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“Finally, I would advise the staff of international agencies to seek out the facts in order to preserve the credibility needed to support, and ensure respect for, their work in all areas of conflict.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“I should also like to refer to another point raised in the statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights that also is contrary to the facts. Referring to disturbing reports, the High Commissioner called for an inquiry into the human rights situation in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan States. I would like to inform the Council that this is not true. And I would also like to remind the Council of the national committee that was established by the Ministry of Justice, which has accomplished much of its work. We will soon inform everyone about its results. Any call for an inquiry outside the national context would then be illogical and unrealistic. The current situation in those two areas is stable. Internally displaced persons have returned to their homes following the defeat of the insurgents.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We have heard about the human rights situation in Abyei. I would like to emphasize that the current state of affairs in Abyei is the best it has been in the terms of human rights and the humanitarian situation, if we compare the situation now to what it was before May, when the forces of the popular movement were present. Since the restoration of order in May and the arrangements that were put in place, I can assure the Council that not a single incident conducive to instability in the area has taken place. This should not be overlooked by anyone. We hope that the internally displaced persons will return to 11-5866] their villages once order and security are completely restored - a process that has already begun.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“I should also like to remind the Council that the right of civilians to protection in armed conflict is only one component of the comprehensive and closely linked host of rights and duties that were reaffirmed in the Outcome Document of the Millennium Summit. Primary among those are achieving development, combating poverty and preventing conflicts by dealing with their root causes and, as I explained earlier, by having the Security Council play an active role in supporting and leading efforts for political reconciliation and resolution. That role should be complemented by the parallel role of the Secretariat and the various agencies dealing with humanitarian issues, and include the promotion of economic growth, reconstruction, recovery and sustainable development. Lastly, I would like to comment on some points made in various statements.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“What is troubling, however, is that efforts are being made to use this principle to achieve specific political objectives - such as in the case of the current propaganda for the so-called responsibility to protect. We would like to emphasize in this forum that, although the principle of the responsibility to protect was incorporated into the Outcome Document of the Millennium Summit in 2005 (General Assembly resolution 60/1), it remains, as the Council well knows, subject to varying interpretations by Member States in the light of the solid foundations established in the Charter of the United Nations concerning respect for Member States' sovereignty, legitimacy and primary full responsibility for the protection of their civilians.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Further protecting civilians entails swiftly implementing development projects, relief and reconstruction efforts, carrying out demilitarization and reintegration, and quickly restoring public services, so as to allow for the return and resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Such steps also contribute to encouraging civilians to leave IDP camps, return to their homes and resume normal activities. In that context, we appeal to the Security Council, and through it to all members of the international community, to support the peace efforts of the Government of the Sudan through the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, whose implementation has already begun in order to achieve lasting peace in Darfur. The principle of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, to which we all aspire, is a noble one.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The priority should always be successfully implementing peacebuilding efforts and political settlements by compelling armed groups to enter into peace negotiations and political processes to achieve their demands, rather than resorting to military action and attempting to deceive international public opinion by causing casualties among civilians. Needless to say, practical experience in various countries has clearly proven that peacekeeping missions, however capable they may be when it comes to providing protection, will not be able to achieve their desired goals in the absence of peace itself. Peace provides the primary protection for civilians.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In many areas of conflict, the targeting of civilians is now being used by insurgents and armed groups in a premeditated way in order to inflict casualties among civilians, including women and children, so as to turn the international community against Governments and to appeal to it to intervene. Various armed groups and movements are currently deliberately attacking populated areas and using civilians as human shields - for example, in Darfur and in the recent situation in the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile State regions, where forces of the Sudan People's Liberation Army have attacked various cities and other populated places.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The most important thing is to deal with the root causes of armed conflict. That, along with supporting comprehensive and sustainable political solutions, is the best way to ensure the protection of civilians. We note that all previous reports of the Secretary- General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, including the most recent (S/2010/579), have focused primarily on ways of activating the role of United Nations peacekeeping missions in the area of protecting civilians. In that connection, we would like to draw attention to an important fact that must be borne in mind.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like, at the outset, to express my congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, as well as thank you for devoting our deliberations today to the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I also thank you for the concept paper that you distributed to inform our discussion of this issue. We should note that 12 years have passed since the Secretary-General presented his first report (S/1999/957) to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We continue to hope that the ongoing deliberations of the Council on this subject will eventually lead to a clear, comprehensive and holistic approach and an objective vision of the best means to protect civilians.”
2011-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6650Resumption1 (2011) · source
“My delegation also reaffirms the need to base the Council's measures on country reports submitted by States and on accurate information contained in the Secretary-General's periodic reports on the issue, not on information contained in reports by non-governmental organizations and media sources. My country also encourages the United Nations and its bodies to directly organize workshops and seminars with countries that are affected by conflict, in order to share expertise on the situation of women affected by armed conflict. In conclusion, my country looks forward to today's deliberations leading to the development of an integrated approach to deal with the important issue of women, peace and security. Women make up half of society - indeed, women are the foundation of society.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We therefore agree with what is stated in the report as regards the plan of action, which is based on the principle of dealing with the root causes of conflict, including poverty, lack of development, climate change, and given the fact that in the end, war is war. Wherever war occurs, its negative consequences affect vulnerable sectors of society, including women and children. My country therefore once again stresses the fact that a comprehensive and sustainable political settlement to conflict is central to addressing the issue of women in conflict situations.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“That celebration was an excellent opportunity to disseminate the policies of the Government of the Sudan aimed at enhancing the status of women and putting an end to all forms of violence against women, within the context of the national plan to combat gender-based violence. The implementation of that plan began in 2005 through specialized entities in the context of the Human Rights Consultative Council, the Sudan Police Administration, the Ministry of the Interior, and the department for the combat of violence against women, within the Ministry of Justice. The situation of women in armed conflict is closely linked to the integrated efforts to deal with the root causes of conflicts.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The provisions of the Beijing Platform for Action must be taken into consideration, especially given the strong interlinkage between the Platform for Action and the realization of the MDGs, as well as the impact of such realization on the empowerment and advancement of women. Last year, the Government of the Sudan celebrated the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. In our capital, Khartoum, a broad-based workshop was organized and a special day held to celebrate that anniversary, in coordination with the United Nations Mission in the Sudan and the country offices of the United Nations agencies in the country, notably UNIFEM.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We hope that the Fund, through the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), will take on a more important and active role in enhancing national capacities and efforts aimed at advancing the situation of women in the country. We would like to highlight the sections of the report of the Secretary-General that relate to the role of women in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. Supporting the capacities of developing countries so as to enable them to attain those objectives is the best way to ensure the advancement of women.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The Government of the Sudan has also established several specialized centres at the federal and state levels for the coordination of women's efforts in the areas of peace and development, and for providing guidelines and advice on the principle of equality between men and women and on the gender perspective. Our national programmes on resettlement, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration have given priority to the situation of women, in close coordination with the relevant United Nations agencies, including the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). In that respect, we commend the relationship of cooperation with UNIFEM. in connection with women's issues and its role in the implementation of the aforementioned plan of action.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Concerning the issue of violence against women, the Government of the Sudan in 2007 adopted a national strategy elaborated at both the official and the popular levels. The strategy includes six principles on strengthening and revitalizing the participation of women in the maintenance of peace, and on their right to participate in terms of decision-making, economic development, education, health, the environment and the settlement of disputes. The strategy has been implemented at both the federal and the state level. In that respect, the priorities included in paragraph 3 of the report of the Security Council are almost identical to the criteria included in our national strategy.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Thus women constitute one quarter of the membership of the Sudanese Parliament, while the report before the Council (S/2011/598*) states in paragraph 23 that women make up 19 per cent of parliamentarians globally. Regarding the level of participation of Sudanese women in the civil service, which has reached 66 per cent, I wish to note by way of example that in the judiciary alone, there are 79 women judges. Many such judges eventually become Supreme Court judges. Sudanese women have held high diplomatic posts, and many of them serve as ambassadors to various countries. A large number of women are doctors and specialize in various fields of medicine. In addition, they have assumed leading posts in the armed forces, the police and the security forces.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“They participated in the election of the first Sudanese Parliament in 1954, prior to the declaration of independence; that success was followed by the election of a woman to Parliament in 1964, after independence. My country has applied the principle of equal pay for equal work since 1967. Legislation and laws concerning women have been developed, especially in 2003, when a law was passed equalizing the age of retirement for men and women. With respect to the promotion of the rights of Sudanese women in the area of political participation, there has been a qualitative development in the form of the electoral law of 2008, which increased the percentage of participation by women to 25 per cent in the federal and State Parliaments and was fully implemented during the elections held in the country last year.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“On this occasion, we evoke the need to push forward in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) in the coming decade by adopting comprehensive and cohesive regional action plans. In that respect, we note the importance of strengthening the capacities of countries emerging from conflict, especially given the fact that the issue of women and peace and security has become one of the most prominent items on the Council's agenda over the past decade. With respect to women's issues, I can state with pride that the Sudan has long-standing, pioneering initiatives in this respect. Sudanese women have been real partners in political life and in decision-making.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): As we deliberate the issue of women and peace and security today, it is my pleasure to see 11 women at the head of their countries' delegations in the Security Council. This in itself is proof that the role of women in the world has been strengthened. I should like to reiterate my congratulations to you, Madam, as you crown your presidency of the Security Council by devoting this open debate to the issue of women and peace and security 11 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), on the basis of which the United Nations has adopted a strategic framework and standard indicators to assess the implementation of the resolution and its time frame at the regional and international levels, as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2011/598*) before us.”
2011-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6642Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Finally, I wish Under-Secretary-General Ladsous every success on his upcoming trip to the Sudan to meet with senior officials on all aspects pertaining to the situation in Darfur and UNAMID.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“The meeting between mission officials and various Council members, the meeting of Darfur representatives with many members of the Council and the meetings held in Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, with the Government of the Sudan from 19 to 20 October all point to the extent to which stability and peace are entrenched in West Darfur. The meeting with the Government of the Sudan illustrates its cooperation in bringing an end to what remains of the conflict. The development efforts we look forward to in the next phase through the contributions of the international community - in particular donors, international financial institutions and United Nations agencies - in support of the Doha Document will enable Darfur's citizens to achieve stability and to live normal lives.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“There 6 is a genuine communication problem between mission police and the citizens of Darfur. Joint Chief Mediator Ibrahim Gambari has made some progress in that regard in the process of the periodic rotation of formed police units. The Council has agreed on the need for Arabic-speaking police personnel in a society whose language is Arabic and with whom there is a need for communication and to provide them services. In conclusion, having begun the practical implementation of the Doha Document for Peace, it is our hope that UNAMID will pay greater attention to the other aspects of its mandate pertaining to development and reconciliation, with a view to implementing the provisions of the Document.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“In addition, from time to time, security assessments are carried out and United Nations staff and humanitarian personnel are instructed not to travel to a given area. This is first and foremost in order to ensure their safety and to prevent kidnappings, as have taken place in the past. It is done out of my Government's concern, which should be appreciated. With regard to entry visas for mission personnel, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations is well aware of the fact that in recent weeks we have asked it repeatedly to provide us with a specific list of persons requiring visas. We continue to await such a list. I would now like to address an important issue concerning visas. In consultation with the leadership of UNAMID, we concluded that we should prioritize the recruitment of Arabic-speaking police personnel.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“Some personnel of humanitarian organizations have occasionally travelled directly to the site where they intend to work without acquiring internal travel permits beforehand. When they reach the site, they are asked to show such permits. Security and police officials then have no other option but to send them back in order to obtain the required approval. That must not be interpreted as impeding the movement of personnel of humanitarian organizations. Rather, it is a shortcoming that must be blamed on the personnel of those organizations. A high-level committee that includes Government, United Nations and humanitarian representatives is the mechanism with responsibility for ensuring the delivery of humanitarian assistance and removing obstacles to that end.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“That incident would never have taken place had there been coordination with the mission under the agreement not to run patrols at night and to abide by requirements of prior notification to the relevant authorities. The report before the Council has clearly indicated in paragraph 20, in the section on the security situation, that skirmishes between Government forces and armed movements have decreased. From time to time residual armed groups undertake certain violations, plundering, armed robbery and theft in a 5 manner that requires our armed forces to intervene to impose the rule of law and to protect civilians. With respect to the contents of the report, in particular the allegations of restrictions that impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance to some areas, we would like to clarify certain important elements to the Council.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“With respect to UNAMID's important role in Darfur, my delegation reiterates its full commitment to cooperate with the mission and to facilitate its task in the framework of its mandate, according to the resolution by which it was established. At the same time, we would emphasize the need for coordination between the mission and the provincial authorities in Darfur with regard to the time and the manner of managing security, administrative and logistical affairs in order to avoid the possibility of such regrettable incidents as the one that happened in the Zam Zam camp, where three or four peacekeeper guests were victims. It was carried out by the rebel faction led by Minni Arko Minawi.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“In Kaoda, South Kordofan, they signed an agreement in which they promised to topple the Government by military action. That alone constitutes a dangerous threat to the Government of the fledgling sisterly Government of South Sudan, because the rebel movements in Darfur are attempting to deter the peace, stability and security so highly needed by the sisterly State of South Sudan. We fear that this may lead to a weakening of the State whose success we all hope for. That was the response of the rebel movements to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. Therefore, we expect the Council to take the requisite measures towards those who impede the achievement of peace and stability. This is particularly so since the Council's resolution emphasized its resolve to take such measures.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“They have stated their adoption of military action as the sole option to topple the Government. That has showed that the Government is more interested in achieving peace and stability and in responding to the demands of the Darfuris than are those movements that have appointed themselves as custodians over the Darfuris, without any right or any legitimate or national democratic elections in the region. 11-56243 Yet despite that, the Doha Document did not close the door in their face. Rather it called on those movements to join the peace train and to sign the Agreement. Rather than making use of the time limit set for joining the peace train, those movements entered into conspiratorial alliances with the outlawed parties from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)-North.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“By virtue of the provisions of the agreement, the Authority enjoys a broad mandate with respect to the needs and demands of its people, who are a dear part of our people in the Sudan. Despite the fact that all the citizens of Darfur fully opted in favour of peace and agreed to the Doha Peace Document, peace continues to have enemies among those who prefer to profit from the situation of their people in Darfur. Although the Doha Document comprehensively addressed the root causes of the conflict, as stated in paragraph 2 of the report before the Council, leaders of some movements have refused to accede to the march of peace and have instead entered into conspiratorial alliances with some parties that have nothing whatsoever to do with the Darfur question.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“All the Council members have followed the heavy turnout and broad participation by all sections and factions of Darfuri society. The Sudanese stakeholders conference was held in Doha in the framework of this Document. In addition there was engagement by the tribal chiefs as symbols of the civil administration, civil society youth organizations and women in Darfur. Immediately after the signing of the Document we began with robust resolve the first phase of its implementation by earmarking $2 billion annually towards projects for recovery, development and reconstruction, including rehabilitation of the villages and to facilitate voluntary return and stability for the internally displaced persons. Contrary to previous times, the temporary Darfuri authorities will now have their venue in Darfur and not in Khartoum.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his briefing on the situation in Darfur. We are inspired with hope by the fact that today's deliberations on the Secretary-General's report on UNAMID (S/2011/643) are taking place only two days after the appointment Mr. Eltigani Seisi, the head of the Liberation and Justice Movement who signed the 11-56243 Doha Document, as Chair of the Darfur Regional Authority. Earlier, Al Haj Adam Youssef, an outstanding leader and son of Darfur, was appointed Second Vice-President of the Republic of the Sudan. The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, signed on 14 July 2011, is not merely a traditional peace agreement. Rather, it reflects an integrated vision to address all of the Darfuris' demands and aspirations.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I should like to reiterate our congratulations to you, Madame, as you prepare to conclude your presidency of the Security Council for this month, having organized a programme ripe with momentous issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security. On behalf of the Government and the people of the Sudan, I extend our condolences to the peoples and Governments of Rwanda and Senegal for the three soldiers who were killed in the attack carried out by the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi against a convoy of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) near the Zam Zam camp in a desperate attempt to stifle the positive impetus and considerable support enjoyed by the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. I should also like to thank Mr.”
2011-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6638 (2011) · source
“We also point out that those prisoners include women and children. That should be a priority issue for the Security Council and the Human Rights Council. Finally, we recall resolution 1701 (2006), on Lebanon, and other relevant resolutions. We call on Israel to respect the provisions of those resolutions and to put an end to its continuing violations of and encroachment on Lebanon's sovereignty. We also condemn Israeli policies seeking to impose legislation and administrative structures on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. In that context, we call on Israel to implement the Security Council's resolutions relating to the Golan, especially resolution 497 (1981), which calls for complete Israeli withdrawal from the Golan to the 4 June 1967 borders.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source
“It is therefore time for the Palestinian people to enjoy their legitimate and just right to establish an independent State after 63 years of suffering deprivation. We must put an end to the tragedy of millions of exiled Palestinian refugees who should be able to live in a State that is a full-fledged Member of the United Nations. We welcome recent developments, including the prisoner exchange and the return of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees from Israeli prisons. We appreciate the efforts made by the sisterly country of Egypt in that regard. Still, we do not forget the fact that thousands of Palestinian prisoners and detainees remain in Israeli prisons. In that context, we note the ministerial statement of the Non-Aligned Movement, issued last May in Bali, calling for the immediate release of Palestinian prisoners.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The Sudan strongly condemns any Israeli policy or practice that seeks to alter the demographic composition of occupied Palestinian territories. We call upon Council members to ensure that Israel abides by its commitments under international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention and its Additional Protocols, as well as all of the United Nations resolutions adopted since 1948. Israel has thus far ignored all of those measures. In that context, I wish in particular to mention resolution 1860 (2009) which, inter alia, stipulates that the two parties and the international community should make every possible effort to establish a just peace and to create two States within secure and recognized borders.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source
“That is especially necessary given that neither international nor regional mediation efforts, nor those of the Quartet, have succeeded in resolving the conflict. In the light of Israel's ongoing illegal and illegitimate settlement activities aimed at distorting the facts on the ground and imposing a status quo, the Security Council is aware of the fact that those activities have expanded to East Jerusalem, where more than 1,000 colonialist housing units have been built with impunity. Also in Jerusalem, the occupation authorities are depriving the Palestinian population of their housing, going so far as to deny them construction permits to rebuild. Moreover, the Holy City is under siege by virtue of a network of settlements that has resulted in its isolation from other Palestinian cities.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We also wish to congratulate you, Madame President, for having convened this open debate on the Middle East and the occupied Palestinian territories at a time when the international community must, more than ever, support the choice of the Palestinian people and their just and legitimate demands - beginning with the creation of an independent State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital. The delegation of the Sudan supports the application of Palestine for full United Nations membership and urges Council members to support that legitimate request. It is now time for the international community, represented by the United Nations and the Security Council, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, to create two States as a practical solution to the conflict in the occupied territories.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I would like to express, to his country and to the Islamic Ummah alike, the deep condolences of the people and Government of the Sudan upon the death of Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Our sincere condolences go also to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and to their families. At the outset, my delegation aligns itself with the statements made on behalf of the Group of Arab States, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source
“In this respect, we wish to commend him for his comprehensive report (S/2008/39), presented to the Council in February 2008. We stress the importance of the integrated security and development axes of sustainable peace. The United Nations Millennium Declaration, adopted at the Millennium Summit (General Assembly resolution 55/2), underscored that concept as the main guarantee of success in achieving the MDGs and in preventing relapsing from peace back into war in post- conflict countries. In closing, we hope that our deliberations today on this topic will lead to an integrated approach that meets the goals of SSR, while respecting the sovereignty of States.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“They are thus most capable of appropriately defining the needs or programmes to be implemented by the United Nations in the concerned State, pursuant to that country's request and within the framework of understanding and coordination between that country and the United Nations, based on the principle of national ownership as an inalienable and non-negotiable right and the fact that the police, security and judicial sectors are sovereign departments. We also wish to draw attention to the importance of providing specific guidelines as a starting point when formulating and setting up United Nations SSR initiatives. We pay tribute to the Secretary-General for his initiatives and efforts to invigorate the role of the United Nations and the Security Council in SSR in post-conflict countries.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“We note the international workshop held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2007 on coordinating United Nations SSR support in African countries. The workshop offered a good opportunity to shed light on the African experience in that respect, particularly the effective role of regional partners, in particular the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and the Southern African Development Community. Regional and subregional organizations, given their direct links to the political, social and cultural situations in African countries, are best able to understand all of the dimensions of SSR in their regions.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“I) We therefore endorse the objectives of United Nations initiatives aimed at building SSR capacities, especially in post-conflict countries, by providing various forms of technical, information, training and support to bolster security and stability following the withdrawal of peacekeeping missions from the concerned country or after its transition from conflict to peacebuilding. However, we draw attention to the need for caution to avoid the use of that term to define paths that run counter to the national sovereignty of a concerned State, in particular in the context of interference in legislative and executive activities and with respect to the police, security, penal and military sectors of those States. The laws concerning such institutions are part and parcel of the legal system of the State concerned and of its Constitution.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“At that time, SSR enjoyed broad and generous support, including among specialized United Nations funds, international financial institutions and bilateral donors, as a result of full commitment to the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations that underline national ownership and respect for the sovereignty and independence of States. My delegation emphasizes adherence to the presidential statement issued by this Council in its first deliberations on SSR in 2007 (S/PV.5632), in which the Council underlined "that it is the sovereign right and the primary responsibility of the country concerned to determine the national approach and priorities of security sector reform". (S/PRST/2007/3, p.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on convening this important meeting to address the issue of security sector reform (SSR). The historic reference point of that subject has been linked to Africa since the very beginning. The earliest United Nations security SSR were implemented in African countries during the post-independence era, when a number of ad hoc programmes were implemented in order to reform police, prisons and security sectors, among others, in many African and Asian countries.”
2011-10-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6630 (2011) · source
“To date, we at our Mission have issued visas to all who have requested them, including a number of diplomatic missions concerned with the deployment of UNISFA. My second point has to do with the visit to Khartoum this Saturday by President Salva Kiir of South Sudan to meet with President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir. We look forward to that meeting and hope that it will take place in an atmosphere of good faith to contain and resolve all remaining problems. I hope that such an environment is taken into consideration as we discuss here all the matters pending before us. Lastly, with regard to internally displaced persons, it is our hope that, given that a force of more than 1,700 has now been deployed, those people will begin to return to their areas. That would send a positive message with regard to the success of the mission.”
2011-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6628 (2011) · source
“We hope that this will be taken into account when the Council discusses the withdrawal of forces. These are obstacles beyond our control that are imposed by weather conditions in the Area. They are ad hoc conditions. 5 In conclusion, we wish to reiterate our gratitude to the sisterly State of Ethiopia, as well as to Mr. Thabo Mbeki, head of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel, and Mr. Haile Menkerios, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General. Once again, we would like to reiterate our commitment to facilitate the deployment of these forces and to extend the necessary support to them. Finally, I have three brief observations. First, with regard to visas, I wish to say to the Council that a commitment has been made to grant visas to all UNISFA personnel.”
2011-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6628 (2011) · source
“Concerning the withdrawal of the forces of the two parties to outside the Abyei Area, in my previous statements to the Council I indicated that the Sudanese Armed Forces did not enter Abyei so as to remain there. Today I reiterate that they will not stay in Abyei ad infinitum; they will be pulled out. However, the withdrawal that we meant should be organized in concurrence with the completion of the deployment of the Ethiopian forces, so as to avoid a security vacuum. This is a genuine concern of the Council. In that connection, I would like to share with the Council that, owing to the heavy rainfall typical of the fall season in the region and the lack of paved roads, as Mr. Ladsous said moments ago, this may be an obstacle to the movement of vehicles and cars transporting UNIF SA personnel.”
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“I would like to recall here the recommendation that border monitoring personnel consist of some 300 personnel, within the mission's current authorized troop strength of 4,200, in compliance with Security Council resolution 1990 (2011). The report before the Council recommends, in paragraph 25, that UNIFSA be reconfigured in order to establish a dedicated capacity for the border mechanism, including 297 force protection personnel, 90 military observers and 146 enabling elements. We trust that the Council will adhere to the recommendations contained in paragraph 24 of the report, which establishes that the troops are mandated under Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter, and which indicates, as I mentioned, that the purpose is to make the borders accessible and facilitate the movement of citizens and trade between the two countries.”
2011-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6628 (2011) · source