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Iliichev

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first: 2012-12-12
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“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are happy to see you, Mr. Minister, once again presiding over a meeting of the Security Council. We are grateful to all of the briefers for their statements. Water is essential for life. It is only when there is stable access to that key resource that one can talk about sustainable development in all three of its components. In that regard, it is difficult to overstate the timely nature of activities aimed at implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with particular regard to water issues. Currently, Member States are working in the General Assembly on a draft resolution initiated by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. That draft resolution is currently in the Second Committee of the General Assembly.”
2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source
“The 29 September communique of the African Union Peace and Security Council calls for such unity. As we understand it, the African Union itself has not yet settled on a final position on the modalities for funding its own peace operations, and it intends to draft such during the Summit to be held in Addis Ababa in January. We are also unhappy with the working methods of the co-sponsors, who did not fully take into account the legitimate concerns of several delegations and stubbornly stuck to their language, which made it more difficult to achieve consensus on this very important resolution. The meeting rose at 1.10pm.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“We cannot shake the impression that this is a cover-up for the intention to deploy African peacekeeping operations against the will of host parties and in violation of the principle of impartiality. The universal basic principles of peacekeeping are obligatory for any operation, especially those approved by the Security Council. A paradox arises in that regard when United Nations support is requested, but United-Nations-approved principles are ignored. The resolution is also replete with specific language likely more characteristic of the General Assembly and its Fifth Committee than of the Security Council. We call attention to the fact that there was a lack of unity among African delegations on the Security Council in agreeing on the resolution.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are convinced of the importance of strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and African regional and subregional organizations to ensure peace and security on the continent. The Russian delegation therefore voted in favour of resolution 2320 (2016). However, we are forced to note that, during work on the resolution, the co-sponsors did not take on board a number of important amendments from some delegations, ours included. We are puzzled by the refusal to include in the resolution references to the basic principles of peacekeeping, which have been approved by Member States many times.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Staff from law enforcement agencies in Africa are given the possibility to participate in higher education programmes and internships at the short-term continuing education courses in Russia. We are also making a significant contribution to eradicating the social and economic root causes of conflict in Africa. In particular, within the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative, more than $20 billion have been written off ofthe bulk of African debt. The remaining debt has been rechannelled to assist Africans under the Debt for Development Programme. Furthermore, Russia is an active participant in providing across-the-board bilateral assistance to the continent in the framework of existing international mechanisms, including by making relevant contributions.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Partnership between the AU and the United Nations in support of peace and security also includes joint efforts in conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding. Russia is making a notable contribution to supporting peace and security on the African continent, which includes designing strategies to settle armed conflicts, as well defining mandates for the relevant peacekeeping operations of the United Nations in Africa. Russian troops and staff from the Ministry of the Interior participate in many such operations, and their activities are highly acclaimed by the Secretariat. My country pays particular attention to the training of police and military personnel from Africa. Specifically, in Russia there is yearly training of up to 80 peacekeepers.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“For our part, we are of the view that the specific financial aspects of support to African peacekeeping operations through assessed contributions from United Nations States Members falls within the purview of the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly. Encroachment by the Security Council into the Fifth Committee's prerogatives is counterproductive and undermines the long-standing division of the "division of labour" within the Organization. We share the conclusion of the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/809) issued in September on the outcome of the joint AU-United Nations review, namely, that United Nations support to African peacekeeping should not add up solely to financial and other support.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“WetooknoteoftheoutcomeoftheUnitedNations-AU review on the matter of support to African peacekeeping operations entrusted with Security Council mandates. We stand ready for further constructive dialogue with our African partners. Of key importance, in our View, is increasing the predictability, reliability and flexibility of the financing of such operations. We agree on the importance of ensuring effective support to them from the United Nations and other international partners. Of equal importance is Africa's compliance with its own decisions and obligations. As far as we have gathered, it is expected that we will finish the development of a unified African approach at the AU Summit in January. We are all aware that there remains a divergence of views on this topic, even among African Security Council members.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The importance of such cooperation is affirmed in the conclusions and recommendations of last year's review of the United Nations peacekeeping architecture as well as the September reports of the Secretary-General. We support further pooling of efforts between the United Nations and the African Union to stabilize the situations in Darfur, Somalia, Mali, the Sahel, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan, as well as the conflict between the Sudan and South Sudan. We also would like to see closer cooperation on thematic issues, which would include combating international terrorism, transnational organized crime, piracy and illegal trafficking in weapons and narcotics.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“We note progress in the creation of the African architecture for crisis response. We support the enhanced cooperation with the Africa Union so as to ensure peace and security on the continent. Ignoring African views has adverse implications. It is enough to recall the result of disregard by external forces of the African Union initiative for political settlement in Libya in 2011. Russia has consistently called for developing the partnership between the United Nations and African organizations, including between the United Nations Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“There are ongoing conflicts as well as the destabilization of a number of countries and regions due, inter alia, to arbitrary interference from external forces. All of this leads to a hitherto unseen increase in the number of forcibly displaced persons. The international community should responde in a timely and effective manner to threats and challenges to security in Africa. Obviously, we must prevent attempts to impose on Africans ready-made solutions without their clearly expressed consent. The experience of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and other countries demonstrates the harmful nature and ineffectiveness of such action. We welcome efforts to find African-owned solutions. Africans know better than anyone else the situation and have situation-specific mechanisms at their disposal.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are very happy to welcome you here once again, Mr. Minister, to preside over the Security Council. We took note of, and are grateful for, the briefings by the representatives of the United Nations and of the African Union (AU). We are once again today discussing an important topic, namely, the partnership between the AU and the United Nations in ensuring peace and security. It is clear that there are ongoing serious threats and challenges in a number of African countries, including the marginalization of various groups and territories, the spread of terrorism, the activities of transnational organized-crime networks and piracy.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“There is an official arms embargo against South Sudan imposed by the European Union (EU), but the United Nations experts confirm that a functioning network supplying weapons to South Sudan is operating in European countries, so the EU embargo is not working. Where is the guarantee that a United Nations embargo would function? By the way, we are surprised by the double standards of some colleagues who actively call for an arms embargo against South Sudan while their own nationals and companies are involved in supplying weapons to that country.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“With regard to the sanctions against South Sudan, there is again no unity among African countries, including the neighbouring countries. That lack of unity could undermine the effectiveness of potential restrictions. We can see that in the example of a number of African countries, including the Central African Republic, where sanctions, including the arms embargo, are not working. By the way, with regard to the communique of the African Union Peace and Security Council of 19 September and their statement after their visit to Juba at the end of October, we saw no call for new sanctions either. We draw that to the attention of those colleagues who are selective in referring only to those decisions of the African Union that they find useful. Another point needs to be made.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Generally speaking, introducing targeted sanctions now against South Sudanese leaders would be the height of irresponsibility. Someone probably wants very much to see President Kiir share the fate of Al-Qadhafi, against whom targeted sanctions were also introduced. In the Secretary-General's letter of 9 November, we did not note any conclusion that the Government is impeding the deployment of the Regional Protection Force in South Sudan. Quite the contrary, there is positive movement in that area. Therefore, even if we were to follow the formal logic of resolution 2304 (2016), which was, by the way, supported by our Western colleagues, the reintroduction of an arms embargo by the Security Council against South Sudan would be premature.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“We would therefore refrain from drawing the conclusion that they represent an intentional policy, all the more so since some parties have a tendency to exploit the emotional reaction of the international community to the really difficult and dramatic situation in South Sudan. In particular, some colleagues refer to that situation in order to justify their appeals to expand the sanctions regime against that country, including an arms embargo by the Security Council. Our position on that has not changed. We think that implementing such a recommendation would hardly be helpful in settling the conflict. Furthermore, newer sanctions could further complicate the relationship among the host country, the peacekeepers and the international community.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“It is not their fault that, because of the well-known hasty and ill-advised actions of the Secretariat, Nairobi refused to send a new contingent to South Sudan and is withdrawing the contingent that was already deployed. One more positive element here is the letter of 15 November containing the draft agreement between Juba and the Mission, addressing the implementation of the communique of 4 September. We thank Mr. Dieng for his briefing. We share his concerns with regard to the spread in South Sudan of rhetoric and actions targeting individual ethnic groups. What draws our attention is the fact that such rhetoric frequently comes from various kinds of armed and criminal groups and undisciplined elements of various power structures.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“We share the opinion of the Secretary-General that strengthening the peacekeeping capacity of the Mission, including the deployment of the Regional Protection Force, is not a panacea against all of the country's ills. With regard to the implementation of resolution 2304 (2016) and the joint communique' between the Transitional Government of National Unity and the Security Council of 4 September (S/2016/776, annex), we see a certain amount of progress there, which shows that there is a constructive nature to the currently ongoing negotiations with Juba. In particular, the South Sudanese agreed to host contingents from Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“We note the recommendations issued by the Secretary-General on the Mission's mandate, wherein he speaks of the priority given to promoting a peaceful process and normalizing the situation in the security area. That implies that peacekeepers should provide capacity-building support to South Sudanese power structures. Those proposals are in line with our own approach. We think that the way to improve the humanitarian situation and the human rights situation in South Sudan lies through a lasting settlement on the basis of inclusiveness. As a step towards an inclusive political process and national reconciliation, we welcome the amnesty announced by President Salva Kiir for the supporters of Rick Machar who participated in the armed clashes in Juba in July and who are currently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Ellen Laj, for her briefing and her active work in her post. We wish her all the very best. We also take note of the letter dated 9 November, the recent report of the Secretary-General on the situation in South Sudan (S/2016/950), the special report of the Secretary-General on the review of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (S/2016/951), the interim report of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan (S/2016/963), and your statement, Mr. President, in your capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan.”
2016-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7814 (2016) · source
“In that regard, we believe that the best format for dialogue already exists in the Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations and the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, in which all troop- and police-contributing countries are represented - without the artificial exclusions that unfortunately occurred during the police Summit - along with current and potential host countries.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“We also intend to broaden our participation in the training of international police. Over the past 16 years, foreign police peacekeepers, including commanders, from more than 50 countries, primarily in Africa, have been trained at the training centre in the city of Domodedovo. Russia has unique experience in the area of the professional training of peacekeepers, which we stand ready to share. We are convinced that police peacekeeping should be the focus of due attention from Member States. Outside independent assessments cannot be a substitute for a discussion of police issues within specialized agencies of the United Nations. Discussions of the most difficult aspects - in particular, the structure of police forces - should be transparent.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“In that regard, another important aspect is that United Nations police contingents must clearly understand their tasks, act in a professional manner and be appropriately equipped and trained. In that regard, we support the initiatives of many regional organizations, in particular those of the African Union, to increase the training level of their police components. This is an area of international cooperation that was particularly recognized at the June Summit of Chiefs of Police, attended by representatives of States Members of the United Nations, the Secretariat and United Nations field presences. During that meeting, the Russian delegation declared that it would double the number of its police officers in peacekeeping operations. That is already being done. Twenty per cent of Russian police officers are women.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“The idea ofintelligence and the classical understanding of it are not applicable in this instance. One of the key tasks for the leaders of police components and missions in general is to lend assistance in bolstering the capacity of the host countries to resolve law enforcement challenges, such as sharing their experience and training staff. Local police bear the primary responsibility for ensuring the security of civilians. It is important to prevent situations in which as a result of years-long presence of missions, United Nations peacekeepers in fact substitute the efforts of the local police.. Without increasing local potential, there can be no sustainable exit strategy for United Nations presence.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“In that way, the Blue Helments seem to support unilateral actions of one party to the conflict, the Ngok Dinka, which runs counter to the principle of impartiality and the agreement of both sides. Furthermore, we think that United Nations police should not take on non-inherent political functions - in the case of monitoring human rights, for instance. That job is reserved for other United Nations bodies. We would also like to mention the issue of the gathering and analysis of information. We share the view that without it, it is hard to work effectively in the field. Nonetheless, those activities have to be carried out solely with a clear operative end in sight and through legal means and with the agreement of the host country, while fully upholding that country's sovereignty.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“While Acting in the difficult context of asymmetrical threats, in close cooperation with local populations, there is a need to carefully implement the so-called people-centred approach. That approach consists solely of the need, as necessary, of engaging in confidence-based contact with locals. Any deviation from upholding this principle creates the risk of being accused of breaching the principle of impartiality. Let me provide an example: the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei provide support to the so-called community protection committees. Those committees consist solely of one of the tribes of the region, the Ngok Dinka. The other tribe, the Misseriya, is against their establishment.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“We are guided by the idea that, while providing such assistance on behalf of the entire international community, police, just as all United Nations peacekeepers, must unstintingly comply with Security Council mandates and uphold the basic principles of peacekeeping. We must necessarily acknowledge that the growing importance of police places particular responsibility on peacekeepers and leaders, and logically requires adapting the police architecture of the United Nations. We think that a crucial part of effectively implementating mandates is establishing constructive and confidence-based dialogue and relations with host countries and, as necessary, with other parties to the conflict. It is only in that context that assistance in the protection of civilians can be tangibly effective.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“They make a contribution to carrying out the singular mandate of each mission, as defined by the specifics of the respective situations in the countries of deployment. Today United Nations police face a daunting task that has to do with the increasingly difficult and complicated nature of the mandates of missions. They monitor situations and report on violations of public order, but they do more than just that. They provide assistance to national bodies in the protection of civilians and play an important subsidiary role in the post-conflict reform of law enforcement institutions, as well as in the improvement of the national capacities of host countries.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Herve Ladsous, as well as the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali for their informative briefings. We also thank all of their staff for their implentation in good faith of the task of maintaining peace and security in difficult situations. For us, this meeting is symbolic because in Russia today it is Police and Internal Affairs Servicemen's Day - the holiday of professional Russian police. We see the police components as an integral part of United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“Allegations that Eritrea is allegedly supporting regional armed groups are uncorroborated. It therefore looks as ifthe reasons that led to the need to impose sanctions simply no longer exist. The sanctions regime against Eritrea has not taken that into account, and they have remained unchanged. In that regard, perhaps the time has come to draw up a road map for the gradual lifting of sanctions against Eritrea, as suggested by a number of delegations in the course of work on the resolution.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7807 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Like other members of the Security Council, we would love to see the swift establishment of solid peace and stability in Somalia and Eritrea and throughout the entire Horn of Africa. However, we were forced to abstain in the voting on resolution 2317 (2016) for the following reasons. Support by Eritrea to the Al-Shabaab terrorist group and the border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea were the main criteria for imposing restrictive measures on Asmara in 2009. Since then, however, the situation on the ground has changed significantly. In its reports three years in a row, the Monitoring Group concluded that there was no evidence of Eritrea providing assistance to Al-Shabaab and that the border dispute with Djibouti has been settled through Qatar's mediation.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7807 (2016) · source
“Those reports reveal the arbitrary detentions, kidnappings, torture, sexual violence and other brazen human rights violations carried out by Ukraine, both by its security services and by other law enforcement agencies. Changing the situation in Donbas is within the realm of the possible, and achieving solid, sound peace is a goal for which we should strive, and it is possible. However, all of that will happen only through scrupulous compliance with the Minsk agreements. It is for that reason that we call upon Kyiv to accelerate the fulfilment of those agreements.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): With regard to today's topic, I would like to draw attention to the fact that many delegations have referred today to the need for a political track in settling conflicts to prevent asymmetrical threats. In that regard, I would like to refer to the Minsk agreements, which, for almost two years now, have remained unfulfilled despite the promises of President Poroshenko of Ukraine. Shelling continues on an almost daily and various artillery systems firing on populated areas. Houses and buildings are being destroyed. People are dying. The truth is reflected in the reports of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“The job of international assistance is to support local and regional efforts, not replace them. We should be considering the comprehensive support that countries need in order to expand their capacity to address the root causes of crises. That should include establishing a political process, institution-building, creating development programmes and training civilian personnel and security forces. In conclusion, it is sad to see the Ukrainian delegation using any means to continue its efforts to pursue its propagandistic goals in the Security Council. Such attacks have nothing to do with the subject of today's debate and cast doubt on the Ukrainian delegation's ability to responsibly fulfil its duties as a non-permanent member of the Council.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“We should be discussing that sensitive topic not only here in the Security Council but also with the participation of countries where peacekeeping operations are deployed, troop contributors and, of course, the Secretariat, and the most suitable forum for it is the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations of the General Assembly. One Vital component without which the problem of asymmetric threats cannot be solved is ensuring effective cooperation with host countries - the national stakeholders - and building constructive and mutually respectful relations with them. Governments bear the primary responsibility for ensuring the people's safety, including from terrorist attacks, establishing the political process, providing development and addressing the root causes of the conflict.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“That should be backed up by sufficient funding, equipment and professional training for peacekeepers and leadership personnel. A lot of that could be done by the troop- contributing countries. It is crucial to check their experience in handling high-tech security tools. As we know, things do not always go very smoothly in such areas. In that context, it is essential to discuss contingents' so-called active security, that is, the collection and analysis of potential threats. While that work is unquestionably important to operational efforts on the ground, it should be done only with the consent of the host country and in full respect for its sovereignty.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“The conditions for that should be carefully defined. It is not acceptable to attempt to use them to plug holes in situations where no one else wants to be involved any more. And the problem cannot be solved with quantitative indicators. At best, such miscalculations can end up creating increasing demands for Blue Helmets, and at worst can result in increasing casualties in their ranks. We firmly believe that in order to address asymmetric threats adequately, it is essential to work on improving peacekeeping processes and cooperation with host countries. That means, first, strengthening the security resources available to peacekeepers, and then their ability to fulfil their mandates effectively. That cannot be done without proper planning when a mission's mandate is being developed, including by setting realistic goals and timelines.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“For example, many Member States and independent experts who worked on preparing last year's report of the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture (S/2015/490) have come to the conclusion that offensive and counter-terrorist operations run the risk of retaliation and heavier losses and are therefore unacceptable from the point of View of United Nations peacekeeping. We agree with that. Peacekeepers should not do the work of non-core functions meant for specially trained national or regional forces. Such activities are entirely consistent with the Charter of the United Nations when they are conducted at the invitation of the parties or in accordance with a Security Council decision. Blue Helmets should be deployed when they can provide effective assistance while remaining neutral.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“It is more important than ever that they stick to the basic principles of peacekeeping - the consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defence or to implement the Security Council's mandate. Otherwise, in cases where robust and, especially, preventive responses to asymmetric threats are sought, peacekeepers may end up becoming directly involved in a conflict and accused ofbecoming a party to it themselves. Needless to say, that is not the way problems get solved. It can only worsen the risks to the civilian population and the Blue Helmets themselves and, incidentally, it can also raise questions about their responsibilities under international humanitarian law.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“As such situations grow and spread, a debate is going on in the United Nations and the professional community about what the conceptual foundation for Blue Helmet operations should be, how they should approach situations in which it is impossible to distinguish fighters from civilians, the extent to which they can use force and so forth. After all, United Nations peacekeeping operations represent the Organization's ideals, and any mistake can have tragic consequences and undermine its credibility. One ofthe concepts being discussed is the so-called people-centred approach. We believe that in such risky conditions, it is vital to ensure that United Nations peacekeepers act with extreme caution.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“We also see cases where, in an area where a traditional confrontation exists between two sides, a third one emerges that is not under anyone's control, as has happened, for example, in the Golan Heights, which are now controlled by terrorist and illegal armed groups. Such non-State actors are not bound by any obligations, including under international law, and they do not participate - and sometimes cannot be induced to participate - in the peace process. Of course, there can be no question that they will take any responsibility for protecting civilians, and yet the people living in the territory controlled by such groups are at the epicentre of the conflict and mingled with the insurgents, who can use people and infrastructure as human shields.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“We should always be prepared for the possibility that a conflict will present new challenges. Regarding the recent sad news from Mali, we would like to offer our sympathies to the Governments of Mali and Togo and the families of Malians and a peacekeeper from Togo who fell victim to the latest attack. The concept note (S/2016/927, annex) prepared by the delegation of Senegal rightly notes that the asymmetric threats to United Nations peacekeeping operations have not appeared out of nowhere, but are the result of the changing nature of conflicts. More and more often, missions are working in environments where at least one of the parties to the conflict is not a State, whether we are talking about armed opposition, illegal armed groups or even terrorists.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“Mr. Iliichev (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and the other briefers for their valuable contributions to the discussion on this issue of vital importance to the Organization. Peacekeeping is an essential tool in the United Nations arsenal of measures to maintain international peace and security, resolve conflicts and assist in nation-building in the early post-crisis stage. Today, however, United Nations peacekeeping operations operate amid new challenges and asymmetrical threats, including terrorist attacks on the civilian population and peacekeepers, organized crime, illegal arms and drug trafficking, and cyberattacks. Unfortunately, this is not an exhaustive list, as the situation in countries of deployment can change rapidly and each theatre of action has its own characteristics.”
2016-11-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7802 (2016) · source
“I now give the floor to Mr. Joao Pedro Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“We stand ready to carefully study the review of the United Nations presence in the country, which ideally should be carried out after the elections and the swearing-in of the new President, and should involve also an assessment of the professionalism and number of Haitian National Police troops. We hope that the document will contain information as to the results of activities carried out in past years as well as arrangements for a gradual drawdown of the United Nations presence in the country. In the context of preparations for this forthcoming stage, we need to develop a plan for the transition period and persistently strengthen MINUSTAH. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Haiti.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Resolving these problems will depend not only on outside financing but also on the efforts of local administrative bodies. Another priority is providing people with information about the disease and ways to avoid infection. Indeed, forewarned is forearmed. We would like to see the full implementation of MINUSTAH's mandate. The capacity of the Haitian National Police is ever- growing, and it has demonstrated its ability and determination to ensure law and order. It is encouraging that the rise in crime is being contained. Any strikes are essentially for social and economic reasons, just as in other countries of the world. The police have been able to ensure control over mass events; they still receive support from MINUSTAH but in the near future should become fully operationally independent, in line with national law.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“We welcome the intention of the Government to ensure transparent and democratic elections, which are to take place without any external intervention. We are satisfied that technical preparations for this important event over the past month have gone smoothly, and we hope to see a successful finish to the electoral race. Haiti cannot afford any fresh stalemates in the light of the numerous social and economic issues facing its people. We wish also to express our concern regarding a certain surge in the number of cholera cases. On the one hand, we welcome the vigorous measures taken by the United Nations to counter this dangerous disease and overcome its impact. On the other hand, Port-au- Prince must also do its part to deal with issues such the provision of water as well as sanitation and health-care services.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“Honore will present the next report when Haiti has a duly elected President. We continue to follow the development of the internal political situation in the country. More than three months after the expiry of the l20-day term of the provisional President, the National Assembly has yet to adopt measures to ensure continuity in the functioning of the executive, in line with the provisions of the agreement of 5 February. Unfortunately, the country continues to face political and institutional uncertainty, which poses an obstacle to its sustainable economic and social development. We urge all key stakeholders in the country to make efforts jointly to tackle the most relevant task today, that is, the conclusion of the electoral process and the appointment of the new head of the executive, so as to serve all Haitians.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Sandra Honore, for presenting the report on the activities of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), which she heads, as well as her detailed statement concerning the situation in the country. We express our condolences to the families of the victims of Hurricane Matthew, which tore through the Caribbean last week. We hope that Haiti, with the help of the international community, will be able very quickly to rebuild after this natural disaster. We take note of the fact that, owing to the hurricane, the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country have been postponed yet again. We hope that Ms.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2016/753, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. I now give the floor to Ms. Honore.”
2016-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7789 (2016) · source