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Loulichki

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first: 2001-08-20
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“Peacebuilding will not yield the success we desire without the active involvement of the host State from the very moment that a peacekeeping operation is deployed. Moreover, the experience gained by the Peacebuilding Commission shows that no peacebuilding activity can be successful without including social and economic activities, such as economic revitalization, youth employment, the development of infrastructure and the provision of essential services. Along with previous speakers, I want to underscore the need for a partnership approach to peacebuilding involving host countries, the United Nations, troop-contributing countries and donors. Here, we welcome the Secretariat's steps to forge an active peacebuilding partnership with the World Bank.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco stresses the importance of enhancing the role of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), which is an important body, to enable it to ensure its structural, organizational and operational effectiveness, including with respect to the financing of the Peacebuilding Fund. My country takes note with interest of the co-facilitators' review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture (S/2010/393, annex). Its recommendations merit sustained attention, including those on coordination among local and international actors, strengthening the quality and staffing of the Secretariat's Peacebuilding Support Office, and on generating fresh momentum in the cooperation between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“Mr. Loulichki (Morocco) (spoke in French): My delegation wants to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We thank the Secretary-General for his statement and thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for his briefing. My delegation, of course, aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Bangladesh on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, but I would nonetheless like to add a number of specific comments. Transforming conflict situations requires the United Nations to continuously review its working methods with respect to the maintenance of international peace and security in the light of the complexity and multifaceted nature of peacekeeping operations.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“It now behoves us to work together on this heritage to enable the United Nations to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and to establish a global culture of peace.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The prevention of conflicts unfortunately remains the poor cousin among the crisis management instruments available to the United Nations. Whether through its good offices, mediation or the appointment of special representatives, the institution of the Secretary-General must be equipped to enable better action by the United Nations. In this respect, Morocco expresses its hope that the United Nations will develop, through its presence in the field, an early warning mechanism that would enable it to detect crisis- inducing factors and to contain them before they degenerate. A Buddhist teaching holds that the water pot is filled drop by drop. Javier Perez de Cuellar and Boutros Boutros-Ghali started this work; Kofi Annan, Bernard Millet and Jean-Marie Gue'henno continued it by strengthening United Nations peacekeeping.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco, an Arab-African country solidly anchored on the continent by its historical heritage and a civilizational heritage, has since its independence made the choice of afro- positivism by backing the liberation movements of the continent that made the independence of many African countries possible. Aware of the many security challenges affecting these States, Morocco has spared no effort to back them in peacebuilding and has participated in some 20 peacekeeping operations throughout Africa. Far from limiting itself to peacekeeping, and as a result of its status as a discreet mediator, Morocco has led a number of mediation efforts between brotherly African countries, especially within the framework of the Mano River Union.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“However, such regions of the continent as the Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes and the Sahelo-Sahara continue to be targeted for destabilization. The recent Small Arms Survey study by the Graduate Institute of International and Developmental Studies in Geneva noted no less than 11 non-State movements representing threats to the security of the Sahelo- Saharan region as a result of their high degree of militarization. The absence of cross-border cooperation and security coordination and collusion among various trafficking operations have turned the Sahelo-Saharan region into an arc of crisis and a grey area in which these non-State actors operate in collusion with each other. Indeed, the Security Council devoted a meeting to that theme during the presidency of Burkina Faso last year.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We also believe it pertinent to establish a high- level group within the Secretariat responsible for the prevention of conflicts that would include, in addition to the Cabinet of the Secretary-General, the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Peacebuilding Support Office and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, among others. Efforts should also be undertaken in the training of United Nations staff from those departments so that they can fully understand the realities of the conflicts they are expected to manage and concerning which they must present reports to the Security Council on behalf of the Secretary-General. Africa has made significant progress towards stability.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“But such diplomacy is not sufficient in itself; it must be complemented by structural preventive action aimed at strengthening the foundations of viable States by building institutions and implementing sustainable development policies. In this framework, the Peacebuilding Commission plays a very precious role which deserves to be backed by the international community and especially by the General Assembly and the Security Council. It is fundamental to instil a culture of prevention at the heart of our Organization. To do this, it is necessary to qualitatively strengthen the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs. In this regard, we welcome the efforts undertaken by Mr. Lynn Pascoe and his ambitious programme to transform the Department.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In settling, stabilizing or transforming conflicts, those tools for dispute settlement have demonstrated their relevance and effectiveness with the political will of the parties and the positive and constructive commitment of neighbouring States, whose role is the undeniable key to successful conflict settlement. But despite the relevance and importance of these methods of peaceful settlement of disputes, nothing can replace a policy of anticipating and preventing conflict. That approach is among the least used by the international community. The preventive deployment 3 of Blue Helmets in Macedonia, in 1999, exemplifies the successful use of timely prevention.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“No other player can claim to possess the legitimacy and experience in the maintenance of international peace and security that the United Nations has gradually accumulated since its establishment. New global security concepts must take into account the new parameters of conflict and must incorporate elements such as crisis management and the settlement and transformation of conflicts. It is thus necessary to consider the spectrum of crises as a continuum, during which the international community can intervene, making use of a variety of tools such as preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. We cannot manage crises without using tools for the peaceful settlement of disputes, as provided for in Article 33 of the Charter, negotiation being the most important among them.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“That shows that peacekeeping is an effective and inexpensive tool for the international community in conflict resolution. We ought to support and strengthen the United Nations in this field. The increased expenditures on weapons are related to increased income in States from the sale of natural resources and, sometimes, relates to the hegemonic temptations of a past era. These developments in the sphere of conflict oblige us to reassess our overall concept of security. Threats from beyond the national territory have been replaced by internal, global and more diffuse threats that take the form of military rebellions, transnational organized crime or terrorism, which strike more randomly and in an indiscriminate way. The success of our Organization lies in its universality.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Whether these are the result of ethnic, religious causes or of a struggle for control of natural resources, Africa continues - despite innate optimism and trust in a better common future - to be the silent victim of the use of increasingly sophisticated, destructive and evil weapons. According to the annual report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, worldwide expenditures on weapons in 2009 rose to a record $1.53l trillion: an increase of 49 per cent compared to 10-45510 2000 and 9 per cent compared to 2008 - in spite of the world financial crisis on which so much attention is being focused. By comparison, the annual peacekeeping budget amounts to less than 0.5 per cent of the worldwide arms budget.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Loulichki (Morocco) (spoke in French): Permit me at the outset, Madam President, to congratulate you on the very elegant way in which you have been guiding the work of the Security Council this month. My delegation is pleased to be able to participate in today's debate on this most important theme, which is of interest to us all in so many ways, as reflected in the Security Council's ever-denser agenda, more than 60 per cent of which is devoted to the African continent. In spite of the praiseworthy and sustained efforts of Africa's States, the continent sadly continues to suffer the torments of conflict. The nature of these conflicts has changed from inter-State conflicts to intra-State disputes, which are more complex and deadly.”
2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In conclusion, the Kingdom of Morocco would like once again to reiterate its resolute and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and whatever its perpetrators, sources or motivations. We also reiterate our genuine commitment to work with our neighbours and with the rest of the international community to eliminate it.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“They also prove that national efforts, howsoever significant, remain inadequate insofar as they do not take place in a framework of genuine partnership and mutual confidence conducive to ongoing regional and international cooperation that is effective and inclusive. For our part, in line with our commitment to combating terrorism since the issue was first placed on the agenda of the General Assembly in 1979, Morocco will continue to spare no effort to contribute to all honest initiatives in support of collective regional and subregional efforts to combat and eradicate this threat. This commitment is inspired by our deeply held belief that terrorism remains a complex phenomenon and that, as a result, efforts to eradicate it must necessarily be based on synergistic actions that include addressing its underlying causes.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Experience has also amply demonstrated that, in the face of the breadth and sophistication of the means that can be mobilized by terrorist groups, it is delusory to seek to combat terrorism that targets a specific region through either individual efforts or an exclusionary partnership. The Maghreb subregion, to which my country belongs, and the neighbouring Sahel region continue to experience terrorist acts of which the Security Council has repeatedly taken note. These acts, unfortunately, once again prove that terrorist acts against the security of these areas are far from being eradicated.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Likewise, Morocco welcomes the confirmation of the approach adopted by the Committee to strengthen its role in facilitating and providing technical assistance towards implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), inter alia, by actively matching offers and requests for assistance. International efforts to confront the threat of terrorism are essential, and they must continue without pause. To be effective, they require solid, systematic and unfailing regional and subregional cooperation. Such cooperation, which is the main, crucial link between national efforts and those of the international community, is indispensable, especially in regions that are the declared targets of terrorist groups and the traffickers of all sorts who sustain it. That cooperation cannot be successful unless it involves all the parties concerned without exception.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Turning to the 1267 Committee, the Moroccan delegation commends the continued efforts to improve the effectiveness, credibility and transparency of the three elements of the sanctions regime, especially through the conclusion, which is expected in June, of the process to review the entries on the consolidated list. Here, my delegation would like to renew its commitment to continue to contribute to that process and to maintain dialogue with all relevant players working to achieve our common objectives. Finally, on the 1540 Committee, my delegation takes note of the submission of its annual programme of work for the period 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011 and welcomes the activities planned to increase awareness, consultation, assistance and cooperation in promoting the implementation of all aspects of the resolution.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Regarding the 1373 Committee, my delegation welcomes with interest the ambitious programme of work announced by the Turkish chairmanship of the Committee, especially measures aimed at ensuring the effective implementation of the obligations pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) and the continuation of initiatives aimed at promoting the implementation of the resolution through regular thematic discussions and informal briefings with Member States, the most recent of which related to maritime security and acts of terrorism on the high seas.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Morocco recognizes the primary role played by the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security and fully shares the determination of the international community in its resolute and united fight against terrorism, and it reiterates its commitment to continue its efforts for the full implementation of the Security Council's resolutions in the area of the fight against terrorism in all its manifestations. Here, my delegation welcomes the valuable cooperation and the rich dialogue which mark our interactions with the three Security Council counter- terrorism Committees and their expert groups. My delegation welcomes the efforts made to strengthen coordination and cooperation among the three Committees with a counter-terrorism mandate, as well as with the expert groups assisting them in discharging their mandates.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Mr. Loulichki (Morocco) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset I would like to express my pleasure at participating in this debate under your presidency, Madam, to discuss the work of these three Security Council Committees and their efforts to combat terrorism and to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. At the same time, I thank the three Chairmen for their comprehensive briefings. (spoke in French) These three Security Council Committees represent an important element of the United Nations counter-terrorism architecture, and there can be no doubt that their actions towards that end contribute to the overall efforts of the international community aimed at assisting Member States in their efforts aimed at fully implementing the Council's resolutions in this field.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“However, such a just and comprehensive solution can come about only with Israel's withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and the occupied Lebanese territories, and with the establishment of a viable and independent Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital. We continue to follow with great interest the intensified efforts of the United States and the Quartet, and we take note of the obstacles on the path of the negotiating process. We also value other international efforts, including those of the European Union, and hope that they will lead to the launch of new, serious and genuine negotiations, based on relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Road Map, which all have the blessing of the international community.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The international community's awareness of the gravity of the recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the resulting consequences for international peace and security should be accompanied by firmer and more effective positions that guarantee the minimum necessary for a relaunch of genuine negotiations that preserve the vital mutual interest of all peoples of the region to live in an environment of peace, security and cooperation. In order to attain this objective, the Kingdom of Morocco will continue to carry out its best efforts within the framework of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee, with a view to achieving a comprehensive and lasting solution through negotiations on final status issues, particularly with regard to Jerusalem, considering its importance and status.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“10-31422 In this context, my delegation has previously expressed its total rejection of the recent decision to place Islamic sites in Hebron and Bethlehem on the list of Israeli heritage sites, which is a direct provocation to the feelings of hundreds of millions of Muslims and of all those who advocate peace and coexistence in the holy city. Considering the central position of Jerusalem in the Middle East crisis and its symbolic value to all religions, we appeal to the international community, and especially the Security Council, to shoulder their responsibility and translate their words into action to put an end to these practices, in order to pave the way to meaningful and firm negotiations.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In this regard, we are also following with grave concern the escalation of the illegitimate settler policies in the occupied Palestinian territories in general and in East Jerusalem in particular, in an attempt to change the demographic composition of the city, to create a new fait accompli and to reduce the contiguous Arab presence as much as possible. This in turn undermines the possibility of establishing a viable Palestinian State. In its insistence on these unilateral actions, Israel has continued its rejected campaign against Islamic holy sites, targeting the Al-Aqsa mosque by covering up provocative actions by Israeli extremists to prevent people from safely reaching houses of prayer, and by its ongoing excavations and tunnelling under and around the Al-Aqsa mosque.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“It is evident that the recent decisions taken by Israel were only meant to stall negotiations and vitiate the process, particularly because those who wish to see the negotiations succeed and an independent State established on the Palestinians' own land will be deported from that land. Based on our responsibility under the leadership of His Majesty the King of Morocco as Chair of the Al-Quds Committee, we reiterate our serious concern over the grave decisions that the Israeli authorities continue to take in East Jerusalem.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“But instead of responding positively, the Israeli side chose a policy of escalation and took an extremely grave decision last week, declaring its intention to deport tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, thus labelling them foreigners in their own land and declaring their presence there illegitimate. However, however grave they are, these decisions are further links in a long chain of procrastination on these issues. This can only lead to further deterioration of the situation and to the further strengthening of extremism and violent fundamentalism, thus hindering dialogue and weakening the prospect of peace that would enable the Palestinians to regain their legitimate rights under the aegis of the international community and within the framework of international legitimacy.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In addition, however, only a few days after the decision taken by the ministerial-level Arab Peace Initiative Committee at the beginning of March, and despite all attempts and measures to counter this, Israel announced its immoral and illegal decision to construct 1,600 additional housing units in East Jerusalem. 10-31422 Following that, the most recent Arab summit, held in early April in the Libyan Arab J amahiriya, took several important decisions, including a reaffirmation that negotiation remains a strategic option for the Arab side to regain usurped rights and consequently to achieve the just and comprehensive peace desired by all.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Let me begin by saying that no neutral observer of recent developments in the Middle East could fail to notice the stark contrast between the international community's tireless, constant efforts and initiatives, on the one hand, and the unfortunate facts on the ground, on the other. Every time there are prospects on the horizon for the peace process to move forward, the Israeli party takes opposing measures in order to block and stifle those positive efforts to resume the negotiating process in their infancy. The international community has repeatedly taken note of the very grave decisions taken by Israel over the past two months.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Loulichki (Morocco) (spoke in Arabic): I wish at the outset to thank you, Sir, for having convened this open debate as part of the intensified programme of the Japanese presidency of the Security Council for this month, especially in the light of the current delicate situation in the Middle East. I wish also to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing on recent developments in the region. It is only natural that we support the statements made by the representative of Kuwait on behalf of the Group of Arab States, by the representative of Syria on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Nonetheless, I wish to make a number of points in my national capacity.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“It is high time that the international community, the Security Council and the leading influential countries assume their responsibilities and prevail upon Israel to remove the obstacles to the negotiations and respond to efforts to resume the peace process, which must lead to a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East and transform Jerusalem from a centre of conflict into a centre where the two States of Israel and Palestine can coexist side by side in peace and security. Such a just and comprehensive solution can be achieved only through Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories, including the Golan Heights and the rest of the occupied Lebanese territory.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“As a member of the committee to follow up the Arab Peace Initiative, it takes part in all international negotiations towards a permanent and comprehensive peace that would include the final status issues, especially Jerusalem, as a major focal point of any possible solution. The Kingdom also follows with great appreciation the efforts of United States President Barack Obama and his Special Envoy Senator Mitchell to overcome difficulties in the Middle East peace process. We look forward to these and other efforts to achieve the desired objective of restarting negotiations.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At the same time and based on the same responsibilities, commitments, international legal instruments and resolutions, it calls for wisdom and logic in addressing every aspect of the question of Jerusalem, which is of interest not only to Muslims, but to all those who follow monotheistic religions and are actively engaged in this world. On that basis, we are concerned about the dangerous developments in the issue of Palestine and their impact on security and stability in the Middle East. Those concerns are counterbalanced only by our firm belief that the peace process is an inevitable choice and that its success is in the common interests of all the peoples of the region who wish to live in peace, harmony, cooperation. On the basis of that commitment, the Kingdom of Morocco will continue to work for peace in the Middle East.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Many statistics and documented reports are available, stating the number of Jerusalem inhabitants whose identity cards were withdrawn in 2008. During the same period, the Israeli authorities continued to issue permits to build new housing units in the illegal settlements in Jerusalem. Those unilateral and provocative acts seek to change the legal and demographic status of the holy city and obliterate its identity, violate international law and add to the tensions in the area, thus creating an explosive situation that could obstruct any progress towards the two-State solution advanced and advocated by the international community. The Kingdom of Morocco draws the international community's attention to the dangerous situation in Jerusalem and the other occupied Palestinian territories.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Regarding Jerusalem, Israel continues its policy of Judaization by confiscating more land in Arab neighbourhoods, persisting in building new units and facilities in the illegal settlements in Jerusalem, continuing to build the separation wall that divides Jerusalem's Arab inhabitants from their natural, political and demographic environment, demolishing homes and confiscating residency permits. Israel continues to target Islamic holy sites in the city through suspect archaeological excavations, by building a network of tunnels below the holy Al-Aqsa mosque on empty pretexts and by preventing worshippers from safely entering places of worship. Over the past three months, we have followed with grave concern the increasing pace of land seizures in Jerusalem.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“With the ceasefire that followed the adoption of resolution 1860 (2009), the international community had hoped that Israel would put an end to its practices and halt the collective punishment of the Palestinian people and, indeed, its continuing attempts to impose a de facto situation and to annex Palestinian land, acre after acre. However, the opposite happened. Settlement activities have continued illegally in the West Bank, with Israelis seizing more Arab land and forcing Arab inhabitants to leave their homes to be replaced by Israeli settlers.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My delegation would like to endorse the statements made by the representatives of Oman on behalf of the Arab Group, Syria on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Given the responsibilities of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Morocco as Chair of the Al-Quds Committee, I would like to focus in my statement on the dire situation in Jerusalem and that of its Palestinian population owing to the Israeli authorities' determination to implement their plans seeking to change its heritage and its demographics and to seize Arab homes and property in that holy city.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Loulichki (Morocco) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to say how pleased my delegation is to participate in this meeting under the presidency of China, with its principled and patient stance on addressing the various issues before the Security Council. I would also like to thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East region. The Security Council's regular monthly briefing on this issue comes at a time when the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating and in the shadow of the lack of any sign of negotiations resuming in the near or medium term.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Beyond such urgent measures, the true asset in combating these scourges remains socio-economic development and the establishment of economic governance and the rule of law. We hope that the response of the international community will be commensurate with the challenge and our shared responsibility.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Given its geographical position, its proximity to West Africa and the importance it attaches to stability in that sensitive region of our continent, the Kingdom of Morocco follows with particular attention the situation in the vast Sahelo-Saharan region, in particular the alarming developments in the trafficking of arms, narcotics and persons and the recent terrorist acts directed against the people - and sometimes the States - of the region. This situation requires the international community to take a three-pronged approach. First, the ongoing conflicts and disputes in the region must be resolved; secondly, countries emerging from conflict must be bolstered and supported in their political and economic reconstruction; and thirdly, bilateral, regional and international cooperation to eliminate trafficking must be strengthened.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Strengthening regional and subregional cooperation in combating drug trafficking in West Africa requires a multilateral effort in which the international community should invest in a resolute approach to curbing the phenomenon. In this respect, we must note that the critical areas for building West African capacity to combat this scourge include the provision of technical assistance by donors, the improvement of prevention and treatment of addiction, and the strengthening of cooperation in detection and interdiction. Given the density and international ramifications of active local narcotics trafficking networks, States of the region must cooperate with INTERPOL.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Fighting drug trafficking in West Africa and its many implications for regional and international stability require a renewed commitment on the part of all Member States, given the indivisible nature of security, in order to assist States of the region to develop their capacity for cooperation against organized crime, whose connections to terrorist networks are now known to all. My country welcomes the initiatives carried out by ECOWAS, with the support of the United Nations and the international community, to reverse the trend in 09-63874 this harmful trafficking, as well as the first positive results of these efforts witnessed since last year. This initiative must be pursued and broadened to include other destination countries in the larger Sahara area, which stretches from West to East Africa.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Given the steady international demand for cocaine and the strengthening of measures to intercept the drug along traditional routes, traffickers have turned towards West Africa. The choice of this region is incredibly unfortunate, as our region has just painfully emerged from a decade of endemic violence. As seen at the 2008 Praia summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), States of the region have demonstrated their commitment to curbing this traffic. However, their efforts are not enough in and of themselves. Financial, technical and training support will also be necessary to the success of their efforts.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“On the one hand, there is the risk that a number of countries will be destabilized in the region by an ill- intentioned use of the proceeds of trafficking to undermine the Governments in place, finance subversive actions or even carry out terrorist attacks. On the other hand, as international cooperation to fight narcotics trafficking has developed, there has been a parallel and increasing collusion among drug cartels, small arms traffickers and those who exploit clandestine migration routes. Such groups will stop at nothing, including terrorism and hostage-taking, to maintain their illegal source of income. The major itineraries for the traffic in drugs, in particular cocaine, have evolved.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The $400 billion per year that the drug trade represents is in and of itself very revealing in terms of the threat that it poses to our common security. The situation in Africa, particularly in West Africa, is of concern because of the extent of this scourge. The figure of 50 to 60 tons of traffic per year, cited this morning by the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2 reveals the gravity of this trade and the need to address it. The situation is all the more threatening in that it affects a region that is fragile in terms of peace and stability and where a number of countries are emerging from many years of armed conflict. This is of concern on several fronts, and requires States and our universal Organization to act, as the threats posed by this phenomenon are twofold.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Loulichki (Morocco) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to welcome you, Mr. President, and to express the Kingdom of Morocco's appreciation for your choice topic to highlight the presidency of Burkina Faso in December. The choice of this topic is neither meaningless nor accidental. It clearly illustrates the concern of many countries, especially African countries, regarding the magnitude that drug trafficking has attained and its consequences for the health of its victims and for development and political stability in affected States. Drug trafficking has become one of the world's most pressing transnational threats. No country can consider itself safe from its harmful effects. It is a threat because of its scope, its cross-cutting nature and the people involved in it.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Against that background, no one can deny that one factor leading to the escalation of armed conflicts and physical and psychological harm to civilian populations, in particular their most vulnerable sectors, is the proliferation of and illicit trade in light weapons. The harmful effects of those arms require resolute action by the international community to put them beyond the law and to bring about their elimination.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“For that, a fundamental and essential condition must be met: the positive cooperation of neighbouring States and the entire region in order to, on the one hand, ease the plight of civilian populations taken hostage by the dispute or the conflict and, on the other, to shoulder the responsibility arising from being a neighbour and from international obligations under international humanitarian law and refugee law. Enhancing efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts by peaceful means, as well as in peacebuilding, in countries emerging from conflict are ultimately the best way to prevent conflicts from worsening or recurring and thus putting innocent civilians at risk.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Such conflicts, fuelled by trafficking in persons, arms and drugs, affect above all women, the elderly and children, in addition to the threats that they pose to regional and international security. The undeniable importance and urgency of providing an appropriate response to serious attacks on the physical integrity and security of civilian populations should not allow us to forget the dual need for the Council not only to make progress in the political settlement of conflicts and disputes, but also to act in advance and to take appropriate preventive action to defuse potentially dangerous situations.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source