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Kaïs Saïed

lines on the record: 46
first: 2020-09-24
most recent: 2021-10-28
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“Lastly, we reiterate our conviction that addressing conflict-related challenges and instability in the African continent requires continued cooperation, coordination and integration among the various United Nations, regional and international organizations as part of a comprehensive approach to peace that addresses not only the security aspect, but also the developmental, social and environmental dimensions, in line with implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union: The Africa We Want.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“We also believe that reinforcing coordination between the Secretary- General’s special envoys and the African Union would create more effective tools for mediating and promoting peaceful settlement of conflicts. African envoys would have extensive knowledge of the local culture in which relations between the various parties to conflicts are grounded. We reiterate the call to provide support for African Union peace support operations being conducted under the aegis of the Security Council through United Nations assessed contributions.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“Their familiarity with African reality and their ability to handle its specificities should perhaps give them a preferential advantage when it comes to assuming greater responsibilities in this area. We support giving priority to intervention by such organizations whenever feasible and supporting their efforts and initiatives to resolve conflicts and maintain international peace and security, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. We call on members of the Security Council, especially penholders, to coordinate more extensively with African representatives on the Council when it comes to the various African issues on its agenda.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“While we also express our satisfaction with the development of consultation mechanisms between the two organizations — including the periodic meetings between the United Nations Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union — we stress here today the need to raise the level of that coordination to bring about a quantum leap in cooperative relations between the two organizations to higher levels of integration and role-sharing in managing conflicts and addressing their underlying causes. The African Union, African organizations and regional economic groups have consistently affirmed their readiness to play major roles in addressing crises in the African arena.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“It can be an effective tool for meeting challenges to peace and security throughout the continent and mitigating their repercussions for the rest of the world. In that connection, we note with satisfaction joint efforts by the two organizations to advance the political settlement track in several African countries, including Libya, the Sudan, Mali, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Somalia, as well as in the Sahel region.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“Our continent also faces structural challenges that will stand between it and lasting peace and security if their underlying causes are not addressed. Those causes include exclusion, marginalization, an absence of State authority in some regions and weak governance. Those vulnerabilities have been exacerbated by emerging and pervasive threats, most notably the coronavirus disease pandemic and the repercussions of climate change. Those threats highlight clearly the need for a broader concept of peace and security and a new approach rooted in solidarity and cooperation among nations and peoples. Stepping up cooperation, partnership and complementarity between the United Nations and the African Union to manage conflicts and push forward their settlement through new mechanisms and ideas should, in our view, be a strategic priority.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“The African Union is one such regional organization. Its operational mechanisms and overarching goals are aligned with those of the United Nations. For that reason, cooperation between the two organizations has all the factors that can make it a successful and effective model for concerted efforts to realize the common aspirations of peoples for security, peace and prosperity. However, those ambitions often come up against various obstacles and impediments. Despite international and regional efforts, the African continent continues to be the scene of numerous armed conflicts, tensions and instability, resulting in forced displacement, civilian suffering and violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“A few days ago, the international community celebrated United Nations Day on the 76th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. That makes this a good occasion to call to mind the circumstances that inspired the establishment of this international edifice, the goals set for it and the hopes placed on it for promoting joint action, upholding the values of solidarity and cooperation among the various peoples of the world, resolving disputes peacefully and building the foundations of inclusive and sustainable development. Those same objectives and aspirations inspire many regional organizations that share the vision, philosophy and mission of the United Nations. It is therefore natural that bridges of cooperation and complementarity should connect those two sides in the pursuit of common goals.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“At the outset, I should like to congratulate the Republic of Kenya on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and wish it every success in addressing the important issues that it has included among the Council’s priorities, particularly those related to the African continent and cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union. I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her valuable briefing and once again express the appreciation of Tunisia for the Secretariat’s efforts to serve international peace and security and enhance the role of the United Nations and multilateral action. I welcome the High Representative for the Peace Fund of the African Union, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, and express my appreciation for the Union’s efforts to serve African causes and promote peace and security on the continent.”
2021-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/941 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that Tunisia has made a commitment to tackling environmental issues by including climate change as a national priority in the text of its constitution. We reaffirm our country’s commitment to international action to address these emerging threats to international peace and security, and we affirm our steadfast determination to pursue efforts to advance the Council’s work in this area. We will strive for the United Nations to be truly united, so that humanity does not put itself in danger in search of a profit that will disappear when human rights are forgotten or, indeed, gradually smothered by the spread of gases and their associated toxins. When that time comes, the gases will spare no one.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“Many natural and health disasters, most recently the coronavirus disease pandemic, which has spared no one, have once again emphasized the importance of strengthening international solidarity among our peoples and the need to consider rebuilding our economic, financial, social and health systems to take into account nature’s needs and reduce climate impacts and toxic gas emissions. This is a responsibility that is shared by all. It is shared by all nations, in the North and the South, but it varies in accordance with each party’s responsibility for causing climate change. Measures to combat climate change must be taken not unilaterally but by everyone, and not at the expense of developing countries and their legitimate right to development, prosperity and growth.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“Given this delicate situation, we once again call on the Council to establish a new approach in order to address the causes of these environmental threats comprehensively before addressing their consequences. We also call for the material support needed in order for specialized United Nations, international and regional S/2021/198 bodies to play their role in addressing these threats by developing their analytical and evaluation capabilities, and in addressing avoidable risks by establishing early- warning mechanisms and fine-tuning effective prevention strategies.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“Climate change, which deepens poverty among vulnerable groups and threatens food and water security in many regions of the world, particularly in Africa, could damage States’ economic and social potential and limit their ability to control and address the serious consequences of such problems. Today’s dramatic environmental situation is a warning of things to come in an increasing number of regions around the world, with the aggravation of climate vulnerability and its role in deepening crises, prolonging armed conflicts, creating a climate of marginalization and exclusion, spreading terrorist organizations, violent extremism and organized crime, and contributing to illegal migration and conflicts over food and water sources.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“There is still hope that climate change can be curbed and its effects mitigated, if everyone believes in the value of collective action and a unified response to common threats. None of us, regardless of our position, has the right to kill ourselves and, at the same time, murder all humankind. When the initiative that resulted from the adoption of resolution 2532 (2020) was introduced, it was emphasized that the imminent threats to international peace and security were no longer limited to the conventional threats arising from war and conflict, but included serious new challenges, such as epidemics, poverty and vulnerability, that were no less dangerous. If epidemics and armed conflicts are threats, climate change in turn represents a threat that is no less serious than the familiar, well-known dangers.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“The Republic of Tunisia gives the highest priority to this matter through its current membership of the Security Council and through other international and regional bodies. I also thank his Excellency the Secretary-General for his valuable briefing. We sincerely appreciate his efforts and support the priorities he has set for 2021, in particular the drive for Member States to prevent climate change and mobilize the support needed to counter its many effects on peace and security in their broadest sense. I also thank the other participants for their contributions and for the ideas they have put forward in this debate on the critical issues facing all humanity. It is paradoxical that humankind, the main victim of climate change, is also primarily responsible for that change, and for increasing its scope.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“I would like to begin by emphasizing a point that a number of speakers, in particular Ms. Elsaim, have made during today’s debate — young people are indeed the present and the future, and the whole world should therefore listen to them. In addition, as you know, the familiar, conventional concept of security has been replaced, as the Secretary-General said, by a concept of security that puts people at its centre. We also put people, rather than money, at the centre. At the outset, I would like to thank you sincerely, and to thank the United Kingdom for choosing to devote today’s meeting to addressing the many multifaceted climate-change-related risks that threaten international peace and security.”
2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source
“On the occasion of our country’s presidency of the Security Council, we would like to reaffirm the principled commitment of the Republic of Tunisia to peace, security and sustainable development so that we can meet the legitimate aspirations of all people to bring about a world that is fairer, more peaceful and more prosperous — a world in which no one is left behind. Among the legitimate rights that we must underscore and recall at every meeting and in all settings is the right of the Palestinian people to their land. We must all contribute to creating a new history for all humankind. Let us meet that challenge.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“We would like to take this opportunity to underscore that COVID-19 vaccines and medicines must be made available to all, as no one is safe until everyone is safe. We also take the opportunity of this meeting to call on all parties to conflicts throughout the world to respond positively to the Secretary-General’s call for an immediate global ceasefire and to act in line with resolution 2532 (2020), which was submitted jointly by Tunisia and France and unanimously adopted by the Security Council on 1 July 2020. The resolution should pave the way for the international community to come up with an effective response to the pandemic. We need to ensure that our work is effective and explore new ways to lead us towards a new future for all on an equal footing and without any kind of exclusion.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“However, the impact of the pandemic has been much more severe in fragile and poor contexts, thus exacerbating the social and economic challenges, violence and human tragedies, as well as threats to international peace and security. In the light of such circumstances, we would like to reiterate our call for further strengthening international cooperation in dealing with that unprecedented threat. It should be based on human solidarity, taking into consideration all factors that exacerbate and extend conflicts, especially in view of the fact that pandemics do not recognize borders and do not exclude anyone. As pandemics put the entire world in a state of fragility, all nations must work together.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“We should also strengthen national and international efforts to attain development and a decent life for all populations across the world. That is not only the best choice in political and ethical terms, but also the least costly choice for the United Nations and for the international community. There can be no security and no peace without inclusive, fair and sustainable development that preserves human dignity and allows all people to uphold their rights, including their right to development. As Council members are aware, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which ravaged the entire world during the past year and continues to do so, has destabilized all aspects of our lives.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“In addition, it is also of paramount importance to count on the contribution of all countries and relevant stakeholders, such as the United Nations funds, programmes and agencies and their regional partners, along with international financial institutions and donors, in order to achieve a global and comprehensive strategy that focuses on capacity-building and national ownership of programmes that aim to put an end to poverty, conflicts and fragility. Those programmes must also bring about stability and implement the Sustainable Development Goals. Prevention has always been one of the best means of maintaining peace. Hence the Security Council, in line with its responsibility in that regard, should support conflict prevention initiatives and enhance the rule of law and the efficiency of national institutions.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“While we highly appreciate the important role that the African Union and subregional organizations have been playing to overcome fragility, for instance through the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative, the United Nations, with its broad institutional framework and responsibilities, remains a key actor in addressing the root causes of insecurity, violence and conflict in an effective and efficient way. A joint international, regional and national effort in that area is certainly of the utmost importance to all.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“We may not have enough time to go through the different challenges and conflicts that arise from such situations, but, in all cases, the Security Council needs to adopt a more comprehensive approach to international security that takes into account the interaction between fragility, on the one hand, and violence and armed conflicts, on the other hand. Overcoming such challenges also requires multidisciplinary responses, with the contribution of various international actors in a coordinated and integrated effort.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“Such processes need a more comprehensive vision of the concept of peace that takes into account the interplay of the various threats and focuses on providing the necessary guarantees to maintain international peace and security through the promotion of human rights, democracy, good governance and broader political participation, especially among women and young people. Many regions on different continents, particularly on our African continent, which we consider to be the pillar of the world’s security, stability and prosperity, have endured violence, conflict and the accumulation of many drivers of fragility, which have generated complex and multidimensional challenges and threats. They have led to a state of security, humanitarian, development and health emergencies and made those regions vulnerable to violence and terrorism.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“They contribute to the erosion of social cohesion and cause flows of refugees and irregular migration, thereby seriously hindering the efforts of national Governments and the international community to build peace and achieve stability in post-conflict phases. From that standpoint, the effectiveness of peacebuilding processes requires providing assistance to countries and populations to maintain stability and gradually move from contexts of fragility to recovery, development and prosperity.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“Preserving and consolidating the outcomes of peace and strengthening the foundations of stability require a comprehensive, multilateral and long-term approach that focuses on addressing the deep structural causes of conflicts, in particular the root causes of fragility. Such drivers extend from poverty, unemployment, marginalization, exclusion, a decline in human development indicators, the ineffectiveness of State institutions, which is of great danger, and poor governance to terrorism, violent extremism and transnational organized crime activities, as well as the effects of climate change, the scarcity of resources and the impact of pandemics. Those factors are self-reinforcing and conducive to violence and conflicts.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“The choice of today’s topic flows from our strong determination to identify drivers of fragility that fuel violence, lead to prolonged conflicts and, unfortunately, pave the way for the outbreak of new conflicts. Those drivers contribute to undermining the foundations of States and the efforts undertaken to promote democracy and social and economic progress in many parts of the world, especially on the African continent, which has long suffered marginalization and wars. They also deepen humanitarian crises and complicate the development and stability tracks in post-conflict situations. We firmly believe that ending wars, while of the utmost importance, does not necessarily and automatically lead to a lasting peace. Likewise, ceasefires do not mean the end of conflicts but count as a necessary first step towards a peaceful settlement.”
2021-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/24 (2021) · source
“Those causes are complex and multidimensional, but each of them provides a breeding ground for tensions, violence and instability; contributes directly or indirectly to disrupting settlement processes and efforts to restore security and stability; and prolongs, complicates or reignites conflicts. Addressing conflict-related challenges and instability in our continent requires continued cooperation, coordination and integration among the various United Nations, regional and international organizations as part of a comprehensive approach to peace that addresses not only the security aspect, but also the developmental, social and environmental dimensions, in line with the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union: The Africa We Want.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“Doing so would make the post of Special Envoy a more effective tool in mediating conflicts and settling them peacefully, because Africans envoys have extensive knowledge of the local cultural terms of reference in which the relations between the various parties to conflicts are rooted. In that connection, we once again call for additional support to be provided to African Union-led peace support operations through United Nations-assessed contributions. We believe that it is not possible to address issues of security and peace in Africa without addressing their root causes, particularly the drivers of fragility.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“There must be greater coordination when it comes to taking decisions with regard to African issues being considered by the Security Council. When responding to crises, intervention by the African Union and subregional groups must be given priority, because African countries have the capacity to grasp and address the various pertinent issues and in keeping with the slogan of the African Union, “African solutions to African problems”. The recent intervention by the Economic Community of West African States to resolve the crisis in Mali is a perfect example of the effectiveness of such efforts. We believe that the Secretary-General, acting in coordination with the African Union, should appoint more Africans to serve as Special Envoys to conflict zones in Africa.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“In the same vein, we call for greater collaboration between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on joint assessments of conflict situations, formulating early and joint response plans, strengthening coordination and integration in mediation efforts to ensure that the parties to the conflict attain the results they seek, further developing the partnership in peacekeeping operations and managing the transitions between United Nations missions and African Union missions. Greater coordination and cooperation with African subregional organizations and groups will help address the challenges associated with achieving peace and security, given the important role those entities play in helping to address crises and resolve conflicts.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“We are satisfied with the gradual development of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, particularly in the past decade. The Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council have been holding annual consultative meetings since 2007 and conducting joint operations in African conflict zones. However, in view of the magnitude of the challenges and the increasingly dire repercussions of instability, we emphasize the need to further develop ties between the United Nations and the African Union and to promote and bring about a qualitative shift in cooperation between the organizations, from conflict management to partnership in areas in which pre-emptive action may be taken to prevent violence and conflict from recurring by addressing the drivers and root causes thereof.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“This reality has exacerbated and complicated the situation, in particular given that the nature of conflict has changed and many developing threats to peace and security have emerged that not only have consequences at the local and regional level but can also affect international security and peace. Accordingly, developing cooperation, promoting integration and strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union have become increasingly important in confronting challenges related to peace and security throughout the continent, coordinating efforts to manage and resolve crises and conflicts, advancing political solutions and developing strategies for security, peacebuilding and sustainable peace in the post-conflict stages through joint mechanisms and regular consultations between the two organizations.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“I must also reiterate to His Excellency Secretary-General António Guterres that Tunisia appreciates his valuable efforts to promote international peace and security and strengthen the role of the United Nations and multilateral action. In addition, I wish to convey to His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, our appreciation for his efforts to advance African causes and promote peace and security on the continent. In spite of United Nations and regional efforts, many regions of Africa have been mired for decades in tensions, violence, conflicts and instability and beset by fragility.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“At the outset, allow me to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on the assumption by South Africa of the Security Council presidency for the month of December. I hope that your presidency will be a successful one and serve as the culmination of two years of Council membership and valuable efforts in the service of African and international causes. We thank you as well for devoting this meeting to the issue of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, a sound choice that reflects the critical importance we attach to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two organizations in dealing with questions of peace and security in Africa, which account for about 60 per cent of the work and time of the Security Council.”
2020-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1179 (2020) · source
“This can be achieved only by drawing upon lessons learned, rethinking the priorities of our societies and clinging to the values of solidarity to confront crises and rise to challenges. To conclude, I wish to reiterate the conviction of Tunisia that joint action is vital. Tunisia is determined to contribute to developing a renewed vision of cooperation that all parties can agree on, in order to address the pandemic’s immediate effects and contain its spread, as well as to achieve the goals set forth in S/2020/953 the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will thus be possible to preserve human dignity and enable the world’s peoples to harness their efforts and energies to achieve comprehensive development, communication and solidarity.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“The changes in international relations wrought, and yet to be wrought, by the COVID-19 pandemic, and which some believe may establish a new global order with different concepts and innovative mechanisms for action, invite us to reflect on the future of global governance, which will be different from what it was before the pandemic. We therefore call for action in order to deepen a shared awareness among the members of the international community that is based on humanitarian concerns, and in order to build a more just global order. We must make a collective effort to use this crisis as the impetus for a new beginning and the creation of different systems of governance that are capable of dealing with contemporary challenges.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“The gravity and complexity of these shared challenges compel us to think about driving the Organization to go beyond the traditional concept of security, which does not encompass all threats to humankind, and address the non-traditional security threats that the world is experiencing today, such as epidemics, environmental disasters, climate change and cybercrime. The urgent need to push for greater solidarity and strengthen international cooperation becomes all the more evident. Tunisia once again calls on the international community to continue to provide the necessary support to the African continent and to help it to assess its promising potential and enhance its development prospects, thereby contributing to realizing the greater security and stability and sustainable development to which its peoples aspire.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“According to the most recent estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the economic recession will force at least 132 million more people into the ranks of the hungry, who currently number 690 million people worldwide. It is no secret that these and other repercussions will further fuel tensions and conflict in the world and trigger a series of mutually reinforcing crises, presenting the Security Council and international actors responsible for maintaining peace with additional challenges.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“I would now like to stress how important it is to comply with that resolution and follow up its implementation by the various stakeholders, especially as the humanitarian repercussions of the pandemic in many conflict areas grow more dire. The immediate, direct repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global health situation should not obscure its negative economic and social ramifications, as all available data indicate that the world economy will experience a sharp contraction of 5.2 per cent, which will inevitably weaken national economies and drive millions more people towards poverty and unemployment. These repercussions will undoubtedly be felt more acutely in developing countries, particularly among vulnerable groups, whose poverty and suffering will deepen.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“In the adopted resolution 2532 (2020), the Council underscores that combating the pandemic requires greater international solidarity and a joint, coordinated and comprehensive response under United Nations auspices, and calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and a humanitarian truce in various conflict zones in order to enable the safe, unhindered S/2020/953 and sustained delivery of assistance, and for special measures to be taken to protect vulnerable groups. I once again express my gratitude and appreciation to all members of the Security Council for unanimously adopting resolution 2532 (2020), in July 2020.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“Let us therefore adopt a new approach to international security, one that is based on strengthening cooperation among States and peoples, because we believe that no nation, however powerful, can confront this invisible enemy that knows no borders, that we have a shared destiny and that the security and safety of all are linked to the security and safety of each individual without exception. In keeping with that belief, Tunisia, in coordination with France, proposed a draft resolution to the Security Council.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“They also threaten to exacerbate tensions between international Powers, destabilize regional equilibrium and weaken the multilateral system. In that regard, we completely agree with the Secretary-General’s characterization of the current crisis as “the gravest test the international community has faced since the founding of the United Nations”. Tunisia was one of the few countries that strove to draw international attention to the danger that the pandemic posed to humankind, and to its destructive impact on peace and security and, indeed, on all aspects of life.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“In the nine or so months since the epidemic began, it has spread to all corners of the globe, and its repercussions for every country and people, without exception, have become more dire. The international community has gradually come to accept that the pandemic has grave repercussions for international peace and security not only in conflict zones, where the pandemic has compounded many existing crises, humanitarian disasters and other volatile situations, but also in every corner of the globe. This pandemic has overshadowed economic, political and social issues, as well international relations. The repercussions of this pandemic may persist for generations and will not disappear when the virus does.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“I should also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his valuable briefing and to reaffirm the unwavering support of Tunisia for his constructive initiatives to escalate the Organization’s involvement and mobilize international efforts to help States and peoples cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and contain and mitigate its effects. I also wish to extend my thanks to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for his remarks, and to express my appreciation for the continued efforts of the Commission and the African Peace and Security Council to silence the guns across our continent and strengthen the capacity of African countries to respond to this pandemic.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source
“Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate the Niger on its successful presidency of the Security Council in September. I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important Security Council summit and for your pertinent choice of theme, namely, global governance after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This theme reflects the shared conviction that the Security Council has a central role to play in addressing the implications of this epidemic for international peace and security.”
2020-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/953 (2020) · source