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Mohamad

lines on the record: 168
first: 2006-10-26
most recent: 2009-11-30
sittings or episodes: 17
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“It is high time that the Council shoulder its responsibilities and live up to the trust and confidence that people place in it, that is, that it put an end to the daily bloodshed in the Middle East and to the practice of collective punishment, which runs counter to the principles of international law and international humanitarian law and those enshrined in the Charter. That should enable the Palestinian people to enjoy a decent life. The occupied Syrian Golan continues to suffer under Israeli occupation, as it has since June 1967. The inhabitants of the Golan continue to suffer from the inhuman practices of occupation and annexation, despite resolution 497 (1981). In addition, measures of collective punishment are being carried out against Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan, who reject the occupation and are fighting against it.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The world thus expects this Council to take urgent measures to force Israel to work for peace and to put an end to the bloodshed in Gaza and the West Bank by taking immediate measures to launch a just peace process that would lead to an Israeli withdrawal from the Arab territories occupied in 1967 and allow for the emergence of an independent Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as its capital, in conformity with the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative and Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003) and General Assembly resolution 194 (111). It is high time that the Council disprove the allegations heard worldwide that it is hostage to a number of its members who have taken a certain position regarding the conflict and have backed Israel.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Not only does Israel destroy the hopes of the Palestinian people for an independent Palestine and a stable Middle East, it also is attacks the credibility of this Organization and its ability to redress wrongs, restore the rights of Palestinian people and restore justice. Through its barbarian policies, it has contributed to weakening the authority and profile of the United Nations, as well as its credibility. All of that is unquestionable. Faced with the situation in the Middle East - which is the result of Israeli intransigence, its refusal to work towards peace and the persistent threat to international peace and security it causes - the world turns to this Council.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Everyone is well aware that the Israeli occupation authorities, on a daily basis and before the eyes of the world, engage in practices that run counter to the provisions of international law, international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. That has been accomplished through acts of aggression against the civilian population and by prohibiting access to basic services and humanitarian assistance, which has led to a serious deterioration of the situation of the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip. It is compounded by the settlements policy, the continued confiscation of lands and the construction of the separation wall despite the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Indeed, for over four decades now - that is, the duration of the Israeli occupation - the Palestinian people have never ceased to aspire to the creation of an independent Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as its capital and with the return of refugees in conformity with Assembly resolution 194 (III). Israel has always worked to undermine those hopes and to prolong the suffering of the Palestinian people. It has carried out settlement policies and has intimidated the population. That is a systematic policy, which is a clear and brazen violation of existing norms and standards.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Pascoe, for his briefing to the Council. It is my great honour to address this Council on behalf of the Arab Group, representing the League of Arab States. This meeting of the Security Council takes place at a time when the deterioration of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories is well known to all Council members and, in fact, to the international community as a whole. That is due to the obdurate stance taken by Israel and its attempts to extinguish any hope of a just and lasting peace, in particular following the renewed momentum created by the Annapolis Conference.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Mr. Mohamad (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March, a presidency that has been marked by dynamism and vigour. That, of course, is a reflection of the constructive work of the Russian Federation in the Middle East, as so well illustrated by the visits to the region by your Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov. I also convey my gratitude to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Panama, for the outstanding way in which he led our Council last month. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General for his presence here today and for his introductory statement. It would be remiss of us, of course, not to convey our gratitude to the Under- Secretary-General, Mr.”
2008-03-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5859Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We also affirm our commitment to putting an end to hostilities and implementing a ceasefire. We hope to see a prompt resumption of the Sirte negotiations. We also hope that the international community will fulfil its obligations with respect to achieving this objective with total seriousness. We hope also to see the inclusion of the Abuja rejectionists in the peace process, while avoiding any mixed messages that could negatively affect the negotiations. I hope that intimidation will be avoided and that the administrative problems will not be exaggerated. I also hope that the failures of others will not be laid at the Sudan's doorstep.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“The development and recovery track that was affirmed at the high-level international meeting held in New York on 21 September 2007 is very important because it deals with the roots of conflicts and sought to combat environmental degradation and climate change. We hope that concrete steps will be taken to develop and rebuild Darfur, including increasing the resources and promoting the activities of United Nations agencies and programmes in the Sudan, as reaffirmed in the joint statement issued in Khartoum at the end of the Secretary-General's visit to the Sudan in September 2007. In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm the full commitment of the Government of the Sudan to a peaceful political settlement of the Darfur question and our unlimited support for the Special Envoys of the United Nations and the African Union.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“I would like to reaffirm in this forum that the humanitarian situation is undergoing great improvement, as reflected in health and nutrition indices and in the absence of epidemics in the three Darfur states. Mr. Eliasson has indicated that the deterioration in the humanitarian situation affects the peace settlement. Rather, firm steps forward in the peace settlement will have a positive effect on the humanitarian dimension, not the other way around. The failure of the negotiation team to achieve positive results is what weakens public confidence and undermines the humanitarian situation.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“In respect of the humanitarian track, I would like to inform the Council that the communique to facilitate humanitarian operations, which was signed in the Sudan on 28 March 2007 has achieved tremendous success. It has been possible to improve and support outreach capacities and to provide assistance to those in need through the fast-track method that was adopted. In this context, a follow-up mechanism was also established, which includes the Government, the United Nations, non-governmental organizations and other relevant parties. We trust that the second visit to the Sudan of Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, which will take place tomorrow, will achieve further success in promoting the implementation of that communique and facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“The Government has established a high-level ministerial committee to facilitate and follow up on the deployment of the Hybrid Operation and to deal with various related matters. We hope that the Secretariat will intensify its efforts in the coming months to complete the deployment of the light and heavy support packages, especially since the performance of the Secretariat in this area has certainly been less satisfactory than anticipated - and not because of any problems stemming from the Government of the Sudan. We ask the Secretariat why, after a year, it has not carried out the deployment of the light and heavy support packages. We also hope that the current deliberations in the relevant General Assembly bodies, will lead to provision of the financing and resources necessary for the operation.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“We would like to explain to the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations that discussion of the troop deployment agreement should take place in a meeting among the three parties, not in the Security Council. My country has also carried out its part of the commitments to provide land and necessary and relevant services and logistics. Based on an initiative by the Sudan, a tripartite meeting was held recently in Addis Ababa to complete work on the question of troop contributions, taking into consideration the earlier international elements and Sudan's concerns, which also need to be taken into consideration. The Sudan also participated in the mission that visited Ethiopia and Egypt last week in preparation for the deployment of troops from these two States.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“Our country looks with the same seriousness to the requirements of resolution 1769 (2007), which calls, inter alia, for the deployment of the Hybrid Operation. Our country has been making intense efforts to fulfil its obligations, making it possible to fully cooperate with the joint representatives of the African Union and the United Nations, to carry out the main aspects in the deployment of the Mission, such as establishing the principal operational capacities in El-Fashir, and to achieve progress towards putting in place sector operations in the three Darfur states, including the appointment of commanders, while efforts continue to complete the status-of-forces agreement.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“We sincerely hope that the relevant international Powers will show their commitment to achieve peace through negotiations by doing whatever is necessary to exert pressure to guarantee the participation of all rebel and renegade movements in the negotiations. Otherwise, this means leaving the matter in chaos, encouraging the insurgent movements and sending them mixed and wrong messages. Therefore, we demand that international parties be obliged to support the peace process. We also particularly salute regional and neighbouring States for their unceasing cooperative efforts in the resolution of the Darfur problem. In this respect, we hope that the upcoming Sharm el-Sheikh meeting, planned for the first week of December 2007, will support efforts to resume negotiations without any further delay.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“This would only serve the objectives of some renegade tribal elements that refuse to negotiate and some parties that seek to sabotage the entire peace process. Therefore, we urge the two negotiators to present a clear plan that defines a deadline for resuming negotiations and finishing the current contacts in order to unite the various movements and their negotiating positions. The setting of this deadline for the resumption of the negotiations is an urgent and vital matter of interest to the international community, which we hope and urge, will fulfil its special commitments to punish those who sabotage the peace process in the light of the resolutions and statements issued by the Security Council in this respect.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“The Government's commitment towards the negotiations was not limited to sending the high-level delegation; it also announced a unilateral and immediate ceasefire, which we still uphold. While we hoped that the Tripoli meetings would achieve an agreement to cease hostilities as one of the requirements for confidence-building, we still hope that priority will be granted towards reaching an agreement to cease hostilities and to a ceasefire, and that this priority would be within the current contacts and activities carried out by the two envoys in order to resume the peace negotiations. A peaceful settlement and negotiation remain our top priority and our firm choice. The peace process, however, must not become a vicious circle and the resumption of negotiations cannot be considered an open-ended option without a timetable.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“Negotiations began on 27 October 2007 at Sirte, Libya, hosted generously by the sisterly Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. The peace negotiations started with valuable efforts and initiatives from the Special Envoys of the United Nations and the African Union, Mr. Jan Eliasson and Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim. We take this opportunity to express our appreciation and gratitude to Mr. Eliasson, who just briefed the Council about developments on the question of peace in Darfur. We also want to point out that my Government takes the Sirte meetings very seriously. We sent a complete high-level delegation chaired by Mr. Nafie Ali Nafie, assistant to the President of the Sudanese Republic.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“All those elements - including the Addis Ababa meeting and the subsequent meetings of the African Union Peace and Security Council, as well as the relevant Security Council resolutions and presidential statements - underscore that the problem of Darfur can be resolved only through a political settlement. The Darfur Peace Agreement was the foundation for that settlement and no party can be allowed to abort that Agreement or reopen it for negotiations. Those elements have also stressed that the political settlement must be guided by the United Nations and the African Union, and that opposition to the Darfur Peace Agreement cannot be a gateway to continued military activities against the Agreement. They all also made it clear that the international community was ready to punish those who hinder the peace process.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“Primary among the points of agreement was to accord priority to a political settlement, protected and supported by a hybrid peacekeeping operation with an African character and also supported by humanitarian assistance and support for those in need. Additionally, the development and recovery track was reaffirmed at the second high-level meeting on Darfur, held in New York in the margins of the General Assembly session, September 2007. That track covered the same concepts that were also included in Security Council resolution 1769 (2007). Our country has reaffirmed its full commitment to that resolution.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“That consultative, high-level meeting laid the foundation for a strong and effective partnership based on dialogue and transparency between the Government of the Sudan and the African Union and the United Nations regarding the question of Darfur. The understandings reached there were based on full respect for the sovereignty of the Sudan and its unity, territorial integrity and political independence. That meeting was successful, contrary to previous attempts that were characterized by unilateralism and a lack of realism. The Addis Ababa meeting drew a clear and agreed road map for the various aspects of the question of Darfur.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“Therefore, your friendly country is particularly qualified to preside over this meeting about peace in Darfur and to guide it towards a result that will help support the peace and stability we all desire. Allow me also to send my greetings through you to Mr. Jan Eliasson, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the political process in Darfur. I also salute his counterpart, Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Special Envoy of the African Union. We always appreciate their continuous efforts to guarantee the success of the political process in reaching a sustainable peace for all in Darfur. We also appreciate the efforts of Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno in the question of peacekeeping. It is probably an auspicious sign that this meeting coincides with the anniversary of the Addis Ababa meeting, which took place on 16 November 2006.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“Mr. Mohamad (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): It is a great pleasure and honour for the delegation of the Sudan to see you, Sir, presiding over this important Security Council meeting. We highly appreciate the many contributions and activities of the Indonesian presidency of the Council. We recall that your friendly country was among the first to understand the problems and concerns of the African continent when it hosted the historic Bandung Conference more than 50 years ago. That gathering sought to diagnose the problems of the newly independent continent and to support its march towards national unity, settlement of disputes and reconstruction through cooperation and solidarity.”
2007-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5784 (2007) · source
“However, we would also like to propose that all pertinent proposals and suggestions presented throughout today's debate be used to enrich strategies currently employed by various United Nations stakeholders and bodies. We would also like to caution against unpleasant trends in this Organization aimed at politicizing women's issues in order to settle political scores. In that case, the victims would only be women, whom we are trying to assist.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Moreover, since our national independence more than five decades ago, Sudanese women have had pioneering roles in, and have made contributions to, all aspects of Sudanese political, economic, social and cultural life. This year, those achievements culminated in the adoption of our first national strategy for the empowerment of women, which is fully aligned with the main pillars of the Beijing Platform for Action. I would also like to assure the Council that, as our country is currently preparing for the decisive Darfur peace talks to be held in Libya less than a week from now, the participation of women in the peace process would undoubtedly provide the dynamism and direction needed for the success of the talks. We are hopeful that today's Council debate will have a positive impact on the status and the role of women in today's world.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We would like to underscore the need to abide by the principle of national ownership of those programmes and activities, which must respond to national priorities and must focus on the capacity-building of local institutions in charge of implementing such programmes. At the national level, women's empowerment has been one of the Sudan's top priorities. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur Peace Agreement both included provisions safeguarding the role and the active participation of women in peacebuilding and in the implementation of the relevant provisions of the two Agreements. Those provisions are premised on our traditions and values, which accord a particularly prominent position to women.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Promoting a gender perspective in areas of conflict requires that reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes incorporate the promotion of practical participation by women in those areas by providing technical assistance, particularly training programmes for women in the fields of health and education. In that respect, we rely on the relevant United Nations agencies and bodies - including the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF - to coordinate their inter-agency programmes for women and girls.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“86 (b)) In this connection, the issue of women and armed conflict should not overshadow the broader issue of women, peace and social development, including the right to development by way of addressing the root causes. We note the Security Council's request to the Secretary-General to submit a system-wide action plan to implement resolution 1325 (2000) (see 07-55957 S/PRST/2004/40). The Plan includes major areas of action in the field of women and peace and security. It provides a framework for relevant inter-agency activities aimed at addressing this issue through strategies to promote a gender perspective, confidence- building and the development of local and regional women's organizations to complement the role of the United Nations at the regional and local levels.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The resolution sets out a comprehensive plan of action on the status of women in the context of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and in accordance with the obligations set out in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the provisions of the resolution adopted at the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, on women, development and peace, in order to "Ensure and support the full participation of women at all levels of decision-making and implementation in development activities and peace processes, including conflict prevention and resolution." (General Assembly resolution S-23/3, para.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Allow me at the outset, Sir, to join previous speakers in congratulating you on a very active Security Council presidency under your delegation's able stewardship, including the holding of today's debate on women and peace and security, which coincides with the seventh anniversary of the adoption of the Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). The aforementioned resolution laid the basis for cross-cutting, in-depth reflections on gender issues in conflict, post-conflict and peacebuilding situations.”
2007-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5766Resumption1 (2007) · source
“We must also bolster national reconstruction and economic recovery, technology transfer, combating climate change and deterioration of the environment. Expertise needs to be shared in these regards. Development is a key and prime factor in preventing conflict, and the United Nations should, therefore, enhance its economic and social role rather than deal with conflict prevention in a reactive manner. Tackling the root causes of conflict will guarantee that the peace that is developed is of a lasting nature. It also ensures that there will be no return to war. The United Nations could thus avoid the tremendous expenses of a return to war and the ensuing costs of peacekeeping operations.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source
“Keeping within the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter and without undermining the importance of the regional and subregional bodies that have played an important role and have much in common with the countries directly involved, the African Union has shown itself to be a prime example of regional involvement in its dealing with the situation in Darfur. The imperative of resolving conflicts means that the United Nations has a leading role to play here. Another matter that should be given consideration is strengthening the role of the United Nations in economic and social sectors. We must also bolster the various United Nations bodies: the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the agencies and funds relevant to these concerns, while also building national capacities to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source
“However, the Security Council has always taken the view that the settlement of conflicts should be dealt with in political terms only as a second stage. For that reason we have not been able to develop strategies to resolve conflicts in the past because peacekeeping operations, whatever their names and the numbers involved, cannot recreate peace from nothing. Thus, it is very beneficial for the Security Council to include among its priorities the question of the political settlement of disputes. The prevention of armed conflicts also rests on the particularly important premise, namely, the constant and important role of regional and subregional entities. Early recognition of the root causes is likewise important, and the Security Council must emphasize this as well.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source
“Over two years have passed since the Security Council adopted resolution 1625 (2005), which stressed the importance of drafting global and effective strategies and seeking to build the capacity of the United Nations in preventing conflicts and in building the national capacities of individual countries involved in conflicts by remedying the underlying causes. That leads us to stress an important idea, namely, the need to create priorities through the work of the Security Council. As a first stage in addressing such problems, we must establish priorities and then move on to tackling those problems. Defining the causes of conflict and settling conflict through dialogue are matters of the highest priority.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source
“Mr. Mohamad (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to begin by stating how pleased I am to see your delegation, Sir, presiding over the work of the Council during the month. Yours is a brotherly African country with a deep and valuable involvement in the international community and my delegation wishes to thank you for holding this very important debate. The initiative is particularly important because it addresses conflict prevention and resolution, in particular in Africa, our mother continent. We hope that today's discussion will follow an operational and objective approach that will contribute to strengthening the role of the Security Council in preventing conflicts, in keeping with the goal of eliminating the root causes of such conflicts through peaceful settlement, in order to achieve lasting peace and security.”
2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source
“Thus, the solution to such constraints resides in a broader adherence to those agreements and, most importantly, in the fulfilment, especially by developed countries, of all commitments, in accordance with the principles enshrined in the Convention, particularly the Rio Principles specifying common but differentiated responsibilities. Finally, the African Group hopes that the decision by the Council to hold this debate on the issue of energy and climate change does not constitute a precedent, since the Council is not the appropriate body to deal with such themes.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Developed countries should honour the commitments they have made during the major United Nations conferences and summits in economic and related fields by providing, especially to Africa, the most vulnerable continent, adequate and predictable resources and environmentally sound technology and by providing access to energy, including through the promotion of foreign direct investments in the energy sector in Africa. The African Group emphasizes that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol are binding multilateral agreements and offer sufficient provisions for actions needed to address risks associated with climate change on a global level.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Energy and climate change are both development issues and, as such, should be tackled within the parameters of development and the impediments to its achievement, and should be addressed by the relevant specialized mandated organs of the United Nations, not the Security Council. The African Group considers that if concerns and challenges arising from climate change and energy are more profound now than before, particularly in Africa, the fundamental reason for it is the lack of fulfilment of commitments and the absence of concrete actions, in particular on the part of developed countries, to tackle the adverse effects related to these respective issues.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source
“The Group also stresses that the increasing and alarming encroachment of the Security Council on the mandates of other United Nations bodies - which the Security Council tries to justify by linking all issues to the question of security - compromises the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter and is also undermining the relevant bodies. This situation is even more alarming, since it is taking place at a time when the process of system-wide coherence is gaining momentum within the Organization. The African Group cautions against attempts to shift matters of interest of all Member States to a body where a few members of the United Nations have been vested with the power to take final decisions. The African Group's statement today serves to underscore that those issues do not fall within the mandate of the Security Council.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group in the Security Council's open debate on energy, security and climate change. The African Group aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of the Group of 77 and China and the Non-Aligned Movement. The African Group expresses its concern regarding the decision of the Security Council to hold an open debate on issues that do not fall within the Council's mandate. The United Nations Charter has made it explicitly clear that issues related to social and economic development remain the domain of the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly.”
2007-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5663Resumption1 (2007) · source
“Support must be provided in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. It would also be advisable for the Security Council to devote a meeting to consider how to benefit from the recommendations made in the various statements delivered today.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“We also hope that all United Nations bodies, and especially the body responsible for establishing the agenda for sustainable development, will participate in the efforts to strengthen peace in the Sudan. We must also get to the root of the evil. To that end, we must be innovative, especially as regards something over which we have no control: climate change. As has been so clearly demonstrated with regard to Darfur, this has a negative impact upon a country's resources. I hope that this meeting of the Security Council will be the starting point for greater cooperation under Chapter VIII between the United Nations and the African Union. I also hope that the necessary financial resources will be provided. That should not depend upon negative political considerations.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“Jan Eliasson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Darfur, and by Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim, his counterpart from the African Union. Those efforts have also been welcomed by the entire Government of National Unity. Mr. Eliasson's visit was a promising one. We therefore hope that all parties that have yet to sign the Abuja Agreement on the peace process will do so. Support for the peace process in Sudan must be a priority for the Security Council. Given that we are debating cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union with a View to strengthening international peace and security, it is our hope that support for peace will be comprehensive.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“No reply is possible to the statement made by the representative of the United States about what she called "genocide" in Darfur, given that the United States lives in a fragile glass house. I should like to cite what was said about Darfur last February by Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett of the United Kingdom in an article on the threat to unity posed by a changing situation. She wrote that instability in the region would fuel tension. There were a number of reasons for the conflict in Darfur, among them changing rainfall, which had made the existing competition between nomads and shepherds more acute. I should like to say that, given that lasting peace and security in Darfur is a priority for the Sudan - an absolute priority for Sudan - we welcome the efforts made by Mr.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“My country unreservedly welcomes United Nations support for the African Union Mission in the Sudan in Darfur, as evidenced in the decisions taken at Abuja and Addis Ababa. In that connection, I would like to comment on the statement by the representative of the United Kingdom, specifically his remarks regarding the Sudan's position. The Sudan did not object to the Abuja and Addis Ababa decisions. To the contrary, it welcomed them while expressing some reservations regarding a number of points that were contrary to the Darfur Peace Agreement. The Government of the Sudan accordingly asked that those points be brought in line with the Agreement. We proposed that the tripartite mechanism comprising the African Union, the United Nations and the Sudan should proceed to harmonize those points.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“The AU has unambiguously proven that it can provide assistance to the United Nations. For its part, the United Nations can provide financing and logistical and technical support through the partnership provided for under the Charter. The Security Council must therefore develop a mandate for the African Union Mission covering issues related to financing, institutional and logistical capacity-building and an assessment of needs pertaining to expertise in the information and communications areas. That was reaffirmed at the Addis Ababa meeting held on 16 November 2006. The African Union carried out negotiations in Abuja with a great deal of wisdom and patience, with a View to achieving the Darfur Peace Agreement. We appreciate the laudable efforts that have been made by all partners, including the African Union and the United Nations.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“They are the most familiar with the root causes of the problems at hand and are in the best position to prevent crises. Regional organizations can also provide the United Nations with geographical and political information on which to base future undertakings. Such information is crucial: in a crisis it is important to stabilize the situation. It is possible to bring about collective security in this way. With regard to partnership with the African Union, given that 60 per cent of the items on the agenda of the Security Council pertain to African countries, the AU should be enabled to resolve crises in Africa by optimizing its resources and efforts to that end. The African Union has experience in Darfur. It has a Mission there and has taken substantial steps, along with other regional organizations, in an effort to maintain peace.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“The idea that the United Nations is worthwhile only when it leads an operation is not true and must be rejected. Chapter VIII is clear, and it precisely refers to the role of regional organizations, a role that must be played without any conditionalities. In cooperating with the African Union, the United Nations must go beyond specific cases - such as Darfur, Somalia and others - and establish an effective strategic partnership limited to the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter. In that connection, the United Nations must honour its commitments as regards cooperation with regional organizations, especially since regional organizations are best equipped with specific knowledge of local social, political and cultural conditions and entities.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“Therefore, as regional organizations address challenges related to international peace and security in their geographical areas, the international peace and security system must be strengthened as a priority, and regional organizations must act on behalf of the international community. They are not there to replace or to substitute for the United Nations; there is no validity to that. Nor should there be a confrontation between the prerogatives of these organizations. To the contrary, these organizations must seek to overcome regional technical or logistical shortcomings. But their practical experiences on the ground have enabled them to acquire expertise and to build their capacities. We should benefit from their expertise and capacities; we should not just discuss their fragility, their incapacity or their lack of financing.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source
“At the inception of the United Nations 60 years ago, the founders of the Organization, in drafting the Charter, strove to provide for such a complementarity of roles in order to achieve the hoped-for collective security. Therefore, today, we are not seeking new points of reference; we need only look to Chapter VIII of the Charter and to implement its provisions. When we speak of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, we must refer to the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union and to the Council's mandate. The Protocol calls for creating the conditions necessary for cooperation with the United Nations' Council, based on the idea that security is an indivisible and integral whole.”
2007-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5649 (2007) · source