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Kadangha-Bariki

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2013-06-26
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  1. “Togo feels that the protection of journalists in situations of armed conflict goes beyond States and requires the undivided attention of the United Nations and the Council with a View to identifying more protective regulations, which should be adapted to modern realities. The Council should include the issue of the protection of journalists in situations of armed conflict on its programme of work more frequently. Togo also recommends including modules on the protection of journalists in armed conflict within curriculums for training national armed forces and soldiers in peacekeeping operations.”

    2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source

  2. “Furthermore, in an effort to remain competitive, news agencies may step up pressure on journalists to take unjustifiable risks. Finally, the impunity of perpetrators in carrying out attacks against journalists largely explains continued violations of their protected status in situations of armed conflict. Punishing the perpetrators of such violations effectively would serve as a real deterrent to non-State armed groups that do not feel bound by international laws protecting journalists. National armed forces may also be guilty of such violations. They should also bear a large part of the responsibility.”

    2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source

  3. “Progress in communications over the past 20 years has allowed information in modern conflicts to be used as a weapon of war that belligerents either covet or destroy, even as they target the journalists who furnish it. When it comes to wartime practices, belligerents want to cover up proof of atrocities, prompting them to intimidate and silence journalists so that they can escape prosecution. Moreover, in order to protect themselves, journalists sometimes bear arms or are accompanied by armed forces, undermining the protection from which they could benefit. As to the objectives ofjournalism, journalists' efforts to remain impartial may be misperceived by belligerents, who may rightly or wrongly overestimate the subjectivity of the information provided by journalists, and thus identify the latter as enemies.”

    2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source

  4. “My delegation believes that these initiatives should contribute to the establishment of a legally binding regional instrument, ensuring the protection of journalists in situations of armed conflict. Despite their protection, attacks on media professionals are linked to the inadequacy of their protection, wartime practices, the very objectives of journalism itself, and impunity. As far as the inadequacy of protection measures is concerned, the responsibility may lie with the decision taken in 1975 to consider journalists as civilians, rather than according them special status so as to avoid weakening the protection of civilians.”

    2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source

  5. “Mustafa spoke eloquently about the risks taken by journalists in armed conflict. However, ever since the Hague Convention of 1907, journalists have been protected by international humanitarian law. This was followed by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1997 Additional Protocols, as well as by resolution 1738 (2006), not to mention situation-specific resolutions and presidential statements adopted by the Security Council. Togo welcomes the initiatives taken by regional entities, including the African Union workshop on security and the protection of African journalists, to reaffirm their dedication to defending liberty and freedom of information, including in times of war and danger.”

    2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source

  6. “Mr. Kadangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): I would like to thank you, Madam, for organizing this debate on the protection ofjournalists in armed conflict. I would also like to thank the four journalists who shared their moving stories. Finally, I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing on the situation. Journalists work in increasingly dangerous situations, risking their lives in war zones in their professional capacity to report on the horrors of conflict and violations of humanitarian law and international human rights law. In 2012 alone, 121 journalists were killed and more than 200 imprisoned. In 2012, the murder of journalists in armed conflict increased by 49 per cent, by comparision with 2011. We have seen and heard Kathleen Carroll's long list, which we found very touching. The story told by Mr.”

    2013-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7003 (2013) · source

  7. “The exchanges were frank and fruitful and demonstrated our country's willingness to cooperate fully with the Panel, although the Togolese officials emphasized on the importance of strengthening national capacities in the area. The latter aspect emerges clearly in paragraph 136 of the Panel's report. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate my country's gratitude for the Panel's very valuable efforts towards a settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue. Their competence is unquestionable, and that strengthens our conviction that the Council should attach even greater value not only to the question of competence but also to geographical distribution when it comes to nominating members of subsidiary bodies.”

    2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source

  8. “On 15 and 16 May the Government of Togo, in conjunction with the Institute of Security Studies, based in South Africa, and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa, whose headquarters is in Lome, organized a regional seminar for West and Central African States on the lessons and prospects of the implementation of United Nations sanctions. The meeting enabled the 15 or so delegations to be better equipped to understand the Iranian nuclear issue and informed on best practices for implementing related sanctions. In parallel with the seminar, the Panel of Experts established by resolution 1929 (2010) held consultations with Togolese authorities.”

    2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source

  9. “The talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany in recent months, aimed mainly at encouraging Iran to renounce its nuclear programme and send its stock of 20-per cent enriched uranium abroad, have not produced results. We hope that the negotiations to come will enable progress to be made in the context of maintaining international peace and security. It is crucial that Iran respect and fully implement the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors. It is nonetheless firmly established that every country, including Iran, has the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful means within the framework of the IAEA safeguards agreement.”

    2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source

  10. “The lack of any response clouds the outlook for cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, and it is no surprise that the Agency would conclude that it is not in a position to carry out the necessary verifications or produce a complete report. All those factors, combined with the lack of necessary cooperation, have led the Agency to conclude that Iran's activities could have possible military dimensions. The erosion of trust between the international community and Iran is basically due to the latter's lack of cooperation. Togo would like to once more appeal to the Islamic Republic of Iran's sense of responsibility and call on it to step up its dialogue with the IAEA and the entire international community, and to grant access to every site, particularly Parchin.”

    2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source

  11. “Four months later, the situation has not improved. The reports of the IAEA and the Panel of Experts are unequivocal: the pending issues - such as access to all the relevant information, documents, sites, materials and personnel in Iran - have not been settled. The most recent talks between the IAEA and Iran, held in Vienna on 15 May, have not enabled them to come to an agreement on a document on a structured approach. Moreover, the Agency reports that activities related to uranium enrichment have continued. Regarding the other enrichment-related activities discussed in paragraph 27 of its report, the IAEA indicates that it has not received any concrete response to its demands for descriptive information on the announcements that Iran has made on the subject of the construction of 10 new uranium-enrichment installations.”

    2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source

  12. “Mr. Kadangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), and to commend him on the outstanding work he has done as head of the Committee. We take note of the 22 May report (GOV/2013/27) of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the implementation of the safeguards agreement under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), as well as the final report (see S/2013/331, annex) of the Panel of Experts established by resolution 1929 (2010). The exchanges in March (see S/PV.6930) on the nuclear issue in the Islamic Republic of Iran led us to conclude that overall, the crisis of confidence between that country and the international community continued to grow.”

    2013-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6999 (2013) · source

  13. “We believe that, given the nature of its mandate, the Intervention Brigade should have the effective military materiel necessary to carry out its mandate. We therefore once again welcome the acquisition by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Congo of drones, whose basic job will be to monitor the movements of armed groups and to reveal them to the Brigade. They will also monitor and locate internally displaced persons in order to assist and protect them. In conclusion I would like to ask a question. What is the status of cooperation between UNOCI and the defence and security forces of Cote d'Ivoire in fighting organized groups that are sowing insecurity throughout the country.”

    2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source

  14. “This was the case when the intercommunal crisis erupted in Jonglei in December 2011 and January 2012, when the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei provided the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan with substantial and needed assistance, particularly logistical assistance. Such cooperation was also exhibited between the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations Mission in Liberia, particularly during the post-electoral crisis in Cote d'Ivoire. It is still ongoing, fortunately, in the monitoring of the Ivorian-Liberian border where armed rebel groups and mercenaries are at work. We welcome the ongoing deployment of the Intervention Brigade, mandated to combat armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.”

    2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source

  15. “Given budgetary constraints, it is increasingly obvious that some peacekeeping operations are encountering difficulties in fully implementing their mandates because of their limited resources. In order to remedy this situation, even if only slightly, Togo calls for strengthened cooperation among missions. Such cooperation is crucial and has the advantage of allowing us to optimize our use of available resources. For example, when unexpected events threaten to destabilize a country, or when precursor signs of resurgent conflict arise in some countries, this cooperation is an adapted and effective response that will promptly strengthen, in manpower and material, those missions that need it.”

    2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source

  16. “We also commend the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support for their ongoing efforts to further operationalize these missions in the context of the mandates that the Council has given them. Given the difficulties currently faced by the various missions, my country believes that if they are to accomplish their respective mandates with greater effectiveness and to minimize negative performance, peacekeepers must have military training that meets international norms and standards, particularly those of the United Nations. There is no doubt that this imperative for quality requires a frank evaluation of the level of training and education of the different troops, which will require further pre-deployment training when circumstances require it.”

    2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source

  17. “Mr. Kandangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Herve Ladsous and the four Generals who briefed us this morning. Togo, like the previous speakers, welcomes the holding of this fourth consecutive interactive meeting, which gives Council members the opportunity to receive up-to-date operational information from the various United Nations peacekeeping operations and on the difficulties they face. My delegation pays a well-deserved tribute to the components ofthe peacekeeping missions, in particular to the soldiers of peace who, through their courage and at the price of their lives, work to keep, re-establish and maintain international peace and security.”

    2013-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6987 (2013) · source