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first: 2021-05-27
most recent: 2023-10-25
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“We encourage continued regional approaches, such as the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States, to deal with that menace. As the Democratic Republic of the Congo makes progress in those areas, the Council should give due consideration to the request for the removal of the notification requirement for the Government to acquire weapons. 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.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“As such, we recognize the important role of regional cooperation in promoting the implementation of the provisions of the Addis Ababa framework agreement, including implementing tools such as the Lusaka Declaration to Fight Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region. We therefore welcome the recent visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Heads of State of Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda as positive steps in that direction. We commend the efforts made by the Government, with the support of MONUSCO and Member States, to improve and strengthen its weapons and ammunitions management to reduce the risk of the diversion of arms to armed groups.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“The illegal proceeds are then transported to multiple countries. In that way, the natural wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a driver of conflict, violence and instability rather than development and prosperity. If the Democratic Republic of the Congo is to know sustained peace, the role of natural resources must be turned around: first, by enhancing State presence in mineral-rich areas; secondly, by ensuring that the relevant agencies have the capacity to manage the entire natural-resource extraction continuum; and thirdly, by ploughing accrued proceeds into national development and peacebuilding programmes.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“To that end, we call on international partners to provide capacity-building support for the relevant State institutions and agencies. 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. 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 and security and development. The people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a whole have hardly benefited from their country’s vast natural resources. Armed groups, militias and other hostile forces are highly motivated to gain access to those natural resources.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 is gravely concerned by the increasing incidents of violence, including sexual and gender- based violence against women and children, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We strongly condemn those egregious acts and call for redoubled efforts to protect civilians and ensure that those involved are brought to justice. The increasing indiscriminate use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by armed groups such as the Allied Democratic Forces to attack civilians and United Nations personnel is alarming. We call for stringent measures to deny such armed groups access to components for the manufacture of IEDs. The Government should continue strengthening its justice sector to defend human rights in line with its zero-tolerance policy on gender-based violence.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 stresses the importance of disarmament, demobilization, repatriation programmes that offer comprehensive solutions to ex-combatants and strengthen the resilience of the communities that host them. In that regard, we appreciate MONUSCO’s role in disarming and providing reintegration support to more than 120 disengaged Congolese ex-combatants. In view of the gradual exit and drawdown of MONUSCO from the provinces of Kasaï, Kasaï-Central and Tanganyika, it is critical to develop and execute a transition plan that entails, inter alia, an efficient transfer of important tasks such as early-warning networks to the host Government. The transitions should be complemented by peacebuilding efforts focusing on socioeconomic development initiatives that promote post-conflict reconstruction to prevent potential relapse into conflict.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“We urge the United Nations and financial and technical partners to support the strengthening of the capacities of national institutions responsible for the rule of law, security and inclusive development in order to create safe environments conducive to sustainable peace. The A3+1 welcomes the establishment of a disarmament, demobilization, community reintegration and stabilization programme by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its programme of action for 2021-2023. We further acknowledge the establishment of a contact and coordination group mandated to oversee non-military approaches towards the eradication of hostile forces in the Great Lakes region.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 recognizes the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in addressing the incessant conflict, killings and grave violations taking place in the eastern parts of the country, including, as mentioned in the latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2021/587), the declaration of the state of emergency in conflict-affected eastern provinces. We support MONUSCO’s continued collaboration with Government security agencies in combating armed groups. We call for the intensification of joint planning and tactical operations, including through the deployment of intelligence and surveillance capabilities for the early detection of potential threats of armed group activity.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“We remain concerned at the growing humanitarian needs in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which are being worsened by the ongoing violence, the impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic and the influx of refugees who fled the Central African Republic in the wake of the December 2020 elections. We commend the Government for its prompt humanitarian response to the victims of the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. We call on all international partners to provide the necessary support to the 2021 humanitarian response plan for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 stands in solidarity with the Haitian people and prays that President Moïse’s family, as well as the Government and people of Haiti, find the strength and fortitude to assuage their grief at this time of mourning. The A3+1 thanks Ms. Bintou Keita for her briefing on the activities of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and commends her for her commitment to peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also thank Ms. Ritha Kibambe for her briefing. We reaffirm our continued support for MONUSCO’s mandate and its effective response to its dynamic operating environment.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1). It is with immense sadness that the A3+1 has learned of the recent assassination of His Excellency Mr. Jovenel Moïse, President of the Republic of Haiti, and the injuries to his wife. We categorically condemn that egregious act and look forward to a swift investigation into the matter so that the perpetrators are brought to justice. We extend our heartfelt condolences to President Moïse’s family, as well as the Government and the people of Haiti and the Caribbean region, for their great loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with our Haitian brothers and sisters during this difficult period.”
2021-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8813 (2021) · source
“We suffer our challenges today, as Ethiopia is presently doing, but our spiritual yearning for reconciliation and unity is unquenchable. In saying that, we, the A3+1, conclude by reaffirming our respect for and commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. We stand in solidarity with the Government and the people of Ethiopia at this defining moment in their pursuit of sustainable peace that is conducive to nation-building and prosperity.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We look forward to its thorough investigations, which will allow for the perpetrators of atrocities to be held to account. We also look forward to its findings supporting the cause of the Ethiopian people, establishing the truth of what has happened in Tigray and using that truth to build a stronger Ethiopia. We as Africa will not agree now or in the future for this debate to be turned into a platform that undermines the people and State of Ethiopia. Now is the time for careful diplomacy, the rapid scale-up of the humanitarian response, prioritizing people, appreciation of regional stability and the curbing of misinformation and disinformation. We recall the heights of greatness that the civilization of Ethiopia, like others in Africa, has achieved. We know that disruptions and destruction have occurred in our history.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We do not make that assertion because we are infallible; rather, it is because Africa today has a realizable vision of itself growing into a peaceful, united, independent and prosperous community of nations. We suffer the most from our challenges and gain the most from solving them. It is therefore critical that the Security Council as a whole and its members understand that this debate should encourage and support African solutions, meaning, in this instance, Ethiopian solutions starting in the order of ceasefire, humanitarian delivery, dialogue, reconciliation and responsibility. Among the tools Africa has built is an African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. We note the launch of a commission of inquiry on Tigray on 17 June.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“The A3+1 therefore calls on all Ethiopian parties in conflict in Tigray to cease hostilities and undertake inclusive dialogue as a path to national reconciliation. In our view, dialogue is strength. It is also at the core of the African identity. We call on all Ethiopian parties to embrace it and save the precious lives of the people of Tigray, protect their national peace and once again be an anchor of regional security. As we have done in closed meetings, we reiterate once again that the Council should always listen to Africa when it comes to African issues. The Council should also allow the continent the space to resolve its challenges with the support of the international community.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We insist on a ceasefire by all parties because we know from experience that doing so will allow the deployment of the tools available in Africa’s peace and security architecture to help Ethiopia be at peace with itself. The people and the Government of Ethiopia appreciate the power of the instruments of dialogue and reconciliation forged by Africans over the past few decades. After all, most of the agreements that built our peace and security architecture were forged in Addis Ababa by our Heads of State and Government, with Ethiopia’s constructive involvement. We now recommend its tools to Ethiopia, to make use of them as many of us have done. Doing so will show our peoples and the world that we have processes and skills that can indeed deliver African solutions to African challenges.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We call on all parties that have not pronounced on the cessation of hostilities to do so without delay and to act accordingly by ceasing all armed operations. They should allow full humanitarian access to every part of Tigray. We further call for the withdrawal of any and all non-Ethiopian forces from Tigray and the standing down of all militias from neighbouring federal states. The silencing of the guns serves our continental will and would allow Tigray’s farmers and traders to return to their farms and shops so that they may recover their livelihoods and reduce their dependency on the outstretched hand of the humanitarians.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We are particularly concerned about the potential implications of the recent destruction of the bridge over the Tekezé river, connecting Shire and Gondar. It is indicative of a callous attitude to the needs of civilians in crisis and that there are parties not observing a ceasefire. We condemn the deliberate destruction of civilian objects that are vital to the delivery of humanitarian aid. Those actions must be halted if we are to truly implement the Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020 initiative, which Africans have set out in our Agenda 2063, and to work as a region on ending all wars, civil conflicts, gender-based violence and violent conflicts and on preventing genocide. We now call for all armed parties presently in Tigray, or neighbouring it, to heed the voice of Africa that calls for the silencing of the guns.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“Behind closed doors, we have urged the Council to take careful and responsible actions that will encourage humanitarian outreach to suffering people, and not to imperil the situation in Tigray. We again reiterate that strong and sincere call. We welcome the unilateral humanitarian ceasefire by the Government of Ethiopia and stress that the Council and the international community should appreciate that decision by the Government as an opportunity that must be capitalized on. We hope that it can be translated into a permanent, comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in order to extend humanitarian care to every man, woman and child who needs it, in every part of Tigray. That ceasefire must be heeded and implemented.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“As such, we have argued that the international community and the Security Council should give the country space to undertake its most recent elections. We have been gratified by the interim reports, especially that of the African Union Election Observation Mission, asserting that: “Despite some operational, logistical, security, political and coronavirus disease-related challenges, overall the pre-election and election day processes were conducted in an orderly, peaceful and credible manner.” We hope that the election becomes the foundation of a robust national conversation on peace, cohesion, development and the celebration of diversity and pluralism. Today, the situation in Tigray remains of concern, but there are clear opportunities for peace to emerge.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We demand that the parties respect international law, including humanitarian principles and the moral codes that are at the core of Africa’s cultures and religions. Throughout the past few months, while division and violence have been experienced in Tigray, we have argued for expanded and robust humanitarian access. We have welcomed the Government’s resourcing of a significant proportion of the humanitarian needs in Tigray. We have urged the international humanitarian community to move with speed and to scale up assistance. We have applauded it and also been disappointed by the continuing shortfalls in its response. We call again for all States, international institutions, organizations and individuals of good will to redouble their efforts in Tigray. We support the democratic aspirations of the Ethiopian people.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We also welcome the participation of Ethiopia and thank them for their upcoming update to the Council on the developments since we last met about two weeks ago for an informal interactive dialogue. We have been pained by the suffering that has been experienced by our brothers and sisters in Ethiopia, because each life matters and is sacrosanct. We send our condolences to all the families that have lost members to violence, including aid workers. We are outraged and saddened by the pain of all the women and girls who have suffered sexual violence. We condemn without reservation the targeting of unarmed civilians. In doing so, we call for all parties with the means to cause harm to cease any attacks on or threats to unarmed civilians.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to congratulate Estonia on guiding the Council so ably last month. We make this statement united as the three African members of the Security Council plus one (A3+1), namely, Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia, as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. We are united in the protection of the peace and security of Africa and the interests of African peoples and States to be upheld in the Security Council. We take note of the briefings by Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo and Acting Under- Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham.”
2021-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8812 (2021) · source
“We saw immediate positive regional mediation efforts and dynamics, and we believe that, if they are reinforced by a commitment to the principle of building bridges on multiple platforms, they will contribute to the comprehensive implementation of resolution 2334 (2016)”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“We encourage all efforts to ensure that the recovery and rebuilding is protected from being exploited by terrorist groups, who use human shields to launch their attacks or hide their weaponry. We welcome and urge continued efforts aimed at ensuring equity in access to vaccines and medical care as a prerequisite for equitable socioeconomic recovery. I conclude by reaffirming that the recent gains achieved following the 11 days of hostilities in May need to be safeguarded to reinforce the underlying principles of resolution 2334 (2016) — namely, achieving the stabilization of the situation, reversing negative trends on the ground and creating conditions for successful direct final-status negotiations.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“The implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) will also need to address the immediate socioeconomic repercussions of acts that violate all aspects of the resolution, including those that continue to entrench the economic isolation of parts of the region from the wider regional and global economy. All those elements have implications for the peace, security and stability of the broader Middle East region. Kenya welcomes the ongoing efforts towards an integrated humanitarian recovery package in Gaza. 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 to addressing a broader set of socioeconomic challenges in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“No cause can justify the deliberate targeting of civilians. Those terrorist acts must cease. 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. 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 realization of the vision of 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.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“We call on all parties to refrain from inflammatory rhetoric and acts of provocation and incitement, including violent rioting, marches and the exploitation of popular anger by extremist groups. Such acts contribute further to the fragility of the peace of Jerusalem and of the region. The Secretary-General’s report reflects alarming figures of fatalities, injuries and displacements. I reaffirm Kenya’s condemnation of all acts of violence and other breaches on resolution 2334 (2016), by all parties, including acts of terrorism as well as all acts of provocation, incitement, evictions and any form of collective punishment in the destruction and demolition of civilian infrastructure. We strongly condemn the recent launches of incendiary devices from Gaza by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militant groups.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“I thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Wennesland, for his continued efforts in advancing the peace process with his counterparts in the Middle East Quartet and key regional partners, as well as Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The Secretary-General’s current report (S/2021/584) reminds us once again of the fragility of the 20 May ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Based on the current events over the past couple of weeks, of great concern is Jerusalem becoming the core of clashes, with different parties trying to exploit the sensitive status of Jerusalem to pursue violent ends. While congratulating the new Israeli Government, we urge it now to resolve possible forced evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem.”
2021-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8804 (2021) · source
“While the Council needs to be more efficient, representative, transparent, accountable and democratic, it is the only United Nations organ that has been left behind in having a truly representative composition. The use, or threat of use, of the veto also continues to prevent the Council from acting on vital topics. We call for restraint on the use of the veto, especially on actions aimed at preventing or ending mass atrocity crimes — the very heart of the Security Council’s mandate. Those imbalances should therefore be addressed. Finally, the E-10 reassures you, Sir, of its commitment to live up to the responsibility bestowed upon us through election by the States Members of the United Nations to efficiently and effectively execute the Council’s mandate and drive forward improvements in its methods of work.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“To satisfy the Council’s efforts to be both agile and promote transparency and also to prevent conflicts, we urge continued targeted periodic engagement with regional organizations. That should not be limited only to signature events but should also include covering topical issues that arise, such as the exchange of experience in regional management of the pandemic. Engagement with regional organizations also speaks to the importance of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations in executing the mandate of the Council. On that note, the E-10 members recall that in the Council video-teleconference on working methods held on 15 May 2020 (see S/2020/418), the critical and urgent need for reforms in the Security Council to reflect contemporary realities was underscored.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“In addition, the Council should take into account the efficacy of sanctions through evolving phases of conflicts and respond accordingly by periodically reviewing and suspending, lifting or strengthening measures, as appropriate. With respect to the working methods of subsidiary bodies, including sanctions committees, a transparent, open and evidence-based methodology needs to be followed. Any agenda items being introduced for consideration, as well as holds placed on listing requests or other matters of the Committees’ business, need to be supported in writing, with necessary justification by the requesting member, in order to promote transparency and accountability and ensure efficient record-keeping. That would also help maintain the credibility of the work of the Committees and in turn of the Council.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“Targeted sanctions are an important tool for addressing threats to international peace and security and are therefore critical to the execution of the mandate of the Council. The E-10 underscores the importance of accountability and transparency in the work of the sanctions committees. The working methods must align with international due-process standards. We strongly believe in the need to increase the efficiency of United Nations sanctions by strengthening fair and clear procedures for sanctions regimes, including by creating review mechanisms similar to that of the Ombudsperson for the sanctions regime of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“In particular, the informal process of consultations should start with incoming members as soon as possible after the elections and in conjunction with the envisaged capacity-building. The selection process must be carried out in a transparent manner and ensure that the views of incoming members are taken into account in the allocation of roles. The expertise of elected members should be an additional factor in the process. In that regard, the consensus proposal by elected members needs to be respected. To promote efficiency and a smooth transition, the selection process should be done in a timely manner to allow incoming members, during the observation period commencing on 1 October, to monitor closely and better understand the work of the subsidiary bodies that they will chair.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“To help ensure that smooth rollover of E-10 membership, capacity-building should be conducted for incoming members immediately upon their election. The envisaged capacity-building would involve chairs of subsidiary bodies helping incoming members to have a clearer understanding of what chairing subsidiary bodies entails. That should also help to demystify penholdership arrangements and create linkages among penholders and co-penholders. In order to promote transparency and the fair and equitable distribution of work — including current penholders agreeing to co-penholdership arrangements with E-10 members who have valuable experience to contribute — the provisions of note 507 on the selection of the chairs of subsidiary bodies must be implemented.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“In that regard, for effective participation and in line with the promotion of multilingualism, the E-10 urges that efforts be invested in ensuring that interpretation is provided, including at closed meetings. We also welcome the current engagement of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions on analysing ways to strengthen and improve the practice and procedure concerning the circulation of communications for the consideration of the Council. The E-10 views that those ideals would be best achievable through a more equal distribution of work among all members of the Council in the spirit of burden-sharing. We therefore urge that cooperation be fostered among the outgoing, current and incoming elected members to help maintain critically needed continuity.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“We urge that such virtual visits be conducted only where travel is not possible and with the same frequency that in-person visits would have been conducted, so as to allow the Council to continue being more agile and responsive and to contribute to its prevention mandate. At a time when the Council is under increased scrutiny, we should continue striving for more transparency, efficiency, effectiveness, democracy, inclusivity, accountability and balance. The Council needs to strike a healthy balance between public and private meetings, both to enhance the transparency and visibility of its work and to encourage more interactivity of discussions and consensus-building.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“A progressive approach would be consideration of holding meetings that combine in person and virtual participation to attract a wide spectrum of briefers in choice events. The Council greatly benefits from understanding the physical setting of conflicts, which is why field visits are of great importance. This important aspect of the Council’s work has been greatly impeded by the precautionary travel restrictions necessitated by COVID-19 in the past year. However, with technological creativity and advancement, visits may be carried out virtually as we have already witnessed.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“We also welcome the growing practice of presidencies making and publicizing monthly commitments on the implementation of note 507 and the eight related notes of 2019, and we emphasize their key role in creating and testing new practices under their presidencies. This journey has not been devoid of challenges. However, these challenges have also presented great opportunities for the Council to seize. One of the greatest challenges to operational continuity of work is the technological capacity of the Secretariat and the political will to ensure that virtual open debates can include the participation of the wider membership of United Nations. Written contributions by non-Council member States are not an appropriate substitution for their participation in such debates.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“The Council has been using video-teleconferences for meetings and consultations with increasing frequency. One of the benefits of working in a virtual format is the ability to secure the attendance of briefers from a wide range of stakeholders from across the world. Unfortunately, the year 2020 saw a significant decrease in the number of female rule 39 briefers. The monthly presidency of the Council has a particular role to play in contributing to the promotion of transparency of the Council’s work through engagement with the wider United Nations membership, the media, civil society and other stakeholders, which includes briefings on the programme of work, conducting wrap- up sessions and producing monthly assessments.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“As a first step, we will continue to engage actively as the E-10 in the work of the Informal Working Group under the Chairpersonship of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to secure the eight draft notes currently under discussion. As we adjusted to the new reality, there was more scrutiny on how the Council would continue executing its mandate. This promoted calls for more transparency from the Council, including through the holding of more public meetings, wider representation by such stakeholders as women, civil society and youth, inter alia, and interaction with the media. This resonates with the progressively improving working methods, implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council S/2017/507 and the provisional rules of procedure.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“Therefore, as we emerge from the pandemic, we need to look to the future and agree on working methods that can withstand pandemics and any other major future disruptions of the normal workings of the Council. We may start by agreeing that video-teleconference meetings are considered formal meetings of the Council, where the same provisional rules of procedure apply, allowing for the participation of non-members, the possibility to vote in real time on procedural and substantive matters, provide fully for multilingualism and ensure the attendant record-keeping rather than developing temporary special measures again.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“Agility has taken up a strong place in our work as a critical element for the effective functioning of the Council, particularly during this extraordinary season. The effects of this pandemic should not affect the value placed on transparency, accountability, efficiency and the building of effective bridges between the Council and other organs and agencies of the United Nations. Actually, the pandemic has clearly demanded that we deliberately pause, look back and consider how best to move forward, ensuring that the work performed during this period — and the lessons learned — are not lost to history. On the contrary, the work of the Council must be recorded for posterity so that this unprecedented season can also serve to improve the workings of the Council.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“We thank Ambassador Inga Rhonda King, Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Chair of the Security Council’s informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, Ms. Karin Landgren, Executive Director of Security Council Report, and Ms. Loraine Sievers, co-author of the fourth edition of The Procedure of the UN Security Council, for their insightful briefings. When the pandemic struck last year, no one had a grasp of the journey it would take us on, as we were not prepared for it. We should commend the Council for its quick response in formulating the COVID-19-related working methods to adapt to the situation and ensure business continuity. It is important that we reflect on these working methods and formalize those that can continue to enhance the work of the Council.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“I would like to endorse Ambassador Inga Rhonda King’s tribute to Professor Edward Luck and Ambassador Kenzo Oshima for their contributions to the working methods of the Security Council. I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the current 10 elected members of the Security Council (E-10) — Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, the Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Viet Nam . Allow me to express our appreciation to the Estonian presidency for convening today’s meeting and inviting the written participation of other members of the United Nations. This is unfortunately necessary in a period where we still need to observe a lot of caution due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.”
2021-06-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8798 (2021) · source
“To those values must be added pragmatism and respect for the choices of peoples as expressed in their sovereign States. In order for those values to survive and thrive, it is critical that they lead to no catastrophic harm, whether by virtue of their exploitation to advance narrow interests or in the zeal that leads them to imperil the stability or even peace of some regions. I urge that the EU, Africa and all members of the Council take care to do no great harm, even as we push to ensure that our values are alive in the world. Finally, Kenya is grateful for the contribution of the EU to regional peace and security and development. We will continue to work with the EU and its member States, both at the bilateral level and within regional and subregional frameworks, in that regard. I thank Mr.”
2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source
“Thirdly, there should be a renewed focus on prevention and peacebuilding through support for measures to address the root causes of conflict, including development and economic empowerment. We believe that the EU can support the Peacebuilding Commission even further. Fourthly, cooperation and collaboration on climate change-related conflict should be scaled up from studies and the development of response strategies to the implementation of such strategies at the grass-roots level. Fifthly, to add to the very laudable points made by Mr. Borrell Fontelles, the EU should continue to support Africa in its COVID-19 response by mitigating the challenges of vaccine access, including by supporting efforts for local vaccine production and distribution. Allow me to return briefly to the values with which I began my remarks.”
2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source
“More personally, as Director of Kenya’s National Counter Terrorism Centre, I worked with colleagues in the EU to design an ambitious programme to develop our capabilities to counter violent extremism. Doing so showed me just how much we can achieve together in terms of innovating and being bold in pursuing transformative initiatives. As I conclude, I wish to underscore a few points that should underpin EU-AU cooperation, which we believe is a building block for wider EU-AU-United Nations cooperation. First, there is need to reinvigorate the dialogue between the AU Peace and Security Council and the EU Political and Security Committee, as envisaged by the AU-EU partnership. Secondly, Africa will take on the primary role of designing solutions to African challenges that can be supported by international partners.”
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“Thirdly, the EU has extended significant diplomatic, technical and resource support to the peace process led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), including the implementation mechanisms of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan. We urge the EU to remain steadfast in those efforts, which are crucial to the stability of the Horn of Africa region. Fourthly, the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa continues to offer benefits in capacity-building in the promotion of peace and stability in the Horn of Africa within the IGAD framework. Finally, in the African Union, the EU contributes to multiple support programmes for the implementation of the Silencing the Guns initiative and the pursuit of the long-term goals of Agenda 2063.”
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“First, the EU has deployed more than a dozen missions in Africa under the Security Council’s authorization, with several other EU missions and operations being deployed in parallel. Secondly, through the African Peace Facility, EU funding spanning over a decade has enabled the functioning and operations of the African Union Mission in Somalia. We repeat the call by the African Union for the United Nations to augment EU support by providing adequate, predictable and sustainable funding, including through assessed contributions. I want to recognize how crucial EU support has been in tackling Al-Shabaab, and can therefore say that EU support has directly saved lives.”
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