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first: 2019-11-19
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“Like many countries in Asia and other regions, Japan also has a lot to share and contribute to the work of prevention, including its work conducted under the New Approach for Peace and Stability in Africa. Secondly, building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions in conflict-prone countries should be the priority in the work of the United Nations principal organs and their subsidiary bodies. Effective and impartial institutions in the security and judicial sectors, as well as institutions to ensure equal access to basic social services, have critical importance in preventing conflicts. The work to support institution-building requires coordinated action by the entire United Nations system.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“First, the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has a critical role to play in conflict prevention, as acknowledged in resolution 2171 (2014). With its advisory role to the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly, the PBC can play a greater role in strengthening coherence across the principal organs. The Security Council and other relevant organs should seek the PBC’s advice to incorporate prevention perspectives into their work. As stressed in resolution 2171 (2014), the prevention of conflicts remains a primary responsibility of States. The PBC, with its convening role, can bring together the experience of different countries and regions, their best practices and lessons learned, and share them with the United Nations principal organs.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“I would like to express my appreciation to the Mexican presidency for convening this open debate. I also would like to thank all the briefers for their insights. I welcome this meeting, which gives us a precious opportunity to underscore the importance of preventive diplomacy. The international community focuses heavily on responding to conflict only after it occurs or recurs. So many lives have been lost and financial and human resources spent to respond to humanitarian crises due to conflicts every year. We must shift our focus to prevention, not only in the Security Council but in the entire United Nations system. I would like to make three points that Japan believes to be the key to mainstreaming prevention in the United Nations peace and security agenda.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906 (2021) · source
“The Commission’s bottom-up approach, engaging with local women and youth peacebuilders, provides invaluable insights to its advice to the Council. The Council should more actively seek the Commission’s advice in order to ensure coherent system-wide efforts and to better incorporate the local perspectives into its work.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Such an approach should extend beyond the United Nations system to build partnerships with diverse international, regional and national actors, with a view to promoting coordinated and coherent actions. We are encouraged to see the Security Council actively incorporating human-security perspectives — such as the protection of civilians, with particular attention to vulnerable groups and gender equality — in its resolutions for the renewal of mandates of peacekeeping missions and special political missions. That is particularly true in recent years. The Peacebuilding Commission has also evolved into an accelerator of those important efforts and a platform for broad partnerships among various actors.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Institutions to ensure equal access to basic social services reduce grievances and mitigate intercommunal tensions. Building the capacity of the personnel in charge of managing the institutions is an integral part of institution-building. Thirdly, the voices of women, youth and marginalized groups must be heard. We will never be able to achieve just, peaceful and inclusive societies without their full, equal and meaningful participation. We have to empower them and promote their critical role. Lastly, when it comes to the role of the United Nations, a holistic and coordinated approach is essential. Its interventions must be coherent across the nexus of peace and security, development, humanitarian issues and human rights.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“I would like to make four points in that regard. First, trust is key to building peaceful societies. By trust I mean that people must have confidence both in their Government and in each other. Systematic exclusion and widening inequality fuel people’s resentment against the Government, create tensions between communities and aggravate human insecurity. Secondly, in order to cultivate trust, it is essential to build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at the national and local levels in order to ensure equal opportunity and human security for all segments of society. Effective and impartial institutions in the security and judicial sectors are indispensable for ensuring the rule of law, combating impunity and tackling corruption.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“I would like to express my appreciation to Your Excellency, Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, for convening this open debate and giving us an opportunity to renew our commitment to addressing the root causes of conflict, namely, exclusion, inequality and poverty. Today the world remains beset by multiple conflicts. The scourge of conflicts is exacerbated by the impacts of the coronavirus disease pandemic and climate change. We must ask ourselves why we are still far from achieving the aims of the Organization. The international community still focuses heavily on responding to conflicts, rather than on preventing them. This approach is costing people their lives, livelihoods and dignity. We must shift our focus to prevention and effectively address the root causes of conflict.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Through bilateral means, Japan also supports developing countries’ efforts to improve women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. In particular, the Japan International Cooperation Agency has been engaged in projects to empower local women’s organizations in that area. While the nature of the projects I have mentioned differs from one to another, the key to their success is the same: ensuring the effective participation of the host Government and its people. I hope that this meeting will contribute to strengthening coordination, networks and partnerships for promoting the women and peace and security agenda.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source
“That example shows how the United Nations can bring about tangible results with its expertise through institution-building and collaborative partnerships on the ground. Under the Group of Seven’s Women, Peace and Security Partnership Initiative, Japan partnered with UN-Women to promote women’s participation in national reconciliation and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka. The project has three major components: raising awareness, supporting the Sri Lankan Government’s policy planning and providing entrepreneurship facilities to women. The project provided opportunities to women and girls to directly participate in the process of building peace, recovery and rebuilding communities after a 26-year-long conflict.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source
“The recent diagnostic report of the Team of Experts also found that challenges in the system are the result of the absence of measures benefiting victims and witnesses, gaps in the national legal framework and limited technical and operational capacity in investigations, prosecution and education. To respond to those long-standing challenges, the project of the Team of Experts focused on building capacity in the law enforcement sector — investigators, prosecutors and judges — in close collaboration with local authorities, to achieve high specialization and expertise in judicial response. That resulted in bringing more cases to justice and enabled women and girls to participate in the peace process with less fear.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Japan believes that those efforts provide an enabling environment for local women to be empowered without fear, and restore their dignity so that they can take full ownership of peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts in their nations. Last week, based on their work in the Central African Republic, members of the Team of Experts shared with Member States the difficulties they encountered and success stories at a briefing organized by my Mission. They experienced major challenges in ensuring the access of victims and survivors to justice, attributed to remoteness, stigmatization, lack of awareness and the slow judicial process.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source
“I would like to express my appreciation to the Republic of Kenya for convening today’s important debate on women and peace and security. Japan supports the Secretary-General’s call for a radical shift in the meaningful participation of women in peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts, and is willing to share insights gained through its support to United Nations activities and others. The Government of Japan has supported the activities of the United Nations Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Somalia and Iraq. Its activities aim to strengthen national institutions and the judicial response to conflict-related sexual violence, as well as to enhance access to justice for victims and survivors.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source
“The third, and last, way is through regional cooperation. While today I have emphasized local communities, the threat of terrorism itself is cross- border and transnational in nature. United Nations cooperation with regional and subregional organizations is an essential part of implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Japan commends the increased cooperation that we have seen in recent years between the Security Council and the AU and its subregional organizations, and we will continue to cooperate with those collective efforts.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Since 2008, we have collaborated with 14 African peacekeeping operation training centres across the continent to strengthen regional multidimensional capabilities in African Union (AU)-United Nations peacekeeping. This year, we are supporting African peacekeeping operation training centres in nine African countries, including Mali. We have also been supporting training programmes on criminal justice in French-speaking African countries so as to build the capacity of police, public prosecutors and judges through South-South cooperation. We will continue to work with African countries and our international partners within the framework of the New Approach for Peace and Stability in Africa initiative, presented at the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development last August.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We believe that a human-centred approach by and for each individual is a significant element in building resilience and achieving peace and stability in Africa. But that does not happen automatically. Inclusive development remains essential, even as we tackle immediate security and humanitarian concerns. The second way is by strengthening institutional capacity in order to reach local communities. That is a long-term plan. Strong, trusted institutions, coupled with economic development, will prevent the resurgence of militancy tomorrow after today’s threats are defeated. Local communities can be a protection against violent extremism but only if good security- sector governance is firmly in place. For that reason, Japan has put African-led capacity- building at the core of its engagement, particularly in the security and justice sectors.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“What is more, the environment is rapidly changing, especially in the Sahel, and the linear model to peace and stability cannot keep pace. Today, I would therefore like to focus on the vicious cycle that breeds terrorism and violent extremism in Africa and suggest three ways in which we could perhaps break the cycle. The first way is by empowering local communities. Terrorists and violent extremists thrive in peripheral areas. They use the discontent of marginalized groups and claim the mantle of protecting the vulnerable. Local grievances frequently give terrorists a base of support. To mitigate such concerns, including a lack of security, justice, governance and social services, we need a durable support system, that is, the community.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Allow me to express my deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing such an important debate and for giving us the opportunity to express our thoughts on this particular topic. It is four years to the month since the Council learned of, and condemned, the deadly terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire, on 13 March 2016 (see SC/12279). Unfortunately, Council discussions on terrorism and violent extremism in Africa have become only more frequent since then. We must of course respond to immediate security threats and urgent humanitarian needs, and we greatly commend the efforts of Member States and United Nations bodies in that regard. However, we must also maintain a broader focus if developments for the better are to have permanence.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Japan is also actively involved in United Nations efforts for building and sustaining peace and is a proud advocate of the importance of institution-building, including in the context of transitional justice. Last month, Japan was appointed one of two vice-Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission for 2020. Japan looks forward to working closely with Canada as Chair and Colombia as co-Vice-Chair. We would like to take that opportunity to further strengthen cooperation between the Commission and the Security Council.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723 (2020) · source
“There is no one-size-fits- all approach. Rather, the local context, history and culture in each case need to be taken into account. Transitional justice processes and mechanisms must be considered legitimate and inclusive and be based on local ownership if they are to gain the trust of the population. International support must aim at helping countries engaged in a transitional justice process in their endeavour to stand on their own feet. Japan is committed to supporting the development and improvement of judicial and security systems and institutions. We have continuously supported conflict-affected countries, such as Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Afghanistan and Iraq, by providing capacity-building and supporting judicial and security-sector reform.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723 (2020) · source
“In such moments, people are full of fear, uncertainty and grievances and are deprived of access to justice. That is exactly why the human security approach is so important in the implementation of transitional justice initiatives. What we should aim for is not solely to punish perpetrators through a top-down approach but also to support the transformation of our society into a State where people can lead an empowered life free from fear. The building of strong, effective and trustworthy institutions is an integral part of building and sustaining peace and should remain a crucial part of transitional justice as well. Here I would like to emphasize that legitimacy, inclusivity and local ownership are key to the successful implementation of transitional justice, particularly with regard to institutional reforms.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723 (2020) · source
“Facing the past and seeking a better future — that is the spirit at the centre of international transitional justice. Successful transitional justice initiatives contribute to building and sustaining peace and, in the long term, to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16 by strengthening institutions and establishing the rule of law, which are crucial to making lasting peace possible. It is important to make sure that transitional justice initiatives do not harm peace but rather help sustain it. I believe that trust is what makes a peaceful society — trust among people and trust of the people in their Government. A society that has endured conflict often lacks the foundation for trust or has seen that foundation destroyed in the course of conflict.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723 (2020) · source
“Japan will remain actively engaged, both politically and economically, in supporting progress in the peace process, in cooperation with international partners.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The final status of Jerusalem should be resolved through negotiations based on the relevant Security Council resolutions and known parameters. Japan will remain engaged with both sides and will continue to promote confidence-building measures. As a humble step and building on many years of efforts, later this month Japan will invite 10 young people from both Israel and Palestine to support building confidence among them. The point here is to demonstrate that young people can shed light on the pathway to peace and security by offering hope to future generations. Every three months, we repeat similar depressing statements in the Chamber. We sincerely hope that positive steps will be taken in the coming months, including the holding of general elections in Palestine.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Without finding a solution to the issue, lasting peace and stability in the region cannot be realized. Yesterday, we again heard of continued settlement activities, as well as the demolition of Palestinian-owned structures. Japan deeply deplores those activities and again strongly urges the Government of Israel to completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the implementation of construction plans that undermine the viability of a two-State solution. We are also deeply concerned about continued violence. We strongly condemn terrorism and attacks against innocent civilians, including by rocket, and call upon the parties to take immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence, provocations and incitement. Japan remains committed to supporting a two- State solution.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“At the outset, let me briefly address wider regional issues. We have serious concerns about the recent heightened tensions in the region. The eruption of a new conflict, especially in the Gulf, could have disastrous consequences. We must continue to encourage all concerned to find a solution through negotiations. Japan urges all concerned to make maximum diplomatic efforts in order to a avoid further escalation of the situation. Prime Minister Abe has just returned from his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. Japan will continue its diplomatic efforts to ease tensions and achieve peace and stability in the region. Even at this juncture, the Middle East peace process remains a top priority for the international community.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“As a long-standing advocate of the human security concept, Japan renews its determination to promote this approach, with the aim of upholding the values inscribed in the Charter. In conclusion, Japan reaffirms its unwavering commitment to playing an important role in ensuring that the world envisaged in the Charter is achieved and the rule of law is observed.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Japan looks forward to tangible progress in the long-overdue reform of the Council and calls for the launch of text-based negotiations during this session. I would also like to recall that certain provisions of the Charter have already been declared as obsolete by the General Assembly and should be removed at the earliest opportunity. For the rules-based international order to be sustainable and effective in face of the increasingly complex challenges of our time, it must reflect our collective faith in the dignity and worth of the human person, as enshrined in the Charter. We need to utilize a human security lens that emphasizes the protection and empowerment of every individual.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“In that connection, Japan welcomes General Assembly resolutions that call upon all Member States to be guided by the reports of the Group of Governmental Experts, confirming the applicability of existing international law, including the Charter in its entirety, to this new domain. For the rules-based international order to be upheld, the world governing body must maintain its effectiveness and legitimacy. The world has changed dramatically during the past 75 years, and the United Nations system must keep pace. The Security Council must be reformed to better reflect the realities of the contemporary world, where more Member States have the willingness and capacity to contribute to maintaining and restoring peace.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“I note that those resolutions impose certain obligations on other Member States as well. Japan calls upon all Member States to fully implement the relevant resolutions. For the rules-based international order to be upheld, the international judicial system should be properly developed and maintained. The Charter established the International Court of Justice as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Being a proud advocate of the Court, Japan has had the honour to contribute to it by providing it highly qualified judges, as well as financial support, and will continue to do so. For the rules-based international order to be upheld, due attention has to be paid to the evolution of technology, such as in the cyber domain.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“As a State surrounded by ocean, Japan is particularly committed to upholding the rules-based maritime order and the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. For the rules-based international order to be upheld, agreed rules have to be observed. The States Members of the United Nations confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Charter requires that Member States accept and carry out the decisions of the Council. It is therefore deeply regrettable that some Member States fail to comply with Council decisions. For instance, North Korea continues its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, in violation of many Security Council resolutions.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Those aspirations remain relevant today, and upholding the rules-based international order continues to be of critical importance. For the rules-based international order to be upheld, the peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with the rules, must be promoted and accepted. In that context, Japan is following the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East with great concern. We urge all parties to make their best efforts to peacefully settle the issues. In coordination with relevant countries, we will continue to pursue diplomatic efforts to ease tensions and stabilize the situation in the Middle East region. All unilateral attempt to change the status quo by force or coercion should not be tolerated.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“I would like to welcome you, Mr. President, and congratulate Viet Nam on commencing its term on the Security Council and for assuming the presidency for this month. At the outset, I would like to offer my condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic aeroplane crash in Iran. I hope the circumstances of the event are fully investigated. The Charter of the United Nations continues to provide an indispensable basis for the maintenance of international peace and security. Seventy-five years ago, the founders created a world body to prevent the recurrence of devastating wars and establish a global order for sustainable peace and prosperity based on the principles and rules enshrined in the Charter.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Japan will continue to cooperate closely with the international community and hopes that the North Korean issue will continue to be appropriately addressed by the Council. The meeting rose at 4.40 p.m.”
2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8682 (2019) · source
“Japan seeks to normalize its relations with North Korea, in accordance with the Japan-Democratic People's Republic of Korea Pyongyang Declaration, by comprehensively resolving outstanding issues of concern, such as abductions, nuclear weapons and missiles, and finding a settlement to the unfortunate past. That policy remains unchanged. Prime Minister Abe has publicly stated his determination to meet Chairman Kim Jong Un face to face without any condition. In conclusion, Japan continues to strongly urge North Korea to heed the messages from the Council. North Korea needs not only to refrain from further provocations in violation of Council resolutions, including launches that use ballistic missile technology, but also to take concrete action towards its denuclearization. Japan calls upon North Korea to choose a path to a bright future.”
2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8682 (2019) · source
“Japan believes that a unified effort by the international community will provide additional support for the diplomatic process to move forward. The series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea are a serious challenge, not only to Japan but also to the entire international community. Those provocations have taken place while the United States has repeatedly called for the resumption of talks. It is important that the agreement of both leaders, including the commitment by North Korea towards the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, be fully and expeditiously implemented, as set out in the Joint Statement of the United States-North Korea summit meeting.”
2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8682 (2019) · source
“In the pursuit of upholding peace and security in the region and beyond, I cannot emphasize enough how extremely important it is to realize the dismantlement of all of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles of all ranges in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner in accordance with the resolutions unanimously adopted by the Council. Japan continues to support United States efforts in that regard, including the diplomatic process between the United States and North Korea. As support for that process is critical, Japan finds it encouraging to hear today that all participants share a similar view. Japan strongly hopes that the voices from this Chamber will be heard. It should also be recalled that it is the obligation of all Member States to fully implement relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8682 (2019) · source
“I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari for his briefing. I would also like to commend the United States for this timely initiative to focus on denuclearization and ballistic missile launches by North Korea. North Korea has launched more than 20 ballistic missiles this year. As a number of Council members have emphasized today, such launches, regardless of their ranges, are in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions. Japan believes that this is the right time for the Council to resume its discussion of those activities, which cannot be overlooked.”
2019-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8682 (2019) · source
“I would like to conclude by reaffirming Japan's belief in the importance of reconciliation in addressing the root causes of conflict and contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“How, then, can we, as the international community, accelerate all three to promote reconciliation? In our view, one of the most effective ways is to ensure that the voices of the people on the ground are reflected in our efforts. Each reconciliation process is unique and must include the personal perspectives of those who live it. We therefore need to ensure a people-centred approach, emphasizing the value of human security. I would also like to point out that the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is a useful platform where we can share good practices and learn lessons. Through its convening power and its advisory role to the Council, the PBC, together with the Peacebuilding Fund, can help connect New York and the field more closely.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“We have supported national reconciliation processes in several countries and will continue to do so. Based on this experience, I would today like to highlight three key qualities that Japan believes are necessary for supporting lasting reconciliation processes. First, they must be inclusive, welcoming the voices of women, youth, community leaders and faith leaders, and the private sector. Secondly, they must offer socioeconomic development, ensuring that those who have been affected by inequality, in particular young people, are given employment opportunities. Thirdly, they must have sustainable frameworks that allow for the building of strong institutions with broad national ownership. The foregoing three elements - inclusiveness, socioeconomic developmentandstronginstitutions-are not independent, but rather parts of a whole.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched a project in the returnee areas of Rwanda and Bosnia called Imagine Coexistence, which consisted essentially of support to small community-based, inter-ethic and income-generating activities around which they built clusters of such other activities as sports. It has been nearly 20 years since Mrs. Ogata, who passed away last month, made her statement in the Security Council Chamber. Nonetheless, I believe her thoughts and actions on how to achieve tangible reconciliation are not obsolete. She was a true trailblazer in the field of peacebuilding and will be remembered for her quest for human security. Over the ensuing two decades, Japan has sought to build on Mrs. Ogata's work and address the question of reconciliation in devastated areas of the world.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source
“Ijust arrived in New York last night, and this is the very first meeting in which I am participating as the new Permanent Representative of Japan. I am truly grateful to be in the Chamber. In the year 2000, the Council heard a briefing on peacebuilding by Mrs. Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, with an emphasis on reconciliation (see S/PV.4219). In her briefing, Mrs. Ogata said that, for her agency, peacebuilding was not an abstract concept. She saw the concrete, sometimes desperate, needs of returnees in places where communities remained deeply divided. She said that she was exploring new avenues, in particular in the promotion of community coexistence, as the first step towards reconciliation.”
2019-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8668 (2019) · source