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“In that regard, we are pleased to reiterate that the situation of children in armed conflict in the Sudan has clearly improved with respect to the past. That progress, which can be attributed to the efforts of the Government in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, is highlighted in the first paragraphs of the report. It is also the result of the signing of the Doha Agreement and the establishment of the Darfur Transitional Authority, following the deployment of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei. The establishment of normal relations with the brotherly country of Chad, and the signing of a border monitoring agreement with that country and of an agreement with the brotherly Central African Republic, have had a positive impact on the protection of civilians, including children.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Icongratulate Ms. Zerrougui on having garnered the confidence of the Secretary-General through her appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. I wish her every success in accomplishing her tasks. We are convinced that she will carry out her mandated duties in an appropriate manner, although her predecessor deviated somewhat from those tasks. We note that Ms. Zerrougui is taking up her duties today. My delegation takes note of the Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflict (S/2012/26l) before us today, which covers the period from January to December 2011. We listened carefully to the briefing by Ms. Zerrougui.”
2012-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6838Resumption1 (2012) · source
“(spoke in Arabic) Lastly, we will cooperate with UNAMID, but we have major reservations concerning paragraph 17, and hope that the Council will reconsider its position in the future.”
2012-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6819 (2012) · source
“Finally, in order to ensure that the Council's resolutions are logical, wise and based on the lawful principles that the Charter has laid down for the Council, it should be clearly indicated, where the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is concerned, that the Council calls for cooperation and emphasizes the issue of rebel groups in the Sudan. (spoke in English) Although the Council is calling for an exchange of information and cooperation between the peacekeeping missions in the region, it does not do so where the resolution concerns UNMISS in the south. We would have expected it to include a call on UNMISS to cooperate and exchange views and information regarding all the Darfuri rebel groups being harboured by the Government of South Sudan. This is strange.”
2012-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6819 (2012) · source
“How can that be justified? I appeal to the conscience of Council members. How can the Council fail to seriously condemn rebel movements that promote instability and undermine peace? Why does the Council address issues that have no evidentiary or logical basis? Is that fair? (spoke in English) Where is the clear and explicit condemnation of the so-called Sudan Revolutionary Front? There is a total absence of a clear, explicit reference to the Front; there is only a very oblique, between-the-lines allusion to it. (spoke in Arabic) The Front has clearly affirmed its readiness to violently overthrow the Government of the Sudan.”
2012-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6819 (2012) · source
“Even his most recent report (S/2012/548) contains no indication of an LRA presence in the province. Moreover, when Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur, addressed the Council on 24 July (see S/PV.6813), he made no reference whatsoever to an LRA presence in Darfur. Therefore, and on the basis of the logical argument that I am making with respect to the LRA, we believe that the resolution adopted today unfortunately does not address certain important and substantive issues relating to Darfur, which is at the heart of the Mission's mandate, yet raises an issue that has no connection with the province. The resolution contains no clear, strong and direct condemnation of the Sudan Revolutionary Front, which is the primary cause of the instability, lack of peace and injustice in Darfur today.”
2012-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6819 (2012) · source
“The Sudan has consistently cooperated with the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) since its establishment. The peace process in Darfur has enjoyed achievements that hold great promise for the future. We hope that it will achieve its aim of allowing Darfur to enjoy lasting peace in the near future, if God so wishes. We will pursue our cooperation with UNAMID in the future until peace is attained. That will not prevent us, however, from raising serious reservations with respect to paragraph 17 of resolution 2063 (2012), extending the mandate of UNAMID, in which reference is made to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). These reservations arise from the fact that no evidence is presented in any report of the Secretary-General that the LRA is present in Darfur.”
2012-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6819 (2012) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Hearing the views of our colleagues can only help us to gain a better understanding of any subject, but refusing to listen to the ideas of others does not help in a practical or constructive way to promote peace and security. We represent States that enjoy full sovereignty, and while we may fail to listen to others the relevant diplomatic norms are clear. (spoke in English) We have a strong sense of dignity. We may ignore others if we want to do so, but diplomatic norms will not allow us to. (spoke in Arabic) Thus, with respect to the issue under consideration and in accordance with those diplomatic norms, every delegation must listen very patiently to the others and respond logically on the basis of clear and precise arguments.”
2012-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6819 (2012) · source
“In conclusion, I would briefly like to say that we trust the Council to commit itself to peace and security by ensuring that its draft resolution contains a clear condemnation of the so-called Sudan Revolutionary Front and its declared objective of overthrowing the members to informal consultations to continue our Government ofthe Sudan by force. discussion on the subject.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“Otherwise, we will have hampered the peace process. I want to make that important message very clear. There are no grounds for linking the two issues of the Lord's Resistance Army and UNAMID. If the draft resolution includes it, that will complicate relations between the Government of the Sudan and UNAMID, and those who support such a position will be responsible for the consequences arising therefrom. Finally, I would like to say that the Government of the Sudan vigorously condemns the Lord's Resistance Army movement. We are ready to cooperate with all members of the international community in order to put an end to it. However, linking it to Darfur and UNAMID is something that we condemn and deem unwarranted.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“Furthermore, there are no elements of the Lord's Resistance Army rebellion inside Darfur and there is no official information based on credible reports to that effect in Darfur. My country rejects the inclusion of the issue of the Lord's Resistance Army in the question of Darfur. I would like to state openly to all Council members that we have cooperated wholeheartedly in order to further the peace process in Darfur. We continue to cooperate with UNAMID and its officials, who have borne witness to our cooperation. However, including the issue of the Lord's Resistance Army will be an impediment and a matter for condemnation that could perhaps affect our cooperation with UNAMID and its work in Darfur. If we truly wish to establish peace, stability and security, we should keep that issue very distinct from UNAMID and Darfur.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“First of all, we thank him for his commendable efforts in undertaking that task. What is important to me is that those patrols prove the complete freedom of movement of all UNAMID staff given the visits to the various corners of Darfur. Those visits demonstrate the stability, peace and security in Darfur. Another significant issue that I would like to share with the Council at the end of my statement concerns a matter that is extremely important to my Government, namely, linking the Lord's Resistance Army to the Darfur issue. As the Council knows, UNAMID has a mandate only for the Darfur region. Moreover, the Lord's Resistance Army is a rebel movement within the territory of Uganda, and the Sudan has no common border with Uganda.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“What is striking is that, while the Secretary-General's report notes the political activities of the various parties under the Doha Document, embracing civil society in Darfur, the draft resolution circulating among Council members does not refer to all aspects necessary to extend the Mission's mandate. With respect to the contents of the draft resolution concerning the movement of the Mission, we note that UNAMID has stepped up its daily patrols to some 160 a day, as compared to 90 in previous periods. This is evidence of the freedom of movement enjoyed by UNAMID. We further note that before coming to New York, Joint Special Representative Mr. Ibrahim Gambari himself participated in a helicopter patrol over the five administrative capitals El Fasher, El Geneina, Nyala, Zalingei and El Daein in only two days.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“At the same time, it makes Clear that the international community in general should offer the support necessary to implement quick-impact projects and programmes in support of returnees. In that regard, we welcome the meeting held on 28 May, in which representatives of the African Development Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and a number of international partners participated. The meeting marked the start of joint planning for the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission provided for in the Doha Document in order to assess development needs, eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable economic activity in Darfur.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“The report before us makes it Clear that development and reconstruction projects enjoy the priority attention of the Government and the Liberation and Justice Movement in order to meet the need for stability in Darfur and to secure the voluntary return of displaced persons, as noted in the humanitarian section of the report, which in paragraph 36 states that 37,444 internally displaced persons and 1,145 refugees returned home and resumed their normal daily lives in the period between 1 January and 31 March 2012. That is a welcome and positive development, as were the continuing voluntary returns in April, May and June, which confirms the current stability and security in the governorate of Darfur.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“Is it possible that the draft resolution concerning the extension of the mandate of UNAMID does not mention or condemn those serious developments, since the principle task of the Council is to maintain international peace and security? The absence of a clear condemnation of movements that have openly declared their goal to overthrow the Government is tantamount to encouraging that grave trend.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“We also expected the draft resolution to include provisions that would be more firm vis-a-vis the movements that are refusing peace, and contain more binding and stringent language, especially after the Secretary-General indicates in the report that the rebel movements rejecting peace in Darfur are backing their declarations through their adherence to the so-called Sudan Revolutionary Front, according to which their goal is to overthrow the Government. Moreover, the representatives of these movements have made it crystal clear to Mr. Gambari, according to the Secretary-General's report, that they are committed to the goal of the Sudan Revolutionary Front to overthrow the Government by force and military action.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“They were perfectly free to participate in the conference with no restrictions on their freedom of speech, and they all criticized the Government. Does that not bear witness to the seriousness and the commitment of the Government to the peace process in Darfur? We expect the Security Council to reflect that commitment in the draft resolution in order to encourage all the parties to implement and meet all expectations. Paragraph 5 of the report of the Secretary-General reflects the fact that the high committee consisting ofthe signatory parties of the Doha Document and UNAMID met in June 2012 and agreed on a precise timetable for the implementation of the Doha Document. That new, positive development is reflected in the context of a detailed schedule for implementation of the Doha Document.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“Gambari also pointed out that 140 workshops had been jointly organized by UNAMID and the Government of the Sudan, including the participation of many individuals from Darfur, with a view to considering the Document and its implementation. Mr. Gambari also mentioned that those workshops were organized without restrictions and that women made up more than 30 per cent of the participants. All of that bears witness to the fact that there has been real progress in the march towards peace in Darfur, but the draft resolution to extend the mandate of UNAMID does not reflect all of that progress. Similarly, we have heard Mr. Gambari say, and as is also positively reflected in the Secretary-General's report, that the Darfur conference held in El Fasher from 10 to 12 July enjoyed the participation of a large number of members of the rebel movements.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“The first established the High Follow-up Committee for Peace in Darfur, which is chaired by the President himself. The second decree broadened the membership of the Darfur Peace Follow-up Office, which had been established pursuant to the Doha Document itself. We note that the draft resolution on extending the mandate of UNAMID does not adequately reflect that progress. Various parts of the draft resolution contain negative references with respect to serious delays in the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, which contradicts what we have just hear from Mr. Gambari. He pointed out that a number of rebel movements had been in contact with him and with the Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Qatar in an effort to join the Doha Document. Mr.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“The report of the Secretary-General before the Council emphasizes that there has been progress on the political front when it comes to the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace. That came about once the Darfur Regional Authority embarked upon its task of establishing its offices in both Darfur and Khartoum. Paragraph 17 of the report also refers to the austerity measures recently introduced by the Government of the Sudan. In spite of them, however, between 3 and 18 April the Government earmarked approximately $27 million for the Darfur Regional Authority. The Government of the Sudan continues to make all the necessary efforts to fund the Authority. I would also like to refer to paragraph 6 of the report, which mentions our Government's issuance of two decrees intended to expedite the implementation of the Doha Document.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Through you, I should also like to convey my gratitude to Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the African Union and the United Nations for Dafur, for the briefing he has given us on the report (S/2012/548) of the Secretary-General on the situation in Darfur and on the state of the implementation of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We hope that our discussion today will lead to the strengthening of the peace process and to stability throughout Darfur, following an arduous path towards the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace.”
2012-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6813 (2012) · source
“That is the way in which he thinks, and that is the manner in which he has tackled all of these issues - in a totally illegal, immoral and illogical manner, to the extent of intimidation and terrorization. I would have preferred to hear him respond to all of the arguments that I have put forward and the statements made by international personalities who have denied that ethnic cleansing has been committed in Darfur. Why did he not say at the time that he would also prosecute President Obasanjo, Mr. Danforth and Judge Cassisi for having refuted allegations that ethnic cleansing had been committed? I will stop here. I am confident that the Council's wisdom will guide it as concerns the manner in which he thinks and behaves.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“If he and his supporters have been touched by our strong words that have shaken his credibility and put in question his professionalism, then that is another issue that does not give him to right to once again use the Rome Statute to intimidate diplomatic personnel, whose duties and functions are stipulated in political and diplomatic rules. Such conduct should be rejected. To permit it would only undermine international legality, the work of the United Nations and all diplomatic norms. Perhaps the Council has noticed that he is in an emotional state and is behaving emotionally as a result of what we stated regarding his conduct and his lack of credibility. That has prompted him, at this delicate juncture, to make a statement accusing the Permanent Representative of the Sudan of being behind the crimes committed in Darfur.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): The statement made by the Prosecutor concerning the Permanent Representative of the Sudan is a violation of all political and diplomatic norms. It is a threat that should be rejected and that reflects his methods of work at the Court. I would even say that it is the statement of a terrorist who is trying to silence the voice of justice and that of a politician who does not recognize the political and diplomatic rules and norms that give us the right to defend ourselves and to make our voices heard by the Council, which is responsible for peace and security.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“I call on the Council to disregard calls for measures that do not serve to bring about stability and peace, which is the main objective of the United Nations. I am confident that it will do so.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“We hope that the Council will give precedence to the voice ofwisdom and logic and act on the basis of the key principles upon which the United Nations was founded - to bring about justice and to assist States in their efforts to bring about peace and security. I appeal to the Council to bring pressure to bear, and even to take punitive measures, against the rebel armed movements in Darfur that have refused to listen to reason or sit at the negotiating table. That should be the substance of our efforts: to continue on the path that we have chosen and to sit with those who have rejected peace and negotiate with them, with a view to turning a new page instead of opting for the culture of war and conflict, which does not lead to peace, justice or stability.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“I reiterate that the Government of the Sudan will continue to cooperate with the Council and with the mediators, particularly the brotherly country of Qatar, in the continuing efforts to establish fully the peace and stability process in Darfur, taking into account the fact that peace is a necessary foundation for stability and justice, and recognizing the importance of ensuring justice, reaching settlements and providing compensation in accordance with the stipulations of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. I should like to conclude by saying that the people of Darfur are dear to the hearts of the people of the Sudan and that the Government of the Sudan is more concerned than anyone else with realizing their aspirations, tending to their wounds and easing their bitterness.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“We would recall also that other Sudanese leaders accused by the Prosecutor are members of an elected Government and that the people of the Sudan will therefore not think twice about defending the sovereignty of their country and the symbols of its dignity and independence. We would also remind the Prosecutor that threatening to interfere in the affairs of States by force will not break the determination of free people, and that contemporary African history offers ample testimony to that effect. We would like also to draw the attention of the new Prosecutor of the Court to the serious and dangerous nature of her predecessor's approach.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“We condemn and denounce in the strongest terms the recommendations of the Prosecutor asking the Security Council to take other legal measures to implement what he calls arrest warrants, as well as his incitement of the Council to call on States Members of this Organization and regional organizations to do the same. We would recall that the President of the Republic, Omer Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, was elected by the Sudanese people in elections whose free and democratic nature was recognized by the United Nations, regional organizations, European observers and the Carter Centre.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“He has also ignored the provisions of the Vienna Convention, as I mentioned earlier, which hold that any State that is not party to a convention is not bound by it. If the Prosecutor wishes to speak of law, he should really speak of the law. But if he is speaking of politics and not of law, or if he has other motives, then that is another story. Why does the Prosecutor continue to confuse the issues and incite the Security Council to take action against the Government of the Sudan, which has been able to turn the page of war in Darfur and devote all its potential and resources to developing that region and to rebuild it and restore peaceful coexistence among the different tribes that live there.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“In that regard, two other United Nations bodies charged with the implementation of those resolutions, the foremost of which, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), has not presented to the Council such flagrantly provocative reports. The Council has before it the two latest reports of the Secretary-General on the situation in Darfur and the implementation of the UNAMID mandate, which speak of the reduction of violence and the drop in crime rates. The Prosecutor, in mentioning what he calls the lack of cooperation by the Government of the Sudan and its non-compliance with Security Council resolutions, has deliberately ignored the United Nations Charter and its provisions for the respect of the legitimacy of States and their sovereignty.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“In view of everything to which I have referred, would it not have been better for the Prosecutor to take the right and optimistic path that is strewn with positive developments, instead of dwelling on the past, inciting the Security Council to take action against the Government of the Sudan and beating the drums of war and interference, which would only lead to further instability? Law can never be established except where there is stability and security, not war. The Prosecutor has today devised a new approach through which he attempts to instigate the Council to take action the Government of the Sudan. In his arguments, he relies on the Council's resolutions on the conflict in Darfur.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“He actually goes to Darfur almost every month. He said, (spoke in English) "Darfur is quite a different place from 2003 [when] 18 per cent of the population lived in urban areas. Now about 50 per cent of the population is living in urban areas." (spoke in Arabic) When we present such facts and quote the United States envoy, who visits Darfur monthly, who has greater credibility? Is it the person I have just quoted or the person who has never visited Darfur? Who has more credibility in this case? The positive developments in Darfur were recognized in a recently completed review undertaken by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), which concluded that the military units should be reduced, leading to a savings of $79.9 million in the 2012-2013 budget.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“They have been involved in the work of reconstruction and in the return of the displaced. In the light of all those positive tangible developments on the ground, it is now necessary for those who speak of Darfur to call upon the international community to assist in completing the march towards peace and not to throw more fuel on the fire, cause instability or intimidate the inhabitants of the region. The Doha Document also addresses other issues related to Darfur, laying out a road map for their solution. The cessation of violence and the return of the displaced, the establishment of stability and peace and the resumption of reconstruction are all results of the Doha Document. In that regard, I would like to quote Mr. Dan Smith, the United States envoy for Darfur, who visited Darfur a few days ago.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“The Doha Document even stipulates, in paragraph 295, that "immunities enjoyed by persons by virtue of their official status or functions shall not obstruct the speedy dispensation of justice nor shall they prevent the combating of impunity." That provision is in addition to other commitments set forth in the Doha Document designed to bring about justice and reconciliation as the two main vectors for the establishment of peace in Darfur. Those mechanisms have begun to work in the general context of launching the work of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority headed by Mr. Tijani el-Sissi, who represents the coalition of 11 factions that had previously engaged in armed struggle against the Government. They have all been involved in running Darfur; the leaders in Darfur are thus sons of Darfur.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“We now see a Darfur in which the Sudan has gone a long way towards implementing the Doha Document for Peace, a Darfur in which the authorities have begun to carry out their duties in accordance with that agreement. The report before the Council reiterates erroneous information whose value has been superseded by events on the ground in Darfur. For example, I would like to mention here what the report calls the lack of national judicial measures. That is incorrect. The Doha Document for Peace, which includes straightforward provisions on justice and reconciliation, is the best evidence of the Sudan's commitment to implementing the national judicial measures required to investigate the crimes perpetrated in Darfur.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“The official spokesperson of the European Union fact-finding mission - a European - has also denied the commission of ethnic cleansing in Darfur. All of those statements are documented. In addition to them, former Nigerian President Obasanjo and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Ms. Asma Jahangir, have also stated that ethnic cleansing was not committed in Darfur. I leave it to the wisdom of the members of the Council to compare the testimony of such prominent figures with false claims driven by political and personal motives. Further proof of the Prosecutor's lack of credibility is that a reader of his report would feel that he is speaking of a Darfur other than the one that is currently enjoying stability and security.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“Compare that denial by such a prominent legal expert with the statements made by people on the Court who are just beginning their careers and learning the basics of the law. Also among those refuting the claims are Dr. Mercedes Taty and Dr. Jean-Herve Bradol of Medecins sans frontieres - neither of whom is from the Sudan, or Africa or Asia - who worked in Darfur for over 10 years. They stated that ethnic cleansing was not committed in Darfur. The former United States Special Envoy for Peace in Darfur, Mr. John Danforth, said that the repeated claims that ethnic cleansing had been committed in Darfur were nothing but an excuse for United States interference in the internal affairs of the Sudan. He, too, is neither Sudanese nor African. He commands credibility, and his statement will be remembered by history and the whole of humankind.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“All the claims he has levelled a based on political motives - that what happened in Darfur was ethnic cleansing have been refuted by testimony from prominent international figures, who have denied that the crime of ethnic cleansing took place in Darfur. In the most recent Council meeting on this subject I outlined that testimony in detail (see S/PV.6688). However, for the record, since the Prosecutor is repeating the same claims, I too would like to repeat some of those who have refuted those claims. Among them is the late Judge Antonio Cassisi, expert on international law and head of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, who denied the commission of the crime of ethnic cleansing.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“(spoke in English) "We opposed the ICC on the grounds, among others, that its prosecutor is not accountable to any Government. For us this was an issue of sovereignty and a step that looks a bit too much like "world government'." (No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington, p. 188.) (spoke in Arabic) What we heard only moments ago from the Prosecutor reaffirms Ms. Rice's words. He speaks as if he were president of the world, issuing his instructions to the Security Council and suggesting options about which he will speak at a later time. Even a cursory evaluation of Ms. Rice's words about the Prosecutor shows her to be correct, because it has been proved that in practice there is no system providing accountability on the part of the Prosecutor, leading him to stray from legitimacy and legal professionalism.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“The Court is not one of the entities established by the United Nations Charter. Consequently, it is not a judicial arm of the United Nations. It is a court of the States parties to the Rome Statute. As I have said, the Sudan is not a party to that Statute, which founded the Court. In the same way, eight members of the Council, primarily among the non-permanent members, are not parties to the Statute. I would like to shed some light on what is for us the most important issue regarding the International Criminal Court, namely, the behaviour of the Prosecutor. In that context, I would like to quote, for a second time (see S/PV.6688), the words of Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State of the United States of America, on this subject.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“I do not need to remind those who represent the Court of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which is a cornerstone of international law. A State that is not a party to a convention does not have obligations under it. I would like to add that the Council's referral of the conflict in Darfur to the Court through resolution 1593 (2005), calling it a threat to international peace and security, was not based on any sound logic, since it is an internal conflict not reaching outside the borders of the Sudan. It is therefore not a threat even to regional peace and security, to say nothing of international peace and security. The whole issue is therefore based on merely political motives and is being implemented by individuals within the Court who are serving the political agendas of certain States.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“We would like to reiterate that we are compelled to participate in order to correct the fallacious information included in the fifteenth report of the Office of the Prosecutor, information also included in his previous reports. That is the sole reason for our participation. Establishing a link between a judicial entity and a political entity, as is the case between the Security Council and the International Criminal Court, is not a step that serves to ensure justice, and perhaps I should not speak at length on this issue. Legal experts have always spoken of the independence of the judiciary, in particular from political powers. That is a fact that any first-year law student would know. Also, the contractual relationship between the Security Council and the Court should be confined to the parties to the Rome Statute only.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to extend my thanks to your predecessor, Mr. President, the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan, and to congratulate him on his exemplary conduct of the work of the Council last month. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for this month. We are confident that, with your well-known expertise, you will conduct the work of the Council in all impartiality and justice. I should like to begin by putting on record the fact that our participation in this meeting does not in any way indicate recognition of or interaction with the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Sudan is not party to the Court.”
2012-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6778 (2012) · source
“Any oral allegation should be verified, and the Security Council should also verify the credibility of the party making such an allegation. We therefore have reservations as concerns all of the foregoing. In conclusion, we would state once again that our policy is based on respect for the sovereignty of States and the non-violation of the sanctity of their territory. 12”
2012-05-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6764 (2012) · source
“Fifthly, we would like to state that the resolution includes under Chapter VII the issue of the two states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, despite the fact that the African Union Peace and Security Council did not request that they be included under that Chapter and even though the Peace and Security Council's statement put them outside the road map whose adoption was called for under Chapter VII. (spoke in English) The road map is contained in paragraph 13 of the communique issued by the African Union Peace and Security Council, which requested the Security Council to endorse the road map. (spoke in Arabic) Finally, the resolution contains a threat of resort to measures under Article 41 of the Charter. The AU Peace and Security Council did not request that either; we did not see that in its statement.”
2012-05-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6764 (2012) · source
“In that connection, I should like also to state that the Sudanese armed forces and air force did not bomb any areas inside South Sudan, despite the fact that it is our right to use all military means at our disposal inside our territory to repulse any aggression, including the use of aerial forces. No law bans the use of this option to protect the territory of a country that is endangered. Fourthly, in conformity with the aforementioned statement, we are of the view that security issues between the two countries should be given paramount priority in negotiations as a means to discuss other relevant issues. Those issues must be discussed at the start of negotiations.”
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“Secondly, it should be noted that the resolution disregards the continuous acts of aggression perpetrated by South Sudan against the Sudan. A case in point involves the declarations made by senior officials of South Sudan, who threaten to reoccupy Heglig. The presence of the ninth and tenth battalions of the SPLM-N inside the territory of the Sudan and the two states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile are a clear indication of an encroachment upon the inviolability of the territorial integrity of the Sudan. Thirdly, with regard to aerial bombardment, we would like to recall the need for increased accuracy, given the presence of armed forces from South Sudan inside the territory of the Sudan, as we detailed in our letter to the Council on 28 April.”
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“Against that background, our national responsibility for ensuring that peace takes root in the country and our regional and international responsibility to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security require us to make the following observations. First, peace between the two Republics - the Sudan and South Sudan - will be achieved only if there is an end to all forms of support for, and the sheltering of, proxy rebel and armed groups by South Sudan. In that connection, it is noteworthy that resolution 2046 (2012, which has just been adopted, does not specify a time frame for the resolution of this issue, in contrast to the deadlines instituted in relation to other issues, which we deem too narrow and impracticable.”
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