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lines on the record: 470
first: 2021-06-03
most recent: 2023-11-20
sittings or episodes: 87
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“I join other speakers in welcoming Special Representative of the Secretary- General Caroline Ziadeh, this being her first time in the Council in her new capacity, and thank her for her briefing. My delegation supports the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and her team in the execution of their mandates. We also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Nikola Selaković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz. Kenya welcomes the continued consultative efforts between Belgrade and Pristina. We call on the parties to uphold their commitments made within the framework of the European Union-facilitated dialogue, bearing in mind that negotiation is the only viable path to the normalization of relations.”
2022-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9019 (2022) · source
“Our region, the Horn of Africa, is alive to the threat posed by the deteriorating FSO SAFER tanker. An oil spill would destroy not only the fragile ecosystem, but also the livelihoods of those who depend on the blue economy. In that regard, we welcome the agreed operation plan as a positive step and call on all stakeholders to urgently contribute to its funding so as to commence without delay. To conclude, I wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters continued peace during the holy month of Ramadan.”
2022-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9017 (2022) · source
“Indeed, the approximately $2.7 billion shortfall in the humanitarian funding appeal has left humanitarian programmes struggling to operate under extremely difficult conditions. In that regard, we welcome the timely intervention by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to provide $2 billion in economic support to the Central Bank of Yemen, as well as $1 billion towards development projects and fuel. The regional initiative should serve as encouragement for the international community to also renew their support to the Yemen funding appeal. Addressing that challenge will also require the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and other humanitarian agencies to recalibrate their approaches aimed at attracting sustainable support.”
2022-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9017 (2022) · source
“I also commend the Gulf Cooperation Council for their efforts aimed at uniting the various political stakeholders with a view to driving Yemen’s peace aspirations forward. Kenya acknowledges the decision of President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour to peacefully hand over authority and wishes the Presidential Leadership Council every success as it embarks on unifying the people of Yemen while ensuring equitable service distribution. Even as we celebrate this moment of reprieve, the parties must be conscious of the fact that difficult decisions and compromises have to be made to attain the much-needed sustained peace. We regret that, in the past few years, humanitarian funding for the millions of Yemeni people in need has gradually decreased while the humanitarian situation has been worsening.”
2022-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9017 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in this meeting. After seven years of devastating armed conflict, the positive developments over the past few weeks are encouraging. I commend all the parties for agreeing to a two-month truce and appreciate the pivotal role of the Special Envoy and the United Nations team in that regard. The truce symbolizes the mutual desire of the parties for a political solution to the conflict. More importantly, it opens up an opportunity for them to engage meaningfully and constructively in efforts towards a comprehensive ceasefire and, ultimately, the desired political settlement. We therefore encourage the parties to stay true to the terms of the truce.”
2022-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9017 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we reiterate our call for collaborative, human-sensitive action and solidarity. In that regard, we applaud the concerted continental and regional actions taken by the African Union, including through the African Medicines Agency, which is tasked with enhancing regulatory oversight across the continent and availing access to quality, safe and efficacious medicines.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, the Security Council can, in collaboration with other United Nations agencies, encourage peacekeeping missions to enhance mediation between parties to armed conflicts to facilitate the COVID-19 response, including vaccination in situations of armed conflict. In their ordinary reporting to the Council, those missions can identify barriers to accessibility and those disrupting or blocking vaccine supply and distribution infrastructure. Fourthly, in view of the challenging circumstances in armed conflict situations, the Security Council should reiterate its demands that all parties to armed conflicts engage immediately in a durable, extensive and sustained humanitarian pause to facilitate, inter alia, the equitable, safe and unhindered delivery and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in areas of armed conflict.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“First, to combat the pandemic, in particular in developing and conflict-afflicted countries, it is critical that we build long-term resilience in data, vaccine and testing infrastructure and provide greater institutional strength to withstand future COVID-19 waves and other pandemics. Secondly, with a paltry 1 per cent or less of all vaccines used in Africa being produced locally, we must move from discretionary bilateral aid to strategic investment in local vaccine production. In that regard, Kenya recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Moderna for the establishment of a vaccine and related drug-manufacturing facility in the country.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“That is a cause for concern in relation not only to the pandemic, but also other global threats. Even as the pandemic shows signs of easing, we must not relent in our joint efforts to fight it. We must learn from the painful lesson it has taught us that no one is safe until everyone is safe. COVID-19 is potentially a harbinger of future and possibly more potent pandemics that would further threaten international peace and security. We must continue to deal with the lack of equitable access to vaccines, poor distribution infrastructure and vaccine hesitancy through multipronged approaches. I will highlight four points in that regard.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“It has strained humanitarian aid flows; it has exposed vulnerable groups, particularly women and children, to further risks; it has undermined peace processes and peacebuilding efforts; and it has eroded critical development gains made by countries in transition or undergoing post-conflict reconstruction. But if the multilateral machinery had been activated swiftly and effectively, we believe that the colossal impact of the pandemic could have been avoided. Instead, the pandemic exposed the fickle commitment to multilateralism and a false sense of autonomy, resulting in a series of knee-jerk reactions that allowed the pandemic space and time to surge, including through new, rapidly spreading variants. The yawning gap in vaccination rates between the North and the Global South is a clear manifestation of the failure of multilateralism.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“I would like to commend the United Kingdom for convening this meeting and acknowledge its leading role in the adoption of the landmark resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021). I thank Mr. Ted Chaiban, Ms. Esperanza Martinez and Mr. Emmanuel Ojwang for their informative briefings and reflections. In its capacity as the informal coordinator between the Council and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Kenya would like to draw the Council’s attention to the written advisory reflecting the pertinent work of the PBC in advocating for vaccine equity, availability and access in countries affected by conflicts to ensure an inclusive and sustainable recovery. The dire effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally and in conflict-riddled countries in particular are staggering.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“However, it is up to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to demonstrate its commitment in that regard by ceasing its ballistic missile programme.”
2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source
“We reiterate that the only path acceptable to the international community is that of genuine dialogue, without preconditions. It is dialogue that considers the interests and perceptions of threat of all parties in the region. In that regard, Kenya urges the international community to help restart diplomatic efforts in order to find a lasting solution to the threat on the Korean peninsula, for the sake of global security. Amid that development, we call upon all parties concerned to spare a thought for the humanitarian plight of approximately 11 million citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who are in need. Both sides have a responsibility to ensure that any actions they take do not exacerbate the suffering of the people.”
2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source
“The successive provocative acts are driving the region into an arms race, with attendant destabilization effects and grave implications for global peace and security. With the prevailing security situation already posing serious socioeconomic and security challenges, particularly in developing countries, the international community can ill afford another crisis. Regrettably, the escalation of armaments also diverts resources from the much-needed social protection and development for the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Kenya calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to halt any further test launches and recommit to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”
2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing and welcome the participation of the Republic of Korea and Japan. Kenya is gravely concerned about the most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in clear violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions. This thirteenth test launch since the beginning of the year clearly demonstrates an escalation of the situation on the Korean peninsula. Indeed, regrettably, the prospects for resuming the testing of nuclear weapons are increasing by the day. Moreover, the launches carried out, without notifying the relevant maritime and aviation regulatory bodies, pose a serious threat to maritime and air safety.”
2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source
“In the interest of the promotion of peace and security, there is a need for all parties concerned to support the daily dividends of constructive grass-roots efforts to mitigate — practically and consistently — these cycles of conflict. In conclusion, Kenya urges both parties to exert collective efforts to launch peacebuilding and peacemaking processes that will demonstrate commitment to the desirable and obtainable objectives of resolution 2334 (2016).”
2022-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9000 (2022) · source
“In that regard and as we look to the next written report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) in June, we believe that substantive advice on clear timelines, objectives and frameworks for resolving pending issues from the good offices of the Secretary- General would add value to the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). That would be in line with paragraph 11 of the resolution, in which the Security Council “[r]eaffirms its determination to examine practical ways and means to secure the full implementation of its relevant resolutions.” We take note of the steps taken by the Israeli Supreme Court decision to halt eviction in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. That is a welcome de-escalation move ahead of Ramadan and, more importantly, a recognition of how such unresolved issues can quickly escalate, given the events of May.”
2022-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9000 (2022) · source
“We also call for immediate steps to be taken to prevent all acts of violence against civilians, which have tragically claimed both Israeli and Palestinian lives. Once again, we reiterate that no cause can justify the deliberate targeting of innocent civilians. The trends of the current reporting period, including violent incidents involving children and youth fatalities; the increasing settler population; clashes in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem; and demolitions all point to the need to look beyond the listing of incidents. As Kenya has stated before, while the quarterly reports remain essential to keeping the Council informed, addressing cycles of conflict will take much more than chronicling incidents and events.”
2022-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9000 (2022) · source
“Those include urging the stabilization of the situation and the reversal of negative trends on the ground, which are eroding prospects for a two-State solution whereby two States — Israel and Palestine — live side by side in peace and within secure and recognized borders based on the 1967 lines. Significant steps are also needed to create the conditions for successful final-status negotiations. In our persistent call for the full implementation of that all-encompassing resolution, the hope is that the desirable and obtainable objectives do not remain a futuristic endeavour. Also, in line with resolution 2334 (2016), Kenya continues to condemn and call for accountability and strengthened efforts to combat the acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other militant groups. Such indiscriminate acts of terror must cease.”
2022-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9000 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his detailed briefing. Resolution 2334 (2016) addresses decades-old issues, but its objectives, while being of immediate and urgent relevance, remain largely unimplemented. Kenya recognizes and commends the progress made through regional mediation efforts and through the Quartet and Munich formats. However, despite the best intentions of the international community, little has improved in terms of political traction on the ground in line with the resolution. For example, Gaza, despite the much-needed focus and recovery efforts, remains dependent on humanitarian relief. Kenya continues to support the principles underlying resolution 2334 (2016).”
2022-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9000 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I reaffirm Kenya’s commitment to working closely with members of the council and all stakeholders of goodwill in support of efforts to restore peace and stability to Yemen and to allow its people to rebuild their lives.”
2022-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8995 (2022) · source
“The deeply disturbing scaling down and closure of at least 26 out of 41 major United Nations humanitarian and development programmes in Yemen due to inadequate funding attests to that. We appeal to the international community to take urgent action to avert the looming famine by surging the necessary support, including through participating in tomorrow’s high-level pledging conference on Yemen. The parties to the conflict have a critical role to play in humanitarian action. They must de-escalate and provide safe corridors in order to ensure that assistance reaches all in need. Kenya notes the positive developments on the FSO SAFER oil tanker, and we encourage the United Nations agencies to keep coordinating with the stakeholders towards the urgent finalization of the project.”
2022-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8995 (2022) · source
“Kenya calls on all stakeholders that have control of infrastructure necessary for humanitarian access, particularly parties to the conflict, to ensure that such infrastructure is protected and availed for humanitarian use. With approximately a third of Yemen’s wheat grain imports originating in Europe, the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine is likely to result in worsening food shortages, as noted today by Under-Secretary-General Griffiths. There is an urgent need for the relevant United Nations agencies to consider innovative approaches to mitigate that shortage. We are worried that the increasing demand for humanitarian assistance from current and emerging conflict zones across the world is resulting in huge funding gaps for Yemen’s humanitarian needs.”
2022-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8995 (2022) · source
“We reaffirm our support for the ongoing relentless efforts of Special Envoy Hans Grundberg in search of a sustainable political solution to the Yemeni crisis. We urge all the parties to engage constructively with the Special Envoy and commit to cessation of hostilities, at a minimum, in order to create an environment conducive for negotiations towards the desired political solution. Kenya regrets that the fighting has displaced around 20,000 people since the start of this year alone. That is exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation that is becoming increasingly costly and burdensome. The restrictions on commercial ships bringing fuel into Al-Hudaydah is further aggravating the grim humanitarian and economic situation.”
2022-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8995 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in this meeting. Kenya remains concerned about the intensified hostilities between factions across several front lines. This unfortunate trajectory, if it is not stopped, will erode any peace gains and threatens to sink the country deeper into conflict from which it will be more difficult to emerge. We particularly condemn the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, noting that the vulnerable, including children, women, the elderly and people living with disabilities, bear a disproportionate impact of such atrocious acts.”
2022-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8995 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, Kenya reiterates that genuine dialogue should be the primary option for resolving conflicts. We encourage the OSCE to continue engaging with the Security Council, other regional bodies, international partners and other actors in pursuit of the region’s peace, security and stability.”
2022-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8992 (2022) · source
“We continue to call for an immediate pause on humanitarian grounds and for a chance to be given to diplomacy in the search for a sustainable political solution. With regard to Kosovo, Kenya believes that it is the responsibility of all relevant parties, including the OSCE as one of Kosovo’s largest field operations, to ensure a sustainable environment conducive to Kosovo’s long-term peace and stability. With regard to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenya continues to urge the authorities to work together to not only ensure full compliance with the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina but also to make progress on the five objectives and two conditions. With regard to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, we continue to support the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs to find a comprehensive and sustainable settlement.”
2022-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8992 (2022) · source
“We are confident that it can serve a pivotal role in an inclusive discourse on a new security order for Europe. We commend the OSCE for its preventive diplomacy efforts and its commitment to multilateralism. In that regard, Kenya lauds the close cooperation of OSCE with the United Nations and urges its strengthening in line with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Allow me to briefly comment on some of the current issues of concern in the OSCE region. With regard to the deeply concerning situation in Ukraine, Kenya commends the OSCE for its efforts to execute its mandate in monitoring the implementation of the 2015 Minsk agreements, which were endorsed by the Security Council in resolution 2202 (2015).”
2022-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8992 (2022) · source
“If not urgently halted, its consequences will be catastrophic, not only for Ukraine and Europe at large but also for the entire world, particularly small and fragile economies in the global South. Given this and other protracted conflicts and their related dynamics, it has become imperative in our view to redesign a security architecture for Europe that is more firmly grounded on such fundamental principles as respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Member States, sovereign equality among States, respect for agreements and the pacific settlement of disputes. We agree with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office that the organization offers a good forum for the region to discuss every issue related to peace and security.”
2022-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8992 (2022) · source
“I thank His Excellency Mr. Zbigniew Rau, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), for his briefing. I congratulate him on his assumption of the Office and wish him every success as he advances the growth of the OSCE. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. This briefing is happening as the foundations of Europe’s security order are being shaken to their core by the ongoing devastating armed conflict, which reminds us of age-old European wars. The armed conflict in Ukraine is already extremely costly in all its aspects, ranging from the loss of life to the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons, the destruction of infrastructure and the destabilization of economies across the globe.”
2022-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8992 (2022) · source
“I reaffirm Kenya’s recognition of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.”
2022-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8991 (2022) · source
“The coming economic shock, if a ceasefire is not imminently announced, will be accompanied by political crises and more conflict situations. With regard to the serious allegations we have heard, whatever action is undertaken by the Security Council should be matched by a newfound commitment by all States parties / to the Biological Weapons Convention. We urge its 183 States parties to seize the opportunity of the ninth Review Conference later this year to strengthen the biological weapons regime and the norms that safeguard humankind from the threat of use of those abhorrent weapons. Ultimately, the only way out of the crisis is to pause the armed conflict and give to dialogue a chance to shape a stable European security order in which the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all members are protected.”
2022-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8991 (2022) · source
“That would then bring us to precisely the same situation we are in today, even as Ukrainian and Russian diplomats have just met in Antalya to explore an agreed basis for a ceasefire. We urge them to redouble their efforts and to make use of the willingness of many countries to lend their every assistance to those talks. The risks of the conflict broadening and escalating should be taken with extreme seriousness. Its effects are already being experienced far outside Ukraine. The sanctions and counter-sanctions are threatening the world food supply, and rapid energy price increases will drive millions more people into poverty as they struggle to recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease. Humankind is teetering on the edge of a precipice.”
2022-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8991 (2022) · source
“We have listened with deep concern to the serious allegations of the development of biological weapons, in contravention of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Biological and Toxin Weapons. The Security Council, as mandated in the Biological Weapons Convention, is obliged to consider complaints brought forward by any State party to the Convention regarding a breach of the Convention. The Convention endows the Security Council with the responsibility to consider whether to carry out an investigation. Should a State party formally lodge a complaint to trigger such a process, we must make the obvious observation that there would need to be a halt to the armed conflict to enable an investigation.”
2022-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8991 (2022) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and High Representative Nakamitsu for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine continues at an unacceptable cost to the people of Ukraine and, increasingly, to the entire world, as the prices of essential commodities rise sharply. Our hearts go out to the families that have lost loved ones, as well as to the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons. We are also gravely concerned that the armed conflict has not spared objects indispensable to the survival of civilian populations, including residential homes and health facilities, as well as power and water infrastructure.”
2022-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8991 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I reaffirm Kenya’s commitment to investing in women’s full and effective participation in all aspects of public life, in keeping with our women and peace and security commitments.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Fifth is to ensure that analysis is brought into national policy discussions and that that analysis is also reflected in the formulation of implementation indicators on the ground, particularly in monitoring progress in the area of inclusivity and the financing of local women peace actors. Sixth is the use of the advisory role of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). In that context, Kenya welcomes the submitted advisory from the PBC on the Commission’s Gender Strategy Action Plan indicators. The Commission’s engagement with and support for national and regional efforts to promote women entrepreneurs and women’s economic empowerment are part of the important benchmarks of peace- and nation-building.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Third is enhanced technical and vocational training through partnerships between local women entrepreneurs and peace and development agencies and international and regional financial institutions, to augment financial literacy and women’s economic empowerment with inclusive and peaceful societies. Fourth is having an integrated response to socioeconomic transformation, including having women be part of the formulation of integrated national financing frameworks that focus on financing national sustainable development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals at the country level.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“In that regard, I will briefly highlight six action points that we deem necessary in efforts to ensure women’s economic inclusion and participation as key to building peace. First is the prioritization of women’s integration into national economic frameworks and domestic industries for economic sustainability. That necessitates securing resources, the enactment of relevant laws and policies, and the development of clear and practical programmes that advance gender equality in all sectors of public life. Second is the expansion of and enhanced access to digital platforms to ensure women’s financial and economic inclusion. We in Kenya have seen how financial technology services such as mobile money transactions have reinforced equity in economic empowerment.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Today the African Union International Women’s Day couch talk convened to mark this occasion under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow: innovative solutions for financial and economic inclusion for African women.” We urge the relevant United Nations organs and agencies to remain seized of the outcomes of such discussions as they relate to the sustainability of peace and development. Such milestones should be recognized, celebrated and supported as critical partnership opportunities not only for women’s economic empowerment and security but also for women’s agency in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, particularly as it links to peace and development. That said, much more remains to be done.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“At the national level, Kenya has seen the benefit of having a development framework, Kenya Vision 2030, operating alongside our Women Economic Empowerment Strategy and Women’s Empowerment Index, which promote women’s inclusion in the economic development of our country. At the regional level, the principle of inclusive financial systems and the recognition that gender equality is a critical pillar for advancing the development of the African continent continues to shape the vision of “The Africa We Want”. The appointment last month of Ms. Nardos Bekele Thomas as the first woman Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development demonstrates the Union’s commitments to accelerating the empowerment of women.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Kenya therefore urges for enhanced strategic collaboration with local leaders, including local women’s networks and policy formulators, particularly in transition settings, to ensure that gender-responsive measures are put in place in the areas of asset distribution and access to socioeconomic opportunities, resources and markets. Kenya continues to advocate for investment in women peacebuilders in fragile and conflict-affected settings. We also continue to affirm the importance of the economic inclusion and integration of women, including ex-combatants, refugees and victims of conflict, to ensure long-term stability, economic resilience and social cohesion.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Kenya commends the United Arab Emirates for organizing today’s timely open debate, as we mark International Women’s Day. We are pleased to see you, Minister Mariam Almheiri, presiding over the meeting. We also welcome the Ministers and other guests who have joined us today. We thank all briefers for their perspectives, particularly on the recommendations that point to the tools, mechanisms and partnerships needed to support countries transitioning from conflict and conflict and post-conflict situations to build more inclusive, secure, equitable and sustainable societies. There is no doubt that women bear a disproportionate impact of conflict. However, cultural and structural inequalities often limit women’s capacity to participate equally, fully and meaningfully in peace and economic processes within their societies.”
2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source
“Civilians and foreign nationals are not party to the conflict and must be protected at all times. They are not and must not become a target. We strongly urge both parties to ensure their safe passage. We commend the United Nations and its partner agencies for their continued efforts to provide humanitarian assistance. In particular, we welcome the identification of four humanitarian hubs in Lviv, Vynnytsia, Uzhhorod and Chernivtsi. Ultimately, the only way out of the crisis is through a ceasefire and dialogue to protect Ukrainian sovereignty and shape a stable European security order. I conclude by reiterating Kenya’s recognition of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Ukraine.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“First, could he make public his assessments of the impact of the armed conflict in Ukraine and the sanctions against the Russian Federation on the humanitarian situation in other countries, particularly with regard to food security? Secondly, what are the preventive actions that can be taken by the United Nations and the Security Council to ensure that the shock to the global food supply system does not translate into new crises? I wish to welcome the joint commitment by Ukraine and the Russian Federation to establish humanitarian corridors for the safe passage of civilians and humanitarian supplies. However, during this past weekend, the humanitarian corridor openings failed. We hope that the humanitarian corridors, particularly those from Sumy, will be open to all foreign nationals and civilians tomorrow.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“In addition to Ukraine’s key place in the global food supply system being impacted by the conflict, the world will also suffer greatly from the unilateral and regional sanctions against the Russian Federation. We have previously urged that humanitarian and legal consideration be given to the impact of those sanctions on the Russian people. Now we must add our concern for the many, including in our own country, who will suffer all over the world. While the sanctions are aimed at responding to the inexcusable armed breach of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by the Russian Federation, they will end up harming not only the innocent in Russia but also millions around the world, particularly in the Global South. In that regard, I have two questions to pose to Under-Secretary-General Griffiths.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Kenya draws the attention of the parties to the need to comply with resolution 2573 (2021) on the protection of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population. Ukraine is a major producer of agricultural products that are key to ensuring food security. The humanitarian impact of the conflict will be felt far beyond Ukraine because of the shock to the global food supply system. Indeed, the closure of its ports as a result of the conflict — not to mention the destruction of infrastructure — is going to result in fewer grain and fertilizer exports. The resulting sharp price increases are likely to plunge many countries into food insecurity and, as a result, possible political turmoil.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Executive Director Catherine Russel for their briefings and I thank them for their work. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine. The rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine is gravely concerning. Kenya offers its condolences to the families who have lost loved ones to the conflict in the past few days. Kenya commends Ukraine’s neighbours for opening their borders to refugees of multiple nationalities. We urge them to ensure that the protections sought are offered with no discrimination on any basis, particularly with regard to race or religion. We are disturbed by the reported widespread damage to civilian objects and infrastructure.”
2022-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8988 (2022) · source
“Kenya takes note of and commends the continuation of environmental projects that were funded by the United Nations Compensation Fund beyond the conclusion of the UNCC mandate. Kenya welcomes the adoption of resolution 2621 (2022), which signifies the fulfilment of the UNCC mandate, and commends the United Kingdom for successfully spearheading its negotiations. In conclusion, Kenya once more salutes the Governments of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as the UNCC, for their constructive cooperation, which has led to an achievement such as this and demonstrated the ability of multilateralism and international law to deliver, given a chance.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“We also recognize the cooperation of the Government of Kuwait with both the Commission and the Government of Iraq, which has made it possible to achieve the Commission’s mandate, three decades on. We convey our special appreciation to and commend the UNCC secretariat for guiding the Governing Council through the entire process as the mandate was being discharged. The completion of the UNCC mandate presents a financial opportunity for Iraq to invest back into its national budget in efforts to revamp the economy for the Iraqi people. It also creates an opportunity to reinvigorate and strengthen regional cooperation, address common challenges and pursue shared goals through peaceful means.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source