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Ndiaye

lines on the record: 251
first: 2014-09-24
most recent: 2023-01-26
sittings or episodes: 19
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“Another element is the governance of natural and environmental resources, in which, we know, women already play a very important role. While they may be contributors to environmental degradation, they also have the potential to be drivers of change. They can thus make their voices heard to promote change on that issue. An additional element is new technologies, their ramifications for peace and the opportunities, but also the dangers, they present. Lastly, there is the issue of migration, which must be dealt with not from a perspective of exclusion, but from one of development. I was given eight minutes to speak, and I believe I have reached the end of my allotted time. I remain at Council members’ disposal for any further information or questions they may have.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“We know that in the Sahel and all over the world, especially in Africa, women are suffering termendously from the effects of climate change. They are also suffering from emerging security threats that affect women — I mentioned kidnapping and rape earlier — and from emerging health insecurity, in particular with respect to the spread of dengue fever, the Ebola virus, which we are all too familiar with, and, more recently, the coronavirus disease pandemic, which continues to plague us still today, as well as other crises to be prevented. The economic, energy and food crises must also be dealt with, as has been said. In fact, Senegal has been hosting, since yesterday, a major international meeting on food security, and we await its recommendations and conclusions in order to contribute to their implementation.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“The empowerment of women through functional literacy programmes — which, to be frank, our States no longer provide — contribute to the awareness and development of rural and urban entrepreneurship as sources of income. When women can actively participate in their children’s education and become self-reliant, more just, equitable and stable societies can be achieved for inclusive sustainable cohesion. Our States must also strengthen the provision of basic social and community infrastructure to respond to the needs of vulnerable groups. If I may, I will now refer to some elements of the recommendations I have mentioned that should be included in the New Agenda for Peace in the context of peacebuilding and peacekeeping. The first element is the impact of climate change.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Civil society, young people and women should be afforded their rightful spaces in the peacebuilding agenda, including in conflict prevention and inequality components. As the Secretary-General said: “Efforts to build and sustain peace are necessary not only once conflict has broken out, but long beforehand through preventing conflict and addressing its root causes. We must work better together across the peace continuum, focusing on all the dimensions of conflict.” The establishment of basic infrastructure, such as health-care clinics, schools, daaras for religious education — an aspect of education that must nevertheless be managed — community infrastructure and tools that will contribute to easing the burden of women’s labour, are important tools for the empowerment of women and young people.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“It is vital to invest in capacity-building, in addition to ensuring funding, for institutions working on gender and the women and peace and security agenda at all levels — from UN-Women, at the United Nations level, which does not have many offices in Africa due to a lack of resources, to the ministries in charge of the promotion of women and young people and the protection of children, which cannot always function effectively due to a lack of funding, despite budgetary allocations from States and development partners. A greater presence of women is also essential in mediation and peacebuilding teams across all regions of the world. The involvement of women and young people in formal peace processes should be ensured so as to prevent them from resorting to parallel or informal processes.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Such approaches allow those institutions to be owned by the populations they serve and who will therefore be able to guarantee their functioning and effectiveness. We also underscore the need to stand alongside States in advocating respect for democratic processes and free and transparent elections, as well as in the fight against corruption, which are often sources of conflict in our States. Enrolling girls and keeping them in school, even in times of conflict, remain key in the empowerment of future generations of women and should be a priority for our States and partners. Thousands of girls have had to drop out of school in the Sahel region. The recent abduction of some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso is just one example whereby the promotion and empowerment of women has suffered a setback.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“There is also a need to systematize approaches to disseminating the provisions of certain Security Council resolutions that are sometimes ignored by stakeholders, including resolution 1325 (2000); resolution 1820 (2008), on sexual violence in wars; and resolution 2242 (2015) and resolution 2250 (2015), on women and peace and security, and youth, peace and security, respectively. The second question is as follows: What needs to be done to build resilient and effective institutions; to invest in people, especially women and young people; and to guarantee societal inclusion? We believe in the need to support countries that have decided to adopt innovative approaches to building certain State institutions through inclusive citizen-led dynamics.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Secondly, we need to respond to social inequalities and exclusion on the basis of regional, religious and ethnic differences, which are often the sources of conflict in many African countries. The Security Council should seek approaches to rectify such trends in countries with high levels of inequality and discrimination. Furthermore, we believe that approaches promoting collaborative security should also be encouraged, now that the limits of all-military strategies have come to light.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“We came up with several answers, the first of which concerns how we respond to conflict. Internal conflicts are related to the problems of governance, poorly organized elections and a lack of respect for constitutions. The Security Council, in our opinion, should also find ways to prevent those situations from happening. Furthermore, we believe that it is important to broaden the scope of discussion by involving non-State institutions in consultative and discussion-based frameworks. For example, the Security Council could listen to other voices, including, as Mr. Muhith just said, the voices of civil society, especially those of women and young people, and of trade unions and political organizations.”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“Let me first extend my warm greetings to all the Ambassadors here today, especially the President, Mr. Ishikane, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan, as well as the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, and all the members of the Security Council. I have been asked to participate in this open debate, and it is therefore my privilege and honour to address the Council today to answer two questions. I will begin by responding to the first guiding question for today’s open debate (see S/2023/19, annex): how can the Security Council better address emerging threats and risk multipliers in order to achieve peacebuilding and sustaining peace? That is to say, which areas of concern should be considered, whose voices shall be heard and how can constructive synergies be created among various stakeholders?”
2023-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9250 (2023) · source
“I once again call on the Government and the international community to support the implementation of resolution 2605 (2021) in order to peacefully bring about stability, social cohesion and development for all Central Africans.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“MINUSCA has undertaken a strategic audit whose the main objective is to improve its management of the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse in the framework of a more comprehensive and proactive focus. Progress has been made in the Central African Republic, but many challenges remain. The active role of MINUSCA remains essential to support the necessary adjustments to the peace process, which is shaped by the peace agreement, the joint road map, the national dialogue and the upcoming local elections. Those tools for peace must be fully embraced and used skilfully, with the primary concern always being the protection of the civilian population.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I call on the Government to fight those actions, including through prosecutions, to strengthen our cooperation, in an atmosphere of trust, in the implementation of the mandate that the Security Council has given us. I also deplore the persistent violations of the headquarters agreement, with 17 violations documented between 1 October 2021 and 1 February 2022. I nevertheless commend the reaction of the President of the Republic to the status-of-forces violations submitted to his attention. I invite the Government once again to continue its dialogue with MINUSCA in the interests of the security and safety of peacekeeping personnel. I welcome the availability of the new Prime Minister, Mr. Moloua, in that respect. Furthermore, I wish to stress the progress made in dealing with incidents relating to sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“We believe that the Central African Republic, through the Commission, is entering an era of a comprehensive focus on transitional justice, which deserves the support of all strategic partners at a time when the resources necessary to the smooth functioning of its operations are scarce despite the efforts of the Government, which continues to take responsibility for the salaries of the members of the Commission. I deplore the negative climate that is being created by disinformation campaigns, which undermine the relations between the Government, the people and MINUSCA and fuel hostile behaviour by certain segments of the population, the armed forces and the internal security forces.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I therefore call for all necessary measures to be taken to ensure the execution of the arrest warrants issued by the Special Criminal Court. I would like to raise, as a positive development that I welcome, the efforts made by the Government to make operational the Commission on Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation. Its members, who were appointed on the basis of gender parity, are working hard to make it possible for the Central African Republic to reach a decisive turning point in the promotion of the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparations, which is vital for national reconciliation.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I encourage the national authorities, with the support of international partners, to continue their efforts to strengthen the legal system so as to ensure respect for the law in an impartial and independent fashion. I commend the holding of the first public hearing of the Special Criminal Court, which reflects the progress made in the fight against impunity. I call for respect for the independence and impartiality of the Special Criminal Court. It is vital to create an environment that makes it possible for the Court to fully comply with its mandate, particularly when it comes to investigations and prosecutions. With the support of the Government’s international partners, the structures and the bases of the fight against impunity have been laid. But justice can serve reconciliation only if judgments are handed down.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I strongly condemn the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which have tragic consequences, and call on stakeholders in the conflict to renounce their use immediately. In that context, access to those needing humanitarian assistance and protection should be facilitated. Because of the increased use of IEDs in the Central African Republic, I call on the Government to explore, with the support of partners, the implementation of a national anti-mine mechanism. I welcome the fact that President Touadera has agreed to work towards the implementation of a national authority to combat the use of mines. Justice must go hand in hand with reconciliation in order to promote a lasting peace.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“That calls for in-depth institutional reform that itself would be the result of strong political will, with the concerted and transparent involvement of all strategic partners of the Central African Republic. I congratulate the national authorities on their will to implement the national security-sector reform road map approved by the Head of State in August 2021. Those framework documents, particularly the national policy for security and the national security- sector reform strategy, are currently being reviewed and updated. That is a positive prospect that is part of a dynamic of democratic and citizen-controlled accountability and governance in the security sector. I would draw attention to the increasing use of explosive devices by the parties to the conflict, particularly in the western part of the country.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I call on the national authorities to maintain the integrity of DDR and repatriation efforts by respecting the current single framework and the programme for the reduction of community violence by preventing any parallel initiatives that might undermine all those efforts. I reiterate that the State has the main responsibility for protecting the civilian population. To that end, the deployment of national and internal security forces must be sustainably supported, under more effective command and control and on a structural basis, in order to achieve full functionality in their sovereign mission of protecting the people and ensuring the integrity of the territory.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“Military action is necessary but not sufficient in itself to provide lasting political solutions to the crisis. There will be no exclusively military solution to the crisis; the solution can only be political, as has always been said. That is all the more so because the use of additional supports by the armed forces of the Central African Republic, if no care is taken, could compromise the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) initiatives under way, erode the gains made in the process of reforming the security sector, weaken efforts at national reconciliation and create a climate of mutual suspicion that would heighten tensions of an ethnic and religious nature.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I also stress the need to combine resumed control of the territory with an effective restoration of State authority by deploying services for the people. The restoration of State authority and its corollary, the extension of its control over national territory, give the Government, the United Nations and all international partners an excellent opportunity to breathe new life into the process of the gradual assumption by State authorities of their principal responsibility to protect the civilian population. It seems to me more urgent than ever, in terms of the significant extension of State authority, to encourage the Government to explore a more balanced path that tempers the predominance of military operations by continuing political and peace processes.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I nevertheless deplore the fact that violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law continue to be committed by all parties to the conflict, including the excessive use of force as well as the targeting of some communities in theatres of operation and sexual and gender-based or conflict-related violence, as well as the recruitment, abuse and use of children by armed groups. I call on the authorities of the Central African Republic to conduct the investigations necessary to prosecute the perpetrators of those violations and to bring justice to the victims. I encourage the national authorities to take tangible and immediate measures to prevent the human rights violations committed by the defence and security forces and other security personnel.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“Approximately $10 million would be necessary to ensure the full financing of the elections. Despite the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire in October 2021, the security situation remains concerning. In some parts of the territory, military operations are under way against armed groups that are members of the Coalition des patriotes pour le changement. To those military operations are added retaliation by armed groups against both the national security forces and the people. I take note of the progress made during those operations to retake control of the territory previously occupied by armed groups.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“In that regard, the Mission is working with all political stakeholders to maintain a peaceful political climate and to strengthen trust in order to make it possible, when the time comes, for the people to participate fully, without any obstacles, in that democratic exercise. The success of those much-awaited elections will also contribute to deepening the process of decentralization as well as to the extension of State authority and the broadening of the political space throughout the country. For that process to fully meet the expectations of and serve the population as a whole, I encourage the Government to make every effort to pacify the political climate. I also call on the international community to continue to provide support for the holding of the elections, in accordance with the provisions of the Political Agreement.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“In accordance with its mandate, MINUSCA will continue to support the preparatory process and establish the necessary conditions for the successful holding of the dialogue, which the Government plans to hold in March. Expectations are high. The aim is to find lasting political solutions and create a political climate conducive to the successful holding of local elections. The sincere commitment of all stakeholders will be the key to success. With its electoral assistance mandate, the Mission continues to support the national authorities and work with the international community to ensure the proper holding of the local elections, which will greatly contribute to the deepening of the democratization process by promoting inclusive local governance.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“Therefore, the Mission, through its good offices, is contributing to advancing the political process in the Central African Republic. Together with its partners, MINUSCA has worked with the Government and the political opposition to establish a climate of trust in order to break the deadlock that had arisen in preparations for the republican dialogue, owing to the opposition’s withdrawal from the process. I am delighted that that collective investment has led to the return of the democratic opposition to the organizing committee of the republican dialogue, which has resumed its work. I call on all political actors to maintain that positive momentum in order to contribute to the holding of a sincere, inclusive and constructive republican dialogue that can generate agreements for stability and national reconciliation.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“The working group should then allow for a coordinated reinvigoration of the peace process and seize any new opportunities to pool expertise and resources in the interest of peace and security. MINUSCA is working to remobilize all partners and is making optimal use of its good offices and its force to increase the contribution of international partners to the peace process, as well as to ensure, with all stakeholders, the credibility and integrity of the agreement. It is in our common interest to work with the Government to ensure that the guarantors and facilitators of the political agreement of 6 February 2019 are fully involved in the process of revitalizing the agreement through the implementation of the road map for peace and reconciliation.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“To that end, the visit to Bangui in mid-February by Rwandan and Angolan experts from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region enabled the establishment and development of the terms of reference of a follow-up working group, in close coordination with the national authorities and international partners. That working group is responsible for monitoring three aspects of the Luanda road map agreed at the latest summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, namely, engagement with armed groups, the effects of the unilateral ceasefire declaration by the Head of State and the strengthening of the Government’s operational capacity in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“The road map will succeed only if there is strong political will and all actors unequivocally and irreversibly demonstrate their common desire to overcome the crisis by carrying out all their obligations in good faith. The Central African people are still waiting for a peace dividend. It is urgent that the political process alleviate the suffering of the people, who are victims of the violence of a conflict that has lasted far too long. The Central African Republic’s partners — with MINUSCA at the forefront — continue to play a proactive role in supporting the conditions for the peace process to continue. The complementarity between the joint road map and the political agreement of 6 February 2019 should facilitate synergistic interactions and promote the revitalization of the agreement.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I thank all regional and international partners and the States of the subregion involved in that initiative and call for their continued support in order to achieve the desired objectives. That initiative, it should be recalled, would benefit from being more firmly anchored in the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic. I therefore call on the Government to further demonstrate its commitment to advancing the peace process through the adoption of concrete and rapid measures. In particular, with regard to the road map, it is necessary to define follow-up mechanisms by making them operational and ensuring they are backed by a clear timetable, as well as by holding each and every stakeholder to account.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“While reiterating my gratitude for their continued support to MINUSCA, I encourage troop- and police-contributing countries to honour their commitments to deploying troops. Progress towards peace and stability in the Central African Republic has been noted and continues in the face of ever-present challenges. Following the adoption of the joint road map of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region on 16 September and the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire by President Touadera on 15 October, representatives of that subregional organization paid a follow-up visit to Bangui on 14 January to advance the effective implementation of the road map for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“In that context, MINUSCA and the United Nations country team have been and will remain fully mobilized alongside the Government and the people of the Central African Republic, together with all its partners. I would once again like to express our gratitude to the members of the Council for their decisive support during the electoral crisis, in particular through the increased ceiling of military and police contingents. I express my appreciation to Headquarters for efforts to expedite the deployment of the new military and police capabilities, the most essential of which have begun to arrive and should endow the Mission with a greater ability to protect the civilian population and fulfil its mandate.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“Félix Moloua, and his Government, which certainly has many challenges to address. Those challenges include the implementation of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, the organization of the republican dialogue and the restoration of State authority and services, in accordance with the requirements of the rule of law in order to provide effective care for the populations affected by the crisis. There is no need to point out that those populations aspire only to resume their socioeconomic activities and benefit from the relaunch of development programmes, especially in light of the current post-coronavirus disease recession that is weakening the social fabric. The same applies to the holding of local elections, long awaited since 1988.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, as well as the Secretary- General, for once again giving me the honour to take the floor today to present his report on the situation in the Central African Republic (S/2022/119), pursuant to the relevant provisions of resolution 2605 (2021) of 12 November 2021. At the outset, I would like to welcome the Council’s continued interest in the situation in the Central African Republic and its unanimous support for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) by renewing its mandate and constantly adapting it to the context and requirements of the situation on the ground. I take this opportunity to reiterate my congratulations and wishes of success to the new Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, Mr.”
2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8971 (2022) · source
“Nevertheless, we are counting on Council members and the effective cooperation of the troop- and police-contributing countries to end that scourge by strict compliance with the obligations incumbent upon all of us. Lastly, the renewal of the MINUSCA mandate, the engagement of the international technical and financial partners of the Central African Republic, national ownership of political and peace processes and the strong political determination of the Government — I am convinced — are key to the adoption and the implementation of lasting political solutions. With the support of all Council members, we will commit ourselves to making constructive use of our good offices to promote a transparent, coordinated and coherent approach in order to make the contributions necessary for resolving the crisis in the Central African Republic.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“In that regard, I commend contributions already announced by troop- and police-contributing countries, and I stress the imperative need to accelerate the deployment of military and police personnel to support MINUSCA operations and the smooth implementation of its mandate. At the same time, I would like to highlight and condemn the resurgence in incidents related to sexual abuse and exploitation. Such unacceptable and unjustified acts can unfortunately ruin the reputation of the Organization and jeopardize the legitimacy of our mandate — hence the imperative to enforce the zero-tolerance policy of the Secretary-General, which I am implementing on the ground, and to recalibrate our global and integrated strategy of prevention and victim- centred response to sexual abuse and exploitation, which I am personally currently carrying out.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We are also aware of the critical role that the mandate and the robust posture of MINUSCA is playing in making the political process credible. We are therefore counting on optimizing its use with the arrival of additional troops and resources deployed through the authorization of the Security Council to improve performance related to the tasks of protecting civilians, supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance, providing our good political offices and securing local elections in close cooperation with the Government of the Central African Republic. In order to maintain the momentum of resolution 2566 (2021), I call on Council members for their support to enable MINUSCA to achieve its goals in strengthening its uniformed personnel as soon as possible.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“Indeed, it will be necessary, with our international partners and the support of all members of the Security Council, to engage both separately and collectively with all essential regional and Central African actors to make an immediate cessation of hostilities and ceasefire a reality. Compliance with all those preconditions by all parties can lead to a gradual restoration of trust among all the actors and maintaining an environment conducive to implementing effectively a multidimensional mandate in the interest of the protection of civilians, humanitarian assistance, the holding of local elections and lasting solutions for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, which are objective indicators of progress towards the definitive return to peace in the Central African Republic.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“For that reason, we have maintained our dialogue with the Government in order to provide lasting solutions, as such violations undermine the confidence, partnership and peaceful coexistence between conventional forces, national authorities and MINUSCA. I welcome President Touadera's commitment to put an end to that situation, which is particularly deplorable, as MINUSCA never had to face such incidents on a regular basis before the deployment of the bilateral forces and the emergence of the Coalition des patriotes pour le changement. The structural responses to all those security, humanitarian and operational challenges requires that the political and peace process be credible by revitalizing the 6 February agreement and holding of the “republican dialogue”.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“There is therefore a need to fund the humanitarian response plan — only 60 per cent of its budget is funded — in order to provide vital assistance to some 1.8 million people and avoid a deterioration of the social fabric, which would be damaging to efforts to achieve peace and stability. The same applies to the economic situation in the context of the coronavirus disease, which requires budgetary measures to protect the security and stability of the country. Among the emerging challenges are the continued violations of the headquarters agreement, with 41 documented violations reported between 1 June and 1 October. Those violations can be overcome.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“That contributes to the continuing deterioration of the security situation, which impacts the protection of civilians, the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the safety and security of Blue Helmets and threatens the implementation of MINUSCA's mandate. I therefore call on Council members to duly take that concern into account in the process of renewing the mission’s mandate. It is regrettable to note that, despite humanitarian workers' courage and determination and the efforts in the framework of the political process and the extension of State authority, the Central African Republic has not overcome its humanitarian crisis. Since 2014, there have been an unprecedented number of internally displaced persons, and 63 per cent of the population, some 3.1 million people, need urgent humanitarian protection and assistance.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“To that end, along with all our international technical and financial partners, we will have to continue to support the Central African authorities in implementing the recommendations of the strategic review of the security sector that is under way. We believe that optimizing our support for the reform of the security sector will depend on our capacity to invest more in three strategic areas, that is, governance with a view to performance, ensuring accountability and coordination to ensure coherence and complementarity. No investment in security sector reform will be too much given the security situation, which has become more complex with an increase in incidents involving explosive devices, in particular in the west of the country.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We particularly look forward to attending the first trial of the Special Criminal Court and the setting up of the Commission on Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation, which undoubtedly will be an irreversible step towards putting an end to the cycle of impunity, including realizing victims’ right to truth, justice and reparation, which are essential elements of genuine lasting national reconciliation. Furthermore, we will need to go beyond the fight against impunity to make it possible for the Government to better ensure the effectiveness of its role as protector of civilians and in promoting human rights with professional and effective defence and security forces.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“Moreover, certain armed groups have tried to retake their former strongholds in the north-west, the centre and the south-east of the country, the consequences of which have been felt by civilians, who are the primary victims of that violence, including an increase in a host of human rights violations and other violations of international humanitarian law. We therefore encourage the Government to accordingly provide the judicial follow-up necessary with regard to the conclusions of the special investigation commission established on 4 May to investigate allegations of human rights violations. In that regard, the United Nations system as a whole is following with great hope the investigations of the Special Criminal Court and will continue to provide its support to the judicial system as a whole in its efforts to combat impunity.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We hope to see those two processes contribute to the creation of an environment that better protects the civilian population and that is conducive to the effective implementation of our mandate throughout the territory of the country, given the correlation between the safety and security of United Nations civilian and uniformed personnel and the performance and implementation of their tasks. Security challenges remain in some parts of the country, with military operations being conducted in response to the operations by members of the Coalition des patriotes pour le changement armed groups. In that regard, we have seen the displacement of persons and tensions among communities, in particular in the west and centre of the country.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“The reason for our keenness in the effectiveness of the ceasefire declaration of 15 October is that it could potentially contribute to the creation of an environment conducive to the smooth holding of the inclusive “republican dialogue” that the Government intends to launch with the political parties and the key forces of the Central African Republic. The political class and civil society have a role to play, with the Government and the support of the international community, in the promotion of national ownership of that important process in the search for lasting peace, stability, security and national reconciliation.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“MINUSCA intends to remobilize all its partners and make optimal use of its good offices and its force to increase the contribution of international partners to the peace process and ensure, together with all stakeholders, the credibility and the integrity of the agreement. It should be said that the success of the revitalization process of the 6 February agreement and the implementation of the new joint road map will depend upon strict respect by all parties and the capacity of the guarantors and the facilitators, including MINUSCA, to create an effective framework for accountability that avoids violations without consequences, as we saw in the recent past.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“The positive complementarity of the joint road map and the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, signed on 6 February 2019, facilitates the pooling of the efforts of the guarantors — the African Union and ECCAS — and of the States of the subregion, as facilitators, to inject synergy into their interactions to relaunch its implementation. It is therefore essential that, without exception, all the armed groups and their leaders genuinely adhere to the peace process by fulfilling in good faith all their obligations pursuant to the agreement of 6 February and the joint road map.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the President and his Government for that major step in the dialogue. The declaration of the ceasefire should launch the operational phase of the joint road map to revitalize the peace process in the Central African Republic, adopted under the auspices of the President of Angola, Mr. João Lourenço, on 16 September, by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. I would like to commend the vitality of the regional momentum that managed to reinvigorate the peace process with a road map that provides an opportunity to revitalize the essential provisions of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation. I also commend the very important and decisive role played by President Lourenço.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source
“Sustaining that positive momentum requires the Council’s extension of MINUSCA’s mandate for electoral assistance in order to further foster the process of decentralization via the holding of local elections, the last of which took place back in 1988. In addition to being a democratic milestone towards inclusive governance, those local elections are the result of a major political compromise that underpins the critical balance in the power-sharing regime enshrined in the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic. Consequently, any delay or failure to hold the elections could undermine the integrity of the agreement and endanger the peace process. The ceasefire declared by President Touadera on 15 October is another example of progress that merits the Council’s attention.”
2021-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8882 (2021) · source