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Lamek

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first: 2013-08-06
most recent: 2017-04-13
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“I draw the Council's attention to two messages contained therein. The first involves the prevention of and preparation for potential threats. Early identification of the major challenges and vulnerabilities in terms of protecting critical infrastructure, and the elaboration of a targeted strategy to be implemented in the event of an attack are essential. Such approaches help not only to reduce risks, but also to improve responsiveness. The second message concerns the observation that strengthening critical infrastructure protection cannot be done in isolation. Cooperation, whether intra- or inter-agency or among States, is essential in order to ensure an adequate level of protection. That includes exchanging information, knowledge and experience.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“France considers protecting the people and ensuring the continuity of the essential national functions to be a strategic priority. In 2006, we set up a security mechanism for vital activities in order to protect them from malicious acts, such as terrorism. Today there are more than 200 public and private entities classified as organs of vital importance that are subject to special rules and vigilance. The list of ths infrastructure is kept confidential and includes administrations, media, transportation entities and industrial actors in different sectors. They ensure activities that are crucial to the functioning and the survival of the nation. In that context, France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2341 (2017), the first to be so closely concerned with this key topic.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“This debate gives the Council another opportunity to send a strong and united message on the important of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism, as we have already done in other meetings on the financing of terrorism, on the fight against propaganda and on international legal cooperation. The fight against terrorist threats must be waged on all fronts, with respect for international law and for States' national authorities. It is especially necessary for each State to have robust preventive and protective measures in place in order to deter terrorists from carrying out attacks against potentially vulnerable targets or, failing that, in order to be able to react rapidly and effectively when they do occur.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (spoke in French): At the outset, allow me to thank Ukraine for having taken the initiative of convening this important debate. I should also like to thank the speakers thus far for their insightful statements. France associates itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. The examples of terrorist attacks that have targeted critical infrastructure, particularly transportation, are regrettably numerous, as we were reminded with the tragic attacks on the Brussels airport and Metro in March 2016 and on the Istanbul airports in December 2015 and June 2016.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“France hopes that the discussions on these points will continue in a transparent manner with a view to an effective political transition, which is essential if Syria is to recover and begin its reconstruction. France remains fully committed to the search for a lasting solution to the conflict, which has lasted too long.”
2016-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7855 (2016) · source
“All the efforts of the international community must now be aimed at facilitating the resumption of the negotiations to be held on 8 February under the auspices of Staffan de Mistura, to whom we reiterate our full support. The preparatory exercises must fall within the framework defined by resolution 2254 (2015) and the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex). The Astana meeting could be a useful first step in that regard. To that end, the process of appointing opposition representatives to the Astana meeting should be transparent. However, it raises important questions. France recalls that the High Negotiation Committee is the legitimate representative of the opposition in the inter-Syrian negotiations. There can be no credible exercise that excludes it.”
2016-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7855 (2016) · source
“In particular, France considers that the cessation of hostilities must apply to all armed groups, with the exception of groups designated as terrorists by the Security Council. Armed groups that are not parties to the cessation of hostilities should not automatically be regarded as terrorists. It is also essential that the monitoring of compliance with the ceasefire be coordinated with the United Nations. In this respect, France would have liked to be able to study, with its partners, the modalities of extending the monitoring arrangements provided for in resolution 2328 (2016) to other localities in Syria. France remains at the disposal of the guarantors to consider a rigorous and impartial monitoring mechanism.”
2016-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7855 (2016) · source
“France's first concern concerns the genuine adherence of the Syrian parties to the truce agreement, while bombardments have been carried out by the regime in violation of the agreement in the past 48 hours, while a regime offensive, supported by Iran, is still under way in the Barada valley. The Security Council has received no document signed by the regime or opposition groups. The list of groups considering themselves to be parties to the agreement has not been communicated to us. Russia said that some groups had mandated others to accede to the agreement, which is not corroborated by the texts that have been transmitted to us. Under these conditions, the degree of commitment of the parties to the truce appears relatively uncertain and its implementation fragile.”
2016-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7855 (2016) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (spoke in French): France is in favour of any initiative to save civilian lives in Syria. It was in that spirit that, on 16 December, it proposed a draft resolution to deploy an evacuation monitoring mechanism in Aleppo. It is for those same reasons that France today voted in favour of resolution 2336 (2016). France hopes that this ceasefire agreement will be implemented immediately and calls on the guarantors to assume their full responsibilities in this regard. The text of the Russian-Turkish agreement, as partially presented to the Security Council yesterday, nevertheless still contains areas of obscurity.”
2016-12-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7855 (2016) · source
“All of these messages are contained in resolution 2327 (2016), adopted a few days ago, but the Security Council will have to make them more concrete and operational, first by voting in favour of the draft resolution on an arms embargo, and secondly by remaining mobilized and prepared to use leverage, starting with targeted sanctions, to curb a spiral of violence that could well lead to the disastrous situation described by Mr. Adama Dieng a few days ago.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“The transitional agreement adopted earlier this year provided for a hybrid court, the establishment of which is absolutely essential. South Sudan requires a judicial mechanism commensurate with the grave crimes being committed. The African Union will have an important role to play. It will enjoy the support of the Security Council in that regard, but there must be progress towards the establishment of the hybrid court.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“Obstacles to the status of forces agreement must be lifted, and targeted sanctions by the Security Council will ensure that that takes place. In the case of confirmed obstacles, we could use sanctions to ensure that the peacekeeping operation that we have deployed is able to operate fully. The fifth point I wanted to make is related to humanitarian issues. After I heard the point made by the Under-Secretary-General regarding the difficulties and obstacles that we face and the unacceptable price being paid by humanitarian workers, it is quite clear that it is absolutely essential to ensure that full access and cooperation be granted to the whole of the humanitarian community, at a time when the situation is quite disastrous. My lastpoint concerns the question ofaccountability and impunity.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“Since then, the Transitional Government of South Sudan has given its formal consent to that deployment, but unfortunately things have not moved forward, and now it is high time for plots of land to be provided so that we are able to deploy the Force. That is, of course, a test of the good faith and will of South Sudan, namely, to enable the deployment of the Force, and it is very important that Juba demonstrate that. The fourth element is linked to my previous point. The implementation of the UNMISS mandate will require the unfettered ability to move and act. All obstacles that might hinder the deployment of the Force must be lifted. That is a core element of the message sent by Security Council members during their visit to South Sudan in September.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“What is certain in any case is that, in the face of the obstacles created by some parties and the hate speech, which might hinder or undermine the peace process, the Security Council will have a role to play. We do have an instrument - targeted sanctions - that will enable us to intervene in support of a peace process, which we all desire. The third element is the central question of the protection of civilians. That is, after all, at the very heart of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). We decided last August to deploy the Regional Protection Force to bolster UNMISS capabilities.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“Let me make it clear that for us the arms embargo is not a punitive measure or a lever to obtain some sort of political advantage. It is a measure of common sense that is intended to help a country ravaged by war and awash in weapons. The flow of weapons needs to be halted, and an end needs to be put to the arms trade circulating in that war-torn country. It is necessary, therefore, that the arms embargo be put in place as soon as possible. The second element is a political process. We know, of course, the roles that the region, the subregion, IGAD and the African Union have played in undertaking rather encouraging developments in terms of national dialogue. What we would like to see are those encouraging developments actually being converted into actions.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“For us, the serious nature of the situation in South Sudan requires collective mobilization not only by the Security Council but also by the whole of the United Nations system and by the region itself, starting with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) along with the African Union. First and foremost, however, resolute action by the Government of South Sudan is essential. For us, collectively speaking, there are five or six axes on which we need to act rapidly. The first - stated quite clearly by the Secretary- General - is the arms embargo. We regret the fact that for almost a year we have been discussing the embargo; the Secretary-General has advocated for it, and we have called for it. We regret that the arms embargo has not yet been imposed.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (spoke in French): I would like to start by saying that France also aligns itself with the words of condolence conveyed to the Russian Federation in the light of the criminal attack that struck its Ambassador in Turkey. I had not intended to take the floor here today in the Chamber, as I really only wanted to speak in the consultations, but it is not every day that the Secretary- General sends us such a powerful public message. The Secretary-General, as well as, of course, the Under- Secretary-General, delivered strong messages warning us that we have to assume our collective responsibility. It is a call for action.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7846 (2016) · source
“Let me conclude by reiterating my country's full support to the Afghan Government and to the work of the United Nations in support of its efforts. I would also like to pay tribute to all of the UNAMA personnel for the work they are undertaking in very difficult conditions.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“As others mentioned before me, France is concerned by the 43 per cent increase in opium production and by the significant reduction in the eradication of the areas where the opium poppy is grown. There are enormous challenges in those areas, whether related to the security situation or to mobilizing the significant resources that those efforts require. France therefore commends the technical assistance provided by UNODC and encourages the Afghan authorities to step up their efforts aimed at reducing the production and trafficking of drugs. United Nations support, through the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), remains more essential than ever to accompany Afghanistan in the search for greater peace and stability.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“We have a collective responsibility to actively support the stabilization of Afghanistan and to contribute to the establishment of lasting peace in the country, with all the Afghan actors who have demonstrated their serious commitment. I would like to take advantage of the presence here of the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to consider for a moment the issue ofcombating drug trafficking. This is a subject, as members are aware, which is of great concern to France. As Mr. Fedotov said earlier, drug trafficking fuels the illicit economy, corruption and the Taliban insurgency, while also jeopardizing the health of many Afghanis. The report prepared jointly by UNODC and the Government of Afghanistan in October illustrates the notable and worrying developments, which were mentioned by Mr. Fedotov.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“In that context, the first priority for Afghanistan is to have a strong and united Government. That national unity is the prerequisite for dealing effectively with security, economic and development issues. As Mr. Yamamoto said moments ago, the conflict not only prevents Afghanistan from achieving its economic potential, but it also bears an extremely high a human cost, especially for children. That is why it is urgent to relaunch discussions on a peace process led by and for the Afghan people. France calls on all actors, in particular the regional Powers, to use their influence in order to make sure that the end of hostilities and the resumption of peace negotiations become a reality.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“France reiterates its full support for the Afghan Government and encourages it to continue its efforts to develop and stabilize the country. The Afghan forces have also made considerable progress. In that regard, I commend their commitment and courage. However, the continuing deterioration of the security situation is extremely worrying. In addition to the almost daily confrontations, new attacks by the Taliban and the Khorasan Islamic State - which is to say, Da'esh - have served to confirm the fragility of the situation since our previous debate in September (see S/PV.7771). The recent deterioration in the humanitarian situation, with the massive inflow of refugees from Pakistan and Iran, also puts the Afghan Government in a difficult position.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (spoke in French): I thank you, Mr. President, for informing us of that terrible incident. I would like to begin by warmly thanking our briefers, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Mr. Yury Fedotov and Ambassador Van Bohemen and Ambassador Saikal. France associates itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. Two years since the establishment of the Government of National Unity, it is important to underscore that progress has been made. The Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework was adopted; a road map that defines priority public policies for the years to come was developed; and our dialogue aimed at halting migration towards Europe resulted in the signing of an agreement. Those efforts must be welcomed, as they were recently at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan.”
2016-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7844 (2016) · source
“Here it is necessary to limit contacts with persons who are subject to arrest warrants to those who are deemed essential, in line with the policy of the Secretary-General as defined in his two directives of April 2013. France reiterates the importance of the pursuit by the United Nations as whole of the implementation of those directives and of the application of the relevant provisions of resolution 1593 (2005). Finally, we should continue efforts to ensure a cessation of violence against civilians and the quest for an inclusive political solution. That is the only possible way to achieve peace and stability in Darfur in the long- term. To that end, UNAMID has a significant role to play and must accomplish its mandate. It is essential that free, unrestricted access to the entire Darfur territory be granted to it.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“France regularly reiterates, in the context of its bilateral relations with those States and with the Sudan, the importance it attaches to the fight against impunity and its support for the Court, and it calls on those States to uphold their international commitments in terms of cooperation with the Court. In that context, the responsibility of the Council is clear, and it is two-pronged. Cooperation with the Court must be made effective, and it must be ensured that arrest warrants are executed. As the Prosecutor stressed, it is up to the Council to respond to cases of non-cooperation with the Court. In that regard, we are ready to consider modalities that would allow action by the Council. It is also vital that the Assembly of States parties remain mobilized on cases of non-cooperation with the Court, as must international organizations.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“Without such cooperation, the prosecution of the most serious crimes by the Court will remain a dead letter. This obligation falls primarily on the Sudan, which must implement the arrest warrants against its nationals for crimes committed on its territory and cooperate with the Court, as demanded by resolution 1593 (2005). The States parties to the Rome Statute also have a key role to play with regard to their statutory obligation to cooperate with the Court and to execute arrest warrants when the persons concerned are present on their territory. We regret that in recent months this obligation has not been respected by certain States, and we are grateful to the Office of the Prosecutor for its follow-up on this major challenge.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“We regret that the Prosecutor's report once again lists restrictions on access for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) as well as obstacles to its functioning. The Sudanese authorities must provide full cooperation so as to allow the Operation to discharge its mandate. Thirdly, safe, immediate and obstacle-free humanitarian access to the civilian population and displaced persons must be guaranteed. Fourthly, and finally, it remains key that the perpetrators of the crimes committed be prosecuted and brought to justice. France reiterates in this respect the importance of the obligation for cooperation by all States parties to the International Criminal Court and by all States Members of the United Nations with the Court, in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Council.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“The Council and the international community are fully aware of the decisions that need to be taken to restore stability and peace in Darfur. First, the resolution of the conflict must be political. It must involve the Government and the rebel groups. We regret in that respect the absence of any genuine progress in establishing an inclusive process allowing a sustainable peace to be achieved. France supports the efforts of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel to that end. Secondly, the protection of civilians must be ensured. It is important to recall here that the primary responsibility for protecting the population lies with the Sudanese Government, and to call on all parties to the conflict to respect international law, in particular international humanitarian law.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (spoke in French): I, too, should like to begin by thanking the Prosecutor for her report and for her presence here. The goal of combating impunity, as set out in resolution 1593 (2005), remains as necessary as ever. The numerous acts of violence that the Prosecutor lists in her report remain unacceptable, and the reference to allegations of the use of the chemical weapons in the report, which of course must be investigated, should push the Security Council to ensure greater coherence and determination in the implementation of its own decisions. In that context, it is more important than ever that justice be done and guilt assigned so as to prevent and deter any recurrence of such acts. That is why France deplores the fact that the arrest warrants issued by the Court have not been executed.”
2016-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7833 (2016) · source
“The third and last challenge that we believe to be key is the use of modern technology by police components, which involve the activities of the police in general, as well as, for example, the gathering of evidence. That requires police officers within peacekeeping operations to be properly equipped, and better cooperation with international organizations, access to databases and the use of modern techniques for investigation. All such measures allow the police force to better protect people and to prevent violations of human rights.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“We endorse efforts aimed at deploying more female police officers, who can greatly contribute to the performance of police components, in particular by fostering better interaction with vulnerable populations and with victims of human rights violations, as well as by participating in investigations into particular types of violence, including sexual violence. We must combat sexual abuse and exploitation by ensuring that all receive equal treatment before the law. Protecting victims and identifying and punishing perpetrators requires greater communication between United Nations agencies and organizations, on the one hand, and civil, military and judicial authorities in the countries involved in peacekeeping missions, on the other.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“However, daily contact with local forces and the population requires full knowledge of the language of the country. I am therefore wondering if the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan and even the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur might provide us with additional information on the challenges their police officers face in the area of language? What measures do they think should be undertaken to address that challenge? Should such measures be taken during force generation, training or during the deployment of a mission? I will now move on to the second challenge, that of gender.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“For that reason, it is essential to deploy police officers and gendarmes who speak the language and know the culture of the host country in order to foster, facilitate and ensure smooth relations with the population. The Paris Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in Francophone Environments, which took place in October, identified approaches to be adopted in the area of training. France will of course participate in training efforts regarding the French language through police training activities. On that topic, I would like to pose a question to each of the Police Commissioners present. The actions undertaken by peacekeeping operations, which include capacity-building in host countries, are of course key to long-term stability.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“Of course, to that end police detachments cannot remain on the sidelines, but must instead be held accountable to the communities they serve. Through its neighbourhood policing activities, the police component of peace operations naturally forges close links with police forces and local gendarmerie. Such cooperation can take on various forms, such as mentoring or joint patrolling, and is therefore crucial to bolstering national capacity. Allow me now to touch upon three challenges that were addressed in the briefings that we heard this morning from the Police Commissioners. First, I wish to talk about linguistic challenges. In order to be effective, police forces should be able to become part of local communities, particularly in missions involving the protection of civilians.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“There is also a need to assess good coordination with the police component with other components of peacekeeping operations, including the military component and the human rights division, which will ensure that the police are part of the comprehensive strategy of the operation. I know that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Police Division are working on the matter of assessment, and we eagerly await those results. Thirdly, developing neighbourhood police activities within peacekeeping operations should contribute to fostering long-term stability. Within peacekeeping operations, police can help to progressively rebuild confidence between populations and State institutions by keeeping criminals off the streets.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“It is in that spirit that I would like to focus on three aspects that we believe to be most important. First, training is a precondition for a long-term improvement of police capacity, beginning with force generation when we send individual police officers and formed police units that are vetted and well trained, including on the linguistic front, a point to which I will return. Secondly, United Nations police support for capacity-building of the host country's police remains critical. It requires sharing best practices and establishing a full criminal chain in the host country, including the police, the judiciary and penitentiary administration. The ability to clearly assess the effectiveness of the police is essential to improving its performance. We must take all experience at all levels into account.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (Spoke in French): I would like to thank Senegal for having organized our debate today on the role of police. I would also like to thank Mr. Ladsous and the heads of police components with us today for their briefings. Allow me to address the general approach of improving United Nations police performance. In convening the Chiefs of Police Summit in June for the first time, the United Nations took an important step in that direction, as was the distribution this year of the conclusions on the external review of the functions, structure and capacity of the United Nations police. We must all prioritize the United Nations police's ability to guarantee better protection of civilians and improve the performance of staff deployed in missions.”
2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7808 (2016) · source
“We note the Office's wish to make Libya a priority in 2017 and significantly expand its investigations into crimes committed in Libya since 2011, including crimes alleged committed in Libya by Da'esh, Ansar Al-Sharia and other terrorist groups. What we see in Libya shows how the absence of justice breeds violence and makes reconciliation more difficult. This is reality that we must keep in mind. It forces us all to find ways to arrive at concrete responses. France, which cooperates with the Court without reservation, considers that this requirement can be met only with the Court's effective functioning and the support of the Security Council in the event of non-cooperation.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“France urges Libya to do everything it can to honour this obligation and put an end to the breach it is committing. Furthermore, in the case brought against Mr. Abdullah Al-Senussi, France notes that the Office, pending the full report of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on the trial proceedings before a national court, continues to believe that no new facts cripple the evidence on which the Pre-Trial Chamber I relied to declare the inadmissibility of the case before the Court. Finally, France notes the Office's intention to file applications for additional arrest warrants shortly. Thirdly and finally, France would like to review the future plans outlined by the Office of the Prosecutor in the report.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“France therefore considers it crucial to strengthen cooperation with all States, whether or not they are parties to the Rome Statute, so that requests made by the Office be responded to in the most efficient and timely manner. This required collaboration with the States of the region and beyond is all the more essential in the case of highly complex and transnational investigations, which require a coordinated strategy. The cooperation of the Jordanian and Tunisian authorities is particularly appreciated in this regard. Our second comment concerns the elements of the report relating to ongoing investigations. France considers it crucial that Mr. SaifAl-Islam Al-Qadhafi be delivered promptly to the Court, pursuant to the request of its judges.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“With regard to the adoption of resolution 2291 (2016), of 13 June, which extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to 15 December, France notes the appeal of the Office of the Prosecutor for all parties to cooperate and ensure the security of United Nations and associated personnel to also apply to officials of the International Criminal Court who are leading investigations in Libya. Furthermore, as recalled in the report, the Security Council, in paragraph 5 of resolution 1970 (2011), urged all States and concerned regional and other international organizations to cooperate fully with the Court and the Prosecutor.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“Secondly, France supports the assertion in paragraphs 13 and 14 ofthe report that close cooperation with the Libyan authorities is essential to conducting investigations securely, as mandated by Rome Statute of the Court and by the Council. The memorandum of understanding of November 2013, on the sharing of responsibilities with the Libyan authorities, provides a framework for that. Similarly, we welcome the valuable document transmission and operational support provided by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Libya, which is also working in particularly difficult conditions. We are pleased that the meetings that took place in October explored new opportunities for mutual support.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“That is why we believe it is more essential than ever to ensure that the Council continues to support the Court and mediation under the auspices of the United Nations, including by Mr. Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. We also offer our full support to the Presidential Council, led by Mr. Fayez Al-Sarraj, in order to help him deal with the challenges he is facing. Besides those general comments, I would like to make three more specific ones. First, France recalls that the Office's ability to conduct investigations requires the full cooperation of all stakeholders. And for that cooperation to be effective, it must take an integrated approach and function at various levels, giving priority to the principle of complementarity.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“Once again, we are well aware that insecurity and instability make the task of conducting ongoing and future investigations a particularly delicate one. The security threats must be carefully evaluated in order to decide whether investigations on the ground are possible. In view of the fact that the security conditions required for conducting investigations on the ground cannot always be met, France backs the Office's efforts to do so remotely to the extent possible. In that regard, we fully support initiatives and programmes designed to facilitate the collection of evidence and testimony via secure channels. There can be no question that much remains to be done to end impunity in Libya.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“Mr. Lamek (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her twelfth report and her briefing. I would like to reaffirm France's support for the Prosecutor and the International Criminal Court as a whole, and also to commend her on her successful implementation of resolution 1970 (2011), which referred the situation in Libya to the Court. The resolution also reflects the Council's support of an institution with the most important of missions - to ensure that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, as the preamble to the Rome Statute has it, do not go unpunished. Thanks to the reports, we are pleased to note the efforts made by the Office of the Prosecutor, working closely with the Libyan judicial authorities.”
2016-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7806 (2016) · source
“Next autumn, this will be subject of a strategic review within the European Union, as I have already said, that will allow for the drawing up of options for its development in the years to come, taking into account the progress Bosnia and Herzegovina has made towards European rapprochement. Twenty years after the horror of war, Bosnia and Herzegovina is today advancing in the right direction, with the support of the European Union and its other partners. The responsibility of the international community, and especially the Council, is to encourage it in that direction. The unanimity with which we have adopted resolution 2315 (2016) this morning will undoubtedly contribute to that.”
2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source
“In that new context, the European Union shall continue more than ever to assist the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in implementing reforms that respond to the economic and social aspirations of the population. The Reform Agenda adopted last year is, in that regard, critical. We welcome the fact that it is already bearing concrete results, such as the adoption of new labour legislation at the entity level. We encourage Bosnian authorities at all levels to intensify their reform efforts to the benefit of the people of the country and in the context of moving Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to Europe. The European Union mission EUFOR Althea will also pursue its efforts to enable the security forces of Bosnia to operate in an independent fashion and to thereby participate in building a peaceful society looking towards the future.”
2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source
“Political decision-makers must also fulfil their responsibilities, and we call on them to abandon divisive rhetoric. Having said that, despite such fragilities we remain convinced that the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is today heading in the right direction, towards normalization. Our objective for years to come remains, without challenging the principles of the Paris Dayton accords, to fully adapt the international presence to current realities. France welcomes the fact that a European outlook is the main driver of development and consolidation in the country. Last February, Bosnia and Herzegovina submitted its candidacy for accession to the European Union, reflecting the broad support for such an outlook within the country.”
2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source
“France does not rule out the possibility ofa debate being held among the entities on the definition of national holidays or the aspirations of some to improve the functioning of the central State. It nonetheless recalls that any viable solution must come by way of dialogue in good faith among the different stakeholders of the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina - the central State and the entities - while respecting constitutional rules. We also call on all the parties to cooperate with the institutions mentioned in the peace agreement, in particular the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the High Representative. The latter has a crucial role to play in promoting peaceful dialogue among the different communities and the entities.”
2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source
“In that regard, and as many have done before me, we can only deplore the decision made by the authorities of the Republika Srpska to hold a referendum in September on the issue of Republika Srpska Day, in contravention of its suspension by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and hence of the Constitution, which is an integral part of the peace agreements that stipulates that the Court's rulings are final and binding. That decision has led to an unnecessary spiral of tensions between communities and has revived memories of past divisions. We also regret the fact that the local elections on 2 October were not held in Mostar because of a lack of agreement on its status. The inhabitants of Mostar cannot continue to be deprived of their right to choose their own representatives, as they have been for eight years now.”
2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source