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2022-07-29
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2022-10-26
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  1. “We welcome the commitment of the East African Community to closely coordinate its regional force with MONUSCO, and encourage it to ensure that it fully complies with obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law. Ireland recognizes the importance of the inclusion and participation of women and young people in regional cooperation initiatives and electoral processes. The full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all peacebuilding and political efforts is essential. In that regard, we welcome the positive role played by the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region, and encourage continued efforts in that regard.”

    2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9165 (2022) · source

  2. “We call on all States to hold to account those that are complicit in that illicit trade. Fourthly, we believe that dialogue, partnership and cooperation can build lasting peace in the region. Ireland welcomes the Nairobi process initiative of the East African Community to promote political dialogue through an inclusive coordinated regional approach, as agreed at the June Heads of State conclave. We also welcome the Luanda process, convened by the President of Angola. Those processes are evidence of the regional commitment to working together to defuse tensions and promoting regional peace and security. There can be no military solution to the region’s challenges.”

    2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9165 (2022) · source

  3. “Thirdly, on the struggle for control of natural resources, the region is home to a significant number of armed groups that benefit from the illegal exploitation of and trade in some of the world’s most valuable resources. Those illegal activities fund their operations and destabilize communities and regions. Natural resources should be a driver for sustainable development across the region; yet instead they fuel conflict and instability. It is important to continue to make progress on transparency issues, including through the regional certification mechanism of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. The implementation of the recommendations adopted at the 2021 Khartoum high- level regional workshop on natural resources can also have an important impact.”

    2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9165 (2022) · source

  4. “Urgent efforts are needed to address the suffering that people are experiencing; yet there are persistent barriers to the humanitarian response. All parties must ensure the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and unhindered access for humanitarian assistance. Ireland remains concerned about the documented human rights violations and abuses that continue to occur. We call on all countries in the Great Lakes region to pursue accountability for the perpetrators of such acts. Secondly, the negative impacts of climate change on security are being felt across the continent and the region. They contribute to the increasing humanitarian need, as we heard during the debate on climate and security in Africa earlier this month (see S/PV.9150). The Council must integrate climate-related security risks into its work.”

    2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9165 (2022) · source

  5. “We commend the Member States of the region, United Nations entities, regional organizations and the Special Envoy for their efforts to foster peace and security in the region. However, there is a danger that progress on such initiatives could be hampered by the kind of public rhetoric that we have seen in recent days. It is important to refrain from increasing tensions in the region. Today I will focus on four main points. First, conflict and hunger exist in a vicious cycle, and several countries in the region face high levels of food insecurity. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 27 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Large numbers of people have been forced to flee the violence and are displaced across the region.”

    2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9165 (2022) · source

  6. “I would like to begin by expressing our appreciation to Special Envoy Huang Xia for his briefing today. I also welcome the participation in this discussion of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Rwanda and Burundi. The Great Lakes region has long faced a range of overlapping challenges, with the security, humanitarian and human rights situations undermining progress and peace. There are positive examples of regional cooperation, including the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region and the United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region.”

    2022-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9165 (2022) · source

  7. “Given that extremely worrying context, improving arms control is particularly important. We are especially concerned about the findings outlined in two reports released this week by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which highlight very disturbing events that took place in recent months in the Central African Republic. We urge the Government to implement the recommendations made in those reports and put in place effective concrete measures to protect civilians and prevent future human rights violations and abuses. In conclusion, I would like to express our deep and sincere appreciation to France as the penholder on this file for its unstinting efforts to secure agreement on this important resolution.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9105 (2022) · source

  8. “I would like to begin by recognizing the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic at today’s meeting. We welcome the adoption of resolution 2648 (2022). We also welcome the progress made on the implementation of the key benchmarks. However, we share the Secretary-General’s view that further progress is required on the national disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation programme and on effective weapons and ammunition management. We encourage the Central African Republic to make further efforts to meet the objectives set out in the resolution. There are ongoing allegations of violations and abuses against civilians by the national security forces and other security personnel, along with those committed by armed groups in the Central African Republic.”

    2022-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9105 (2022) · source