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first: 2003-10-29
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“Experience has shown that this stage demands coordinated action between the Security Council, the good offices of the Secretary-General and regional and local actors. The framework for this coordinated action needs to be strengthened through political action and capacity- building. Mediation should also follow through on the implementation of peace agreements. Several peace agreements have faltered before being implemented or have stalled and fallen apart halfway through the implementation stage. Mediators with different abilities and sometimes in different combinations have to intervene to shore up peace processes and put them back on track. The Security Council has to be actively engaged and must provide its needed leadership and political leverage to rescue and resuscitate peace processes where such faltering is taking place.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Of course, more needs to be done by focusing appropriate attention on the three distinct but related areas of mediation. Mediation has a crucial role to play in preventing the outbreak of conflicts through the timely defusing of simmering tensions, as indicated by early warning systems, if they are in place. Mediation must therefore be linked with early warning mechanisms at all levels: national, regional and international. The second area of mediation is in securing the cessation of hostilities and negotiating ceasefires and peace agreements. This role has been the most prevalent and has been closely related to the work of the Security Council, as it entails the eventual deployment of peacekeeping missions.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We commend the efforts of the Secretary-General in establishing the Mediation Support Unit and urge continued support to it by the Council and all other Member States, in terms of both financial and human resources. It is also important that the work of the Unit continue to be coordinated within the Department of Political Affairs to ensure coherence and coordination. We also call upon the involvement of more women to support mediation work in the Secretariat and the field, pursuant to resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008). The role of mediation in the overall architecture of international peace and security is now getting the attention it deserves in relation to other aspects of the equation, especially peacekeeping and humanitarian response.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month of April. I also thank you for organizing this meeting on such an important and vital subject. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/ 189), which has given us a thorough analysis of the importance of mediation activities. We recognize that the report was requested by the Security Council last September, a fact that underscores the importance the Council is placing on mediation in its overall responsibility for maintaining international peace and security in the continuum of prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We urge the adoption of a judicious combination and calibrated sequencing of approaches to this crisis without prejudice to the powers and rights of the Security Council to determine its agenda and priorities.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“The 14 ministers of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation are meeting on 16 July 2008 in Durban to elaborate on the mandate and modalities of negotiations and mediation by the proposed mechanism, which should begin to function expeditiously. Finally, the resolution further calls for undivided support from the entire international community for the new political process initiated by SADC and the African Union. In the light of these new developments, the Council should consider focusing on supporting the new political initiative which has begun and should give it a chance to proceed. At this stage, the political option should take precedence over the punitive option.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“First, the African Union resolution has the full political backing of the entire membership of the African Union, which now remains fully seized of the issue. Secondly, the resolution is advancing the peace process from a facilitation mode by President Mbeki before the elections to a mediation effort in the post- election period. Thirdly, the resolution calls upon SADC to form a mediation mechanism which was not there before for the exclusive purpose of initiating a dialogue among the parties and the formation of a government of national unity in Zimbabwe. Fourthly, as we speak, President Mbeki has started fresh efforts to prepare for the SADC mediation.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“The resolution ushers in a new and more robust initiative to address the precarious Zimbabwe political and security situation. It merits serious consideration by the Security Council in order to enable the Council to work in tandem with the African Union and to create an atmosphere in Zimbabwe and the region that is more conducive to a negotiated settlement. The political significance of the African Union resolution for the prospects for advancing the peace process in Zimbabwe lies in five areas which the Council may wish to consider as the way forward to support the peace initiative of Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) intended to address the situation in Zimbabwe.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this special meeting of the Security Council to debate the political crisis in Zimbabwe. The Council has already expressed concern over the possible implications of the Zimbabwe crisis for regional peace and security by adopting its presidential statement of 23 June 2008 (S/PRST/2008/23). The crisis has since deepened, with the flawed presidential elections in Zimbabwe of 27 June 2008, as witnessed by election monitors from African institutions. The African Union has expressed its heightened concern and engagement regarding the crisis in Zimbabwe, by adopting unanimously on 1 July 2008 a resolution which condemns the political motivated violence in Zimbabwe. The resolution encourages dialogue by all the parties and calls for the formation of a government of national unity.”
2008-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5933 (2008) · source
“United Nations partnership with the African Union and African subregional arrangements such as the Great Lakes region, the Economic Community of West African Nations (ECOWAS), IGAD and SADC has been quite exemplary in the areas of peacemaking and peacekeeping. We are happy that this important collaboration has now been extended to the area of post-conflict peacebuilding as well. In conclusion, my delegation wishes to recognize the special attention that the United Nations is paying to African conflicts. We are particularly appreciative of the growing partnerships with the African Union in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and now peacebuilding. However, we have to display the same spirit and greater commitment to conflict prevention.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Therefore, any discussion on conflict prevention would not be complete without a discussion on institutional and resource challenges in post-conflict peacebuilding with a view to strengthening coherence and consistency of the Security Council's actions. It is in this regard that we have supported and actively contributed to the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission, as well as the Peacebuilding Support Office within the Secretariat. We shall give the same kind of support to any initiatives by this Council or by the Secretary- General in the area of conflict prevention. The challenge here is how to build an effective partnership between the United Nations system and other actors for a well-coordinated role in conflict prevention.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“For the first time in history, the ICC has provided the international community with an institution that addresses the most heinous international crimes and thus ensures that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished. Its mandate to try and to sentence the highest and the mightiest can be considered a deterrent to potential tyrants and the prevention of man- or woman-made crises in the world. The relevance of peacebuilding, for example, rests on the fact that lasting peace in a country torn by violence cannot be achieved unless and until the destroyed infrastructure is reconstructed.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Let us build an effective global partnership between States and institutions that can work in unison to prevent and resolve violent conflicts. The close linkages between security, development and human rights have revealed the imperative of an integrated approach to conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding. It is therefore important to examine how best to promote peace and the sustained rule of law in post-conflict societies. The establishment of the permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) was a crucial step. It provides legal measures for dealing with the suspects of international crimes and thus assists in combating the culture of impunity.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“As of now, the secretariat has managed to secure political and diplomatic support from regional and subregional groupings and international partners such as the United Nations system, the African Union, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Group of Friends of the Great Lakes Region. We need to devise a practical and effective strategy that can address the root causes and underlying conditions of conflicts in a comprehensive manner. This underlines the importance of having a holistic approach to prevention, one that addresses the linkages between development and security and recognizes the nexus between the two.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“As an outcome of the conferences, the region was finally able to sign the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region. The regional pact bears elements of all the three pillars of the peace and security architecture. 07-4920] An executive secretariat has now been established with the objective of coordinating and implementing the Pact. It is expected that, upon its ratification, full implementation of the projects listed in the regional programme of action will begin. In the meantime, plans are underway, in consultation with the African Development Bank, on how to render operational the Special Fund for Reconstruction and Development of the Great Lakes region.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“My country has practical experience of the negative impact of conflicts. Tanzania is located within a region that has a long history of many deadly conflicts. The United Nations has been very helpful to us in our efforts to resolve the conflicts in the Great Lakes region. The United Nations contribution has been particularly useful in the organization of the two International Conferences on the Great Lakes Region. The first took place in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, in 2004 and the second in Nairobi in 2006. The conferences grew out of the need to have a comprehensive regionally designed process and strategy that encompasses all aspects from peace prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and sustained development.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We should equally pay similar attention in the first instance to conflict prevention in order to contain simmering conflict situations from reaching a critical mass and breaking into violent conflicts. It is probably time for the Security Council and the Secretary-General to launch an initiative similar to the Peacebuilding Commission, one fully dedicated to developing a comprehensive strategy for conflict prevention in partnership with regional organizations. There are already various inter-governmental and non- governmental initiatives aimed at conflict prevention, but they are fragmented and under-resourced. A comprehensive conflict prevention strategy would complete the three pillars of the peace and security architecture of the United Nations consisting of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Compared to the multitudes of initiatives and undertakings to resolve 07-4920] conflicts by both the United Nations and regional organizations, initiatives to prevent conflicts in the past sixty years have been relatively few and far apart. There has been focus on conflict resolution, but not equal focus on prevention. The strategies for conflict resolution have, therefore, remained underdeveloped. The 2005 World Summit established the Peacebuilding Commission, which seeks to prevent relapses into conflict in post-conflict situations. This is commendable and necessary, given the many recurrences of conflict after successful and costly peacekeeping missions. Peacebuilding is prevention in the second instance.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“I should congratulate you, Sir, for your election to the presidency this month, and also extend felicitations and congratulations to China for their successful stewardship of this body last month. My delegation wishes to thank the delegation of the Republic of the Congo for organizing this open debate on a topic of particular importance to us. The primary responsibility of the Security Council is not only the maintenance of international peace and security, but also to promote the peace that it seeks to maintain. Promoting the establishment of peace involves, in essence, the prevention of the conditions and causes of conflict.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Successful post- conflict reconstruction is a sure way of not only preventing a relapse into conflict, but also of laying the foundation for sustainable peace, development and the institutionalization of human rights in post-conflict situations in Africa. 13 We hope that those four areas of cooperation between the two bodies will be reflected in the outcome of this debate and will continue to be the basis of further consultations on strengthening the partnership to promote and maintain international peace and security in the African continent.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Understandably, the underlying political issues must still be resolved jointly by the two Councils and Sudan. The latest challenge calling for partnership in Africa is to deploy a peace support mission in Somalia. Fourthly, peacebuilding falls squarely in areas of interest to both the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council. Post-conflict reconstruction begins when peacekeeping missions are still in place, and in most cases will overlap for some time the mandates of the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union in a given post-conflict situation in Africa. There is need and room to strengthen the country configuration of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission, with the active participation of the United Nations and the African Union.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Thirdly, peacekeeping probably has the greatest potential for cooperation between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union. The African Union has proved to be quick in its deployment, with minimum resources, and has made great contributions in holding conflicts at bay before the United Nations comes in - as was the case in Burundi and in West Africa, where forces of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group, supported by the African Union, were deployed in Liberia and Sierra Leone ahead of the United Nations peacekeeping missions there. The latest discussions on how to address the Darfur crisis raise new possibilities for strengthening political and technical cooperation for joint deployment in Darfur, with the support of the international community.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The two councils have evolved a way of sequencing, synchronizing and complementing their decisions to lend maximum effect to the appropriate actions to be taken. However, those political efforts by the two organs are sometimes ad hoc and not timely enough. There is room for periodic consultations, as was the case during the first meeting between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council held in Addis Ababa in June 2006, when the Council visited Eastern Africa, and the second meeting, held in November 2006, again in Addis Ababa, to jointly deliberate on Darfur. The latter led to the signing of a memorandum of understanding and cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Already, there are encouraging signs of support for subregional initiatives - as was the case in the conflicts in Southern Sudan and Somalia, negotiated under the auspices of Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the African Union. The proposed mediation support facility to be established in the Secretariat should be given attention and formal support by the Security Council. Secondly, in the area of conflict resolution, the partnership between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union has produced Visible dividends. The combined moral authority of the two organs, especially when backed by unanimous resolutions, is a powerful message to protagonists in African conflicts.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Today's debate should promote that effort. I wish to focus on those aspects of cooperation between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union in the areas of conflict prevention, conflict resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. First, the newly constituted African Union and the practices of the former Organization of African Unity offer an elaborate architecture and tested ways of conflict prevention, combining formal quiet diplomacy and best practices of wise counselling, peer consultation, mediation and reconciliation. The African Peer Review Mechanism is yet another innovative way to establish norms of cooperation and conflict prevention. The Security Council should take a keen interest in those initiatives and practices in the African continent.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The objective in all those efforts has been, and essentially remains, to ensure that the framework set and the practices devised contribute to, and reinforce, the cooperation partnership between the world body and regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security in the various regions of the world. In fact, it is to those efforts that we can proudly attribute the success stories of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Southern Sudan. There have been previous debates and deliberations in the Security Council as well as in the General Assembly on how to strengthen and deepen the cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations - and in particular between the Council and the corresponding organs of regional organizations.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The United Republic of Tanzania wishes to congratulate you, Mr. President, and through you the Republic of South Africa, on holding, in a very successful manner, the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March 2007. We thank you very much for organizing this important debate on a subject that is of great significance for the work of this body and of major concern and interest in Africa. My delegation highly commends the Security Council and the entire United Nations family for having already invested such great energy and resources in an effort to build and develop a systematic and well-coordinated partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union. However, there is still room for improvement.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649Resumption1 (2007) · source
“This new institution in Africa bears all the hallmarks of what the United Nations stands for: the pursuit of peace, security, development and respect for human rights, and the attainment of larger freedom in a comprehensive manner. We should give this institution our unqualified support.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The fourth pillar is international cooperation and partnership with other institutions in the maintenance of peace and security and the promotion of economic and social development and environmental sustainability. The United Nations and the African Union are foremost partners in this endeavour. The International Conference draws its mandate and strength from the inclusive nature of its stakeholders, which include civil society, women, youth, the business community and Government at various levels of participation. All of them converge in a special follow-up mechanism to ensure accountability in implementation and in the delivery of peace dividends.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The first pillar is peace and security, based on renouncing the use of force, settling disputes peacefully and the prohibition of insurgent activities in each other's territories. Peace and security is also viewed as a basis for sustainable development. The second pillar is political stability, based on democratic principles, the rule of law, respect for human rights and good governance. The third pillar is development in support of peace and security and democratic institutions - sustainable development based on economic cooperation in the use of natural resources - and regional integration. The Great Lakes region has been designated as a specific reconstruction zone with a special fund for contributions from Member States and the international community.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“Although northern Uganda is not on the agenda of the Council, there is concern by the Council regarding the political and humanitarian situation there. It is for that reason that the Council is following with keen interest and anticipation the peace talks between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Juba, under the facilitation of the Government of Southern Sudan. The Great Lakes Conference will be an indispensable partner of the Security Council in ensuring the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in East and Central Africa once the Pact is ratified and implementation begins. It heralds a promising future for the peace agenda in Africa. It is an edifice standing on four pillars.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“It will be recalled that the Council has been seized of issues relating to the Great Lakes region for more than 10 years. Indeed, more than half of the African issues of concern to and on the agenda of the Council have related to the countries of the Great Lakes - Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, northern Uganda, the Sudan and the Central African Republic. It is with much satisfaction and gratitude that we wish to recognize the role of the Council in shepherding the peace processes in those countries to the stages at which they are today. Rwanda is no longer on the agenda. Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have gone through democratic elections, and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement is being implemented in southern Sudan.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“Ambassador Mulamula is an accomplished diplomat who has been closely associated with the evolution of the Great Lakes Conference, since its inception in 2004, as National Coordinator for Tanzania, working closely with the secretariat in Nairobi. Ambassador Mulamula will need the accompaniment and support of the Council, the United Nations system, the Group of Friends and the international community at large beyond the three- month transition from a United Nations-African Union (AU) secretariat to a regionally owned institution. Such support and partnership could take many forms, ranging from capacity-building to information-sharing and regular consultations on issues of mutual concern regarding peace and security in the region.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The Pact has 10 protocols, including on non-aggression and mutual defence, human rights, as well as the prevention and curbing of the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and crimes of war. The Pact further provides for collective humanitarian responsibility to protect civilian victims of violent conflicts and of the systematic human rights violations which have characterized the region and their attendant consequences in terms of human internal displacements and massive exoduses of refugees across national boundaries. The International Conference on the Great Lakes will have a permanent secretariat based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Summit appointed its first Executive Secretary, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula of the United Republic of Tanzania, who is sitting with the delegation of Tanzania in the Chamber this afternoon.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“I also welcome Ambassador Mulamula, the new Executive Secretary for the Great Lakes secretariat, about whom I shall say a few words in a moment. The long-awaited but meticulously prepared Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region was signed by the 11 countries of East and Central Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, on 15 December 2006. It was the culmination of an inclusive two-year process whose vision and foundation is the Dar es Salaam Declaration on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development, adopted and signed at the first Summit of the countries of the region on 20 November 2004. The Pact provides a legal and political framework for peaceful coexistence, cooperation and sustainable development among the members of the Conference.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having found time in your crowded programme, in the last week of your presidency, to organize this thematic debate on the Great Lakes region. It is a reflection of the importance you attach to the issue of peace and security in that part of Africa. My delegation welcomes the report by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ibrahima Fall, and extends its profound gratitude and congratulations to him for his dedicated and valuable service in the joint secretariat of the United Nations and the African Union in Nairobi, which supported the countries of the region in preparing for the Second Summit of countries of the Great Lakes. Mr. Fall has delivered his services with distinguished professionalism.”
2006-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5603 (2006) · source
“The core duty of the United Nations is not only to maintain peace and security among Member States, but also to protect their respective civilians. Human security and safety should be as important as the security of States. The two must be addressed concurrently. Finally, we would like to restate our appreciation to Mr. Egeland for his role in raising the profile of humanitarian issues on the international agenda in general and on the agenda of the Council in particular. He leaves behind a legacy of courage and dedication and, above all, of commitment to protecting and assisting civilians in precarious and vulnerable situations.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We agree with those delegations that raised the issue of addressing the proliferation and illegal circulation of small arms and light weapons, which fuel conflicts and increase civilian casualties. This issue requires more concerted action by the various organs of the United Nations system as a way of enhancing the protection of civilians. I cannot conclude my statement without noting my delegation's great concern at the emerging trend whereby some State and non-State actors are openly compromising the neutrality and questioning the impartiality of the United Nations to deploy peacekeeping troops or observers in areas they control. We should assure Member States that the United Nations is by definition an indispensable partner of its Member States in the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We appreciate the support of the Council and of the entire international community for the peace processes in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which have brought an end to the protracted wars there and paved the way to national reconciliation, the institutionalization of the rule of law, and respect for human rights. Indeed, the emerging peace, and the anticipated peace and security compact to be signed later this month in Nairobi by the countries of the region, will bring great relief to the region and enhance regional security and the safety of civilians. Tanzania is very grateful that such positive developments have come about through the assistance rendered by the Council in the promotion of peace and security in the Great Lakes region.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“The greatest challenge to the Council and to the international community as a whole occurs when Governments not only fail to protect their citizens but are themselves the cause of insecurity to their citizens. How can we exercise our collective responsibility to protect under such circumstances? We should hold such Governments responsible and accountable for their actions. Equally challenging is the identification of existing gaps in the normative standards of international law and in their implementation by humanitarian actors, and the need to assist States that lack adequate capacity to protect various categories of affected civilians. Experience in the Great Lakes has shown that a regional approach to addressing security and development problems has proved to be useful and much more effective.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We also condemn each and every party involved in all situations of conflict in which innocent civilian populations are deliberately targeted and attacked as a strategy of war, for military advantage. Such unacceptable behaviour is contrary to the civilized conduct of modern warfare. It is our conviction that all such perpetrators must be held responsible for violating international law and that such cases should be prosecuted in order to put an end to the culture of impunity. It is our View that today's fruitful discussions should go beyond a naming and shaming exercise. The Security Council has been greatly concerned at, and remains seized of, the level of human tragedy experienced by civilian populations, for example in the context of recent events in the Middle East and in Darfur.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We therefore join in emphasizing the need to enhance the efforts of the United Nations to protect civilians in armed conflict, including children. Admittedly, the most important strategic objective has been to prevent armed conflict and its recurrence in the first place. That objective goes hand in hand with the initiative to urgently make the United Nations a more effective instrument for the maintenance of international peace and security. While the ongoing protection process has always played a vital role and will continue to do so, any progress made in the protection of civilians will constitute an integral contribution to the maintenance of global peace and security. 06-6406] It is for that reason that we reaffirm our commitment in support of this highly cherished humanitarian cause.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Egeland, the internal displacement of civilian populations in areas of conflict is on the increase, both in terms of numbers and of the complexity of protection needs. It is good news that the number of refugees is steadily declining, but the problem of internally displaced persons requires that renewed efforts be made to address it. The High-level Panel on System-wide Coherence has recognized the need for a more coordinated response operationally in providing resources and protection to IDPs. Children, especially, have become the most affected victims of armed conflict. In some conflicts, the ratio of child soldiers is said to be as high as 60 per cent. There is no doubt that the realities on the ground are far crueler than statistics would indicate.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“It is estimated that, of the hundreds of thousands of people who lose their lives due to the direct effects of war and low-intensity insurgency and to war-related famine and disease each year, almost 90 per cent are innocent non-combatants. Other violent acts include reprisals, forced recruitment, kidnapping, rape, sexual exploitation and gender-based violence. The protection of civilians ought to include protection for humanitarian workers involved with refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Such insecurity is due to the presence or activities of armed groups and militias within and around camps and settlements. Governments need to be reminded of their obligation to provide protection. As correctly pointed out by Mr.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“I wish to congratulate you once again, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We extend once again our appreciation to the delegation of Peru for a task well accomplished during the month of November. Mr. President, we thank you for having organized this important debate and wish the State of Qatar every success during its presidency of the Security Council for the month of December 2006. Let me also thank Mr. J an Egeland, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his insightful briefing. Enhancing the protection of civilians in armed conflict is a fundamental responsibility of States and of the international community; we cannot afford to fail in that respect.”
2006-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5577Resumption1 (2006) · source
“We hope that Governments that have committed themselves to action plans will implement them and that those that have not yet committed themselves in that regard will do so. We welcome the energetic approach shown by the visits of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and that of her Special Adviser, and we have every confidence that the Security Council Working Group will continue to study their reports and to make credible recommendations.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573 (2006) · source
“The Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UNICEF, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other United Nations agencies charged with protecting and helping children, as well as NGOs with similar mandates, must coordinate their efforts. Those organizations must harmonize their policies and plans of action in order to have the maximum impact in their work in the field. They must be given adequate resources, both financial and human, to carry out their mandates. We call upon the international community, including the Security Council, to step up efforts to that end. Finally, we look forward to further progress on the ground and in New York in advancing the cause of children.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573 (2006) · source
“Secondly, we recognize the difficulties encountered in the monitoring and reporting mechanism, ranging from policy coherence to problems of collecting data owing to terrain, security situation and inadequate manpower. However, while we continue to work around those challenges, we must in the meantime take action against individuals who have been identified as perpetrators and for whom arrest warrants have been issued. In addition to the "naming and shaming" list, threats of sanctions will definitely have a deterrent effect on those violating children's rights. Thirdly - and this is related to my second point- we urge that more resources be allocated to ensure that the monitoring and reporting mechanism is effective and that disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes are successful.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573 (2006) · source
“That is one of the issues to be addressed in the forthcoming summit in Nairobi next month of the countries of the Great Lakes region. Tanzania fully supports the recommendations contained in the reports of the Secretary-General and the OIOS. However, we would like to emphasize three issues: first, we agree to the suggestion that the Council expand its focus and allow equal attention to both situations of armed conflict and situations of concern, so that a monitoring and reporting mechanism can apply to all situations regardless of whether they fall under annex I or II of resolution 1612 (2005). In that regard, we welcome the fact that the Secretary- General has included all situations of concern in his report.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573 (2006) · source
“We welcome and encourage the military wing of the rebel group Forces nouvelles and four militia groups in Cote d'Ivoire for the signing of a regional action plan to end the recruitment of children and to implement the plan. We urge other countries and armed groups mentioned in the report of the Secretary- General to make similar commitments. In our region of the Great Lakes, the problem of recruiting and using child soldiers has persisted for a long time but has, of late, subsided with the signing and implementation of peace agreements. The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers is a major challenge that requires a comprehensive strategy, resources and political commitment to address it.”
2006-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5573 (2006) · source