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“Finally, I thank the troop - and police-contributing countries to UNMIT and the International Stabilisation Force for the great sacrifices they have made to bring stability to the people and Government of Timor-Leste, the true worth of which we can appreciate today. The new Timor-Leste still needs the United Nations, as the Head of the Government stated in his letter of 20 September 2012 (S/2012/736, annex). That is to be expected from a country emerging from so many years of sociopolitical conflict and which remains fragile.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“With regard to the statement of the Timorese authorities that United Nations support through a political or peacekeeping mission would no longer be necessary after 2012, my country hopes that the new cooperation in the strengthening and developing of institutions will not skirt such essential matters as the resolution of socioeconomic problems to achieve the equitable and sustainable development of Timor-Leste. It is appropriate to protect gains achieved at such a cost. In conclusion, I reiterate the gratitude of my country to UNMIT, the United Nations and its specialized programmes and funds for their importanty work, which has made the renaissance of Timor-Leste possible. I am also grateful to South Africa for the important role it has played as the leading country in managing the Timorese situation.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“It is also necessary to resume the development of ethics courses for judges, prosecutors and lawyers. The tasks entrusted to UNMIT, pursuant to resolution 2037 (2012), will soon come to an end. As a prelude to that, we gladly note that the Joint Transition Plan will be duly carried out until the drawdown of UNMIT on 31 December, as attested by the fact that several projects are being carried out jointly by the Government and the United Nations system.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“That is why my country keenly hopes that the national police, already fully operational, will steadily be provided with competent human resources and appropriate logistical resources so as to strengthen its capacities in all areas, particularly in disciplinary investigations. Moreover, we call for open cooperation between the armed forces and the national police, with responsibilities clearly allocated between them in order to avoid possible future conflicts. In the area of human rights and national reconciliation, despite important progress, the Government must strengthen its effort to protect the rights of its citizens and guarantee access to justice for all, with particular attention to the cases of those who have disappeared and their families.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“However, as indicated by the Secretary-General in his report, it is appropriate to urge the Government to make further progress in adopting precise rules and making operational the Audit Chamber of the High Administrative Tax and Audit Court. Togo has many reasons to welcome the situation in Timor-Leste, all the more so since the security issue is no longer a cause of grave concern. In that regard, the report under consideration shows that UNMIT police spared no effort to provide support for institutional development and for strengthening the capacity of the Timor-Leste national police. However, every effort must be made to halt not only domestic and gender-based violence, but also incidents linked to the illegitimate use of firearms.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“Togo particularly welcomes the strengthened climate of trust, cooperation, dialogue and reconciliation among Timorese political stakeholders who presided over the organization this year of commemorative demonstrations, such as those marking the tenth anniversary of the country's return to independence and the thirteenth anniversary of the popular referendum. Similarly, we note that democratic governance has been strengthened, in particular through the adoption of the Decree Law setting out the rules concerning the planning, implementing and funding of public projects in all districts of the country. In parallel, the Timorese authorities have pursued their efforts to strengthen the mechanisms of the fight against corruption. The Anti-Corruption Commission in the country plays a remarkable and vital role in that area.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“With respect to political progress, the Timorese Government has successfully met the challenge of organizing, in accordance with the requisite standards and with the participation of all, the presidential election won by Mr. Taur Matan Ruak, and transparent parliamentary elections whose results were accepted by all parties. Consequently, the legitimacy of the new Government, led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, has been endorsed by the people, while the opposition continues to actively participate in parliamentary debates. The Government's regular consultations with political parties not represented in Parliament is another initiative that should be encouraged.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“The results obtained in strengthening democracy and the rule of law are extremely encouraging, particularly since the adoption of resolution 2037 (2012), which extended UNMIT's mandate to 31 December 2012. We were able to assess for ourselves the reality on the ground during the Council's mission to Timor-Leste from 3 to 6 November, in which I was privileged to participate and which has just been exhaustively described by the representative of South Africa (see S/PV.6858). On that occasion, we were able to observe the high degree of partnership and trust between the United Nations, in particular UNMIT, and the Government, on the one hand, and the entire Timorese political class, on the other. My country especially welcomes that.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“Mr. Menan (Togo) (Spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Finn Reske-Nielsen for introducing the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) (S/2012/765), and to congratulate him for the work he has done in taking over the responsibilities of Ms. Ameerah Haq. I also wish to welcome to New York His Excellency Mr. Jose Luis Guterres, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste. His presence among us testifies to the importance that his Government attaches to today's debate, which enables him to exchange his views with the Council on the future of Timor-Leste. Six years after the establishment of UNMIT, by resolution 1704 (2006), significant progress has been achieved.”
2012-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6859 (2012) · source
“In conclusion, it is possible to imagine mechanisms that would improve relations between the ICC and the Security Council. In doing so, we will have to avoid using informal mechanisms and arrangements that run the risk of bypassing transparency or control and open the way to arbitrariness. We believe that one such mechanism could be the establishment of a committee or working group on the ICC within the Security Council in order to ensure better monitoring of issues having to do with the implementation of the ICC mandate and its relations with the Council. Nevertheless, the mechanism to be established should ensure the equitable application of the Rome Statute in order to avoid negative remarks about the Court.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“In that regard, we should think about and decide under what circumstances and with what means States could be encouraged to cooperate, without being coerced, given the gravity of the situation and the obligation to fight impunity in the case of a threat to international peace and security. The experience of ad hoc jurisdictions shows that Council resolutions have rarely obliged States to cooperate if they themselves do not decide to do so, and that dialogue and diplomacy have been more effective in achieving cooperation than Council resolutions. As proof of that, those jurisdictions have rarely reported States that do not cooperate to the Council, especially since the reporting or the threat of reporting could lead the State concerned to take a more extreme position.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Finally, when it comes to cooperation between the Security Council and the ICC, it is true that the role of the Security Council could be crucial, since the ICC, like any other international jurisdiction of its kind, cannot carry out its mandate without the active cooperation of States and the international community. However, if the Council wishes to intervene so as to promote or to trigger such cooperation, relevant modalities must be established, with full respect not only for the relevant international legal instruments, but also for the principle according to which cooperation is at the discretion of States.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Even if we were unfamiliar with the Council's criteria for referring situations to the ICC, one could envision situations in which the Council would make such a decision on the rationale that the Council and the United Nations would have established an ad hoc, hybrid or international jurisdiction had the ICC not existed. Those jurisdictions would of course be financed either fully, as was the case with the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia, or partially, as was the case with the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. In that regard, it would be enough to transfer to the ICC the funds that would have been allocated to such ad hoc jurisdictions.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“That is why we believe that, in order to achieve impartiality, consistency and transparency, criteria will have to be established for the Council to use in identifying, among the situations that pose a threat to international peace and security, those that should be referred to the ICC, regardless of where they are taking place. Another important issue to address is that of funding the ICC. In principle, the fact that the Security Council refers cases to the ICC without participating in financing such procedures runs counter to article 115 (b) of the Rome Statute, which deals with the issue of the use of the financial resources of the United Nations, especially when it comes to referrals to the Court by the Council.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“The fact that, as things stand, the Security Council is far from being representative of States parties to the Rome Statute should cause the Council to declare itself not competent to apply articles 13 (b) and 16 of the Rome Statute. For the Security Council to take action under those articles is comparable to a regime's executive and political bodies applying laws to citizens while exempting themselves from those same laws. Moreover, certain somewhat ambiguous situations strengthen that view. Even if most African situations currently before the ICC were referred by African States themselves, the only two situations referred by the Council to the ICC to date pertain to Africa. The question then arises as to why similar situations that are taking place elsewhere have not provoked the same interest on the part of the Security Council.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“In that regard, if it is acknowledged that the Security Council can follow up the affairs of the ICC beyond the ICC's periodic reports, it must be determined whether such follow-up will be limited only to those cases referred by the Council, or will also involve those cases with which the ICC is seized or becomes seized of, under its own initiative without the Council's intervention. Furthermore, concerning the referral of cases to the ICC by the Security Council, it should be noted that, for reasons of their own, there are members of the Council, including Togo, that are not yet States parties to the Rome Statute.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Nevertheless, a combined reading of articles 13 (b) and 16 of the Statute of the ICC confers on the Security Council a very important power that is not always in accord with international law. There is therefore reason for concern, hence the need to avoid any extension of relations between the Court and the Council beyond the terms and the spirit of the Rome Statute. For that purpose, the agreement between the ICC and the United Nations can serve as the general framework for thinking to clarify the aspects that particularly concern the Security Council.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“It is true that in the name of the principle of the separation of powers, the International Criminal Court should, in principle, not have relations with the Security Council. It is also true that relations between the Security Council and the ICC are seen as a necessary evil and as an exception to the principle of the separation of powers. As a consequence, and like all exceptions, the rules governing relations between the two institutions must be applied in a restricted manner, so as to preserve the Court's independence. The proof is that the drafters of the Rome Statute did not desire a very broad intervention by the Security Council in the mandate of the ICC.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Those relations should be seen in the application of the rule of complementarity decreed by the Rome Statute, other relevant regional and international legal instruments and the general principles of law. The debate on the role of the ICC and its relation with the Security Council in the area of promoting and strengthening the rule of law through the maintenance of international peace and security can be dealt with through various key points. Those points - which in fact are challenges if they are to be well understood and responded to - will enable the two institutions to better achieve the common objectives set for them. First, there is the relationship between the ICC and the Security Council, which assumes a complementarity between the two institutions.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“In that regard, we welcome the Council's quick reaction via a press statement following the detention of some ICC officials in Libya (see SC/10674). Both institutions are working towards those objectives through the fight against impunity and promotion of a culture of accountability with respect to violations of humanitarian law and other international instruments when such violations threaten international peace and security. The Togolese delegation believes that to eliminate impunity and promote accountability in cases of threats to international peace and security, relations between the Security Council and the ICC should notjust follow the same principles of rule of law and equitable justice.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Mr. Menan (Togo) (spoke in French): First, I wish to congratulate you, Minister Caballeros, and your country, Guatemala, on having inscribed on the Council's agenda the important issue of peace and justice, with a particular accent on the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC). I also thank the Secretary-General, the President of the International Criminal Court and the representative of the Office of the Prosecutor of the Court for their introductory remarks on the issue under consideration by the Council today. Since the International Criminal Court was created 10 years ago, it and the Security Council have both been working in the framework of their respective statutes and mandates to achieve the objectives of international peace and security and promotion of the rule of law.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“The problem of piracy has not disappeared with the end of the transition, and the new Somali authorities must take a comprehensive national approach to maritime security in order to achieve the remaining objectives set out in the road map. The international community must also continue to support the Government of Somalia in its fight against maritime piracy. To conclude, we commend the invaluable contribution of the European Union and the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, which have consistently supported AMISOM. and the Somali authorities throughout the process. Togo welcomes the very positive actions undertaken by other partners that have steadfastly remained at Somalia's side. My country also supports the extension of the mandate of AMISOM. beyond 31 October 2012, as set out in resolution 2036 (2012).”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“Togo urges the various humanitarian agencies to continue with their assistance initiatives to help the thousands of displaced persons, refugees and other people in need, despite the difficulties of doing so, in order to reduce food insecurity and serious child malnutrition in particular. The protection of civilians and the issue of human rights also remain serious concerns and must be included as priorities in their reconstruction and national reconciliation programme. While it is clear that the number of acts of piracy along the Somali coast has dropped significantly, the increased criminal activity on the continent, in particular the kidnapping of humanitarian workers and civilians by pirate networks, remains a source of concern.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“Togo also urges the new Government to work for transparency in the management of public funds and of the aid it receives for reconstruction and development. We hope that it will honour the need for women's representation; work for inclusiveness, openness and responsibility; and keep a broad view of the goals to achieve beyond the establishment of political institutions, such as social and economic reconstruction, and the development of the country after 21 years of civil war. The political and security progress achieved must not overshadow the humanitarian situation in Somalia, which remains critical.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“Still, while A1-Shabaab has been routed from strategic areas and towns and lost much territory, and while some of its numbers are signing on with Government forces and AMISOM, it is to be feared that it will use its remaining destructive abilities to engage in terrorist acts, as we have seen recently in the murder of journalists and many human rights violations. My country believes it urgent to safeguard Somalia's new institutions so as to solidify the recent gains, given that the post-transition period in Somalia remains fragile and that the new institutions are vulnerable to threats and face many challenges. They must be staunchly supported in the push to stabilize the country, including through dialogue with insurgents, because, as the Secretary-General has noted, the peace process does not end with the end of the transition.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“The London and Istanbul conferences, the meetings of the International Contact Group on Somalia, visits by several high-level international delegations to Mogadishu, and the recent summit on Somalia in the margins of the General Assembly are all evidence of the international community's support for the political process in Somalia. That international support, together with the work and sacrifices of AMISOM. and the Somali National Security Forces, led to the liberation of a number of important areas in southern and central Somalia. Recently, the recapture of the strategic port of Kismayo, the principal income source and the centre of operations for Al-Shabaab, was a death blow to that insurgency. My country reiterates its gratitude to AMISOM. for its remarkable work and the great sense of responsibility and selflessness of its personnel.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“The Constitution also calls for the creation of many other institutions in the post- transition period, and we hope that they will soon be established. My country welcomes Somalia's emergence from institutional instability and the onset of the process of creating a viable federal State, with more representative institutions to guide it towards the change that will lead to stability. The encouraging results that Somalia has been able to achieve in the political, security and other areas are the fruits of the common efforts of the Somalis themselves and other political actors, notably the signatories to the road map of 6 September 2011, regional and international partners, especially the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and other United Nations organs active in Somalia.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“Mr. Menan (Togo) (spoke in French): I would like first of all to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, for the briefing he has just given on the situation in Somalia. Somalia turned a new page in its history with the end of the transition, marked by the adoption of the provisional Constitution, the holding of elections and the establishment of new institutions. Indeed, the adoption on 1 August of the Somali provisional Constitution by the National Constituent Assembly moved the country further towards lasting stability. It served as the basis for elections of new Members of the Federal Parliament and its principal organs, as well as the election of the President of the Republic.”
2012-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6848 (2012) · source
“The flow of Syrian refugees, estimated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to be close to 80,000, is additional cause for serious concern, given the growing insecurity caused by the situation at a time when the Lebanese Government must face many other security situations in the south of the country, along its borders with Israel and in the zones where Hizbullah and other armed groups are carrying out all types of activity in total impunity. My country congratulates the Lebanese authorities for the urgent steps they have taken to put an end to inter-communal violence in Tripoli and to address the flow of refugees into their country. We urge them to work to prevent violence and to further secure their border with Syria.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“The continuing occupation of Ghajar by the Israelis and ongoing tensions along the Blue Line justify that measure. I reiterate our gratitude to the countries contributing troops to UNIFIL and pay tribute to all of its military and civilian personnel for their efforts in the service of peace in southern Lebanon. We also wish to encourage them to work to strengthen their cooperation with the Lebanese armed forces and the Israel Defense Forces. While Lebanon is experiencing internal problems that it is attempting to resolve through anational dialogue that is scheduled to resume on 12 November, the war in neighbouring Syria has exacerbated the situation, particularly with regard to security. The deadly clashes in August between Sunnis and Alawites in Tripoli demonstrated the real impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“For the time being, my country calls on all parties in Syria to halt without delay massacres and massive violations of human rights, briefly, violence of all types, as well as the destruction of their own country. On the issue of refugees and displaced persons, my country expresses its gratitude to the donors and humanitarian organizations for their multiform and ongoing support. Faced with the continuing violence, the international community will need to further mobilize to increase the necessary humanitarian aid for refugees and displaced persons, whose numbers continue to increase each day. As for Lebanon, we welcome the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), pursuant to resolution 2064 (2012), given the role of that Force in maintaining peace and security in the country.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“The Council's firmness in condemning that bombing and other suicide car bombs in Aleppo are an encouraging sign, yet they are not enough to put an end to the determination of all parties to the conflict to use all violent means. In the light of the scale of the war on the ground, Togo believes that the Security Council should use all means at its disposal to lead all parties to the conflict to effectively implement Kofi Annan's six-point plan and the Geneva Action Group for Syria communique (S/2012/523, annex), while awaiting new proposals to settle the crisis, which will be presented by the Joint Special Representative for Syria, Mr. Brahimi.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“That is why we call upon Hamas and associated groups to renounce violence and to work with the Palestinian Authority within the framework of direct negotiations. Now I will take up the situation in Syria, which is on the cusp of setting off the entire region if the Security Council does not take the measures required by the level of danger. If the worst that all of us fears were to happen, our Council will have failed in its responsibilities as defined by the Charter of the United Nations. The events of 3 October, including the bombing of the Turkish village of Akcakale, which claimed five victims, and the rapid and determined response of the Turkish authorities have strengthened our fear.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“Such an approach will certainly constitute the beginning of a disengagement, which my country strongly encourages. Here my country takes the opportunity to request that the Israeli authorities ensure an effective disengagement - in other words, not to free up one zone simply to occupy another in the West Bank. Similarly, Togo encourages the continuation of informal meetings between the Palestinian Authority and Israel. It calls upon the Quartet to continue its efforts so as to make progress in the negotiations on issues that divide the parties. In our view, the resumption of negotiations is urgent, and any preconditions to resumption will only delay a settlement of the issue. We also believe that the negotiations should include all parties.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“However, given that the lack of success with regard to the two States is perceived as a failure on the part of the Council, the situation should prompt the Council now to review its many resolutions and the various initiatives by outside players and partners. In that context, my country believes that the effective implementation of the Quartet road map and the Arab Peace Initiative should be firmly supported - indeed, demanded. At a time when it is important to relaunch the various initiatives, both parties equally must show unfailing political will to begin the negotiations necessary to achieve a lasting settlement of the question. In that respect, the Togolese delegation welcomes the recent proposal by Minister Barak to dismantle dozens of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“Settlement construction and the expulsion of Palestinian families continue, as does the blockade of the Gaza Strip. On the other hand, rocket firing and other provocative acts from the Gaza Strip towards Israel have not ceased. While Palestinians fight to regain their confiscated land, Israel defends its legitimate right to its existence and to security. My country believes that although both parties clearly have rights they wish to exercise, the only acceptable solution should be that of peace, mutual acceptance and coexistence. That is what the international community, including the Security Council, has worked towards for decades.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“Mr. Menan (Togo) (spoke in French): I would like to start by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Feltman, for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank the representatives of Palestine and of the State of Israel for their statements. In this debate, I will address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Syrian crisis and the situation in Lebanon. As for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation on the ground has seen no tangible progress since the Council's last meeting to examine the issue. Concerns persist as the hope for a two-State solution - Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security - evaporates, due to ongoing unilateral initiatives and provocations by both parties. On the one hand, settlement activities have not halted.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847 (2012) · source
“My delegation remains convinced that the Special Court's success has been made possible partly thanks to active cooperation among States, and that that cooperation is also crucial not merely at the current critical phase as the mandate draws to a close, but also as the Court seeks to ensure the launching and success of the Residual Special Court. That is why Togo calls upon all States to continue to cooperate with the Special Court in contributing to its budget, on the one hand, and, on the other, to extend equal support with regard to cooperation and financial support to the Residual Special Court.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“We welcome the fact that the work of the Special Court for Sierra Leone is to continue after it has closed, through the implementation of the mandate of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, to fight against impunity and bring to account those who are still fugitives from the law, ensuring the execution of sentences and promoting the protection of witnesses. It is therefore important that the Special Court work relentlessly to respect the timetables and forecasts for the completion strategy and for the closing of the cases that are still pending.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“However, given the fact that imagery can sometimes surprise, and therefore produce results opposite to those anticipated, my delegation hopes that the Court will be able to take steps to accompany those images with the teaching activities necessary to quell perverse effects that could - contrary to our desire - inspire and incite repeated atrocities. As in the case of the two ad hoc tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, the Special Court's completion strategy should not in any way open doors to hasty trials or impunity.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“Moreover, my country's delegation believes that the commitments made by the Special Court to ensure the lasting effect of its achievements in the fight against impunity, through the conservation of its archives, as well as awareness-raising and dissemination of its results, are notable signs of progress. In particular, Togo would like to support the idea of preserving memory on the part of the Special Court, which it pursues under its mandate by creating museums and mausoleums in order to shape and fix images that are aimed at informing the collective awareness so that those acts are never committed again.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“It goes without saying that elements of jurisprudence from the Special Court will continue to contribute to enriching debates aimed at promoting progress in international judicial systems, both nationally and internationally, in areas including forced marriage as a crime against humanity and sexual violence in times of war and terrorism, among others. My delegation also welcomes the fact that the Special Court has been able to tackle one of the major challenges facing jurisdictions of its nature, in reaching an agreement with the Government of Rwanda to ensure the execution of sentences handed down to those convicted.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“Despite those features that were part of its creation, there is remarkable proof today that the Special Court has contributed to strengthened stability in Sierra Leone and in the West African subregion, while working to put an end to the culture of impunity. It is also recognized that the Court has fostered unexpected progress in the area of international criminal justice and notable enrichment of international criminal law. In that connection, Togo welcomes the work of the Special Court, which has enable it to bring to conclusion numerous key trials, among which we would include the trial of Charles Taylor, which is currently on appeal and is slated for completion on 30 September 2013.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“It is therefore unlike the two ad hoc tribunals, namely, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - which are subsidiary bodies to the Security Council and thus benefit from guaranteed United Nations financing. Secondly, it was also the first time that such a jurisdiction had been located in the territory of a country that was the theatre of the acts that were to be the subject of prosecution, where the socio-political trauma and resentment risked generating insecurity and compromising the country's position in terms of proper implementation of the mandate.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“Mr. Menan (Togo) (spoke in French): At the outset, I wish to thank the President and the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for their very informative briefings on the achievements of the Court, its ongoing work and progress in the completion strategy of the Court and on the establishment of the Residual Special Court. I also thank the Minister from Sierra Leone for her briefing. We welcome the fact that the Special Court for Sierra Leone has been able to overcome at least two features that could have been considered as defects that would generate doubt regarding its ability to execute its mandate satisfactorily. First, there were the uncertainties related to the financing of a hybrid or internationalized jurisdiction based on an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6844 (2012) · source
“Secondly, my delegation fully understands the rationale beyond the resort to the concept of agreed language as a solution to ending the stalemate in the negotiations. We nevertheless believe that the agreed language should not be systematically used in circumstances that differ from those for which it had previously been adopted.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6843 (2012) · source
“(spoke in French) The reference to "as well as to the region and beyond", without any other geographical limitations, would seem to generalize the impact of drugs in Afghanistan as beyond the region and without limits. Clearly, Togo, like other Council members, is very sensitive to the issue of drugs worldwide in general and in Afghanistan in particular. The open debate that was held on 21 February under the presidency of Togo (see S/PV.6717) was illustrative of that concern. We believe that while this phenomenon affects Afghanistan's neighbours and States beyond the region, we have had no indication to date that the impact of drugs from Afghanistan extends to all regions of the world. We should therefore have defined the geographic extent of the phenomenon.”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6843 (2012) · source
“Mr. Menan (Togo) (spoke in French): Togo welcomes the adoption of resolution 2069 (2012), through which the Council has decided to extend to 13 October 2013 the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force. We would like to thank the other Council members, in particular Germany, for the efforts undertaken to that end. At the same time, Whilejoining the consensus, my delegation would like to explain its vote on two items. First, Togo would like to have noted its reservations with respect to the part of the eighteenth preambular paragraph that stipulates: (spoke in English) "and remaining concerned at the serious harm that opium cultivation, production and trafficking and consumption continue to cause to the security, development and governance of Afghanistan as well as to the region and beyond".”
2012-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6843 (2012) · source
“It is clear that the current gaps in governance and the inability of the State to provide goods and services slow down economic development and impede poverty reduction, while poverty itself fuels crime. In that context, interventions must be made on many fronts in parallel. In addition, it is clear that, to tackle the those challenges, Haiti needs sustainable international aid, and the people and Government of the country will have to do their utmost to tackle them. My delegation would like to call upon the Government to unremittingly continue what it has undertaken along those lines. Finally, given the many steps forward that have been taken, Togo understands and supports the plan to restructure and reorganize MINUSTAH's activities and its gradual withdrawal from the country.”
2012-10-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6842 (2012) · source
“My country would therefore call upon the international community to help the Haitian authorities to resolve that issue by continuing its aid. It is crucial for the Government and the people of Haiti themselves to tackle the challenges they are faced with. We are pleased to note the progress Haiti has made towards stabilization and development by bolstering its political institutions and the entities that guarantee the rule of law. We welcome those major advances, which are clearly noted in the report of the Secretary-General. Nevertheless, in spite of those steps forward, Haiti continues to face significant challenges in its efforts to improve governance, stimulate growth, reduce poverty, manage crime and violence and address ever-growing prices of products for basic survival. All those matters are closely interlinked.”
2012-10-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6842 (2012) · source