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Omamo

lines on the record: 49
first: 2021-07-15
most recent: 2022-05-19
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“We must therefore strive to uphold resolution 2417 (2018), because our aspirations for development, security and human progress rest on achieving food security for all.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Thirdly, local response mechanisms and capacities relating to food crises and conflict need to be better understood and integrated into relief operations, as well as national response strategies. Fourthly, the international community must unite in upholding the values of market openness, with the understanding that food security is a transnational problem. Fifthly, it is even more crucial to establish and build on existing global emergency mechanisms that include debt restructuring, debt delay and food aid, given that traditional approaches must not only respond adequately to extreme global food shocks but also build and strengthen nations. Breaking the link between conflict and hunger and harnessing the potential of food security to contribute to peace demand our collective action and objective collaboration.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Secondly, it is essential to build a bridge between humanitarian assistance, development and peacebuilding. Long-term food assistance should actively integrate peacebuilding approaches by prioritizing the humanitarian, development and peace nexus. If we are to improve food security needs, greater cooperation and coordination among actors in humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and peacebuilding are fundamental. Added to that, the Security Council must demand that all parties to armed conflict comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law by taking constant care to spare civilian objects, including objects necessary for food production and distribution, as well as lifting embargoes and blockades that prevent the movement of food.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“Africa must move beyond rain-fed agriculture. We need to build fertilizer factories, seed factories and pesticide factories. We need research institutions. We need to be able to provide our farmers with the know- how, the data and the will to invest in agriculture. A large part of that is ensuring that, in addition to feeding domestic demand, agricultural markets in Europe and other wealthier regions must also open their doors to African food products. There must be an end to unnecessary tariffs. The countries with the largest shareholdings in international financial institutions need to insist on a fundamental shift in financing, enabling agricultural and food systems transformation. That must include climate change financing, with an emphasis on adaptation, to assist those that perpetually suffer from climate shocks.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“That conference will give us an opportunity to harness and integrate the dividends of the oceans into a sustainable and equitable food future. We must use all the food available to humankind. We must use our oceans and our land to increase productivity for our people. As I conclude, allow me therefore to make some proposals on how we can act together, as I said, in a spirit of change, multilateralism and cooperation so that we can be that generation that answered the historic call to action at a time such as this. First, let us shift Africa’s place in the global trading system. We can no longer solely be the source of raw minerals and cash crops, while importing food to feed the fastest-growing population in the world. We need to modernize our agricultural systems, not only for large-scale famers but also for small, poor rural farmers.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“That has led to higher investment in the agricultural sector, subsidies for fertilizer for small-scale farmers and a focus on increasing the incomes of farmers through improved market linkages, based on information and communications technology platforms. There is a great deal more that we need to do in Kenya and to do worldwide, including in Africa, to ensure that food security does not become an existential threat for all of us. The lack of ambition, of innovation and of courage will be the only impediment to finding solutions for the multiple crises that are beginning to grow throughout the world. It is for that reason that we look forward to welcoming all those present to the second United Nations Ocean Conference, which Kenya will co-host with Portugal in June this year.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“That population will move from rural areas to urban settings, leaving Africa with fewer farmers and fewer hands to produce food. The ability to provide that enormous population with affordable food, decent jobs, security and other public goods means that Africa must have competent States, able to deliver value for their people. Therefore, as we tackle food security, let us tackle the capacity challenges in Africa. Let us build strong States with strong capabilities. Recognizing that, His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta made food security one of his Big Four Agenda items in his second term.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“We must address it with alacrity through cooperation and through a new kind of multilateralism that uplifts and focuses on the weakest of our peoples. We need to learn from the coronavirus disease and from the pandemic that it has spawned throughout the world that we need to be taught, and we need to learn that manufacturing capability and production must spread into different regions of the world. In the same way that the pandemic invites us to seek fundamental change, this food crisis calls for us to reach for bolder solutions. One of the least appreciated and most consequential changes under way should inform this conversation, that is, the impact of population growth in Africa and in the developed world. There is an increasing certainty in the projection that Africa’s population may reach 2.5 billion people by 2050.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“But we also wish to note that that war is leading to many more victims around the world. Against that background, Kenya appreciates the Secretary-General’s initiative in establishing the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance. Its recommendations offer us a useful starting point in the immediate actions we need to take in response to the immediate pressures that we are facing, particularly in Africa and developing countries. However, we must do more than take short-term actions in the hope of a return to the status quo. That status quo, even before the outbreak of war in Ukraine, was filled with expanding and protracted famines. The status quo must be unacceptable to all of us.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“In Somalia, Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group, last year alone displaced nearly 30,000 people from 42 villages. It imposed blockades in various towns in the Bakool region, leading to shortages of food and essential commodities since early 2021. That weaponization of food is a matter that should be of concern to all of us in the Security Council. More recently, the war in Ukraine is causing unprecedented global food and energy supply disruptions. With Ukraine and Russia as major global suppliers of wheat, sunflower oil and barley, as well as fertilizer, the conflict-induced disruptions have driven food prices sharply higher. We commiserate with the people of Ukraine, and we understand their suffering, which is real and deeply regrettable.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“The fact that we are having this discussion in the Security Council is proof that the recent rise in food insecurity may lead to heightened threats to international peace and security. The facts, to say the least, are alarming. In the Horn of Africa, an extreme drought could cause up to 20 million people to go hungry this year, many of whom will be women and children. That emergency is making it more difficult to pursue and sustain peace. It is making entire populations dependent on food aid, and it is becoming part of the conflict dynamics in our region as militants and belligerents exploit the emergency to entrench their control and access to financing. There is a strong connection between the food shortages in Yemen, Afghanistan, the Sahel and parts of the Horn of Africa and conflict-related instabilities.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“I congratulate you, Mr. President, on the able stewardship the United States has shown in leading the Security Council this month. I thank you, Sir, for the invitation to today’s important open debate. I also express the gratitude of my delegation for leading insightful conversations on the important subject of food security over the past two days. It takes courage to lead, and we thank you. I also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for their insightful remarks. I particularly applaud Sara Menker, whom I know from Kenya. I say, asante shukran. Throughout history, sharp and rapid rises in food prices have often been a root cause of social unrest, political instability and violent conflict. Even today, the price of bread in many countries is a reliable indicator of rising political tensions.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036 (2022) · source
“I now call on the High Representative of the President of the Republic and Coordinator of the National Monitoring Mechanism of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Fifthly, there is a need to strengthen regional cooperation that deepens the economic integration of the affected countries, with special focus given to the productive utilization of national resources. Regional cooperation is also critical for the implementation of the Addis Ababa Framework agreement and other regional tools to fight illegal exploitation and trade in natural resources. We conclude by reaffirming Kenya’s commitment, as a Great Lakes region country, to supporting the transformation of our region through the better management of our natural resources for our shared prosperity. Let us move forward with tenacity; let us move forward with courage and hope. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I call on the Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora of Ireland.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Thirdly, it is critical to create platforms for inclusive dialogue in order to rebuild trust and confidence among mining communities, local authorities, security agencies, extraction entities and merchants in natural resources. There must be real investment in those communities, including job creation, training and the provision of alternative livelihoods. Fourthly, countries of the region should cooperate to deploy, in a coordinated manner, a range of military and non-military options to comprehensively address the challenge posed by armed groups. Non-military measures may include disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes for ex-combatants. Kenya is pleased to have provided its forces in the furtherance of peace in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Natural resources must be extracted and traded in a transparent, accountable and sustainable manner and utilized to drive positive change for our people. Accordingly, we propose five action points. First, assistance, including capacity-building, ought to be provided to resource-endowed countries in the Great Lakes region so as to enable the development and implementation of appropriate policies, strategies and mechanisms for the management of the extraction of natural resources. Secondly, enhanced support should be provided to national security and law enforcement agencies for improved security, especially around mining regions, transit routes and border points.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“It is instructive that the sustainable development of natural resources is one of the priorities of the three-year action plan to operationalize the implementation of the United Nations Strategy for Peace Consolidation, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region, on which the Special Envoy elaborated for us today. We strongly believe that the region must proceed with courage and alacrity to harness its natural resources for the benefit of its people, especially its youth, so as to guarantee its peace and prosperity. There must be a shift away from the pattern of unregulated extraction and exploitation to a model that favours investment in people, capacity-building, value addition, job creation and infrastructure development.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Furthermore, my delegation welcomes the recent establishment of the Contact and Coordination Group as a significant step in regional efforts to identify and implement non-military solutions to cross-border and conflict drivers. There is a need for sound African solutions to such uniquely African problems. In addition, we register our full endorsement of the continued efforts to implement the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region and the 2006 Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes region. My delegation also appreciates the support of the United Nations through the Peacebuilding Commission in fostering regional and socioeconomic cooperation as a key component of building and sustaining peace and fostering sustainable development.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“It is important to applaud progress, and progress has indeed been made. The region has remained resilient and determined to surmount its challenges and march forward. The power of regional solutions cannot be overemphasized. In that regard, the recent high- level regional diplomatic interventions to improve and bolster bilateral relations in order to end the pervasive cycles of hardship and conflict are commendable. We also commend the work of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region under the leadership of Angola in its efforts to promote constructive dialogue and the resolution of conflicts through peaceful means and regional cooperation.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“It is our judgment and belief that the strengthening of State capacity and agility, coupled with the buttressing of regional institutions, is an essential tool for the delivery of the promise of the Great Lake region and what it offers for Africa and, indeed, the world. That promise must include the safety and prosperity of women and protect them against gender-based violence, particularly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are here today to reinvigorate and renew the Security Council’s commitment to supporting the Governments of the region in seeking solutions to sustainably address the root causes and drivers of rampant conflict in the region, with a special focus on positively harnessing the region’s natural resources for social and economic transformation.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“The capacity of some States of the region, especially those in the throes of transition and reconstruction, to exercise full control over their territories, manage resources, provide basic public goods, including security and law and order, advance democracy and tackle the proliferation of armed groups is also severely stretched by the pressures posed by other threats, such as natural calamities, climate-change shocks, pandemics such as the Ebola virus and the coronavirus diseases, and other humanitarian crises, as well as the emergence of terrorist-affiliated groups in the region.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“The scramble for the region’s natural resources has contributed to external interference in the region, fuelled inter-State rivalries, weakened State institutions, spawned political instability and compromised the management of intra-State diversity at a great cost in terms of human suffering, particularly of women and children.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“Importantly for our discussion today, the Great Lakes region is endowed with a vast and unmatched array of precious and rare minerals, as well as a rich pool of oil reserves and other hydrocarbons. The potential of the region to be Africa’s breadbasket, its source of green and clean energy, its engine of industrialization and its pathway to economic growth and social transformation seem patent and obvious; yet the contrary is true. A great disconnect exists between the region’s riches and its promise and the reality of pervasive poverty, underdevelopment and instability that has plagued that area for centuries. That is in part due to an incessant cycle of brutal extraction, illicit exploitation, pillage and trafficking of the region’s natural resources, which has enabled the outbreak, escalation and continuation of armed conflict.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“I thank Mrs. Pobee for her briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Kenya. May I begin, as I should, by thanking my colleagues Ministers from Ireland and Angola, who have kindly joined us at this important debate. I also express my gratitude to the Special Envoy the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Assistant Secretary-General for Africa for their insightful briefings. Few parts of our world exemplify the notion of a paradox than Africa’s Great Lakes region. Home to our world’s second largest rainforest and a critical lung for our planet, the region is the catchment area for Africa’s largest rivers and lakes and a habitat of impressive biodiversity.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2021/19. I now give the floor to Mr. Huang Xia.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2021/836, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region; and document S/2021/874, which contains a letter dated 13 October 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General. The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today’s meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region; His Excellency Mr. João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region; and Mrs. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2021-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8884 (2021) · source
“These peacekeeping missions must also have the ability to collect data, particularly gender-disaggregated data, for us to understand the nexus between gender, climate change and conflict. Our peacekeepers must also have the ability to mobilize for emergencies in order to respond quickly to communities in the face of calamities. As I conclude, Kenya commends Ireland and the Niger, the co-chairs of the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security, for their efforts towards a thematic resolution. Kenya will continue to be an anchor in the articulation of global environmental issues. In that regard, we will remain a strong and consistent voice for Africa, the Global South, including small island developing States, in the pursuit of representative climate and security solutions.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“After all, we all understand that the bulk of resources for climate adaptation will need to be drawn from domestic resources. That means that countries will need to have access to revenues from growing economies if they are to respond adequately in a fashion that protects peace and security. Fifthly, we need the development of early warning systems that map climate change hotspots in order to enable decision-making tools that prevent and minimize conflict at the national, regional and international levels. Finally, peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions, especially those situated in Africa, must have clear climate-action mandates, including environmental protection and restoration. This is particularly important in the sprawling refugee camps in Africa, where environmental degradation is the order of the day.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“Thirdly, technologies and practices that have been employed over long periods of time by millions of people are often not only resilient, but also more fit for purpose. We therefore need to build on local knowledge and practices that are proven to work, especially in enhancing resilience of communities against climate change effects. It is this indigenous knowledge, often of women, that can form the basis of peace and mediation efforts with respect to the conflicts that are continuing to accumulate across our world. Fourthly, the highest priority must be given to climate action not compromising the ability of countries to develop rapidly. Climate action must be fair and must be seen to be fair for it to draw the support of the vast majority of States.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“I will underscore six measures that Kenya considers pivotal in that regard: First, the growing body of evidence on the climate-security nexus must be developed with experts, States and institutions in the Global South, where the challenge is most keenly felt. This research agenda must be inclusive to enable emerging policy recommendations to be widely embraced. Secondly, the definitive research on this nexus will need to benefit from the science-policy interface that is anchored in the work of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), domiciled in Nairobi. As UNEP prepares to celebrate its fiftieth birthday, its place at the centre of environment multilateralism must be restored and strengthened if the battle against climate change, particularly in the South, is to be won.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“As we prepare to undertake the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in a few short weeks, we should keep in mind that climate-change adaptation will need to deliver on conflict prevention and resolution. It will call for the commitments made to the regions that have not caused climate change but are experiencing its adverse effects to be implemented in a conflict-sensitive fashion. Given its primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, the Council should also take a pragmatic approach to dealing with climate change, particularly in conflict situations.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“I congratulate you, Mr. President, on Ireland’s stewardship of the Security Council this month and thank you for personally presiding over the Council’s open debate on the subject at hand. I also thank the Secretary-General and Ms. Ilwad Elman for their insightful briefings. Climate change is leading to profound effects globally with respect to extreme weather conditions, migration, resource competition, and on the livelihoods and economies of millions of people across the world. These are combining to increase the fragility of States, are propagating resource conflicts and are escalating existing violent confrontations. This is particularly the case in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and small island developing States.”
2021-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8864 (2021) · source
“I welcome one and all to work with Kenya and other countries and institutions outside the Security Council in order to develop a new architecture of burden-sharing and shared responsibility to ensure that the humanitarian space that we duly seek is preserved for the good of all.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“What is certain is that there are many unknown and unpredictable dangers ahead. The greater those dangers, the more that will be demanded of States’ capabilities, abilities and resources. States will need to be prepared and resilient and to collaborate. That means that we must do more than simply pursue good governance. I look forward to the United Nations leading a vibrant conversation on how to initiate a new global paradigm, seeking more capable States so that we can have political responsibility derived from the strength of those States. The status quo is not sustainable. If everyone agrees with that assessment, then we are well on our way to addressing it.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“It is critical that humanitarian actors actively find new ways for effective cooperation with security agencies. Infinancialnetworksandacrossmanyotherdomains, compliance with critical security needs is becoming a normal part of doing business. Humanitarian actors can be more innovative and ambitious in protecting their supply chains and processes from penetration and exploitation — by terrorists in particular. When exploited by terrorists, the humanitarian assistance that is desperately needed for relief can become a major source of human suffering. Finally, over the past few decades of deregulation and market-driven outsourcing, we have seen higher economic growth rates. But we have also seen States that are less resilient and less capable of facing major crises.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“Fourthly, the humanitarian community and its network of multilateral, national and civil-society institutions must also do more to protect the humanitarian space. Humanitarian actors have consistently expressed concerns about the implications of counter-terrorism measures for humanitarian operations in some contexts, fearing to incur criminal liability by coming into contact or engaging with non-State armed actors listed as terrorist entities. Although the Security Council has made efforts to minimize the impact of its counter-terrorism and sanctions resolutions on humanitarian action, tensions persist. The more the humanitarian space is used to raise funds, disguise operatives, recruit fighters and utilize human shields, the more attention it will attract the attention of security agencies.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“As a country that has hosted one of the largest refugee populations in the world for decades, we appreciate the financial aid humanitarian organizations receive. But it is time that burden-sharing went beyond financial means only. We are seeking the real sharing of responsibilities, including collaborative solutions or the physical hosting of refugee populations among many States. We are also thinking about third-party solutions for refugees, accelerating political efforts for the expeditious resolution of conflicts and concerted efforts to establish safe havens for refugees in their countries of origin in order to enable them to return home safely and to carry on with their productive lives. We need new thinking in this area.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“That collaboration should extend to its peacekeeping mandates, sanctions and statements so that they are realistic, achievable and responsive to specific political contexts. Thirdly, all States have humanitarian obligations but only a few are bearing the bulk of the burden of humanitarian crises. That is particularly true for States hosting major refugee populations. Very often, those countries into which desperate and suffering refugees flee are themselves politically and economically fragile as well as environmentally weak, with weak governance. If they are to fulfil their humanitarian obligations, many of those States may therefore be strained to the breaking point. We must therefore develop a new global infrastructure of burden- and responsibility-sharing in order to protect the humanitarian space.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“Please allow me to share four recommendations by the Kenyan delegation for members’ consideration. First, all parties to conflict must comply with the fundamental humanitarian obligations agreed in the 1949 Geneva Convention and articulated in multiple Security Council resolutions. Secondly, humanitarian intervention should be temporary, rather than an almost permanent outcome of conflicts. The Security Council has been accorded the mandate and the powers to encourage, inspire and enforce political settlements that deliver ceasefires, dialogue, reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction in an expeditious manner. The Council needs to work a lot harder to collaborate with active and engaged regional organizations such as the African Union.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“We are close to a dangerous tipping point, if we have not in fact already gone beyond it. Humanitarian crises are proliferating, as is the number of people needing assistance. Moreover, humanitarian crises and conflicts are lasting for prolonged periods without resolution. Countries hosting major refugee populations are bearing long-term security and environmental costs that are unsustainable and dangerous to their stability. Meanwhile, financial resources from donors lag even further behind humanitarian needs. Finally, humanitarian workers are increasingly under threat of violence and harm as they discharge their important duties in many theatres across the world. We must change course if the multilateral system is to be fit for purpose and not stretched to breaking point.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“I am honoured to join you this morning, Your Excellency Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian. I thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Her Excellency Ms. Amina Mohammed, participating on behalf of the Secretary-General. I acknowledge the briefings offered to us by the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Robert Mardini, and by Ms. Lucile Grosjean, Delegate Director for Advocacy at Action Against Hunger, and the important information they provided. I acknowledge the presence of our colleagues the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia and Mexico at this meeting. We pay tribute to every humanitarian worker. Some have paid the ultimate price in the course of duty. We honour their memory and offer our profound thanks to those who have served.”
2021-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8822 (2021) · source
“We continue calling for the humane treatment of refugees in Libya. In particular, all involved should desist from interception at sea and from returning migrants to Libyan ports. Finally, Kenya calls on all Member States and regional organizations to support a truly Libyan-led and -owned peace process, in a manner that upholds Libya’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence. I reassure the Council of Kenya’s support and continued commitment in that regard. Libya’s peace is Africa’s peace.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“In response to the threat to neighbouring States and the Sahel region, it is the responsibility of the Security Council to not only play a preventive role but also to address the threat. Kenya continues to call on the need for corresponding DDR programmes in neighbouring States in the region where some of the fighters come from or are bound to pass through as they depart Libya. To achieve that, we highly recommend that the mandate of UNSMIL be adjusted to include a regional dimension in DDR. We hope that can also be factored into the ongoing independent strategic review. In view of the regional dimension of the situation in Libya, it is important that UNSMIL work in close coordination and consultation with neighbouring States, regional organizations and other interested partners in that regard.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“Those conclusions dovetail with the calls by the Security Council that all foreign fighters and mercenaries must leave Libya in line with resolutions 2570 (2021) and 2571 (2021). That is critical considering that the continued presence of those fighters and their accumulated arms constitute a grave threat to the peace process and any gains achieved. In addition, the continued presence of foreign fighters and mercenaries creates a conducive environment for terrorism and violent extremism. We continue to call for the planning and implementation of a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme in Libya, alongside security sector reforms, that takes into account the surveillance of the southern border.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“We urge the Government’s continued commitment to the process, with the full support of the African Union. We note and encourage the continued efforts of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission and to ensuring the completion of the requirements for the deployment of the United Nations ceasefire monitoring component in support of the Libya ceasefire monitoring mechanism. Kenya further welcomes the conclusions of the second Berlin Conference, held on 23 June, especially with regard to the requirement for the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement, including the immediate withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya, as well as compliance with the arms embargo.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“We encourage continued national dialogue towards the delivery of the 24 December elections in line with the Libya Political Dialogue Forum road map. My delegation acknowledges the steps being taken by the Government of National Unity to galvanize progress and togetherness, through the establishment of the Libya stabilization initiative. Such initiatives should be designed and implemented in a manner that all Libyans feel reached and represented. We encourage continued efforts towards the reunification of national institutions to fulfil the Government’s commitments to the people. The importance of national reconciliation cannot be overstated. Therefore, Kenya welcomes the establishment of the High National Reconciliation Commission as a critical step to that end.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“Throughout the past one and a half years the people of Libya have steadily achieved key milestones within the peace process and continued to work towards a peaceful, secure and stable Libya. We laud them for that and urge them to continue steadfastly in national dialogue and engagement towards the peaceful, secure and stable Libya they envision. We also applaud the Special Envoy and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for the support they are offering Libya. Every gain, however small it may be, should be protected and applauded, with the understanding that peace processes should not be forced, and indeed people should be allowed the space to pool together in dialogue for the purposes of acceptance and ownership.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source
“Allow me, at the outset, to express how delighted and honoured I am to be able to address the Security Council in person for the first time. I thank you, Your Excellency, our dear friend Mr. Le Drian, for the opportunity. I congratulate you, Sir, for successfully steering the work of the Security Council since France’s assumption of the presidency for the month of July. I acknowledge and welcome the participation of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Libya, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Germany and Tunisia and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States. I also appreciate and thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, for his briefing.”
2021-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8820 (2021) · source