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Kimani

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2021-05-27
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2023-10-25
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  1. “Kenya appreciates the EU’s strong investment in multilateral partnerships for addressing the contemporary threats to international peace and security. We further appreciate that such investment is supported by a framework for political communication and collaboration, which is reflected here today. We also appreciate the political dialogues between the EU and Africa. I can confidently argue that the three form an important triangle of collaboration that is key to the maintenance of international peace and security. It is in that spirit that I call for the EU to continue deepening its cooperation and partnership with Africa and its subregional mechanisms. We must build on what the AU-EU-United Nations trilateral cooperation is delivering today. I will mention just a few initiatives in that regard.”

    2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source

  2. “The increasing centrality of regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security is what makes this discussion here today so important. Chapter VIII of Charter of the United Nations is exceedingly relevant today, and we must do more to ensure that it is effective and applied. Between the United Nations and the European Union (EU) and between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), we must work harder to ensure that we build, strengthen and protect a rules-based multilateralism, as Mr. Borrell Fontelles spoke about. It bears repeating that such a rules-based multilateralism must be rooted in respect for the sovereignty of all States that are members of the EU and the United Nations.”

    2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source

  3. “Kenya thanks Estonia for convening this important discussion. I welcome and thank His Excellency Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles for his briefing. Europe is a bastion of values that Kenya holds dear. We share in the view that Europe should find its place in the conduct of relations among States and between States and their citizens. Key among those values are respect for human dignity, equality, the rule of law and human rights, with a focus on the rights of minorities. Kenya and Africa embrace those rights as their own — not because they are being actively promoted here today, but because they are at the root of African civilizations. All these rights are compromised and trampled upon by war. Maintaining international peace and security is therefore key to the protection of these most precious values.”

    2021-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8792 (2021) · source

  4. “Kenya reaffirms its strong condemnation of such acts, especially given the collateral damage it has caused to already vulnerable populations and innocent civilians, particularly children. As we focus on the political solution to this protracted conflict, let us also put in place preventive and mitigating measures to address the issue of multigenerational radicalization and extremism, especially given the increasing sophistication of weaponry and operational strategies currently being employed by those groups.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  5. “The Council needs to revisit the political file and reinvigorate its efforts, in partnership with regional and neighbouring States, towards direct negotiations and the resolution of the final status issues as a pathway for a permanent and secure peace for both Israelis and Palestinians. Kenya continues to raise the alarm with regard to how hostilities, such as those we witnessed in those 11 days, can have a spillover effect and fan extremism and even hatred globally. We observed how quickly terrorist groups and their backers jumped on the opportunity to renew their message of radicalization and recruitment the world over. No cause can excuse Hamas’s rocket launches against civilian targets in Israel, the exploitation of civilian infrastructure, use of human shields or hiding weaponry inside civilian objects.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  6. “As much as humanitarian aid is needed and useful, funding appeals following cycles of conflict have proved not to be a sustainable approach. As I stated at the beginning, we need to rethink how to avoid the next cycle of conflict and address the underlying causes of hostilities. Humanitarian efforts will require integration, with the establishment of sustainable building blocks and institutions. The time is ripe for the international community to prevent and not wait for the next flare up. Perhaps it is also time to start speaking of peacebuilding and sustainable development within the conflict continuum.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  7. “Kenya welcomes the launch of the humanitarian appeal towards reconstruction efforts and the provision of basic goods and services, including water, fuel and medicine. As humanitarian and reconstruction work is undertaken, Kenya believes that efforts to monitor and prevent their exploitation by militants should be taken. We cannot allow the Palestinian people to suffer from the use of their civilian objects for hiding weapons and launching attacks, thereby inviting retaliatory strikes against extremists, which then lead to further suffering among the Palestinian people. We support the continued role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East as key in reinforcing humanitarian efforts. We encourage the re-opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing and full access for humanitarian deliveries.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  8. “The human toll, injuries, thousands of displacements, the demolition of homes and critical infrastructure, the psychological effects and other forms of harm — all within an extremely fragile Palestine and amid a global pandemic — will require the identification of immediate steps for prevention and recovery, not only in Gaza, but also in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the West Bank. The field visit and the 23 May statement made by the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ms. Lynn Hastings, reveal that the impact on the economy, health and food security on the ground will require multisectoral and inter-agency coordination.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  9. “The Security Council, as the only United Nations body with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, will need to ensure that the ceasefire is not only sustained but that there is also a cessation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Kenya has consistently supported diplomatic negotiations, conducted in an environment of peace, to achieve a two-State solution in which Israel and Palestine live within secure and recognized borders, in line with the June 1967 borders. All regional and international efforts should be underlined by multilateralism and guided by the agreed international mechanisms, including resolution 2334 (2016).”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  10. “We also recognize that in order for the ceasefire to hold, numerous other bilateral and regional de-escalation and mediation efforts continue to be pursued. We also recognize the committed efforts of Tunisia, Norway, China and France to the 22 May press statement of the Security Council on the Gaza ceasefire (SC/14527). We commend all those efforts, including the continued engagement of the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, alongside the work of Secretary-General António Guterres and the Special Envoys of the Middle East Quartet.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source

  11. “Given the latest developments, the expanded list of briefers is welcome, and I thank them for their perspectives. As the past couple of weeks unfolded, we were reminded once again that the resolution of the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine, however remote it may seem, would require new thinking and a fresh impetus. Every cycle of conflict puts all international agreements and mechanisms into question. Even when tensions are low, the Council’s monthly reports and briefings remind us that what is in place has offered little prospect of a resolution. We urge both parties— Israelis and Palestinians — to give the resolution of the conflict the appropriate level of urgency it requires and to re-engage on the normalization of relations and direct negotiations. Kenya welcomes the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on 21 May.”

    2021-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8782 (2021) · source