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  1. “For the most part, these are countries where everything needs to be rebuilt following the ravages of war, which, beyond the lives lost and the buildings and infrastructures destroyed, shake the very foundations on which these States are built. As a result, post- conflict reconstruction remains a broad issue of great complexity. Adequately undertaking post- reconstruction therefore requires an approach that is comprehensive, as the Secretary-General said earlier, as well as coordinated, and must take due account of the many security, political, institutional, economic and financial challenges, among others. All these factors are, of course, inextricably linked. Beyond national reconciliation, stabilizing the security situation in a post-conflict country is certainly a prerequisite for the rest of the reconstruction process.”

    2018-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8413 (2018) · source

  2. “Lessons learned from post-conflict reconstruction, particularlyinAfrica,revealthatthecountriesconcerned are generally politically fragile, their institutions are often weak, their economies are vulnerable, their young people are facing unemployment and their infrastructures often need to be rebuilt. The challenges these countries face throughout the peacebuilding process are colossal. Their needs in terms of assistance are equally enormous, especially with respect to electoral assistance, reform of the justice and security sectors, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), the strengthening of the health and education systems, and the recovery of economic activity and job creation.”

    2018-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8413 (2018) · source

  3. “Indeed, that beautiful country - which was temporarily thrown off course by a crisis that almost wiped out its solid political and institutional foundations 4 was able to resist and overcome. Today, it has restored its rightful place in the community of nations in the most wonderful way possible. Senegal is linked to Cote d'Ivoire by close ties forged by history and determined by our inescapable common destiny. We are proud to have taken part in the normalization process of the situation in Cote d'Ivoire, first, within ECOWAS, at the outbreak of the crisis, and then, within the framework of United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire, until the end of its mandate.”

    2018-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8413 (2018) · source

  4. “I would also like to pay special tribute to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, for his strong commitment and judicious reforms and initiatives to promote peace and security in the world. I pay the same tribute to His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, for his leadership in the effective engagement of that organization in African situations, whether they are theatres of conflict or theatres of post- conflict. I also welcome the presence ofthe President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Jean-Claude Brou, and commend the important work that ECOWAS is carrying out in promoting peace and stability in our subregion. I cannot think of a country that would be better suited to lead today's debate than Cote d'Ivoire.”

    2018-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8413 (2018) · source

  5. “Mr. Niang (Senegal) (spoke in French): Ijoin the other speakers before me in reiterating, on behalf of the people of Senegal, our deepest condolences to the delegation of the United States upon the passing of the prominent statesman and great figure of our time, the late President George Herbert Walker Bush. Mr. President, let me convey to you the enthusiastic regards of your friend and brother, His Excellency Mr. Macky Sall, President of Senegal, who, for the reasons he personally explained to you during your recent stay in Dakar, was unable to take part in this important debate. He also asked me to once again offer you his warm congratulations on the Ivorian presidency of the Security Council and on your choice of such a relevant theme for today's debate, "Post-conflict reconstruction and peace, security and stability".”

    2018-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8413 (2018) · source

  6. “The resolution provides temporary additional prerogatives to the State of Palestine, which will assume the annual chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China beginning in January 2019. The chairmanship of the Group, which includes of 134 member States, is a further noteworthy testimony to the growing confidence that the international community places in Palestine. If we want to safeguard our collective action, then we must put our money where our mouth is and put an end to the historic injustice suffered by the Palestinian people and promote the two-State solution, based on the pre-June 1967 borders, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions and international law.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  7. “The high-level week of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session presented a majority of the world's leaders with an opportunity to reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism and to stress the central role of the United Nations in resolving the Palestinian question. We are pleased to note that, today, 139 Member States have officially recognized the State ofPalestine. The Committee encourages those who have not yet done so, in particular members of the European Union, to follow that trend in order to demonstrate, as they did with the State of Israel, their commitment to international legitimacy and the two-State solution. The Committee welcomes the adoption of resolution 73/5 by a significant majority of the General Assembly.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  8. “Because we continue to believe firmly that violence can never resolve this conflict, the Committee supports efforts to create an expanded multilateral framework aimed at reviving the peace process on a basis of the long-standing platforms in this area, with a view to arriving at a two-State solution. The Committee believes that as an international community, we must reconsider the way in which we collectively assume our responsibilities with regard to the Charter of the United Nations. In that regard, the daily violations of the 86 Security Council and 705 General Assembly resolutions represent a threat to the credibility of the United Nations and the rule of law.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  9. “In that context, while supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East and its staff, who are often exposed to serious threats, the Committee renews its urgent call to all Member States to continue and step up their support to the Agency in order to ensure that it has the sufficient, predictable and lasting resources it needs to guarantee the continuity of the vital services it provides to Palestine refugees. The Committee also urges Israel to lift its 11-year blockade of Gaza, and calls for a reconciliation between Palestine's politicians with a view to reunifying their people. While the international community remains paralysed, the current demonstrations have resulted in many civilian casualties among Palestinians, including children, particularly in Jerusalem and at the Gaza fence.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  10. “The Committee also deplores unilateral measures likely to undermine the international consensus on final status issues, including that of Jerusalem. In a recent report, the World Bank declared the socioeconomic situation on the Gaza Strip to be in "free fall", and that does not take into account the ongoing deterioration of the situation on the humanitarian front, all of which are factors that risk provoking a new military escalation. The Committee therefore calls on all sides to exercise restraint and de-escalate tensions.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  11. “That is all the more urgent because, 70 years after the Arab-Israeli war and 51 years into the Israeli occupation, we still do not have a clear political horizon for achieving ajust, lasting and peaceful solution to the conflict. The expansion of Israeli settlements, in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), undermines not only the contiguity of Palestinian territorybut also the Palestinian people's basic rights. In addition, the occupying Power has also persisted in its attempts to forcibly displace Palestinian civilians and seize their land. In that regard, we deplore the plans to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan Al-Ahmar, a violation of international humanitarian law that has rightly been condemned by major sections of the international community.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  12. “At the outset, I would like to commend Bolivia for the efficacy with which it is guiding the work of the Security Council this month, and for its unwavering support to the Palestinian cause and a two-State solution, as demonstrated throughout its term on the Council and by its recognition of the State of Palestine in 2010. Today's open debate gives us an opportunity, on behalf of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, to appeal once more to this organ charged with the maintenance of international peace and security to act and redress the ever-deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.”

    2018-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8375Resumption1 (2018) · source

  13. “In June, the Committee organized a conference on Jerusalem during which all member States and all participants, including Israelis, reiterated the illegal nature of the recent decisions to establish embassies in Jerusalem while also calling on the international community to provide full support to the Palestinian population living in East Jerusalem. Lastly, the Committee remains convinced that in order to be lasting, the solution to this dispute must be based on international law and the relevant resolutions of the United Nations.”

    2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source

  14. “I take this opportunity to appeal once again to Member States to continue and strengthen their support for UNRWA, Also of concern are the continued construction of illegal settlements, forced displacements, the confiscation of land and the demolition of Palestinian- owned homes and structures, in violation of the recent resolution 2334 (2016), all of whichjeopardize the two- State solution. The Committee therefore encourages the Secretary- General to continue to issue written reports on resolution 2334 (2016), including by providing information on the implementation of paragraph 5, which calls on Member States, in their dealings with Israel, to distinguish between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967.”

    2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source

  15. “The Committee also calls for genuine reconciliation among Palestinian political actors in order to help address more effectively the significant security, humanitarian and socioeconomic challenges facing the civilian population, especially in Gaza. For decades the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been a life-saver for millions of Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, providing them with education, health care and humanitarian assistance and promoting sustainable development. However, the Agency is currently facing one of the most serious crises of its existence owing to a considerable financial deficit of $217 million.”

    2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source

  16. “The Committee therefore looks forward to the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to General Assembly resolution ES-10/20, on specific proposals relating to the international protection of the Palestinian civilian population. The civilian population of Gaza is continuing to undergo indescribable suffering and deprivation. The additional restrictions imposed recently by the Israeli Government are exacerbating an already disastrous situation. Meanwhile, the parties have an obligation under international humanitarian law to guarantee humanitarian access and medical care for populations in need. While expressing our deep concern about the threat of a further military confrontation in Gaza, we urge the Israeli authorities to lift the blockade of Gaza and to refrain from the disproportionate use of force.”

    2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source

  17. “As the occupying Power, Israel must take responsibility for ensuring the protection of Palestinian civilians, in accordance with international law and the relevant resolutions of the Council, including resolution 2417 (2018), on the protection of civilians in conflict. However, since March, when the current wave of violence began, at least 146 Palestinians have lost their lives in Gaza and approximately 15,000, including many children, have been wounded. The Committee reaffirms its support for the numerous appeals made by the international community, including by the Secretary- General, for an independent, transparent inquiry into these incidents. It also supports the commission of inquiry established by the Human Rights Council.”

    2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source

  18. “Speaking for the first time in my capacity as Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, I should like, Mr. President, to commend the effective manner in which your delegation is conducting the work of the Security Council this month and to welcome the holding of this open debate, which represents a fresh opportunity to consider the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. Just yesterday the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al Hussein, speaking to our Committee on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, touched upon the many obstacles impeding a just, lasting and peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. It is up to the Security Council to ensure that its resolutions are implemented.”

    2018-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8316 (2018) · source

  19. “My country remains equally committed, together with all the States members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to a conscientious implementation of the declaration and plan of action signed in 2000 during the ECOWAS Conference on War-Affected Children.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  20. “In that regard, the fights against poverty and illiteracy are, inter alia, key elements of these programmes where civil society and non-governmental organizations play a pivotal role. Thirdly and finally, maintaining and enhancing programmes for the demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers are, in our view, of the utmost importance. Speakers from this morning and this afternoon have already highlighted those issues, so I will not address them. Apart from the elements just mentioned, Senegal supports unreservedly, the rapid implementation of all the measures and recommendations set forth in the report of the Special Representative to the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Otunnu, whom we congratulate for his commitment to the cause of child soldiers.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  21. “In that respect, the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court is an effective cornerstone in that it considers it a war crime to recruit or enlist children under the age of 15 years into armed groups or forces, or to actively involve children in hostilities. Nevertheless, it is true that law can only have an impact if it is effectively applied and if Violations are followed by sanctions. Thus, the Senegalese delegation is of the View that rigorous application of such sanctions would act as a real deterrent. Secondly, the international community should enhance its efforts aimed at raising awareness and at prevention. In that respect, it is crucial that substantive programmes be initiated in countries where conflicts are ongoing, with a view to providing alternative prospects to children and their families.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  22. “First, there must be broader ratification and rigorous implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child pertaining to the involvement of children in armed conflict, which entered into force on 12 February 2002. However, before that can occur, all States must show true political will and agree that the implementation of the Protocol must be subjected to strict and continuous oversight. Moreover, there needs to be greater use of the sanctions regime under the international law that prohibits the recruitment of, and participation by, children in armed conflicts.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  23. “Moreover, officials of armies or armed groups that engage in enlisting children are often known and the theatre of their operations is identifiable, because these are usually well known areas of conflict or tension. Ultimately, we are dealing here with an equation where all the factors are known - in other words, an equation without unknowns. Yet, the international community, despite the consistent efforts it has made, has always encountered enormous difficulties in tackling this problem. The scourge of child soldiers has not yet been brought under control and remains a topic of great concern for the United Nations. Yet, Senegal is convinced that the international community can defeat this evil if it can step up its actions in at least the following three areas.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  24. “While some of them are involved in combat, others are often used for sexual purposes or as spies, messengers or servants. Some child soldiers must also lay or clear landmines, with all the risks that this activity entails. Often enlisted by force, equipped with sophisticated and deadly weapons and supplied with intoxicating substances, which make them even more dependent on their group, child soldiers become human bombs, who are a danger both to themselves and to others. This bleak picture, which is far from being exhaustive, shows us to what extent the scourge of child soldiers is a permanent threat to our societies and a serious violation of the rights of children by those who are recruiting them. International norms and principles for the protection of children affected by armed conflict exist.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  25. “Mr. Niang (Senegal) (spoke in French): Mr. President, after having conveyed to you the warm greetings and best wishes of your friend and brother, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal, I would at the outset like to express sincere congratulations on behalf of the Senegalese delegation for the extremely important initiative that you have taken in organizing this debate on such a pressing issue as child soldiers. More than 300,000 children under the age of 18 are participating actively in armed conflict throughout the world. Over a million children have met this fate over the past 10 years, and hundreds of thousands of other children are enlisted in armed forces in countries where there is currently no armed conflict. These child soldiers must carry out all types of tasks.”

    2005-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5129Resumption1 (2005) · source

  26. “Furthermore, my delegation would have been even more satisfied with the excellent report introduced today if its recommendations had included an item on cooperation to strengthen capacity-building in combating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in countries and regions suffering from this scourge, as well as to address the limited financial and human resources available for that task. The proposals for action to which I have referred should be implemented as soon as possible, in order to quickly defeat this multinational criminal enterprise that has been wiping out innocent lives and to hasten the dawn of a world that is more prosperous by virtue of being safer and more peaceful.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

  27. “Beyond those, my country supports all the relevant proposals made in the report of the Secretary- General, which include two proposals that have particularly drawn Senegal's interest. The first, which pertains to the regional and subregional aspect of the problem, entails the establishment and implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes while at the same time ensuring that doing so does not suffer as a result of insufficient resources. My country would therefore like to see a line item on DDR programmes as part of the peacekeeping operations budget. The second point pertains to scrupulously observing Security Council arms embargoes. However, my delegation believes that here there must be a clear mechanism to detect violations and punish violators.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

  28. “Senegal therefore voices the ardent desire, shared by the majority of States, for a successful conclusion, as soon as possible, to the international negotiations on two binding legal instruments in the sensitive areas of the tracing of, and brokering in, small arms and light weapons. Were they to be concluded, those two instruments would address the concerns underlying several of the Secretary-General's 12 recommendations. Here, I would mention recommendations 1 and 2, on tracing; recommendation 6, on the links between the illicit trafficking in weapons and the illegal exploitation of resources; recommendation 9, on the export and transfer of small arms; and recommendation 12, on transparency in armaments.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

  29. “As mentioned in the report (S/2005/69) of the Secretary-General, with the cooperation of the United Nations Development Programme and the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development, the States of the subregion have mobilized themselves to transform the moratorium into a legally binding instrument. In that connection, I continue to believe that ECOWAS will be able to count on the ongoing support of all its partners, foremost among which is the United Nations. My delegation believes that, once adopted by ECOWAS, such an instrument will serve as a strong subregional pillar in the legal architecture on small arms that the international community must establish.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

  30. “The lethal character of these weapons has sadly been proved in West Africa, where they have been recycled from conflict to conflict by death merchants whose activities have increased the fragility of the economic and social fabric of the States in which they operate. It is for that reason that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deems the fight against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons to be one of the fundamental priorities of its common policy. That is also the reason why we established a moratorium on the manufacture, import and export of small arms.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

  31. “Easy to use, durable and easily available on the black market, such weapons - whose number is now estimated to be over 500 million - due to the lack of an adequate constraint mechanism, easily make their way into illicit trafficking, fuelling conflict, perpetuating crime and fostering mercenary activities. It has been estimated that, from 1990 to 2001 alone, such weapons resulted in the deaths of more than 4 million innocent people, mostly women and children, and caused massive population displacements, condemning people to live in itinerant poverty, in grave violation of international humanitarian law.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source

  32. “Mr. Niang (Senegal) (spoke in French): I would like to say how pleased my delegation is, Sir, to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council this month. We also wish to congratulate you very warmly on your commendable initiative to hold an open debate on the subject of small arms. We would also like to thank Mr. Nobuyasu Abe, Under-Secretary- General for Disarmament Affairs, for his very relevant presentation this morning. Never in the history of humankind has the world suffered so much from the horrors of the proliferation of, and illicit trafficking in, small arms and light weapons.”

    2005-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5127Resumption1 (2005) · source