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Losada Fernandez

lines on the record: 25
first: 2017-10-30
most recent: 2019-05-16
sittings or episodes: 2
sources: un-security-council

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“We count on the support of the Security Council, which is essential if such efforts are to continue, both politically and in terms of logistical and financial support for the G-5 Sahel and its Joint Force.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“The European Union and its member States are determined to continue to build a partnership with the countries ofthe G-5 Sahel, which is vital for the region's security and development. The European Union is ready to continue its support in 2019 and 2020, subject to greater involvement by the States of the G-5 Sahel in achieving objectives on the ground. Such support also entails remobilizing the political and financial support of other international partners, as we have just done at the European level with the Ministers of the G-5 Sahel in Brussels. Those mutual efforts must be shared by both sides and based on frank and effective dialogue between the EU and the G-5 Sahel and concrete progress on the ground. We must continue that momentum if we want our efforts to be maintained and strengthened.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“The establishment of the regional advisory and coordination cell in Nouakchott in July will also strengthen the support committee of the Joint Force and the transfer of the coordination hub to Nouakchott to establish full ownership of the process by the countries of the G-5 Sahel. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that cooperation between the United Nations and the EU is on an excellent footing, in particular the cooperation between the EU security and defence missions - both civilian and military - and MINUSMA on the ground. The EU fully supports the excellent and indispensable work of MINUSMA and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mahamat Annadif.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Thirdly, and lastly, the European Union plays a leading role in coordinating international support for the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel and welcomes the operationalization of the G-5 Sahel trust fund. The coordination hub, an ad hoc body set up by the European Union and recognized by resolution 2391 (2017), facilitates the coordination of bilateral assistance to the Joint Force by focusing donor support on the needs of the Force. Following the establishment of the support committee of the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel, based in Mauritania, initial exchanges were conducted between the Force and the coordination hub.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Secondly, with respect to the compliance framework on respect for human rights and international humanitarian law, it should be noted that the first pre-financing tranche of â‚¬5 million was paid to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in June 2018 and that initial activities have begun, such as the deployment of a technical assistance team to the Joint Force to assist military staff in reviewing key documents and providing training for military officers. It is a very positive system and is unprecedented for an African operation. It must now be applied and extended so as to prevent all forms of unacceptable and disreputable abuses that would discredit an operation in the eyes of the international community and civilians on the ground.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“The latter two categories of support are provided under the EU-United Nations-G-S Sahel technical arrangement signed on 23 February 2018 in Brussels. With regard to support for the Joint Force through MINUSMA, it should be noted that resolution 2391 (2017) allows the Mission to provide operational and logistical support only on Malian territory and not in all G-S Sahel countries; as noted previously, that could regrettably limit support to battalions in operations in third countries. The EU also supports the Secretary- General's recommendation that MINUSMA be authorized to provide life consumables to all battalions operating within the framework of the Joint Force and the compliance framework on respect for human rights and international humanitarian law for the Joint Force operations.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“The EU has provided robust support for the development and operational implementation of the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel in the amount of â‚¬100 million, which covers equipment, services and infrastructure - â‚¬75 million; support for the peace and security structures of the G-5 Sahel - â‚¬5 million; support for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to provide operational and logistical support for the Joint Force in Mali - â‚¬10 million; and support for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for the establishment and implementation of a compliance framework for respect for human rights and international humanitarian law for Joint Force operations - â‚¬10 million.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“With regard to the police component, the EU is working to respond to the needs expressed by the various States of the G-5 Sahel for the operationalization of their national police components in order to enable them to fulfil three designated tasks: investigation, intelligence and supervision. That support will ofcourse be provided in coordination with the United Nations.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“A regional advisory and coordination cell will soon be deployed in Nouakchott to better support the Permanent Secretariat. Those experts remain at the disposal of our Sahelian partners to help them, in particular, refine and revise the Force's concept of operations in order to first, prioritize the most unstable areas; secondly, allow for the increased mobility of the Force in those areas; and, thirdly, ensure rapid transfer to internal security forces to ensure the prosecution of persons arrested - all with strict respect for human rights and international humanitarian law.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Efforts must remain focused on the implementation of the compliance framework on respect for human rights and international humanitarian law for the Joint Force operations and on the judicialization of the Force. Nearly 800 European experts from three Common Security and Defence Policy missions - the European Union capacity-building mission (EUCAP) Sahel Niger, EUCAP Sahel Mali and the European Union Training Mission in Mali - are present alongside defence and security forces in the Sahel and are providing advice and training. Together with our Sahelian partners, we have embarked on a process of adapting and regionalizing those missions in order to better support the Joint Force and meet the needs of the security and defence forces of all G-5 Sahel countries.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Since the establishment ofthe G-5 Sahel, in 2014, the European Union has actively supported its increasing presence, in terms of both security and development, by helping to mobilize the international community. That support is one of the priorities of the foreign policy of the European Union and its member States. I would like to bring three points to the Council's attention. First, the European Union will continue to support the operationalization of the Joint Force of the G-5 Sahel in its various components, including its police component. Continued support must be accompanied by greater involvement by the G-5 Sahel States in achieving objectives on the ground. That was the main message conveyed at the ministerial meetings held in Brussels earlier this week and is the condition for rebuilding international support.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“The European Union therefore supports the Secretary- General's report and remains strongly engaged, just as it was in Brussels two days ago, on 14 May, with the Foreign and Defence Ministers of the EU member States and the G-5 Sahel. I also note that stability in the Sahel has a corollary. There will be no lasting stability in the Sahel without the full, effective and inclusive implementation of the provisions of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. The EU is working to that end and encourages the Malian parties and the new Government of Mali in redeploying the reconstituted security and defence forces in northern Mali and implementing disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Allow me first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity given once again to the European Union (EU) to participate in the discussions of the Security Council on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). This meeting is undoubtedly an important step in increasing the strength of the G-5 Sahel Joint Force, and it is, as pointed out in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/371), imperative to support to it. Indeed, we all note the deterioration in the security situation in the Sahel. Security in the Sahel represents not only the security ofthe States in the region as well as the security of Europe; it represents the security of all.”
2019-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8526 (2019) · source
“Also, the conference will be an opportunity to address the issue of development and take into account the work that has been done in the past few months in the framework of the alliance that is now called "Alliance With the Sahel", instead of "Alliance for the Sahel." I therefore welcome this meeting in New York today. I trust in our spirit of solidarity, which I have no doubt will make ensure that we are on the same track to take up the challenges that we face. Along the same lines, I am sure that the Brussels conference will be a success. I will conclude by quoting Ms. Mogherini, who summarizes our willingness and approach, both in c security and development terms: 'we do not work for Africa, we work with Africa".”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“Mogherini participated, on 14 December we will organize in Brussels, together with Mali's chairmanship of the G-5 Sahel, a conference of Heads of State and Government on security and development in the Sahel. The meeting, which will bring together a large part ofthe international community, will be an opportunity to raise additional funding to scale up the Joint Force and to make it fully operational, including its civilian component, in response to the commitment undertaken by the G-5 Sahel countries and in line with resolution 2359 (2017). The European Union has taken steps to provide direct support for requests of the Joint Force. That mechanism is operational and open to contributions from the international community.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“The question of respect for human rights, including the protection of children serving in armed groups as well as gender issues, are key points in our continuing commitment to the Force. The training of the Malian armed forces provided by EUTM. Mali are conducted, I would just remind Council members, in the framework of international standards for human rights. In Brussels, and following the meetings in Paris and Berlin over the past few months, we are also working on the issue ofmobilizing and coordinating the efforts of the international community for the benefit of the Joint Force. To that end, and in the wake of the announcements made on the sidelines of the General Assembly last September, in which Ms.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“That comprehensive approach was embodied 2011 European Union strategy for security and development in the Sahel, which underscores the security- development nexus that is essential to guarantee stability in the region. During the third ministerial meeting of the European Union and the G-5 Sahel, held on 5 June 2017, Ms. Mogherini announced the European Union's support to the G-5 Sahel Joint Force through an initial contribution of â‚¬50 million from the European Union African Peace Facility, including as well by mobilizing support from the European Union Common Security and Defence Policy missions that are deployed in the region. With the support of the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM. Mali), the initial requests of the G-5 Sahel General Staff are being processed.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“Immediately, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, responded to them by offering support to their efforts during the announcement of the Joint Force in N'Djamena in November 2015. On the third point, the European Union and its member States, the top donors in Africa, have already provided support to the G-5 Sahel Joint Force. They will continue to extend that support. They are already involved in a large number of projects that can provide support and facilitate the deployment of the Force, including to facilitate contacts with local populations.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“With regard to this analysis of the situation, from the very start, the Heads of State of the G-5 Sahel reached similar conclusions. From the outset, they committed to providing a response, such as the establishment of the Force, whose goals, let us recall, range from combating terrorism and organized crime to supporting development efforts, including the re-establishment of the authority of the State in the areas that are most fragile and isolated, as well as facilitating humanitarian operations. Early on, G-5 Sahel countries shared their concerns with us.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“We also welcome the options that have been proposed that will have to be implemented gradually to eradicate the terrorist threat; to deal with the Libyan crisis; to prevent and contain the violence around the Lake Chad basin and northern Mali; to cope with the growing expenditures of the G-5 Sahel States on security; to ensure better border control in order to avoid exploitation of human beings and the trafficking in drugs and weapons that finance terrorism; and, finally, to contribute to the socioeconomic development of a region with a high proportion of youth who legitimately have ambitions for their future and better opportunities. All those are challenges that we face today and will face in the years to come.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“The second point is that I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his excellent report on the G-5 Sahel Joint Force and his commendable personal commitment. We fully share his analysis of the situation in the region and the challenges that we will all need to face together.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“In just a few months, a concept of operations was validated by the African Union, and then incorporated into resolution 2359 (2017) to achieve an initial operational capability and also, according to the information provided, to conduct the first joint operation, which was conducted in the past few days in the central strategic corridor. There are of course still challenges in terms of equipment, but also financially, for this force to become fully operational. I understand that work on the civilian and judicial component, on respect for human rights, gender and on the link between the Joint Force and the local populations, including by explaining the mandate of the force, are also under way. We actively encourage those efforts.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“I would also like to pay tribute to all the Blue Helmets of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Operation Barkhane troops, European and American soldiers and soldiers of the Group of Five for the Sahel, including recently our Chadian friends, who made the ultimate sacrifice for security in the Sahel, Mali and the neighbouring countries. I would also like to underscore the outstanding work that has been done by the military staffs ofthe G-5 Sahel countries since the summit of the Heads of State of the G-5 Sahel in February 2017, held in Bamako.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“Accordingly, there can be no lasting stability in the Sahel without the full, effective and inclusive implementation of the provisions of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. Allow me to raise three points. First, I must pay tribute to the Heads of State of the G-5 Sahel, the United Nations and the security actors on the ground, whose remarkable work has been carried out often under very difficult circumstances. The recent attacks in northern and central Mali, as well as on the Nigerian border, demonstrate that very clearly.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“Allow me first of all, Mr. President, to thank you for the opportunity given to the European Union to participate in Security Council discussions on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). This is without a doubt the most appropriate forum to provide long-term support to our brothers in the G-5 Sahel. This meeting is doubly important. On the one hand, it helps to keep the Sahel at the top of the international agenda; on the other, it is an important step in the rise of that African force, which, as the Secretary-General emphasizes in his report (S/2017/869) and reiterated this morning, urgently needs our support. Security in the Sahel is the security of all.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source