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“Just as the full impact of peacebuilding cannot be measured quantitatively, it requires keen judgment to know when it is appropriate for peacekeepers to withdraw. A key consideration in many cases is the need for the security assistance represented by blue-helmeted troops. As they draw down, the civilian elements of a peacekeeping operation may in some cases continue in a follow on presence. Indeed, the functions reflected in the mandate of peacebuilding missions or integrated offices are largely the same as those of multidimensional peacekeeping operations because they are focused on the same goal, namely, supporting a political process, assisting with institution-building in specific areas and linking through integration with the United Nations country team to ensure a coherent approach.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“DPKO is working within the Secretary- General's Steering Committee on civilian capacity to see how best to take these recommendations forward. The United Nations is only one of many actors contributing to any peacebuilding effort. Building strong partnerships with regional organizations, bilateral partners and international financial institutions in the early stages of our planning processes is also necessary to ensuring a coherent and coordinated approach. Likewise, as missions draw down, regional and bilateral partners are critical as risks may persist after mission drawdown, requiring the planning of over-the-horizon security guarantees with the help of partners. This takes me to my final point. How do we know when to move beyond a peacekeeping mission? Clearly, there is no easy, one-size-fits-all answer to this question.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“For their part, United Nations partners often have limited capacities in the early post-conflict period and need time to scale up. In such circumstances, we try to bring our relative strengths to bear. For instance, in the Sudan in 2005, the peacekeeping mission provided bridge funding for the integrated United Nations disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme until the United Nations Development Programme-administered Multi-Donor Trust Fund became available. We must do more to increase incentives across the United Nations to work together. The international review of civilian capacities (see 8/2011/85) recommended strengthening interoperability and flexibility across the United Nations to make better use of our own resources to support peacebuilding priorities and harmonize service delivery across agencies.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Yet, differing mandates, governance structures and financing arrangements complicate effective coordination and coherence focused on priorities. An answer to this challenge lies in integrated planning and leadership. The integrated mission planning process provides a framework through which the United Nations leadership on the ground can articulate a joint vision and strategy for United Nations engagement based on the mandate and national priorities. A strong integrated plan would ideally clarify the contributions of each United Nations actor based on comparative advantage and actual capacity to deliver. Responsibilities may change over time as priorities and capacities shift. Peacekeeping missions have a restricted time horizon and must synchronize their plans with those actors better suited to undertaking long-term engagements.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“We count on Member States to align their various national policies behind those priorities articulated by host countries, and to speak with one voice in their multiple functions as Council members, representatives to the Fifth Committee, members of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, or members of executive boards of United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and international financial institutions. To help national actors transition from war to peace, we have to work in partnership with United Nations and non-United Nations actors. Integrated, multidimensional United Nations missions help to realize this partnership as they bring together, through one leadership team, the whole spectrum of the capacities of the United Nations system.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Among the signatories, seven countries playing host to United Nations missions - Afghanistan, Liberia, Timor-Leste, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone and 3 the Central African Republic - have volunteered to trial this new approach. The Government of South Sudan has also requested the United Nations family to orient its engagement around those goals. The New Deal reflects a strong expression of commitment by host countries to strengthening their leadership role in the peacebuilding process. We are working closely with relevant missions, the Peacebuilding Support Office, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank on the follow up to the New Deal at the global level.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“The South Sudan Development Plan provides the national priorities around which the United Nations country team and the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan have developed their peacebuilding goals, called for in Security Council resolution 1996 (2011). In this context, I would like to also mention the New Deal, which, as members know, was adopted at the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Republic of Korea, last year and aims at aligning international development assistance around five peacebuilding and State-building goals. The New Deal stresses mutual obligations and strong national ownership.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Strong national ownership and leadership in the formulation of peacebuilding priorities are essential. In Liberia, the host Government and the Peacebuilding Commission adopted a statement of mutual commitments in October 2010, which outlines commonly agreed peacebuilding priorities: the rule of law, security sector reform and national reconciliation. In Timor-Leste, the Strategic Development Plan provides the basis for international support to the country and is coordinated through the national priorities programme supported by the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Rather, our focus should be on translating the broad goals of the Council into operational plans and tools on the basis of national priorities. Determining national priorities in post-conflict countries is indeed a delicate task. When societies are still too torn and politically polarized, and when national consensus and reconciliation remain elusive, formulating objectives and pursuing them in a consensual manner is a political challenge. This is why the role of the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General is essential to balancing the political process and institution-building imperatives, in close consultation with national actors. Also, institutional capacity to formulate priorities can be weak or non-existent. We must avoid overwhelming fragile institutions, and we must provide consistent and coherent support.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“We do not believe that peacekeepers should address the full spectrum of peacebuilding activities. Peacekeepers are best suited to prioritizing those initiatives that advance the peace process or political objectives of a mission. These initiatives may also ensure security or lay the foundation for longer-term institution-building in a few key areas. The DPKO- DFS early peacebuilding strategy guides peacekeeping operations to use this political and security prism to identify appropriate activities. For the rest, other partners must come to the fore. 12-27487 As I mentioned earlier, this is not about expanding the tasks of peacekeepers. In our experience, the Council does not need to assign new or more detailed tasks or mandates to peacekeeping operations.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“To maximize the United Nations contribution to building peace, and specifically that of peacekeepers, three elements are critical. We must ensure that we identify and address the specific priorities of a country and its people. We have to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the various United Nations actors and strengthen our partnerships with non-United Nations actors. We should periodically review and adjust our engagement to best adapt to an evolving situation on the ground. Applying these elements continuously and systematically throughout our presence will have the added benefit of facilitating a more controlled drawdown and withdrawal of our engagement, and thereby help guarantee that our combined investment will result in long-lasting progress.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“While we have developed a better and shared understanding of what peacebuilding entails and our specific role in it, the answer to successful peacebuilding does not lie in terms and definitions. The true challenge remains the question of how we build peace. To give just one example, there is broad consensus that strengthened institutions are a critical element of sustainable peace. Yet after years of engagement in such countries as Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Timor-Leste, Haiti and others, despite undeniable and substantial progress, national institutions remain fragile and we, as well as our partners, are still grappling to find the best approach that would allow us to improve our individual contributions and yield the expected results.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“It is about making the most of the tasks that peacekeepers are already being asked to perform. In an effort to further clarify the role of peacekeepers in peacebuilding vis-a-vis other actors, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support developed their "nexus paper", which states that peacekeeping operations have three peacebuilding roles: first, we help Governments articulate priorities by supporting consensus among national counterparts and the broader international community, and guiding overall strategy development and implementation; secondly, we enable other national and international actors to implement peacebuilding tasks by providing a security umbrella, logistical support and political space for reconciliation 12-27487 efforts and economic recovery to develop; and, thirdly, we implement certain early peacebuilding tasks ourselves, including through support for political processes, security sector reform and by engaging in early capacity-building in certain areas, in close collaboration with other partners.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“A study undertaken by the Centre for International Cooperation on the peacebuilding elements of peacekeeping mandates found that peacebuilding tasks have been a steady feature of peacekeeping mandates since the early 1990s. Over time, those tasks have become more complex and wide-ranging. Most of the mandated peacebuilding tasks focus on the first two priority areas outlined in the report of the Secretary-General, namely, support for basic safety and security, and support for political processes. For instance, in resolution 1996 (2011), which set the mandate of United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the term "peacebuilding" is mentioned nine times. Talking about the role of peacekeepers in peacebuilding is not about expanding peacekeeping or adding new tasks to mandates.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Building peace is an ambitious undertaking; it reflects a generational effort that will continue long after peacekeepers have left. Success depends on national and international political will and decades of support from a broad array of international and regional actors. What, then, is the specific role of peacekeepers in this effort? Peacekeepers are seen as the guarantors of the fragile shift from conflict to peace. When the Council mandates peacekeeping operations, it is not only to stabilize the country and keep the peace but also to contribute to the building of a sustainable peace. Multidimensional peacekeeping operations are fundamentally political tools.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Peace is more likely to be sustained if tangible progress is also made in addressing basic needs and advancing economic recovery. The consensus on peacebuilding has been refined through the report (S/2009/304) of the Secretary- General on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict and further elaborated on in the 2011 World Development Report. The Secretary-General's 2009 report in particular provides a broad framework by highlighting five recurring priorities for United Nations engagement in peacebuilding: first, the delivery of basic safety and security for citizens; secondly, inclusive political processes; thirdly, the provision of 2 basic services; fourthly, the restoration of core Government functions; and fifthly, economic revitalization.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Mr. Ladsous: I am indeed pleased to be here today as the Council once again debates the important issue of the role of peacekeepers in peacebuilding and the related issue of transitions. In the last three years, we have come a long way in terms of sharpening our understanding of what building peace entails. There is a consensus across the United Nations and beyond on the broad priorities of what is inevitably a complex and long-term effort. Building peace means helping national institutions reach a point where they are able to maintain a sufficient level of stability and security, in particular through respect for the rule of law and human rights. It also means that such national institutions are sufficiently representative to maintain the consensus necessary to advance the peacebuilding process.”
2012-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6740 (2012) · source
“Women's exclusion from the sectors responsible for their disempowerment must be addressed through adopting the principles of resolution 1325 (2000) and mobilizing strong political will. Political will is what it is really about.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“DPKO and DFS also look forward to close collaboration with host Governments to implement the Secretary-General's human rights due diligence policy. Uniformed women in peacekeeping are key to addressing conflict-related sexual Violence. DPKO and DFS call on troop- and police-contributing countries to commit to that issue and to increase the number of women represented in national security forces. We have set the objective of 20 per cent women in the United Nations police forces by 2014, but we must go further. Finally, I would like to underline that political, social and economic empowerment of women in fragile States is fundamental to eradicating discrimination, inequality and sexual and gender-based violence.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to draw attention to a few key points. In countries where conflict-related sexual violence is taking place, we call on Member States to fund women advisers in order to strengthen the implementation of the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements and the sexual violence mandate from a peace and security perspective. Time-bound commitments are part of security sector reform and a strong tool for preventing sexual violence from taking place. Our missions stand ready to support host Governments to address those commitments, to work with the security sector to address the integration of armed groups in national security forces and to work in 12-2393] close support of national military and civilian justice systems to ensure accountability for incidents of sexual violence.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“The policy seeks to improve FARDC behaviour through screening the chain of command of its units for past humanitarian law and human rights violations, including acts of sexual violence, before support is provided by the Mission. Indeed, in the course of last year, MONUSCO screened more than 2,000 FARDC and PNC personnel. Support was suspended to two FARDC battalions based on evidence of human rights Violations. I am pleased to highlight that collaboration and progress has been achieved with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last month I also had another meeting with a senior general commanding FARDC forces in North Kivu, who acknowledged that our due diligence policy had now been fully understood and taken on by himself and his troops: they respect and take full account of our requirements in the matter.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“Where mandated, therefore, we must strengthen frail State institutions, to facilitate their protection response. In that regard, we welcome the recent adoption of the Secretary-General's human rights due diligence policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces, which ultimately strengthens the protection abilities of the host Government's forces. MONUSCO is implementing that policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which makes the Mission's support to the Forces armees de la Republique democratique du Congo (FARDC) and the Police nationale civile (PNC) conditional on their respect of international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“The missions verify reported cases of sexual violence, and therefore they also address the problem of conflicting information. In order to capture good practices and lessons learned, we are conducting an inventory of our structures and practices, which can be replicated in other contexts. Furthermore, the United Nations Action early warning indicators matrix on conflict-related sexual violence, to which the Special Representative referred, will be adapted to the operational environments of two peacekeeping operations and 8 piloted and introduced into the protection arrangements of other peacekeeping operations later this year. It is important to underscore that the host Government is ultimately responsible for the protection of its civilian population. Missions cannot act as a surrogate for State authority.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“Given the diverse environments in which peacekeeping missions operate, different protection arrangements have emerged. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for instance, joint protection teams and community liaison assistants have become essential elements of MONUSCO's efforts to address the protection of civilians. Community alert networks established through the use of cellular phones and high-frequency radio networks are currently being piloted. Another example is Darfur, where UNAMID and the United Nations country team regularly conduct joint assessment field missions in selected camps for internally displaced persons, to identify security and humanitarian concerns, such as access to basic services, the human rights situation, patterns of population movement and communities' coping mechanisms.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“In the course of last year, 103 police trainers were certified through five regional training courses. To capacitate our military components, we have developed training modules, in consultation with Member States, to accompany the military gender guidelines. We are piloting them regionally. We have also introduced a module on conflict-related sexual violence, developed under the auspices of UN Action into the DPKO/DFS protection of civilians training modules for military, police and civilian components. Those modules were recently finalized and disseminated to our missions and key peacekeeping training partners. Ultimately, protection from sexual violence is a key element of the protection of civilians mandate of United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“We should encourage such projects. Capacity-building is an important element of the sexual violence mandate, which we are carrying out in support of host Governments and within our missions. For example, in Timor-Leste, Liberia, Haiti and Darfur, United Nations police work in support of the national police to develop dedicated spaces to receive survivors of sexual and gender-based Violence. For example, three such spaces are being launched this month in at- risk camps in Haiti. To that end, the Police Division is working with police-contributing countries to develop training and trainer modules to standardize the prevention and investigation of sexual and gender- based Violence in post-conflict environments, for United Nations police and national police forces.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“MONUSCO also supported the holding of trials, so as to strengthen the military justice system, including through mobile court proceedings in remote areas. As a result, 217 judgments on sexual violence were delivered in 2011. MONUSCO and partners also support 39 legal centres, which provide free legal assistance to survivors of sexual violence and to their families. In 2011 more than 2,200 survivors received assistance. May I add that when I was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a month ago I visited an incredible place in Goma named Heal Africa. It is a hospital primarily devoted to treating victims of rape, physically and psychologically, as well as to teaching them trades for them to live on after they leave the facility. It is through just that type of clinic that we can have a positive impact on the lives of unfortunate Victims.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“In that regard, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has worked with civil society and women in particular to ensure that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur included provisions for the Government of the Sudan to take the steps necessary to deliver effective and timely justice for serious human rights Violations, including sexual violence, and to prevent amnesty in cases of crimes of sexual Violence. (spoke in English) Progress has also been made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where MONUSCO supports civilian and military prosecutors in investigating allegations of conflict-related sexual violence. In 2010 and 2011, MONUSCO undertook more than 30 joint investigation team missions with magistrates and police officers to investigate cases of sexual violence.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“The reform of existing legislation, access to a functional justice system and witness protection programmes are fundamental. Political will is also essential to ensure that perpetrators of international human rights and humanitarian law violations, including sexual violence, 12-2393] are tried and held accountable. The rule of law as a whole must prevail, by means of security and judicial sectors, including correctional systems.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“The DPKO and the Department of Field Support stand ready to provide the necessary support to encourage Governments to institutionalize the prohibition and prevention of and accountability for conflict-related sexual violence through the development of policies and national security sector training. We must recognize the close links between time-bound commitments and security sector development. Meticulous and systematic assessments of armed groups must be part of any integration policy in national forces. We are proud to be an active member of the United Nations Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict established pursuant to Security Council resolution 18 88 (2009). Accountability for sexual violence must be established to combat sexual discrimination and inequality.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“The human rights structures in our peacekeeping operations direct monitoring and verification, in close collaboration with other mission components and the members of the United Nations country team. While the arrangements are not an end in themselves, they should contribute towards a better prevention and programming policy response. There remain challenges that we are trying to address: mobilizing capacities to implement the arrangements; ensuring the presence of uniformed women in affected areas to reach out to women and girls; and addressing inadequate infrastructure and communications to gain access to important regions to monitor and verify incidents. Ultimately, impunity, scarce services in rural areas and insecurity deter survivors from reporting the sexual violence to which they have been subjected.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“This approach maximizes existing capacities in the field and avoids fragmentation and duplication of responsibilities. Several peacekeeping operations were selected and invited to identify women's protection advisers within the limits of existing resources. However, in cases of conflict-related sexual violence on a major scale, additional resources should be made available to deal with the high volume of work. Our efforts to 12-2393] identify and deploy advisers are currently focused on United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. In 2011, the Office of Special Representative Wallstrom and United Nations Action developed guidelines on the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“Wallstrom, in heading the United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict. During the past year, collaboration between my Department, Special Representative Wallstrom, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and United Nations Action has been strengthened. Thanks to these partnerships, we are continuing to produce concrete results. Since last year's debate, we have worked with the Office of Ms. Wallstrom and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights to develop terms of reference for women's protection advisers. A tripartite approach has been adopted in the context of the advisers by placing them in gender and human rights organizations and in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the relevant peacekeeping operations to facilitate cooperation.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank the Government of Togo for convening this important debate today. It provides me with an opportunity to inform members of the Security Council of our joint efforts and the challenges that we encounter as we implement this extremely significant mandate. The mandate related to sexual violence in situations of armed conflict is one of the most demanding in peacekeeping. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Department of Field Support (DFS) remain deeply concerned that, despite universal and repeated condemnation, sexual violence continues to be used as a tactic of war, in particular against women and children. We greatly appreciate the political advocacy and leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms.”
2012-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6722 (2012) · source
“Furthermore, we will continue to provide protection to civilians, facilitate the delivery of aid and assist voluntary returnees, with a view towards bring relief to the people of Darfur during the search for a comprehensive and lasting settlement to the conflict.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“In addition, we are relieved that an aid worker who had been kidnapped in Nyala on 14 August was released on 16 December. The initial steps taken by the signatory parties in the implementation of the Doha Document provide reason for optimism. The parties should be supported in that regard by the Council, and by the international community more broadly, particularly with the implementation of provisions that bring about tangible improvements to the lives of Darfuris. In addition, there remains a need to bring the Government and the non-signatory movements to the negotiating table. Their long-standing grievances can only be effectively dealt with through peace talks that result in an agreement to cease hostilities and to work together towards peace. We shall continue to work with the African Union towards that end.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“While most parts of Darfur were accessible to humanitarian organizations, with a UNAMID security escort needed outside the main town centres, access to western Jebel Marra was repeatedly denied, and intermittently restricted to the greater J ebel Marra, Shangil Tobaya and Umbaru areas and to the Zam Zam camp. Regarding the safety and security of mission and humanitarian personnel, the attacks on UNAMID peacekeepers that occurred in Zam Zam on 10 October and in Nyala on 6 November, resulting in the death of four peacekeepers and injuries to seven, were of course of serious concern. The Secretary-General has called on the Government to cooperate fully with UNAMID in investigating the incidents and to do all that it can to hold the perpetrators accountable.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“UNAMID continues meeting with Ministry for Foreign Affairs officials on a weekly basis in relation to that issue and has of course repeatedly provided to Government officials, in addition to the initial visa applications submitted, consolidated lists of outstanding requests. With regard to the humanitarian situation, the continued trend of internally displaced persons and refugees voluntarily returning to their homes at a rate of approximately 1,500 people per month was encouraging. The total number of verified voluntary returnees in Darfur from 1 January to 30 October 2011 was more than 85,000, as compared to 70,000 newly displaced. Nevertheless, the World Food Programme provided assistance to some 4 million people in Darfur during the course of 2011.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“I myself have strongly urged officials of the Government of the Sudan in my meetings with them, starting with my visit to the Sudan in October, to allow UNAMID unhindered access throughout Darfur, emphasizing that UNAMID forces are armed and therefore able to protect themselves against security threats. With regard to other operational issues, I am pleased to inform the Council that all 447 containers that had been at dock in Port Sudan since May 2011 waiting customs clearance were cleared on 9 January. That development comes after repeated de'marches of Government officials in Port Sudan and Khartoum by UNAMID. However, the number of outstanding visa requests remains of concern. As of 10 January, the total number of outstanding requests stood at 935 467 police, 172 military and 296 civilian personnel.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“The marked increase in manoeuvres and clashes between Government and movement forces in recent weeks was accompanied by a sharp increase in restrictions of movement imposed on UNAMID by Government authorities. That included restrictions on flights and land patrols in the areas of conflict noted earlier from mid-December to early January. The restrictions were imposed on the basis of ongoing Sudanese Armed Forces operations. The denials of access have severely impeded UNAMID's ability to implement its mandate and to resupply team sites in affected areas. The Mission has repeatedly called on the Government in an effort to re-establish access.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“On 29 November, an IDP was shot dead and two were injured by Central Reserve Police. Many of the incidents were reported to Government authorities, including through UNAMID, but one must say that little reaction was observed. UNAMID vigorously engaged state Government officials and repeatedly drew their attention to the reports of misconduct by Central Reserve Police personnel. Following a determined demarche of Government police officials by UNAMID on 18 December, the Central Reserve Police commander was replaced. Tension within the camp has since eased considerably. UNAMID continues to monitor the situation closely, to facilitate weekly coordination meetings among IDP leaders, local security officials and humanitarian agencies, and to work with Government authorities to enhance security in the camp in an appropriate manner.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“There were no reports of civilian casualties or displacement recorded by UNAMID in relation to those incidents The security situation in Darfur relates not only to military clashes, but also to threats to the physical well-being and freedom of movement of civilians. In that connection, we remain concerned about the incidence of banditry, crime and sexual and gender- based violence, as described in detail in the report. Of particular concern is the situation in the Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp. Following the appointment in late October of a new Central Reserve Police commander at the camp, the security situation there deteriorated. The incidence of shooting at night, looting and harassment of IDPs by Central Reserve Police personnel gradually increased following that appointment.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“That road map seeks to give the United Nations and the African Union a framework to jointly facilitate talks among the parties in three key areas: first, support for the implementation of the Doha Document; secondly, sustained engagement with the Government and the non-signatory movements in order to promote 3 negotiations; and thirdly, support for internal dialogue in Darfur. (spoke in English) As noted in the report, while a number of areas in Darfur remain relatively free of military hostilities, clashes between Government and movement forces in areas along the Northern Darfur-Northern Kordofan border, the Southern Darfur-Southern Kordofan border and West J ebel Marra took place during the second half of December.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“However, what can be said at this stage is that his death seems to have reduced the chance of resuming talks between his movement and the Government in the near future. In a statement that it made shortly after Khalil's death, the JEM. vowed to avenge him and declared that it would continue to work to overthrow the Government of the National Congress Party. For its part, the Government of the Sudan called on all armed groups in Darfur to lay down their weapons and to rejoin the peace process on pain of suffering the same fate as Khalil. We believe that the JEM. is currently in the process of choosing a successor to him. As the report before the Council points out, the Secretary-General is developing, in close cooperation with the African Union, a road map for peace in Darfur.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“As noted in the Secretary-General's report, the Joint Chief Mediator ad interim continued to put pressure on the Government, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), the SLA-Minni Minawi and the SLA-Abdul Wahid for them to resume negotiations. However, a series of disagreements of the scope of the negotiations, appeals by the Sudanese Revolutionary Front and the fact that an alliance had been established among the JEM, SLA-Minni Minawi and SLA-Abdul Wahid with a view to overthrowing the Government led by the National Congress Party all obstructed any resumption of talks. It is known that the leader of the JEM, Khalil Ibrahim, is dead. The consequences of his death for the peace process will in time become clear.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“Regarding the implementation of the security provisions of the Doha Document following four meetings of the Ceasefire Commission and the inaugural meeting of the Joint Commission described in the report, the LJM. has shared its list of staff for the 12-20459 observer post groups and the teams responsible for the verification of forces. Moreover, that verification is expected to begin in a few days. With regard to the inclusiveness of the peace process since the signing of the Doha Document on 14 July, the Government and the non-signatory movements have not met. There was a window of three months offered by the Government to the parties likely to want to sign the Doha Document, and that window expired in October without any move towards new signatures.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“The town Ed Daein, which is home to certain Arab tribes, will become the capital of East Darfur. It is situated in the south-east of that region. All the newly appointed governors belong to the National Congress Party, with the exception of Mr. Haider Galo Koma, appointed to West Darfur, who is a vice- president of the Liberation and Justice Movement. Also yesterday, 10 January, the Sudanese Minister of Justice appointed Mr. Ahmed Abdel- Motalib Ahmed as Public Procurator of the Special Court for Darfur. That appointment is made in accordance with the provisions of the Doha Document on justice and reconciliation. The headquarters of the Public Procurator of that Special Court will be in El Fasher, in North Darfur, with branch offices, if I can call them that, in Nyala and El Geneina.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“That brings the number of States comprising Darfur to five. The decrees also released certain governors from their duties and appointed a presidential adviser. Decree No. 1 stipulates that the governors of South Darfur and West Darfur, Abdulhameed Musa Kasha and J aafar Abdulhakam, saw their duties ended. Decree No. 2 appoints new governors - Abdulhameed Musa Kasha as Governor of East Darfur, Yousef Tibin Musa Adam for Central Darfur, Hamad Ismail Hamad Abdulkarim for South Darfur and Haider Galo Koma Atim for West Darfur. Lastly, the third decree appoints Mr. J aafar Abdulhakam presidential adviser. East and Central Darfur are therefore two newly established States. Zalingei, which is the place of origin of the Fur ethnic group, will become the capital of Central Darfur and includes a large part of Jebel Marra.”
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“They also include a member of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)-Unity and a member of the Justice and Equality Movement-Peace Wing, which are two signatory organizations to the declaration of commitment to the Doha Document for Peace in 12-20459 Darfur, a member of the National Congress Party and a division general of the Sudanese Armed Forces as the commissioner in charge of security arrangements. The LJM. has accepted those appointments. The next phase should include the establishment of the legislative council, ministries and the departments of the Darfur Regional Authority and the setting of priorities for the implementation of those measures. Yesterday, President Al-Bashir issued three decrees appointing new governors to Darfur States, including appointments for two newly created States.”
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“On 18 December 2011, the President of the Sudan issued a decree appointing Bahr Idriss Abu Garda, Secretary- General of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), as Minister of State for Health. On 27 December, three additional presidential decrees concerning the peace process were issued, which dissolved the transitional regional authority for Darfur and established the Darfur Regional Authority as the main body responsible for the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in cooperation with the Government of the Sudan. The decrees also appoint the members of the Authority's governing body. The appointments include, among others, seven members of the Liberation and Justice Movement, in accordance with the protocol on political participation.”
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