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“Nigeria is one of the four Member States to pilot a gender and peacekeeping framework, and we consider that effort a vital part of the global commitment to implementing resolution 1325 (2000). The corollary of that commitment is a greater role for women in peacebuilding and conflict prevention, and the reduction of large-scale violations of women's rights in armed conflicts. The work of both the Security Council and the Secretary-General in detailing and delineating the steps to be taken towards the full actualization of the goals contained in resolution 1325 (2000) and the Beijing Platform for Action to prevent violence against women is highly appreciated. Nevertheless, the slow pace of progress towards the fulfilment of the objectives of those two instruments continues to give us cause for concern.”
2010-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6302 (2010) · source
“Today's deliberations reaffirm the great importance that we collectively attach to the impact of conflict on women and to the role that women should play in helping to prevent and resolve conflicts. We are concerned that, in spite of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), which became beacons of hope for millions of women and young girls, crimes of rape and sexual violence persist. However, we share a sense of optimism that, given our collective will, especially in the Security Council, we can bring an end to impunity and to this crime against humanity. For countries like my own, which are actively involved in peacekeeping efforts in our subregion and around the world, there is no better time than now to make the best efforts to achieve the realization of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2010-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6302 (2010) · source
“I would like, Mr. President, to extend the gratitude of the Nigerian delegation to you for having convened this crucially important meeting on women and peace and security. I add my voice to those who have expressed appreciation to Ms. Margot Wallstrom for her presence in the Chamber and for her very, very inspiring briefing. We recognize the important role of her mandate in protecting women and girls in conflict areas, and Nigeria fully supports and associates itself with her work. Of course, our gratitude goes also to Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. She has been on the front lines, and we appreciate her efforts.”
2010-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6302 (2010) · source
“What is needed now, and urgently, is to overcome the challenges of inflexibility and the lack of will to implement note S/2006/507 and the subsequent notes of 2007 and 2008.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“The timely circulation of the reports of the Secretary-General to Council members and to troop- contributing countries is crucial to the efficient work of the Council. The implementation of this requirement has been hindered by the cumbersome process of 10-32351 producing reports. The Council may need to consider reviewing the time frames required for the production of these reports on a case-by-case basis, and allocating more time for the submission of the reports. At the World Summit in 2005, our leaders envisaged a reformed Council that would be broadly representative, democratic, efficient and indeed transparent - a Council would enjoy enhanced effectiveness and legitimacy in the implementation of its own decisions. Fortunately, the Council's working methods and procedures contain the essential tools for achieving these ideals.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“Mindful of the value of local perspectives and specialized knowledge in guiding the decisions of the Council, we feel that it is necessary to maintain and improve the practice of inviting concerned countries and parties to deliberations on missions, mandates and other issues on the Council's agenda. In terms of efficiency, Security Council field missions are valuable in enhancing the efficiency of the Council and in providing the right perspectives on local realities. Through dialogue with various actors at the national and regional levels, Council members become aware of the impact of their decisions. Our view is that the work of the Council would be greatly improved and enhanced by more visits and longer engagements with actors in Africa, considering the heavy presence of African issues on the agenda of the Security Council.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“The Council may also use other variants of this method, such as informal interactive discussions, in promoting inclusiveness in its work. On interaction and dialogue with non-members of the Council, we welcome efforts made to increase interaction with the broader United Nations membership, troop- and police-contributing countries and regional organizations. We support the practice of holding informal consultations with General Assembly members, as introduced by Viet Nam in 2008 and sustained by Uganda in 2009, before the adoption of the annual report.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“The traditional 10-32351 practice of subjecting the reports to an assessment by members of the Council is also encouraged. Presidential statements constitute valuable means of providing information to non-members of the Council on the decisions of the Council. To improve their usefulness, they need to be more concrete and specific in terms of content. We also believe that the presidents of the Council should return to flexibility in addressing the media, while lead countries should be encouraged to provide more statements as appropriate. The value of informal consultations should be enhanced through the provision of information to non- members of the Council on the outcomes of discussions as appropriate.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“In accordance with Articles 31 and 32 of the Charter, more formal meetings, such as today's debate, and access to information will allow for the proper evaluation of the effectiveness and inadequacies of the Council. The monthly briefing to non-members of the Council on the programme of work, the monthly assessment of the Council's presidency, and greater coverage of the activities of the various subsidiary bodies of the Council are very commendable. Through consultations and enhanced content, more useful information is now being provided to non-members of the Council in the annual reports. We believe that both the analytical and the narrative quality of the work can be further enhanced with information provided in the monthly assessment of the presidency.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for initiating this very important meeting and for providing a valuable concept paper to facilitate our discussions this morning. The working methods of any organization constitute a very critical ingredient of its performance and overall success. We therefore welcome this debate as a practical step to reinforce not only the efficiency and transparency of the Council, but also its interaction and dialogue with non-members of the Council. I would like to elaborate on three elements that are crucial to the improvement of the Security Council's working methods. The first element is transparency. We believe that transparency in the work of the Council will not only promote accountability, but will also earn the Council the confidence of the broader United Nations membership and the global public.”
2010-04-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6300 (2010) · source
“The PBSO could also assist the PBC in promoting partnerships for peacebuilding. Let me conclude by reiterating our support for the delegation of Japan's initiative to convene this debate and the critical importance of feeding its outcome into the PBC review. We support the draft presidential statement to be adopted at the end of today's debate.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“I believe that we should seize the moment in 2010 following the PBC review to regenerate momentum around peacebuilding. We would also need to alert our individual Governments to the need to invest in peacebuilding if we are to help countries emerging from conflict to sustain their peace. The review should help us reinvigorate the vision of 2005 on the basis of the experience gained from engaging countries on the PBC's agenda. Lastly, if the PBC is to serve its intended purpose, it will require substantive support, expertise and institutional linkages within the United Nations system and beyond. Strengthening the capacity and role of the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) should be the first step in the direction of positioning the Office to provide such support and build such linkages.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“It requires a comprehensive and integrated strategy responsive to needs and priorities, as well as the long-term commitment of all actors at the national, regional and international levels. Fourthly, the PBC should have a central role in sustaining a monitoring commitment to peacebuilding activities. Monitoring for its own sake will be of little use if it does not seek to focus attention on an end- state. Consequently, the PBC should aim to keep international focus on the end goals of peacebuilding. The PBC is not an abstract entity. In essence, it is made up of member States with a political will. As such, we should demonstrate through our words and our deeds that we truly own and cherish the institution. Its strength or weakness will be measured in large part by the quality of our political commitment to the institution and its cause.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“In our opinion, our shared vision of and common objective for peacebuilding should guide the various programmatic activities and enable the different actors to adapt and respond to emerging challenges, notwithstanding their operational mandates and reporting lines. Thirdly, threats to peace have cross-border implications and linkages, often demanding broader efforts and mechanisms at the regional and subregional levels. This is not only true of conflicts in West Africa, but is the case in most regions of the world. For this reason, we would like to emphasize the need to pay due attention to the regional dimensions of peacebuilding. Peacebuilding cannot be achieved using a short-term strategy.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“For a partnership to be strong and effective, it must be grounded in a shared vision and common objective. As Member States engaged in peacebuilding, we need to be consistent and coherent in the policies that we promote and, indeed, speak with one voice on this issue, regardless of the setting and place of discussion. Nowhere is there greater need for this approach than in the interactions between the United Nations, World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization aimed at enhancing the goals of peace, security and development in the aftermath of conflict.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“We stressed this point a few days ago in the context of the presence of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in that country and ardently believe in its applicability to other countries emerging from conflict. Ensuring ownership on the basis of capacity is a challenge that we all recognize and should strive to meet. Although peacekeepers are often called upon to support this effort, their role is essentially a gap-filling measure. It is important, therefore, for national Governments and other actors in peacebuilding to better understand the very thin line between peacekeeping and peacebuilding responsibilities. Secondly, a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding requires partnership, consistency and coherence among the various actors.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“First, the African Union has declared 2010 the Year of Peace and Security in Africa. Secondly, the World Bank's World Development Report 2010 will focus on the issues of conflict and fragility. It is also the year that the Secretary-General will issue his first progress report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict. These activities, combined with the Council's previous discussions on this subject, will, we hope, underline the importance of peacebuilding as an integral pillar of peace and security. I would like to highlight five main points in this debate. First, national capacity and ownership are Vital to ensuring lasting peace.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“My delegation wishes to express its profound appreciation to the delegation of Japan for convening this timely debate on the important theme of post-conflict peacebuilding. We are also honoured by the presence here today of ministers from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste and the Managing Director of the World Bank. Mr. President, your choice of theme has provided an opportunity for the Security Council to contribute to the series of events targeting the review of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) five years after its establishment. We believe that the outcome of this debate can make an important contribution to the mandated review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. The year 2010 is a pivotal one for peacebuilding.”
2010-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6299 (2010) · source
“In that regard, the United Nations system as a whole should recommit itself to the goal of assisting countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by the target date of 2015. We cannot overstate the need for cooperation, coordination and committed and concerted action by the international community. Our discussion today has afforded us yet another opportunity to reflect on the consequences of transnational threats to regional and international peace. We already have the legal instruments and tools to make crime unattractive and unprofitable. What we need most at this time is to mobilize the requisite political will and resources to win the war against organized transnational criminals. We support the draft presidential statement to be issued at the end of this debate.”
2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source
“We support the mainstreaming of crime prevention in conflict prevention strategies, conflict analysis and integrated mission assessment and planning. To achieve this, it is important to build capacities of regional and national authorities to enable them to fulfil their international obligations on narcotic drugs, terrorism, arms control and transnational organized crime. Indeed, a multifaceted approach at the national, regional and global levels, in the wider context of poverty eradication and human development, is required. Criminal justice and law enforcement responses must be supported with programmes aimed at addressing the root causes of crime and the eradication of poverty.”
2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source
“That approach obliges not only the Council but also the international community to always take into account the larger question of drug supply and drug demand control channels, as they are invariably interrelated. If we adopt a supply control approach it will facilitate the investigation, arrest and prosecution of drug traffickers. Seizure of assets in countries from which the drugs emanate should be vigorously encouraged. On the demand side, measures must be taken to promote drug education and increased public awareness on the consequences of illegal drug use and trade in countries where the drugs are consumed. Such measures should be complemented with enhanced information exchange and intelligence- led policing.”
2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source
“Indeed, they constitute serious impediments to subregional efforts to promote human prosperity, genuine wealth creation, productive work, development and peacebuilding. Drug trafficking has led directly to increased violent crime, small arms proliferation, human trafficking, systemic corruption, money laundering and political and economic instability. Drug trafficking nourishes the illicit trade in firearms, which in turn provides the fuel for conflicts to flourish in our subregion. The fight against organized transnational crime should not be left to one country or region. It requires coordinated, comprehensive and effective global cooperation.”
2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source
“None, indeed, can fight and win the anti-narcotics war in isolation. In Africa, drug trafficking, cultivation, processing and abuse are on the rise, inevitably constituting barriers to the continent's development efforts. International drug cartels from other regions of the world continue to exploit the under-resourced law enforcement capability of most African countries and to turn them into major transit points for prohibited drugs and arms. The subregion most affected by their nefarious activities is West Africa, which is fast emerging as a major warehouse and transit point for cocaine and other illicit drugs. The activities of these drug cartels constitute a major threat not only to the subregion's fledgling democratic structures but also to good governance and the rule of law.”
2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for initiating this important discussion on threats to international peace and security and for providing us with a very helpful concept paper (see S/2010/94) to facilitate the discussion. We thank the Secretary- General for his invaluable views on the subject. We also thank Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for his succinct briefing. We commend the role of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its partners, both within and outside the United Nations system, in addressing the myriad problems of drug trafficking and related transnational organized crime. Drug trafficking remains an endemic and lucrative organized transnational crime and thus a major threat to global peace and security. No country is totally immune to its devastating consequences.”
2010-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6277 (2010) · source
“Mandatory reporting to the Security Council and review of results will be necessary if members of the Council and, indeed, the international community are to have a better appreciation of the exit and transition targets that will be established. We would warn against a precipitate exit and transition strategy that does not take into account the significant achievement of the set objectives of peacekeeping missions. The Council should also resist the temptation to exit simply because a mandate requires an exit by a set period or an exit motivated by other extraneous factors. The United Nations should endeavour to go in early and stay long enough, if need be, to give hope to the hopeless and succour to the millions of helpless, distressed and displaced victims of conflict.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“The discordance and lack of consistency in the political support given to different conflict situations call for profound rethinking. Here, consideration should be given to other mechanisms, notably preventive diplomacy, as soon as the signs are clear that conflict is imminent. The capacity to respond, especially at the regional and subregional levels, should be built and, indeed, strengthened. The growing cooperation between the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States could provide useful lessons to draw on in designing operational models and frameworks. Sixthly, all this will depend on the processes we put in place with regard to measurable performance benchmarks, reporting systems and evolution of results.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“Accordingly, the Council should intensify its promotion of coordination and synergy among the various actors and stakeholders. The United Nations goal of acting and delivering as one will be tested on its ability to coordinate effectively. More importantly, the United Nations must give practical expression to the notion of national ownership of development priorities and needs. Our support must be sequenced to take into account such identified priorities and needs, with a View to promoting coherence in the actions of international actors. Fifthly, sustained political support for peace processes is essential if peacekeeping operations are to succeed and, indeed, pave the way for an orderly and honourable exit.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“On the other hand, the strengthening of national capacities on which a successful exit strategy will depend does not receive sufficient and sustained support. It is therefore necessary for the Council and, indeed, for Member States to attach greater importance to building and strengthening capacities, and to allocate adequate and predictable resources to promote quick-impact programmes and, ultimately, sustainable development in its integrated economic, social and environmental dimensions. Fourthly, the challenge of coordination is manifested not only in security sector reform, but in all phases of United Nations operational activities, especially at the country level. The capacity of the United Nations to lead international efforts in peacekeeping should be strengthened.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“Lessons should be drawn from the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), especially during its forthcoming review, to guide future planning. We support a broad and integrated approach, with a phased completion of peacekeeping missions. We believe that there should be wider consultations with relevant stakeholders, particularly troop- and police- contributing countries, on the planning and deployment of missions. Thirdly, we believe that capacities and resources must be adequate and predictable. Our experience has affirmed the point well articulated in this Chamber today that resources for peacekeeping operations are often disproportionately allocated, resulting in an abundance of resources where there is the least need and a shortage where the need is greater. Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are cases in point.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“The Council should be clear and firm on the need to link exit and transition strategies to the achievement of stated objectives. Mandates should be realistic and achievable, allowing for flexibility in their interpretation, and we should not overlook the moral imperatives that impel peacekeeping operations in the first place. Exit for its own sake would be counterproductive, if not prejudicial, to peacekeeping missions. We want neither to see a repeat of the mistakes in Rwanda and Srebrenica nor to relive the painful memory of their tragic consequences. Secondly, planning must be comprehensive and provide for an integrated approach that allows peacekeeping operations to dovetail with peacebuilding and peacemaking.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“My first words must be to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing this thematic debate. The concept paper accompanying the discussion (S/2010/67) has also proved invaluable in crystallizing perspectives for the debate. I welcome the presence of the Secretary- General and thank him for his useful statement. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretaries-General and Special Representatives for their invaluable contribution to the debate. My intervention will focus on six key elements. First, with respect to mandates, I believe that we could be more precise in the drafting of mandates to include clear transition and exit strategies. Such clarity should cover mission objectives, mandates and strategies.”
2010-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6270 (2010) · source
“It must also continue to generate confidence- building measures amongst its members and work in concert to address transnational and other long- standing threats to peace and security, including conflicts over energy and water. The OSCE's desire to continue to strengthen its conflict-prevention capacity, seek enhanced cooperation with the Security Council, and always give equal attention to the three elements in its basket is indeed very commendable. We believe that within the context of lessons learned, the OSCE should also create opportunities for information exchange and cooperation with other regional organizations in the fight against transnational crimes.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“Indeed, the effective use of the OSCE to tackle major challenges serves as a model for other regional and subregional organizations in their concerted efforts to enhance their capacities to promote comprehensive security and respect for fundamental freedoms, and to increase civil society participation. We believe that the vision that has just been outlined assures a promising future for the organization. Yet, there are several daunting challenges that require intense engagement and dialogue. There are still protracted conflicts, border management issues and trafficking issues that should be addressed. To achieve its goals, the OSCE must remain steadfast in its commitment to its all-encompassing concept of security.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“We welcome the consistent efforts to transform the OSCE into a credible platform for common security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions. We note its commitment to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to combating terrorism and other forms of transnational crime. We also note its contributions to the efforts to resolve protracted conflicts in the region and its use of mediation and political mechanisms in the process. We appreciate its achievements in environmental issues and energy security, as well as human rights.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“I would like to welcome Mr. Kanat Saudabayev, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, to the Council, thank him for his comprehensive and insightful briefing, and congratulate him as the new Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). It is evident from the briefing that the OSCE has great responsibilities within the scope of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, and its leadership has approached those responsibilities with tremendous purposefulness. We note the OSCE's continued commitment to the founding principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the successful efforts to maintain the link between the OSCE's 56 member States on the three core issues: human security, political-military aspects of security, and economic and environmental matters.”
2010-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6268 (2010) · source
“As the world commemorates International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, we wish to echo the ideals for which the United Nations stands and to call for a concerted effort to rekindle the spirit of collective existence, as enshrined in the Charter, in order to save the people of the Middle East - and indeed the whole world - from the scourge of war.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“We encourage Israel to allow the recommencement of the stalled United Nations projects and other donor projects in the area. The human rights violations committed by both sides during Operation Cast Lead have also not been adequately addressed. We therefore call on both sides to conduct credible domestic investigations into the many reported allegations. We also call on Palestine to continue its unrelenting efforts to set up a functioning State structure and to strengthen its security capacity in order to address the incessant arms smuggling and other threats to Israel. We believe that an intensified intra-Palestinian dialogue will lead to domestic peace and security.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“As speakers before me have stressed this morning, freezing settlement activity in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is critical to the resumption of dialogue and to the entire peace process. We therefore reiterate our call on Israel to adopt all possible measures to stop settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including natural growth. On the abject humanitarian situation in the occupied territories, we encourage Israel to remove the obstacles to access and to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the Gaza Strip, consistent with the Agreement on Movement and Access. The inhabitants of the territory, especially women and children, are dependent on aid as their means of livelihood, whereas they should be engaged in gainful economic activities. Immediate steps must be taken to alleviate suffering.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“We know that progress requires achievement of core benchmarks encompassing peace talks, settlements, the humanitarian situation in the occupied territory and the issue of access to and movement in Gaza. It is evident that following Operation Cast Lead, the political will of both parties to come together for negotiations is visibly lacking. Despair must now give way to optimism and concrete, credible engagement. We therefore join other delegations in calling for the urgent resumption of the peace talks as a means of building confidence between the parties. The need to move forward with the political process in order to consolidate the gains of past efforts has never been so critical.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“In the same vein, we appreciate other initiatives, including the Middle East Quartet, the intra-Palestinian talks brokered by President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the Arab Peace Initiative. Indeed, the decision by Prime Minister Netanyahu to suspend settlement activities for 10 months provides a window of opportunity that we must seize. Nigeria remains firmly committed to the Middle East peace process, particularly the aspiration to a just, comprehensive and lasting settlement of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We reaffirm our support for a two-State solution with both Israel and Palestine living side by side within secure and recognized borders and respect for the agreed borders of 1967.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“The prospects for the resumption of peace talks are further hindered by the political uncertainty in Palestine, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, arms smuggling into Jerusalem and, more importantly, by settlement activities. It is within this framework of daunting challenges that we welcome the positive developments enumerated by the Assistant Secretary-General in his statement. In particular we note the payment of $10.5 million by the Israeli Government to the United Nations in respect of losses sustained by the United Nations last year during Operation Cast Lead. We also welcome the efforts of the United States through its Special Envoy, Senator George Mitchell, to restart substantial peace talks in the region.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I also would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco for his insightful and comprehensive briefing. Our thanks go to the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their very useful statements. It is a matter of great concern that despite years of engagement and efforts by the international community to find a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Middle East crisis, including the Palestine question, the problem remains intractable. Today, not only is the peace process deadlocked; tensions are rising in East Jerusalem and violence is reported in Gaza.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265 (2010) · source
“We support all of the peace efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive settlement of the issues in the region and call on all parties to forge a united front through flexibility and compromise to resolve the contending issues.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“There are still reports of isolated attacks against minorities. The measures in place to address that concern should be sustained and strengthened. We implore Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians to eschew violence in the northern communities, just as we condemn violence against UNMIK and EULEX personnel and resources. We want to commend UNMIK for the priorities it has identified and pursued. We appreciate the efforts of the Special Representative and his team to promote security, stability and respect for human rights in Kosovo and in the entire region. UNMIK's unrelenting engagements with the parties should be directed at reaching agreement in the rather difficult areas of justice, peace and cultural heritage. Nigeria believes that dialogue should be optimally utilized at all times.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“In spite of those achievements, we share the Secretary-General's concern about the lack of progress in implementing practical arrangements in the difficult areas of justice, peace, customs and cultural heritage. We urge intensified engagements on those issues by all parties, in particular on discussions that would lead to a mechanism for an enduring cultural agreement. The Secretary-General's proposal to appoint a facilitator to move that agenda forward merits further exploration. We welcome the positive development on the return of Kosovo Albanians to the northern part of Mitrovica and the constructive engagement between the UNMIK administration and the Mitrovica municipality to address pending issues. We urge UNMIK to continue its outreach activities in that regard. Although Kosovo remains calm, the situation is still fragile.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“We also note the efforts to adhere to democratic standards during the mayoral and municipal elections in Kosovo. We appreciate the relationship between the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo authorities and the growing engagement between UNMIK and Belgrade. We also appreciate the positive relationship between UNMIK and the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), operating within the status- neutral framework of the United Nations. UNMIK'S consistent and assiduous efforts to foster cordial relations with all the major players within the region is worthy of encouragement and support.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for initiating this important meeting. I want to lend my voice to those who have expressed a very warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadie, President of the Republic of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr. Skender Hyseni, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. I thank them for sharing their perspectives with us. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his statement in the context of the Secretary-General's report on the situation in Kosovo (S/2010/5). Nigeria welcomes the report and appreciates the progress made in Kosovo during the reporting period. In particular, we note that the security situation in the territory remains calm and, although there are still pockets of attack, incidents against minorities have decreased.”
2010-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6264 (2010) · source
“President, on your draft presidential statement. Nigeria endorses it and we hope that it will be adopted at the end of this debate.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“This will require greater partnerships, inclusiveness and purposeful leadership. We believe that there is scope in the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union to incorporate these vital elements. Our best intentions would, however, amount to nothing if we failed to provide adequate, flexible and predictable funding for peacekeeping operations in Africa. It is also necessary to coordinate efforts between the United Nations and regional organizations. Indeed, the integration of Africa into the international financial and trading system as a partner is imperative. We admit that the continent cannot go it alone in its quest to achieve sustainable development. Nigeria strongly supports closer collaboration between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, and we would like to congratulate you, Mr.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source
“Thus, we would like to emphasize the need for the United Nations to intensify such regional initiatives and to accelerate its efforts to implement the United Nations- African Union Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme for the African Union. More strident efforts are also required to operationalize the African Union Standby Force and the Continental Early Warning System. Nigeria recognizes that there are competing demands and needs not only in Africa and with regard to peace and security, but also in other regions and on myriad issues. Therefore, we believe that it is important to consider the following: first, prioritize actions; secondly, adopt innovative approaches; thirdly, assess impact and sustainability; and fourthly, promote the complementarity of roles in the promotion of peace and security.”
2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source