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Itoua Apoyola

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2006-06-28
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  1. “We strongly support that idea, for it is up to the parties to a conflict to guarantee access for humanitarian personnel to populations in need. My delegation also believes that the creation of a safe environment for people and groups at risk must continue to be a fundamental objective of peacekeeping operations. We also remain convinced that the best protection is to be found in strict respect for international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions and international human rights and criminal law.”

    2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source

  2. “We must guarantee the security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel and of the staff of humanitarian organizations by creating the necessary security conditions for humanitarian protection activities. We need to consider stronger measures in the area of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. We need greater support for peacekeeping activities. We must strengthen cooperation between international, regional and national organizations in order to protect displaced persons. We must also put in place a multisectoral monitoring and follow-up mechanism to make it possible to collect all the information necessary as regards the protection of civilians in countries on the Council's agenda. I cannot conclude without recalling the idea of the responsibility to protect, which was set out at the September 2005 World Summit.”

    2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source

  3. “Among the efforts aimed at addressing the needs of civilians, we should urge all States that have not yet done so to ratify without delay the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and to implement all the relevant international legal instruments. To date, only half of the countries involved in armed conflict are parties to Optional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, which is the most relevant instrument relating to non-international conflicts. We should also call for the ratification by all Member States of the Optional Protocol to the 1994 Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.”

    2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source

  4. “In his last report, contained in document S/2005/740 and dated 28 November 2005, the Secretary-General deplored the absence of a multisectoral monitoring and reporting mechanism that would make it possible for the Council to identify priority areas and evaluate the results of its decisions. In that connection, the adoption of resolution 1674 (2006), on 28 April 2006, marked an important step, in that it provided for the establishment of a framework for the protection of civilians in armed conflict. My delegation recognizes the urgent need for the Council to move on to the implementation of its decisions by considering specific steps aimed at ensuring the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”

    2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source

  5. “In that regard, my delegation welcomes the Council's ongoing commitment to this issue. We also reiterate our support for all the measures envisaged in the resolutions that have been adopted. Unfortunately, despite the efforts of the international community, including by the United Nations, the protection of civilians in armed conflict continues to be of major concern. Each year millions of people, particularly women and children, are the victims of deliberate attacks, forced displacement, sexual violence, forced recruitment, senseless killing, maiming, hunger, disease and the loss of the means of subsistence. Taken as a whole, this has taken a heavy toll on the victims of armed conflict.”

    2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source

  6. “Mrs. Itoua Apoyolo (Congo) (spoke in French): On behalf of my delegation, I would first like to thank the delegation of Denmark for its initiative to organize this meeting during its presidency, which has provided an opportunity for the Security Council to express its views on a subject of great interest. I would also like to thank Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for the briefing on the protection of civilians in armed conflict he has just given us. The issue of the protection of civilians has been on the agenda of the Security Council since 1999. We have come a long way in that time, with three resolutions having been adopted on the matter. Those resolutions have been referred to frequently by speakers who have taken the floor before me.”

    2006-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5476 (2006) · source