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Menkerios

lines on the record: 155
first: 1999-02-10
most recent: 2017-09-12
sittings or episodes: 12
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“In conclusion, I would like to express appreciation for the Security Council's continued high-level political support to the Framework Agreement, signed by the Secretary-General and the AU Chairperson, which ensures our ability to fully operationalize the strategic partnership that the Security Council has called for.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“Members of the AU Peace and Security Council have described the situation as untenable, and one that could result in AMISOM's precipitous withdrawal before the Somali national forces are ready to take over their security responsibilities. It would be tragic, not least for the long-suffering Somali people, if the gains and sacrifices of the past decade were reversed because the international community was unable to provide adequate and predictable funding for AMISOM. As requested by the Security Council, the Secretary-General will present a report on AMISOM's further funding in November, and the AU Peace and Security Council has asked the Security Council to take appropriate decisions to address this urgent and critical issue.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“Between them, the Secretariat and the Commission have launched such a process so as to ensure that the financing of AU-led peace support operations becomes a tool for achieving a common political and operational strategy. Finally, we continue to hear passionate appeals from the AU Peace and Security Council and Commission that the related issue of predictable, flexible and adequate funding for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) must be urgently addressed. The United Nations support provided through the United Nations Support Office in Somalia is either inadequate or insufficiently flexible for the nature of AMISOM operations, while non-United Nations support is uncertain beyond 2018.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“The AU has also taken further steps to strengthen and fully comply with its financial and human rights accountability and compliance mechanisms. The Secretary-General has commended the strong political will that the leaders of the African Union have shown, including through their payment to the AU Peace Fund to date of 18 per cent of their 2017 target of $65 million. As I mentioned last week, it is also essential to ensure that the financing of AU peace support operations authorized by the Security Council is framed within the context of a common political strategy, agreed to by both Councils and informed by joint analysis and assessments of conflict situations.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“The AU Peace and Security Council also called for greater collaboration with the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Support Office, with which they agreed in October last year to meet annually to assess progress and plan joint work. Fifthly, we are encouraged by the continued commitment of the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council to considering financial burden- sharing for AU peace support operations authorized by the Security Council in line with resolution 2320 (2016). African countries continue to argue that they already carry the heavy burden of sending their young men and women into dangerous conflict situations where the United Nations cannot deploy, in addition to promising to provide 25 per cent of the total cost of such operations.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“The United Nations and the AU should strengthen their collaboration with the regional economic communities, as well as with neighbours of countries where there are conflict areas. We should also engage more with non-State actors, such as faith- based groups, since they have historical contacts with the affected communities and enjoy a higher level of trust with them. On peacebuilding, the two Councils emphasized the importance of paying more attention to addressing the root causes of conflict and preventing relapses into it. That will require sustained engagement on the part of the United Nations, the AU, bilateral partners and non-governmental organizations, including by building institutional capacity in fragile States, increasing economic opportunities and enhancing resilience.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“As many Council members said during the deliberations, there is a wealth of knowledge, experience and understanding that special representatives of the African Union and the regional economic communities could put at the Security Council's disposal. The United Nations Secretariat stands ready to work with the AU Commission and the regional economic communities to give effect to the Security Council's wishes in that area. Fourthly, many representatives underlined the importance of closer collaboration between the two organizations on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Although the United Nations and the AU have improved their early-warning mechanisms, early action is still a challenge, and we often tend to be reactive rather than proactive.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“It was also suggested that the Councils could interact more frequently, particularly in advance of mandate decisions. Such interactions would facilitate the adoption of common approaches to addressing conflict situations and ensure that both Councils' instructions on implementation to the Secretariat and the AU Commission are more closely aligned. Thirdly, we welcome the Security Council's recognition that its deliberations and decisions on peace and security issues in Africa can be enriched by briefings from AU special representatives and envoys alongside those of their United Nations counterparts.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“In that regard, the Councils noted the important and critical role of the AU and its regional economic communities and regional mechanisms, Whose proximity to the countries and regions in conflict, together with their in-depth knowledge of the political, social and economic root causes and dynamics of the conflicts, provides a unique vantage point from which to address them. Secondly, we welcome the consensus that partnership between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council can be deepened through more frequent interaction between the two. That could include joint field missions to conflict situations that are on both Councils' agendas. A number of suggestions were made about how such joint missions could be organized.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“At the working level, daily engagements, including horizon-scanning, joint analysis and assessments, and joint operations planning continue consistent with the provisions of Security Council resolution 2320 (2016), the AU Peace and Security Council communique of 29 September 2016 and the Joint United Nations- African Union Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. I would like to focus on five points arising from Council members' successful deliberations last week. First, both Councils reiterated the principle of the Charter of the United Nations that the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and also recognized the important role of regional arrangements in dealing with challenges related to conflict, in line with Chapter VIII of the Charter.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“As I mentioned last week, United Nations and AU special representatives now frequently deliver joint briefings to the AU Peace and Security Council, including, most recently, on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Somalia. During the period under review, United Nations representatives have also participated and made statements in more than 40 AU Peace and Security Council meetings, most of them through the United Nations Office to the African Union. Similarly, AU representatives have briefed the Security Council, although more of that is needed.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“I would like to commend the two Councils for sending the unequivocal message that a unity of purpose between the two organizations, based on mutual respect and solidarity and on recognition of their respective comparative advantages, is their strength, and should be further institutionalized going forward. As Council members were briefed on last week, the strategic partnership between the United Nations Secretariat and the African Union Commission has been growing steadily. It is now characterized by continued engagement between peers at various levels. United Nations Special Representatives and Envoys are working with and complementing the efforts of their AU counterparts in a number of critical situations, including in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Gambia, Mali, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan and the Sudan.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“Let me start by congratulating the United Nations Security Council and AU Peace and Security Council on the cordial and constructive nature of the discussions held by the two Councils in Addis Ababa, which testifies to the strong commitment of both to address peace and security challenges in Africa in close cooperation and partnership. It also illustrates the recognition that the current threats to peace and security in Africa are so complex and interconnected, and their impact so profound, that neither organization can resolve them without the other.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“Mr. Menkerios: I would like to express my appreciation to the President of the Security Council for convening this important meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, including the African Union (AU), and for giving me this opportunity to introduce the report of the Secretary- General (S/2017/744) on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa, including on the work of the United Nations Office to the African Union. The Council has the report before it, and last week held briefings and discussions on the topic in Addis Ababa. I will therefore just update the Council on what has happened since the report was issued.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“I also wish to place on record our appreciation to the AU Commission, specifically the Peace and Security Department and the Political Affairs Department, for their strong and steadfast support to the consolidation of our practical collaboration.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The Secretary-General stated in his report on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the United Nations Office to the African Union, that he plans "to conduct an assessment of United Nations- African Union cooperation, including the structure and resource capacity of the UNOAU to meet the growing demands of the partnership." (S/2016/780, paragraph 57) We call on the Council to support his plan. I wish to thank you once again, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for inviting us to make this statement. Through you, Sir, we thank all Security Council members for their continued commitment to peace and security in Africa and for their support for our common effort.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“It involves reaching out to the whole of the United Nations and the African Union in order to ensure that both organizations draw on all the relevant contributions and, as much as possible, ensure coherence. We look forward to the continued support of the Security Council to ensure that UNOAU is adequately resourced so that it can effectively fulfil its mandate.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“As stated earlier, UNOAU will also continue to conduct joint horizon-scanning exercises and develop joint analysis and early warning with the AU, with a view to developing common understanding and action on conflict-prevention, mediation and peacekeeping. UNOAU will also continue to support the institutional strengthening of the AU Commission, as required, so as to make the partnership more effective and assist the AU in delivering on its mandates for the common purpose. Strengthening the partnership requires intensifying our day-to-day engagement aimed at sharing views and analyses, seeking common understanding of the issues and developing proposals for joint or coordinated action to address them.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“While the full details are still being outlined, we believe we should commend the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government for their political commitment, and be prepared to provide technical support, as required and if requested. The United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) is the conduit through which the United Nations can enhance the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in peace and security matters. Under the guidance of the Secretary- General and in collaboration with the United Nations departments responsible for peace and security, UNOAU will continue its close interaction with the African Union Commission and AU member States, so as to build understanding and enhance communication between the two organizations.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The adoption of a strategic partnership and the implementation of AU proposals in that context would enable the United Nations and the African Union to engage more effectively and exercise our comparative advantages so as to address conflicts and sustain peace in Africa. Importantly, the proposals on financing the AU and the Peace Fund also envisage a governance mechanism for the Peace Fund to ensure strong accountability and management systems, which are necessary in order to build the confidence of African Union member States and partners. The Finance Ministers of the African Union have decided on an implementation phase for those proposals throughout 2017.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“I strongly believe that the implementation of those proposals will strengthen the United Nations-African Union partnership, because a stronger African Union will be a more effective partner for the United Nations. The 2016 African Union Summit decisions on financing must therefore be welcomed and positively responded to within the context of the strategic partnership proposed. Predictable and sustainable funding remains a major challenge for the African Union, particularly in the three focus areas of the Peace Fund, namely, conflict prevention, capacity-building and peace operations.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The recentjoint meeting of the Councils to discuss South Sudan, which took place in September in Addis Ababa, is also an indication of the progress that has been made over the past few years. The three African members of the Security Council play an important role in strengthening and facilitating Security Council and African Union Peace and Security Council relations. I firmly believe that, if the two organizations were to adopt a structured and predictable partnership, that would tremendously facilitate and enhance such engagement. The decisions of the African Union Summit in Kigali in July on financing the AU and the Peace Fund should provide the means for Africa to finance a greater share of its conflict-prevention and mediation initiatives, as well as peace-support operations.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The conclusion of a joint framework for enhanced partnership between the United Nations and the African Union, which already exists in draft form, can potentially institutionalize and further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two organizations. The United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council of course play pivotal roles in strengthening the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of peace and security. There has been significant progress over the past few years in strengthening collaboration between the two Councils. The tenth consultative meeting between the two Councils, held in New York in May, provided an opportunity for a constructive and candid exchange of Views.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“I must emphasize the value of the United Nations Secretariat and the African Union Commission undertaking joint assessment and analysis of emerging and current conflict situations, developing coherent strategies for conflict prevention or any other form of conflict management or resolution and providing the relevant facts, interpretations and proposals to the two Councils. The two Councils are, as a result, more likely to decide on common approaches that promote collaborative engagement. Although the Security Council will always address each conflict on a case-by-case basis, there is more that the United Nations Secretariat and the African Union Commission can do to bring a level of predictability and sustainability to managing peace operations in this manner.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“A structured, systematic and predictable partnership would mean that mechanisms are in place and working in both organizations to ensure joint early and continuous engagement, from early warning and conflict prevention to mediation and peace-support operations to post-conflict reconstruction and development. Instead of the two organizations engaging in a series of ad hoc engagements, they would need to adopt predictable and structured processes to address threats to international peace and security in the continent, based on common principles and burden-sharing that takes into account comparative advantages.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Our collaboration also includes supporting the AU as the first responder in crises such as those in the Central African Republic and Mali. A review of the United Nations-African Union partnership so far, which is characterized by an expanding series of ad hoc collaborative engagements, amply demonstrates that it is time that the two organizations move towards a more structured, systematic and predictable partnership - in short, a strategic partnership. We should not have to reinvent the wheel every time we face a new conflict on the continent.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“In addition, we have daily working-level interactions, weekly and monthly meetings at various levels, including via a video teleconference link between both headquarters, and the Joint Task Force of senior United Nations Secretariat and African Union Commission leadership twice a year. In peace-support operations, the United Nations continues to support the African Union Commission's efforts to manage and operationalize African-led peace operations mandated by the African Union Peace and Security Council and authorized by the United Nations Security Council. They range from the African Union's engagement in Somalia to the Multinational Joint Task Force initiative against Boko Haram and the Regional Task Force's engagement against the Lord's Resistance Army.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“I am pleased to note that the United Nations Secretariat and the African Union Commission are making good progress in strengthening cooperation and collaboration between the two organizations. We have better coordinated interventions, for instance in the Sudan and South Sudan, where the African Union High-level Implementation Panel, led by former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, has ably led mediation efforts with the support of the United Nations Special Envoy and many other partners. Another example is Burundi, where both the United Nations and the African Union support the efforts of the East African Community facilitator, former President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“While the Security Council has the ultimate responsibility for international peace and security and has invested greatly in addressing those threats in Africa, and the AU and its regional economic communities continue to exert every effort to do the same on the continent, it is clear that neither the United Nation, nor the AU or the regional economic communities can address those threats by acting separately. Collaboration between the United Nations and the AU and the communities is an absolute necessity. Increased collaboration between the United Nations, the AU and regional economic communities in addressing conflicts throughout the past decade has produced a large body of practice, particularly in the area of peace operations and mediation.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Those conflicts cause intolerable loss of life and widespread destruction of resources, desperate humanitarian situations and unimaginable human suffering. We have witnessed the erosion of political and civic rights, while economies regress and social development gains are reversed. Terrorism and violent extremism, transnational organized crime, piracy and other threats to maritime security, as well as threats caused by weak or ineffective governance institutions, electoral disputes and political and economic exclusion, are some of the challenges that African countries face. Poverty, unemployment, demographic pressures and climate change are also increasingly having an impact on their peace and security. Dealing with such complex threats is not an easy feat.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“It should also be recalled that the Security Council and the General Assembly have repeatedly called for stronger engagement between the United Nations, the African Union and the regionaleconomic communities in conflict prevention, management and resolution in Africa. Indeed, the principle of partnership with regional organizations is enshrined in Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Article 3 of the Constitutive Act of the African Union also encourages international cooperation, taking due account of the Charter of the United Nations. As the Council is well aware, the conflicts that we face in Africa today have grown in scale and complexity, thereby posing a greater threat to international peace and security.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“58) On 29 September, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union held a briefing on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa, which I was invited to address on behalf of the Secretary-General, and the Peace and Security Council subsequently issued a communique that welcomed the report of the Secretary-General and commended the significant progress achieved in the AU-United Nations partnership in the past five years. In order to strengthen it further, the Peace and Security Council called for a more systematic, predictable and strategic partnership between the two organizations.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“In September, the Secretary-General issued his first report (S/2016/780) on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the United Nations Office to the African Union. In that report, the Secretary-General notes that "[t]here is an urgent need for new and stronger ways to address international peace and security challenges. Stronger partnerships with regional organizations, in particular with the African Union, can enable us to respond early, swiftly, coherently and decisively to prevent and manage conflict." (S/2016/780, para.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“Mr. Menkerios: I would like to begin by expressing, on behalf of the Secretary-General, my profound appreciation to the Senegalese presidency of the Security Council for convening this important debate on the topic of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security, including the African Union (AU). The presence at this debate of His Excellency Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal, is an illustration of the importance that your country, Sir, and the Security Council attach to the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union.”
2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source
“The reports also call on the United Nations and the AU to strengthen conflict prevention and mediation capacities. The African Union has built, and continues to put in place, the African Peace and Security Architecture, underpinned by the realization that conflicts are resolved through political solutions. Our collective challenge is to support and strengthen the Architecture, particularly the African Standby Force and the African Union's preventive diplomacy and mediation capabilities. I am more hopeful than ever that efforts to strengthen the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations will remain critical to the ongoing quest for security and stability in Africa. I wish the Council fruitful deliberations and look forward to the outcomes of this open debate and suggestions on how we can take them forward.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“As part of our efforts, we are working on a holistic approach that will elevate the partnership from an ad-hoc arrangement to a more institutionalized approach to conflict prevention, management and resolution. In that regard, we are finalizing a joint United Nations-African Union framework for an enhanced partnership in peace and security. I am hopeful that the two Heads of the two organizations will sign the framework before the end of the year. The report of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see S/2015/446) and the subsequent report of the Secretary-General (S/2015/682) call for a stronger overall partnership to ensure that the Councils can draw on a more resilient and capable network of actors, while continuing to stress the need for the African Union to have access to predictable and sustainable funding.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Yesterday the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the AU held their tenth annual consultations. The two Councils met informally in Addis Ababa in February, with a focus on the situation in Burundi alone. We commend the growing relationship between the two Councils, as it helps build synergies, coordinate positions and promote the adoption of resolutions that are mutually supportive. To enhance the value of the growing strategic partnership between our two organizations, the Secretariat is working with the African Union Commission to systematize working-level consultations, share information, support joint training and carry out joint exercises on early warning and conflict prevention.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“In recent weeks, the United Nations and the African Union have acted together to de-escalate political tensions in the Comoros. Concerted United Nations and African Union engagements with the parties in the Comoros show the value of having the international community speak with one voice on an issue to encourage restraint and promote peaceful outcomes to disputes. Those efforts should continue, and I am convinced that they will. In Burundi, we are working with the African Union, the East African Community and other partners to support the parties to engage in an inclusive dialogue, the only way to resolve their differences in a sustainable manner. The Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union need to continue to work together to encourage Burundians to find a durable solution to their crisis.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Working closely with the African Union and with regional economic communities and mechanisms, we have made significant progress in enhancing consultations, harmonizing positions and jointly engaging in international efforts to avert open conflict and to manage ongoing ones in many parts of the continent. Increasingly, the United Nations has been working hand-in-hand with the African Union and regional mechanisms to stabilize volatile situations throughout the continent, from the Lake Chad Basin to Somalia, Burundi and the Sahel. The 2016-2020 road map of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) emphasizes coherence and coordination across all pillars of the APSA, and between the AU and its regional mechanisms, and provides a coherent approach for strengthening joint peace and security actions with the United Nations.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“This is based on the recognition that no single organization can succeed on its own in addressing the challenges that confront us. The United Nations values cooperation with regional and subregional organizations. In the past decade, regional and subregional organizations have gained greater influence over conflict dynamics and regional politics. My office, the United Nations Office to the African Union, is a critical bridge in supporting and strengthening the rapidly evolving cooperation and partnership between the United Nations and the African Union in peace and security. We are already reaping the dividends of our partnership.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“Mr. Menkerios: I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to address the Council in this open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the area of peace and security. I thank Egypt as President of the Security Council for bringing us together today for this timely debate, and for the discussions between the two Councils yesterday as well. While much progress has been made to address conflicts in Africa, threats to international peace and security in the continent remain real and numerous. The findings and recommendations of the recent high- level reviews of United Nations peace operations and of peacebuilding architecture emphasize the imperative for strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, particularly with the African Union.”
2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source
“There are many other partners who are participating or continuing to assist - the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and individual countries - and it has been proposed that the Secretary-General appoint his Special Envoy to continue to provide his good offices in support of the AUHIP. Let me stop here, and I will be ready to answer any questions Council members may have.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“We felt, however, that although we will use some of our assets in support of a possible Abyei mission, as described, there is also a possibility that those support units will support a possible border mission that would later be integrated with that of Abyei. We are thus in the process of liquidating all other UNMIS presence in northern Sudan. Because of the tensions that still exist and the need for constant monitoring, we have informed the Government of the Sudan that until the last day, until 9 July, UNMIS will be fully operational and that the process of liquidation, if it is to take place - unless other agreements would change that - would have to start after 9 July and provide adequate time for liquidation. There will also be a need, post-UNMIS, to continue to assist the AU Panel at the political level.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“The two parties have discussed this and have accepted in principle the need for a third party in border monitoring. There has a been a suggestion by the AUHIP that, if there is going to be a border-monitoring mission, such a mission be a United Nations mission and that it be integrated. Abyei and the border mission to be established would be integrated under one leadership so that there would not be compartmentalized missions, with, for example, one for Abyei, one for the border and one for the South, so as to avoid multiplicity. In principle there has not been any negation or any opposition to that, although as yet there is no firm agreement on this issue from the parties.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“The role played by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in assisting the Panel and the parties in the provision of troops is highly appreciated, and hopefully once the Council responds positively to the request by the parties that President Mbeki has just transmitted, upon instruction of the Council we will be ready to assist in the quick deployment of those Ethiopian troops to Abyei, so that the South can withdraw in a very short time and those who have been displaced from Abyei can return home. The rainy season is coming very soon, and the sooner the Council gives instructions, the sooner we will move to get the Ethiopian troops in place, so that this can be done quickly, before the rains fill the rivers and it becomes impossible for any form of transport to travel in that area. There is a possibility of border monitoring.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“Up to now, they have agreed in principle. I have been here about a week trying to assist the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) to secure this agreement on Abyei and to work towards a ceasefire also, but I will be leaving either tonight or early tomorrow morning. We will try to implement what the officials, particularly in the area of humanitarian access, have agreed to here. Next are preparations for the possible mission in the South, which we talked about when the Security Council mission was here. This is going well. Much of the assets that we envisage might be required for that mission. We are in the process of passing over to the South from the North. The other issue is Abyei. Now that there is an agreement, the two parties have agreed on Ethiopian troops, which are trusted by both sides.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“Because there is active fighting, it has not been easy to obtain humanitarian access across active firing lines. However, we have agreed today with Mr. Mutrif Siddiq, State Minister at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs of the Sudan, that we will have access to most of those areas where very, very critical humanitarian situations exist. In some of those areas, some of our own staff are also trapped on either side, and, because they are around the firing zone, we have not been able to access them easily. Much of our supplies, including humanitarian supplies, generally come through Port Sudan; they come to the North and then, from the North, move towards the South; hopefully they will arrive on 9 July. That will not be tremendously hampered, but we are making plans on how that may have to shift to a later date.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“We are hoping that this cessation of hostilities will be followed by a ceasefire once a political agreement and a security arrangement for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) members in Southern Kordofan, and by implication in Blue Nile State as well, have been reached. In the meantime, also in the South, some sporadic fighting continues in the northern part, particularly in Unity State and Jonglei State in Southern Sudan. Much of that is going to slow down a little bit, because now the rains have come and people's capacity to move is limited. However, these types of confrontations continue to occur around Abyei, the situation remains tense in Southern Kordofan, with a lot of territory having changed hands. In the northern part of the 3 South itself, armed groups have created a very difficult humanitarian situation.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“Mr. Menkerios: Since the Security Council was in the Sudan recently, I will focus only on the developments that have taken place since the Council's visit. First, with respect to the security situation, President Mbeki spoke at length about the events in Abyei, which up until this agreement remained just as it was, with some exchanges around the Kiir River between the parties. Hopefully today's agreement will bring that to an end, but to date the situation remains very tense indeed. President Mbeki also talked about the security situation in Southern Kordofan, where fighting is ongoing. There is hope, however, since, as was explained, the two parties have agreed that possibly it could come to a stop within a very short time.”
2011-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6559 (2011) · source
“I would like to express here, however, that with the concerted efforts of the international community and the countries of the region to urge, encourage and assist the two parties to do what is right for their future, it will be possible for them to avoid an acrimonious divorce with lasting consequences. As Mr. Le Roy's statement fully covered the realities as they are, I do not have much to add here, but I stand ready to answer any questions in this regard, here or in the closed consultations of the Council.”
2011-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6542 (2011) · source