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lines on the record: 132
first: 2005-02-17
most recent: 2023-10-24
sittings or episodes: 15
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“Lastly, the Committee reiterates its appeals for serious international efforts leading to the sovereignty and independence of the State of Palestine on the basis of the 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions, and providing a just solution to the plight of Palestine refugees. That — and not bloodshed — is the only path to a just and lasting resolution of the question of Palestine and to peace in the Middle East.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We must focus on our long-standing objectives, namely, the end of the Israeli occupation and the fulfilment of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including to self-determination and independence. Those are the pillars of a just and lasting peace. I appeal to the Security Council and to all Member States to overcome divisions and to act now to stop the bloodshed and protect the Palestinian people. We reiterate our call for an immediate ceasefire and for the delivery of urgent and unimpeded humanitarian assistance to all those in need.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“It also joins the call for the International Criminal Court to launch a fact-finding mission to investigate violations of international humanitarian law. There must be accountability for all human rights violations and international law breaches perpetrated in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. The current crisis has once again proven the centrality of the Palestinian question to the Middle East and global stability. While we are absorbed by the immediate need to secure a ceasefire and to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance, we must emphasize that there is no military solution to this conflict.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Its facilities are sheltering more than 600,000 internally displaced persons, while its life-saving supplies are dwindling. The Agency has called for $104 million in emergency support. We call on all Member States to provide urgent financial assistance to UNRWA and to continue strongly supporting its indispensable mission. We regret that the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is also deteriorating rapidly, with 91 Palestinians, including more than 20 children, killed since 7 October by Israeli occupying forces and settlers. The Committee welcomes the decision by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel to collect evidence of war crimes committed by all sides since 7 October 2023.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Israel must immediately lift its total siege of Gaza and allow access to food, water, electricity and medical and other life-saving supplies, as their deliberate denial is tantamount to collective punishment of the 2.3 million Palestinians living in Gaza, half of whom are children. We commend Egypt for facilitating the entry of crucial humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing and urge Israel to allow an unimpeded flow of assistance. Similarly, we praise Egypt’s convening of the Cairo international summit for peace in the Middle East on 21 October. We need more dialogue — not less. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has reported losing 35 staff members, who were killed by Israel’s bombings.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We second the call by the Secretary-General and United Nations agencies for Israel to rescind the evacuation order. We cannot stand by and watch another Nakba being inflicted on the Palestinian people. Wars have rules, which the Organization and the Council must work for, uphold and ensure compliance with — always. Collective punishment, the denial of humanitarian assistance and military attacks on homes, hospitals, places of worship, schools and facilities where civilians seek refuge are violations of international humanitarian law. We call for an immediate ceasefire.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Particularly abhorrent war crimes are attacks on medical facilities, such as the Al Ahli Anglican Hospital in the Gaza Strip, where an air strike killed some 500 people, including children, women, men and medical personnel; or places of worship sheltering civilians, such as the attack on the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius, which killed and wounded dozens. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that more than 1.4 million Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced. The Committee further condemns Israel’s military orders for Palestinians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south of the Strip, because there is nowhere safe to go in Gaza. The forced transfer of people is a grave breach of international law.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Israel, the occupying Power, bears responsibility for protecting the civilian population and for the unfolding humanitarian disaster. Everyone repeatedly warned about the risks of explosion, as Israel’s 16-year-old illegal blockade on Gaza has transformed the Strip into an open-air prison and impoverished the population. We strongly condemn Israel’s reprisal air strikes and bombardment of the densely populated Gaza Strip, in which, as of 23 October, more than 5,087 Palestinians, including women and over 2,055 children, have been killed, and more than 15,000 Palestinians have been injured. Thousands of others are said to remain under the rubble of their destroyed homes.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Yet the Security Council remains unable to bring a halt to the bloodshed and to protect civilian lives — as regrettably witnessed with the exercise of the veto last week (see S/PV.9442). On 7 October, I issued a statement condemning the killing and wounding of hundreds of civilians in Israel. We also condemned the taking of hostages. We welcome the recent release of four captives and thank Qatar and Egypt for their efforts to that end. I further call for the release of all captives and all political prisoners. On 17 October, the Bureau of the Committee issued a statement that, inter alia, condemned the killing and wounding of thousands of civilians and the targeting and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Niang: The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People thanks Brazil for its presidency of the Security Council this month and expresses appreciation for the briefing by Mr. Tor Wennesland, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. The Committee also commends Secretary-General António Guterres for his tireless efforts to address the crisis we are facing. Over the years, we have repeatedly warned that the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, was unsustainable. Without a political horizon, and in a context of relentless human rights violations, the deterioration of the situation and escalation become inevitable.”
2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that context, the Committee also emphasizes its previous call to all States Members of the United Nations to support sustainable funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which is crucial for the well-being and the livelihoods of Palestine refugees and overall regional stability. The Committee believes that a just and lasting peace will be achieved only with the end of Israel’s occupation, the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the Palestine refugees, and the achievement of the two-State solution in accordance with international law and past agreements, resulting in the independence of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Committee reiterates the need for Palestinian unity based on the Algiers declaration to advance national aspirations and facilitate engagement in resolving the question of Palestine. On behalf of the Committee, I want to make a strong appeal to the Security Council to demonstrate leadership by taking action to protect the Palestinian people. I call on the Council to protect the Palestinian people with measures to ensure their human security in the face of constant acts of aggression and human rights violations by the occupying Power.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Israel’s actions as the occupying Power in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, point to what many have described as an ongoing Nakba of dispossession and displacement and denial of the rights of the Palestinian people. We, the international community, must not wait any further. In that regard, the Committee welcomes the resolutions on the question of Palestine adopted on 4 April 2023 at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council — one on Israeli settlements and another on the right of the Palestinian people to self- determination — and calls for their implementation. The Committee praises the participants at the high- level meetings in Aqaba and hoped that those meetings would advance security, stability and peace, as outlined in the joint communiqué, and we expect tangible and verifiable actions to address the crisis.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“While the international community is preparing to commemorate the Nakba of 1948, Israel continues to entrench its occupation of Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, with its relentless establishment of illegal outposts, the advancement of settlements, seizures and the demolition of hundreds of structures, including donor-funded structures, and the displacement of 388 people, including 89 women and 197 children. In open defiance of the international community and appeals from its own friends, Israel advanced plans for over 7,200 settlement housing units, with approximately 4,000 settlements deep in the occupied West Bank.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Committee urges the Israeli authorities to respect international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention and its obligations as the occupying Power with regard to the protection of the civilian population. We call on political, religious and community leaders on all sides to reject inflammatory rhetoric and provocative actions and to refrain from steps that could escalate tensions. The indiscriminate firing of rockets towards the civilian population is also unacceptable and must cease. We welcome the United Nations Special Coordinator’s mediation efforts to de-escalate the situation and urge all parties to work towards reducing tensions.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In addition, as is customary, Israel imposed restrictions on attendance on Orthodox Easter on 16 April and used excessive force against Christian worshippers, citing security concerns. The Committee condemns the violence inside the Al-Qibli prayer hall and reminds Israel that the historic status quo of the holy sites must be upheld, while respecting the special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Waqf. The Committee strongly condemns the Israeli Finance Minister’s outrageous statements denying the existence of the Palestinian people and calling for wiping out Huwwara, a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, after extremist settlers went on a rampage — killing one Palestinian and causing widespread destruction to Palestinian property, including dozens of homes — in the wake of the killing of two Israelis.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“This year Ramadan coincided with Passover and Easter, which should have led to peaceful reflection and celebration. Unfortunately, tensions rose when Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Al-Qibli prayer hall, in East Jerusalem, in order to demonstrate their power during those holy days. Stun grenades, batons, rifles and rubber-coated metal bullets were used by Israeli security forces and armed civilians in order to dislodge Palestinian worshippers, leading to the injuring of 44 Palestinian and two Israeli police officers, in addition to material damage to the holy site. About 440 Palestinians were arrested and later released, but banned from the Al-Aqsa for the rest of Ramadan. On 5 April, the Committee’s Bureau issued a statement denouncing the raid, which was seen around the world and drew global condemnation.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We are also reminded of the ongoing Israeli occupation, for nearly 56 years with no end in sight, as reflected in the worrisome debates in Israel about the possibility of further annexation and colonization of occupied Palestinian territory. The Committee expresses its concern about Israel’s approval, on 21 March, of an amendment to the 2005 disengagement law, which paves the way for Israel to re-establish the former settlement of Homesh in the West Bank. The Committee reiterates its calls for a complete and immediate halt to all settlement activities and reminds Israel that all settlements are illegal, regardless of their status under Israeli law, and that those actions further violate resolution 2334 (2016) and severely undermine efforts to find a just solution to the conflict.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Niang: The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People welcomes His Excellency Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Russian Federation Foreign Minister, and congratulates the Russian Federation on its able presidency of the Security Council this month. I also thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his briefing and tireless efforts. As mandated by the General Assembly, on 15 May the Committee will commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba, which will serve as a reminder of the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people and the outstanding debt of the international community towards them and the more than 5.8 million refugees who are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Committee commits to implementing the renewed General Assembly mandate and will commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Nakba with a high-level event to be held on 15 May 2023. We call on the Security Council and all Member States to join the commemoration and our efforts to promote the realization of a just solution to that historic injustice.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Committee welcomes the Special Coordinator’s call for Israelis and Palestinians, along with the States of the region and the broader international community, to take concrete steps to change the negative trajectory on the ground, as called for in resolution 2334 (2016). The Committee stands ready to help garner the support needed to advance the peace process towards ending the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. It appreciates Member States’ messages of solidarity at the annual commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November and their unwavering support for the four General Assembly resolutions on the question of Palestine.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We recognize that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East remains indispensable and a key stabilizing element in the lives of thousands of Palestinians, and we call once again for its sufficient and predictable funding. The deepening occupation and the increased violence, as well as the absence of a political horizon, have empowered extremists and are eroding hopes among Palestinians and Israelis alike that a just resolution of the conflict is achievable. The situation is unsustainable and needs immediate corrective action. Our responsibilities obligate us, under the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions, including those of the Council, to respond.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In that regard, we also consider that the proposed dangerous judicial reforms by the Israeli Government are further undermining the possibility of legal recourse for Palestinians on violations of their rights, including the right to land and property. The Committee also remains increasingly concerned by the political and security dynamics and rising tensions. In the Gaza Strip, the situation remains fragile, and the risk of escalation persists, despite the commendable efforts by the United Nations and regional and international partners, including Egypt and the State of Qatar, to alleviate the deprivation and suffering caused by the Israeli blockade, now nearing its sixteenth year.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Committee is also deeply concerned about Israel’s punitive actions against the Palestinian people, leadership and civil society in retaliation for the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution requesting that the International Court of Justice render an advisory opinion. We reject punitive measures in response to a peaceful, multilateral request for an advisory opinion or in retaliation for any General Assembly resolution and call for the immediate reversal of those deplorable actions. Equally troubling are the continued demolitions and seizures of Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The Committee calls on Israel, as the occupying Power, to stop such practices in line with its obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In February 2023, the Committee will finalize its independent legal study on the legality of the Israeli occupation of the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, which was commissioned in 2021. The study addresses whether Israel’s de facto and de jure annexation measures, its continued settlement activities and its protracted occupation of Palestinian territory — the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip — render the occupation illegal under international law and the implications of that action. The study is timely, following the General Assembly’s adoption of resolution 77/247 and the request to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion. The Committee supports the General Assembly decision and urges the Secretary-General to take the necessary follow-up action.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The violence, provocations, incitement and spreading of inflammatory rhetoric must stop and all perpetrators must be held accountable. Despite the Security Council’s repeated affirmations that settlements constitute a flagrant violation of the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and international law and despite repeated calls for their cessation, Israel’s settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, continues unabated. Those illegal actions, which systematically erode the possibility of establishing a contiguous, independent, viable and sovereign Palestinian State, must cease immediately and there must be accountability.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Any unilateral actions that undercut the historical status quo are unacceptable, as are any violations of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits an occupying Power from altering the character, status and demography of an occupied territory. The Committee also remains concerned at the high levels of violence we continue to witness throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, including clashes, protests, attacks, settler- related violence and Israeli security operations, which continue to cause civilian casualties, including among children. The Special Coordinator reported that in 2022 more than 150 Palestinian children and more than 20 Israelis were killed in the West Bank and Israel — the highest number of fatalities in years.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The long history of this conflict reveals that the cost of such violations of the historical status quo, breaches of international law, and unilateral measures and provocations is very high and is the primary cause of the rising levels of violence and instability. Such illegal actions have repeatedly undermined efforts to find a just and peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and are subverting the viability of the two-State solution. The Committee stands firmly for preserving the historical status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“The Committee expresses its deep concern and dismay at the recent provocations at the holy sites in Jerusalem, the first such incursion by an Israeli Minister since 2017. On 3 January, Israel’s Minister of National Security, accompanied by a heavy security presence and without having coordinated with the Jordanian Waqf, entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Such violations of the historical and legal status quo and repeated provocative actions at this sensitive holy site have sparked outrage among Palestinians, the Muslim community and the international community. We commend Japan for convening the Security Council emergency meeting on 5 January to discuss this worrisome situation (see S/PV.9236).”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Mr. Niang: On behalf of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, I would like to congratulate Japan for its able presidency of the Security Council this month. The Committee would also like to congratulate Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland — in addition to Japan — upon assuming their membership in the Council. Allow me also to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his efforts and commitment to bringing about a just and lasting solution, based on international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions, which would fulfil the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and finally see Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace and security.”
2023-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9246Resumption1 (2023) · source
“This call to reason must serve the interests of the international community, and I therefore wish to join those who have preceded me here today in emphasizing this.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“Before concluding, I wish to echo some of the voices that have spoken up in this Chamber regarding a reality that has become untenable and unacceptable — namely, the fact that the Security Council, as it exists, deals with the world’s problems when it does not represent, in its composition, the true range of powers that it was meant to and should represent. It is high time that Africa be afforded its due representation as a permanent member of the Security Council. It is high time the floodgates were opened. The Council cannot continue to function as it does now. It is important and imperative that we all devote ourselves to this task. This is a heartfelt call and a call to reason.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“That is because the AU, which is well acquainted with African political and cultural realities, is better equipped to act more effectively on early warning and prevention. The Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council must therefore intensify their dialogue in order to ensure a common understanding of the security dynamics and challenges in Africa and to define the best modalities for supporting African peace and security initiatives. In that same vein, it is essential that African members of the Council play a more meaningful role in this body in which many decisions concerning peace and security in Africa are taken.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“In that regard, the focus should be on the following aspects: addressing unconstitutional changes of Government, the implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, security system reforms, national reconciliation and transitional justice issues, accountability and strengthening judicial systems, among other areas. Such an approach to peacebuilding and conflict prevention is precisely one of the issues on which there is the greatest consensus within the international community, even if that consensus is often expressed more in theory than in practice. The African Union’s readiness to play a leading role in such areas must be met in the Security Council Chamber.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“In the same vein, we call on all the members of the Security Council to support the proposal for the establishment of a United Nations specialized support office, financed through United Nations assessed contributions, in order to provide the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel with sustainable, predictable and reliable funding commensurate with the gravity of the security challenges that it faces. It must be noted that, while there has been considerable progress in the implementation of the Joint United Nations-African Union Framework in terms of mediation and technical electoral assistance, it is still lacking in terms of peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“Indeed, it is worrisome that the lack of adequate funding for African peace support operations unfortunately continues to be an issue at a time when the African Union is increasingly shouldering responsibilities in that area. In the spirit of resolution 2320 (2016), my delegation therefore once again echoes Africa’s call for predictable, sustainable and flexible funding mechanisms for African Union peace support operations authorized by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Such efforts expected from the United Nations are all the timelier given the African Union’s firm commitment to addressing the security challenges on the continent by taking a major step towards addressing the issue of predictable funding and increasing its contribution to the cost of its peace support operations to 25 per cent.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“That state of affairs is linked to the nature of the conflicts, which are more often intra-State than inter-State, the multiple actors involved, the diverse means of violence and the emergence of asymmetric security threats, such as terrorism and organized crime. Those factors have changed the approaches to peacekeeping that once prevailed. As strategic partners of the United Nations, the AU and African subregional organizations have nevertheless demonstrated their determination and capacity to provide initial responses to African crises. There are many examples to illustrate that reality. However, their action has often been limited by constraints of various kinds, including the thorny issue of funding.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“Mr. Niang (Senegal) (spoke in French): On behalf of Her Excellency Mrs. Aïssata Tall Sall, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, who was unable to take part in this important debate due to scheduling constraints, I would like to thank the sister Republic of Gabon for holding this relevant debate, which is part of a dynamic to enhance the Joint United Nations-African Union (AU) Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. I would therefore like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission, for the quality of their briefings, which highlighted the challenges of that cooperation. The international system for addressing conflicts in Africa is no longer adequate. That is clear.”
2022-10-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9149 (2022) · source
“In many of Africa’s trouble hotspots, a multitude of actors with varying mandates, and sometimes competing interests, are operating without achieving all the expected results. This problem demonstrates the need to define a coordination framework that clarifies the relationships among stakeholders and takes into account the intrinsic links between the different forms of threats. The risks of importing terrorist activities from the Sahel to coastal countries and the potential links between those activities and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea reinforce our belief in the relevance of an integrated approach to responses to threats to peace and security in Africa.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“Security alone cannot be the solution. It is imperative to give more support to preventive approaches, which have the merit of taking into account the root causes of crises, to the detriment of the doctrine of military interventionism, which has already shown its limits. From that perspective, the proposal to broaden the scope of intervention of the Peacebuilding Commission and the consultations under way to improve peacebuilding financing are beneficial and deserve everyone’s support, given the fundamental role that that body plays in supporting prevention and post-conflict reconstruction in several African countries. Finally, the coherence of partners’ assistance to African peace and security initiatives is a major challenge that must receive greater attention from the international community.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“In that regard, we call on all Council members to support the proposal to create a specialized United Nations support office, funded through mandatory United Nations contributions, in order to provide the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force with sustainable, predictable and reliable funding commensurate with the seriousness of the security challenges it faces. At the same time, capacity-building must contribute to the full empowerment of Africa in the management of armed conflicts on the continent, in accordance with the principle of African solutions to African problems. In that regard, the revitalization of the AU Peace Fund, an essential mechanism for the full operationalization of the African Standby Force, is essential to provide Africa with a collective, autonomous and fully operational security system.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“In that spirit, the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council must intensify their dialogue in order to ensure a common understanding of security dynamics and challenges in Africa and to define the best modalities for supporting African initiatives in that area. At a time when Africa is taking on more responsibilities in peacekeeping, it is worrying to note that the lack of predictable and sustainable financing is still a reality. That is why, in the spirit of resolution 2320 (2016), my delegation echoes Africa’s call for predictable, sustainable and flexible funding mechanisms for African Union peace support operations authorized by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“My delegation therefore believes that the following actions are crucial to strengthening African peace and security capabilities. First, it is imperative to strengthen the response capabilities of national, subregional and regional defence and security forces, which are operating in an increasingly volatile environment. The same requirement also applies to United Nations peacekeeping operations, in which African countries play a major role as contributors of troops and police personnel. However, given the importance of the strategic partnership between the United Nations and Africa, the issue of strengthening African capacities must also be addressed through the United Nations-AU Joint Framework for Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security, adopted in 2017.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“Similarly, the tangible results of the operations of the Economic Community of West African States in resolving a number of crises, including the deployment of its Ceasefire Monitoring Group in numerous theatres in Liberia, Guinea-Bissau and the Gambia, attest to the crucial role that African subregional organizations can play in promoting peace on the continent. I should not neglect to mention in that regard the significant contributions of other initiatives such as the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel, the Multinational Joint Task Force fielded against Boko Haram and the Accra Initiative. Those efforts, however, have had to face a number of challenges related to the complexity of security threats and to African peace and security initiatives’ lack of financial and operational capacity.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“That demands that we all not only take stock of the international community’s actions aimed at promoting peace and security in Africa, but above all that we optimize the enormous potential of the African Union and the regional economic communities in that area. In that connection, the African Union has established the African Peace and Security Architecture and has also demonstrated its ability as a first responder in conflict situations, as has been the case in Mali, the Central African Republic and Somalia.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“Mr. Niang (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to commend and thank the Chinese presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s debate on an issue to which we attach particular importance in the context of Senegal’s chairpersonship of the African Union (AU). I would also like to thank all the members of the Council, as well as our three briefers, for the quality of their interventions. Our debate is taking place in a context where situations in Africa continue to dominate the Council’s agenda, despite all the efforts that have been made to rid the continent of the scourge of security threats. We see that in the resurgence of political crises, armed conflicts, terrorism, organized crime and intercommunal conflicts and their disastrous humanitarian consequences.”
2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source
“In that regard, the coordination of the various international, regional, subregional and bilateral efforts is equally crucial in defeating terrorism and violent extremism.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Senegal furthermore collaborates with United Nations specialized agencies, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, INTERPOL and the Office of Counter-Terrorism, and cooperates with bilateral partners in the area of technical assistance and the sharing of terrorist data and intelligence on financial flows and money-laundering. In conclusion, it is clear that, in a globalized world, no country alone can sustainably address terrorism and violent extremism. Hence, the imperative of adopting an integrated strategy that takes into account all aspects related to the fight against terrorism, including combating terrorism financing, in the spirit of resolution 2462 (2019).”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In drawing on its reputation as a country of peace and tolerance, Senegal is also running awareness-raising campaigns involving civil society, thought leaders, traditional and religious chiefs and young people, with a view to promoting an alternative to the hate-ridden propaganda emanating from terrorist groups. Moreover, Senegal remains proactive in seeking solutions to terrorism and violent extremism. It regularly participates in international meetings on the topic and periodically organizes high-level conferences on peace and security issues, the most illustrious of which is the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Of course, no response to terrorism can be restricted to only financial and security elements. Promoting good governance, combating impunity and discrimination, resolving latent intercommunal conflicts and ensuring sustainable and inclusive development must be part and parcel of any solution aimed at emerging from the violence that is borne of terrorism. For its part, Senegal is developing an anti-terrorism strategy focused on prevention through the establishment of economic and social development programmes to tackle the structural and cyclical causes of terrorism.”
2020-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8743Resumption1 (2020) · source