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Kandangha-Bariki

lines on the record: 58
first: 2012-05-10
most recent: 2013-12-17
sittings or episodes: 7
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“Finally, I should commend the unwavering support that the United Nations and its programmes and funds have continued to give Afghanistan. I would like to reiterate my country's gratitude to Mr. Jan Kubis, who has shown exemplary leadership at the head of UNAMA. Nor should I omit to commend Ambassador Gary Quinlan of Australia and his whole team for the admirable role they have played in taking over the management of this issue from Germany. While Togo will be leaving the Council in a few days, we remain ready, within the framework of the international community's efforts, to support Afghanistan in its quest to regain definitive peace and national harmony.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“Given the situation, we call on Afghanistan's neighbours and other international partners to support the Government's efforts and provide it with the assistance necessary for dealing effectively with this scourge, which also has negative repercussions for peace and security in the region. Afghanistan is changing, happily and despite everything, in a favourable regional environment where trade with other States, bilaterally and through regional entities, is getting stronger, particularly in the framework of the Istanbul Process. We encourage all the countries concerned to continue to work with Afghanistan to meet their shared challenges. We hope that the commitments made within the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework and aimed at implementing the Kabul process will continue to be honoured, with UNAMA's help.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“In that context, we welcome the bilateral security agreement between the Afghan authorities and the United States Government that was recently signed and ratified by the consultative loya jirga, and hope that it will help strengthen security throughout the country, thus reducing violence. The United Nations and international partners are working with the Afghan authorities to create conditions conducive to peace and reconstruction ofthe country in the conditions of insecurity that we mentioned above. One of the major challenges it needs help in dealing with is drugs. The fact is that the fight against drugs is still a serious headache for Afghanistan, despite the adoption and implementation of a national strategy to combat drugs. Poppy cultivation in the country has reached unprecedented levels, with an increase of 49 per cent.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“Factors leading to insecurity will eventually be overcome through strengthened human resources and security institutions as the International Security Assistance Force withdraws. In that regard, we urge the continuing establishment of Afghan local police forces, despite the persistent attacks against them. Unfortunately, those attacks have not spared the United Nations, relevant partners and humanitarian organizations, as well as diplomatic missions. We condemn those unjustifiable, despicable acts, and again request that the authors be identified and prosecuted in accordance with applicable laws.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“The violence punctuating the electoral preparations is indicative of an even graver climate of insecurity in the country, such that, in the past three months, security incidents increased by 74 per cent and armed clashes by 48 per cent. We deplore the fact that the number of civilian casualties, including women and children, is steadily rising - it is up by 13 per cent compared to last year. We are particularly disturbed by the situation of children, who are subjected to indiscriminate, untold suffering. Faced with that tragedy, the end of which is far from sight, we are determined to express our gratitude to all, particularly the Government's technical working group on children and armed conflict, UNICEF and UNAMA, and their tireless efforts to end violence against women and children.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“The technical and institutional preparations under way, the publication of candidate listings, as well as the naming of the Independent Electoral Complaints commissioners and the provision of substantial logistical and financial resources towards the effective fulfilment of their mission, illustrate the Government's commitment to holding the elections on time and in better conditions. Effective measures are needed to ensure security for voters and election officials alike, during that important phase in Afghanistan's history. Violence clouding the process, namely, the killing of a Kunduz provincial election official, reminds us that the Taliban and other armed factions will make every effort to sabotage the electoral process in order to prevent voters from fulfilling their civic duty.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“We urge the Chairperson of the High Peace Council to continue to take initiatives towards a successful conclusion, and we call on UNAMA to continue efforts to reduce inter-ethnic and intertribal tensions. Nevertheless, on a positive note, tangible progress continues in Afghanistan's relations with the other countries of the region. The same holds true with regard to implementation of the Kabul process concerning the coordination of development assistance. The presidential and provincial elections to be held next year remain a focus of attention for Afghan politicians and the entire international community.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“Mr. Kandangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): I thank Mr. Jan Kubis for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/721) and for his excellent work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), despite the extremely harsh conditions. I also thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his intervention. Afghanistan continues to face many challenges, despite enormous efforts that have led to tangible progress. The situation concerning security and human rights and the narcotics issue have not fared any better. The political situation has shown little improvement, in particular, the peace process and dialogue remain deadlocked. Given the situation, we call on all political actors to recommit to that process.”
2013-12-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7085 (2013) · source
“However, their advocacy must include a plea for the universalization of the Arms Trade Treaty, because its implementation by all States, particularly those where weapons are manufactured, could make a big contribution to ending the sale and illegal trafficking of arms in countries in conflict. Such weapons fuel conflict and violence, particularly against women and girls.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“It is therefore important to involve them in every mediation and peacebuilding process in the aftermath of conflict. We welcome the Security Council's commitment to ensuring the greater involvement and higher numbers of women in peacekeeping operations so that they can play a significant role in victim protection. Despite all the difficulties and the need to ensure the protection of women and girls in armed conflict and to prosecute their attackers, there is still the hope that combating such violence will succeed thanks to the commitment and efforts of the international community. We wish to commend the efforts of UN-Women, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and many international and non-governmental organizations to that end.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“However, we believe that if the fight against impunity is to succeed, we must establish effective cooperation between national and international courts, and between them and States, including in the enforcement of arrest warrants and other decisions. All too often, unfortunately, we note a lack of political will in that regard. We must remember that every State must try and prosecute the perpetrators of serious human rights violations on its territory. States must cooperate to that end. Women and girls are the primary victims of violations of their fundamental human rights in armed conflict. They must therefore be part of the solution. As the French representative has pointed out, they must be stakeholders and not passive subjects.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“We stress and welcome the particular role of women's protection advisers and gender advisers in peacekeeping operations, as was highlighted at the Arria formula meeting of 17 May organized by Australia and Guatemala under the Togolese presidency of the Security Council. These advisers should be present in all peace missions. We must address the issue of impunity through the adoption of strict provisions. In this regard, the United Nations should assist States in developing or establishing mechanisms of cooperation through bilateral or regional agreements for the arrest and extradition of alleged perpetrators of violence against women and girls. and by strengthening the capacity of national courts, whose weaknesses with respect to this issue tend to perpetuate the violence.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“There can be no doubt that atrocities against women and girls will continue to be committed if their authors have no fear of being caught and if aggressors are not prosecuted and punshed. We believe that verbal condemnations and promises to act are no longer enough. We must go further by seeking to further educate not only military and Government leaders, but also rebel movements. Raising awareness among the commanders of these forces on the protection of civilians, respect for international legal instruments, humanitarian law and human rights law, as well as the effective implementation of relevant agreements, should be favored and supported. Peace missions are already working in these areas, and we thank them for it. However, we believe that capacity-building would contribute further towards that goal.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“We cannot exonerate national armed forces from such human rights violations, since they too harbour so-called rogue elements who commit the same abuses as those committed by armed rebel groups, particularly rape, which has now become a tactic common to all belligerents. As we noted in our statement on this issue in April under the Rwandan presidency (see S/PV.6948), the main underlying causes ofthe violence include poverty, poor governance, the democratic deficit, revenge and the desire for racial domination and to impose one's culture or religion. This reality is common to all countries in conflict, and such problems should be taken into account by all Governments while their countries enjoy peace and stability.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Women and girls continue to be the victims of Violence of all kinds during and after armed conflict, despite all the efforts being made to prevent it. The emergence of new armed groups in old conflicts, such as those in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, and the emergence of new conflicts, such as those in Mali and Syria, have undoubtedly increased the number of women and girl victims of sexual violence. These armed groups, with their generally undisciplined fighters, engage in countless acts of violence that constitute crimes under international law.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Mr. Kadangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): Mr. President, I want to thank your country, the United Kingdom, for having organized today's debate on the theme "Women and peace and security", especially sexual violence in armed conflict, and to welcome your presence among us to lead our work. I also welcome the Ministers of France, Guatemala and Morocco. Their presence in this debate reflects the interest that their countries attach to this alarming issue. I also thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Zainab Bangura, Ms. Angelina Jolie and Ms. Jane Adong Anywar for their respective briefings. I also thank the United States delegation for its leadership in the preparation and negotiation of resolution 2106 (2013), which we have just adopted.”
2013-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6984 (2013) · source
“Fourthly, we should promote cooperation between international jurisdictions and national courts in order to track down, arrest and bring to justice the perpetrators of violence in order to put an end to the culture of impunity.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“First, we should seek to promote a change in the sociocultural behaviour of men towards women. We should eradicate preconceptions, customs and traditions and all other practices based on the idea that women are inferior, which have led to their being used as objects during periods of armed conflict. Secondly, we should encourage all members of society, particularly men and boys, to actively contribute to the prevention of all forms of violence during times of peace. Thirdly, we should promote or regularly conduct, at all levels, campaigns and programmes to increase the awareness and understanding among the public at large of the different forms and consequences of the various forms of violence against women, especially sexual violence, which has serious consequences for women, society and development.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“There is also a lack of cooperation between States and international jurisdictions with regard to the implementation of the international arrest warrants and other decisions. Despite all of those difficulties and obstacles, we can say that courageous action has been carried out by the United Nations, particularly by UN-Women, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and a number of international and non-governmental organizations. Togo commends all of those efforts undertaken to fight against this scourge and welcomes the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report (S/2013/l49). Togo also believes that the international community should become mobilized to an even greater extent to put an end to the scourge, as it has done in the case of the fight against major diseases. In that regard, several measures should be taken.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“The international community, above all the United Nations, must become more involved on a legal level in the search for solutions to the problems raised by the commission ofthese horrific sexual crimes, particularly rape. That means that they must encourage recourse to national courts or international courts competent in that area to apprehend the perpetrators and thus fight against impunity. Unfortunately, in this area, the justice system itself has many problems for various reasons, including the fact that the judicial system is often slow and not independent. The international investigation commissions do not always have sufficient funds to adequately establish the facts.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“For all of those reasons, it is important that the measures already undertaken by the United Nations be strengthened in order to ensure respect for all the relevant instruments and resolutions through, among other things, the firm commitment on the part of States to shoulder their responsibilities and deal with those involved in serious violations of human rights. Impunity cannot be the rule. In that regard, the United Nations must help States to establish appropriate cooperation mechanisms, particularly through bilateral or regional extradition agreements to deal with perpetrators. Effective mechanisms must also be put into place that take into account the needs of women who have been victims of sexual violence, who are often abandoned to their fate.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“It has also been seen that States parties to a number of conventions, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and its optional protocol and the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocol, lack the political will to implement the relevant provisions. Moreover, a number of Security Council resolutions and presidential statements are not being applied by States, especially not by the belligerents. They are simply ignored by the parties involved despite the fact that they have full responsibility to implement them. Finally - and this is not an exhaustive list - the early-warning mechanisms established in peacekeeping operations show that they are limited in their ability to effectively protect women and girls in times of armed conflict.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“There are sociological reasons, first of all, which are linked to the refusal of women and girls to report the facts to the authorities because of their fear of reprisals, stigmatization or being punished or rejected by their spouses or their communities. It appears to us, then, that one of the reasons has to do with the fact that the parties to the conflict do not respect their obligations under the relevant international legal instruments in the area of humanitarian law and human rights in times of armed conflict, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their 1977 Protocol.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Given those unimaginable atrocities, we must ask ourselves why this is happening. Looking for the underlying causes for the violence leads us to deduce that it is basically linked to economic and social considerations. Because of economic factors, armed groups have resorted to organized sexual violence so as to force the displacement of populations in order to pillage the natural resources of the regions where they operate. Likewise, they engage in violence against entire communities, often on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion, with the aim of establishing the domination of their own ethnic group in order to satisfy their political ambitions. Another question that we ask ourselves pertains to the reasons for the persistence ofthese serious violations of human rights and the exponential increase in the number of victims.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Rape has become a war strategy aimed at humiliating the enemy and establishing domination. The figures relating to violence against women and girls are considerable, particularly in the Central African Republic, where the rebels of the Se'le'ka coalition and the Lords Resistance Army operate. In Mali, for example, we have also seen an increase in the number of crimes of sexual violence at a time when the northern region of the country was occupied by rebel groups. Several dozen cases of sexual violence have been reported. We cannot fail to mention the situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where for several years women and children have been the favourite targets of armed groups. The atrocities committed are sometimes impossible to describe - simply horrific.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Similarly, I would like to thank Ms. Keita Diakite, who gave us a clear briefing on the situation with regard to women in West Africa, and particularly in Mali. Sexual violence today has reached an intolerable level. In fact, women and girls are victims of all kinds of violence, particularly rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, pregnancy or forced sterilization, forced marriage, kidnappings and many other form of violence. The number of victims of sexual violence has increased, particularly in Africa with the appearance of new armed groups, such as the Mouvement du 23 Mars, the Mai-Mai Morgan, the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda and the rebel Seleka coalition. Sometimes, the Government forces of countries in conflict have themselves also committed the same Violations.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“Mr. Kandangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): Madam President, I want to thank your country, the Republic of Rwanda, for having organized today's debate on the issue of women and peace and security, as well as to welcome your presence here among us to lead this work. I would also like to welcome the Secretary-General, whose presence indicates the level of concern of the United Nations with regard to violence against women. We also welcome the presence ofthe Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. We congratulate Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General dealing with sexual violence committed in times of armed conflict, for her commitment to consolidating the progress made in the programme of action established by her predecessor. We reiterate to her our full support.”
2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source
“What is certain is that the road ahead is long and that we need to continue to work together, with external and internal stakeholders, to reach the laudable goal of reforming the working methods of the Security Council, which would enable this principle organ of the United Nations to be more transparent and credible.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“We firmly encourage the continuation of that practice and of exchanges with the Peacebuilding Commission, which should be held more regularly. There are many areas where the Security Council must improve its working methods. They are all equally important, so I will not list them now. What reassures us most is that the Council, which is master of its own agenda, has taken note of the importance of this subject and is tackling it. A great deal of time will be required to adopt all the measures needed in that regard, and even more time to put them into practice. The enthusiasm characterizing the discussion and adoption of measures to improve working methods is lacking when it comes to their implementation. It is in there that more work needs to be done, because it is useless to decide upon something without implementing it.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“Such praiseworthy initiatives must be continued, as should the holding of Arria Formula meetings and meetings for the exchange of information and Views with troop - and police-contributing countries. The meeting held this year between the members of the Security Council and the heads of peacekeeping missions around the world was very significant and should become established practice (see S/PV.6789). Another topic we continue to follow is cooperation between the Council and regional and subregional organizations. In the context of subsidiarity, under Chapter VIII of the Charter, such meetings are of increasing interest at a time when regional organizations such as the African Union are making greater efforts to seek solutions to conflicts both within and between States.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“While sharing such concerns, we believe that we should not throw out the baby with the bathwater, since the adoption of such documents would be subject to intense negotiations with non-members, which is not always guaranteed to succeed and could lead to blockages that would affect the desired result. My delegation would also like to welcome the dialogue that has begun between the Council and other organizations or entities in the area of the maintenance of international peace and security. Such informal interactive dialogues, such as those that took place this year with the delegations of the Economic Community ofWest African States on Togo's initiative, and with the African Union on the crises in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, have the advantage of enabling direct exchanges aimed at deciding on the best action to undertake.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“We hope that the Council will take decisions on such questions as soon as possible, in order to improve its work. The interaction between the Council and other organs of the United Nations, particularly the General Assembly, is a question that has always come up when we discuss the issue of reform. In that regard, the increasing number of open debates, which allow non-Council-member States to share common concerns in a spirit of complementarity and responsibility, is commendable. Some delegations have proposed, in that connection, that the documents the Council adopts at the end of such open debates reflect the positions expressed in those debates, which would mean delaying their adoption.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“The consideration of those new issues has resulted recommendations on various equally important issues. What emerges is that the good use of conference resources and a judicious reordering of mandate renewal periods throughout the year not only save the Organization money but also reduce the workload for Council members during certain months of the year. On other questions such as that of the people we term penholders, and of the Chairs of subsidiary bodies, my delegation has always believed that transparency, inclusivity and flexibility should govern actions in that regard so as to enable all members to participate effectively and efficiently in drafting resolutions and in the process of designating the Chairs of subsidiary bodies.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“The Group is working with resolve and determination to achieve good results, since the question ofthe reform of the Council's working methods has been a focus of the concerns of Heads of State and Government since the 2005 World Summit, at which they actually made a recommendation on the subject (General Assembly resolution 60/1). Many efforts have been made since then within the Council itself, but we must recognize that there is still a long way to go before we reach the goals that signify greater transparency and efficiency in the Council's work. That is why, since the open debate of 30 November 2011 (see S/PV.6672), the Informal Working Group has focused its action on new issues, while still attempting to ensure the effective implementation of those it compiled in presidential note 507.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“Mr. Kandangha-Bariki (Togo) (Spoke in French): I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the question of the Security Council's working methods, the fifth such meeting on this subject and one that the Members of the United Nations as a whole consider more and more important. I am also grateful to Ambassador Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral of Portugal for the outstanding work he has done as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, as well as for the detailed briefing he has just given us. The presidential note of 7 February 2006 (S/2006/507), modified by the Security Council on 26 July 2010 (S/2010/507), covers the main topics that the Informal Working Group has had to discuss and that are of major interest to the Council.”
2012-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6870 (2012) · source
“Joint efforts by the African Union and UNOCA, with the support of regional and international actors, as part of a regional strategy to combat the LRA, will certainly help to more effectively address the menace posed by this group. In that regard, we would like to thank organizations and countries such as the European Union and the United States, as well as all partners and donors, who are currently providing major logistical and financial support to combat the LRA. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to launch an urgent appeal for greater efforts on the part of the international community in overcoming the security and humanitarian challenges posed by the LRA for several years now. In conclusion, Togo strongly supports the draft presidential statement that will most likely be adopted at the end of this meeting.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“While Togo agrees that amnesty for a given number of the LRA fighters could contribute to resolving the issue, we nevertheless believe that the group's senior leaders and all those accused of serious crimes should answer for their actions before the law. Moreover, we welcome the resolute response by the African Union in combating the LRA. On 24 March, the Union put in place a military force of 5,000 in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, whose mission is to put a definite end to the group's activities, including tracking and intercepting it's leader, Joseph Kony, wanted by the law at the international level for his outrages against children in Central Africa.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“We encourage the countries of the region to work to ensure security for humanitarian organizations in order that they can come to the aid of those hundreds of thousands of displaced people. We welcome the resolute determination of affected countries to join their efforts in order to more effectively combat the LRA. The strengthening of the early-warning system should help make it possible to exchange information and act in a concerted manner. We also welcome the recent arrest of senior LRA leader Caesar Acellam Otto by Ugandan armed forces in the Central African Republic. This is unquestionably a significant gain in pursing LRA fighters.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“Although, thanks to the concerted efforts of the Governments concerned and by the international community, there was a decrease in 2011 in the nuisance posed by this terrorist group, it is nevertheless still the case that it remains active in various areas, including in Orientale province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where many deadly attacks by this group have been recorded in recent months. This climate of insecurity is only serving to worsen the humanitarian problems being experienced by the region. In that regard, I would refer to the existence of the 445,000 persons displaced as a result of the LRA's activities who are facing hunger and malnutrition.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“My country welcomes UNOCA's initiatives in this regard and urges it to provide further assistance to the States of the region in order to ensure the success of the summit. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in addition to being an armed group responsible for the worst of atrocities, especially against women and children, who are routinely kidnapped and forced to commit atrocities, as well as girls, who are used as sexual slaves, is also a serious threat to the peace and stability of various countries in Central and Eastern Africa, in particular Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and South Sudan, among others.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“The countries of Central Africa, but also those of West Africa, today face such new threats to security as piracy at sea, armed robbery along the shores of the Gulf of Guinea and trafficking in small arms as well as other sophisticated weapons. Those cross-cutting threats to security are a source of great concern. The require us to mobilize in a major way, respond robustly and carry out close cooperation among concerned countries of the region. Togo is pleased that the Security Council has responded quickly to this situation by adopting various resolutions, including resolution 2039 (2012), which was adopted on 29 February. The commitment of the leaders of West and Central Africa to combat this scourge should be reflected in the decisions they take at the regional summit devoted to piracy at sea.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“This is also at the heart of the worrying situation concerning the deterioration in relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Given that especially troubling situation, Togo urges both countries to avoid any action that could lead to a direct confrontation. We also call on them to resume a genuine and frank dialogue without delay, with a View to safeguarding regional peace and security. My country believes that one of the ways to decisively address the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is to carry out security sector reform, including a disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement and reintegration programme (DDRRR). Both security sector reform and DDRRR are essential to the consolidation of peace and security.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“In that regard, my country welcomes the atmosphere of calm that currently prevails in most of the countries concerned, and we welcome the efforts made by their Governments, the various United Nations missions and all partners to achieve that outcome. The current peaceful trend we see in various countries of the region should not, however, lead us to cease to express our great concern at the ongoing fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular in North Kivu. That situation poses a great threat to the stability of the entire region. The fighting, which is pitting the armed forces of the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo against the so-called M-23 Movement, is significantly undermining all the efforts made in recent years to bring lasting stability to that part of the country.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“Mr. Kandangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): Allow me, first of all, to thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), as well as His Excellency Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union on Lord's Resistance Army Issues. For several years now, the countries of the Central African subregion, with substantial support from the international community, have been untiring in their effort to rebuild a regional architecture for peace and security. Such a strategy has certainly not yet produced the expected results; but it has made it possible to ensure stability in several of the region's States.”
2012-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6796 (2012) · source
“Now that international forces have announced their final withdrawal for the end of 2014, we must call on Afghan authorities, the country's friends, States of the region and development and financial institutions to step up their cooperation in order to overcome the numerous obstacles that continue to hamper Afghanistan's development. We have great hopes for the conference to be held in Tokyo on 8 July, which we believe will produce significant commitments with regard to financing the projects that will be presented at the meeting. We once again reiterate our support to UNAMA and all of the United Nations agencies and programmes that, under very difficult conditions, continue to work to help bring peace, security and stability to Afghanistan.”
2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source
“The signing of a strategic partnership between the Presidents of Afghanistan and the United States on 1 May, the partnership agreements with Germany and Australia and the announcement that a partnership had been agreed with China add to our hopes in an already favourable regional context. Political dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region are undergoing visible changes following the holding of various meeting, such as the Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan, the fifth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan and the sixth trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States. We welcome the ongoing efforts being made by Afghanistan's friends, alongside international organizations, to bring peace to the country.”
2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source
“We note the announcement made by the Afghan President that he will not stand as a candidate in the next presidential election. We urge him to adopt all measures necessary to a free and transparent election. In that respect, we welcome the positive role played by the Afghan Parliament in adopting relevant laws. We further welcome the support provided by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and all the United Nations agencies, particularly the United Nations Development Programme through its technical assistance to the Independent Electoral Commission.”
2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source
“My country firmly hopes that the new Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees, set out in Geneva in May, will help us to identify the measures and actions necessary to help Afghan refugees. Despite the acts that I have referred to, which inspire bitterness and disapproval, we note a glimmer of hope, in particular in the peace process that has been launched among political actors. In that regard, we welcome the efforts of President Hamid Karzai to pursue the peace process. Although that process is currently experiencing difficulties due to diverging positions among the parties involved, we retain the hope that they will return to the negotiating table as soon as possible. Togo therefore encourages them to pursue dialogue in order to restore peace and security to the country.”
2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source
“Political and religious leaders, too, continue to pay the price for these intimidation campaigns. The assassination on 13 May of a member of the High Peace Council speaks volumes about that climate of terror. Togo condemns such killings and all violence committed against women and children by anti-Government forces, who do not hesitate to also attack schools. We deplore the aerial attacks undertaken by the coalition forces, which sometimes also claim civilian victims. These acts of violence naturally exacerbate the situation of asylum-seekers, refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons. The humanitarian operations launched to assist these people face restrictions or, in some cases, are simply suspended, whereas - as pointed out by Ms. Valerie Amos on 17 May- these populations require urgent humanitarian aid and assistance.”
2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source
“Mr. Kandangha-Bariki (Togo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Herve Ladsous and Mr. Yuri Fedotov for their briefings, which have the Security Council a good overview of the situation. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement. On 20 March, the Council held a debate (see S/PV.6735) highlighting the remaining challenges in Afghanistan. Three months later, we are compelled to note that these challenges continue to monopolize our attention as we attempt to help that country to escape violence, insecurity and instability. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/462) shows that, generally speaking, the situation in Afghanistan remains precarious due to ongoing violence. The bloody attacks that have taken place do not spare civilians or the defence and security forces.”
2012-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6793 (2012) · source