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Leite Magalhaes

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2019-07-18
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  1. “The right balance needs to be found, together with the leadership of each of those countries, for an integrated exit strategy that has the support of the Peace Building Commission and the continued engagement of the international and regional financial institutions, the United Nations regional commissions, the United Nations country teams and other relevant parts of the United Nations system to sustain the hard-earned peace. The meeting rose at 5.40 pm.”

    2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8579 (2019) · source

  2. “I wish to also underline that financing for the development aspects of the transition and the post- Mission exit phase is crucial to sustaining peace. Official development assistance needs to be well coordinated in order to be efficient and effective in supporting the exit plan. The deployment of advisers should be oriented to those strategic needs in a focused manner. To conclude, although we do hope that our experience can be useful as the Council considers the upcoming downsizing and withdrawal of some peacekeeping and political missions, such as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti and the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, we all know from experience that one size really does not fit all and that there is no quick fix.”

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  3. “A subsequent Security Council mission, undertaken in November 2012, verified the tangible progress in multiple areas, as well as a number of milestones reached, which reflected further consolidation towards sustainable peace, democratic governance, the rule of law and socioeconomic development during the transition. The mission's report (S/2012/889) also confirmed the consensual position of Timorese interlocutors, who requested the end of the United Nations mission and articulated their vision for the next stages of development, and presented the proposal for the appointment of a Special Envoy of the Secretary- General. At the conclusion of UNMIT, local ownership, leadership and consistent dialogue had become a set of principles that contributed to the success ofthe Mission and its sustained withdrawal.”

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  4. “Once those elements were deemed to have been met, our national leaders decided that continued assistance was best done through the United Nations country team, bilateral and other multilateral partners, rather than a peacekeeping or political mission. The Timorese leadership also proposed an innovative working relationship of cooperation in the form of a Special Envoy of the Secretary-General who would focus on institutional strengthening and development based on Timor-Leste's own strategic development plan and would also be a direct link to the Office of the Secretary-General.”

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  5. “2) In our case, a high-level committee was created, with representatives of the State of Timor-Leste and UNMIT, to draft a joint transition plan to monitor the finalization of UNMIT activities, including the hand- over process. Continued stability, the holding offree and fair elections, the formation of a national Government based on those elections, ensuring democratic space for the opposition, as well as progress in other areas identified in the transition process, such as police and security, the rule of law, justice and human rights, democratic governance and the elements of economic development, requiring the specific assistance of the Mission, were part of the joint transition plan.”

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  6. “Regular, extensive and meaningful consultations with national Governments and local leaders throughout the life of a mission, and more intensely as a mission winds down, are paramount to ensuring ownership. National Governments must be given the space to determine the lifespan of the mission and the exit strategy for its withdrawal. In a letter to the Secretary-General, dated 20 September 2012, our former Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, underlined the nature of the relationship during the transition as follows. "The Government of Timor-Leste, in consultation with UNMIT and with other relevant stakeholders, is responsible for making decisions on the nature, activities and role of the United Nations after the withdrawal of UNMIT." (S/2012/736, annex, p.”

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  7. “UNTAET was followed by successive missions over a 10-year period, which ended in 2012 with the establishment of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). It is therefore an honour for me to speak from the perspective of a host country and share with Council members some reflections on the importance of partnerships and nationally owned transitions for successful peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Drawing from my country's partnership with the United Nations, I will start by pointing out first the importance of leadership and ownership. No ownership of the transition processes, and hence no successful inclusion of the people, are possible without the full involvement of the national leaders.”

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  8. “I warmly salute the Security Council on behalf of my Government and all my compatriots. I also extend sincere gratitude to Peru, the President of the Security Council, for the invitation extended to me to address this body, with which my country's history is forever intertwined. For Timor-Leste, this discussion is timely as we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of a United Nations-administered popular consultation mandated by the Council through a special political mission, the United Nations Mission in East Timor, which enabled us to exercise self-determination. Following our independence vote, the Council mandated the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).”

    2019-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8579 (2019) · source