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Ndong Sima

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2023-09-20
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2023-09-20
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  1. “Because war is contrary to the values of the United Nations and the Security Council, every day of war calls into question our will, mandate and credibility. In conclusion, I want to work together with the parties to restore peace in Ukraine, because we stand for peace in Ukraine. We will support each peace process, each step towards dialogue and each initiative through diplomatic channels aimed at silencing the weapons in Ukraine. We will support the initiatives for peaceful coexistence between Russia and Ukraine.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  2. “Rejecting the mindset of war is neither running away nor a sign of cowardice, and it is certainly not an opportunistic stance. It is vital to draw from the indelible lessons of the history of unjust wars, which have hammered home the fact that the people who provoke or prolong those wars are rarely the winners. Beyond the criminal responsibility that can be established, the court of history is the most implacable of all, and that is why rejecting the mindset of war means upholding the noble ideals of the United Nations. My country has a long- standing tradition of peace that has never been denied. Even when we have had to make existential choices about our future, we have always been able to choose peace. We will continue to defend that ideal, which for us remains an ontological imperative.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  3. “We must reconcile without delay with the spirit of the Charter, whose beating heart is our shared determination to save present and future generations from the scourge of war. My country reiterates its call on the parties to negotiate in good faith to put an end to the war. We call on them to show restraint and responsibility. Everything must be done to advance towards de-escalation and create conditions conducive to diplomacy. Gabon firmly believes that we must reject any unilateral action that makes the situation more difficult, hardens positions and fuels antagonism. I reiterate my country’s opposition to the war in Ukraine and to all wars in the world, in particular the many chronic and cyclical wars in Africa.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  4. “It is not yet clear how much the trauma suffered by children, women and men exposed to the horrors of war will be reflected in the final tally of the conflict. In that regard, it is worth asking how far the horror must go before de-escalation is finally considered. What level of terror must be reached before the warring parties agree to talk? Since the hostilities began, every rostrum at the United Nations has been a stage for invective and antagonism, providing neither relief nor remedy for those fallen in the trenches or crushed under the debris of the battlefield and in the cities and villages of Ukraine. An alternative to war is possible. It must be found in the existing channels outlined in the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the Council.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  5. “Millions of people have been forcibly displaced within Ukraine and millions more are now refugees beyond its national borders. Thousands of deaths have been recorded, while indiscriminate shelling continues to target essential infrastructure, sparing neither nuclear power plants, bridges, hydroelectric dams, schools or hospitals. And the nuclear threat itself has continued to expand. The international system, especially the agricultural sector, as well as many value chains, continues to suffer in the fallout from the conflict, which contributes to a rising global humanitarian toll by causing not just hunger, precarity, despair and fear but invisible wounds as well, such as hatred and the rejection of others.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source

  6. “Mr. Ndong Sima (Gabon) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing on the terrible state of affairs of the war in Ukraine, 19 months after its outbreak. From the outset of the hostilities in Ukraine, my country has expressed its opposition to the war and condemned the violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity. We have unequivocally reaffirmed that the principles of the Charter of the United Nations are the glue that binds us together. Above all, Gabon has continued to call for an immediate ceasefire and for good-faith negotiations between the parties to silence the weapons. Five hundred and seventy-four days after the start of this deadly war, the shock wave has continued to spread beyond the borders of Ukraine.”

    2023-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9421 (2023) · source