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Mkapa

lines on the record: 35
first: 2005-09-14
most recent: 2017-03-09
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“I wish also to thank the European Union, because it has been very instrumental not only in helping us to continue talking, but also in financing this process. I hope that it will continue to support us in that effort. I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity. I am prepared to listen to and answer any questions that may be posed to me.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“Meanwhile, my team and I are analysing, with the help of the United Nations and the African Union - that is a technical team - those responses and try to distil or synthesize a common position that could break this impasse. I still believe that it can be done; I still believe that the neighbours can have influence; I still believe that we really have no option except to continue being engaged, because Burundi is our neighbour, and one cannot choose one's neighbouring country. It is there, and therefore we have to be part of the efforts to find a solution to the crisis. That is where we are. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Fall and Ambassador Benomar and the African Union and the United Nations for their support.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“I reported back to the Chairman of the East African Community Summit and to the Mediator, and I told them that now, in order to get anything done, they really had to get together and push both sides to seriously get down to the basic issues and to reach out to each other and see if they can find common ground. I have done so, but they said, well, the next summit is only three weeks away, so we cannot have an immediate special summit. I am hoping, therefore, that at the next summit, which will be in three weeks' time, I will be able to raise these issues and argue the case for direct political intervention with both sides to make them be agreeable to getting round that same table. This is what I hope to do.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“They both affirm the Arusha Agreement and the Constitution arising therefrom, but each one claims to be the exclusive implementer of the Arusha agreement, that the others have abandoned it and they are the ones who are legitimate. Clearly, they are so far apart that it is difficult to bring them together. What I decided, therefore, was that, while I was looking at the recommendations and the written responses to the questions I had raised, I would ask the Heads of State for an emergency summit meeting to give impetus to the two sides, so that they could now really think seriously about getting together and discussing these issues.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“Unfortunately, the Government did not take this request very well at all. The Government delegation did not show up and Arusha, and they told me why: because, they said, they do not want to meet these people who are under arrest warrants, and although I had said that it would not include anyone who could be directly associated with the attempted coup of 2015, they said, no, this is enough to keep us away from Arusha, so they did not come. But what gave me solace was that the ruling party came to Arusha this time. I gave them the documents, and they gave their responses in writing. In substance, the parties are still very far apart.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“The security issues are particularly relevant to the external opposition, who felt that they could not go back for fear of their lives or for fear that they would not be able to operate politically in safety. This time I asked them to give me their maximum demands and their minimum requirements, in writing. That is what I did this past month. They have done so. But before that, I had asked the Government of Burundi, through the Chairman of the East African Community (EAC) Summit, the President of Tanzania, my own President; through the mediator; and through the President of Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta, to talk to the Government of Burundi, in order to suspend the arrest warrants against some of these political actors of substance and influence, so that they could come to Arusha and be part of the consultations.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“Also, I took in political leaders or political actors of consequence and influence. That group included three former Presidents, former Assembly and Senate Presidents, former party leaders and so on. I called them to Arusha for the last time, which was last month, in the hope that I could get them to talk to each other at least. To facilitate that, I outlined the four principal areas that, in my view, constitute major areas of discussion. First was the political situation in the country: what are the political obstacles that are pulling them apart? Secondly, what were the constitutional obstacles that were pulling them apart? Thirdly, what were the economic and humanitarian positions that were keeping them apart? And, finally, I asked, what are the security issues?”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“There were some who did not want to come to Arusha in the first instance because they thought that would prejudice the impending discussions or that we were suggesting the Arusha Agreement had been abandoned. But there are those who say that we must meet in Arusha to reaffirm the spirit of the Agreement. As such, I called them. Some of them came, others did not. The third time I met them in Bujumbura, the capital. Again, I spoke to all of them separately, and listened to them in order to see whether they had reflected further on the situation they had outlined to me. Finally, having listened to all these groups, I decided to go to the political parties that I thought would be decisive in the implementation of any agreement reached - that is, the major political parties, both internal and external.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“I tried to talk to each of the major political parties over four different sessions. I did not call a meeting. We did not meet in the same place. We did not meet in the same room, let alone sit at the same table. However, I met with the political parties. I met with representatives of civil society organizations, youth and women's organizations. I met with religious leaders, separately, and listened to them. Believe me when I say that I was lectured beyond imagination. One would have thought I was the culprit in the matter. However, I listened to them because I wanted to know what difficulties stood in the way of reaching an agreement. After the first meeting, I asked them to reflect further. I met with them a second time in Arusha.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“However, they say that much of that has already been achieved because the Constitution is being implemented fully and the spirit of the Agreement is being pursued. On the other hand, it is the View of the political opposition - both the internal and the external groups - that the Government has usurped the political space in which to undertake the political work in and governance of the country. That is the situation. The other point that has emerged from the consultations is that each side claims to be the custodian of the Arusha Agreement and the Constitution. The tendency is to see the members of the other side as the criminals, and therefore as the ones that should receive the wrath of the State or the power of the international community. We see, therefore, that this is a situation in which the two parties are almost irreconcilable.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“It was quite clear in my mind that the task of facilitation was not the task of conferencing. I have therefore not been leading a constitutional conference on Burundi. Instead, I have been trying to facilitate a process in which the political parties are brought together with a view to ensuring that they can resume the spirit and the dictates of the Arusha Agreement - to which all of them are signatory - and the Constitution - which they all adopted together - so that we can avoid any further failures in the future. I have encountered the following problems. On the one hand, the Government and the parties that are perceived as being supportive of the Government agree that the Arusha Agreement and the Constitution must serve as the basis for any solution.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“Mr. Mkapa: I wish to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. I am indebted to the Council for giving me this opportunity to update it on my work as Facilitator of the inter-Burundian dialogue. Let me start by saying that, after the Heads of State of the East African Community appointed me Facilitator in order to contribute to the efforts of the mediator, President Museveni, to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in Burundi, I have seen myself as someone who helps the parties to this crisis to get together and reach common ground peacefully. I was told that there should be no conditionalities with regard to who I meet, and that the objective was to reach a sustainable and peaceful solution.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7895 (2017) · source
“For that reason, we urge the international community to continue its political engagement, redouble its efforts to assist the Sudan in the coming months and assist the new entities that emerge in the post-interim period. It is only with that kind of active engagement that this dispensation can be a sustainable one.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“The Comprehensive Peace Agreement stipulated that the Abyei Area referendum should be held simultaneously with the Southern Sudan referendum. 11-22913 The Panel regrets that this did not take place. The Abyei Area referendum commission has yet to be established, and no agreement has been reached on who would be eligible to vote. Deadly clashes took place in the Area, further complicating the situation. The Panel urges the two parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to seek a speedy and lasting solution on Abyei. We call on the people of the Area to display patience and tolerance until an equitable solution is found. The referendum is not an end in itself. If implemented, this would herald a new political dispensation for the North and the South.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“The Panel recognizes and commends the decisive role of President Omer Al-Bashir and First Vice- President Salva Kiir Mayardit. They demonstrated courage and political commitment to ensure that a key milestone in the peace process was reached. The parties' work is not over. We call on the parties to the Peace Agreement to utilize the momentum created by the successful completion of the referendum to reach a lasting agreement on post- referendum arrangements, so that the peoples of Northern and Southern Sudan can live together side by side in cooperation, security and dignity. The Panel also stresses the continuing importance of the protection of all Sudanese citizens, both Northerners and Southerners.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“A number of security incidents, not directly related to the referendum, took place during the registration and voting periods. There were a few instances of intimidation of registrants, journalists and political and human rights activists. However, those were isolated incidents. In the view of the Panel, none of them materially affected the credibility of the process. The Panel commends the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, its Bureau and all referendum staff for overcoming numerous challenges to administer the referendum successfully. We also commend the United Nations Mission in the Sudan, the United Nations Integrated Referendum and Electoral Division and other international electoral advisers, national and international observer groups and donors for their assistance in achieving that goal.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“Those include an appropriate environment and security conditions for the free exercise of the right to self-determination; freedom of 11-22913 expression; the presence and participation of domestic and international observers; freedom of assembly and movement and voter education about the process. The Panel is of the view that the referendum process was conducted in a highly transparent manner. Civil society organizations participated extensively. Public statements by senior Government officials in the North and South were increasingly encouraging and freely transmitted through the media. There were some problems. Lack of progress on post-referendum arrangements meant that voters made their decision in a situation of political uncertainty, and voter education programmes were sometimes lacking.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“The last time the Panel briefed the Council (see S/PV.6468), voting had just ended and the aggregation of results in the North, South and out-of-country voting locations had started. The Panel and its staff monitored the counting and transmission of sensitive material throughout the country, and also out-of-country. The Southern Sudan Referendum Commission and Bureau announced preliminary results in accordance with the publicized timeline. The Supreme Court confirmed that it had not received any appeals challenging the result. The Panel assessed the referendum process based on criteria stipulated in the Southern Sudan Referendum Act.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“In September, the Secretary-General established our three-member Panel to monitor and assess the referendum process for both Southern Sudan and the Abyei Area. We were privileged to be asked to carry out that task at a historic juncture in the history of the Sudan. We undertook five visits to the country and we established a support office, with field offices across the country. The Panel concludes that the referendum's outcome reflects the will of the people of Southern Sudan and that the referendum process was free, fair and credible. We congratulate the people of the Sudan for their commitment, dignity and patience, which ensured that the process was peaceful and on schedule.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“Mr. Mkapa: Thank you, Madam President, for the opportunity to address the Council on the Southern Sudan referendum process. We just returned from Khartoum, where the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission declared the final result of the Southern Sudan referendum on self- determination. Almost 99 per cent of voters opted for the South's secession. The referendum was a major milestone on the road to lasting peace in the Sudan charted by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed by the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in 2005. The two parties wrote to the Secretary-General in July last year, asking that the United Nations provide the main monitoring mission for the referendum in Southern Sudan.”
2011-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6478 (2011) · source
“Both parties have given important and unequivocal public assurances about respecting the outcome of the referendum. Leaders of both parties have also given assurances about the rights and safety of Southerners in the North and Northerners in the South. Early clarity on citizenship could ease some of the anxiety felt by those communities. The positive momentum achieved can be sustained only by further demonstration of goodwill and political commitment from both sides.”
2011-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6468 (2011) · source
“As we stated on 16 January, we would like to recognize the courage and leadership demonstrated by President Omer Al-Bashir and First Vice-President Salva Kiir Mayardit, as well their commitment to implementing a major milestone of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. In order for the outcome of the referendum to be sustainable, it is essential that a number of outstanding post-referendum issues between the parties be resolved. The Panel has urged governmental authorities and the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission to make every effort to ensure that all citizens are kept well informed of progress towards the final results. The Panel also called on the media and political forces to report on the process in a responsible manner.”
2011-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6468 (2011) · source
“The process of transmitting the results from nearly 3,000 referendum centres to county subcommittees and state high committees, and then to Juba and Khartoum, is under way. We understand that any alleged errors or fraud will be thoroughly investigated and that any results tainted by verified cases of errors or fraud will be dealt with appropriately. 11-20932 A mere three months ago, when the Panel undertook its first visit to the Sudan, the timely, orderly and smooth conduct of polling was hard to imagine. The dedication and work of the commissioners and staff of the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission and its Bureau, the registration and polling officers and the security officers involved are to be commended.”
2011-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6468 (2011) · source
“Preliminary statements issued by international observer groups have made similar assessments of the process. Our reports indicate that polling procedures were properly followed overall. Polling centres generally opened on time and were well staffed and stocked. Referendum staff carried out their work in accordance with established procedures, and security was maintained at all locations monitored. The referendum staff appeared to be well-trained in counting and result- aggregation procedures, including security and transparency requirements. Ballots were counted in the presence of observers and results posted at referendum centres. The Panel has so far found no evidence to suggest that there was any systematic or widespread attempt to undermine the polling process. We are now closely following the aggregation of results.”
2011-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6468 (2011) · source
“Mr. Mkapa: I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Council once again on the Southern Sudan referendum. My statement will be short, since I do not have much to add to the statement that the Secretary- General's Panel issued two days ago. During the week of polling, the Panel members and I visited referendum centres in eight states, and the Panel's staff monitored the process in all Southern states and across the North. Based on our own observations and those of our staff in the field, as well as on accounts conveyed by various interlocutors in the Sudan, I can report on behalf of the Panel that we are satisfied that the process so far has been conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner, allowing the people of Southern Sudan to express their will freely.”
2011-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6468 (2011) · source
“As the Secretary-General conveyed to the Council in September, the Panel's role is to monitor and assess the referendum processes for Southern Sudan and the Abyei area, including the political and security situation on the ground. The Panel will also engage the parties at the appropriate level to take corrective measures and, in close consultation with the Secretary-General, issue public statements on the referendums. In our encounters with our interlocutors, we have stressed that we do not have a certification mandate. The Panel will focus on playing a good offices role on behalf of the Secretary-General. The Panel will liaise closely with international and national observer groups to ensure that we share as much valuable information as possible.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6452 (2010) · source
“As the campaign period gathers momentum, such messages of assurance by political leaders in both the North and the South should be reiterated in order to assuage anxiety among the population regarding the uncertainty of their future, regardless of the outcome of the referendum. There has been no progress with regard to the holding of the Abyei referendum. The Abyei issue has become part of the larger post-referendum negotiations led by the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on the Sudan. We commend the patience shown by the people of Abyei and we urge the parties to redouble their efforts to find a lasting solution to this difficult issue. Let me conclude by sharing some views on how the Panel sees its role in the lead-up to the referendums.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6452 (2010) · source
“Our field reporting officers on the ground and we ourselves found the process to be generally transparent, with very few cases of rejections reported. No discernable pattern of irregularities were reported either. That should help prepare the ground for a credible referendum on 9 January 2011. Both parties to the CPA have given important and unequivocal public assurances about respecting the outcome of the referendum. Leaders of both parties have also given assurances about the status of the Southerners in the North and Northerners in the South and that their rights and safety will be protected.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6452 (2010) · source
“Let me also take this opportunity to welcome the presence of the representatives of the CPA parties who are with us this morning, on whose shoulders rests the responsibility for the successful conclusion of the implementation of the Agreement. The registration of voters ahead of next month's referendum on the self-determination of Southern Sudan concluded eight days ago, with the exception of a few centres out of country, as Under-Secretary- General Le Roy just stated. The registration process was conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner, despite time constraints and limitations in communications infrastructure and financial resources. The Southern Sudan Referendum Commission and its Bureau based in Juba are to be highly commended for overcoming the many difficulties they faced to conduct the voter registration exercise.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6452 (2010) · source
“Mr. Mkapa: I am grateful for the opportunity to brief the Council in the Southern Sudan referendum as well as to provide clarification on the role of the Secretary-General's Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan. I was present in Nairobi when the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed, and it is remarkable that we are about to witness the achievement of one of the Agreement's key milestones, the holding of the Southern Sudan referendum, in less than a month's time. The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement brought peace to a great many people in the Sudan and allowed for the development of the country. Moreover, the Agreement brought relief to the countries and peoples of the region, which were also affected by the North-South conflict in the Sudan. That is no small achievement.”
2010-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6452 (2010) · source
“Let us summon the will and the resources to build an effective global partnership between States and institutions that will work in unison to prevent and combat terrorism and violent conflicts.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“In the context of this regional development, we fervently affirm that the focus on terrorism and conflict is not misplaced. In the spirit of multilateralism, we should use this opportunity to underline the importance of strengthening the United Nations role in preventing and combating terrorism and conflict. We need to agree on and pursue an effective strategy that will legitimately and comprehensively address the root causes and underlying conditions of terrorism and conflict. That calls for a holistic approach to prevention, one that addresses and recognizes the nexus of and the linkages between development and security. Terrorism is evil and despicable. There should be no room for equivocation or inaction. Violent conflicts are evil and preventable.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“We were the direct victims of terrorism when, in 1998, the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam was attacked by terrorists, resulting in the loss of Tanzanian lives, human injuries and the destruction of property. At the same time, my country is situated in a neighbourhood that has a long history of deadly and destabilizing conflicts. We know what such conflicts can do to people. We have lived their spill-over effects; we still are living them. As a country and a region, we have tried our level best to address them, and we are continuing to do so. The United Nations has been very helpful to us in our efforts to resolve conflicts in the Great Lakes Region. Its contribution was particularly useful in the organization of the first International Conference on the Great Lakes Region in Dar es Salaam last year.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“When affected people do not see light at the end of the tunnel, when they lose all hope, then poverty, injustice and exclusion become fertile grounds for crime, violence and, yes, even terrorism. While we may not have a common definition and understanding of terrorism, I do not think that we have disagreements about its impact upon our societies. However one defines it, terrorism and conflicts always elicit, by design or in consequence, the common characteristics of anxiety, suspense, fear, senselessness, violence, destruction and the disruption of the social and economic situation of our countries and peoples. My country has experienced in practical terms the negative impact of both terrorism and conflict.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source
“President Mkapa: This is one of the rare moments when the Security Council is meeting at the summit level, and I thank you very much, Madam President, for organizing this historic meeting. Terrorism, violence and conflict top the list of current threats to international and regional peace and security. Terrorism and conflicts undermine the social and economic development of all States and threaten global stability, security and prosperity. It is important that the Security Council, as the custodian of international peace and security, address not only those threats, but also their underlying causes. We must not only manage and resolve conflicts, but also, and especially, we have to prevent conflicts and terrorist acts. Symptoms have their causes, and unless causes are addressed and understood, symptoms will not go away.”
2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source