YouSaid · the spoken record

Liolocha

lines on the record
9
first
2023-12-15
most recent
2023-12-15
sittings or episodes
1
sources
un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

  1. “In the same way that marking weapons enables us to track down diverted weapons in order to find out where they came from, tracing ammunition will also enable us to find out where it came from and limit its diversion, to some extent.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “I would like to stress here that the Democratic Republic of the Congo neither produces nor exports arms, but it is its men and women, girls and boys, young and old, who pay the price. I would like to take this opportunity before the Council to give voice to the cries of pain and distress of the women and girls who have been raped and the children who have been orphaned or separated from their families and who would like to see concrete measures taken to make amends. In conclusion, my delegation believes that in order to promote effective approaches and responses to prevent the acquisition of arms and ammunition by criminal groups, the Security Council must encourage arms manufacturers to mark ammunition casings at the factory gate. Manufacturers will thus be obliged to provide the importer with the technology to trace the ammunition.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “My delegation believes that all solutions that contribute to resolving the issue of illicit transfers, accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition require a firm political commitment on the part of States, given the transnational nature of the circulation of arms and all its geopolitical and economic implications. It is time for vigorous measures to be taken to break the vicious circle of conflict fuelled by weapons acquired through the illicit trade in minerals and transnational crime. The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where armed groups have been active for more than 25 years without a lasting peace, should be a cause for concern.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “My delegation encourages the Security Council to support regional, subregional and national efforts in the field of conflict prevention and arms control, such as the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, as well as the International Tracing Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons and all disarmament and arms control instruments; the African Union’s Silencing the Guns by 2030 initiative; and the Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “If not, how could those armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to be active on the ground despite the embargoes against them? My delegation calls for MONUSCO and other United Nations peace missions to be provided with adequate resources and expertise to help host countries build their capacity to maintain and safely manage weapons, including those recovered from non-State actors.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that is the case with the Movement du 23 mars (M-23), utilized by Rwanda to destabilize the east of my country. That phenomenon has not escaped the attention of the Secretary-General and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which have acknowledged the military superiority of the M-23, a terrorist movement with more sophisticated weapons than a conventional army. Given that illicit flows of arms and munitions fuel conflicts, it is essential that the Security Council enforce arms embargoes and that Member States strictly respect and apply those embargoes, while strengthening measures against illicit arms transfers.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “For several decades now, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had to confront the activities of armed groups in its eastern part, and that situation is contributing to the proliferation of arms and the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons. My country therefore remains concerned about the threat posed by the diversion of those weapons to unauthorized users. That is why my delegation would like to draw the Security Council’s attention to the impact of the continuing flow of small arms and light weapons to armed terrorist groups that benefit from the sponsorship of certain neighbouring States. The increase in the volume and quality of small arms acquired by those terrorist groups is a repeated reminder that they cannot exist without State sponsorship or support.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  8. “As underlined in the Secretary-General’s report, the misuse, illicit transfer and accumulation of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition have continued to trigger, aggravate and sustain armed conflicts, widespread violence and the perpetration of criminal and terrorist acts, thus undermining peace and security at the national, regional and global levels and impeding the sustainable development of States. My delegation would like to reiterate here that the illicit transfer and diversion of small arms and their ammunition have a cross- cutting adverse impact on the development, security, humanitarian and socioeconomic aspects of nations.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source

  9. “Mrs. Liolocha (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (spoke in French): My delegation would like once again to welcome the Ecuadorian presidency of the Security Council for this month of December and to say how pleased we are with the way you are leading the work of this organ, Mr. President. The convening of this open debate of the Security Council on this important and topical theme reflects our common aspiration towards peace and the defence of the ideals of the Charter of the United Nations, our Organization. I also wish to thank His Excellency Secretary-General António Guterres for his biennial report on small arms and light weapons (S/2023/823).”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509Resumption1 (2023) · source