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first: 2008-04-30
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“Africa also needs sustainable, flexible and predictable funding for peacekeeping operations, as well as support for facilitating building the continent's peacekeeping capacity and institutional mechanisms. For these reasons, Nigeria has been steadfast in its commitment to the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in regard to strengthening peace and security, particularly at the regional levels. In this regard, Nigeria has played a proactive role in regional efforts to complement the Security Council's primary duty of maintaining peace and security and in consonance with Chapter VIII of the Charter, concerning regional arrangements.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“My delegation is encouraged by the continued close collaboration between the United Nations and the African Union in their efforts to strengthen partnership in the area of peace and security, and by the cooperative endeavours of the two organizations towards achieving peace and security in such challenging situations as in Darfur and Somalia. The Council should therefore build on lessons learned from these endeavours in strengthening future cooperative work. If the African Union is to continue to undertake responsibilities effectively and efficiently, it requires robust support for its existing peace and security architecture, which consists of the Peace and Security Council, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise, the African Standby Force and the Peace Fund.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“The recognition by the framers of the United Nations Charter that peace and stability are the precursors of social and economic development explains the special role given the Council on the question of maintaining international peace and security. Nigeria firmly supports the Security Council in its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. However, regional organizations are a critical and integral component of a broader global strategy for maintaining and strengthening peace and security within the ambit of Chapter VIII of the Charter.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Mr. President, I thank you for convening this debate on peace and security in Africa as it relates to support for African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations. The fact that this debate is taking place a few months after a similar one under the presidency of Libya (see S/PV.6092) is indicative of the importance the Council attaches to the issue. Nigeria commends the Secretary-General for his incisive report contained in document S/2009/470, and thank Ambassador Tete Antonio, Acting Permanent Observer of the African Union, and Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for their illuminating briefings to the Council. Similarly, we recognize the presence of Mr. Romano Prodi in our midst at this important debate.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Similarly, the Southern African Development Community has also demonstrated an enviable capacity to mediate conflicts in Southern Africa. The United Nations mediation mechanism could also benefit from the capacities, goodwill and specialization of some regional peacemaking non-governmental organizations, including women's organizations. To conclude, I wish to reiterate that the success rate of the United Nations mediatory role will depend upon how sensitive the Organization is to the socio-cultural milieu of every conflict. The United Nations must therefore take concrete measures to assure the parties to all conflicts of its neutrality and its receptiveness to local values.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It is imperative that the Unit coordinate its activities with the United Nations early warning mechanism, and that it function in support of United Nations post-conflict recovery efforts, including those of the Peacebuilding Commission. United Nations mediators should seek to work closely with their counterparts in regional and subregional organizations. Some of those organizations have developed advanced mediation and dispute settlement mechanisms that could support the efforts of the United Nations. The African Union Panel of the Wise, a key component of the African Peace and Security Architecture, and the Council of Elders of the Economic Community of West African States, have substantial experience in high-profile mediation.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“International mediation should be viewed as a specialist endeavour, requiring skills and techniques such as persuasion and the ability to bargain and to exercise leverage. The United Nations must therefore guard against the appointment of international mediators solely on the basis of their political stature rather than on the basis of their competence as mediators. It is necessary that mediators be proficient, resilient, impartial, experienced and equipped to manage the complexities of deep-rooted conflicts. They must be familiar with a wide range of mediation strategies and tactics in order to effectively deal with the disputants. The Mediation Support Unit should possess the capacity to function in pre-conflict, conflict and post- conflict situations.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Given the importance of international mediation, demonstrated by the frequency with which it has been used to settle all types of conflicts in different parts of the world, it is regrettable that it has not been given the requisite attention and support within the United Nations system. It is in this context that my delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/189), which aims at bringing mediation to the centre of the peacemaking activities of the United Nations. My delegation believes that the United Nations, and in particular the Security Council, has a crucial role to play in strengthening the Organization's mediation capacity. It is the expectation of my delegation that today's discussion will engender the outcome necessary to reinforce the mediation efforts of the United Nations.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The efficiency of mediation was amply demonstrated in the peaceful resolution of the conflict over the Bakassi peninsula between Nigeria and its neighbour, Cameroon. Through intense mediation, the exercise of political will and commitment to the international judicial process, the nearly inflamed situation over the Bakassi region was resolved amicably. In several other conflict situations in Africa, Asia and elsewhere, mediation has proven to be a useful, inexpensive and less risky peacemaking activity. Indeed, it remains a tool that needs to be actively utilized in all existing conflict situations, whether intra-State or inter-State.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Nigerian delegation would like to commend the Mexican presidency of the Security Council for convening this important discussion to evaluate the report of the Secretary- General on enhancing mediation and its support activities (S/2009/l89). We thank Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe for his incisive and comprehensive statement. Mediation is a strategy widely accepted and extensively utilized by Member States, including Nigeria, for the pacific settlement of all forms of dispute. Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter has long recognized negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement or other peaceful means as valuable conflict-resolution techniques.”
2009-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6108Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We also hope that a more strategic relationship between the AU Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council, on the one hand, and between the United Nations Secretariat and the AU Commission on the other, will eventually emerge.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Similarly, the proposed capacity-building development of the AU's logistics capacity and establishment of a joint United Nations-AU team to examine the implementation of the panel's proposals are needed to revitalize the AU's capacity to implement peace and security on the continent. Nigeria hopes that today's discussion will help us to forge a new consensus and support for these proposals. We urge the Security Council to take up the responsibility and the challenge of implementing the report within a reasonable period of time in order to enhance the AU's capacity to respond to the ever- growing peacekeeping and security challenges in the region.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“However, the recommendations constitute a very useful starting point, a concrete basis for immediate action and a foundation for the future. Overall, the report reflects the need for greater United Nations action, African peacekeeping self-sufficiency and the development of indigenous conflict-management capacities, within the context of shared responsibility. The use of United Nations-assessed funding to support United Nations-authorized AU peacekeeping operations and the establishment of a voluntarily funded multi-donor trust fund have been canvassed, over a long period of time, as panaceas for the lingering problems of peacekeeping in Africa.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“If Africa is to continually undertake these responsibilities effectively and efficiently, it needs robust support for its existing peace and security architecture, which consists of the Peace and Security Council, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise, the African Standby Force and the Peace Fund. Africa also needs sustainable, flexible and predictable funding of peacekeeping operations. In addition, support is required to facilitate the building of the continent's peacekeeping capacity and institutional pedestals. It is in this regard that Nigeria fully supports the recommendations of the Prodi panel. We acknowledge, as does the panel, that its proposals will not address all the peacekeeping challenges on the African continent.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Indeed, Africa has assumed its role and responsibility in peacekeeping operations with utmost seriousness, recognizing that peace and stability are precursors of social and economic development. With deployments to Somalia, Darfur, Burundi, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Africa has demonstrated sufficient political will to tackle the challenges confronting the continent. During these deployments, our peacekeeping forces have engaged in a variety of missions, including protection of humanitarian aid, disarming of factions, cantonment, mediation and peace enforcement. They have also undertaken capacity-building and election- monitoring activities in these countries.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The broad agreements and recommendations contained in the report attest to the collective commitment of the panel to strengthening peacekeeping efforts in Africa. Nigeria believes firmly that the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security remains with the Security Council. However, more than ever we recognize the importance of regional organizations as integral and complementary components of a broader global strategy for maintaining and strengthening global peace and security, within the ambit of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. For this reason, we have been steadfast in our commitment to the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States.”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Nigerian delegation commends the initiative of the Libyan presidency of the Security Council to convene this crucial discussion on peace and security in Africa. We appreciate the statements made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU), Mr. Ramtane Lamamra; and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa, Ms.Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. We wish to express profound gratitude to Mr. Romano Prodi, Chairman of the African Union-United Nations panel on modalities for support to African Union peacekeeping operations, for his able leadership, commitment and succinct briefing. His panel deserves our full appreciation for its dedication, hard work and well-articulated report (S/2008/813).”
2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In particular, we call for support for the development of a standby force capacity at the regional and subregional levels in Africa. Finally, Nigeria supports the call for intensified dialogue and consultations among the Fifth Committee, the Peacebuilding Commission, the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and the Security Council Working Group on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations to overcome some of the identified challenges to United Nations peacekeeping operations.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“Similarly, adequate predeployment training should be a prerequisite to the successful implementation of any mandate. Over time, it has become apparent that those who provide the material resources and logistics support for peacekeeping have captured the peacekeeping process and relegated the welfare of peacekeepers to the background. Nigeria calls for a change of attitude. Attention and respect must revert to the peacekeepers, who risk their lives in dangerous circumstances, often without adequate logistics support, in the cause of global peace. It is only respect and support for peacekeepers that will encourage troop-contributing countries to continue to commit their troops and attract potential troop contributors. There is a need for the Security Council to continue to support regional and subregional peacekeeping efforts.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“A key lesson that emerges from 60 years of United Nations peacekeeping is that the mandate and the welfare of peacekeepers and the enhancement of the capacity of the United Nations to render them unflinching support should constantly engage our attention. United Nations peacekeeping must continuously be rooted in impartiality, national and local ownership and respect for established principles, including the territorial integrity of States and the consent of parties before the deployment of peacekeeping forces. For maximum effectiveness, peacekeeping mandates must be clearly defined and robust. In addition, resources to accomplish the mandated tasks must be adequate and predictable. Moreover, there should be constant and reliable communications between the Secretariat, the field missions and the troop-contributing countries.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“It will also impinge on national ownership of the process, while civilian capacity deployment will create security problems. What is required is commitment and the adequate provision of resources to strengthen existing missions, such as the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the African Union Mission in Somalia, and to support the establishment of potential hybrid missions in such places as Somalia. The downsizing or closing of existing missions is necessary, but it should be a function of the successful attainment of mandate benchmarks and a well- conceived exit strategy, including a peacebuilding mechanism. Peacekeeping and peacebuilding must go together from the beginning of an operation.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“The special representative must be able to relate to what is happening on the ground without impinging on the role of the force commander. Experience has shown that, too often, the ability of force commanders to implement mandates is limited by the actions of special representatives. Resource constraints remain the single most important challenge to effective peacekeeping. They dampen the morale and enthusiasm of peacekeepers and the political will of troop-contributing countries. Our delegation believes that neither the outsourcing of peacekeeping activities to third parties nor the deployment of civilian capacity in theatres of conflict is a viable option in tackling the problems of resource constraints. Outsourcing will create consent and confidence issues.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“There is a need to strengthen the triangular cooperation between the Security Council, which exercises strategic oversight on peacekeeping issues, the troop-contributing countries and the Secretariat. It is imperative that the troop-contributing countries, which implement the mandates at the operational and tactical levels, be involved from the conception to the deployment of peacekeeping missions. They should also be involved in the determination and review of mandates. That will ensure that operations are well conceived and administered right from the outset. There is also an urgent need for synergy in the performance of the duties of the special representative of the Secretary-General and that of the force commander in peacekeeping missions.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“Today, peacekeeping has become complex and multidimensional in scope and nature, with a broad range of challenges, including resource constraints, gaps between mandates, inadequate preparation and planning of operations, as well as ill-defined exit strategies. Several missions are not only not self- sustaining, but lack even basic equipment, transport, food and medical supplies. Yet, my delegation is of the view that these constraints do not diminish the importance of United Nations peacekeeping as a fundamental tool for conflict resolution around the world, particularly in Africa. As weighty as the challenges are, we believe that they can be addressed if the political will exists and if the following measures are put in place.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“Having been actively involved in United Nations peacekeeping activities since 1960, Nigeria is grateful to the French presidency of the Security Council for convening this meeting to re-evaluate the enormous challenges facing United Nations peacekeeping operations. We are delighted by the invitation extended to our delegation and by the concise concept paper circulated to facilitate the discussions. We also thank Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; Ms. Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support; and Mr. Hedi Annabi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, for their informative briefings.”
2009-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6075 (2009) · source
“We have, through the Nigerian Child Rights Act, made remarkable progress in the implementation of international frameworks. Children represent our collective posterity. Nigeria believes that it is incumbent on us to protect them. It is also our Charter obligation to do so. Ensuring the rights and needs of children, not just the rights of child soldiers, requires the involvement of all Governments, international agencies and civil society actors. Let me conclude by thanking the Working Group for the work it has done and by indicating the full support of the Nigerian delegation for the draft presidential statement on children and armed conflict.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“Fifthly, we call for greater collaboration between the African Union Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Council's Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict, and for the strengthening of the relationship between the United Nations and African civil society in monitoring children's rights in conflict and post-conflict situations. As a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child since 1991 and to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the African Child since 2001, Nigeria believes that the need for the enhancement of collaborative efforts among the various international and regional frameworks for the protection of children in armed conflict can never be overemphasized. National programmes are nonetheless imperative.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“My delegation therefore calls for the implementation of existing conflict prevention mechanisms in Africa to free resources for human and social development. Additionally, children's rights should be at the core of humanitarian, peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts. Thirdly, Nigeria calls on the Council to strengthen and expand the scope of the existing monitoring and reporting mechanism and to take targeted measures against perpetrators who repeatedly violate children's rights. Fourthly, Nigeria fully supports the role of the International Criminal Court in investigating and prosecuting such violations.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“Particularly, we encourage them to implement the recommendation that calls for an end to the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, and support the call on the Council to deploy a more robust peacekeeping force to the country to restore stability. Regarding the need to ensure the rights and needs of all children, I would like to make five points. First, Nigeria calls for a development-oriented approach to children and armed conflict. Such an approach would require greater attention to be paid to child-focused health care needs, rehabilitative care, education and the empowerment of women, families and communities to provide a secure environment for children. Secondly, good governance, democracy and conflict prevention are vital to building a culture of peace and respect for human rights, including children's rights.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“Nigeria believes that that those targeted measures would strengthen the implementation of existing norms and legal frameworks, while reinforcing the advocating and monitoring mechanisms on children in armed conflict. We therefore urge the parties to which those recommendations are addressed to fully implement them. In lending our voice to the Secretary-General's targeted measures, Nigeria believes that political will and a firm commitment to the implementation of peace agreements are crucial to moving the child protection agenda forward, especially in Africa. As regards Somalia, we encourage the Government and factions in the country to commit fully to the implementation of the peace agreement signed on 9 June in Djibouti.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“Despite stronger global action and reported progress in Cote d'Ivoire and, to a lesser extent, in Nepal, the Secretary-General noted in his recent reports the continued recruitment of child soldiers and grave violations against children, including killing, maiming, rape and the denial of humanitarian access. He also drew attention not only to the manipulation and coercion of children to participate in political demonstrations, strikes and roadblocks, but also to the increasing cross-border recruitment of children. Nigeria finds that state of affairs intolerable and thus lends it full support to the country- or case- specific recommendations contained in the Secretary- General's latest reports on children and armed conflicts in Nepal, Somalia and Uganda.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict and for the concise concept paper circulated by your delegation. I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and illuminating reports on that subject. I also commend Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Edmund Mullet, Ann Veneman and Kathleen Hunt for their instructive and very candid briefings. Nigeria considers the protection of children in armed conflict to be one of the most daunting humanitarian and security challenges facing the international community today.”
2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source
“We can prevent sexual violence and protect victims because we all have a good idea what the problems are, and their physical and social costs. My delegation believes that, by working together, we can also make perpetrators account for their misdeeds. Today's discussion is, therefore, a welcome first step. Once again, we thank the United States delegation for initiating this dialogue and for laying before us a very helpful draft resolution. My delegation can associate itself with the draft resolution, and we expect others to do the same.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“It is also important to make a clear commitment to move the implementation of the resolution forward. In this regard, we support the call for the Secretary- General to periodically report to the Security Council on the use of sexual violence against women in situations of armed conflict. We also invite the Secretary-General to utilize existing regional and subregional resources such as the Economic Community of West African States early warning systems and security architecture to strengthen the protection of women. We also call on the United Nations to take a more strategic View of this problem, with clear, action- oriented commitments to ensure measurable improvements in the lives of victims. The challenges we have outlined thus far are daunting, but they are well within our capacity to address.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“For instance, we also need to strengthen dissemination, sensitization and monitoring mechanisms in conflict zones. Conflict monitoring and early warning systems are also needed to help avert the prevalence of sexual violence during and after conflicts. There is also a need to ensure effective monitoring of the implementation of humanitarian assistance in camps where women have been known to be especially vulnerable. Health and education programmes should be developed to deal with the effects of sexual violence, such as HIV/AIDS and psychological trauma. Additionally, it is necessary to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and bodies involved in these efforts by identifying the various actors, programmes and activities relative to resolution 1325 (2000) in Africa.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“More importantly, we must strengthen punitive measures so that perpetrators and those responsible for 08-3908] breaches are brought to justice. To enhance such measures, there is a need for greater participation by women in the civil and military components of multilateral peace support operations. We would also like to see gender sensitive training imparted to male civil and military personnel to foster the awareness of gender issues. The need to integrate gender perspectives and training into peacekeeping in Africa is critical, considering that well over 80 per cent of United Nations peacekeepers are currently deployed in Africa. I have elaborated on some of the challenges we face in protecting women from sexual violence in situations of conflict. There are more.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“My delegation considers it imperative that these challenges be seen as constituting lessons learned that should guide the United Nations as it seeks to put an end to this unconscionable aspect of armed conflict. To meet these challenges, the international community must have a clear understanding of the multidimensional nature of the problem to enable it to take remedial action, as appropriate. Our responsibilities must include preventing sexual violence against women, providing protection for them, assisting and caring for the children born of rape, including those who are victimized by the culture of impunity. Indeed, it is our responsibility to comfort and heal the communities savaged by these crimes.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Another important challenge is how to institutionalize gender-sensitive policies through the domestic implementation of relevant international conventions and mechanisms, such as the Convention on the Elimination on All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Beijing Platform for Action to prevent violence against women. In addition, the political will necessary for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) at the national and regional levels is not evident in many cases. The fact that there is no requirement in place to ensure the universal observance of relevant conventions and principles has created further room for inconsistency among States.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“The country's national health policies and plans have also become more gender-sensitive, and, in the case of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, due consideration of the special needs of women have become standard policy objectives. Nigeria has also made remarkable progress in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals as they relate to women and children. Notwithstanding these modest efforts, the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in Africa's conflict environments remains fitful. The most critical challenge, as we see it, is the concrete implementation of special measures to protect women and children against sexual violence and the prosecution of those responsible for large-scale violations of women's rights.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“At both the federal and State levels, efforts are being made to outlaw discriminatory customary or traditional practices that are harmful to the physical and mental health of women and girls. The federal Government is also working closely with traditional rulers and non-governmental and faith- based organizations to change long-held attitudes and negative perceptions about women and to inculcate in young men respect for the fundamental rights of women and girls. School curricula and public enlightenment campaigns are also focusing on positive gender values, including the promotion of gender equality in all spheres. The cumulative effect of those initiatives has led to a significant increase in the literacy levels of women and girls and in the number of women pursuing careers in male-dominated occupations.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Strengthened by the African Union's 2005 Protocol on the Rights of Women and the 2004 Heads of States Solemn Declaration on Gender Equity in Africa, a number of countries have scaled up women's participation in politics and decision-making. Through specific measures such as a gender quota and a minimum threshold, some countries have accelerated the integration of women into national decision-making processes. Increasingly, women are also being included in national and continental peace and security initiatives. Nigeria has signed and ratified the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa. It has also taken special measures to guarantee the participation of women in governance and decision-making.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Indeed, the objectives of the resolution, including the need to enhance women's participation in decision- making, integrating gender perspectives into peacekeeping operations, protecting women from gender-based violence and mainstreaming gender into United Nations programme mechanisms, remain largely unfulfilled. The Nigerian delegation therefore welcomes this new milestone resolution, to be adopted later, as a follow-up to resolution 1325 (2000). However, similar to resolution 1325 (2000), the critical challenge is how to ensure its steady and widespread implementation, particularly in conflict and post-conflict areas. In Africa, the most significant achievements under resolution 1325 (2000) have taken place in post- conflict environments where women now enjoy considerably enhanced role in decision-making.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Such crimes affect not only the victims, but also families and entire communities. They traumatize people and degrade lives, leaving behind stigma, humiliation and social exclusion. We are equally worried that eight years after the adoption of landmark Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), which both serves as an action framework and reinforces other existing mechanisms, such as the Convention on the Elimination on All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Beijing Declaration, progress towards its implementation has been slow and uneven.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I would like to commend the United States presidency of the Security Council for having initiated this open debate on women and peace and security, with a focus on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. Let me reiterate my delegation's full appreciation of the concern raised in the concept paper on the endemic nature of sexual Violence against women in situations of armed conflict, in particular the use of rape as a weapon of war. My delegation Views violent sexual acts such as rape, sexual assault, sexual slavery, forced marriages and forced prostitution are crimes against humanity. For us, these crimes are as despicable as they are condemnable, and it does not matter whether they are committed in time of peace or in time of war.”
2008-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5916Resumption1 (2008) · source
“That, in the end, would constitute for our countries an endorsement of the path that our leaders have chosen to tread, as well as a contribution to peace, security, stability and development in our region. Let me conclude my remarks by emphasizing the need to strengthen international cooperation, assistance and capacity-building. We hope that we can count on our international development partners in that regard. Finally, we want to thank the Security Council and South Africa for convening this meeting.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We are pleased to note that the group of governmental experts set up pursuant to resolution 61/89 of 6 December 2006, entitled "Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms", has commenced its deliberations, and we await its findings. Nigeria's efforts in those matters are reflected in its firm commitment to regional cooperation, as well as to the implementation, jointly with other countries in the subregion of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms. Together with States members of the Community, we have converted the moratorium into a legally binding instrument. We trust that the support of the international community for those efforts will remain strong.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We are confident that those programmes will continue to form part of future mandates of peacekeeping operations in order to avoid relapses into conflict. The adoption of the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons is indicative of what can be achieved when political will is backed by action. For the Nigerian Government, that could only be a stopgap measure. We reiterate that only a legally binding international instrument on the transfer of small arms and light weapons would satisfy the yearnings and aspirations of victim States and peoples. We appreciate General Assembly resolution 60/81 of 8 December 2005 establishing a group of governmental experts to enhance international cooperation on brokering.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Furthermore, we reiterate Nigeria's support for the enforcement of Council resolutions on arms embargoes and believe that the maximum cooperation of Member States in providing requisite information on violation of those embargoes would strengthen the common resolve to address the problem. It is not insignificant in that regard to point out the role of producers in furnishing accurate data on their trade in those weapons with Member States. Nigeria also wishes to emphasize the importance of ensuring the effective collection of weapons, their storage and destruction in post-conflict situations in the context of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes. The inclusion of DDR programmes in the peacekeeping mandate for States emerging form conflict situations will serve the early integration of the affected States.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881Resumption1 (2008) · source
“We further believe in the development and implementation of other international instruments, such as the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner, Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons; and instruments on trade, brokering and end use. The United Nations Register of Conventional Arms and Security Council embargoes should also be included.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881Resumption1 (2008) · source
“Nigeria remains convinced that the best and most effective strategy for achieving our goals is through the elaboration of a legally binding global instrument to stem the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms, including the full implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects.”
2008-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5881Resumption1 (2008) · source