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lines on the record: 99
first: 2017-04-20
most recent: 2020-03-11
sittings or episodes: 13
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“More important, all hands must be on deck to ensure that we meet the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is our expectation that today’s debate will offer suggestions to address the prevailing challenges of terrorism and organized crime, which are increasingly joining forces to challenge States and threaten human security worldwide.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We recognize with utmost satisfaction the role being played by the Office of Counter-Terrorism and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in that regard. We urge the Security Council to continue its support to regional organizations such as the African Union, ECOWAS and even national Governments in a holistic and inclusive approach to combating terrorism. There should be concerted measures to tackle the debilitating effects of climate change and to encourage countries to toe the line of inclusive governance, which should be whole-of-society, including the mainstreaming of youth and women. We must combat the menace of illicit financial flows, which serve as a conduit for financing terrorism and other vices. We must redouble our efforts to reduce to the barest minimum the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“While critical gains have been made by ongoing military operations, efforts to consolidate and sustain the gains have lagged behind. Those include adequate humanitarian responses, early recovery initiatives and the restoration of law, order and economic activity. Simply restoring the social, political and economic structures to pre-conflict levels will not form a sustainable solution in the long term. Stabilization efforts must address the conditions that give rise to terrorism and violent extremism. Significantly, all those gaps require financing in the face of other development challenges bedevilling the continent, logistics assistance and capacity-building. Terrorism is a global phenomenon; the world must unite in ending the scourge. Member States with capacity should assist others without capacity.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“That gap is further exacerbated by the fact that the criminal justice system as a whole does not possess the technical capabilities to prevent, investigate and prosecute cases of online terrorist recruitment or incitement to commit terrorist acts. Political and structural factors are also undermining the role of the intelligence community in countering terrorism, as well as the resulting absence of collaboration with the criminal justice system, both nationally and regionally. In the same vein, significant gaps exist in national and regional efforts to counter terrorist financing, particularly due to the poor functioning of financial intelligence units and other regulatory frameworks, as well as poor border-management capacities to prevent and interdict illicit trafficking.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The continued political instability and absence of law and order in different regions of the continent have provided an ideal environment for terrorist groups to grow and operate. Generally, the criminal justice response to terrorism remains weak. There are persistent capacity constraints facing law enforcement agencies, including border control, and the courts to successfully investigate and prosecute terrorism cases, as well as rehabilitate and reform convicted perpetrators. The courts in many States are overwhelmed and unable to deal with the number of persons who have disengaged from terrorist groups in a timely and effective manner. Moreover, and despite the urgency, responses to the threat of returning foreign terrorist fighters remain ad hoc and poorly coordinated.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“At the national level, Nigeria has adopted several mechanisms and instruments for enhancing security, including the National Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted in 2014; the National Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, adopted in 2017; and the Multinational Joint Task Force, established in collaboration with our neighbours, Chad, Cameroon, the Niger and Benin, to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency. Despite their multitude, continental efforts have remained fragmented, military-oriented and incommensurate with the scale of the threat. It is here that we invite the Security Council to assist countries in need in that direction. Significant gaps persist at all levels.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“That integrated approach also elaborates a comprehensive set of measures to be undertaken by various agencies in member States and provides a strategic policy direction towards the containment and elimination of the threat posed by terrorism to the community. To that end, the Plan established within the community an ECOWAS Counter- Terrorism Coordination Unit; an ECOWAS Arrest Warrant and an ECOWAS Black List of Terrorist and Criminal Networks, which will facilitate coordination and information-sharing among member States, and a subregional counter-terrorism training centre.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Those and other frameworks have established practical measures that substantially address Africa’s security challenges in the areas of police and border control, legislative and judicial measures, the financing of terrorism, the exchange of information, and the coordination and standardization of efforts aimed at enhancing the capacity of member states to prevent and combat terrorism and drawing links among terrorism, drug trafficking, transnational organized crime, money-laundering and the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons. At the subregional level, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted its Counter- Terrorism Strategy and Implementation Plan in 2013. It is based on three pillars: preventing terrorism, pursuing terrorism and reconstructing communities in the aftermath of conflict.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“From the continental perspective, the counter-terrorism institutions of the African Union (AU) have continued to build the capacities of intelligence services, law enforcement agencies and other institutions to prevent and combat terrorism, in line with AU instruments and frameworks. Those institutions include the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism, the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa and, most recently, the AU Mechanism for Police Cooperation.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The activities of those groups have brought untold hardship, the dislocation of social and economic activities, humanitarian crises and stunted development to the continent. The enablers of terrorism are not difficult to identify; they include, among others, ideology, climate change, the use of the Internet, the exclusion of young people and women in governance, lack of development, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, the prevalence of ungoverned territories in Africa, poor criminal-justice systems, absence of the rule of law and so on. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is the global instrument, adopted in 2006 by Member States, to enhance national, regional and international efforts to counter terrorism.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Let me at the outset thank the delegation of China, which holds the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March, for having organized today’s debate on countering terrorism and extremism in Africa, and other briefers for enlightening us on this important topic. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations. As we are all aware, terrorism and violent extremism have become disturbing features in Africa, and the continent has had to wrestle with different forms of terrorism and terrorist actors, including Al-Qaida, the Lord’s Resistance Army, Al-Shabaab, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, the Islamic State West Africa Province, Boko Haram and so on.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In conclusion, it is my delegation's belief that to achieve the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), Member States, regional organizations, the media, civil society, women and young people all have important roles to play in working together to implement the women and peace and security agenda and holding one another accountable with regard to their commitments. While inclusivity remains the key, there is also a need to focus on not only processes but also on the establishment of mechanisms for accountability and budgets for the real implementation of national action plans. Nigeria remains firmly committed to promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls in conflict and post- conflict situations. In this regard, we will continue to work assiduously to enhance the participation of women in peace and security initiatives.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“We are also catering to the needs of the victims of Boko Haram - including victims of rape and other sexual violence against children, the abduction of children and other grave violations - by putting in motion several legal and social remedies, such as the diligent prosecution of many of the detained Boko Haram terrorists in competent courts of law, as well as reintegration, reorientation and rehabilitation programmes designed to meet the needs of each victim of sexual violence. Some of the victims are also back at school in Nigeria and across the globe.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Within the framework of the Multinational Joint Task Force, Nigeria, in partnership with Cameroon, Chad and the Niger, is collaborating to take out the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorist group, which has been targeting women and girls. Our experience in the Lake Chad region today is evidence that, with determined international collaboration, much can be achieved. It noteworthy that 80 per cent of the internally displaced persons in the north-east of Nigeria are women and girls. We are taking concrete steps to meet their humanitarian needs and establishing the conditions necessary for the voluntary return of many displaced persons to their places of origin in safety and dignity.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Building on regional and subregional efforts, in 2013 Nigeria launched a national action plan to fully implement the relevant provisions of resolution 1325 (2000). The plan was relaunched in 2017 to re-emphasize the Government's commitment to ensuring the security of women and girls during armed conflicts and to enhancing their active and direct participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The objectives of both plans were prevention and disaster preparedness; protection and prosecution; participation and representation; crisis management; and partnerships, coordination and management. We are already familiar with Boko Haram's activities in north-eastern Nigeria.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“In Africa, the African Union has been a useful platform for the advancement of women in the peace and security agenda by placing emphasis on the engagement of women and youth in the continent's development. This is clearly reflected in Agenda 2063 of the African Union. The African Union currently has more than 14 instruments relating to women, peace and security. At the subregional level in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for West Africa, in September 2010 developed an integrated plan of action for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The plan of action emphasizes the importance of the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution, mediation and peacebuilding efforts, as well as the rebuilding of post-conflict societies.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Their suffering is compounded by their exclusion from key decision-making process that might lead to peace and stability. In this regard, it is our expectation that this debate will reflect on the achievements and challenges in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) and its follow- up resolutions, as well as offer suggestions to address the prevailing challenges and gaps in acquiring the necessary resources to advance the role of women in the context ofthe global peace and security architecture and in the lead-up to the twentieth anniversary. We acknowledge that the Security Council has provided the necessary leadership to give impetus to involving women in the peace and security agenda, beginning with resolution 1325 (2000), which set up the framework for subsequent Council resolutions.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“We thank the United Kingdom for agreeing to resume this debate and South Africa for having highlighting the women and peace and security agenda. As we approach the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), introduced by the delegation of Namibia, we need to take stock of the progress made in the development of policies and strategies for the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. It is a well-known fact that women rarely initiate violent conflicts, yet they suffer its worst consequences, on multiple fronts -physically, psychologically, economically, socially and politically. Often, women fall victim to predatory warlords who systematically use rape and sexual violence as weapon of wars.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source
“Nigeria reaffirms its support for the rights of the Palestinian people, including the protection of their fundamental human rights, particularly their right to free movement and self-determination. In conclusion, it is my delegation's belief that achieving lasting peace in the Middle East will depend on the commitment and determination of both Israel and Palestine to make painful sacrifices. This would bring about the much-desired peace and justice and reduce the serious threat to regional and international peace and security.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“My delegation would once again like to reiterate its call on Israel and Palestine to exercise the utmost restraint in their actions and utterances. The two parties should heed the well-meaning appeals endorsed by the international community to resume negotiations without further delay. Progress in the direction of a two-State solution will depend on the resumption of direct negotiations, demonstrable political will and commitment to the process. My delegation would therefore like to call on the international community to continue to support and encourage Israel and Palestine to sheathe their swords and embrace the peace process as a means of resolving the lingering conflicts.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“In that regard, it is our expectation that this debate will offer new suggestions on how best to address the prevailing challenges and gaps for the implementation of all relevant United Nations and Security Council resolutions on the matter. To this end, we once again call on Israel to take concrete steps to freeze all settlement- related activities in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem as a confidence-building measure. In the same vein, we call on the State ofPalestine to play its role in building confidence by signalling, through enhanced efforts, its readiness to return to the negotiating table in order to forge unity and deal with acts of militancy for the achievement of a just solution.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“We once again call on States with influence over the parties concerned to encourage them to re-engage in dialogue on the basis of relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, the Quartet road map, the Arab Peace Initiative and other existing agreements. We reaffirm our unwavering support for a two-State solution, with Israel and Palestine existing side by side in peace. The relevance of a two-State solution needs no reiteration in these debates, as we believe that there is no alternative to it. All parties and interlocutors should take concerted measures to create the necessary conditions conducive to the achievement of a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“This fact was manifest at the Ministerial Committee Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement on Palestine convened in Baku, Azerbaijan to review developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, on issues that regrettably remain unresolved. The question of Palestine is a lingering issue affecting international peace and security. Nigeria's position on the issue is clear and unambiguous. We continue to call for a viable, contiguous Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital and based on the 1967 borders, in accordance with numerous United Nations and Security Council resolutions.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“We wish to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation, and congratulate South Africa on its successful presidency and leadership of the Council this month. My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. We would like to make the following additional remarks in our national capacity. Nigeria once again expresses its deep concern about the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. All efforts being made by the international community to reduce tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians seem to not be moving in the intended direction of finding a lasting and comprehensive solution leading to the peaceful coexistence ofthe two parties.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Ultimately, it is important to reiterate that the eradication of this phenomenon can be possible only if cooperation can be achieved at the international level and counter-terrorism programmes, along with development schemes, are implemented at the grass- roots level.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“The challenge, therefore, has not been a regional lack of frameworks and instruments to respond to those threats, but rather the failure to address the underlying factors contributing to the outbreak of those crimes, as well as the complex linkages among them. In order to deal effectively with the threats of terrorism and organized crime, there must be a broad approach that integrates efforts at the national and regional levels into a robust strategy focused on improving governance, development and security. There is also aneedforimproved knowledge-sharing and cooperation on all levels, especially internationally. Following the money trail and countering financing remain a focus through targeted strategies to prevent and control money-laundering, extortion and kidnapping for ransom, among others.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“It is our expectation that this debate will offer suggestions to address the prevailing challenges of terrorism and organized crime, which are increasingly joining forces to challenge States and threaten human security worldwide. Policy makers and scholars alike claim that new and unconventional methods are needed to counter the existential risks that arise from cooperation, convergence and the merging of terrorism and organized crime. Therefore, as distinctions between terrorists and criminals fade, so too must distinctions among the traditional measures used in fighting them. Since organized crime and terrorism are converging, a single, comprehensive concept is required to counter it.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“In order to address those security challenges, Nigeria has adopted several mechanisms and instruments to enhance security, including the national counter- terrorism strategy, adopted in 2014, the national policy framework and national action plan for preventing and countering violent extremism, adopted in 2017, and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), established in collaboration with our neighbours, such as Chad, Cameroon, the Niger and Benin, to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency. We are therefore making an appeal to the international community to continue to support the MNJTF and other activities involving countering terrorism, peacebuilding and sustaining peace in Nigeria, West Africa and Africa at large.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Further complicating the security landscape is the increase in the outbreak of transnational organized crimes that feed into the so-called terrorist loop in West Africa with threats of terrorism, drug and arms trafficking, illegal oil bunkering, piracy and human trafficking, which have acquired a worrisome transnational dimension in recent times. Due to porous borders and the growing demand for arms by criminals and militants, cartels specialized in arms trafficking are devising ingenious methods for concealing and conveniently trafficking arms across borders in West Africa.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“They are: globalization, which has provided the space for the free flow of trade and human resources, thereby providing the opportunity for organized crime and terrorism to mingle; the end of Cold War, which has reduced State financing of terrorists, leading to terrorists resorting to self-help by indulging in criminal activities to fill financial needs; communication through the Internet; and the global war on terror, which has led to global cooperation to crackdown on terror. Nigeria has had a fair share of outbreaks of attacks by Boko Haram targeting civilians, public infrastructure, community and religious leaders, places of worship, markets and media houses, among others.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“cooperation can take various forms when criminal groups work together, from a purely financial or transactional nature to an operational and organizational arrangement. Moreover, such groups often cooperate for mutual assistance with intangible technology transfers, which are defined as the export or transfer of technology from one entity to another via non-physical means, such as the Internet. In the case of organized crime and terrorism, that might include technical know-how, intellectual property and manufacturing techniques for building anything from bombs to drones. Correspondingly, four major developments have been identified as enablers ofthe increasing convergence between organized crime and terrorism.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“There are also increasing similarities between terrorism and organized crime. Both use extreme violence and the threat of reprisals. Both use kidnapping, extortion and assassinations. They also operate secretly, although at times publicly, in friendly territories. Both defy the State and the rule of law. For a member to leave either group is rare and often fatal. Both present an asymmetrical threat to the nation, and both are highly adaptable, resilient and innovative. They have back-up leaders and foot soldiers. While some criminal groups and terrorists might operate opportunistically in partnership, others might converge in a single terror-crime entity. Three levels of interplay between organized crime and terrorist groups have been identified, namely, coexistence, cooperation and convergence.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“At the outset, let me thank the delegation of Peru for organizing today's open debate. Our special appreciation goes out to the representatives from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate for their remarks. We also thank the other briefers for sharing their perspectives on this very important subject. The existence of militant groups and organized criminal gangs is not a new phenomenon. In recent times, however, their manifestation and intricate linkages have been of growing concern at the national, regional and international levels. More important, their convergence has now become an urgent threat to international peace and security. Its widening base at the grass-roots level has led to the failure of some States and the weakening of others.”
2019-07-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8569 (2019) · source
“Nigeria remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of the rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations. In that regard, we will work assiduously to enhance the participation of women in peace and security initiatives.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The sustained efforts of Nigeria and its international partners have culminated in the liberation of territories previously occupied by Boko Haram. We have taken concrete steps to meet the humanitarian needs of internally displaced persons and to ensure that the necessary conditions are established to enable their voluntary return to their places of origin in safety and dignity. As a sequel to the aforementioned efforts, we recall the release of the abducted Chibok and Dapchi girls. Our efforts will continue until the remaining ones are released. I would like to conclude by acknowledging the contributions of civil society organizations as partners in the prevention, management and resolution of disputes. The Nigerian Government will continue to engage them as key stakeholders and partners in the women and peace and security agenda.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Our experience in the Lake Chad region today is evidence that, with determined international collaboration, terrorism can be defeated. We therefore call on the international community to continue to support the MNJTF. In addition, the Government of Nigeria has taken steps to cater to victims of Boko Haram terrorism - in the form of rape and other sexual violence against children, the abduction of children and other grave violations - by putting in motion several remedies. Some legal and social remedies undertaken by the Government include the diligent prosecution of detained Boko Haram terrorists in competent courts of law, as well as reintegration, reorientation and rehabilitation programmes designed to meet the needs of each victim of sexual violence.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The plan of action emphasizes the importance of the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution, mediation and peacebuilding efforts, as well as the rebuilding of post-conflict societies. Building on those subregional efforts, in August 2013 Nigeria launched a national action plan to fully implement the relevant provisions of resolution 1325 (2000). The plan reflects the Government's commitment to ensuring the security of women and girls during armed conflicts and to enhancing their active and direct participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. We are also collaborating with our neighbours Chad, Cameroon, the Niger and Benin, within the framework of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency, which is targeting women and girls.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In Africa, the African Union (AU) has been a useful platform for the advancement of the women and peace and security agenda by placing emphasis on the engagement of women and youth in the continent's development. That is clearly reflected in Agenda 2063 of the African Union. We are proud to note that 25 African States have a national action plan on women and peace and security, which constitutes 31 per cent of countries with a national action plan globally. In addition, there are numerous AU and African subregional instruments that advance the women and peace and security agenda. At the subregional level, in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for West Africa, developed an integrated plan of action in September 2010 for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In that regard, it is our expectation that this debate will offer suggestions to address the prevailing challenges and gaps in acquiring the resources needed to advance the role of women within the context of the global peace and security architecture. It is worthy of note that next year we will mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), which was initiated during Namibia's presidency of the Security Council in 2000. We acknowledge that by adopting resolution 1325 (2000), the Security Council provided the leadership necessary to give impetus to involving women in the peace and security agenda and laid the foundation for subsequent Security Council resolutions on this very important issue.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“I thank the delegation of Germany for organizing today's open debate. Our special appreciation goes to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his remarks. We thank Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and the other briefers for sharing their perspectives on this very important subject. Nigeria condemns in the strongest terms the abduction, trafficking and maltreatment of women and girls by extremist groups, including the heinous activities of Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, particularly in north-eastern Nigeria. The use of women and girls as sex slaves must also be equally condemned.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Nigeria salutes the courage of peacekeepers, humanitarian workers, non- governmental organizations and other stakeholders for their hard work, often in difficult circumstances, to ensure the safety and security of the world.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“Last year, our President Muhammadu Buhari joined the Secretary-General's circle of leadership to champion the fight against that menace. Nigeria will continue to lend strong support to ending sexual exploitation and abuse in all its forms and ramifications. We strongly urge the Secretary-General, with the support of all Member States, to continue to intensify efforts to find sustainable funding for peacekeeping missions in Africa. It is only by acting together that we can demonstrate the shared responsibility of the international community for the maintenance of peace and security. In conclusion, we would like to pay tribute to all those who have made the supreme sacrifice in serving as Blue Helmets around the world. We also offer our deepest condolences to their families, friends and Governments.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“There may also be scope to support initiatives such as the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, in Jaji, Kaduna state, to enhance its capacity to train and prepare AU troops for the planned African Standby Force. Nigeria recognizes the increasingly important role women play in conflict resolution and in building stable communities. It welcomes their increased participation in peacekeeping operations, as they have no doubt brought a critical skill set to peacekeeping, particularly in addressing gender-based issues in the various missions that they serve. Incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse continue to occur in United Nations peacekeeping operations. Nigeria strongly condemns that abhorrent practice of a few who take delight in abusing those they are meant to protect.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“Given that the current financial frameworks for partnership in peacekeeping are not conducive to building a sustainable long-term strategy, it is imperative that the Council endorse a financing option that guarantees the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of funding for AU peacekeeping operations mandated by the United Nations. In that regard, Nigeria welcomes the Action for Peace initiative ofthe Secretary-General and looks forward to its implementation. We encourage the AU to continue with its institutional reform process, as well as the development of a long-term capacity-building road map. We believe that the United Nations Secretariat can play a key role in pulling that framework together in order to improve the technical support to the African Union.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“Although financing AU peacekeeping operations remains a daunting challenge, the landmark Prodi report of the African Union-United Nations panel on modalities for support to African Union peacekeeping operations of 2008 (S/2008/813), the Brahimi report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (S/2000/809) and the report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/446) remind us that financing options are not difficult to identify. The problem persists because stakeholders have failed to adopt the far-reaching and creative alternatives required.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“Invariably, those matters are also on the agenda of the African Union, which is frequently called upon to respond. Such demands placed on the AU far outweigh its resources and capacities to respond effectively. The consequences of ineffective response would include mission failure, increased instability and a reluctance among potential partners to contribute to what is perceived to be a failing system, among others. Therefore, we must use our political authority to ensure that, where regional capacities exist, appropriate support follows. Without a truly strategic partnership, the enormous investments in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding will continue to be arbitrary and will not achieve the desired end.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“A comprehensive approach is required for their resolution. Above all, our response must be situated within the rubric of the quest for collective security, which does not rest on any one country or region but on the international community acting in concert. We must therefore have a shared strategic vision of our goals, recalling that peacekeeping in Africa is an integral part of the maintenance of international peace and security, for which the Security Council has primary responsibility. Nigeria's experience in Sierra Leone and Liberia has taught us a great deal about the challenges of regional peacekeeping, principally in financing, equipping and mission-support arrangements. Africa constitutes a majority of matters on the Council's agenda.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“We thank the presidency of China for convening this important debate. My appreciation goes to Mr. Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General, for his leadership and commitment to peace and security in Africa, as well as his insightful remarks. I am also grateful to Mr. Sma'il Chergui, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, for his illuminating presentation. We welcome the Secretary-General's report on United Nations-African Union cooperation on African Union-led peace support operations, as well as the laudable adoption of resolutions 2320 (2016) and 2378 (2017), which focus on the need for sustained, predictable and flexible funding for African Union-led peace support operations authorized by the Security Council. The root causes of conflicts in Africa are multifaceted.”
2018-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8407 (2018) · source
“My delegation reaffirms its full support for the rights of the Palestinian people, including the protection of their fundamental human rights, particularly their right to free movement and self-determination, as well as the maintenance of the dignity of the individual Palestinian person and their inalienable right to live without the fear of persecution. In that regard, we restate our belief that the Security Council must not fail in its duty and responsibility to the Palestinian people. In conclusion, Nigeria calls on States with influence over the parties concerned to encourage them to re-engage in dialogue on the basis of the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid principles, the Quartet road map, the Arab Peace Initiative and other existing agreements.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source
“It is for that reason that we acknowledge the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 72/240, concerning the status of Jerusalem, on 21 December 2017, and once again call on all parties to respect the relevant United Nations resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. We therefore encourage Israel to take concrete measures to freeze all settlement-related activities in occupied Palestinian territory. On their part, Palestinian leaders must also signal their readiness to return to the negotiating table by, inter alia, making enhanced efforts to forge unity and deal with militancy and other internal security challenges. It is beyond doubt that violence and unilateral actions will not resolve the long-drawn-out conflict.”
2018-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8244 (2018) · source