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lines on the record: 832
first: 2021-08-16
most recent: 2023-12-19
sittings or episodes: 199
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“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 5.20 p.m.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“To complement the regional and national action, we should ensure that the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) has the right capabilities to deliver on its mandate. Ms. Salvador and her team are doing vital work in incredibly difficult circumstances. We look forward to concluding our discussions on BINUH’s mandate renewal in the coming days. The United Kingdom will continue to support the efforts of the Government of Haiti and the international community to address this pressing crisis. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“We need to look seriously at what the Council can do to address the cycle of violence. The United Kingdom recognizes the Haitian Government’s calls for urgent international security assistance, and today’s meeting is an important part of our discussion on the way forward, following the recent visit of the Secretary-General. In addition to addressing the security crisis, the people of Haiti need political stability. We welcome the recent Caribbean Community-hosted stakeholder meeting held in Jamaica. We hope that regional support will encourage the ongoing domestic efforts. We call on all actors to engage constructively to prepare for the holding of inclusive, free and fair legislative and presidential elections as soon as the local security situation permits.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. Let me thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salvador, Ambassador Biang, Ms. Gilles and Prime Minister Holness for their briefings and statements. I also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Généus, Foreign Minister Álvarez and the Permanent Representative of Barbados in today’s meeting. As we have heard today, the people of Haiti are facing a dire humanitarian, security and political crisis. Gangs have taken over entire neighbourhoods. There is killing, burning, kidnapping and severe restrictions of movement. We hear chilling accounts of the widespread use by armed gangs of sexual violence, including collective rape, as a weapon to instil fear in communities. Nearly half the population are in need of humanitarian assistance.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“Let me take this opportunity to welcome the Ambassador of Brazil to the Security Council. We look forward to working with him.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“I thank Mr. Holness for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Council will hear briefings by Ms. Salvador; Ambassador Michel Xavier Biang, Permanent Representative of Gabon, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), concerning Haiti; Ms. Gilles; and Mr. Holness, on behalf of the Caribbean Community. I now give the floor to Ms. Salvador.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica; His Excellency Mr. Jean Victor Généus, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti; and His Excellency Mr. Roberto Álvarez Gil, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti; and Ms. Marie-Yolène Gilles, civil society representative.”
2023-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9368 (2023) · source
“In view of the fact that there are 13 more speakers on the list, I encourage all the remaining speakers to limit their statements to no more than three minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Azerbaijan.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are halfway through the list for this afternoon, so I encourage all speakers to limit their statements to no more than three minutes in order to allow us to finish in good time. I now give the floor to the representative of Israel.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Let me remind all speakers to try to limit their statements to no more than three minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Romania.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“I would like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than three minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Flashing lights on the collars of the microphones will prompt speakers to bring their statements to a close after three minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Luxembourg.”
2023-07-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9366Resumption1 (2023) · source
“There needs to be a peace dividend. The United Kingdom remains committed to the people of South Sudan and their journey towards peace and stability. We call on the Government of South Sudan to expedite the journey by stopping the violence, ending corruption and delivering justice, essential services and free and fair elections for its people.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“The United Kingdom reiterates its call on the South Sudanese Government to do all it can to stop subnational violence, provide basic services for its people and deliver meaningful progress on the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan. We welcome the recent establishment of a joint electoral and constitution-making task force, co-chaired by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom. However, as we have heard, electoral and constitution-making processes are now more than nine months behind schedule, with the National Elections Act and National Constitutional Review Commission still awaiting reconstitution. Legislation alone will not deliver sustainable peace in South Sudan. Laws need to be enacted, and the institutions they create need to be financed.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“We commend the United Nations system and humanitarian partners for their swift response to the crisis, and we urge an agile strategy and careful risk management for the evolving context. The United Kingdom is particularly concerned about the recent intercommunal fighting in the Malakal protection of civilians camp, resulting in the reported killing of 13 people and burning of 4,000 homes. We welcome the response by the peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to de-escalate the tensions and their wider efforts to protect civilians across South Sudan. In order to prevent further tragedies from occurring, we urgently need to find solutions to the tensions in Malakal and address the root causes of South Sudan’s fragility.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Mr. Gituai and Mr. Impagliazzo for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan at this meeting today. As we have heard, fighting across the border in the Sudan has exacerbated the already critical humanitarian situation in South Sudan. Approximately 120,000 people have been registered crossing the border, moving to areas already faced with significant humanitarian needs and aggravating political and intercommunal tensions. The United Kingdom welcomes the Government of South Sudan’s provision of transport for people returning home and other refugees. We encourage all efforts to maintain the safety and security of all returnees, refugees and host communities.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9353 (2023) · source
“We again call on the Government of the Central African Republic to coordinate fully with all security actors operating in the country in order to ensure that they abide by applicable international humanitarian law and international human rights law and that all perpetrators of violations or abuses are held to account. Finally, the recent allegations of acts of sexual exploitation and abuse by some MINUSCA personnel are deeply concerning. We support the measures taken by the Special Representative in repatriating the contingent of troops, and we urge a thorough investigation of all such allegations.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source
“Plans for the constitutional referendum have delayed local elections that are part of the democratic restructuring of the Central African Republic and are integral to its peace process. The United Kingdom hopes to see peaceful and credible local elections take place as quickly as possible. Thirdly, we are concerned about the increasing disregard for human rights in the Central African Republic. The Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2023/442) noted that State actors, including the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, perpetrated the highest number of human rights violations during the reporting period. As in other contexts, the Wagner Group continues to play a destabilizing role in the country.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source
“We commend the work of Special Representative Rugwabiza and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), along with strong regional engagement in supporting those efforts. Secondly, the United Kingdom highlights the need for transparent democratic processes in the Central African Republic. President Touadera’s plans to overhaul the Central African Republic’s Constitution risk unravelling years of the hard work to strengthen the country’s democratic system. The referendum serves as a distraction from the main issues facing the country, including the dire humanitarian, economic and security situation.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source
“I would like to thank Ms. Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Executive Director Bahous, Commissioner Adeoye and Mr. Ngatondang for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic in this meeting. I will make four points in response to what we have heard. First, the United Kingdom reiterates the continued importance of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic. It remains the only viable option to end protracted conflict. We call on the Central African Republic authorities to build on political progress and ensure meaningful engagement with all political actors in the country.”
2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source
“The United Kingdom, with most members of the Council, remains committed to supporting MINUSMA’s efforts to help build the future Mali’s people deserve. We sincerely hope that the Malian transitional authorities will live up to their responsibilities and allow the United Nations Mission to fulfil its mandate. That is a choice that only they can make.”
2023-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9350 (2023) · source
“Secondly, urgent efforts are needed to revive dialogue between the signatories to Mali’s faltering peace agreement, building on the International Mediation proposals. Thirdly, restrictions on MINUSMA’s move- ments — on which there has been no improve- ment — need to be lifted. Fourthly, obstruction of MINUSMA’s mandated human rights tasks must end. The tragic massacre, in Moura, of more than 500 people by Malian forces and the Wagner Group is deeply concerning. There must be accountability for those crimes. MINUSMA must be allowed to fulfil its human rights mandate without fear of reprisals. Ultimately it is for the Malian transitional authorities to choose its partners. But let us be clear — the Wagner Group, whether operating autonomously or under the direct control of Moscow, is not the answer in Mali or anywhere else.”
2023-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9350 (2023) · source
“They are commitments that have been made by the Malian transitional authorities to their people, their neighbours and to the international community — to deliver a timely political transition, to implement the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, to uphold United Nations freedom of movement, in accordance with the status-of-forces agreement and to respect the mandate set by the Council. Against those four parameters, we would like to make several remarks. First, we urge progress on a timely and peaceful transition to constitutional order by March 2024. We call for the full participation of civil society in this Sunday’s constitutional referendum and in presidential elections next February.”
2023-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9350 (2023) · source
“Through the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and other United Nations agencies, as well as bilateral security, development and humanitarian efforts, we have made huge investments in pursuit of the stable, prosperous, democratic society the Malian people deserve. That has come at great cost over the past decade — not just financial, but also in terms of human lives, many of them United Nations peacekeepers. MINUSMA still has an important role to play in supporting the Malian people. Following the Secretary- General’s review, we stand ready to adapt the Mission to improve its impact. But for the Mission to function properly, the four parameters set out in the review must be met. Those parameters are not unreasonable. They are not imposed upon Mali from outside.”
2023-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9350 (2023) · source
“I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing. I welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Diop at our meeting today. I want to underline our unwavering support for the hard work and courage of the peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and other United Nations staff. On behalf of the United Kingdom, I pay tribute to the two Burkinabe peacekeepers killed and the seven injured in the recent attack in the Timbuktu region. No one can deny the scale of the challenges facing the Malian people — severe security and humanitarian threats, political instability, a fragile peace agreement. Malian civilians and armed forces have paid a heavy price.”
2023-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9350 (2023) · source
“The careful drafting makes clear that all efforts to address acts of incitement and extremism in conflict must do so in a way that complies with international human rights law, and it reaffirms that all States must respect and protect the rights and freedoms of all individuals. That is — and must remain — the bedrock of all our efforts to tackle these important challenges.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9347 (2023) · source
“This resolution encourages the United Nations to better scan the horizon and monitor those risks, and it asks the Secretary- General to alert the Council when it thinks the Council must act. And thirdly, it encourages the United Nations system to bolster its engagement with grassroots communities and organizers to prevent, mediate and resolve conflict. Women, youth and leaders from a wide range of communities must be at the heart of addressing these challenges. Critically, this resolution is underpinned by human rights and fundamental freedoms, specifically the right to the freedom of expression.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9347 (2023) · source
“I thank all delegations that engaged constructively in the development of this important resolution (resolution 2686 (2023)). The United Kingdom was pleased to partner with the United Arab Emirates to deliver this landmark resolution in the Security Council. The resolution the Council just adopted today does three things. First, it directly addresses for the first time the discrimination and persecution faced by a range of minority groups in conflict settings. As we just discussed (see S/PV.9346), that includes religious minorities — such as the Yazidis in Iraq, the Rohingya in Myanmar and the Baha’i’s in Houthi-controlled Yemen. Secondly, it addresses the growing problem of incitement in conflicts, including misinformation and disinformation. The Secretary-General was very clear today that this is a growing problem.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9347 (2023) · source
“As a Council, we should ensure that United Nations peace efforts are making use of the leadership of women, religious leaders, youth and wider civil society. Human rights and the freedom of expression underpin our work. They must be at the heart of any attempt to advance the freedom of religion and belief. Attempts to tackle intolerance will not be successful if they do not prioritize inclusivity and equality and safeguard the freedom of expression and opinion. Those principles are reflected in the draft resolution (S/2023/427) we presented with our partners, the United Arab Emirates, which we hope will be adopted later today. The United Kingdom is a proud champion of the rights of members of marginalized groups, including women and girls, and is committed to defending them.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9346 (2023) · source
“In Sierra Leone, the Inter-Religious Council was crucial to the signing of the Lomé Peace Accord, which brought peace in 1999 after a decade of war. And in Mali, a country threatened by violent extremism, some Islamic figures have been working tirelessly in support of peace. Women leaders are of course a crucial part of that process. The full, equal and meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention and resolution means that negotiations are more likely to succeed, and peace agreements sustained. The Ecumenical Women Peacebuilders Network is a powerful example — a nationally recognized group of Catholic and Protestant women church leaders in Colombia who helped drive the 2016 peace accords. They now help foster reconciliation as former combatants return home.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9346 (2023) · source
“Community and religious leaders have a responsibility to reject hate and extremism in their name, which can fuel violence and conflict. They can also play a unique role in conflict prevention, reconciliation and peacebuilding initiatives. At the grassroots level, interreligious and intercultural dialogue can help build trust and understanding between communities and combat intolerance. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who sits on the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation, addressed the Council in 2018 on the role religious institutions can play in mediation and reconciliation in fragile States (see S/PV.8334). This year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland — a peace deal that Catholic and Protestant clergy helped deliver through mediation between adversaries.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9346 (2023) · source
“From the Yazidis in Iraq to the Rohingya in Myanmar and the recent case of the Baha’i in Houthi- controlled areas of Yemen, minorities are too often targeted on the grounds of religion or belief. There is also evidence that those minorities may avoid seeking humanitarian aid due to fear of intolerance, including Sunni Muslims in Syria, Shi’a Hazara communities in Afghanistan and Christian communities in Nigeria. When communities come under attack in situations of conflict, it is the role of the Council to address it. There is more we and the United Nations system can do to monitor incitement to violence against all minority communities in conflict. We should ensure that we have the tools in place for horizon scanning to address incitement and extremist rhetoric before it tips over into violence.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9346 (2023) · source
“I am grateful to the United Arab Emirates for convening today’s important meeting. I thank the Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Archbishop Gallagher and Ms. Latifa Ibn Ziaten for their briefings. Respect for all human rights is — and must be — an essential beacon for our work in the Security Council. The freedom of religion or belief, including the freedom not to have a religion, is a fundamental human right. And yet religious minorities have time and again been specifically targeted, including in conflict. That was a key finding of the report commissioned in 2019 by former United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt from the Bishop of Truro.”
2023-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9346 (2023) · source
“The Council could do more to support that by helping to drive a more coherent and integrated response to stabilization, peacebuilding and climate-resilient development across United Nations activities.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“Finally, climate and conflict risk reduction and early responses should be integrated into humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Secretary-General’s Early Warnings for All initiative. Reducing risk and the impact of disasters is critical to ensuring continued progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 13, on climate, and SDG 16, on conflict. The United Nations system is well-positioned to coordinate climate, development, peacebuilding and security efforts. As others have said, climate and peace and security advisers in United Nations missions play an important role.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“Regional risk pools founded by the United Kingdom have transferred $1 billion of risk from Africa, with Somalia receiving a first payout from drought insurance this year. In July we will convene events on climate financing in the United Kingdom and here in New York, including for countries with humanitarian needs, to contribute to this theme at the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Secondly, we need to ensure that the drivers of conflict are considered within climate interventions. Conflict-sensitive climate adaptation should be part of the solution for destabilized countries. And women, girls and local actors need to be meaningfully included in formal systems and negotiations.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“The link to international peace and security is clear and has been powerfully detailed today by Ministers from Africa and the Middle East — regions that are the focus of the majority of our work in the Council. We need urgent, coordinated global action now to address the threats. Let me highlight three issues that are priorities for the United Kingdom. The first is the need to increase and improve access to financing for the countries most affected by climate change, as Mr. Kerry highlighted so powerfully just now. We are working to reform the international financial system and scale up public and private financing for climate resilience and sustainable peace, including for countries on the Council’s agenda.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“We are grateful to the United Arab Emirates for focusing the Council’s attention on this subject today. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, former President Santos Calderón and Ms. Kadry for their important briefings. There has been some progress since the United Kingdom first brought the issue of climate security to the Council in 2007 (see S/PV.5663). But as the implications of climate change are increasingly being integrated into our work on conflict, peace and security, the physical effects and cascading risks of climate change are increasingly being felt across the world and are exacerbating pre-existing fragilities.”
2023-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9345 (2023) · source
“We welcome the United Arab Emirates presidency of the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and we look forward to discussing the impact of climate on security in the Security Council next week. We hope that all Council members treat the issue of climate security with the seriousness it deserves. Regional leadership and ownership of solutions to conflicts caused or exacerbated by climate change are increasingly important.”
2023-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9343 (2023) · source
“Talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority must lay the groundwork for a future political process that can deliver a two- State solution. Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine has led to a devastating impact on food and energy prices in Arab countries. President Zelenskyy’s address to Arab States in Riyadh last month sent a powerful signal on the global impact of this illegal war. We continue to work with partners in the region towards bringing this illegal war to an end. Finally, with such a young population in the Arab region, it is right that we look to the security challenges of the future.”
2023-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9343 (2023) · source
“Syria’s readmission to the Arab League must be used to press for Al-Assad to change his behaviour, including clamping down on the drug Captagon, and putting in place the conditions for refugees to return safely, voluntarily and in a dignified manner. We are clear that the United Nations-led political process remains the only route to lasting and sustainable peace. The United Kingdom also works closely with Arab partners to counter Iran’s destabilizing activity throughout the region. This includes our maritime presence in the Gulf, which twice last year intercepted speedboats laden with surface-to-air missiles and engines for cruise missiles. On the Middle East peace process, the United Kingdom supports efforts, including by Jordan and Egypt, to de-escalate tensions and maintain calm in Jerusalem and the West Bank.”
2023-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9343 (2023) · source
“First, the Arab League can play a key role in resolving conflicts in its region, for example, the tragedy unfolding in the Sudan, where the Sudanese people’s hopes for democracy and freedom have been set back again. We look to the partnership between the League of Arab States, the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and African Union to support a permanent ceasefire and a return to democratic transition. Another example is Syria, where the conflict has displaced millions and killed hundreds of thousands. We share the objectives of our Arab partners: a stable Syria that no longer exports instability to the region.”
2023-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9343 (2023) · source
“I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Secretary-General Aboul Gheit and Ms. El Omrani for their briefings. As we heard today, the League of Arab States has an important role to play in preventing and resolving security and humanitarian challenges in its region, and Ms. El Omrani made a powerful case on the importance of involving youth, including women and girls, in addressing these challenges. In a year that has seen the eruption of new conflicts and the entrenchment of old ones, the constructive engagement of all actors, including regional bodies, is more urgent than ever. How, therefore, can we deepen that cooperation?”
2023-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9343 (2023) · source
“Vast swathes of agricultural land and electricity supplies are also at risk. This in turn threatens food production and the international food trade. This is the latest of many tragic consequences of President Putin’s war, which will bring further terrible suffering to the people of Ukraine. We have seen Russia indiscriminately attack civilians and critical civilian infrastructure time and time again in this war. If Russia proves to be responsible, it would be a new low in its conduct of this brutal war. We will continue to carefully assess the evidence in the coming days. But let me repeat what we have said throughout: now is the time for President Putin to withdraw all his forces from Ukraine’s sovereign territory and bring his war of aggression to an end.”
2023-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9340 (2023) · source
“I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing. The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam is truly an abhorrent act. The United Kingdom stands in solidarity with Ukraine and the thousands of Ukrainians who are tonight evacuating their homes or facing terrible damage to their livelihoods or water supply. We stand ready to support Ukraine and all those affected by this catastrophe. And we are already working with humanitarian partners on the ground to supply aid. The United Kingdom has helped support them to pre-position supplies in case of an emergency like this. As we have heard, this act has put thousands of civilians in danger and is causing severe environmental damage to the surrounding area. Flooding threatens to contaminate water supplies and vital natural habitats.”
2023-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9340 (2023) · source
“The United Kingdom welcomes UNOCA’s implementation of climate-security projects in Central Africa. It is essential that UNOCA’s work on climate security in the region continues and that the Council supports efforts to mitigate the challenges posed by climate change. Finally, we cannot ignore the destabilizing role the Wagner Group continues to play in this region. It is a driver of conflict and resource competition motivated by exploitation of natural resources and frequently associated with human rights atrocities. They are a part of the problem, not the solution.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“We encourage the Chadian transitional authorities to use their influence with the Sudan’s generals to encourage adherence to the ceasefire, the facilitation of humanitarian access and progress towards a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Thirdly, the United Kingdom remains concerned about the situation in Cameroon, especially the humanitarian impact of the conflict in the North-West and South-West regions. We agree with the Secretary- General that inclusive dialogue is critical to resolving the crisis. The United Kingdom continues to call on all parties to engage and to enable safe access to schools and humanitarian assistance. Fourthly, as highlighted by my colleague the representative of Gabon, climate insecurity is a major threat to this region.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“Secondly, the transition in Chad is one such potential milestone, but the Chadian transitional authorities must honour conditions set out in the May 2023 African Union Peace and Security Council communiqué if this milestone is to be achieved. The response to last October’s demonstrations was concerning. The United Kingdom encourages the transitional authorities to work with UNOCA and ECCAS to ensure accountability and the release of protestors detained without due legal process. We pay tribute to Chad’s generosity in helping to host tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the crisis in the Sudan. The United Kingdom is also providing over $3 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable refugees from the Sudan in Chad.”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“Let me also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abarry, the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo, and Ms. Tamoifo for their importing briefings. I will make five points today on the challenges facing Central Africa. First, as the Secretary-General described in his most recent report (S/2023/389), the subregion is facing important electoral and transitional milestones. Inclusive, peaceful and credible political processes are critical for building and sustaining peace in the subregion. We encourage Member States to facilitate inclusive electoral and transitional processes and to draw on the support of United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA).”
2023-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9338 (2023) · source
“That six-month rollover will also provide the necessary time for the Council to assess the impact of the developing context on UNITAMS’ ability to fulfil its vital mandate. The press statement (SC/15257) agreed earlier today underlines the Council’s concern about the current situation and reiterates its support for UNITAMS. It also expresses support for the efforts of the African Union, Saudi Arabia, the United States and others to achieve a permanent end to the hostilities and a resumption of the political process in the Sudan. Finally, let me pay tribute to the work of my team and all the experts who worked tirelessly to complete this mandate renewal and send a unified message from the Council.”
2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9337 (2023) · source