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Mahiga

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first: 2003-10-29
most recent: 2017-03-31
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“Two countries in the region have offered to train both commissioned and non-commissioned officers for Somalia. I appeal to our partners to support those offers. I thank all those who have contributed bilaterally and through the Trust Fund to support Somali security institutions, in particular the police, which will be key to developing the sector. In addition, the issue of receiving and rehabilitating defectors requires immediate attention. I encourage action by the Transitional Federal Government to receive the growing number of fighters who are defecting from the ranks of the insurgents. As a matter of priority, we are still initiating and seeking to coordinate an inter-agency response to the issue of defectors from Al-Shabaab. I ask the international community to support these efforts to weaken the insurgents.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“While commending Member States for the bilateral support extended thus far to troop- contributing countries, I appeal for more assistance to narrow equipment shortfalls, in addition to training and further support for specialized enabling units. I am also pleased to report that AMISOM. has become increasingly aware of the need to protect civilians in conflict areas. AMISOM. has also accepted responsibility for investigating civilian casualties caused by its troops. 3 The Government faces the daunting task of building an army and other security organs in the midst of a conflict. There is an immediate need to mentor and establish a command and control structure by training a capable officer corps. The continued lack of a command structure affects troop discipline and morale.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“to ensure that the logistics package for the additional 4,000 troops is made available once deployments begin. However, as Council members are aware, critical gaps remain in the United Nations support package to AMISOM. In particular, the reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment and self-sustainment costs are not covered under the logistical support package. It is essential for the success of the Mission that these costs are fully covered from contributions by Member States to the United Nations Trust Fund for AMISOM. In addition, AMISOM. faces significant equipment shortfalls that limit its ability to achieve its mandated tasks. African Union member States may also require assistance in mobilizing the specialized enabling units that are required for the Mission.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Recent months have seen regular interactions between UNPOS, the United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia (UNSOA) and the United Nations country team at both the senior and working levels to ensure greater coherence and coordination among United Nations entities. As we move forward, conditions of service for United Nations personnel in Somalia must be reviewed and improved in order to attract staff members to serve in this challenging and dangerous environment. I intend to take up this matter with the relevant bodies of the United Nations and would welcome the support of Council members. The increase in troop strength will provide AMISOM. with much-needed additional personnel to fully implement the first phase of military operations and gain full control of Mogadishu. UNSOA is working closely with AMISOM.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“In that regard, the recent upsurge in violence by insurgents to gain control of new territories and regain areas under TFG control is a matter of concern. The Government is seeking the assistance of the United Nations and the international community in the provision of basic social services in the areas under its control and in other parts of the country. In that regard, the expeditious implementation of resolution 1964 (2010) is essential to facilitating the implementation of the political strategy and to addressing the humanitarian challenges in Somalia. 11-20690 In recognition of that goal, the United Nations is increasing its efforts to develop coherent and integrated support to Somali institutions, including by establishing a light footprint in some parts of Somalia.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“As set forth in the UNPOS political strategy, we will coordinate international efforts to help the Transitional Federal Institutions create a political platform to allow as many Somalis as possible to participate in the ongoing constitutional initiative. That will provide the country with a viable alternative to the current transition. In the meantime, stabilizing the security situation in Mogadishu is the key to paving the way for the expansion of political space by Government forces and AMISOM. beyond the capital. That will help the Government to expand its outreach, deliver services and create the political space required for the engagement of other groups, starting with Mogadishu and the adjacent Benadir region.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“In recognition of the critical role that the Transitional Federal Parliament is expected to play in the public consultations, the Independent Federal Constitution Commission and members of the Parliamentary Constitution Committee held a workshop in Nairobi from 14 to 16 December 2010 to build awareness among members of Parliament and to discuss ways in which Parliament could support the consultations in the constitution-making process. In the coming weeks, UNPOS will more proactively support the Transitional Federal Government and institutions, groups and entities that are open to a constructive dialogue and peace.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“The Coordination and Monitoring Committee will be the platform for the TFG and all its partners to discuss the implementation of the Djibouti Agreement and transition issues. The discussions in the coming months will focus on developing consensus on the transition with all stakeholders and on the new political arrangements after August 201 1. The constitution-making process has reached the public consultation phase.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“The President recognizes the need to end the transition and to engage in open and inclusive discussions with all stakeholders, using the mechanism of the high-level committee provided for in the Djibouti Agreement, and in the newly reactivated Coordination and Monitoring Committee. The United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) has led extensive consultations on the composition and functions of those mechanisms and on ways to ensure effective monitoring and support for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). We have reached consensus that the high-level committee will act essentially as a vehicle for Somali- Somali dialogue, with the participation, as appropriate, 11-20690 of some of the guarantors of the Djibouti Agreement.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“It is lean and technocratic and its members have distinguished professional qualifications and experience. During my discussion with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on 4 January, he reaffirmed his commitment to the Djibouti Agreement, to moving forward with the transition process and to endeavouring, as much as possible, to accomplish the priority tasks within the given timeframe. While recognizing the importance of the constitution-making process, President Ahmed is also of the View that the process may not be sufficiently exhaustive or inclusive owing to access and security limitations, especially in the south-central part of the country. The President is keen to ensure the participation of Somaliland, Puntland, other areas of stability and the diaspora in the constitutional consultative process.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Last week, I travelled to Mogadishu, where I had useful discussions with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is with us this morning. We discussed the draft road map prepared by the Government for ending the transition, which emphasizes good governance, institution-building and the provision of basic service to ensure its legitimacy. The draft road map is being circulated for comments and refinement. We look forward to its finalization. Parliament has approved a budget for the first time. A plan of action for the first 100 days for each of the 18 ministries has also been prepared. Those are unprecedented initiatives by the Government - no previous Government has ever undertaken them. The new Cabinet is also unique in other ways.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“Mr. Mahiga: I thank the Security Council for the opportunity to introduce the Secretary-General's report on Somalia (S/2010/675). I will focus my statement on developments since the issuance of the report. I take this opportunity to welcome the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina during this month. I welcome and congratulate the new members of the Security Council: South Africa, India, Portugal, Germany and Colombia. Allow me also to thank the Council for having adopted resolution 1964 (2010) on 22 December 2010, which approved the expansion of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). In this final leg of the transition, the gains of the Djibouti Agreement, modest 2 as they may be, remain the basis for advancing the peace process and must be consolidated.”
2011-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6467 (2011) · source
“I request and encourage the Council to remain engaged and seized with the situation in Somalia, which, unlike many African conflicts, contains multiple threats to international peace and security: a protracted civil war, international terrorism, international piracy and international trafficking. Experience in Somalia has shown that the more delayed or inadequate the response, the more complex the crisis becomes. We have to act in a comprehensive manner to address these complex challenges.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“and the country team - cannot be overemphasized. Recommendations on approaches to integration have been laid out, but implementation has stalled. I have initiated senior policy group meetings among the heads of the three United Nations entities, and a joint planning mechanism is being put in place. However, there is a need for greater impetus in moving the integration process forward, consistent with 10-5364] practices elsewhere and the prevailing trend for greater cohesion in the United Nations system. UNPOS has also initiated its regional deployment of international staff in Somaliland and Puntland.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“A follow-up implementation meeting to the Conference is envisaged. The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains dire. The sustained attacks on TFG and AMISOM positions by the insurgents have compounded the suffering of innocent civilians, particularly in Mogadishu. A growing number of civilians, including those who had recently returned to their homes, have had to flee the capital as the fighting has intensified. Refugees continue to arrive in neighbouring countries and are a major concern to those countries. The international community ought to make more assistance available to address the persistent humanitarian crisis. That there is a need for greater cooperation and coordination among the three United Nations entities - the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“We are encouraging cooperation between the TFG, Somaliland and Puntland authorities on matters of security, including anti-piracy issues and the movement of people, such as internally displaced persons. Somaliland and Puntland indeed serve as role models to the rest of Somalia, illustrating that peace and stability can be achieved. Additionally, we will continue to advocate for and mobilize more support to the TFG, Puntland and Somaliland in other forums, such as the forthcoming international Contact Group meeting in Madrid later this month and the mini-summit on Somalia that the Secretary-General will convene here in New York on 23 September. The Istanbul Conference earlier this year was also a useful forum for profiling Somalia's present and future needs and encouraging private- sector involvement.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“troop allowances should match those paid under United Nations peacekeeping operations. Of equal importance is the proper equipping of AMISOM. troops with appropriate means to identify, track, deter or respond to insurgents attacks in a populated urban setting. AMISOM. is currently critically short of means to prevent civilian casualties and lacks adequate surveillance and operational intelligence systems. Pre-deployment training in humanitarian law on the protection of civilians remains an important requirement. The protection of United Nations civilian staff to be deployed under the light footprint in Mogadishu and elsewhere is also critical.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“Through their efforts, we have significantly reduced the number of AMISOM. troop casualties since last year. It is not the number of initiatives for Somalia that is in deficit, but concrete and practical actions on the ground. As we all realize the dangerous conditions in which the TFG and AMISOM. troops operate, I appeal to all Member States to move from the usual political commitments to more practical actions. While one appreciates the value of the support so far extended to AMISOM, gaps - such as lack of helicopter support for troop lift and casualty evacuation - still exist in financial and material support to the Mission. I therefore would like to stress the importance of the predictable and timely provision of these resources to AMISOM. and TFG security forces during this crucial time. Furthermore, AMISOM.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“has discharged with distinction its mandate to deliver a support package to AMISOM. The AU and the Force Commander have on several occasions expressed their appreciation of these valuable services, which I have had the opportunity to see for myself in Mogadishu. I should also take this opportunity to thank all partners for their collective and bilateral contributions to the United Nations trust funds and direct assistance to the TFG. In the immediate future, support to the security sector and building the TFG's institutional capacities stand out as top priorities. I should also bring to the attention of the Council the outstanding work performed by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). This effort by UNMAS staff has dramatically reduced casualties among civilians and AMISOM. peacekeepers.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“The initiative of the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mr. Johnnie Carson, to help generate more troops, needed equipment and financial support to AMISOM has been well received by IGAD and the AU. The threat level in Mogadishu and in southern Central Somalia has actually increased; therefore IGAD and the African Union foresee the need for a 3 new AMISOM. troop level of up to 20,000 in the coming months. The AU Peace and Security Council will soon submit to the United Nations Security Council a request for authorization for increased troop levels for Mogadishu and other strategic locations in Somalia. However, this military strategy needs to be developed within the construct of an overall political strategy. The United Nations support operation for AMISOM.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“With only 11 months until the end of the transition period, the TFG and the international community should heighten their political resolve to preserve and expand the fragile peace ushered in by the Djibouti Agreement and protected by AMISOM. The military capability of the TFG should be supported and developed to expand the territorial space and widen the political space for the TFG to operate and reach out to the Somali people. Concerted regional and international support and assistance are required at this very critical stage of the peace process if the TFG is to play the role envisaged by the Djibouti Agreement. In this connection, the decision of IGAD and the AU to deploy in Mogadishu 2,000 additional troops to enable AMISOM. reach its authorized strength of 8,000 must be speedily implemented.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“The brutal attack on the Muna Hotel in Mogadishu during the holy month of Ramadan left more than 70 people dead, including six parliamentarians. On my second visit to Mogadishu, I witnessed continuous attacks on AMISOM. positions by the insurgents armed with light and heavy weapons. During my third visit on 9 September, accompanied by the envoys of the African Union and IGAD, there were suicide attacks by extremists at an AMISOM checkpoint in the approaches to Mogadishu Airport. The operation was foiled but left 14 people dead, including two AMISOM. peacekeepers, and several others injured. The insurgents' operation points to the need to strengthen AMISOM's defensive capabilities.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“I am concerned about the security situation in the country and its potential impact on the entire region. The suicide attacks carried out in Kampala on 11 July 10-53641 evidently bear the political and operational hallmarks of the international terrorism that threatens the subregion. Kismaayo has become the entry point for foreign fighters and war materiel for the insurgents, and a scene of criminal activities and illicit trade. There is a need for increased maritime and aviation security to deter such materiel from being used against AMISOM. and the TFG. I hope that the Security Council will send a message to those State and non-State actors supporting these illicit activities, deterring them from doing so. Importing radical terrorism has negative effects not only for Somalia but for the entire subregion.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“In this context, I have urged the TFG to convene without delay the high-level committee to define a political strategy and tasks to be accomplished prior to the end of the transition. These key elements will define the future institutions of a united, democratic and stable Somalia. I commend AMISOM. for ably defending the transitional federal institutions and the vital installations in Mogadishu, and for preventing the recurrent attacks by the terrorist insurgents, led by foreign fighters, from undermining the peace process. While the crisis in Somalia persists, positive opportunities still exist in both the political and security sectors to move the peace process forward. Scaled-up assistance from the international community is needed to make a difference.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“These include continuing the initiatives on reconciliation, building civilian and security institutions, and the completion of the constitution- making process, which could also serve as a vehicle for the Government and Parliament to reach out to the population through wide consultations within Somalia and with the diaspora. Furthermore, the leaders of the transitional federal institutions need to urgently discuss and agree on post-transition arrangements. I have urged the TFG to reach out to more opposition groups, expand the political process and focus on delivering basic services to the people. In this context, the TFG must develop a road map of achievable objectives and clear timelines to be developed for the remaining transitional period.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“Earlier today, the Somali Parliament adopted a resolution to request the Prime Minister to come before Parliament and seek a vote of confidence. In this context, the Security Council may wish to underscore the need for unity and cohesion in the TFG in addressing insurgency and advancing the peace process. The Transitional Federal Charter and the Djibouti Agreement provide for the establishment of a new, more inclusive and democratic dispensation following the end of the transitional period in August 2011. There are several tasks to be accomplished before the end of the transition.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“Regional leaders have raised concern that the lack of cohesion within the transitional federal institutions encourages insurgents to intensify their military and propaganda campaign against the Government and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). I have visited Mogadishu three times in the past 10 days to consult with the President on the political impasse. I have undertaken similar initiatives with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of Parliament, and urged them to resolve their differences and to continue working together. Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe conveyed a similar message when he visited the 10-5364] region earlier this month and met with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in Mogadishu.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“Mr. Mahiga: I welcome this opportunity to brief the Security Council following my appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia. I wish to begin with a briefing on some of the critical developments regarding Somalia that took place since I assumed office. For the past two months, I have held consultations with various Somali stakeholders, including the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a group, and regional and international organizations, as well as civil society organizations. I have just completed consultations with countries in the region, as well as with the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). I consult regularly with envoys and partners on the Somali crisis on how to advance the peace process.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“Finally, we welcome the draft resolution prepared by the mission of Austria. It is comprehensive and balanced and it sets out a clear path by which the international community can continue to respond to the challenge of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Furthermore, we found that the protection of civilians has to be a holistic and multidimensional endeavour that goes beyond physical protection to include aspects such as humanitarian access, protection from gender-based violence, protection of refugees and returnees, as well as the protection of human rights. In conclusion, I wish to thank all the Council members and the other Member States that have mentioned the report of the study in this debate today and expressed interest in reflecting upon it further. I invite all Member States, especially members of the Council, troop- and police-contributing countries and the Secretariat to give the report extended consideration. I look forward to continuing dialogue on this subject with a view to implementing the recommendations contained in the report.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mission-specific cases reveal that, without the basic prerequisites in place, such as a peace to keep, sufficient political backing from the Security Council and adequate resources, the Security Council cannot expect a mission to successfully implement a protection of civilians mandate. We also found that the role of both uniformed and civilian United Nations police units is a key area where new thinking is needed when it comes to considering their role in the protection of civilians. In general, there seems to be confusion regarding appropriate roles for uniformed police units.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Even nations with well developed peacekeeping doctrines and which train others in peacekeeping often do not address the question of the protection of civilians beyond respect for international humanitarian law, support to the rule of law and human rights. As such, the Secretariat cannot rely on deriving guidance on the protection of civilians from the existing doctrine of Member States, but will have to base it on the lessons derived from the field. I believe the engagement of the Secretariat with troop- and police-contributing countries will be of vital importance. With regard to field implementation, the findings from the field were based on mission visits in 2008 and 2009.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It may also be useful for troop- and police-contributing countries and other relevant stakeholders to provide input to the Council on a regular basis in order to inform its crafting of mandates. I now turn to peacekeeping mission planning and Secretariat policies. The study looked at the planning process that links Council resolutions to peacekeeping deployment. In particular, it examined the guidance, preparation and planning mechanisms used to build peacekeeping operations. The study concluded that the lack of an operational concept of what the protection of civilians means for United Nations peacekeepers has hampered the implementation of this mandated task. The study also found that troop and police contributors often have difficulty understanding how to train and equip their contingents to carry out their protection role.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The intent of the Security Council with regard to a mission's efforts to protect civilians is often not fully understood by the Secretariat or by peacekeeping missions on the ground. It is important that members of the Security Council not only focus on getting the language of mission mandates right, but also back up peacekeeping operations with the necessary political and material support. In addition, it has become evident that the planning that informs Security Council deliberations does not consider consistently the nature of threats to civilians. As a result, the spectrum of threats to civilians does not help to shape mission mandates, strategies, structures or resources.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“With regard to the language of Security Council resolutions and protection of civilian mandates, the study looked at the first usage of the "imminent threat of physical violence" language, in resolution 1270 (1999) of October 1999 relating to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, and at the evolution of that language to date. The study found that this physical protection language, with its three caveats, has now become standard. This seems, in part, to be due to the fact that Security Council members continue to value precedents in writing mandates. The team assessed that the physical protection language remains confusing for those in the field while it also raises expectations.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Equally important is the need for troop- and police-contributors to be aware of and prepared for the difficult and dangerous environment in which they will be working. Systemic changes will have to be made, and all actors will have to meet the challenges that this entails. This will be a difficult and challenging endeavour, but a worthwhile one, as the beneficiaries of our efforts will be those who need our attention most. I should now like to highlight for the Council some key points with regard to some parameters on the specific recommendations of the report.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“There are significant gaps at all levels, requiring a major and concerted effort form the Council, troop and police contributors, the Secretariat and peacekeeping operations to fill them in order to strengthen the protection of civilians. Some of the gaps will need to be addressed by other Member States. The measures to be undertaken will require political strategy and unwavering support from the Security Council. The operation measures include ensuring that critical equipment fundamental to fulfilling the mandate is made available to the missions, that contingents on the ground are properly trained and equipped before arriving at the mission area, and that they are led by commanders with the necessary resolve.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The challenge in situ of protecting civilians where conflict is taking place remains enormous. It was against that background that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs commissioned an independent study to look into ways of enhancing the protection of civilians in United Nations peacekeeping missions. I was requested last year to chair that study, whose report has just been released. I would like to share some of the highlights of the findings and recommendations of the study. The study shows that the entire protection of civilians chain, from the Security Council to the peacekeeper on the ground, needs to be addressed.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We should remind ourselves that the protection of civilians is the primary responsibility of States and that parties to armed conflicts also bear primary responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflict. However, experience in situations of armed conflict or immediately after the cessation of hostilities shows that those primary responsibilities are not fully met and observed because of the exigencies and disruption imposed by violent conflicts on law, order and judicial mechanisms. Therefore, peacekeepers are obliged to offer the needed protection to civilians in such situations. My country, Tanzania, has been at the forefront of protecting refugees from neighbouring countries, but that is only one aspect of protecting civilian victims of armed conflicts.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Civilians have increasingly become the targets and victims of combatants and have suffered intensely from the collateral consequences of sophisticated weapons of warfare and ideologies of hatred against innocent civilian populations. Beginning in 1999, in the midst of the gruesome civil war in Sierra Leone, the Security Council has strived to issue mandates for peacekeeping missions to protect civilians from such atrocities. That comes in the wake of earlier instances of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of war and ethnic cleansing in Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the mid-19905. Ten years later, notwithstanding the continuing attention and response of the Security Council, the Secretariat and peacekeepers, the protection of civilians in conflict situations remains a daunting and a recurring challenge.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania wishes to thank you, Mr. President, and to congratulate you and your country, Austria, for organizing this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict during your presidency of the Security Council. This is an important event, as it highlights one of the major current challenges to United Nations peacekeeping missions. It is also a milestone event, as it coincides with the tenth anniversary of the first Security Council resolution on this subject, resolution 1265 (1999), and the sixtieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. After 60 years, the legal framework of the Conventions remains valid and useful, but the reality of warfare on the ground has evolved and become more complex.”
2009-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6216Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That would entail increasing the numbers of female military and police officers, as well as of trained civilian female staff, to be deployed in the field. We look forward to participating in a wider debate in the Council later this year on the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We commend the individual agencies, funds and programmes that already have dedicated units to deal with gender-based violence, but their mandates would be greatly enhanced through a system-wide focal point. While the Security Council, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs continue to improve the protection of civilians in peacekeeping missions, preventing and protecting against sexual violence remain a relatively new and still evolving undertaking. We therefore encourage troop- contributing countries, in partnership with DPKO, to develop specific training for peacekeepers in the protection of women and girls against sexual violence before their deployment to peacekeeping missions.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That can best be done through the provision of assured access to humanitarian assistance for survivors of Violence. Information would not only give us a better understanding of the problem, but also allow us to devise appropriate strategies to address the problem and help the victims of sexual violence. In peacekeeping missions and other humanitarian operations, access to survivors of sexual violence must be given due priority. Coordinated action within the United Nations through a focal point in the Secretariat needs to be part of the wider initiative of the gender entity in the United Nations system-wide coherence exercise. This ought to go hand in hand with developing expertise on gender- based violence within United Nations agencies in the humanitarian sector.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“I also take this opportunity to draw the attention of the Council and the United Nations system to the newly launched African Union gender policy, which is related to, among other issues, the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008). We encourage the Council and the United Nations system as a whole to cooperate and coordinate with the African Union on initiatives in these areas, as appropriate. This could be a subject of future discussions in the evolving partnership and cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union. There are many challenges in the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008) at all levels. Among those that stand out and require urgent responses at all levels is the collection of adequate and reliable information on sexual violence.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Both resolutions are central to international peace and security. They have generated significant positive responses from States and regional and international organizations, which have become engaged in addressing gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict situations alike. In Tanzania, we are working with the United Nations system - especially the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - on advocacy initiatives, as well as promoting legislative and policy measures to address and mainstream national initiatives against gender-based violence. Tanzania has agreed with UNIFEM. to lead a regional initiative related to the campaign against gender-based violence, including sexual violence against girls and women.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. President, we thank you for organizing this important Security Council debate on the implementation of resolution 1820 (2008), on sexual violence against women, during the presidency of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. We commend the Secretary- General's report on this matter (S/2009/362), which advances our understanding of the subject of sexual violence against women, especially in situations of armed conflict and post-armed conflict situations, and the measures which need to be taken to preventing and address violence against girls and women. We appreciate and encourage the leadership of the Secretary-General and the Security Council on this subject, which needs to be linked normatively and operationally to resolution 1325 (2000), on women and armed conflict.”
2009-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6180Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The work of the Council would be greatly improved and strengthened if the United Nations were to invest more in political partnerships with regional organizations, such as the African Union, which are equipped to face the political challenges and opportunities and which need to be supported by the Council and the Secretary-General.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“This takes the form of efforts to create favourable environments for reconciliation, political accommodation and related tasks to prevent post- conflict situations from relapsing into conflict. These are all different variations of mediation tasks, which the Secretariat and the Security Council need to develop and put into the form of workable tools within the United Nations and in partnership with regional organizations. Tanzania has, over the years, built experience in mediation and peace facilitation in East and Central Africa. We have seen gaps that need to be filled by strengthening institutional links between the Security Council and regional and subregional institutions in conflict resolution.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, there has been a new peace agreement between the Government and the Congres national pour la defense du people. In Darfur, there is a need to negotiate a new peace agreement. We have witnessed several peace agreements in several situations within ongoing peace processes where the Security Council has already deployed peacekeeping mission. Mediators with different skills and backgrounds may be needed to continue negotiating as the need arises within a single peace process where several peace agreements may be needed, involving different mediators. The third area is related to mediators in situations where they are acting as reserves or facilitators in the process of peacebuilding, as in Burundi currently.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source