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Kimani

lines on the record: 811
first: 2021-05-27
most recent: 2023-10-25
sittings or episodes: 113
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“Thirdly, the alignment of the programmes of work of the Council and the PBC remains a challenge. Improvement in that area will need early focus and planning around the already calendarized Council meetings, particularly when it comes to peace operation transitions and mandate renewals. Fourthly and lastly, what the Council does, or should do, with the advice provided by PBC remains a valid question to be explored. There is a need for a follow-up mechanism that ensures that the Council acts where applicable and integrates and follows up that advice in its work. Such a follow-up mechanism will be helpful in ensuring that the advice has greater impact in terms of deliverables and that there is continuity and meaningful long-term commitment from both bodies.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“Secondly, key to responding to the most important needs of countries is the prioritization of the voices and views of the countries concerned. That should remain a priority for the membership of both the Council and the PBC. We welcome the operationalization of the important milestone that was reached in March this year in ensuring that, beyond the Council, the PBC and countries concerned are in receipt of advance copies of the Secretary-General’s reports on cross-cutting files. We believe that will contribute to fulfilling the growing faith of the countries concerned in the PBC’s effectiveness and their informed engagement in meetings. In that regard, we urge that the priorities, requests and facts presented by Government and national representatives remain sacrosanct and be reflected as such in advisories.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“Against that background and based on our experience as the informal coordinator — a responsibility that we take to be critical — I will highlight four points. First, looking at the 2021 annual report and the 2022 work plan, as well as the various advisories and personal briefings delivered to the Council to date, it is critical to ensure that the PBC remains well-positioned to provide timely, relevant and actionable advice to the Council, whether thematic, country-specific or region-specific. We believe that will allow for more informed engagement by the Council. As the informal coordinator, and having heard feedback from the cross- membership of both the PBC and the Council, we are making every effort to ensure regular stocktaking, timely consultations and consensus on advisories prior to Council meetings.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“However, it is becoming increasingly obvious that there is an increasing global need and demand for peacebuilding, which has created an urgency to reinforce peace investments to close the persistent peacebuilding financial gap. In our changing conflict environment, there is also an increasing appetite among Member States to take ownership of peacebuilding dividends. As the informal coordinator between the Security Council and the PBC, I thank the Council presidencies since January 2021, including Brazil, as well as the Chair of the PBC, the Security Council Affairs Division and the Peacebuilding Support Office teams, for their cooperation in ensuring meaningful and value-adding peacebuilding entry points to operationalize the synergy between the two bodies.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“The PBC is also mandated to marshal resources and advise the Security Council and the General Assembly on workable strategies and approaches before, during and after conflict. Both the 2021 annual report (S/2022/89) and the 2022 annual work plan, including the related outcome documents, attest to the work being done around those objectives to actualize the PBC’s mandate. That mandate underscores that the Commission is well- positioned to engage and delve into a broader and more comprehensive set of peace issues — something that the Security Council cannot do. Therefore, the PBC and the Council must work together in complementarity and in support of each other’s work, particularly in countries that are both on the Council’s agenda and engaging with the PBC, the majority of which are in Africa.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“The PBC is a critical and unique body mandated by its founding resolutions (General Assembly resolution 60/180 and resolution 1645 (2005)) and subsequent twin resolutions (General Assembly resolution 70/262 and resolution 2282 (2016))of the peacebuilding architecture review, to drive all aspects of the peace continuum — whether preventive peacebuilding, peace and political transitions, or post-conflict recovery in both country and regional situations — in alignment with the national priorities of the country concerned. As a subsidiary body with a distinctive convening power, the PBC brings together a broad set of peace and development actors, including optimizing complementarity with subregional and regional bodies.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s briefing. I thank Ambassador Osama Abdelkhalek for Egypt’s able leadership of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2021 and for his continued championing of peacebuilding, including in furthering the critical conversation on financing for peacebuilding. I also thank Ambassador Hossain and, through him, Rabab Fatima for Bangladesh’s committed and visionary stewardship of the PBC, as reflected in the 2022 annual work plan.”
2022-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9101 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, we reaffirm our commitment to a truly Libyan-led and -owned peace process and our respect for Libya’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“We therefore reiterate Africa’s strong recommendation for the filling of the position of Special Representative of the Secretary-General with a candidate from Africa at the earliest opportunity. We also look forward to the substantial renewal of the UNSMIL mandate in order to safeguard the gains so far, signal the Security Council’s support and pave way for the implementation of envisaged improvements under the mandate. The people of Libya deserve a Mission that can facilitate and support the necessary dialogue, not one held hostage by geopolitical considerations. Finally, we urge that any action on Libya’s frozen assets be undertaken in consultation with the Libyan authorities in order to ensure that the country’s frozen assets are preserved for the eventual return to, and for the benefit of, its citizens.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“We condemn the inhumane treatment the migrants are subjected to on land and sea and demand that those involved desist from such abuses of human rights and adhere to their commitments under international humanitarian law. We equally condemn the provision of resources and targeted information in support of such treatment. Those involved must abide by the relevant international laws and norms governing migration and the treatment of refugees. They must also cooperate with the international community in consideration of viable ways of addressing the root causes of migration. UNSMIL must be well structured and effectively led in order to enable the Council to adequately support Libya.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“That withdrawal requires close monitoring and coordination to ensure corresponding disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in their countries of origin. The utmost care should be taken to ensure that the process does not create an environment conducive for recruitment into terrorist groups. It is therefore imperative that there be close coordination with the neighbouring states, in liaison with relevant regional and subregional mechanisms. We reiterate our deep concern about the suffering of thousands of migrants and refugees in Libya. The persistent interception and return to Libyan ports of migrants crossing the Mediterranean in search of a better life in Europe is not a sustainable solution; neither is the application of resources to the establishment of inhumane holding areas for them in Libya.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“We urge all Security Council members to embed that initiative in the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), reflecting its anticipated operationalization by resolution 2510 (2020). We note with concern the recent clashes between armed groups in Tripoli, which resulted in civilian casualties. We urge the leadership and the people of Libya to exercise restraint, shun violence and seek to resolve their differences by peaceful means. The continued presence of foreign fighters and mercenaries in Libya can add to insecurity. All responsible parties should therefore support the initiative of the 5+5 JMC to develop arrangements and a national action plan for their withdrawal.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“We must strive to ensure that those processes are inclusive, nationally owned and free from any external interference. However, we call upon the relevant Libyan institutions and authorities to implement confidence-building measures in order to create an environment conducive for successful national presidential and parliamentary elections, including by ensuring the full, equal, effective and meaningful participation of women and the inclusion of youth and civil society representatives in all activities and decision-making relating to democracy. It is for that reason that the African Union’s commitment to support an inclusive and comprehensive national reconciliation process is so important.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“We acknowledge the commitment of the Head of the High State Council and the Deputy Head of the Presidential Council to reviewing the road map initiative for parliamentary and presidential elections, which will help to identify ways to resolve their differences and move forward with the constitutional track. We are closely following the meetings held by Libya’s High National Elections Commission to discuss the development of the voter registration system and ways to improve it for the upcoming electoral period. It is important that an agreement be reached on election laws as soon as possible in order to enable the eagerly anticipated elections to take place. Those recent events have demonstrated that Libyans can work together across the political divide to achieve peace and security.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“To that end, the A3 commends the representatives of the two chambers for their efforts to reach consensus and urges them to build on what they have achieved. We also welcome the meeting between General Mohamed Al-Haddad and General Abdel-Razek Al-Nadori, which builds on the work of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and the commitments by the parties to ensuring that the ceasefire holds. It is crucial that the representatives of both sides continue to work on the formation of a unified structure for the army and agree on the appointment of a single Commander-in-Chief.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya (A3). We thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her briefing and welcome the participation of Ambassador Taher Elsonni, Permanent Representative of Libya. We acknowledge the continued useful efforts of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for Libya, Ms. Stephanie Williams, in furthering the dialogue between the joint committee of the House of Representatives and the High State Council. We note the progress made during the consultations on Libya’s constitutional track held on 28 and 29 June in Geneva, under the auspices of the United Nations. We reiterate that a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned dialogue is the only option for achieving a sustainable solution to the crisis.”
2022-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9098 (2022) · source
“In Kenya’s experience, the effective reintegration of children radicalized by terrorists includes proper identification, risk assessment, vetting, disengagement and reintegration, probation, aftercare and further surveillance. Kenya is ready to work with Member States and the Secretary- General to deploy to countries affected by armed conflict an initiative for training and capacity-building for disengagement and reintegration and other aspects of our programme. We also call for the continued support of UNICEF, the Peacebuilding Commission and other relevant United Nations entities in assisting Member States to ensure that the protection, rights, well-being and empowerment of children affected by armed conflict are fully incorporated in their initiatives.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“United Nations and regional peacekeeping missions should also be strengthened with the relevant capabilities to enhance proactive force deployment that can pre-empt and defuse improvised explosive devices. Fourthly, children born to active terrorists or who have been recruited by terrorists and militant groups need assistance when they surrender or are captured. Too many children with family links to terrorist groups are languishing in refugee camps, especially in Syria. The United Nations and the international community should take the lead in their rehabilitation, counselling, disengagement and reintegration into communities outside the camps. Reintegration must ensure that the specific needs of children are addressed, including through access to health care, psychosocial support and education programmes.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“We note the concern in the Secretary General’s report about the impact of counter-terrorism measures on children. However, given our prior observations, which are recognized in the Secretary- General’s report, we believe that competent, human- rights-sensitive and effective counter-terrorism is a key tool in the protection of children. Thirdly, children are often the victims of explosive ordnance deployed by terrorist groups. States in conflict situations should be supported with the necessary capacity to suppress the use of such ordnance by terrorist and armed groups. We encourage continued collaborative partnerships between the United Nations Triangular Partnership Programme and the International Peace Support Training Centre in Nairobi in order to supply the urgent training and assistance needed to deal with this threat.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“It is also important to recall the periodic attacks on educational institutions by groups such as Al-Shabaab. Their rejection of education, as well as their assaults on schools, is proof that they should not be considered normal political actors or legitimate targets for dialogue and negotiations. A key takeaway for the Council is that attempts to negotiate with terrorist groups should be supported only if the groups disavow their ideological aims justifying attacks on children and civilians at large. With those observations in mind, Kenya calls for a more robust and consistent counter-terrorism regime to protect children. Al-Shabaab must be treated as such and be placed under the most comprehensive counter- terrorism sanctions regime to protect children from its violations.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“The process of radicalization is itself gravely damaging to children, leading them to take hateful and violent actions that directly harm them, their families and the public in general. The psychological dimensions of radicalization need further attention from clinical psychology experts and should be considered from a child-safety and well-being perspective. It should be noted by the Security Council and States that the ability of Al-Shabaab, Da’esh and the Houthis to control territory and the populations within it is key to the harm they do to children. As such, the Council should agree that military and police pressure on such groups, to the extent that they struggle to control territory, is integral to the protection of children.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“The elements to be included are early warning, the protection of civilians, transitional justice and disarmament, counter-radicalization and -recruitment and disengagement, demobilization and reintegration. Secondly, the harm that terrorist groups do to children requires the Security Council’s urgent attention. Kenya condemns the grave violations committed against children during armed conflict. We note with concern the extraordinarily high incidence of such crimes committed by terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab, Da’esh and the Houthis, which conduct mass abductions as part of their recruitment. Children are kidnapped from their homes and schools, trafficked or forcibly married to terrorists and subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“I commend you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate. I also thank Mrs. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, and Mr. Patrick Kumi for their briefings. Kenya welcomes this opportunity to consider the Secretary-General’s annual report (S/2022/493) and further efforts needed to protect children from armed conflict. Today we would like to draw the Council’s attention to four recommendations. First, an immediate measure the Security Council should take is to incorporate child-protection provisions and capabilities into all mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions.”
2022-07-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9096 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, I want to reaffirm Kenya’s unwavering solidarity with and respect for the sovereignty and political independence of Haiti and its people.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“Kenya has needed mediation, and we have also offered it. We urge the leaders and people of Haiti to give themselves the gift of dialogue, mediation and reconciliation. We believe that every solution to their challenges must be Haitian-led and Haitian-owned, and despite the divergent views they may have today, we are confident that Haitian political leaders have the will and the capacity to build consensus and chart a viable way forward. We urge the international community, the United Nations leadership and all States engaged with Haiti to always be guided by the belief that Haiti has the ability to attain stability and from there, lasting peace and prosperity. It is that kind of faith in the people of Haiti that will lead us to give them the right kinds of support in their efforts.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“We thank the other African members of the Security Council, known as the A3 — without forgetting Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which formed the A3+1 — for our common stand for Haiti. Gabon, Ghana, the Niger and Tunisia have all stood by Haiti and I am sure that future members of the A3 will continue to do the same. In that regard, we welcome and support the recent initiatives by the Caribbean Community in support of Haiti and call on the African Union to follow suit. Kenya is determined to do its utmost to find a way to implement the pledge that President Kenyatta made in October, during our presidency of the Council, to provide training for Haitian professionals in our public services, colleges and schools, and we stand ready to do everything in our power to continue working together.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“I say to the Haitians that their magnificent revolution of 1791 struck the first critical blow to the ending of the mass enslavement of African peoples, to colonial tyranny and to the violent and unjust racism on which it was based. Because the people of Haiti stood tall, we Africans are standing tall today. Their revolutionary war against slavery and domination was echoed in our own war against colonialism. Today Haiti is part of the sixth region of the African Union, according to our Constitutive Act. Africa owes it every support. Kenya is ready to act on that obligation. We are proud to have been guided by the spirit of pan- African solidarity in our engagement with the Haiti file while here in the Security Council.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“We, as Kenyans, as Africans, understand just how difficult it is to sustain a competent and stable Government, while trying to overcome poverty, foreign intervention and transnational criminality that has a political dimension. We do not pretend to know the day-to-day realities of Haiti, but we have experience in pulling our countries back from the brink of collapse, using dialogue to arrive at a vision of the future, building Governments of national unity, undertaking fundamental legal and constitutional reforms and holding successful democratic elections. We are ready to share our experiences with Haiti. We are ready not because it is a favour or charity, but because we have an obligation to Haiti and its people.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“While Kenya appreciates the strengthening of BINUH, we are all too aware of what it is not equipped, or able, to achieve as a mission. The people of Haiti are facing profoundly serious challenges. The most immediate and apparent is the increasing threat of gangs to the lives and livelihoods of Haitians. They are impeding the movement of the people and the flow of humanitarian aid and are adding an even greater burden to an already strained-to-breaking-point economy. The solutions to those challenges require a stable Government, based on strong institutions. However, that is what Haiti lacks today. The reasons are complex, but underlying them is a lack of unity based on an inclusive vision of Haiti’s future.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“Kenya thanks Mexico and the United States of America for their dedicated efforts to prepare and present resolution 2645 (2022) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) for 12 months. Kenya voted in favour of the resolution, and we are glad that it enjoyed unanimous support in the Security Council. The changes in the mandate were informed by the independent assessment report and the desire by most delegations for BINUH to be more supportive of Haiti during this difficult period. We look forward to the Secretary-General’s report by 15 October on how to better combat the high levels of gang violence. In the meantime, we join the rest of the Council in urging States Members of the United Nations and regional organizations to do their utmost to support Haiti in combating illicit financial and arms flows.”
2022-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9095 (2022) · source
“Finally, we extend our sincere appreciation to President Iván Duque and his Government for their commitment to the peace process over the past four years, including the implementation of the peace agreement. In conclusion, the A3 reaffirms its solidarity with the Government and the people of Colombia in their pursuit of peace and prosperity. We also offer our unwavering support to the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“The A3 supports all efforts that seek to consolidate the peace process, including through the incorporation of groups that are not parties to the Final Agreement. We applaud the efforts by stakeholders encouraging the Government and the ELN to engage in dialogue, and we welcome the willingness expressed by both the ELN and the President-elect in this regard. We urge both parties to pursue constructive dialogue for the greater good of the country. Furthermore, it is absolutely essential for the Government of Colombia to creatively explore avenues for the normalization of relations with all its neighbours, as that is key to the continued security and prosperity of the Colombian people and regional stability.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“We condemn the horrific crimes, including sexual violence committed against women and children. We call for the stepping up of the implementation of the gender provisions of the Final Agreement, including through the provision of security and requisite resources for their productive projects. We are particularly concerned by reports of intensified armed confrontations between armed groups, including the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). These confrontations are affecting innocent civilians, especially in the departments of Chocó and Arauca. We underscore the need for urgent implementation of the National Commission security guarantees extended to the vulnerable, taking into consideration gender needs.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“The A3 is cognizant of the link between the illegal narcotics trade and armed conflict. We reiterate the importance of the successful resettlement of former combatants to keep them away from criminality so as to secure the gains that have been achieved. We laud the Government’s efforts to eliminate illicit crops including through the implementation of the National Comprehensive Programme for Substitution of Illicit Crops. We encourage the involvement of the affected communities and the deployment of methods that have no negative public health or environmental implications. The A3 is deeply concerned over the persistent violence targeting former combatants and conflict- affected communities, including the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities, social leaders, women peacebuilders and human rights activists.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“The A3 applauds the progress within the Comprehensive System for Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition. In particular, we welcome the report of the Truth Commission as a landmark achievement. The A3 salutes the victims who had the courage to share their stories, painful as they might have been. We hope that this report and the implementation of its recommendations will serve as a vehicle to bring healing and closure to the victims. We urge all Colombians to build upon the recommendations to ensure national reconciliation, which will be the basis for Colombia’s lasting peace and security. In addition, we recognize the commendable progress recorded by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in the pursuit of justice for the victims. We look forward to the sentencing in Cases 01 and 03 so that the victims can finally start to heal.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“However, the slow progress in gaining access to land for those living outside the territorial areas, including former combatants of indigenous and Afro-Colombian origin, is an undermining factor. We call on the authorities to resolve any issues surrounding the full implementation of these provisions. In order to address problems facing former combatants of indigenous and Afro-Colombian descent, we reiterate the need for adequate and reliable resource allocation for the Special High-Level Forum of Ethnic Peoples. We further encourage all parties to make use of the Commission for the Follow-up, Promotion and Verification of the Final Agreement to resolve any differences. Transitional justice remains the cornerstone of Colombia’s peace process.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“We are encouraged by the conciliatory messages from the President-elect and are optimistic that his Government will inject the necessary energy, dynamism and commitment in furthering the peace process. As the A3, as constituted now, and in future, we will continue to support and view the implementation of the ethnic chapter as the clearest proof of commitment and success. The full reintegration of former combatants into society remains key to the success of the peace process. The A3 commends the positive progress on the development programmes with territorial focus and the comprehensive rural reform, as well as the consolidation of former territorial areas for training and reintegration.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“We take this opportunity to send our brotherly regards to the Afro-Colombian community and to applaud its resilience and strong spirit of hope over generations of people who have faced great difficulties and obstacles. The Colombian peace process has valuable lessons to teach the world on how to end a protracted war and embark on the road to lasting peace and reconciliation. The Colombian Government’s positive and proactive engagement with the Security Council should be closely studied and utilized by other countries in serious conflict. Significant progress has been made in the five years since the signing of the Final Agreement. However, as many Colombians will accept, there is still a lot to be done.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“Their election by the people of Colombia offers an opportunity for the accelerated implementation of the Final Agreement. It also promises a new era of inclusion in the country’s policies that would encourage the realization of the provisions of the ethnic chapter of the peace agreement and the constitutional requirement to treat all Colombians fairly and equally. In line with the African Union’s Constitutive Act, which recognizes Africa’s diaspora as a sixth region, we applaud the election of Ms. Francia Márquez as the first Afro-Colombian to attain such high office. Her election reflects her powerful talents as a leader and the Colombian peoples’ embrace of their country’s diversity.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Carlos Ruiz Massieu and Ms. Jineth Casso Piamba for their briefings, and we welcome the powerful testimony of Mr. Francisco José de Roux Rengifo, the President of the Truth Commission. We further welcome the participation of the representative of Colombia, Her Excellency Ms. Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs. We thank her for her positive and illuminating engagement with the Security Council over the past four years. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours. We convey our heartfelt congratulations to President-elect Gustavo Petro and the Vice-President- elect Francia Márquez.”
2022-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9094 (2022) · source
“We welcome all efforts to advance that important pillar of expertise, and look forward to its full deployment in all areas of operation. In time, enabling host Governments and security forces to also achieve such competences is a key deliverable in supporting the longer-term aims of conflict-resolution, reconciliation and the strengthening of the social contract.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“Part of that resourcing is for the United Nations to identify, and prepare for recruitment, the relevant strategic communications expertise, particularly with regard to hate speech, disinformation and the ideological messaging of Al-Qaida and ISIS groups. Such capabilities must cross over into the digital realm, which is a major destination for misinformation, disinformation and other information operations by those hostile actors. In that regard, United Nations missions would be well advised to collaborate with local experts and civil society to deliver peace and mission-positive strategic communications. Our overall contention is that United Nations peacekeeping is at the start of a potential transformation in the way in which it employs strategic communications.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“The missions must then design and deliver countermessages, with a similar, if not greater, level of ambition and sophistication, and support the Government’s ability to do the same. In areas with Al-Qaida- or ISIS-affiliated or copycat groups, that expertise should include a knowledge of their ideology and how to counter it in the local and national contexts. It is also important that missions have the ability to counter and disinformation by negative actors in the relevant local languages and idioms. Thirdly, it is crucial that, in renewing or designing new mandates, the Security Council give strategic communication a core role, which should then be reflected in the mission’s resourcing.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“In time, it has the ability to turn large numbers of the population into active opponents of the State, even though the group’s aim itself is ultimately sinister to the hopes of the people for peace and development. While peacekeeping forces may not be mandated to undertake classic counter-terrorism operations, their mandates are often based on supporting effective governance and the Government’s stability. It therefore stands to reason that peacekeeping missions cannot ignore the information operations of terrorist groups if they are to meaningfully implement their political stabilization mandates. That requires that the missions have the ability to understand the messaging that the terrorists are producing and the audiences being targeted for radicalization, recruitment and perception management.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“Those groups are sophisticated in their use of communications. In fact, it can be argued that even their use of terrorism is itself a form of communication. They seek to control the perception and reaction of different audiences, ranging from the local population to national leadership and international audiences. They take constant aim at the continuity and legitimacy of Government, using cultural and religious texts deployed to achieve maximum effect at the local level. Their use of communications yields them recruits. It justifies their campaigns. It characterizes the State as unable to protect civilians and as an illegitimate actor pursuing aims that are antithetical to the values and interests of the populace.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“Allow me to make three recommendations, which, if acted on, would enhance the effectiveness of peacekeeping. First, and perhaps most important, missions must internalize the fact that operations are themselves forms of communication or miscommunication. The planning of every operation, ranging from the protection of civilians to offensive operations as part of peace enforcement, must have communications expertise involved from the start. The decision-making on the operation’s aim and conduct and the attendant risks in terms of the message that reaches the relevant audiences must be informed by that prioritization of strategic communications. Secondly, a mindset that prioritizes communications is especially relevant in operational areas that have Al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) groups.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his remarks, as well as the Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lieutenant General Affonso da Costa, and Ms. Jenna Russo for their briefings. As a troop- and police-contributing country for nearly five decades, Kenya appreciates the nature of the audience locally, regionally and internationally that strategic communication targets. Whenever possible, our personnel embrace communication with local communities and other critical stakeholders. We believe that most peacekeeping missions, with a change of approach and an injection of relevant expertise, can turn strategic communications into an even more potent tool for furthering their mandate implementation.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source
“Ultimately, however, the E-10’s fundamental interest is for the Security Council to meet the grave needs of the Syrian people. The E-10 therefore stands behind the co-penholders’ draft text, as it allows for critical humanitarian assistance to be delivered. We look forward to the continuing effective implementation of the cross-border mechanism, as agreed, so that the conditions are in place for its continuation after the coming six months. To that end, the E-10 will continue to play a constructive role that aims to bridge divides and identify useful compromises that advance the humanitarian well-being of the Syrian people. I reiterate that the E-10’s pressing interest remains the uniting of the Security Council on that issue and on behalf of the Syrian people.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9089 (2022) · source
“I make this explanation of vote before the voting on behalf of the 10 elected members of the Security Council (E-10), in Kenya’s capacity as coordinator for the month of July. The E-10 appreciates the manner in which delegations rallied to put foremost the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people. It is in that regard that the E-10 commends the extensive efforts by the co-penholders to achieve a compromise draft text that ensures the continuity of the critical humanitarian assistance provided through the cross-border mechanism, which is key to addressing the dire and urgent needs of the Syrian people. Last week, the E-10 supported a 12-month renewal, as that would have given humanitarian organizations more certainty in their operations.”
2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9089 (2022) · source
“Among them will be a clear signal to the world that the Security Council is struggling to respond to the challenges it is mandated to solve. In the remaining months on our membership in the Council, Kenya will undertake every effort to rally a more united approach to the dire needs to which we are being asked to respond.”
2022-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9087 (2022) · source