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1. “The Republic of Equatorial Guinea emphatically condemns the manufacture, stockpiling, distribution, sale and use of any chemical substance as a weapon, by anyone and in any situation, and stresses the importance of strengthening the non-proliferation regime on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and bolstering civil nuclear security. The fiftieth anniversary of the NPT coming in 2020 underscores the importance of adapting that international instrument to our times, which are very different from the Cold War period when it entered into force.”

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2. “We therefore call upon the Council to regulate the use of uranium from Africa and that of any region declared a nuclear-weapon-free zone, in order to ensure its exclusive use for civilian and peaceful purposes and to promote non-proliferation. We express our strong support for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the IAEA, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. We support the efforts of those entities to negotiate multilateral disarmament instruments and prevent non-State actors, including terrorist groups, from gaining access to nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and weapons of mass destruction.”

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3. “It must assume its responsibility as guarantor of international security, responding firmly to any activity that seeks to undermine the global peace regime and serving as a deterrent to such action, as widely expected. We believe that it is not enough to establish some regions as zones free of weapons of mass destruction. Rather, planet Earth as a whole should be declared a nuclear-weapon-free zone. Through the signing of the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, Africa became a nuclear-weapon-free zone. The issue of ensuring non-proliferation is a key issue for Africa, given its concern about the proper management of its uranium reserves.”

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4. “The Republic of Equatorial Guinea considers it necessary to promote a nuclear disarmament process in line with the framework provided by the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted in June 2017, in which the nuclear Powers are expected to work in collaboration with the non-nuclear-weapon States to make further progress towards the objectives of strengthening universal nuclear disarmament and the global nuclear non-proliferation regime by considering the wishes and the concrete and realistic initiatives of the international community. Our delegation is very attuned to the debate on the humanitarian impact of the use and threat of use of nuclear weapons. In view of the current proliferation crisis, the Council must remain united and take united action.”

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5. “The Republic of Equatorial Guinea encourages all parties to the NPT to show real political will to hold a dialogue and seek consensus to reform this international Treaty, specifically article I, as soon as possible, during the 2020 Review Conference, which also coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty's entry into force.”

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6. “Fifty years after its entry into force, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea underlines the importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as the cornerstone of the international non-proliferation regime and the basis for promoting nuclear disarmament and developing nuclear energy for civilian purposes. But the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has never fully endorsed the Treaty's approach, as it seeks to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons only in countries that have never possessed them and has done little with regard to their elimination in States that are armed to the teeth with such weapons and with the capacity to devastate our planet and turn it into a lifeless wasteland.”

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7. “We do not foresee such a programme in the near or distant future, and we do not participate in military or civilian programmes with other States or international institutions on nuclear activities or activities regarding other weapons of mass destruction, for my country firmly champions universal nuclear disarmament. We have always appealed to the sense of responsibility of States with nuclear arsenals and those with military nuclear ambitions or plans - as the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has always noted in speeches on this subject before the General Assembly and other international forums - to move towards the common goal of a world without nuclear weapons and the total elimination of weapons of mass destruction from the face of the Earth.”

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8. “Mr. Ndong Mba (Equatorial Guinea) (spoke in Spanish): First, I would like to thank and commend the Federal Republic of Germany for having organized this meeting on the essential topic of support for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). We are also grateful to Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA), for their valuable briefings. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country without weapons of mass destruction or a nuclear programme.”

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9. “It has been a very enriching experience for us and we apologize for any difficulties that may have arisen As we end our presidency, I know I speak on behalf of the Council in wishing good luck to the delegations of France and Germany during their joint presidency in the months of March and April. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 6.40 pm.”

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10. “There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. Before adjourning the meeting, as this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of February, I would like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of Equatorial Guinea to the members of the Council, especially my colleagues the Permanent Representatives, their respective staff and the Secretariat of the Council for all the support they have given to us. Indeed, it has been a busy month, and one in which we have rallied to consensus on several important issues within our purview. We could not have done it alone or without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, including the conference service officers, interpreters, translators, verbatim reporters and security staff.”

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11. “In the same way, we call on the countries of the region such as China, regional organizations such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United Nations and the international community to spare no effort in their support for Myanmar and Bangladesh so that we can at last ensure the normal and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid to the vulnerable population of Rohingya refugees, as well as their return to Myanmar, their country of origin, under humane and dignified conditions and with the necessary security guarantees to avoid any return to the previous situation that led to their displacement to Bangladesh. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Myanmar.”

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12. “In that regard, and without discounting the important steps that Myanmar has taken so far, including the agreements it has already signed and the written updates we have had from its Permanent Representative in New York, I want to urge the Government of Myanmar once again to redouble its efforts to ensure a full settlement of the problem in Rakhine state.”

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13. “In another letter, of 20 July, he again listed the developments and the Government's initiatives in the three main areas that the Security Council had identified, that is, humanitarian access, responsibility for human rights abuses and the implementation of the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State. What we want is for all the essential basic requirements for the Rohingya's successful return to be addressed and ensured in a reasonable time, keeping in mind that hundreds of thousands of people from that ethnic group have been living for more than a year in very insecure conditions. If they have to remain in that situation any longer it will jeopardize the future of their children, who, like the rest of us in this world, deserve to grow up in decent conditions.”

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14. “We also thought the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Government of Myanmar, UNHCR and UNDP was important as a first essential step in establishing a framework for cooperation between the United Nations and the Government with the aim of creating the conditions for the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the refugees in Bangladesh and helping to improve the livelihoods and resilience of all communities in Rakhine state. In a letter to the President of the Security Council dated 27 June, the Permanent Representative of Myanmar updated the Council on the progress that had been made and the measures taken to address a number of issues, as the Council had requested in May.”

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15. “Barely two months after we joined the Security Council in January of last year, the Governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh, on the basis of their friendly relations and good-neighbourliness, signed an agreement on repatriating the people who had been displaced from Rakhine state. We believe it was an important step, but we were all in agreement that the return was voluntary, and that as the refugees' country of origin, the Government of Myanmar had to deal with certain issues in order to ensure their healthy, dignified and safe return.”

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16. “Despite all the support they have received internationally and from Myanmar's neighbour Bangladesh, the serious challenges presented by the living conditions in refugee camps mean that life there cannot be compared to a normal existence, and yet the refugees still resist returning to their places of origin. Another cause for concern is the very poor implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed on 18 May 2018 between the Government of Myanmar, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).”

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17. “I will now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Equatorial Guinea. I thank Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, for the concise updates she has given us on her trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh at the end of January. I also thank the delegations of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Kuwait, Peru, the Dominican Republic and the United States for requesting this important meeting. We are concerned about the information in Ms. Schraner Burgener's important report on the continuing protracted delays in the voluntary return to Myanmar of the Rohingya refugees who have been in camps in Cox's Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh for more than a year.”

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18. “I thank Ms. Schraner Burgener for her briefing. I now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”

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19. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bangladesh and Myanmar to participate in this meeting. On behalf ofthe Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General on Myanmar, to participate in this meeting. The Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Ms. Schraner Burgener.”

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20. “I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2019/ 190, submitted by the Russian Federation. A vote was taken by a show ofhands. In favour: China, Equatorial Guinea, Russian Federation, South Africa Against: Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Poland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Kuwait The President (spoke in Spanish): The draft resolution received four votes in favour, seven against and four abstentions. The draft resolution has not been adopted, having failed to obtain the required number of votes. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”

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21. “I shall first put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document 8/2019/186, submitted by the United States of America. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Belgium, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: China, Russian Federation, South Africa Abstaining: Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia The President (spoke in Spanish): The draft resolution received nine votes in favour, three against and three abstentions. The draft resolution has not been adopted, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”

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22. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them documents S/2019/186 and S/2019/190, which contain the texts of two draft resolutions. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolutions. I shall first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

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23. “In so doing, he will be able to convene its first meeting without delay. In the hopes that the third Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, scheduled for 12-14 March, will succeed in mobilizing the $9 billion required for the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan to ease the suffering of millions of Syrians who have endured the consequences of the conflict since 2011, Equatorial Guinea will remain fully committed to a political resolution to the Syrian crisis, within the framework of resolution 2254 (2015). I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now give the floor the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic.”

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24. “We hope that the third list, on civil society representatives, will not deviate from the objective of creating a balanced, inclusive and trustworthy constitutional committee, in accordance with the decisions of the Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, held in Sochi, and resolution 2254 (2015). In that regard, we encourage the Special Envoy to continue to consult with the parties in a timely manner in order to achieve a list that enjoys the broadest possible consensus of all parties. As we recently stated, Equatorial Guinea hopes that there will be no further delays in establishing the constitutional committee and that the deadlock in negotiations will not undermine the Astana process. We encourage Special Envoy Pedersen to continue exploring all opportunities to overcome the obstacles on the path to establishing the committee.”

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25. “Pedersen and the Syrian opposition, in particular the Syrian Negotiation Committee and the Russian authorities, the recent summit ofthe Astana guarantors in Sochi, as well as the meeting with the High Representative of the European Union. For the Government of Equatorial Guinea, it is now time for Syria and all parties involved to move into an active phase of the political process. In that regard, we have high hopes for the transition to an active political process, which includes establishing a constitutional committee, drafting a constitution, and developing a mechanism to adopt and proclaim the constitution, which would all improve the situation in Syria. We emphasize the need to establish a mechanism to ensure that it is launched and becomes operational, under the auspices of the United Nations, as agreed in January 2018 in Sochi.”

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26. “Given the situation, we believe that the Government must demonstrate considerable willingness to negotiate and make concessions in order to reach a broad-based, acceptable political solution and end the violence that has affected the country for more than eight years. With the relative decrease in the level of violence and expected increase in humanitarian aid for a population that has been adversely affected by the war, the political process must be accelerated. The former Special Envoy made a considerable effort in the past four years to promote the political process, with the support of the Council. The current Special Envoy has our ongoing support to ensure that efforts continue with a View to reaching the desired outcome that Syrians and the international community long for. That is why we welcome the meetings between Mr.”

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27. “Based on that premise, the Special Envoy would agree with me that it is essential to establish objective, frank and unhindered cooperation between the Syrian authorities and the United Nations, as well as with the Astana guarantors, with the aim of exploring common ground and divisions. We would like to see progress in establishing the constitutional committee. We believe that the committee could be very valuable in promoting a peaceful and inclusive solution to the conflict. The Syrian Government has managed to strengthen its control and authority throughout its national territory.”

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28. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Equatorial Guinea. We welcome the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen, and thank him for his briefing on recent developments in Syria. This was his first briefing to the Security Council. Equatorial Guinea would like to extend its full support for his new mission. We are pleased that, since his first meeting, held in mid-January with the Damascus authorities, he has expressed his full willingness to make every effort to achieve a credible political solution that will allow for a lasting resolution to a conflict that has lasted more than eight years. Such a commitment reaffirms, without a doubt, that there is no military solution to the conflict, but only a political one.”

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29. “I thank Mr. Pedersen for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

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30. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Pedersen.”

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31. “The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Belgium, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Spanish): The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2458 (2019). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”

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32. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Guinea-Bissau to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Joao Ribeiro Butiam C6, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities of Guinea-Bissau. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2019/l87, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Cote d'Ivoire. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/ 115, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau.”

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33. “The Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has asked to make a further statement. I give him the floor.”

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34. “The Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has asked to make a further statement. I give him the floor.”

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35. “The Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has asked to make a further statement. I give him the floor.”

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36. “I conclude my statement by reiterating our suggestion that, in the light of the fact that the sole viable alternative to resolving the crisis lies in inclusive dialogue between Venezuelan political actors, the United Nations - through Secretary-General Antonio Guterres - should be involved in the organization and facilitation of such negotiations, with the support and coordination of initiatives such as the International Contact Group on Venezuela and the Montevideo Mechanism. The fact that we are discussing this matter in the Security Council for the second time in the space of one month is, in itself, a clear indication of the important role that the United Nations must play in resolving this conflict. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”

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37. “Finally, I would like to express our gratitude for the support provided by Venezuela's neighbouring countries and others that receive thousands of Venezuelan migrants on a daily basis. In this regard, we commend the solidarity of the humanitarian agencies that have supported the Governments of these host countries in serving the displaced. We therefore call on the international community to bolster the efforts of these countries to assist the migrant populations.”

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38. “Given that this is a national matter, the politicians of the country must sit down to negotiate and reach agreements on the points of contention that are causing the problems threatening the stability of the country. We believe that any international approach must provide peaceful initiatives that do not go beyond this framework of negotiations, which provides an assured means of resolving conflicts and prevents further suffering for the population. In this sense, it falls to the Venezuelan Government - with the support of the international community - to pave the way for facilitating this inclusive dialogue. Here, the national interest must be prioritized so that satisfactory agreements can be reached among all parties and so that peace and social harmony can be restored in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”

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39. “It would seem that this situation is becoming more and more worrisome. We therefore urge all parties involved to refrain from any initiative that could lead to further acts of violence - clashes that could result in the loss of human life. We believe that today's meeting is a fitting occasion for us to reflect on a possible political solution to the situation in Venezuela, which, as far as we are concerned, should be a solution negotiated among the Venezuelans themselves, with the mediation of a neutral party, such as the United Nations, as we proposed in our statement on 26 January. As we have heard in various interventions this afternoon, nearly the entire international community is opposed to a military solution to the issues that Venezuela is currently facing.”

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40. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Equatorial Guinea. I thank Ms. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for the enlightening briefing she has just given to the Security Council on the current situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We welcome the presence of Mr. Jorge Arreaza, Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, among us at this important meeting. Today, we meet again after our meeting a month ago on the situation in Venezuela (see S/PV.8452), which the delegation of Equatorial Guinea has been watching with great attention and enormous concern. Last month, we expressed our concern that the momentum of events taking place in Venezuela could reach levels that would generate greater suffering for the population.”

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41. “I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing today. I shall now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”

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42. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Brazil, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Ms. DiCarlo.”

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43. “There are no more names inscribed on the list ofspeakers. I now invite Council Members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose a112.35p.m.”

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44. “The Syrians have suffered terribly because of this war - suffering that should prompt us to seek practical solutions that do not become a dead letter or end up in statements and lawsuits. In that regard, we believe that there is still a need to ensure that the Idlib de-escalation zone be maintained and protected in accordance with international humanitarian law and that diplomatic efforts be stepped up in the quest for a political solution to the crisis in Syria, in accordance with resolution 2254 (2015) and the Geneva communique (S/2012/522, annex). I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic.”

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45. “In that regard, we support the idea that the Syrian authorities should cooperate closely with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to protect and promote human rights on the ground in the current context of war. Despite that bleak backdrop, we welcome the progress made on the basis of resolution 2449 (2018) and other relevant Security Council resolutions to effectively deploy the second convoy of the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to the Rukban camp for displaced persons. That humanitarian convoy, which the Council had called for repeatedly and is now referred to as the largest of all time, will help save the lives of more than 40,000 people living in appalling conditions.”

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46. “There is no doubt that, despite almost eight years of conflict and the partial easing of the intensity of the overall violence, the humanitarian crisis in Syria persists. We are talking about nearly 12 million Syrians who need humanitarian assistance, and approximately 6 million refugees still in neighbouring countries. Such statistics are appalling and require a collective awareness of the urgent need to end the hostilities in Syria and the permanent spectre of war. Moreover, in line with the Secretary-General's remarks, Equatorial Guinea strongly condemns the ongoing serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations and abuses committed by the parties to the conflict.”

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47. “Ghelani, the situation in Syria remains extremely serious, not only in the Idlib de-escalation zone, which remains under the control of terrorist organizations and non-State armed opposition groups, but also in Aleppo and in the south-east of Deir ez-Zor governorate. The risk of military escalation, especially in Idlib, continues to increase, further complicating the operating environment for humanitarian organizations aimed at meeting basic needs and ensuring the protection of civilians. It should be recalled that air strikes and intense fighting between the parties continue to have a direct impact on educational and medical facilities, injuring and killing dozens of civilians.”

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48. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Equatorial Guinea. Ijoin delegations that took the floor before me to thank Ms. Reena Ghelani and her team for their detailed briefing. The Government of Equatorial Guinea follows very closely the activities of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Syria, as well as those of all agencies of the United Nations system and other humanitarian organizations operating in the country since the beginning of the war. We reiterate our praise for the arduous and noble work they have carried out over the past two months, together with the more than 1,700 United Nations staff deployed throughout the country. As can be seen from the briefing provided by Ms.”

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49. “I thank Ms. Ghelani for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

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50. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for the Operations and Advocacy Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/157, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015), 2332 (2016), 2393 (2017), 2401 (2018) and 2449 (2018). I now give the floor to Ms. Ghelani.”

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