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first: 1992-11-19
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“The Council will know that elections were to have taken place this very day. Clearly, it was not an option. The decision was taken to postpone them. Furthermore, there is a debate in a Liberia regarding the nature of the political and legal body authorized to take that decision. For the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the importance is to continue to urge leaders and political actors to seek agreement in order to make progress in protecting public health and to enable the continuing operation of the legislative branch. The Council is also aware that President Johnson-Sirleaf requested Parliament to extend her powers in the context of the state of emergency that was decreed in August.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“We have also seen in the media that a strengthened commitment on the part of the Government is necessary regarding health care workers, some of whom are on strike and many of whom, I am happy to say, are working with courage and determination despite conditions that, one must admit, are truly appalling. More broadly speaking, the entire health care system is crumbling. Women are dying in childbirth due to lack of care. People are dying from malaria because no health care is available. Children risk dying from curable diseases because the vaccination campaigns have been suspended. There is a widening crisis in Liberia whose consequences are difficult to gauge. It is also true that the Ebola crisis has led to noticeable political tension and a degree of uncertainty.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“Nevertheless, I believe the crisis has demonstrated the crucial nature of those tasks. While they are in fact under way, they have not yet achieved results. One could imagine that such an enormous crisis could bring people together, as long as serious communication on transparent decision-making takes place, as long the allocation of resources is transparent and as long as all of those issues are addressed. Unfortunately, however, it must be admitted that there is major and growing distrust on the part of the population towards State institutions. Questions directed at leadership have resulted in certain changes, including resignations by key Government officials.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“First, political and social divisions are widening; the public health system is on the verge of collapse; the economy is coming to a standstill as civilian flights have halted and fewer ships are docking in Monrovia; and certain businesses - logging, mining - have stopped or packed up because the owners have decided to relocate outside of the country during the crisis. In sum, the prospects and impacts on the most vulnerable populations are deteriorating. We have been addressing the agenda that the Council adopted in 2012 to promote political reform and national reconciliation and assist the country, despite remaining divisions, in gradually expanding its political sphere and fostering improved understanding on the part of the Government, thereby promoting State-building in the interest of its citizens.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“I believe this is an opportunity to thank all staff members for their commitment. Let us recall the history - a century of systemic exclusion, decades of dysfunction, 14 years of successive civil war, each year more brutal than the previous one. But today there are achievements. Yes, they are precarious, but they are significant: the return to constitutional order in 2006, a modest but significant expansion of the economy and access by the population to the most basic services. We can say that Liberia is on the path towards transformation, and this is where the Ebola crisis changes all prospects. A whole series of phenomena are developing. I witnessed them first-hand when I visited a month ago to inspect the status of our Mission to see just what the problems were.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“Thank you, Madam President, for giving us this opportunity to discuss what could be a consequence of this major epidemiological crisis, namely, the undermining of all the achievements that have been the product of lengthy work by the United Nations and our three peacekeeping missions in West Africa. While today this may be about Liberia, we have to be very attentive to what could happen in C6te d'Ivoire or perhaps even in Mali. For now, however, I shall focus on Liberia. Human tragedies are unfolding on an unprecedented scale in Liberia. At the same time, Liberia is a country to which 11 years ago we deployed a peacekeeping operation. Despite a certain degree of fragility, I think we can say that the Mission has accomplished real progress on the path towards peace and stability.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“We need the support of the compliant armed groups in the areas that they control. The armed groups should in fact stand by their declaration in Algiers condemning terrorist acts and committing to taking measures to prevent and counter such acts. Let me finish by saying that everyone must use every influence and every possible role to enforce the message that MINUSMA is not and cannot be a target.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“To sum up, we are doing everything that we can to help our colleagues while the Mission support teams are doing all they can to hasten the construction of the bases and camps despite the tremendous logistical threats that they face. To conclude, we are also trying to get the message through that we need the support of all the people in northern Mali. We need the support of the armed groups, who should be able to make us more aware of what is happening on the ground. We need the support of the countries in the vicinity that know some people and some of those groups. They can also relay the call for support to MINUSMA because, at the end of the day, we cannot face the threat alone. We need the commitment and the support of all the parties to the Malian peace process.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“Suffice it to say at this point that we are working very actively on a number of measures designed to harden the protection of our bases and camps, as well as our equipment and people. We are very active in the area of mine action and explosives, because we face the whole range of threats, including guided rockets fired randomly, mortar shells, as was the case yesterday in Kidal, suicide attacks, ambushes, et cetera. We also face a number of mines and improvised explosive devices that, as we go on, are becoming more and more sophisticated. There are a number of tasks that we have been undertaking and will continue to do to address those risks. We are also addressing the issue of the rotation of troops in the north.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“The second factor has been the quasi-disappearance of the Malian security forces, especially the armed forces, from many places in the north. All that has created a situation where, in effect, MINUSMA is the main international foreign presence on the ground. That makes us a target for all those spoilers * extremists, jihadists and traffickers - who would like to have the ground exclusively to themselves so as to be able to continue their nefarious activities. In effect - and that is my second point - we are in a situation where we are no longer in a peacekeeping environment. That behoves us to take a number of measures in order to face such asymmetric threats. If you allow me, Madam President, during the consultations that will follow I will go into more detail on all that we have endeavoured to do and are doing to address the situation.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“To date, no less than 31 peacekeepers have been killed in the course of their duty in just over 15 months. Sixty-six peacekeepers have been injured, some of them severely. I must say that the rate of attacks has increased substantially in the past three months. Yesterday, there were attacks on the Senegalese Blue Helmets; five days ago, the nine soldiers from the Niger; and, let us not forget, before that, a large number of Blue Helmets from Chad and also from Burkina Faso. That is of course a factor for concern. I think that what we are seeing is a situation in which there is a combination of factors. The first factor is the reduction in the presence of the French troops of Operation Serval in northern Mali.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“It is important that an agreement be reached that makes it possible for me to transition to dealing with the security issues, and that enables us to examine the issue of consensus and the restoration of Malian institutions in the whole of the North, which was one of the conditions dictating the Security Council's choices - in other words, re-establishing Mali's full sovereignty over its territory. (spoke in English) With regard to security issues, it is true that the situation right now is worrying. I should make two points, the first of which is that the number of victims among the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is probably the highest we have seen in peacekeeping operations recently.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“I believe we should express the hope that those matters of principle will be taken into consideration. Again, I would like to invoke the President, if the Minister for Foreign Affairs permits. He said no to federalism and yes to regionalization, and I think it is important that we understand what is behind that notion of regionalization. It means establishing effective and impartial governance, the effective rule oflaw, access to basic services, the provision of economic opportunities, and, also very important, the recognition of social and cultural identity throughout Mali's territory. There is a whole process of ownership that must continue, and I hope it will go forward in a sensible way, with a certain degree of caution, but without wasting any time.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“I should say that the President, whom I met with yesterday afternoon in Bamako, assured me that his number-one priority was to support the political process. Interestingly, he added that unlike the crises that Mali has been through in the past, for the first time this one had benefited from a significant commitment on the part of the international community. The principles, I think, are well known - that is, a united, republican and secular Mali. Those are the principles the Security Council has endorsed, and I am sure that all the Council members recall the important high-level meeting with President Keita that took place only 10 days ago in New York, and which was an opportunity for all the members of the international community who were present to reaffirm their attachment to those principles.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“All of this comes at a time when the Security Council is hoping to get a reading on Mali and on the progress that has been made in the political process and with the security situation. To begin with the political process, I think it is clear that we are entering an important and delicate phase, since in 10 days the inter-Malian consultations and dialogue will resume, facilitated by Algeria, whose active and effective role has been commendable. We do have to acknowledge that progress has been slow, with the parties continuing to insist on their positions of principle. Clearly, therefore, on the part of both the Government and the armed groups, genuine and credible efforts will have to be made to find a compromise based on trust, reciprocal goodwill and creativity.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council from Bamako, where I arrived the day before yesterday for the sad occasion of a funeral service in memory ofnine Blue Helmets from the Niger who were murdered in a cowardly way in an ambush. This was of course an opportunity for me to express the solidarity of the entire United Nations, including all at Headquarters and the Secretary-General, with all our colleagues who have shown their dedication to their mission in making the ultimate sacrifice. I should add that yesterday evening there was a mortar attack on our base in Kidal, which killed one Senegalese peacekeeper and injured another.”
2014-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7274 (2014) · source
“The Council's continued support is therefore absolutely necessary to ensure that we are able to deploy child-protection advisers to all priority areas and to ensure that our Blue Helmets are motivated, equipped and trained to assume that mission. And that is all the more necessary now, as we have numerous challenges before us because of all the children who have our trust, and our mandate is to protect those children.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Generally speaking, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations continues to work in close coordination with Special Representatives Zerrougui Bangura to ensure that all of our troop- and police-contributing countries are in compliance with international legal standards, including, needless to say, the relevant Security Council' resolutions. Therefore, rest assured, Madam President, that these issues lie at the very heart of our mandates and that we are naturally focusing on them. Children - girls and boys - are trusting, but their trust is so easily betrayed. To earn it, we are required to show a high degree of responsibility. We must set an example. We must put an end to their suffering, and to do so we will need to continue to enhance our cooperation with all our partners.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“For instance, a mobile training team has just returned from Bangui, where it had spent a month in Central Africa providing targeted training to all troops of the African-led International Support Mission for the Central African Republic on United Nations standards, including conduct and discipline, the protection of civilians, human rights, protection of children, countering sexual violence and so forth. The team utilized our new modules on child protection, and another team in the near future will provide training on all these matters to additional troops currently being deployed.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“The United Nations human rights screening policy requires our troop- and police-contributing countries to certify that the women and men sent as peacekeepers have not, or are not alleged to have, committed past violations. With respect to MINUSCA in particular, we have taken targeted measures that go well beyond the scope of the screening policy so as to ensure that all our troops abide by the highest standards and do not include children in their ranks. Those measures include engagement with the Governments concerned, proactive human- rights screening of individual commanders by United Nations personnel and ongoing physical screening for under-aged personnel, as well as the sensitization and training of troops.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“In order to complete our training curriculums, we have now begun to develop specialized modules for the United Nations police force, with a focus on capacity-building for host State police, as well as on wider judicial reform, correction systems, andjuvenile justice issues. Before concluding, I would like to say a word on the Central African Republic and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), since we are due to take over that mission from the African Union in under a week. I will obviously be there, and I would like to reassure the Security Council and partners that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations is taking all necessary measures, as we do with all our missions, to minimize any risk that our peacekeepers might unwittingly inflict on the local populations.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Member States that funded the development of the modules and hosted those courses. The project would not have been possible without their support. The countries that sent military instructors to those courses need to generate appropriate follow-up in order to strengthen child-protection training for their troops. They must also appoint military child-protection officers to all units on the ground. They might also make sure that there is a higher percentage of female peacekeepers so as to facilitate our troops' interactions with girls who fall victim to conflicts.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“They also remind our peacekeepers of their responsibility to protect teachers and schools. Most importantly, they seek to leverage the presence and comparative advantage of our Blue Helmets by giving them the tools to understand how to report the most serious violations and how to support child-protection advisers in their contacts with armed actors, with particular concern for securing the release of children from their ranks. After being piloted in Malaysia and Uruguay in 2013, the training modules have now been shared with all troop-contributing countries, and this year the Department of Peacekeeping Operations organized training courses for trainers from our largest troop- contributing countries, which were held in Austria and Sweden.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“For instance, the joint rescue operation led by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and MONUSCO, which was launched on 7 August, has so far enabled 41 civilians, including 34 children, to be extracted from the hands of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces. To successfully carry out such operations, our peacekeepers are required to show courage and uphold the highest standards of conduct and integrity. They need to understand the ways in which robust military action, which is indispensable for the protection of civilians, can be adapted to the specific needs of girls and boys. To that end, in April we completed the development of specialized child-protection training modules for soldiers. The modules explain how to interact with children while keeping their best interests in mind.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“In negotiating peace agreements or ceasefires, States must also lead by example, making child- protection provisions a non-negotiable part of all agreements. To that end, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is working closely with the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to integrate child-specific provisions in the ceasefire agreement in South Sudan. In Algiers, at this very moment, MINUSMA is sending the same message to the negotiating parties to make sure that they do likewise. Robust action must also be launched against armed groups that are holding child soldiers.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Beyond the campaign itself, Governments must also set an example by providing support for access, monitoring, assistance and involvement with armed groups. That remains a challenge, for example, in the Sudan or Mali, but the child protection advisers of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) have been able to establish contact with Minni Minawi of the Sudan Liberation Army and the Musa Hilal group, both of whom have issued orders this year prohibiting the recruitment and use of children in their ranks. The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has initiated contact with certain parties known to have recruited child soldiers in northern Mali.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, where the Government has adopted an action plan to free children associated with its armed forces, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and United Nations partners are now supporting the establishment of joint technical working groups with provincial authorities. I would like to commend the Government's efforts to promote that campaign on national radio and television. In South Sudan, the Ministry of Defence recently appointed some 20 new child protection officers to address the rise in child recruitment across the country. We recently contributed to their training programme in support of that positive initiative.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Most importantly, we have sought to create partnerships with States in which our peacekeeping operations are deployed in order to ensure that they fulfil their fundamental responsibility to protect children. Earlier this year, Special Representative Leila Zerrougui, in concert with UNICEF, made State responsibility a priority by launching the global Children, not Soldiers campaign. My Department will spare no effort to promote that campaign in the areas where we maintain a presence, and to support the Governments and security forces of Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among others, in order to ensure that there are no more child soldiers by 2016.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“including the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, UNICEF and other international and non-governmental organizations, enable us to contribute to a comprehensive response to the plight of children. That response includes monitoring, reporting, humanitarian assistance, physical protection, political action and psychosocial services, as well as demobilization, community reintegration, education and employment. Our partnerships with Member States, particularly with the troop- and police-contributing countries, allow the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to lead by example and to uphold the exemplary conduct and action of our troops, our police - both men and women 4 and our civilian colleagues. I will return to that point in a moment.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“The continuing conflict in the heart of Darfur and the growing insecurity in northern Mali affect primarily women and children, who lack access to the necessary protection and assistance. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we continue to see the kidnapping and recruitment of children by armed groups, as well as sexual violence. Therefore, we at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations remain determined to continue our efforts to protect them, under the double arch of responsibility and partnership. Responsibility means setting an example by making children a priority. Partnership implies coordinating our efforts to maximize existing competencies and to draw on the competencies and resources of all parties. Partnerships and coordinated action with international child-protection partners.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“Once again this year, perhaps more than ever, the trend continues and the evidence is clear: children are among the first victims of armed conflict. Take for example the spiral ofviolence since December that has affected the Central African Republic and South Sudan, with a devastating impact on the population, especially children, that we are still to assess. More than 8,000 children in Central Africa are now in the hands of all sorts of armed groups, including the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which is raging in the south-east of the country. In South Sudan, we have witnessed a dramatic setback and an alarming increase in the recruitment of children by armed groups of all stripes.”
2014-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7259 (2014) · source
“We are relying more than ever on the support and cooperation of all partners, including the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the European Union and all the friends of Mali, in order to achieve the objective shared by all, above all the people of Mali, of achieving a lasting, just and inclusive peace that will allow the country to focus on its top priority - development.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“I would nonetheless urge Member States that have pledged additional assets or that are providing bilateral support to enhance the capabilities of troop-contributing countries to deliver on these pledges as quickly as possible. (spoke in French) The sustained political commitment of the Security Council is essential to the successful stabilization of Mali. Moreover, the bilateral partners and international financial institutions need a consistent approach in order to achieve progress in the areas that are essential to stabilizing the country, such as governance and security sector reform. That will also be indispensable to the complete and successful implementation of the mandate of MINUSMA.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“In order to implement its mandate, MINUSMA must be in a position to identify, mitigate and deter threats against Malian civilians and United Nations personnel and assets. The Mission will have to make maximum use of its capabilities to project its presence beyond its bases of operation. In this regard, I take this opportunity to signal to the Council our intention to deploy unmanned aerial systems in order to enhance the situational awareness of MINUSMA and its ability to protect civilians and its own personnel. We are gratified by the arrival in theatre of combat helicopters that are capable of supporting long-range patrols and deterrent action over a wide area.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“Recent events have highlighted the importance of the central finding of the strategic review that the extension of State authority and stabilization cannot be uncoupled from the political process, which therefore remains the top priority. It also requires a closer partnership between the Government and MINUSMA based on a shared understanding of the Mission's mandate and the roles of each partner. The Mission's concentration on the north will require us to address very real and very severe security and support constraints. A revised force laydown of MINUSMA and deployment plan for uniformed and civilian personnel will need to be developed. MINUSMA will need to be innovative in how it further decentralizes its presence, including through the use of tools such as long-range patrols.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“They are, first, to reiterate the central importance of the political process and reframe and strengthen MINUSMA'S political role; secondly, develop a shared vision for the way forward between the Mission and the Malian authorities; thirdly, maintain the troop and police ceilings while expanding MINUSMA's presence and mobility in the north as part of an integrated stabilization strategy; and fourthly, add or clarify tasks, such as support for cantonment, local elections and electoral reform, transitional justice and military justice, and counter-trafficking capacity-building, as well as enhanced support to the Malian military, subject to the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“My Department initiated a strategic review of MINUSMA earlier this year, which sought to test our original planning assumptions so as to inform the Council's debate on the way forward. As the Secretary-General outlines in his report of 9 June, we are formulating several main recommendations.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“But ultimately, it is for the Malian parties to abide by their commitments and agree to the launch of the peace talks. Let me say again that they must do so at once. Let me now turn to MINUSMA and its mandate, on which the Council will be deliberating in the course ofthe coming weeks. MINUSMA is now at an advanced stage of deployment and is set to reach, by the end of this month, 70 per cent of its envisaged civilian strength, 77 per cent of its military strength, and 83 per cent of its police strength. All of MINUSMA's authorized military and police capabilities have been generated, but the problem of the utility and armed helicopters remains. Their actual deployment continues to be delayed, however. About 90 per cent of the Mission's military assets are already based in the north.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“The modalities for the implementation of that agreement were agreed in Gao on 13 June under the auspices of the MINUSMA Force Commander and the head of the Joint Technical Security Commission, which, as Council members know, is the ceasefire management body established by the Ouagadougou Agreement in June 2013. The ceasefire recommits the parties to the preliminary agreement and represents an important step in the right direction. In parallel, the armed groups meeting under the auspices of Algeria in early June signaled their willingness to enter into negotiation with the Government to address the fundamental issues at the root of the conflict through dialogue. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and MINUSMA of course stand ready to continue playing a key role to encourage the launch of the peace talks as soon as possible.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“These events - along with repeated attacks using improvised explosive devices and indirect fire incidents against MINUSMA, Malian forces and French Operation Serval - reflect a serious deterioration of the security situation since initial improvements in 2013, and have had a continued impact on the political, human rights and humanitarian situation. A narrow window of opportunity has now opened. Thanks to thejoint good offices ofPresident Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania and of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Koenders, a ceasefire agreement was signed on 23 May to end the hostilities in Kidal.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“I think it is fair to say that the lack of progress in the political process led to the sharp deterioration in the security situation in Kidal, where a military confrontation between Government forces and armed groups resulted in heavy casualties and the disorderly retreat of the Malian forces from Kidal and much of the north-east of the country. I condemn the atrocities committed in the course of these hostilities. Armed groups have now assumed effective military and, to an extent, administrative control over Kidal and other northern towns, in breach of the Ouagadougou Agreement. The armed groups must understand that the presence of parallel or competing administration is incompatible with the spirit and the letter of the Ouagadougou Agreement and with the Council's goal of long-term peace and stability in Mali.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“All aspects of the stabilization of Mali, including the restoration of State authority, the re-establishment of security and the protection of civilians, remain contingent on the successful conclusion of peace talks between the Malian Government and northern armed groups in the framework of the Ouagadougou Agreement. The status quo cannot stand. Progress in the political process is urgent, and the time for peace talks is now. After a promising start with the signature of the preliminary agreement one year ago today, the Government and the armed groups have made little progress towards real, substantive dialogue.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“I take this opportunity to convey once again our sincere condolences to the families of those peacekeepers and to the Chadian Government and people, and to wish the wounded a speedy recovery. (spoke in English) Despite the efforts of the international community and Malian authorities over the past year, the tragic fighting in Kidal and its aftermath, as well as the general insecurity caused by the persisting presence of terrorist groups across northern Mali, highlight how much remains to be done to achieve lasting stability in that country. A successful political process has to be the cornerstone of that stability.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to address the Security Council following the publication of the report of the Secretary- General on the situation in Mali (S/2014/403). That publication occurred while Mali suffered violent clashes in the north that rocked not only the country but also the already fragile political process. This new outbreak of violence, concerning which the Special Representative of the Secretary-General has already reported to the Council, was followed by a suicide attack against the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on 11 June in Aguelhok, in which four of our soldiers were killed and six others were wounded, demonstrating yet again the precarious security situation in Mali.”
2014-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7202 (2014) · source
“More than anywhere else, mediation efforts in Darfur should receive all possible political support, and the involvement of the principal stakeholders should be consistent and constant, with the aim of achieving a constructive dialogue whose goal remains a lasting peace. In that regard, the political support of the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, together with the ongoing efforts of the Joint Chief Mediator to convince the parties to engage in direct negotiations and the rebel movements to join the peace process, is more than ever before of paramount importance.”
2014-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7159 (2014) · source
“I promise that we will continue to pursue and build on those efforts. (spoke in French) Once again, Darfur is at a crossroads. Since the start of this year, new dynamics have emerged that are having a considerab impact on the population, a situation that we feel should lead us to re-adapt our response. That means in particular that cooperation in various contexts - first between the African Union and the United Nations, then between UNAMID and the Government of the Sudan and finally between UNAMID and the United Nations country team - should be improved in order to better support the Mission's activities.”
2014-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7159 (2014) · source
“At the same time, with the support of Headquarters, UNAMID and the country team are getting together to work on more effective strategic operational planning, implementing an oversight mechanism designed to make the best possible use of available resources. Essential mechanisms related to integrated operations and reporting are being put in place, and we are tightening overall operational and strategic management. More effective communication is being pursued with the Government of the Sudan in order to improve cooperation on issues of contingent-owned equipment, visas and access. Thus while capabilities that cannot produce an effect on the ground in the current political and security environment are being streamlined, the Mission is beginning to Show more progress on the ground by building stronger relations and integrated management.”
2014-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7159 (2014) · source
“My department, together with UNAMID, is developing a plan to put these reductions into effect as soon as possible while of course taking into account the skill sets that will still be needed. The first phase of streamlining the civilian component has begun, based on our priorities and what can be achieved. We have already identified reductions in a number of sections, including HIV/AIDS, gender, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, child protection and the rule of law. But all other civilian sections will be looked at as part of a second phase in the coming weeks, which we will report on in the next Secretary-General's report.”
2014-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7159 (2014) · source
“In the light of the political and security environment in Darfur and the challenges UNAMID is dealing with in effectively discharging its mandate, we have taken steps to strengthen and streamline the Mission. A work plan has been developed and its implementation is being regularly monitored, including by the country team. In accordance with the reprioritized strategy recommended by the review, UNAMID's police component is being reduced by 723 individual officers and four formed police units; the military component will be reduced by 200 military observers, staff officers and liaison officers, following a review of their deployment and tasks. One heavy transport company will be repatriated shortly.”
2014-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7159 (2014) · source
“Particular attention has been given to protecting highly vulnerable IDPs, especially women and children, in coordination with humanitarian partners, with whom the Mission has worked closely to ensure that the IDPs are provided with protection, shelter and water, as well as other emergency support. Through its programme for inter-communal reconciliation, UNAMID has played a significant role in addressing local conflicts, promoting peaceful coexistence by providing its good offices in local mediation of tribal conflicts, such as the reconciliation signed between Rezeigat and Gimir on 12 March, one example where the Mission's facilitation of reconciliation has worked in North Darfur.”
2014-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7159 (2014) · source