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first: 2020-02-06
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“It will also increase the capacity of communities to address all challenges and threats to security and stability In that regard, we underscore the importance of Sustainable Development Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to the achievement of sustainable peace by promoting solidarity, strengthening the credibility of Governments and building their capacities to contain and manage differences and diversity, promote dialogue and equality while focusing on common values and destiny, legal identity of all members of the society, leading to a tangible change in people’s lives. Peace and security cannot be achieved without sustainable development. Accordingly, development cannot be achieved without peace.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“We also emphasize the need to focus more on the development, human rights and climate change dimensions as necessary components for achieving peace and security, particularly through a participatory approach that ensures the participation of all sectors in all phases of achieving and building peace. Such an approach will increase the resilience of communities and their cohesion and will protect them against fragmentation and division based on exclusion and marginalization.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“They exploit the phenomena of exclusion and marginalization to fuel conflicts and crises and attract marginalized groups while undermining the process of achieving security, peace and stability. Among the most important factors of marginalization and exclusion are identity-related issues, including racial, religious and gender identities, as well as those related to the economic and development dimensions. In that context, we reiterate Tunisia’s appreciation for a view within the Council of the necessary approach to promoting international peace and security, in particular the adoption of the women and peace and security and youth, peace and security agendas.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Peace is therefore unsustainable unless it is based on a comprehensive approach that incorporates an expanded concept of security and stability, in addition to an expanded base that includes all phases of conflict resolution and prevention, political reconciliation and peacebuilding with the need to involve all the parties concerned and all segments of society, particularly women and youth. We must also address the factors that fuel violent conflict, including causes of new crises and conflicts. The nature of conflicts has changed. Most conflicts have become internal and more complex. The role of non-State actors, in particular terrorist organizations, armed groups and organized criminal gangs, has increased.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“Mr. Ladeb (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank Mexico for convening this important debate, and to welcome His Excellency President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and thank him for his statement and for presiding over our meeting. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his valuable briefing. I thank as well civil society representative Ms. Lourdes Tibán Guala for her briefing. Experience has shown that sustained peace and security cannot be achieved by simply ending violence and conflict. Realizing peacebuilding, promoting stability and establishing security is a long-term process that requires addressing the root causes that lead to conflict, at the forefront of which are the phenomena of exclusion, marginalization and inequality.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900 (2021) · source
“We reiterate our full support to the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa, former President Obasanjo, and commend his mediation efforts to achieve a ceasefire and a prompt and peaceful resolution of the conflict. We call on all stakeholders and international partners to extend all possible support to President Obasanjo in his highly important mission, cognizant of the importance of coordinated action. In conclusion, we, the A3+1, reaffirm our respect for and commitment to the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Ethiopia through these trying times in their pursuit of peace and stability.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“We are left with the question: how much longer, and how many more innocent Ethiopians must perish, before all parties can understand that there can be no military solution to the crisis? Ethiopia, that great nation and cradle of civilization, which has been an anchor of regional peace and stability, deserves to have us stand with its people in these trying times. In that regard, we believe that the African Union and the neighbouring countries have a major role to play in helping Ethiopians find their way to peace and stability through political dialogue and reconciliation. We should help them unite again under the common interests of their country.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“The lives of millions of men, women and children are at stake, and we have a huge and historic responsibility to prevent large-scale atrocities and famine and to forestall the possible destabilization of the region. Today we have a strong need for diplomacy and mediation. We welcome the initiatives of the Secretary- General and all international partners and regional leaders to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. We believe that it is important today that we speak with one voice and send a clear and united message to all parties in Ethiopia that violence is not an option in resolving the political disputes, however serious they may be. We have witnessed during the past year how violence led to the loss of thousands of lives and millions of displaced persons, human rights violations and atrocities and to a dire humanitarian situation.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“At the same time, we remind all parties that they should respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law, with particular regard for the protection of civilians, which requires all parties to urge their supporters to abstain from acts of reprisal against any community, and refrain from hate speech and incitement to violence and divisiveness, as stated by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on 3 November. All Ethiopians are one people. As the A3+1 we urge all Ethiopians to embrace one another and refuse to be pitted against one another on account of ethnic, religious or other identities. Today peace and security in the Horn of Africa is at risk.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“Once more, we highlight that the priority at this stage is to achieve an immediate ceasefire, which is crucial for allowing for unrestricted humanitarian access to the affected communities as well as for the re-establishment of public services in all the conflict areas. We therefore call for the immediate cessation of hostilities, the full respect for the life and property of civilians and State infrastructure and urge the parties to the conflict to constructively engage in discussions to seek a peaceful solution and pave the way for an inclusive Ethiopian-led dialogue and national reconciliation in the interests of the country.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia. One month after our previous meeting on this subject (see S/PV.8875), the situation in Ethiopia continues dangerously to deteriorate, especially during the last two weeks, bringing this sister nation every day closer to a full-scale civil war, which, if not stopped immediately, could result in unprecedented violence and widespread atrocities and threaten the unity and territorial integrity of Ethiopia, with the potential for occasioning destabilizing effects in the wider region. The A3+1 is deeply concerned over the escalation of military confrontation in northern Ethiopia and its expansion to the Amhara and Afar regions as well as its impact on the humanitarian front.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“I take the floor on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1), on the developing situation in Ethiopia. I wish to express our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of the Niger for the heinous terrorist attack that took place recently in that country. I thank His Excellency President Obasanjo, the High Representative of the African Union for the Horn of Africa and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for their insightful briefings. We thank President Obasanjo for his extensive efforts within the African Union-led process and welcome, in this regard, the communiqué of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the situation in Ethiopia issued today.”
2021-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8899 (2021) · source
“On this basis, Tunisia calls for more efforts to address the legal, social and cultural barriers to gender equality and prevent the full and equal participation of women and girls at all levels. In conclusion, we reiterate our determination to continue to build real partnerships with various stakeholders for the purpose of bringing about international peace and security through an approach that guarantees the equal, full and effective participation of women in peace and decision-making processes.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“However, it is important for peace processes to adopt a wider approach that involves all the different relevant segments of society at local and national levels, including women, civil society organizations, women’s organizations, women journalists and women human rights defenders. In this context, we reiterate our call for a safe environment that allows all these parties to freely and actively participate. It is also worth mentioning that our goal in closing the gender gap and achieving gender equality in peace processes must not be isolated from our efforts aimed at addressing the wider and deeper drivers of discrimination and exclusion that prevent us from reaching that goal.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Last but not least, Tunisia is working to develop innovative solutions to enable women and enhance their full participation, including through the use of modern technology. Accordingly, Tunisia has actively participated in the Generation Equality Forum, convened in France and Mexico, and we have led the working group on technology and innovation for gender equality. The working group has sought to close the gender gap in the digital sphere and ensure safe access for women and girls to modern technology. Tunisia believes that the full and equal participation of women must be realized at the highest level of leadership and decision-making.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Tunisia continues to implement resolution 1325 (2000) and other relevant resolutions through our national plan, which was adopted in 2018. In addition, we have developed a number of sectoral plans to promote the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda in its various political, security, human rights and development aspects. At the international level, Tunisia is working to support and promote cooperation to achieve the full, equal and effective participation of women in peacekeeping operations and other leadership positions. In that context, Tunisia welcomes the Secretary- General’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative, which in particular seeks to draw on women’s support for peace processes and promote investment in the participation of local women.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Achieving peace and building back better depend upon our collective adoption of a comprehensive approach based on gender equality, including achieving the equal participation of women in peacebuilding operations. That requires greater coordination and concerted efforts among all actors at all levels and phases of peacekeeping operations. We must no longer view women as victims and vulnerable group but rather as effective and full partners in peace and decision-making. Tunisia reiterates its commitment to implement the women and peace and security agenda while seeking full gender equality. We have worked to that end at the national and international levels. Through our national efforts, Tunisian women have achieved high-level State positions, including Prime Minister for the first time in the history of our country and of the Arab world.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“As the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/827) indicates, the progress achieved in the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) remains far from fulfilling the commitments and promises that we made more than two decades ago. Despite all our efforts, the percentage of women in United Nations peacekeeping operations is no more than 23 per cent, and they represent no more than 5.2 per cent of military troops. Similarly, gender perspectives have remained absent from mainstream policies, in particular during crises. As illustrated by the Secretary-General’s report, for example, most measures that have been adopted to respond to the coronavirus disease pandemic fail to take into account gender dimensions. The same also applies to humanitarian crises, which severely lack the necessary funding to meet the needs of girls and women.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Mr. Ladeb (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, Ms. Bineta Diop and Ms. Celia Umenza Velasco for their valuable briefings. On behalf of Tunisia, I reiterate our sincere congratulations to former Assistant Secretary-General Bahous on her appointment as Executive Director of UN-Women. We welcome her participation at today’s meeting and look forward to working with her. We are meeting for the second year in a row to discuss the women and peace and security agenda as we continue to deal with a global pandemic and are more aware than ever of its disproportionate impact on women and girls, especially in conflict-affected areas.”
2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886 (2021) · source
“Tunisia reaffirms its support for the efforts of regional and subregional organizations, chief among them the African Union, the Southern African Development Community, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the East African Community, and all other partners to further the gains made in implementing the Agreement and promote regional cooperation, which will inevitably lead to long-term peace and sustainable development in the region. We also endorse the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2021/19 at today’s meeting.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“We also welcome the efforts of the Special Envoy in addressing the long-term challenges related to the illegal exploitation of, and trade in, natural resources, while also underscoring the role of the United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region and the relevant action plan that has been launched. In conclusion, we commend the important role of the Peacebuilding Commission and its main partners, such as the World Bank and other international financial institutions, as well as the Peacebuilding Fund in supporting cross-border cooperation in the region through efforts to strengthen security cooperation, reconciliation, social cohesion, good governance and the reintegration of former combatants, while finding lasting solutions for the issue of displaced persons.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Improving living conditions, especially in border areas, as well as trade cooperation relations, fighting corruption and managing natural recourses and wealth will strengthen confidence-building and positively affect the situation of the peoples of the region. I cannot but to commend the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region and his team in promoting peace and security in the region through their good offices, mediation and preventive diplomacy, as well as strengthening the capacities from which the countries of the region can mutually benefit.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“We also welcome the results of the third mini- summit of Heads of State of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region, held in Luanda on 16 September, in particular with regard to ways of promoting peace, security and stability in the region and addressing the humanitarian challenges faced by their countries. Despite the difficulties ahead, the Great Lakes region has an important opportunity to achieve peace, security, stability and sustainable development, through the concerted efforts of their countries, to be supported by the international community, which will facilitate the implementation of the political and security aspects of the Framework in parallel with the development and economic aspects that are a key element of lasting peace and stability.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“In the face of those threats, it is necessary to adopt a common regional approach to put an end to them and their direct influence on security and stability in the region, making the wealth of the Great Lakes Region an incentive for development and a factor for strengthening security and stability for the various peoples of the region, rather than remaining a source of funding for armed groups and fuelling conflicts and violence. The full and effective implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework by all signatories is of great importance to achieving peace, stability and development in the Great Lakes region. In that context, we value the efforts of the signatory States to fulfil their commitments, just as we value the support of regional and subregional organizations along that path.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“As far as the security dimension is concerned, the countries of the region are still under the threat of armed groups that continue to target security and stability, as well as of their activities in the field of the illegal exploitation of, and trafficking in, natural wealth, while trading in weapons to finance their operations. That has led to exacerbating the suffering of the local population, worsening the phenomenon of forced displacement and refugee flows at home and abroad, as well as continued violations of human rights and sexual and gender-based violence.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Mr. Ladeb (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): I thank Mr. Howang Shia, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes Region; Mr. João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region; and Mrs. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, for their valuable briefings. I also thank you, Madam President, for presiding over this meeting in which Ministers are participating, and I thank Kenya for choosing today’s theme. The Great Lakes region is faced with many political, security and economic challenges with direct effects on security, peace, stability and development for the countries concerned. The coronavirus disease pandemic deepened those situations and exacerbated the difficulties of those challenges and their implications, particularly on the humanitarian situation.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“We look forward to the holding of the donors conference that Jordan is planning to organize jointly with Sweden to support UNRWA. In conclusion, we reiterate that achieving security and stability in the Middle East region inevitably includes a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict, in accordance with international law, resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative. Tunisia will remain steadfast in supporting just causes, at the forefront of which is the Palestinian question until the Palestinian people regain all their legitimate rights — to which there is no statute of limitations.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Given the deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the light of the aftermath of the recent military aggression, the continuation of the blockade for more than 14 years and the consequences of the coronavirus disease pandemic, we stress the importance of facilitating humanitarian access, lifting restrictions on the freedom of movement and trade and refraining from obstructing reconstruction efforts. We also call on international donors to increase the level of humanitarian assistance and response in the occupied Palestinian territories and to support relevant United Nations efforts. In that context, we emphasize the urgent need to ensure additional funding to cover the deficit in UNRWA’s budget. We also call for predictable and sustained funding for its budget.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“As a result of its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, the Security Council is required to undertake what is needed to ensure the implementation of its resolutions concerning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, in particular a halt to settlements and the push towards breaking the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. Under the powers granted by the Security Council to the Middle East Quartet, we look forward to the Quartet intensifying its efforts to help resume negotiations as soon as possible. In that regard, we reiterate our support for the proposal of holding an international peace conference under the auspices of the Quartet.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“In that context, Tunisia reiterates its categorical rejection of attempts to change the status quo of Jerusalem’s holy sites and renews its support for the historical Hashemite guardianship of those sites. In the light of the violence and attacks on the Palestinian civilian population, including women and children, Tunisia also calls for their protection, as guaranteed by international law. The continued situation in the occupied territories risks further escalation, especially in the absence of any real prospects for resolving the conflict on the basis of the resolutions of international legitimacy and the agreed terms of reference. That has led to feelings of injustice, despair and hopelessness among Palestinians, especially among youth.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Despite the international support for the legitimate demands of the Palestinian people and the two-State solution, the occupying Power continues to flout international law and Security Council resolutions, most recently resolution 2334 (2016), by imposing a de facto policy on the ground, further implementing its expansionist settlement plans, forcibly displacing Palestinians and confiscating their homes and land while attempting to change the historical, demographic and legal status of Jerusalem and committing other serious violations, in addition to repeated settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank — all in the absence of any accountability.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Levy for their briefings, In the face of historical injustice to which the Palestinian people have been subjected for decades and the continued systematic violation by the occupying Power of their most basic legitimate rights, the international community has been demanding a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict, an end to the occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to establish their independent and sovereign State along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“Mr. Ladeb (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I welcome you, Mr. President, as you preside over this meeting. I also thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his detailed briefing. We also value the efforts of the Secretary-General, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and all United Nations staff in the occupied territories for alleviating the suffering of the Palestinian people and promoting opportunities for peace in the Middle East. We also commend the role of the civil society in supporting those efforts and thank Ms. Hanan Ashrawi and Mr.”
2021-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8883 (2021) · source
“The people of the Central African Republic deserve to live in peace and security and have the right to enjoy sustainable development and sustained prosperity.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“In the light of MINUSCA’s upcoming mandate renewal, the A3+1 supports, in principle, the recommendation of the Secretary-General to extend the mandate for one year, until 15 November 2022, and stresses the importance of providing the Mission with sufficient and robust capacities and resources so as to enable it to effectively discharge its mandate. In conclusion, the A3+1 believes that the road to sustainable peace is not easy and that violence can lead but to violence. We call on all parties in the Central African Republic to prioritize the interests of their country, put an end to the suffering of the people and engage constructively in dialogue in order to stabilize the situation.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“Against that backdrop, we salute the efforts of all humanitarian actors who are fulfilling their duties to assist people in need in such a challenging environment, and we urge international and regional donors and partners of the Central African Republic to fill the funding gap in order to sustain the humanitarian activities. Before we conclude, we commend MINUSCA’s efforts to protect civilians in accordance with its mandate and encourage the Mission’s engagement with all stakeholders in order to improve coordination between MINUSCA and national defence forces.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“In that regard, we commend MINUSCA’s efforts to support the authorities of the Central African Republic in ensuring transitional justice and the protection of victims and combating impunity. The prevailing hostile security environment has gravely impacted the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic, where the civilian population bears the brunt of the sustained tensions and increased armed violence in several parts of the country, leading to an increase in violence, forced displacement and human rights violations. We are also deeply concerned about the ever-growing threat of incidents involving explosive devices, particularly in the west of the country.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“Those are encouraging steps on the path towards consolidating good governance and democratic institutions. Nevertheless, we remain deeply concerned about the reported increase, during the reporting period, in cases of serious human rights and international humanitarian law violations against vulnerable and internally displaced persons, as well as incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, child recruitment and continued threats and attacks against the civilian population, humanitarian actors and United Nations peacekeepers. The A3+1 strongly denounces the reported disinformation campaigns, hate speech and targeted attacks against MINUSCA and other international partners of the Central African Republic. We call on Government authorities to fast-track investigations of such violations and abuses and bring the perpetrators to justice.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“The full, equal and meaningful participation of women is of equal importance to the electoral process. We consider that to be a positive step towards strengthening an inclusive democratic process in the Central African Republic. On the security front, we are deeply concerned about the volatile situation in the west and centre of the Central African Republic, which has resulted in civilian casualties. We have high expectations that the recently announced ceasefire will contribute to stabilizing the tense security situation. Furthermore, we welcome the Government-led activities, with the support of MINUSCA, in the areas of security sector reform and national reconciliation, as well as justice and rule-of-law reform and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We believe that regional organizations, mainly the African Union and the Economic Community of Central African States, in their capacity as guarantors of the Political Agreement, and out of the need for African solutions to African problems, play a very important role and contribute effectively to advancing the peace process. In that regard, we equally appreciate the constructive efforts of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and other partners for their unwavering support to the peace process in the Central African Republic. We note with satisfaction the adoption of a new calendar for the next municipal, regional and senatorial elections. We encourage adherence to the voter registration schedule, which will allow for the participation of internally displaced persons, refugee returnees and young adults.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“In that respect, we support the efforts of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region aimed at organizing an inclusive dialogue that will pave the way for long-term stability in the Central African Republic. We underscore the necessity of ensuring the implementation of the Political Agreement, which we believe remains a fundamental tool to unlock stability, security, peace and economic development in the Central African Republic. The A3+1 is encouraged by the active engagement of President Touadera with regional organizations and neighbouring countries aimed at further strengthening their cooperation and helping support the peace process in the Central African Republic.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We will focus on four main points in our statement, namely, the political situation, security challenges and the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic, as well as the renewal of the MINUSCA mandate. But before that, on behalf of the A3+1, let me welcome President Touadera’s announcement of a ceasefire on 15 October. We call upon the armed groups to follow suit. We encourage all parties to abide by the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation and cease hostilities. On the political front, we note with satisfaction the Government-led efforts on, and commitment to, the organization of the “republican dialogue”. We encourage the authorities of the Central African Republic to forge ahead with that process.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“I also thank Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union; Ambassador Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, and Ms. Pamela Audrey Derom, President of the Conseil National de la Jeunesse Centrafricaine, for their equally insightful briefings. We commend the leadership of Special Representative Ndiaye and express our strong support to MINUSCA in discharging its mandate effectively amid an increasingly challenging environment. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (S/2021/867).”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1). The A3+1 appreciates the presence of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, and thanks him for his statement. I thank Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his informative briefing on the situation in the Central African Republic and on the activities of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We also call for further partnerships among the United Nations, international, regional and subregional organization, international financial institutions and civil society organizations so as peacebuilding operations encompass sustainability, particularly comprehensive development and capacity-building while promoting the role of State institutions, social cohesion and the active participation of all groups, especially women and youth. Tunisia will continue to contribute to international peace and security and to make diversity an integrated source of enrichment and peace.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“It is also important that United Nations institutions working on conflict prevention, at the forefront of which is the Security Council, focus on achieving and building peace, invest in diversity in race, gender, religion and history in order to consolidate pillars of peace and prevent its use to fuel disagreements and grudges, which can compel some groups to seek other points of reference and opt for the path of violence.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“As much as Tunisia values the awareness of the United Nations on such issues, its establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission, its concern for human rights and the comprehensiveness of conflict settlements, we renew our support for its efforts to resolve conflicts, achieve and build peace. We also support its efforts to help countries and peoples concerned to transcend the effects of conflicts. Tunisia stresses as well the need for more concerted efforts to strengthen early-warning plans and mechanisms, conflict prevention and anticipation through addressing fragility causes and factors linked to social coherence, human rights, identity differences, manifestations of exclusion and marginalization and the absence or weakness of State authority.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“Experiences have proven that stability and development in some countries have not been achieved in the post-conflict and peace-building stages due to the persistence of manifestations of differences and disharmony on the basis of identity and the lack of focus when building the State on the concept of a unified, united State for all spectrums of society and its components, on the basis of equality of rights, political participation and socioeconomic development. Achieving peace and ensuring its sustainability require focusing on supporting the State’s ability to contain and manage differences and diversity, promoting the values of dialogue, consultation and equality, rejecting discrimination and exclusion, focusing on shared values, unity of destiny and belonging, and the legal identity of all members of society.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“Many of the conflicts and instability that exist today in many countries are witnessing major complications, exacerbated by the effects of other factors such as the currents of terrorism and violent extremism that seek to exploit differences on the basis of identity and differences between groups within societies and manifestations of exclusion and marginalization, as well as climatic changes and the repercussions of natural and health pandemics, the latest of which is the coronavirus disease pandemic. From that point of view, it is important to take the issue of managing diversity in its various dimensions into account in the tracks of conflict resolution, achieving and building peace.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“They are related in one way or another to the issue of pluralism and identity- related ethnic, religious, sectarian, sexual and cultural diversity, as well as to socioeconomic inequalities, exclusion and marginalization. Such dimensions have continued to become exacerbated, leading not only to fuelling conflicts but also exacerbating their impacts. They clearly affect efforts to achieve, build and sustain peace. A number of countries succeeded in preventing the issue of identity from becoming a factor of fragility, division and conflict, after going through harsh experiences.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source