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first: 2021-05-27
most recent: 2023-10-25
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“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Ethiopia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, to whom I now give the floor.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8875 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, I again emphasize Kenya’s support for continued discussion on this subject with a view to seeking effective ways of supporting peace operations. We ask the members of the Council to identify areas of convergence in today’s briefing and to use them to build consensus as we look to continue the consideration of this matter in the days ahead. The impact of illicit small arms and light weapons across the files in the Council is undeniable. It is critical that we take it up. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at 12.20 p.m.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“In addition to the reporting by the Secretary-General on this issue, the Security Council should emphasize supporting Governments in affected areas to enhance their capacity to monitor proliferation trends, undertake security sector reforms and implement disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes in a coordinated manner. Fourthly, we call for strengthening the capacity of United Nations missions and Governments in weapons and ammunition management, which is critical to the prevention of the diversion and illicit trade of small arms and light weapons. As a final point, there is a need for the Security Council to consider the issue of small arms and light weapons in the Council’s preventive efforts so as to pre-empt the outbreak and entrenchment of conflict.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“That emerged clearly during the seventh Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action, which Kenya had the privilege to chair. Secondly, the strength of regional initiatives, as exemplified by the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States, is undeniable. The initiatives of regional organizations, including the African Union’s initiatives to silence the guns by 2020 and Agenda 2063, as well as those of several regional, subregional and national institutions on relevant aspects, such as securing storage for weapons and ammunition, as well as raising awareness and collecting and destroying illicit small arms and light weapons, should be supported. Thirdly, Council mandates must be strengthened.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“We note that a lot of work has been done since the previous report (S/2019/1011), but we have had to contend with pandemic-related complications and their effects on peace efforts globally. Of critical importance is that the Secretary- General’s report details several conflict situations under the Council’s purview where peace efforts have been undermined by the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons. We therefore wish to underscore the following imperatives in our collective efforts to address this challenge, including within the context of peace operations. First, there is need for a comprehensive architecture built by collaboration and coordination among the relevant United Nations organs and agencies, regional and subregional organizations, as well as civil society.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“The destructive global impact of illicit small arms and light weapons and their ammunition makes it an issue of concern for international peace and security. Indeed, their impact goes beyond the context of peace operations, which is our focus today, to reach other areas of concern to the Security Council, including the protection of civilians, counter-terrorism and children in armed conflict, among others. Against that backdrop, Kenya welcomes the biennial report of the Secretary-General on small arms and light weapons (S/2021/839), pursuant to resolution 2220 (2015). From the report, it is eminently evident that the Council must remain actively seized of this matter.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Kenya. I thank Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu, Mr. Abdelgadir and Mr. Lochhead for their insightful briefings and for joining us today The continued proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons is exacerbating conflicts, sparking refugee f lows and internal displacement, intensifying the threat of terrorism, undermining the rule of law, complicating conflict-resolution efforts, threatening and frustrating peacekeeping operations and generally fuelling a culture of violence and impunity. They may be small and light, but that is exactly what makes them more dangerous, especially when placed in the wrong hands. By their very nature, small arms are easy to acquire, use, transport and conceal.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“I thank Mr. Lochhead for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“I thank Mr. Abdelgadir for his briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Lochhead and request that he speak for less than five minutes, or seven minutes at the very most.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; Mr. Badreldin Elamin Abdelgadir, Executive Secretary of the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States; and Mr. David Lochhead, Senior Researcher at Small Arms Survey. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2021/839, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on small arms and light weapons. I now give the floor to Mrs. Nakamitsu.”
2021-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8874 (2021) · source
“There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I will now adjourn the meeting so that the Council can continue its discussion on the subject in closed consultations. The meeting rose at 11.55 a.m.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“In that regard, we recognize the significant role of regional organizations, in particular the Economic Community of Central African States, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the African Union, in supporting mediation and dialogue and promoting sustainable peace, security and development. In conclusion, we reiterate our steadfast support for MONUSCO in its efforts to provide security for the civilian population and support the strengthening of key State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We stand in solidarity with the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in their quest for sustainable peace and socioeconomic prosperity. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 takes note of the joint transition plan for MONUSCO, including the benchmarks and indicators for determining the level of preparedness for a responsible and sustainable drawdown and exit of the Mission. It is important that the transition plan be implemented following a clear evaluation and assessment of the benchmarks achieved, which should include, inter alia, an efficient transfer of important tasks such as early-warning networks to the host Government and enhanced peacebuilding efforts focusing on socioeconomic development initiatives that promote post-conflict reconstruction. The A3+1 reiterates its commitment to the principle of subsidiarity as enshrined in the letter and spirit of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“In that regard, we recognize the important role of regional cooperation in promoting the implementation of the provisions of the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement and other regional tools to fight the illegal exploitation of, and trade in, natural resources in the Great Lakes region. We commend Government efforts, with the support of MONUSCO, to improve and strengthen its weapons and ammunitions-management systems. In that regard, the Security Council should give due consideration to the request for the removal of the notification requirement for the Government to acquire weapons. Meanwhile, we encourage continued regional approaches such as the Nairobi Protocol for the Prevention, Control and Reduction of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“We further call on the Government to continue strengthening its justice sector to defend human rights, in line with its zero-tolerance policy on gender-based violence. To that end, we call on international partners to provide capacity-building support for the relevant State institutions and agencies. Armed groups, militias and other hostile forces are highly motivated by access to the abundant natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That has turned the country’s natural wealth into a driver of conflict and instability, rather than development and prosperity. It is time that the role of natural resources be transformed to sources of legitimate socioeconomic opportunities that lead to expanded revenue streams for the Government to provide basic services.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“We also acknowledge the establishment of a Contact and Coordination Group and the adoption of a two-year action plan by heads of intelligence and security services of the States of the region mandated to oversee non-military approaches for the eradication of negative forces in the Great Lakes region. We urge the international community and financial and technical partners to continue to support the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in strengthening the capacities of its national institutions responsible for governance, the rule of law and security and development, including support for the Government’s programme of action for the period 2021-2023, which are key tools for creating safe environments conducive to advancing lasting and sustainable peace, stability and development.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“The joint offensive operations carried out by the Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in combating those armed groups is commendable and should be intensified. However, the A3+1 underscores the need to undertake non-military approaches to address armed groups. We therefore welcome the establishment of the Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Recovery and Stabilization Programme by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its programme of action for the period 2021-2023.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 condemns all forms of human rights abuses and violence against civilians, including sexual exploitation against women and girls, as well as the recruitment and use of children by foreign and domestic armed groups. We demand that all armed groups cease such despicable atrocities. Furthermore, we emphasize that those violations must not be allowed to persist with impunity. In that regard, the A3+1 commends the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the progress made in reducing armed group activities, particularly through the declaration of a state of siege in conflict-affected eastern provinces.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“More than 1.3 million people have been displaced this year, bringing the total number of internally displaced persons across the country to more than 5 million, excluding the 536,000 refugees from neighbouring countries hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While we thank international partners for their support in addressing the humanitarian needs, we urge them to scale up their assistance by contributing to the 2021 humanitarian response plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The A3+1 is encouraged by the positive regional dynamic during the reporting period, thanks to the commendable efforts led by President Tshisekedi Tshilombo and leaders of neighbouring countries in view of further consolidating their bilateral ties and mutual cooperation, which, we believe, will reinforce regional peace and stability.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Kenya. I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1). The A3+1 thanks Ambassador Abdou Abarry for his work as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The A3+1 thanks Ms. Bintou Keita for her briefing and commends her for her commitment to peace and security efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also thank Ms. Nelly Mbangu, Coordinator of Sauti Ya Mama Mukongomani, for her briefing. The deteriorating humanitarian situation in conflict-affected areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is alarming.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“I thank Ms. Mbangu for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2021/807, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Ms. Keita, Ambassador Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of the Niger, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ms. Mbangu. I now give the floor to Ms. Keita.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and Ms. Nelly Godelieve Madieka Mbangu, Coordinator of Sauti Ya Mama Mukongomani/Voice of Congolese Women. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2021-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8873 (2021) · source
“I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“We repeat our support for the mandate of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as the technically competent international authority in its area of work. We continue to encourage cooperation and engagement in better faith between the Syrian Arab Republic and the OPCW Technical Secretariat regarding the identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved. Kenya remains convinced that there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict. We support an inclusive Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process as the only avenue to a sustainable peace. I add my words to those of Ambassador Abarry in calling for stronger efforts to close the damaging divisions on this file. They do not serve the people of Syria and contribute to sustaining the crisis.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Kenya. I thank Mrs.Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. I welcome the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey to this meeting. Kenya takes note of the ninety-sixth monthly report of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (S/2021/842, annex) and the submission by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic of its report. As a State party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, Kenya has made its position clear. The use of chemical weapons anywhere by anyone constitutes a grave violation of international law and cannot be justified under any circumstance.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2021/842, which contains the text of a letter dated 30 September 2021 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to Mrs. Nakamitsu.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8872 (2021) · source
“I thank Ms. Douyon for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Haiti to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Claude Joseph, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Haiti. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti; and Ms. Emmanuela Douyon, Executive Director of Policité. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2021/828, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti.”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Council, to pay tribute to Her Excellency Ms. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, for her service as President of the Security Council for the month of September. I am sure I speak for all the members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Byrne Nason and her team for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council’s business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The question concerning Haiti Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (S/2021/828)”
2021-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8871 (2021) · source
“Rothbart for her reminder that the conflicts we are dealing with today are a result of what was done 20 years ago, and that what we are trying to do today is not only to respond to the present crisis but to lay the groundwork for peace in 20 years. I thank her for that insight, which I think can inform the Security Council in many of its situations. The gains achieved also need to be safeguarded to reinforce the underlying principles of resolution 2334 (2016), namely, achieving the stabilization of the situation, reversing the negative trends on the ground and creating conditions for successful direct final-status negotiations.”
2021-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8869 (2021) · source
“The strengthened role and reinforced funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East will also go a long way towards addressing a broader set of socioeconomic challenges in the occupied Palestinian territory. As the needed focus is being directed to Gaza, we must not lose sight of the security and economic challenges in the West Bank. Every single effort in advancing the Middle East peace process at the ground level through local actors, Israeli and Palestinian leaders and key regional partners needs to be affirmed and encouraged. I would like to thank Ms.”
2021-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8869 (2021) · source
“The establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian occupied territory, including East Jerusalem, in violation of international law, remains a major obstacle to the fulfilment of the vision of a two-State solution, where two States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace and within secure and recognized borders based on the 1967 lines. The recent engagements between senior Israeli and Palestinians officials are also important positive steps towards forging cooperation in the areas of security and economic policies. We urge that the recent ease of restrictions of entry of goods between Gaza and Israel continue to be strengthened to this end. Kenya welcomes the ongoing efforts by the Qatari Government aimed at rebuilding Gaza in partnership with the United Nations programme.”
2021-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8869 (2021) · source
“Kenya continues to strongly condemn the recent launches of rockets from Gaza by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militant groups. We again repeat: no cause can justify the deliberate targeting of civilians, and these acts of terror must cease. The use of civilian infrastructure for weapons storage or disguise or as human shields must also be addressed. As Kenya has stated before, the practicality and full implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) will need to address the issue of settlements, territorial contiguity and the viability of the two-State solution.”
2021-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8869 (2021) · source
“I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his observations and recommendations during this reporting period. We also welcome all constructive grass-roots efforts in advancing the peace process, including the observations and insights shared with the Security Council by Ms. Meredith Rothbart and Ms. Mai Farsakh. I reaffirm Kenya’s condemnation of all acts of violence and other breaches of resolution 2334 (2016), by all parties, including terrorist acts, all acts of provocation, incitement to violence, evictions, collective punishment and the destruction and demolition of civilian infrastructure. Nevertheless, we have noted that there has not been advancement of expansion of housing units since June.”
2021-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8869 (2021) · source
“That does not exclude or minimize the concerns that are being expressed in the Chamber today by other delegations. It is only to offer our feedback so that we can have a more rounded picture.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“That is Kenya; that is Ethiopia; that is every part of our region where that group has ambitions, because we must remember that Al-Shabaab’s ambitions go beyond Somalia and actually extend into neighbouring countries. We have seen what Al-Shabaab has done to women. I personally have spoken and engaged with women who have been under its control at one time or another. The tale they tell is of unremitting sexual violence and subjugation. I want to recommend to the Security Council that we redouble our efforts against Al-Shabaab, in the understanding that defeating Al-Shabaab, removing its military capability and cutting off its funding is one of the most important initiatives we can undertake on behalf of the women of Somalia and the women of the Horn of Africa.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“We want the Security Council to pay attention to that because we do not believe that with the existence of a group, such as Al-Shabaab, which has not seen its capabilities sufficiently degraded under our collective watch, that we can continue to speak only about parliamentary quotas as if solving those will remove that particular challenge. We embrace the 30 per cent quota. We want the 30 per cent quota to move forward, but we also want women to be more involved and integrated in the military and police services. We want women’s voices to be heard across the sector. We want women to be more safeguarded from Al-Shabaab, its ideology and its military and political movement on the ground. And that is not just Somalia.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“If one can recall the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and its depredations; if one can recall the pre-2001 Taliban; if one can recall the areas that Al-Shabaab has held in control and the controls it has put on women against their equality, safety and sexual safety, then one can understand that to embrace the women and peace and security agenda for the situation of women in Somalia is by necessity is to be opposed in a profound fashion to the continuity of Al-Shabaab as a viable military organization and as a potential political player.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“Similar to the sort of extremist ideology that we fear will be visited on the women of Afghanistan is the same fearsome ideology that we fear will be visited on the women of Somalia, the women of Kenya, the women of the Horn of Africa, the women of the Sahel and all those women who happen to come into contact with Al-Qaida or with groups that are driven by the Al-Qaida ideology. If we are to talk about women and peace and security, we must also consider the role of such groups as detractors to the safety, security and status of women. Since I arrived in the United States, I have heard the phrase “toxic masculinity” used in the media to describe the behaviour of men that is negative and harmful to women.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“I will go beyond the election, because, after all, the situation of women in Somalia is the same as the situation of women in many other countries that have a militant terrorist organization on their territory. We have seen and observed the Security Council reflect profound concerns about the situation of women in Afghanistan following the takeover of the State by the Taliban. The fear has been that the pictures and the reality that we saw women go through before the Taliban were overthrown will be reinforced on the women of Afghanistan. As we sit here, there is no guarantee that that will not happen. There were certainly some promises that we heard, but there is no guarantee.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“I thank Deputy Secretary- General Mohammed for coming to brief us today and for undertaking the trip to Somalia. There is nothing like being there and being on the ground to speak with the people and get their perspectives. We were glad to receive her in Kenya in mid-September, and we would again underline the commitments that our President made to her and his focus on regional peace and security. I also want to thank Ms. Shukria Dini for the work that she is doing and for the leadership that she is displaying. We take to heart her recommendations to the Security Council. The focus of this briefing is the situation of women in Somalia. I will go beyond the parliamentary dimension.”
2021-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8867 (2021) · source
“We are also encouraged by the measures taken by the Government and UNMISS to improve coordination and communication. Such measures have led to a significant reduction of incidents of infringement of the status-of- forces agreement. In conclusion, the Niger, Tunisia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Kenya reiterate their appreciation for the continued efforts of all United Nations agencies, the African Union, IGAD and all international partners in supporting the people of South Sudan on their journey to sustainable peace, stability and prosperity.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source
“Furthermore, we urge the Government to take the appropriate measures to ensure the safety, protection and security of all humanitarian workers and agencies and provide the necessary facilitation for the safe and efficient delivery of humanitarian assistance to all those in need. Finally, the A3+1 commends the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for continuing to support the people of South Sudan in their efforts to achieve peace and stability in their country. We note from the Secretary-General’s report that the Mission continues to play its rightful role of providing critical protection, as well as technical assistance and capacity-building, to support the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. We call upon the leadership of UNMISS to fully utilize the provisions of resolution 2567 (2021) to expand that noble work.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source
“Our role as the Security Council and friends of South Sudan should be to encourage progress by extending the much-needed diplomatic, technical and financial support towards the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. The reported dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan is concerning. Nonetheless, it is also encouraging that the Government continues to provide the required protection for the internally displaced and the increasing number of returnees. We extend appreciation to all humanitarian agencies working in South Sudan for their assistance and urge international partners to continue to extend the much-needed humanitarian support to address existing shortfalls.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source
“We welcome the outcomes of the seventy-second and seventy-third extraordinary meetings of the IGAD Council of Ministers, held in June and August, as well as the follow-up visit to Juba by the Prime Minister of the Sudan and Chairperson of IGAD, His Excellency Mr. Abdallah Hamdok. We urge the Government and all parties to expeditiously implement the recommendations and decisions of IGAD without delay. We also reiterate our call to the parties to put more effort into accelerating the implementation of the agreed transitional security arrangements so as to minimize the opportunities for violence. That includes the deployment of the Necessary Unified Forces, the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process and the finalization of the strategic defence and security review.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source
“The increasing number of inter-ethnic conflicts, the fighting among factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-Army in Opposition, as well as activities of non-signatory parties, constitute a violation of the cessation of hostilities and the permanent ceasefire. We find that to be unacceptable and reiterate our call on all parties to immediately end the violence and recommit to the cessation of hostilities and adherence to the permanent ceasefire. The A3+1 notes with appreciation the swift action taken by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in response to the security situation in South Sudan.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 also welcomes the efforts made by the parties towards the achievement of the agreed gender representation in governance institutions. We applaud the historic appointment of the first female Speaker of South Sudan’s Parliament and encourage the parties to remain committed to the principle of inclusivity, through the implementation of the agreed minimum 35 per cent quota for women’s participation, as well as youth representation. Despite the achievements, the A3+1 remains deeply concerned about the reported incidents of continued armed violence in parts of South Sudan.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source
“The inauguration of the reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly and the Council of States, the unveiling of the task force to oversee and coordinate transitional justice and judicial reforms, the launch of the permanent constitution-making process, as well as the consultative process for the establishment of the commission of truth, reconciliation and healing, are commendable and positive steps. It is our expectation that the new Parliament will expeditiously enact the necessary legislation to further accelerate the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement, as well as augment the ongoing efforts to improve governance, provide the much-needed public services and meaningfully deal with insecurity.”
2021-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8859 (2021) · source