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Koumby Missambo

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157

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2022-02-27

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2023-12-30

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1. “This is an appalling humanitarian disaster, the repercussions of which will undoubtedly be exacerbated by the risks of food insecurity due to the unpredictability of the harvests — again, with transregional effects. In that regard, I would like to welcome the establishment by the Secretary-General of the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance to reduce the impacts of the war. The allegations of violence, including sexual violence, against women are a matter of grave concern. My country is also very concerned about attacks on humanitarian infrastructure and personnel. Humanitarian workers who are active in combat areas must never be the target of armed attacks. They are often the only connection that victims of war have with what remains of humanity when its very foundations have been overturned.”

   2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source

2. “Ms. Koumby Missambo (Gabon) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates for her remarkable presidency. I would like to thank the Secretary-General António Guterres, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Martin Griffiths for their briefings. I welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy in today’s meeting. We continue to watch helplessly as the war in Ukraine unfolds, as the death toll and the number of displaced persons continue to rise and as the statistics of civilian casualties and infrastructure continue to grow. One day of war is certainly one too many. As the conflict enters its sixth week, the number of displaced people has now exceeded 10 million, including nearly 4 million refugees in neighbouring countries.”

   2022-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9011 (2022) · source

3. “Lessons must be urgently drawn from the inability of sanctions to offer an appropriate and effective response, given the potential threat that missile launches pose in this densely populated area, as well as the extreme suffering of the civilian population in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. My country calls on the various parties to resume dialogue on the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula and to focus on finding a diplomatic and peaceful solution to the crisis. For us, that is the only credible option to bring about development and peace in the region.”

   2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source

4. “I reiterate my country’s commitment to international conventions on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, in particular the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, as well as to respect for Council resolutions aimed at preserving international peace and security. My country is very concerned about the exponential deterioration of the international security climate, which, in the light of the current situation, points to an arms race, in particular in unconventional arms. That further strengthens our conviction that weapons that are manufactured to be used in conflicts are not instruments of peace and security and, by nature, cannot provide sufficient deterrence to contribute to international peace and security; quite the opposite.”

   2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source

5. “Ms. Koumby Missambo (Gabon) (spoke in French): I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. Yesterday, 24 March, North Korea launched an unidentified projectile. It was the thirteenth such launch since the start of the year, which demonstrates not only an increase in the frequency of the launches but also an increase in the power and range of projectiles. With that development, North Korea has followed through on its threat to renege on its commitment to its moratorium on long-range missile testing, which could undermine the confidence-building measures agreed by the sides during negotiations in 2017. Gabon condemns the launches, as well as the use of weapons or military material that could have indiscriminate effects.”

   2022-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9004 (2022) · source

6. “Today, our thoughts are with the innocent people suffering the horrors of a war that they neither chose nor provoked and the thousands of civilians fleeing their homes, towns and country to seek refuge elsewhere. My country is deeply concerned about the attacks on civilians and civilian public goods and calls for de-escalation. We call on the parties to the conflict to refrain from any use or threat of use of weapons that may have indiscriminate effects. Lastly, Gabon continues to call for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of open sincere dialogue. There is still time — there is always time — to choose dialogue and diplomacy over force.”

   2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source

7. “Ms. Koumby Missambo (Gabon) (spoke in French): The Council meets today, Sunday, in an attempt to echo the unequivocal messages of the international community against the war in Ukraine. As we stated in the Council just two days ago (see S/PV.8979), we reiterate our ongoing commitment to the founding principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which must be respected by each of its Member States. We also have faith in international solidarity and multilateralism. It is those values that give our Charter and Organization their full relevance and integrity, and the reason we voted in favour of holding an emergency special session of the General Assembly on Ukraine.”

   2022-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8980 (2022) · source