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first: 2021-06-03
most recent: 2023-11-20
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“Rarely does the Security Council meet to consider the closure of a file following the full implementation of its decision. Today therefore marks a historic and momentous occasion for the United Nations and multilateralism. Today, the Security Council, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, has unanimously reaffirmed that Iraq has fulfilled its international obligation to compensate all claimants awarded compensation by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) for direct loss or damage, in line with the relevant Security Council resolutions and the Governing Council’s decisions. We congratulate the Government and the people of Iraq on that momentous accomplishment, notwithstanding the tragic events that led to the Council’s decision.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“I thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), for his presentation of the final report on the work of the Commission (S/2022/104, annex). We also welcome the participation of Mr. Fuad Hussein, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, and the Permanent Representative of Kuwait in this meeting. At the outset, we congratulate the UNCC, a subsidiary organ of the Security Council, on achieving its mandate. As Vice-President of the Commission’s Governing Council, Kenya is proud to be part of that success under the Irish presidency’s leadership. We are therefore delighted to have Ambassador Gaffey and my colleague Ambassador Lucy Kiruthu, the Commission’s Vice-President, joining us today from Geneva together with the members of the Commission’s secretariat.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source
“We recommend that the CSTO and other regional and subregional organizations intentionally engage and work together in that regard. In conclusion, I reaffirm Kenya’s commitment to the values and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. We will continue to work collectively with all Members at all levels to strengthen international cooperation in the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, we note that collaboration between the United Nations, the CSTO and the countries of the region creates an important platform to develop shared solutions to their common challenges, thereby strengthening the security, political and economic environment in Central Asia. We ask the United Nations and the CSTO to undertake joint horizon-scanning and analysis to inform strategic actions that draw specific support from the Member States of the region. Fourthly, in a globalized world where many security threats are shared, regular exchanges between regional and subregional organizations with the United Nations can be enriching, not only in sharing experiences and best practices but also in building collaborative frameworks to deal with transregional threats such as terrorism, piracy and sea-based crime.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“The adoption of best practices in dealing with common threats is critical in ensuring complementarity and harmonious responses to threats to international peace and security. Kenya therefore commends the CSTO’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its peacekeeping capacities and its efforts to counter terrorism and other transnational organized crime, to combat illicit trafficking in drugs and weapons, irregular migration and human trafficking, as well as to respond to disasters, thereby contributing to the realization of the objectives and principles of the United Nations.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“But whenever we read from different scripts or take unilateral actions, conflicts become unnecessarily complex, protracted, internationalized and, certainly, more destructive. That is why in Africa, for instance, the role of subregional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Economic Community of Central African States, as part of the African Union’s peace and security architecture, has become indispensable, especially as the first recourse to seeking solutions to challenges in each organization’s respective subregional context. Secondly, peaceful solutions to threats to international peace and security demand sustained coordination between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“Kenya has always upheld the role of regional and subregional organizations, working in partnership with the United Nations, as the most strategic option in efforts to confront threats to peace and security in the Horn of Africa and on the continent at large. I therefore commend you, Mr. President, for convening us today to consider this subject of enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO. I will limit my remarks to four points. First, Kenya welcomes the ongoing work on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the CSTO. History and experience remind us that, when there is good cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, emerging crises can be effectively contained with manageable peace and security implications.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“I thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Mr. Stanislav Zas, Secretary- General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), for their briefings and perspectives on the subject under discussion. I also welcome the participation of the member States of the CSTO. International peace and security today is under immense pressure from a growing web of threats ranging from inter-State and intra-State armed conflicts to terrorism and violent extremism to other transnational organized crimes. Kenya believes that the maximum utilization of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations must be the cornerstone for responding to those threats.”
2022-02-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8967 (2022) · source
“In fact, even humanitarian assistance and access have fallen victim to these schemes. The Council should therefore carefully design humanitarian carve-outs to avoid the unintended consequence of supporting terrorism. Fifthly, robust partnerships between regional and subregional organizations with the United Nations is critical. We therefore welcome the establishment of regional offices and programmes by the UNOCT, to which Under-Secretary-General Voronkov referred in his briefing. We look forward to the launch and full operationalization of the UNOCT regional office in Nairobi in early March 2022 as a milestone in this regard. In conclusion, I reaffirm that Kenya condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and we remain fully committed to all counter-terrorism efforts.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, the Security Council and the relevant stakeholders must distinguish between political stabilization and counter-terrorism. It is notable that such terrorist groups as Al-Qaida, ISIL and their affiliates seek to destroy the State and replace it with structures that are completely alien to the political and cultural life of the countries they attack. It is imperative that, for a terrorist group to become party to national political stabilization, it must, as a prerequisite, disavow its core ideological aims and renounce the use of terrorism to pursue political or other ideological ends. Fourthly, there is a need to do more to disrupt and dismantle the economic means and revenue streams available to terrorist groups. Many terrorist groups rely on illegal taxation, extortion and trade in contraband.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“Against that backdrop, we wish to underscore five points we consider imperative if we are to stop the surge of terrorism across the world. First, there is an urgent need to deploy an all-systems multilateral approach to address the inadequacies and vulnerabilities that range from weak governance and security infrastructure to extremely challenging social and economic situations that allow terrorism to thrive. Secondly, the Security Council must apply its tools on all terrorist groups of a transnational character with equal force. Applying double-standards will only be counterproductive. That is why Kenya will formally be proposing the listing of Al-Shabaab and its leadership under the resolution 1267 (1999) sanctions regime. We hope to receive the support of the entire membership of the Security Council in this regard.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“Consequently, they are increasingly gaining control of expansive swaths of territory and thereby exacerbating State fragilities. In the Horn of Africa, we have witnessed many acts of terrorism, including cross-border attacks by Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaida affiliate. Indeed, slightly more than a week ago, seven innocent people travelling in a public-service vehicle in northern Kenya were killed following an improvised-explosive-device ambush by this terrorist group. In other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in particular the Central, Eastern and Southern regions, ISIL and Al-Qaida affiliates are increasingly exploiting ethnic dynamics and social and economic challenges to engage in destructive and potentially destabilizing activities.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“Despite some successful intense international and regional counter-terrorism efforts, we are experiencing a dangerous surge in terrorism in other regions, particularly parts of Africa, where Da’esh has continued to expand its foothold after the loss of territory in the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) core. In addition, following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, Da’esh and other terrorist and violent extremist groups and their affiliates have drawn inspiration and are enhancing their capabilities and increasing their attacks, with devastating implications. In the Sahel and parts of West Africa, terrorist groups including Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates are exploiting local grievances and weak governance infrastructure to recruit, radicalize and deploy.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“I thank Under-Secretary- General Voronkov and Acting Executive Director Chen for their briefings on the Secretary-General’s fourteenth strategic-level report (S/2022/63) on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh). In his report Our Common Agenda (A/75/982), the Secretary-General emphasizes that terrorism is a strategic security risk that requires continued multilateral cooperation as part of a new agenda for peace. In that connection, we commend the concerted efforts of the Security Council, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and other international, regional and national stakeholders in the fight against the scourge of terrorism.”
2022-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8963 (2022) · source
“They even take fees for humanitarian access to the vulnerable and use those finances to perpetrate attacks against civilians. We must be serious about providing proper carveouts, while raising the standards of humanitarian aid logistics and making sure they are combined with strong measures to limit terrorism financing. Fourthly, and connected to the previous recommendation, the Security Council can do more to provide clarity on exemptions to States, humanitarian organizations and the private sector. Fifthly, and finally, we propose building into sanctions regimes the automatic requirement for periodic reviews to ascertain that, at all stages, they still meet their purpose. Most of us see the value of such periodic reviews within our national laws; we urge members to share such good practices with the Council.”
2022-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8962 (2022) · source
“Secondly, terrorist groups need to be sanctioned in equal measure. We all know that it is key that their finances, recruitment and movement be disrupted worldwide. Yet today an Al-Qaida affiliate in Somalia that has killed thousands in multiple countries is regarded by some members of the Security Council merely as a domestic political spoiler. Attempts to address the humanitarian difficulties in practical terms have not so far received sufficient support. We cannot have a two-track counter-terrorism and then argue that the Council does not have double standards for lives lost to terrorism. We urge delegations to reconsider their positions for our collective sake. Thirdly, terrorist and criminal groups take comfort in knowing that they will face weaker sanctions if humanitarian advocates argue on the basis of their impact on the innocent.”
2022-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8962 (2022) · source
“Idriss Jazairy, argued before the Human Rights Council that economic sanctions can degenerate into blockades that “expose people to the ravages of economic war in peacetime”. The question we are left to determine is when sanctions, with their dangers, are called for and how they can best be employed by the Security Council. We have heard many recommendations today, and Kenya has a few more to offer. First, we need to regard the ethics and legality of sanctions beyond their humanitarian impact. When they are applied unilaterally, their legitimacy is undermined. The frequency and reach of unilateral sanctions has led to the growing view that they are the weapons of the strong against the vulnerable weak. As such, they have undermined faith in multilateralism. We urge extreme reticence in their use.”
2022-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8962 (2022) · source
“It is not uncommon for targeted Governments to strengthen their domestic and international support owing to perceptions of collective coercion. Mr. Annan may have located sanctions between war and words, but he clearly understood international conflicts well enough to know that they can be forms of warfare. Applied with insufficient care for civilian suffering and lacking a sense of proportion, they can have the same debilitating impact on a country as kinetic warfare. While blockades and sanctions differ fundamentally in their application, their effects can be similar. In September 2018, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Mr.”
2022-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8962 (2022) · source
“I congratulate the Russian Federation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February, and I commend Norway on its successful presidency for the month of January. I also thank Under-Secretaries- General Rosemary DiCarlo and Martin Griffiths for their reflections. In favour of sanctions, former Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarded them as a “necessary middle ground between war and words” (A/59/565, para. 178). That may be so, but we also know that sanctions can be devastating to civilians, without achieving their intended aims. In those cases, they can be difficult to distinguish from acts of collective punishment that are an offense to our sense of moral right.”
2022-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8962 (2022) · source
“We call on all members whose divergent positions led to where we are today to exercise flexibility and facilitate consensus on the outstanding issues that stand in the way of a substantive mandate renewal. Finally, we reaffirm our commitment to the peace process in Libya and our intention to continue to fully engage with fellow members of the Council and with Libya towards decisions that effectively respond to a truly Libyan-led and -owned peace process.”
2022-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8961 (2022) · source
“Kenya voted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya because it is a critical support tool for a Libyan- led and -owned peace process. We acknowledge the joint efforts of fellow members of the Security Council in seeking the best possible support to Libya. However, we believe that the Mission would have been better enabled through a substantive mandate renewal. That would have been the ideal way of infusing the emerging needs of the peace process into the Mission’s support to Libya. That is what we wanted. By yet another technical rollover, the Council is missing another significant opportunity to support Libya’s national dialogue and reconciliation efforts, which are critical to progress in the peace process.”
2022-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8961 (2022) · source
“Kenya welcomes reports that higher schools for girls and public universities for girls and boys will be reopened in the next educational year, starting in March. We hope that commitment will be fulfilled. We wish to commend Norway for hosting the recently concluded talks with the Taliban, and we hope that the deliberations in Oslo will help to chart a new path towards sustainable peace for Afghanistan. Finally, Kenya reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and stands ready to support all endeavours aimed at securing their safety and well-being.”
2022-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8954 (2022) · source
“We call on the Taliban to take the necessary steps to not only investigate and locate and return the two women to safety, but also to guarantee the inalienable right of Afghan women to positively contribute to the development of their country without their voices being silenced or ignored. In that regard, we underscore the imperative for their full and meaningful participation in all aspects of Afghan life, including at the grass-roots and leadership levels. We also call on the authorities to prioritize the elimination all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and other gendered harm against Afghan women, girls and children, as well as the reversal of any actions intended to restrict women’s freedom of movement.”
2022-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8954 (2022) · source
“Local industrialists warn that, if the economy is not turned around urgently, about 1.5 million people — including 500,000 women — could lose their jobs. There is a need to consider how Afghan frozen assets, within an agreed framework, can be injected into the ailing economy as part of efforts to revamp it. We want to underscore the importance of investing in the livelihoods of the poorest and most vulnerable, as that would have a positive net effect on the humanitarian situation. In that regard, we commend the United Nations team in Afghanistan for its relentless efforts over the past few months and welcome the launch of its One-UN Transitional Engagement Framework to assist Afghans in 2022. The recent disappearance of two Afghan women activists is a representation of the perilous conditions in which Afghan women find themselves.”
2022-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8954 (2022) · source
“That trend requires that international community demand, in a unified voice, that the Taliban commit to fighting terrorism and ensure that Afghanistan is not a haven from which terrorist groups, such as the Islamic State and Al-Qaida, can perpetrate their heinous acts of terror, not only in Afghanistan but also within the region and beyond. Kenya commends the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for its versatility and ability to operate in an increasingly complex and challenging environment. The harsh winter conditions have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, with over 24 million people in need of urgent assistance. We appeal to the international community and donor agencies to provide adequate funding for the Afghanistan humanitarian response plan. The deteriorating economy is pushing more Afghans into situations of need.”
2022-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8954 (2022) · source
“I thank the Secretary- General for his remarks. I also thank Special Representative Lyons for her briefing on the latest developments in Afghanistan and Ms. Mahbouba Seraj, Executive Director of the Afghan Women Skills Centre, for her insights this morning. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tirumurti, as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), for his briefing to the Council and for his work. Over the past few months, we have witnessed a consistent and disturbing trend of terrorist attacks against civilians that continue to undermine peace efforts in Afghanistan. Kenya condemns all of those atrocious acts, including the recent terrorist attack by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan Province in Herat, which claimed several innocent lives and left many people injured.”
2022-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8954 (2022) · source
“We call on the Government and other armed groups, including the Ejército de Liberación Nacional, to engage in dialogue so that the whole country can move forward together towards peace and prosperity. Finally, as the country prepares for the upcoming national elections, Kenya wishes the people of Colombia well and urges all stakeholders not to lose sight of the prize of peace and to remain committed to the process so as to consolidate the gains made. I reiterate Kenya’s full support for the people of Colombia and to the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“We appeal to the Government of Colombia to prioritize the implementation of the chapter’s provisions and to spare no effort in addressing the historical injustices suffered by those communities, on the understanding that a nation derives its strength from diversity and that whatever affects one always affects all, even though indirectly. We are encouraged by the continued progress in the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Non-Repetition, which remains pivotal in ensuring justice, reconciliation and sustainable peace for the victims. We encourage all parties to continue to fulfil their responsibilities to the victims by fully supporting the work of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace as well as the Truth Commission.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“The African Union has proclaimed the descendants of Africa, wherever they may be, to be the sixth region of our continent. Colombia, unlike many other countries to which the African diaspora belongs, has taken a bold step in the direction of fairness, equality and justice. We admire its Constitution’s embrace of multi-ethnicity and its guarantee of respect for the language, cultures, property and well-being of all ethnicities. That is the foundation of the ethnic chapter of the Final Peace Agreement. Our concern, as we celebrate significant milestones on this fifth anniversary of the Final Peace Agreement, is that the implementation of the provisions of the ethnic chapter continues to be disproportionately slow compared to other chapters, as recently reported by the Special High-level Forum of Ethnic Peoples.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“For some strange reason, I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.” This single line — “I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be” — is like an anchor to the rock of truth, despite all the gales of politics, convenience and even cynicism that blow when peace beckons, threatening to uproot it. Since we joined the Council, we have continually urged for determined implementation of the “ethnic chapter” of the Final Peace Agreement. We have done so conscious of the unfortunate centuries of suffering by African peoples as they were ripped from their villages and towns and loaded onto ships crossing the Atlantic. To this day, we bear witness to their continued marginalization and impoverishment in the Americas.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“This past Monday, the world celebrated Martin Luther King Day. That towering figure of fairness, courage, justice, anti-racism and anti-colonialism left us many profound sayings. One particular passage, delivered just four days before his assassination, in our opinion, is particularly relevant to Colombia. In that passage, Martin Luther King said, “We are tied together in a single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. And whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“Multiple presidents have been involved and, even when they have not agreed on specific and important means of consolidating the agreement, they have been united in their sense of duty. The people of Colombia must be commended most of all for the decades of suffering their endured with resilience and their continual insistence that they retained a common destiny as Colombians. Our hearts reach out to the victims and survivors. They are the moral glue that the peace requires to hold and grow into harmony and unity. Their patience, their insistence on accountability and their willingness to forgive where it is possible are the shining lights of their country’s peace process. Mr. Archila can be assured of the immense respect his country draws in New York for its insistence that peace is possible and can be claimed, defended and sustained.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Emilio José Archila, Presidential Adviser for Stabilization and Consolidation of Colombia. I also thank Ms. Luz Marina Giraldo for her insightful presentation. We commend her leadership in the integration initiatives. We recognize that Colombia has given itself one of the most comprehensive and bold peace agreements since the founding of the United Nations. I congratulate Colombia’s leaders for the innovative ways in which they have cooperated with the United Nations and the Security Council in delivering the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace.”
2022-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8951 (2022) · source
“Kenya welcomes the progress that has been made by the Israeli Government in advancing financing with regard to clearance revenues in the West Bank and the easing of restrictions in Gaza, including the issuance of permits to traders. We note that the progress is gradual and much more needs to be done to ensure equitable economic advancement and recovery in the aftermath of the coronavirus disease pandemic. In conclusion, let me reaffirm that the resumption of a meaningful peace process will depend on human agency, that is, how Israelis and Palestinians live, work and cooperate on the path of peace and economic sustainability in the interim.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“On several occasions, we have called for the reinforcement of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and commended efforts by the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of the International Assistance to Palestinians, chaired by Norway, in the areas of institution-building and the development of the Palestinian economy. When it comes to financing in general, we believe that the important questions are: Who receives the money, and what is being funded? The answer to those questions, including how, within the conflict situation, policymakers can engage with the current and next generation of financers to deliver on a more sustainable future for the conflict- affected communities, is worth pursuing.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“It is indeed welcome to note that, at the most recent meeting, the stated common interests included strengthening security coordination, preventing terrorism and violence and promoting confidence-building measures in the economic and civilian fields. We believe that the cessation of Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and demolitions, including those that pose a risk to the territorial contiguity of a viable Palestinian State, are also important peacebuilding and confidence-building measures and are critical to easing tensions and contributing to much-needed peace. Kenya has welcomed, and will continue to welcome, all constructive inter-ethnic and intercultural grass- roots efforts that contribute to harmonious coexistence, despite the current fragile situation on the ground.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“In that context, Kenya has repeatedly affirmed that one of the critical implementation steps for the actualization of the two-State solution based on the 1967 lines is the constructive engagement with the challenges on the ground that factor in both political and economic performance. We have regularly taken note of the progress made, particularly when it comes to cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians at all levels, including the economy and security matters. In that regard, we look forward to the operationalization of the practical outcomes of the 28 December 2021 meeting between Israeli Defence Minister Gantz and President Abbas — the second such meeting to take place the same year after a decade of no top-level meetings between either party.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“Human agency is exemplified, among other things, by the lack of progress by the conflicting parties in meeting the agreed commitments as outlined in the relevant Security Council’s resolutions and under international law. It also points to activities of extremist entities, particularly terrorist attacks and acts conducive to terrorism perpetrated by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other affiliated groups against Israeli civilians and civilian infrastructure, including the recent rockets attacks from Gaza on 1 January, which acts Kenya continues to condemn strongly. Such human agency therefore necessitates the urgent need for both sides to sit down, engage in dialogue and frame a negotiated peaceful settlement of the protracted conflict. That should remain the Council’s premise of engagement with the Israeli-Palestinian situation.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his update. Kenya continues to acknowledge his work. I also thank the briefers and take note of the perspective that they have shared. I would also like to recognize the presence of the delegations of Israel and Palestine among us today. With regard to the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine, we see the central issue as that of human agency. Indeed, Israelis and Palestinians inhabit the same physical terrain. There are definitely immediate challenges that will need to be addressed with or without a political solution. That is part of the peacebuilding process, but we should not lose sight of human agency as a driver and sustainer of the protracted conflict.”
2022-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8950 (2022) · source
“We call on the parties to resolve the FSO SAFER oil tanker issue as a stand-alone issue without any preconditions at the earliest opportunity. Finally, I wish to reaffirm Kenya’s solidarity with the people of Yemen in their quest for lasting peace, security and prosperity.”
2022-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8946 (2022) · source
“More attention needs to be paid to the potential effects that can result from the escalation of threats to commercial traffic, including tankers carrying oil and gas, as well as the impact on peace and humanitarian concerns of the smuggling of weapons and supplies to the terrorist groups that threaten the security and stability of regional countries. The international community can, and should, strengthen joint efforts in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and adjoining water bodies to combat piracy, smuggling, illegal dumping and other threats to stability. I reiterate our deep concern over the status of the FSO SAFER oil tanker and the significant threat it poses to the livelihoods of millions in the region.”
2022-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8946 (2022) · source
“The continued exclusion of women from the political and negotiation processes is also a matter of concern. We cannot overemphasize the short- term and long-term value of a truly inclusive Yemeni peacebuilding and peace agreement process, with the full, equal and meaningful participation of women. Kenya remains concerned over the maritime incidents driven by the increasing manifestation of regional rivalries and brinkmanship in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which represent a threat to regional and global security.”
2022-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8946 (2022) · source
“We note, for instance, that in 2020 and 2021 Yemen’s humanitarian response plans were funded at just over 50 per cent, as compared to 2018 and 2019, when approximately 80 per cent of the plans were funded. We call on the Security Council to give deeper consideration to how the United Nations can better mobilize and coordinate the delivery of humanitarian aid that reaches all those in need in sufficient measure. As we heard today, women in Yemen are increasingly being subjected to discrimination, forced marriage, sexual violence and torture. Last year the Council sanctioned one individual over his involvement in conflict-related sexual violence. That was a positive step, but more needs to be done for the consolidation of a Yemeni women and peace and security national action plan.”
2022-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8946 (2022) · source
“We call on all parties to rethink their military interventions and recognize and perform their obligations under international humanitarian law, noting that the violence has taken a heavy toll on the civilian population, with disproportionate impacts on women, children and other vulnerable members of the community. A United Nations Development Programme report indicates that every nine minutes a child under the age of five dies as a result of the conflict. That is unacceptable, and the Security Council must take decisions to ensure that all those involved are held to account. Given the gravity of the humanitarian situation, we cannot overstate the need for effective, sufficient and sustainable humanitarian operations. Unfortunately, that has not been the case.”
2022-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8946 (2022) · source
“I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Acting Under-Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham and Ms. Ola Al-Aghbary, co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sheba Youth Foundation, for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in this meeting. Kenya remains deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation in Yemen and its impact on millions of lives, not only in Yemen but also in the surrounding region. The regrettable military escalations are undermining efforts to achieve a sustainable political solution to the conflict, not to mention the inevitable loss of lives and livelihoods and destruction of civilian infrastructure that they cause.”
2022-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8946 (2022) · source
“Kenya reaffirms its support for the mandate of the OPCW, which bears great responsibility as the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The OPCW must remain transparent, free of politicization and capable of withstanding scrutiny. We reaffirm Kenya’s principled position that the use of chemical weapons anywhere and by anyone constitutes a grave violation of international law. No cause can ever justify the use of any weapon of mass destruction by any actor under any circumstances. Finally, we reiterate our firm conviction that the long-term solution to the situation in Syria can be achieved only through a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned inclusive political dialogue, and Kenya stands in solidarity with the people of Syria in this endeavour.”
2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source
“It is Kenya’s belief that expeditious closure of the investigations into the use of chemical weapons in Syria will allow the Council to support the Syrian people more meaningfully in their quest for lasting peace. We welcome the agreement on the extension of the Tripartite Agreement between the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the United Nations Office for Project Services and the Syrian Arab Republic, which will cover the period from 1 January 2022 up to and including 30 June 2022. We encourage similar cooperation and engagement in good faith between the Syrian Arab Republic and the OPCW Technical Secretariat, particularly regarding the identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved.”
2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source
“I wish to congratulate Norway on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January 2022. I assure you, Madam President, of Kenya’s cooperation and support. I also wish to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing. As this is our first meeting in 2022, we welcome our colleagues from Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates to the Security Council. We look forward to working closely with each of them this year. Noting that there have been no significant movements in this dossier since the Council’s last meeting (see S/PV.8921), I will reiterate Kenya’s already-known positions on this matter.”
2022-01-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8943 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we underscore the imperative for their full and meaningful participation in all aspects of Afghan life, including at the grass-roots and leadership levels. For that to be achieved, there must be an equal commitment to eliminating all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and other gendered harms against Afghan women, girls and children, as well as any actions intended to restrict women’s freedom of movement. Finally, Kenya, the Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Tunisia reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and stand ready to support all endeavours aimed at securing their safety and well-being.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source
“We caution the Taliban against capitalizing on the goodwill of the international community to hold the Afghan population hostage for the purpose of extracting financial or political concessions. The A3+1 is gravely concerned by the plight of the women and girls of Afghanistan, who are being denied their fundamental human rights, including the right to work and the right to education. Education is not only a fundamental right, but also an important religious obligation that should not be distorted as an excuse to discriminate against women and girls. We therefore stand in solidarity with the Afghan women and their inalienable right to contribute positively to the development of their country.”
2021-11-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8908 (2021) · source