it. We trust that the Ugandan-mediated contacts with South Sudanese parties will also bear fruit. At the same time, we would like to caution against excessive optimism. The political process is only just beginning. There is a great deal of laborious work that lies ahead if we want to see a convergence of positions and seek compromises.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source
“We assume that IGAD and the United Nations Secretariat will continue to work with the South Sudan authorities on mutually acceptable modalities for that operation. We would like to point out that Juba has maintained its constructive position on the issue of the Regional Protection Force, as the Government's decision on providing plots of land for its bases testifies. We urge South Sudan and its troop-contributing countries to work together to enable the Regional Force to reach operational readiness. We are hoping for success for the national dialogue initiated in May by President Kiir with the participation of all ethnic groups, political stakeholders and population sectors, with the goal of achieving national reconciliation and an end to the conflict in South Sudan, and we urge everyone to give it their full support.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we would like to note the constructive attitude of South Sudan's neighbours, particularly the Sudan, in helping to alleviate the humanitarian situation. We also do not think it fair to blame the ongoing violence exclusively on Juba, which had already announced a ceasefire unilaterally. It is crucial to ensure that the opposition takes similar steps. We continue to believe that the threatened sanctions will not help to solve the crisis, and they might in fact make it worse - a view that coincides with that of the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and other countries of the region. We note that advance units of the Regional Protection Force began deploying to South Sudan in May.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane for his substantive briefing. We are also obliged to the Secretary-General for the balanced assessment he has given once again in his monthly report, and grateful to President Mogae for his detailed statement. We share the view that the situation in South Sudan can be stabilized only through a sustainable ceasefire and the start of an inclusive national reconciliation process. The South Sudan crisis has already had severe humanitarian consequences. The worst impact of its escalation has been in the subregion, where it has resulted in a significant increase in the influx of refugees into neighbouring countries.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source
“We are ready to share with our African partners our counter-terrorism experience and to implement projects to increase the potential of African countries in their struggle against terrorism and extremism. With regard to the activities of terrorist organizations in the region, Russian universities are working to train African law enforcement personnel and peacekeepers. Every year, the educational institutions of the Russian Ministry of the Interior train up to 80 peacekeepers and approximately 150 African police officers through higher education programmes, as well as approximately 300 individuals through short-term professional development courses. We regret the most recent attempt of the delegation of Ukraine to draw the Security Council's attention away from the issue we are currently discussing.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“We have also seen a strengthening in the cross-border link between terrorists and criminals, which is essentially a regional system of regeneration, capacity-building, funding and ideological influence in the sphere of international terrorism. Russia has consistently advocated the pooling of international efforts, which would allow us to develop concerted approaches to countering the terrorist threat on the African continent with an emphasis on assisting countries in the region in strengthening their anti-terrorist efforts. We support United Nations initiatives aimed at creating more favourable conditions for the provision of specialized technical assistance and capacity-building for African countries.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“In the border areas of the Group of Five for the Sahel countries, we have seen the Al Mourabitoun group increase its activity with a view to bringing together all the Islamic structures in Mali, the Niger and Mauritania. In Somalia, under the banner of Al-Qaida, the activities of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab have noticeably increased. Terrorists obtain material support through the criminal organizations they control, which traffic in drugs and weapons, organize channels of illegal immigration and take hostages. An essential source of income for terrorists remains the illegal trade in oil and oil products.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“Inter-State relations have been unequal and disrespectful, based on ideological dogmas, and international law has been ignored, which have resulted in clumsy interference in the internal affairs of Africans and in the deterioration of State structures, the formation of new sources of instability, and the outbreak of terrorist groups, including the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). ISIL's positions in Libya have been strengthened and militants have penetrated further to the south in Mali, the Niger and Chad, thereby creating a springboard for the creation of new terrorist threats in the Sahelo-Saharan region. There has been a clear trend of cooperation between ISIL and local terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram and Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. The increasing cooperation of ISIL with Boko Haram is of particular concern.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“At the same time, we believe that, regardless of the option we choose, it is extremely important that we maintain the current United Nations system of reviewing and approving the corresponding budgetary requests, ensure transparency and accountability in the allocation and use of funds, and provide for the participation of United Nations personnel in all stages of the planning and implementation of the designated tasks. We believe that one of the reasons for the growing instability on the African continent is the attempts to engage in political engineering in a number of States in the Middle East and North Africa. We regret that the accumulated experiences of the African Union in Libya and cote d'Ivoire are simply being ignored.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“At the same time, Russia's principled position is that any settlement should be carried out using political methods, based on national dialogue and the settlement of the root causes of conflicts. We understand the concerns of our African partners about the provision of adequate resources for African peacekeeping operations. We must increase the predictability, reliability and flexibility of the financing for African operations and joint missions. In principle, we do not object to considering the possibility of expanding United Nations participation in such missions, and we are ready to engage in constructive dialogue in that regard.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“We are confident that, in order to effectively overcome crisis situations in Africa, we need an approach that, first and foremost, brings together Africans, gives them the leading role in defining the path to the settlement of conflicts on their continent and ensures effective support for those efforts by the international community. We support an approach that seeks African solutions to African problems. We advocate close cooperation among the United Nations, African organizations and individual States with the aim of developing a coordinated approach to dealing with conflict situations in Africa on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations, the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and while observing the basic principles of peacekeeping.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today's timely meeting. We also thank Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Mr. Smail Chergui, for their detailed briefings. We welcome the efforts of our African partners in the resolution of conflicts on the continent. We note the marked intensification of the African Union's activities and that of subregional organizations in this area, including through the establishment of a Peace and Security Architecture for the continent. We must also note the African Union's ambitious plan to put an end to armed conflicts on the continent by 2020.”
2017-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8006 (2017) · source
“The effective support of the United Nations is possible only when there is trust-based cooperation with the host State as it assumes the leadership role.”
2017-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8005 (2017) · source
“It states that the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti "shall be mandated to assist the Government of Haiti". In that context, we noted that the wording, which focuses on the work of the future Mission is somewhat vague and it may be interpreted in a way to suggest that the Mission has certain independent functions and priorities that the Government must support. We will closely monitor work along those lines, chiefly with regard to the need to deliver good services and monitor the human rights situation. Those duties must be carried out strictly in line with the mandate handed down by the Security Council. In conclusion, we reiterate what the Council has stated repeatedly based on experience.”
2017-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8005 (2017) · source
“The second half of the report focuses on the transition from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti. Once again, we would like to highlight what we referred to in April when resolution 2350 (2017) was adopted (see S/PV.7924). In recent years, the Security Council has firmly advocated having mission mandates be as comprehensible, explicit and obtainable as possible. That was the premise as we worked on resolution 2350 (2017). Ultimately, the resolution explicitly stipulates that the Council "[r] ecognizes the ownership and primary responsibility of the Government and the people of Haiti". This is also referred to in paragraph 6, which focuses on the mandate of the Mission established.”
2017-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8005 (2017) · source
“However, an analysis of the statistics noted in the report during the reporting period in connection with violations and the number of operations conducted by Blue Helmets and Berets indicates the need for a steadfast focus on security issues. The Mission, the Secretariat and the Security Council are faced with the challenge of ensuring that the planned reforms do not generate a security vacuum. Consequently, the gradual drawdown of the military and police contingents and troop levels needs to be done in a very cautious manner. There must be certainty that the Government is in a position to independently and fully guarantee security and tranquillity for the Haitian people.”
2017-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8005 (2017) · source
“In their statements, members of the Security Council frequently emphasize the importance of transitional periods and stress that, once that stage has been completed, we can judge the effectiveness of the United Nations system and the Security Council in particular. We therefore have paid particularly close attention to the Secretary- General's report. We note the positive assessments of the political process in the country, the establishment of a Government, the completion of the first 100 days of the administration of President Moise and the gradual progress in improving national criminal legislation, as well as the establishment of the Haitian National Police strategic development plan for the period 2017-2021. We take note of the view that Haiti stands ready to bear responsibility to independently address its challenges.”
2017-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8005 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Ms. Sandra Honore Braithwaite, for her presentation of the Secretary- General's report (S/2017/604) and assessment of the situation in the country during the critical period of gradual transition from the current United Nations mission to ajustice support mission. Accordingly, in April we supported the adoption of resolution 2350 (2017), taking into account the important role that the United Nations plays in stabilizing the situation in the country and the need to continue to provide assistance to the Government of Haiti.”
2017-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8005 (2017) · source
“Above all, we should ensure that external assistance does not take the form of solutions imposed on African Governments by outsiders. We support the principled position that outside meddling is unacceptable. We all remember that the roots of the precipitous degradation of the situation in the region go back to 2011, when outside interference resulted in an operation aimed at regime change in Libya.”
2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source
“It is important to ensure that, as before, these efforts are coordinated with regional associations such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Mano River Union, the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Group of Five for the Sahel and others. We also think it important to ensure that we improve the effectiveness of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, whose potential has not yet been fully realized, and that the United Nations agencies in West Africa and the Sahara-Sahel region take that factor into consideration in coordinating their aid efforts with the Governments of the region. In that regard, the views of the countries for which the Strategy was developed should be a priority.”
2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source
“We welcome the establishment by the countries of the Group of Five for the Sahel of a counter-terrorist force, endorsed by the Security Council in resolution 2359 (2017), and we urge that it be deployed on the ground as soon as possible. We emphasize that efforts to improve security and stability should be carried out as part of a comprehensive approach, combining military counter-terrorism measures with efforts to strengthen State institutions, promote systemic economic and social development, spread a culture of respect for human rights and the rule of law and provide jobs for young people. We greatly appreciate the steps that have been taken by the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel and the specialized United Nations agencies to provide various types of assistance to countries in this part of Africa.”
2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source
“We are concerned about the fact that various criminal groups, pirates and smugglers are working closely with terrorists, exploiting gaps in national and border security for their own illegal activity and essentially profiting from chaos, instability and the suffering of civilians. All of that puts an additional burden on the already difficult humanitarian situation in West Africa and the Sahel. Unfortunately, for many ordinary people, the dry statistical data that is comprehensible to specialists familiar with the region does not convey the tragic scale of the realities in the region. It will take a long time and redoubled international assistance efforts to overcome the negative trends. We note the response of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and its work in forming ajoint multinational rapid-reaction force together with Benin.”
2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his substantive and comprehensive report (S/2017/563). We agree with his assessment that the situation in the diverse and extensive region that he covers is a complex one. The terrorist threat remains acute, and eradicating it is one of the primary tasks on the regional agenda. Until then it will be impossible to achieve sustainable political stability or make substantive progress in solving the region's socioeconomic issues.”
2017-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8002 (2017) · source
“For our part, we intend to continue our efforts, including along the lines of the United Nations Mission in Colombia, to support the Colombian people and Government in building a stable peace and in post-conflict development.”
2017-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7997 (2017) · source
“In working on today's resolution, we assumed that the synchronization of the Mission's mandate with progress in the peace process would be carried out seamlessly. The current mandate of the United Nations Mission in Colombia will therefore continue to act as planned until September, and its financing and staffing will be fully maintained. At the same time, in a step- by-step fashion, the Mission will move to fulfilling isolated monitoring tasks associated with the next step. We hope that this smooth transition will allow the Mission to adapt without rush. We will continue to carefully monitor the security situation. It is important that we do not allow a vacuum to form. We hope that the parties will work in good faith and fulfil in a timely manner all of their obligations according to the existing agreements.”
2017-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7997 (2017) · source
“In this regard, we note the coordinating role of the United Nations and the contribution of guarantor countries, Cuba and Norway, together with the assistance of Venezuela and Chile. We welcomed the communique of the Government and the FARC of 29 May and what followed on 7 June, namely, the letter of the President of Colombia to the Security Council on the achievement of additional agreements supporting the peace process. We support the request in these documents for the launch today, 10 July, of a new phase of the special political mission, in order for the parties to be able to look to tomorrow with confidence and understand what international assistance will be provided to them.”
2017-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7997 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation supported the adoption of the resolution 2366 (2017) on the establishment of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. This new resolution symbolizes a new step on the path to consolidating sustainable peace in the country through a political process and national dialogue. This has been possible exclusively thanks to the efforts of the Colombians themselves. We welcome the achievement by the participants of a settlement that has led to the important result of the laying down of weapons by the partisans of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), which has opened the path to their full integration into civilian life.”
2017-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7997 (2017) · source
“It is clear that enhanced cooperation between our organizations will inevitably entail greater regional ownership, which they must be fully willing to undertake.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“However, we believe that regardless of the options chosen, it is critical to retain the current procedure followed by the United Nations in considering and approving relevant budget requet requests to ensure transparency and accountability in the allocation and disbursement of funds and to provide for United Nations staff participation in all planning stages and for the effective implementation of the goals set forth. Furthermore, we note the importance of further study of the Secretary-General's ideas, with representatives of the African Union Commission. In that context, we must have a clear picture of the degree to which African partners are ready to strengthen cooperation, including financially and for peacekeeping and security.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“We believe that in most instances, regional actors are more familiar with the situations in areas within their purview. Yet, given the main responsibility of the Security Council - the maintenance of international peace and security - we do not believe that the Council can fully opt out of addressing such issues. They cannot be left solely to the discretion of African organizations, especially if we seek to apply all requisite measures. It is important to enhance predictability, reliability and flexibility in financing African operations andjoint missions. As a matter of principle, we do not object to considering the possible expansion of United Nations participation in such missions. We stand ready to engage in further constructive dialogue in that regard.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“We would like to draw attention to the fact that cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union must be rooted in Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations and include key provisions such as the alignment of regional players' initiatives for the maintenance of peace and security with the purposes and principles ofthe Charter, while prioritizing peaceful dispute settlement, Security Council authorization for any coercive measures and reporting before the Council. We trust that the Secretary-General's proposed algorithms will fully take those issues into account. Furthermore, it is important for a unique crisis solution to be tailored in each instance in a manner that reflects the specific situations of local communities.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“We note that the African Union and other subregional organizations have stepped up their efforts and initiatives considerably in that sphere, including through the establishment of a continent-wide peace and security architecture. We are confident that in order to effectively overcome crises in Africa, we need an approach that brings together, above all, the leadership of Africans themselves to determine the paths to settling disputes, and effective international support for such efforts. We support the African solutions to African issues approach.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We too extend our condolences to our Chinese colleagues in the light of the incident that occurred at a preschool in the east of the country. We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery. We thank the briefers for their comprehensive statements. We agree with the approach of Secretary- General Anto'nio Guterres. It is important to develop and strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union and African subregional organizations. The potential for closer cooperation exists and the challenges faced by both Africa and the international community dictate the need to pool efforts and harness the organizations' comparative advantages. We welcome the efforts of our African partners in settling crises in Africa.”
2017-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7971 (2017) · source
“That, however, requires the swift implementation of all provisions of the Minsk agreements, first and foremost in the political field, the provision of a special status for certain areas of the Donbas and the holding of elections, as well as rebuilding the economic and banking systems and the provision of amnesty.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“Today, we are seeing the very same thing in spite of the fact that an international investigation is already under way. If anyone has any information or proof, they should swiftly provide it to the specially established investigative group led by the Deputy Chair of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission. They should do that rather than get into political demagogery. We have our own data regarding the incident, but we do not speculate about it so as not to hamper the investigation. That is why, instead of spreading uncorroborated evidence, we must deal with the actual peace process. That is especially true because the Ukrainian statement said the right thing 4 namely, that humanitarian demining activities can begin only after the end of the conflict.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The statement of the representative of Ukraine, which featured simple allegations, was made with the single goal of distracting from Kyiv's lack of resolve to implement the Minsk agreements. Unfortunately, it was no surprise that he made uncorroborated allegations and siought to besmirch Russia. Ukraine blamed Russia for the tragic incident of 23 April on the contact line, when a vehicle of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine exploded. We have heard an entire corpus of similar allegations concerning similarly tragic incidents in Ukraine, which usually come in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Afterwards, when that incident leads to an impartial investigation, Ukraine falls silent.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“We hope that our partners will be able to contribute to the best of their ability to solving this humanitarian problem. The Russian Federation is ready to work productively on the draft resolution proposed by the Bolivian delegation, which we believe has the potential to provide UNMAS with practical help in fulfilling its mandate.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“In 2014, under the auspices of its Ministry of Defence, the Russian Federation created an international mine action centre as its national contribution to international mine action. Its work is guided by international United Nations standards as well as national ones, on the basis ofwhich it trains specialists in humanitarian mine clearance. I would also like to draw attention to the urgent need for the international community to step up demining efforts in Syria, representing a pledge to return refugees and temporarily displaced persons to their homes as quickly as possible. The Russian Federation recently initiated efforts to form a broad international coalition for mine action in Syria, and Russian servicemen are already working actively on demining the country's territory.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“We intend to continue supporting its efforts to develop standards, best practices and recommendations for mine action and are ready to participate in the third expert meeting on the development of standards for the disposal of improvised explosive devices. Just as important as the theoretical efforts of UNMAS is its applied work, which is done within the framework of existing United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions. We also attach importance to the help it provides to requesting States, on a voluntary basis, in order to achieve qualitative improvements in their national demining capacities. It is ultimately Governments that have to bear the primary responsibility for ensuring their peoples' safety, including from terrorist attacks.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“This is a global issue, one of the most significant obstacles not only to returning refugees and temporarily displaced persons to their homes but also to restoring the overall infrastructure and economy ofpost-conflict regions. It also represents a serious threat to United Nations peacekeeping forces, which just since 2014 have lost 21 personnel killed and 105 injured as a result of incidents involving explosive objects. In that regard, we fully share the opinion of Secretary-General Guterres that peace without mine action is an inferior peace. The Russian Federation considers coordinating role of UNMAS in the United Nations system very important.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We appreciate Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev's first but nonetheless substantive and multilingual briefing, and listened attentively to the statement by Ms. Nathalie Ochoa Nifio, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) staffer in Colombia. With the increasing numbers of hotbeds of tension and local conflicts, it is not just the problem of finding political settlements for them that is becoming particularly acute, but also the importance ofintensifying the international community's efforts to deal with their most immediate consequences, such as unexploded mines, improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war.”
2017-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7966 (2017) · source
“However, it is clear that the potential for stronger regional support for the country's national dialogue is far from being fulfilled. As we have seen from other examples of successful conflict management in Africa, it is regional mediation that to a great degree has a defining role to play in encouraging the parties to conflicts to undertake direct dialogue.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“After all, amnesty does not imply impunity, and a promise to grant it does not devalue the achievements of the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation in 2015. If we are to advance the process ofreconciliation and the healing ofwounds, it is essential to ensure that all the parties are motivated to participate. If not, we run the risk of the conflict continuing for years. The Central African Republic needs major reforms and modernization in every area of life. The process of disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation must receive extra impetus, which can be achieved only with international assistance and, most important, regional and subregional mediation. In that connection, we note the mediation efforts of the African Union and the Economic Community of Central African States.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“The use by peacekeepers of temporary emergency measures and the protracted process of establishing a special criminal court do not constitute a panacea for the country's problems where combating impunity is concerned. After almost two years this institution is still not functioning, and there have been serious problems with its financing. On top of that, the global experience has been that various types of courts involving international participation have generally been relatively ineffective and very costly. We would also like to draw attention to the fact that one of the demands of the armed groups regarding a general amnesty is meeting with hostility not only from the Government - thereby delaying the national dialogue - but also from many international stakeholders. In that regard, we urge Bangui not to rush into a final decision.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“Today, the country faces another problem in the humanitarian sphere, namely, illegal armed groups who continue to attack humanitarian workers. Last year, 31 per cent of such attacks throughout the world took place in the Central African Republic. We call on all parties to the conflict to ensure unimpeded humanitarian access on the ground. On their part, the authorities should create conditions conducive to the voluntary, safe return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes. The Central African Republic authorities have the overarching task of getting the country's judicial bodies to function. In the circumstances it will be essential to focus on restoring national capacity.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“In addition, we would like to point out the need to balance the due diligence policy in the area of human rights with supporting the security sector of the Central African Republic. The task of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic is to help stabilize the country. However, without urgent reforms, the Blue Helmets will not be able to transfer responsibility to the armed forces of the country. The peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will not be there forever. We must remember that. We are concerned about the further deterioration in the social, economic and humanitarian situation in the country and the continuing severe lack of financing for humanitarian needs.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“We pay tribute to their heroism and their determination to help the people of the Central African Republic and to achieve peace. At the same time, we must acknowledge that, in confronting the challenges facing the country, the Administration of President Touadera has so far not been able to count on its own armed forces, which in fact exist on paper only. Two battalions made up of 1,500 troops will conclude their training at the end of 2017. It will take years for reliable armed forces to form in the country. The international community must pay attention to the need to strengthen the capability of the Central African army in order to achieve lasting security in the country.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“The situation is further complicated by the fact that State administration and security bodies are either paralysed or simply absent in many parts of the country. As was the case before, Bangui is the only island of tranquillity in the country. Clashes between non-State armed groups in the central and eastern regions of the country and insurgents' attacks on civilians and humanitarian personnel and peacekeepers not only undermine the security situation, but also impede national reconciliation. Clearly, given such a complex military and political situation in the Central African Republic, the stabilizing role of the United Nations peacekeeping Mission cannot be overemphasized. Blue Helmets, who put their own lives at risk, are trying to put out the flames engulfing the country.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, for his briefing. We also thank Mr. Andrew Gilmour and the representative of the Community of Sant'Egidio. We share the concerns about the continuing instability in the Central African Republic, especially in the area of security. As we can see, intercommunal strife continues in the country. Criminality and banditry are widespread. There are bloody clashes taking place on religious and ethnic grounds. Intense skirmishes between armed groups continue as they fight over territory, key trade routes and resources.”
2017-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7965 (2017) · source