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Muraleedharan

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first: 2019-09-25
most recent: 2022-10-06
sittings or episodes: 4
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“Thirdly, there is a great need for building the capacity of States in the sustainable management of natural resources, upon their request and with full respect for their sovereignty. Developing an inclusive and complete response by the United Nations means increasing capacity-building support for Governments — especially those dealing with conflict and in post-conflict situations — as well as directly affected communities. In conclusion, I thank you once again, Mr. President, for your efforts and leadership role in bringing this matter to the attention of the Council. I reaffirm the commitment of the United Arab Emirates to continue working with other members and partners to address challenges to peace, stability and prosperity in Africa.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“First, we must continue discussions such as this one and reflect further on how to devise mechanisms that allow for engaging key relevant actors on this issue, including other international organizations and the private sector. In that regard, we can benefit from the role played by the African Union and other regional actors that have a better understanding of the complex ramifications of the problem before us today. That should help us to take joint preventive measures and move from a reactive approach to a proactive one. Secondly, the Council must remain ready to use the various tools available to counter the illicit exploitation of natural resources when it affects international peace and security, including through sanctions and peacekeeping mandates.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“While reaffirming the need to strengthen cooperation among States, we also stress the need to devise a stronger collective response to that threat, as called for by the Council in its resolution 2482 (2019), which underlined the link between organized crime and terrorism, as well as recognizing the benefits that terrorist groups derive from organized crime. The United Arab Emirates will continue to work with our African partners to counter terrorist groups and criminal networks, including those that smuggle weapons between our two regions and help terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab and the Houthi militias to build up their deadly arsenals. In the context of today’s discussion, I suggest that we promote our efforts in the following areas.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“In addition to being a legal obligation, the United Arab Emirates believes that working in earnest to counter the illegal exploitation of African natural resources is a moral imperative and a strategic investment that directly benefits the entire world. Having chaired the Kimberley Process in 2016, we have demonstrated our endorsement of strong regulatory frameworks as well as the necessity for coordination among different mechanisms in order to ensure community protection across Africa, especially for women and children. The United Arab Emirates has ensured that its regulations are in line with international standards to counter illegal trading of natural resources. We have also put in place an infrastructure to achieve those goals, and we continue to develop and improve best practices in that regard.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Accordingly, the United Arab Emirates calls on the international community to hold accountable all those individuals and entities, including terrorist groups, corporations and other actors, who partake in the illegal exploitation of natural resources. Furthermore, we call on the international community be unrelenting in its joint efforts to ensure that the proceeds of natural resources are not used to kill innocent people, including women and children, and instead to ensure that those proceeds are used to serve communities across the continent, to advance them, sustain their development and support their safety and stability.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“We note that there continue to be signs indicating that, across Africa and beyond, transnational terrorist groups are diversifying their revenue streams through involvement in the illicit exploitation of, and trafficking in, natural resources. They take advantage of the lack of sufficient understanding within the international community of the growing links between the illicit use of natural resources and terrorism financing. At a time when terrorist groups are using more new and emerging technologies to achieve their goals, existing regulatory frameworks are struggling to keep up with those developments, which may prevent them from achieving desired results.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“In addition to those consequences, the irresponsible exploitation of those resources and the unsustainable practices by those groups lead to environmental degradation that exacerbates one of the most difficult and most dangerous global challenges in our era, namely, climate change. There is an undeniable correlation between the illegal exploitation of resources, climate change and the spread of terrorism. As the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, reported to the Council in December 2021 (see S/PV.8923), environmental degradation contributes to enabling non-State armed groups to exert influence and manipulate resources to their advantage. As we have seen in the Sahel, the regions that are most vulnerable to climate change tend to also be vulnerable to the scourge of terrorism.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“The problem is not just the illegal nature of resource exploitation, it is also the corruption and unequal distribution of revenues that negatively affects the growth and sustainable development of communities. Indeed, the illegal exploitation of natural resources has been supporting activities undertaken by terrorists and criminal groups that use resource revenues to fund their operations and spread their influence, at the expense of peoples and States that are supposed to benefit from them. This problem is not limited to national or regional borders; it also affects countries that act as centres for processing and trading in raw materials, developed countries that consume and increase demand for those resources and all countries whose security is threatened by cross-border terrorist groups and organized criminal networks.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“As they plunder resources, armed groups, organized criminal networks as well as terrorist groups operating transnationally, are inflicting unprecedented levels of violence and depriving entire communities from enjoying their basic rights, sense of security and economic well-being, hence turning those resources into a curse. The illegal exploitation of natural resources is a challenge with a long history of negative impacts on peace and security, both in Africa and elsewhere in the world. According to the United Nations, the exploitation of natural resources has fuelled at least 18 violent conflicts since 1990. The magnitude of that challenge cannot be overstated.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Moussa Adamo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, for convening this important and timely debate. I welcome the participation of the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Ghada Waly, and thank them for their valuable briefings. I join others in welcoming the participation in this meeting of the representatives of the Central African Republic, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Morocco and Senegal, as well as the Head of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations. The United Arab Emirates is deeply concerned about the consequences of the illegal exploitation of natural resources on the peoples meant to be the first to benefit from those resources.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“We have signed and ratified all the major conventions and protocols on terrorism adopted by the United Nations, and we are part of all major global initiatives including the FATF. As the Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee this year, India will be hosting a special meeting of the Committee in Mumbai and New Delhi later this month, on 28 and 29 October. I reiterate our invitation to Member States to participate in this meeting and hope that it will contribute positively towards creating a global architecture that is fit for purpose and effectively responds to the new tech tools deployed by terrorists and their backers against open, diverse and pluralistic societies. Sheikh Al Nahyan (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank Your Excellency Mr.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Given that more than half the Security Council’s work is focused on Africa, India has been consistently calling for greater representation of the continent, through an increase in seats in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership of the Council, in line with the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration. India has been at the forefront of the global fight against terrorism. As a country that itself has been a victim of State-sponsored cross-border terrorism for the past nearly three decades, India is acutely aware of the socioeconomic and human cost of terrorism. In 1996, long before the adoption of resolution 1373 (2001), India took the initiative to pilot the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism with the objective of providing a comprehensive legal framework for combating terrorism.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Such African security initiatives as the Multinational Joint Task Force, the South African Development Community Mission in Mozambique and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia have proven their success in countering terrorism. These are Africa’s home-grown solutions, led by African countries, which have a better understanding of their own issues. The international community should provide sustainable and adequate financial and logistical support to such regional security initiatives. Lastly, the continuing lack of representation of Africa in the permanent category of membership of the Security Council is a historical injustice that needs to be corrected sooner rather than later.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“In this regard, India has been calling for a development paradigm that is Africa-led and Africa- owned and centred on the progress and development of the people of Africa. India has been contributing proactively to further international cooperation to combat the financing of terrorism at regional and international levels. In 2018, India contributed $550,000 to the UNOCT’s programmes that target capacity- building in the countries of East and Southern Africa. In 2021, too, we contributed $1 million to further strengthen these efforts. Sixthly, we need to support national and regional security initiatives and capacity-building efforts aimed at effective border surveillance and security.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“It is important that Member States, including African States, bring their anti-money-laundering and anti-terror-financing monitoring frameworks to par with international standards, including those promoted by the FATF. We also believe that more cooperation between the FATF and various United Nations entities, including the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) will benefit Member States. Fifthly, the international community needs to enhance assistance to African countries to strengthen capacities to fight illegal exploitation of and trade in natural resources. Furthermore, a violence-free Africa would need to be freed from the shackles of external forces driving the exploitation of natural resources on the continent.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Such initiatives as the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money- Laundering in West Africa and CEMAC’s regulations against money-laundering and terrorist financing have helped to create institutional frameworks in the African States. These regional and subregional measures need to be further strengthened, in line with the standards prescribed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Fourthly, the FATF has been promoting effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money-laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Secondly, as has been pointed out by our African colleagues in the Security Council, groups in Africa linked with and inspired by ISIL and Al-Qaida are embedding themselves in multiple domestic conflicts, attempting to influence and control the political agenda. Engaging them in national reconciliation will only provide legitimacy to terrorism and give them access to the necessary financial means and resources. This will be a self-defeating goal. What we need is a zero-tolerance policy towards all forms of terrorism, irrespective of their motivation. Thirdly, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and the States of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) have been playing an important role in combating the financing of terrorism.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“In this context, allow me to flag the following key aspects for the Security Council’s consideration. First, we need to recognize the fact that terrorism, like armed conflicts, is expanding in Africa. Al-Qaida and terrorist groups in different parts of Africa affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have gathered significant strength in recent years, thriving on the illegal mining of artisan gold, rare minerals, gemstones, uranium, coal and timber, and so on, through illegal trade networks facilitated by transnational criminal networks. Such terrorist groups as Al-Shabaab have put in place elaborate revenue-collection networks to support their terrorist activities. If left unaddressed, terrorism may seriously jeopardize peace prospects in several parts of Africa already ravaged by armed conflicts.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Preventing these inimical outfits from gaining access to financial resources is therefore crucial to effectively countering their violent attacks. While some States lack the legal operational frameworks and necessary capacities for countering the financing of terrorism, other States are clearly guilty of aiding and supporting terrorism and wilfully providing financial assistance and safe haven to terrorists. While we must enhance capacities of the former, the international community must collectively call out the latter and hold them accountable for such double-speak. The global fight against terrorism cannot succeed without conscious and coordinated efforts to counter the financing of terrorism; it is the same with the global fight against armed groups.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“In recent years, terrorist and armed groups have been making deep inroads by exploiting security gaps and fragile governance institutions on the continent, particularly in the Horn of Africa, the Sahel and East and Central Africa. These regions have remained vulnerable to money-laundering and terrorist financing. Terrorist and armed groups are increasingly funding their activities through illegal exploitation of natural resources, the trafficking of wildlife, and extortion, among other well-known activities. Terrorist groups have also found new ways to finance their activities by exploiting the rapid development of information and communication technology and other technologies related to financial transactions, encryption and varied modes of transportation and delivery.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“Let me begin by conveying my best wishes and greetings to you, Mr. President, on Gabon’s presidency of the Security Council for this month. The topic chosen for the debate is extremely important not just for Africa, but all of us in the context of the global fight against terrorism. I thank Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, His Excellency Mr. Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Mr. Paul-Simon Handy, Regional Director for East Africa and Representative to the African Union Institute for Security Studies, for their valuable briefings that have enriched today’s debate.”
2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source
“In view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India has commenced the donation of 50,000 metric tons of wheat to the people of Afghanistan. Similarly, India has continued its humanitarian support for Myanmar, including through a grant of 10,000 tons of rice and wheat. We are also assisting Sri Lanka, including with food aid, through its difficult times. All these initiatives are in keeping with our “neighbourhood first” foreign policy priority and our firm belief in the abiding ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — the world is one family. In conclusion, I would like to underscore India remains committed to working with all other Member States and international organizations, including the United Nations, to collectively strengthen global food security, particularly in countries facing conflict situations.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“India’s mid-day meal programme continues to tackle undernourishment in school children by ensuring the provision of healthy meals. A nutrition drive has also been launched, especially for vulnerable groups, women and children. Our farm-to-table digital initiatives include farmer’s portals, farm-advisory services, online networks of agricultural commodities, price prediction and the use of blockchain technology for quality certification. Even in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, India also provided food aid in the form of thousands of metric tons of wheat, rice, pulses and lentils to several countries, including in our neighbourhood and in Africa, in order to strengthen food security.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“That calls for a multi-stakeholder approach. Eighth, armed conflict and terrorism, combined with extreme weather, crop pests, food price volatility, exclusion and economic shocks, can devastate any fragile State, leading to food insecurity, and increase the threat of famine. It is therefore critical to support capacity-building in countries facing those issues, especially with regard to designing, implementing and monitoring policies and programmes related to food. As the Council may be aware, India is running the world’s largest food-based safety-net programme, which has seen a paradigm shift from a welfare to a rights-based approach. In order to achieve targeted delivery during COVID-19, the Government provided food assistance to 800 million people and cash transfers to 400 million people.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Sixth, we need to avoid linking humanitarian and development assistance with progress in the political process. If donors were to adopt that position, it would serve only to exacerbate food insecurity in conflict situations. There is an urgent need for the donor community to scale up assistance to conflict-affected countries and to ensure that humanitarian agencies receive the necessary funding to fully execute their plans without the politicization of people’s basic needs. Seventh, food assistance alone surely cannot be a long-term sustainable solution to food insecurity. Peacebuilding and development are paramount and must include livelihood support, social-protection programmes and community-based approaches, including investment in agriculture infrastructure and capacity-building in rural development, especially in conflict areas.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“In order to manage our own overall food security and support the needs of neighbouring and other vulnerable developing countries, we announced some measures regarding wheat exports on 13 May. Let me reaffirm that those measures allow for exports — once approved — to help countries meet their food security demands. That will be done upon request from the Governments concerned. The policy will ensure that we will truly respond to those most in need. Fifth, it is necessary for all of us to fully appreciate the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grains. We already saw how those principles were disregarded in the case of COVID-19 vaccines. Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Fourth, a number of low-income societies are today confronted with the twin challenges of rising costs and difficult access to food grains. Even countries like India, which has adequate stocks, have seen an unjustified increase in food prices. It is clear that hoarding and speculation are at work. We cannot allow that to pass unchallenged. As outlined in my statement yesterday, my Government noted the sudden spike in global prices of wheat, which put our food security and that of our neighbours and other vulnerable countries at risk. We are committed to ensuring that such adverse impacts on food security are effectively mitigated and that the vulnerable are protected from sudden changes in the global market.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Secondly, the food security challenges emanating from the Ukraine conflict require us to respond creatively. The growing shortages can be addressed only by going beyond the constraints that currently bind us. In that context, we welcome the Secretary-General’s call for exempting the purchases of food by the World Food Programme for humanitarian assistance from food-export restrictions, with immediate effect. But we need to go beyond that to make a real difference. Third, energy security is also a serious concern given that it has been a key collateral fallout of the conflict. It needs to be addressed by enhancing mutual cooperative efforts, with greater sensitivity to other countries’ energy mix and import requirements.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“It is therefore indeed time to start factoring in the multidimensional impact that this issue is having on the global South, especially in vulnerable developing countries. The solution to those challenges lies in global collective action. On its own, no single country can handle such complex collateral ramifications. We need to work collectively, and we need to work together. In that context, let me submit the following eight points for the Security Council’s consideration: First, as I said earlier, a solution through dialogue and diplomacy to the conflict in Ukraine must be arrived at without further delay. We have been consistent in calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and pursuing that path to resolve the issue. In that regard, we reiterate our support to the efforts of the good offices of the Secretary-General.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“As the world has been struggling to find ways to emerge from the effects of the coronavirus disease pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine has had a profound impact, with spiralling energy and commodity prices and disruptions in global logistical supply chains. The global South has been adversely affected both by the conflict itself and by the various measures put in place in response. If the conflict does not give way to a meaningful path of dialogue and diplomacy immediately, there will be severe repercussions in the global economy that will derail the efforts of the global South to secure food security and eradicate hunger in the run-up to 2030. We are already seeing economies collapse and law-and-order problems increase in some countries, and it will only get worse.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Let me begin by congratulating you, Madam President, and the United States delegation on organizing this important open debate on conflict and food security. I thank Secretary- General António Guterres, Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, and Mr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, for their useful briefings. I also thank Ms. Sara Menker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gro Intelligence, for sharing her perspectives on the issue. Ensuring food security, especially for the poor and marginalized, is a challenge that preoccupies Governments in developing countries first and foremost.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Apart from focusing on infrastructure — especially housing, education and health, connectivity, providing livelihoods to those impacted by conflict, especially in agriculture, and projects at the grass-roots level, which directly impact the lives of people — India also provides extensive education, training and capacity- building, including vocational training and information technology, focusing particularly on youth. We will continue to be a pillar of strength for all developing countries in their transition to development, progress and prosperity.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“It is important that commitments made in that regard be respected and adhered to. India has always played a constructive and significant role in the context of peacebuilding through its extensive development partnership with developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia and with least- developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States. India continues bilaterally to assist countries in post-conflict situations by providing substantial grants and soft loans.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“The 2020 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture that was concluded last year has given us a new set of twin resolutions on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (resolution 2558 (2020) and General Assembly resolution 75/201). We appreciate that, as part of its 2020 to 2024 strategy, the Peace Building Fund has put forth a comprehensive scenario covering a horizon of five years. We heard earlier the remarks by Ms. Koofi. The change in authority in Kabul was neither done through negotiations nor inclusive. We have consistently called for a broad-based, inclusive process that involves the representation of all segments of the Afghan population. The expectations of the international community with regard to Afghanistan, including on combating terrorism, are set out clearly in resolution 2593 (2021).”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“In our own neighbourhood and elsewhere, we have seen the destruction of temples, the glorification of breaking idols in temples, the violation of gurdwara premises, the massacre of Sikh pilgrims in gurdwaras and the destruction of the Bamyan Buddhas and other religious iconic sites. Our inability to even acknowledge those atrocities and phobias only gives those forces encouragement that phobias against some religions are more acceptable than those against others. If we choose to be selective about criticizing such phobias or ignoring them, we do so at our own peril. It is now time to look at peacebuilding in the broader context in a more focused manner, especially in the context of the coronavirus disease pandemic, which is threatening to erode the gains we have made over the years.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy has clearly reinforced yet again that terrorism cannot be justified on any grounds and that no country should provide an excuse for such activities. It is equally important that United Nations organizations take the Strategy as a template and not give any encouragement or excuse, even indirectly, to the efforts of Member States to justify terrorism in any way. With regard to religious identities, we are witnessing how Member States are facing newer forms of religious phobia. While we have condemned anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and Christianophobia, we fail to recognize that there are more virulent forms of religious phobias emerging and taking root, including anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“We believe that the United Nations system as a whole should work closely with Member States and regional organizations, in line with their national requirements and needs, and not advocate the imposition of ideas or solutions from outside. Terrorism is a clear manifestation of how forces inimical to unity and diversity can seek to destroy the social cohesion and democratic fabric of countries by, inter alia, fomenting disaffection, hatred and violence. The increasing spread of terrorism in Africa is a matter of serious concern. What is even more unfortunate is that those terrorist forces and groups are receiving encouragement from Member States that seek to divide communities by legitimizing terrorist activities.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“When we deal with countries coming out of conflict and going into peacebuilding, putting in place a strong legal framework as well as building credible institutions based on solid principles is critical. That will also ensure that diversity is protected and inclusivity fostered. We need to encourage donor countries that are contributing generously to peacebuilding in Africa and other regions to ensure that those countries coming out of conflict are able to put in place an enduring framework that withstands the test of time. The challenge will always be to make a trade-off between the immediate and the long term.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“Those include South Africa, with its transition from apartheid to a free and open society; Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Burundi, each of which has been an example of a successful transition of post-conflict State-building; and South Sudan, where we are witnessing the transition. Those societies are diverse and have managed to sustain peace through an inclusive approach by setting examples for similar States to emulate. We also have several other examples, including in South Asia, where diversity has always been the hallmark of societies. The political leadership of respective countries respecting universal values of peace, truth and compassion have contributed immensely to State-building.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“We believe in the ethos of tolerance and understanding, practicing the age-old ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — that is, the whole world is one family. That is relevant everywhere, including to post-conflict societies, for the human race to reach its fullest potential. In a globalized, liberalized and interlinked world, post-conflict State-building has faced increasing societal expectations in terms of political space and socioeconomic development, gender equality and human rights. As a result, State-building has become more complicated. Building peace and sustaining the same, therefore, is proving more complex than ending the conflict. That is even more evident in the context of the developing world. At the same time, we have several successful examples where countries have managed to overcome post-conflict challenges.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“India’s own context offers a unique manifestation of unity in diversity, where, in spite of the convulsions caused by the partition, we still came together as one to form a democratic, pluralistic and inclusive society with our Constitution as the basic bedrock of our polity. Consequently, if one were to talk about embracing diversity and inclusion, India has much to offer on how diversity of identities, whether ethnic, regional, religious, linguistic or other, can come together and live as one nation — the common thread binding us being the identity of being an Indian first and all other things later. That is what the Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, taught us, and that is what we follow in letter and spirit.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“The countries facing conflicts or emerging from them face multiple challenges on their path to peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Those are related to factors causative of the conflict and primarily involve ethnicity, race and religion, which are dominant identity markers in society. In addition, societies also encounter political, social and economic factors that play a determining role in how countries successfully emerge and move forward in addressing those fundamental challenges of State-building. History has shown that those challenges are not limited to Africa or the developing world. Even the developed world, at some points in history, faced such challenges, including through extremely violent transitions, before eventually emerging successful.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“Let me begin by conveying the best wishes and greetings of my Prime Minister to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Kenya’s historic presidency of the Security Council. It is indeed a singular privilege to represent my Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at this important high-level debate on a topic that is extremely important and pertinent to the global south, particularly countries in Africa. I would like to thank His Excellency Secretary- General António Guterres; His Excellency Mr. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; His Excellency Mr. Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa; and Ms. Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Afghanistan, for enriching this open debate with their insights.”
2021-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8877 (2021) · source
“We are determined to strengthen cooperation within the SCO framework for comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. SCO members should also explore how the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure can provide a more effective platform for cooperation through exchange of information, capacity-building, mutual legal assistance, the sharing of best practices and cooperating in multilateral forums such as the United Nations.”
2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source
“Of the organizations being discussed today, India has been a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) since 2017. We joined the SCO to secure peace, progress and prosperity for the region and to create new opportunities for economic engagement in the region. In his visit to Bishkek earlier this year to participate in the 2019 SCO Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all humanist forces to come together and called for an international conference to combat the scourge of terrorism. He also reiterated that a united, peaceful, safe and prosperous Afghanistan is crucial for the stability and security of the SCO region and acknowledged the work of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group in this regard. We welcome the clarity shown by the SCO on terrorism from its inception.”
2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source
“Regional and subregional groups can play an important role in fostering the cooperation and coordination needed to effectively combat terrorist networks. In recent years, India has put in place several practical cooperation mechanisms with a number of countries and groups. It is a careful and sensitive process, as it involves building trust and common working habits and methodologies. We have several counter-terrorism and security dialogues, which bring together experts from all relevant fields in regular bilateral and multilateral interactions. We also engage constructively with the work of such forums as the Financial Action Task Force and United Nations counter-terrorism bodies to deny terrorists financing and other forms of support.”
2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source
“We are confronted by groups that have linkages across regions and continents in terms of recruitment, financing and operation. We are committed to combating that menace in all its forms and manifestations. There can be no justification for acts of terror on any grounds whatsoever. We believe that our fight against terrorism should not only to seek eliminate terrorists and disrupt terror organizations and networks; it should also identify, hold accountable and take strong measures against States that encourage, support and finance terrorism or provide sanctuary to terrorists and terror groups. We call upon all countries to work together to expedite the adoption of the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism in the General Assembly without any further delay.”
2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today's debate. We also appreciate the circulation of the very useful concept note (S/2019/742, annex), outlining the contours of today's discussion. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the heads of the regional security organizations for their comprehensive and insightful briefings. Today's security problems are not constrained by physical or political boundaries. Terrorism, drug trafficking, transnational crime and the security implications of new technologies are transnational challenges that cannot be viewed in compartmentalized terms. Our response to them therefore also has to be coordinated across borders. Terrorism is the single most significant threat to peace and stability today.”
2019-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8626 (2019) · source