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Nanga

lines on the record: 24
first: 2022-03-17
most recent: 2023-12-29
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“The scale of the risks incurred by the militarization or non-compliance of nuclear sites must be of concern to the belligerents and the entire international community. My country reiterates its opposition to the war and its call for dialogue with a view to achieving a ceasefire and initiating a process to end the war. We encourage all diplomatic efforts and initiatives aimed at conducting negotiations in good faith with a view to establishing a lasting peace between the parties.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari for his briefing. We are particularly concerned by the stagnation and perpetuation of the conflict in Ukraine. We are all the more concerned as the intensification of the fighting continues to increase the war’s terrible toll and revives the risk of disaster at sensitive installations such as the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, which has been the subject of many attacks and requires an update of its compliance with the seven principles guaranteeing the security of nuclear sites. The conduct of military activities around the nuclear site must absolutely stop. The parties have a responsibility to ensure that those installations do not present any risk likely to cause a disaster with irreparable consequences.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Particular attention must be paid to host countries, where refugee camps are breeding grounds for recruitment, indoctrination and all kinds of criminal activities, including terrorist groups. I am calling for more committed cooperation and greater investment in conflict prevention, particularly for young people through education. My country is delighted that the Global Refugee Forum will be held in December. Finally, my country reiterates its support for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and humanitarian workers. In the highly challenging context that many countries in the throes of conflict are experiencing, my country reiterates the need for belligerents to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law and the protection of human rights.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9465 (2023) · source
“Any assistance, be it through receiving people or providing in-kind or cash contributions, in particular the funding of empowerment projects, is invaluable. Support for refugee-hosting countries is decisive in the Organization’s global response through its specialized organizations and agencies, as is the necessary aid to the countries concerned, for the benefit of internally displaced persons, whose numbers are also constantly increasing. They need support in rebuilding their homes, schools for their children, health facilities and means of production. That requires a constant adaptation of UNHCR’s means of action, as well as closer cooperation with international financial institutions.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9465 (2023) · source
“In order to express its solidarity and assume its share of responsibility in the necessary international response to refugees, my country, Gabon, has decided to contribute $2 million to UNHCR to mitigate the consequences of the Sudan crisis in neighbouring countries, such as Chad and the Central African Republic. My country is convinced that it is through greater solidarity and through cooperation in the spirit of the Global Compact on Refugees that we will be able to meet the challenge posed by forced displacement. The United Nations must fully play its central role in the global response to refugees and forcibly displaced people. Helping those who are forced to flee their homes, villages or countries is a call that each of us, collectively and individually, must heed.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9465 (2023) · source
“The current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Somalia and Latin America and the Caribbean alone accounted for 90 per cent of new displacements worldwide in the first half of this year. That geographic distribution justifies the United Nations paying particular attention to those populations, whose situation is often a source of great suffering. In that respect, I welcome UNHCR’s efforts to try to respond to the multitude of needs and situations by proposing durable solutions through voluntary return or resettlement. It is obvious that the tensions or the inadequacy of the resources allocated are a real stumbling block in the execution of its mandate.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9465 (2023) · source
“Whether they result from conflict or related causes, those massive displacements are closely linked to the denial of human rights — either because they trigger those displacements, as is the case in situations of persecution, violence or other human rights violations; or because the forced displacements expose the victims to human rights violations on their journeys in forced exile. In any case, forced displacement is a challenging phenomenon for the management of conflicts and natural disasters that must be taken into account in the configuration of the global humanitarian response, bearing in mind that all lives count, and all suffering is equal.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9465 (2023) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mr. Filippo Grandi, for presenting his latest report on the refugee situation. The latest UNHCR statistics show that the number of displaced people in the world reached a frightening 114 million people, and those figures do not take into account the disastrous consequences of the situation in Gaza since 7 October. Armed conflict remains the primary cause of this phenomenon, compounded by the harmful effects of climate change and environmental degradation, which have a disproportionate impact on vulnerable people, particularly women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities in developing countries.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9465 (2023) · source
“My country once again calls for dialogue and welcomes the peace formula summit that was held on 28 and 29 October in Malta. We encourage all initiatives aimed at finding a solution to end the conflict. We reiterate our call to countries with influence over the parties to the conflict to activate the channels of diplomacy and engage in good-faith negotiations in order to give peace and peaceful coexistence a chance.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9464 (2023) · source
“Since the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, the people living in the dam’s surrounding areas have been facing a particularly alarming humanitarian situation, having lost not only their homes and means of production and subsistence, but also their water supply. Such continued attacks on essential infrastructure are unacceptable. The United Nations Environment Programme’s Rapid Environmental Assessment of Kakhovka Dam Breach has confirmed the initial indications that that act of sabotage has catastrophic environmental effects beyond Ukraine’s borders, the exact scale of which will certainly not be known for many years. The report cites the risks posed by the release of chemical pollutants, including machine oil and liquid fertilizers.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9464 (2023) · source
“Given the current stalemate in the conflict, we remind the parties to abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law, including to protect non-combatants and civilian infrastructure and to allow unhindered access of humanitarian aid, without discrimination, to the areas and populations in need. We also call on the parties to the conflict not to resort to the use of weapons of mass destruction with indiscriminate effects, such as mines, cluster munitions or other guided weapons. Attacks have also continued to target energy and agricultural facilities, civilian homes and non-military buildings, in violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9464 (2023) · source
“We hope that OCHA’s winter response plan will provide multifaceted aid to the people in need during this cold season, while underscoring the large scale of needs that has grown since the start of the year, with millions of elderly people, women and children with no access to the main international aid mechanisms and left in distress. On another note, statistics have shown that grain imports from Ukraine have decreased by half as compared to the same period last year, as a direct consequence of the suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9464 (2023) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director for Coordination of the Coordination Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for his briefing. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine in this meeting. The war in Ukraine is about to enter its second winter. The needs of people already living in precarious conditions owing to the continued fighting will definitely increase, especially in the east and the south of the country, where the fighting is intensifying.”
2023-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9464 (2023) · source
“The current global security context, marked by an increasing nuclear threat, serves to reinforce the relevance of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2023-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9293 (2023) · source
“In line with the obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and all its safeguards agreements, as well as the Pelindaba Treaty, which establishes a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Africa, my country supports the Committee’s mandate and takes a keen interest in the attainment of its noble objectives. In that regard, we welcome the efforts made by States to strengthen measures to prevent non-State actors from manufacturing, acquiring or transferring nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. The strengthening of technical assistance to States is an essential element in order to promote the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), in conjunction with international, regional and subregional organizations.”
2023-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9293 (2023) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): I would like to thank His Excellency Ambassador Hernán Pérez Loose, Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations and Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). I also express my thanks for Mexico’s excellent work throughout its chairmanship. My country takes note of the twentieth programme of work of the Committee, covering the period from 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024, and wishes Ecuador every success. The Committee can count on Gabon’s support throughout its mandate. Resolution 1540 (2004) is an essential part of the global non-proliferation architecture, which seeks to prevent non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, with devastating consequences.”
2023-03-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9293 (2023) · source
“Building lasting peace is hard to envisage in the absence of those fundamental values of respect for the human person. I also recall that in June we held the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech, and I also recall the adoption by the General Assembly of the resolution on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue and of tolerance (General Assembly resolution 75/309). That resolution seeks to fight against discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech, in accordance with international human rights law. In conclusion, I reiterate my country’s constant and unwavering appeal to the parties to the conflict to come to the table in order to agree upon a political resolution to this war. Tomorrow’s peace begins today.”
2023-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9280 (2023) · source
“Any action likely to exacerbate hatred between peoples contributes to driving parties away from a political solution because it dangerously imperils the construction of lasting peace based on the principle of peaceful coexistence. In that regard, I wish to underscore the Secretary- General’s ongoing commitment to combat hate speech, as reflected in his Our Common Agenda (A/75/982) report, as well as in the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, launched in 2019. I urge the parties to the conflict to take ownership of and implement these noble goals and to abide by the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, which prohibit pejorative or discriminatory language targeting religion, ethnic origin, nationality, race, colour, ancestry, sex or any other forms of identity.”
2023-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9280 (2023) · source
“Beyond the horror of war and beyond the suffering and the destruction of all types, people in the grips of conflict are being subjected daily to discrimination, stigmatization or marginalization. The lack of prospects for an end to the war in the short or medium terms does not bode well for the severity of the scars that will taint every individual, family and community. There is no doubt that the invisible wounds caused by this bloody war will persist for years, perhaps even for several generations. Recent history has shown us in a stark and horrifying way the weight of hatred and rejection, as well as their insidious ability to fuel and exacerbate generational violence and plunge humankind into the depths of horror. I wish to call on the parties to show restraint and to refrain from all provocative behaviours or incitements to hatred.”
2023-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9280 (2023) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): I wish to thank the briefers for their respective briefings. Eighteen days ago, the Security Council met (see S/PV.9269) to mark the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Around this table we deplored the human suffering on the ground, marked by the colossal loss of human life, attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and the mass displacement of people. The eruption of the war in Ukraine went hand in hand with the unleashing of hate speech and a verbal escalation on both sides that appears to have no limits. Since the beginning of hostilities, combat on the ground is playing out on social media in a worrisome fashion, affecting all areas of life, including the sacred.”
2023-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9280 (2023) · source
“As a State party to the BWC, my country reaffirms its opposition to the use of any form of biological weapon and calls on the warring parties to abstain from the use of such weapons and to respect international law. Gabon reiterates its commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes among the States Members of the United Nations and we continue to call on the parties to the conflict to de-escalate and to commit, in good faith, to the negotiations under way in order to put an end to this war, whose consequences can already be seen beyond the territory of Ukraine.”
2022-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8999 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): At the outset, my delegation expresses its condolences to the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations. I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing. In the absence of new developments since our most recent meeting on the same topic last Friday (see S/PV.8991), let me reiterate the essence of my country’s statement then with regard to the grave mutual accusations regarding the lingering risk of the use of chemical weapons in the war in Ukraine. My country calls on the parties to abide by the relevant positions of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), which strictly prohibits the use of broad-spectrum weapons as well as their development, production and stockpiling.”
2022-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8999 (2022) · source
“Saving lives must transcend all political considerations. The parties to the conflict must seize every opportunity that diplomacy offers to reach a negotiated settlement through dialogue and avoid a stalemate.”
2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source
“Mr. Nanga (Gabon) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and Mr. Raouf Mazou for their briefings on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The intensification of the fighting and the resulting mass exodus of civilians, the deterioration of the living conditions and health conditions of those who have decided to stay, and the risks of disease owing to the disruption of basic public services are all matters of concern. We again urge all parties to respect the provisions of international humanitarian law and ensure respect for and protection of the population, including African nationals, as well as civilian infrastructure, medical personnel and humanitarian workers. We reiterate the urgency of opening safe humanitarian corridors and call for an immediate cessation of hostilities.”
2022-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8998 (2022) · source