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Othman Jerandi

lines on the record: 50
first: 2020-11-03
most recent: 2021-05-19
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-security-council

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“Lastly, in the light of such circumstances, Tunisia reiterates its call for further strengthening international cooperation in dealing with the repercussions of the unprecedented pandemic. Such cooperation should be based on human solidarity, taking into consideration all factors that exacerbate and extend conflicts, especially in view of the fact that pandemics do not recognize borders, do not exclude anyone, and have left the world in a fragile state that we cannot confront in isolation from one another.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“The United Nations, with its broad institutional framework and responsibilities, is now called upon to contribute effectively to addressing the root causes of the vulnerability that imperils peace and security, leading to violence and rampant conflict. We urge the international community to contribute actively to meeting existing and emerging challenges as part of a joint, coordinated and integrated effort. While we highly appreciate the important role that the African Union and subregional organizations have been playing in helping to address these situations, such as the Silencing the Guns in Africa initiative, we call for national, regional and international efforts to be integrated.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“Our African continent, which we consider to be the pillar of the future of global security, stability and prosperity, has continue to be the victim of violence, conflicts and accumulating vulnerabilities that, by giving rise to complex and multidimensional challenges and threats, have mired the continent in a security, humanitarian, developmental and health emergency. Confronted with the multiple and varied nature of those challenges, the Security Council should adopt a more comprehensive approach to international security that takes into account the intersecting nature of vulnerabilities on the one hand and the disastrous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the other.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“We believe that the fastest way to achieve that is still by lifting restrictions on intellectual property rights so that vaccines can be manufactured in other countries, which would make it possible to yield the necessary quantity within the desired time frame. In that connection, we note with satisfaction and optimism the positive statements made by a number of industrialized countries within the framework of the World Trade Organization. We hope that the ongoing talks will lead to decisions in that direction, allowing for the international solidarity and synergy that we sorely need to overcome this global crisis to materialize.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“The Director-General of the World Health Organization has characterized this state of affairs as a “shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines”, while other officials have spoken of a “vaccination gap”. We therefore reiterate that it is vital to mobilize international cooperation and solidarity in order to ensure equitable access to vaccines for all. Doing so would render international efforts to address the pandemic more effective and establish the principle that no one is safe until all are safe. While it is indeed important to support the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility mechanism to provide developing countries with vaccines, the scope and format of its current engagement have a long way to go to provide an equitable global response.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“Secondly, now more than ever, in view of the critical health situation, it is necessary to develop an emergency universal mass vaccination programme so that no one is left behind. Recovery will be impossible unless equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination is guaranteed. The development of the vaccine has given humankind new reason to hope that loss of life can be ended, normalcy restored and development processes placed back on track. However, not all peoples have shared in these aspirations, as the least developed countries are still being left behind. In Africa, for example, no more than 2 per cent of the population of 1.3 billion has been vaccinated. Figures indicate that in only a few countries does the vaccination rate exceed 50 per cent and that only 10 countries have approximately 75 per cent of all COVID-19 vaccines between them.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“In that connection, Tunisia once again calls for debt relief to be granted to the developing and least developed countries, and urges financial and donor institutions to respond urgently and fully to the Secretary-General’s appeal for a paradigm shift in financial support for the developing and least developed countries by cancelling their debts. Tunisia also supports the Secretary-General’s call for the International Monetary Fund Debt Service Suspension Initiative to be extended and made available to middle-income countries so that States are not forced to choose between providing basic services to their citizens or paying off their debts. We hope that the rest of the international financial institutions, development funds and lending States will follow suit.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“Today, we are in need of a just and equitable global response to facilitating pandemic recovery — which our President Kaïs Saïed has called for since the beginning of last year — so that disparities between peoples do not widen, lest the effects of the pandemic on certain peoples become too severe to remedy later. Tunisia therefore calls for prompt and effective measures to be adopted at two key levels: First, we cannot discuss recovery efforts in the absence of a solution to the severe debt and liquidity issues that these countries face because of the pandemic. Such a solution would enable them to cope with health emergencies and strengthen their capacities to rescue pandemic-stricken economic sectors and invest in areas conducive to driving economic recovery.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“It is no secret that those countries, which had already been facing significant economic, development and security challenges before the pandemic, are now in a more difficult position owing to their limited capacities and shrinking shares of foreign assistance and international cooperation, attributable, in turn, to the decline and recession of the global economy and the shift of financial resources in donor countries to economic rescue plans. Consequently, countries in fragile contexts will have very slim chances of recovering if there is no immediate change in the way their situations are handled and if the necessary assistance is delayed, leaving them vulnerable to complications that could imperil their long-term stability and security.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“Since 9 April 2020, when the Security Council held its first consultations on the pandemic, it has become central to our deliberations, given that it is related, either directly or indirectly, to the various topics and situations on the Council’s agenda. While all agree that the pandemic has taken a catastrophic toll on health, with more than 3.4 million deaths and 160 million infections to date — alarming figures that will likely continue to climb — we believe that the next pandemic will pose even greater difficulties because the current one has had profound economic, social and security repercussions that will be felt for years to come. Those repercussions will be more severe in developing countries and in fragile contexts, particularly in Africa, fuelling existing conflicts and complicating efforts to address their root causes.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his valuable briefing and ongoing efforts since the outbreak of the pandemic to ensure that the Organization plays a pivotal and effective role in addressing the repercussions of the pandemic for countries and peoples. I commend Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on their important briefings. No people or country has been spared the new reality imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has contributed to deepening existing crises and conflicts and created new difficulties at various levels. As such, the pandemic is, without a doubt, one of the most significant challenges faced by the United Nations and the Security Council at present.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“At the outset, I should like to thank the People’s Republic of China for devoting today’s meeting to a discussion of how to address the root causes of conflict in Africa while also tackling the challenges associated with recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a topic of major importance at this critical juncture. I must also take this opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of the People’s Republic of China to support the development processes of African countries through several bilateral and multilateral initiatives, most recently the Initiative on Partnership for Africa’s Development.”
2021-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/490 (2021) · source
“In conclusion, I should like to re-affirm Tunisia’s firm commitment to participating actively in all constructive endeavours and initiatives designed to achieve a settlement as soon as possible, thereby promoting peace and security in the region and the world.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“We further stress that security and stability will not be restored to the region unless a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the just Palestinian issue is reached, based on United Nations resolutions, internationally agreed terms of reference and the Arab Peace Initiative. Such a settlement must restore the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, which shall not lapse with the passage of time and which include the right to self-determination and the right to establish an independent, sovereign State within the borders of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. I should like to affirm once more that that right is acknowledged by all United Nations conventions and international law, while the occupation continues to be rejected.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“Today, we call upon the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in full and compel Israel, as the occupying Power, to end the occupation, respect United Nations resolutions and international legitimacy and submit to the will of peace, which must inevitably triumph over the will of no-peace. Before concluding, I should like to stress once more that Tunisia, the non- permanent Arab member of the Security Council shall, at the instructions of our President Kaïs Saïed, continue to work with other members of the Security Council to put an immediate end to the blatant aggression against the Palestinian people and halt escalation before there are more civilian deaths.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“However, this will be possible only by acknowledging that the Palestinians, like all other peoples, have the right to self-determination and to live in freedom and dignity, and by refraining from equating the victim with the executioner and making excuses for the aggressor. While expressing our appreciation for the diplomatic efforts of several international and regional parties to bring about de-escalation and calm the situation, we stress that, although important, this can only be an interim solution that will return the situation to the status quo ante of continuing occupation, settlement projects, land seizures, house demolitions, blockades and various other forms of collective punishment imposed on the Palestinian people.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“Tunisia calls upon the international community and the Security Council to shoulder their responsibilities to halt this dangerous escalation, prevent a repetition in the future by addressing the underlying and immediate causes, provide essential protection for the Palestinian people and uphold the historical and legal status of East Jerusalem. Tunisia further calls upon the Security Council to intervene swiftly and effectively and to adopt a clear and unambiguous position compelling the occupying Power to put an immediate end to its attacks on the Palestinian people and halt the escalation before more civilians lose their lives.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“The current escalation is a direct result of the unjust decision of the occupation authorities to evict Palestinian families from their homes in the Shaykh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem as part of their ongoing plans to Judaize the city and empty it of its Palestinian inhabitants, the violation of the sanctity of the Haram Al-Sharif, the repeated attacks on the Aqsa Mosque and harassment of Muslim worshippers, preventing them from performing their religious rites, and the repression of Palestinians in East Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan in an act of blatant aggression against all Muslims worldwide.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“Despite all the repressive practices and aggressive policies of the occupation authorities and their history of ignoring United Nations resolutions and all legal and humanitarian considerations, Israel persists in escalating its repressive practices and military operations against the Palestinian people throughout the territories, relying upon the silence of this Council. Accordingly, it has become a political, legal and ethical duty to determine responsibility and hold to account those who have caused such a grave deterioration in the situation, in terms of loss of life, destruction of property and threat to security and stability in the region, at a time when the world was looking forward to a resumption of the trajectory of peace.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“Nothing indicates this more clearly than the provocations and attacks against worshippers in and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the defilement of its sanctity in the holy month of Ramadan, alongside the relentless persistence of Israel in its expansionist policies, settlement and annexation schemes, house demolitions, land seizures, evictions and uprooting from the land of its Palestinian inhabitants, as well as attempts to change the historical and legal status of Jerusalem and erase its historical, cultural and demographic features. For 47 Palestinian children to fall victim to Israeli bullets and bombs is not without precedent. It is merely a repetition of what the Palestinian people as a whole have endured for decades, which has taken the lives of thousands of innocents and kept the entire region in a state of tension and instability.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“Tunisia, which shall never deviate from its unshakeable historical position of support for the just Palestinian cause, today reaffirms its vigorous condemnation of the practices of the occupying Power. Not content with flouting international law, international humanitarian law, international human rights law and the resolutions of this Council and other bodies of the United Nations, the occupying Power is contemptuous of all humanitarian values and charters and disrespects even religious sites.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“We are meeting today for the third time as a matter of urgency to discuss the dangerous escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which represents a grave threat to international peace and security. Some 174 unarmed Palestinian civilians, among them 47 children, have fallen victim to the blatant aggression of the occupying Power in yet another round in its series of practices of repression, intimidation and aggression against the Palestinian people. These practices have been going on for more than seven decades, almost the entire lifetime of the Security Council, the main body charged under the Charter with responsibility for maintaining world peace and security, which all downtrodden peoples rely on to protect them from aggression.”
2021-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/480 (2021) · source
“We therefore call on all parties to facilitate rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to all areas of Syria and to ensure the safety of humanitarian relief and medical workers. We note with satisfaction the Syrian Government’s constructive cooperation with United Nations humanitarian missions working in that vital area. In conclusion, Tunisia reiterates that the only way to end the Syrian people’s suffering, address various factors and areas of vulnerability and isolate terrorist groups is to reach a comprehensive political solution in accordance with resolution 2254 (2015) and the aspirations of Syrians. Such a solution would bolster their resilience and help them to rebuild and move towards a future that is unifying and inclusive of all Syrians, thereby bringing greater stability to the entire region.”
2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source
“In that regard, I am deeply concerned at the military escalation, the recent resumption of violence in north-west Syria and the resulting loss of life and extensive damage to civilian facilities. The persistence of hostilities will not help to reach a political solution, and neither will it alleviate the humanitarian crisis or contain the repercussions of COVID-19. All it will accomplish will be to enable terrorist groups to return and regroup, thereby undermining efforts to fight them. Secondly, it is important to establish an integrated, cross-border, cross-line multimodal system in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance is granted access and is delivered to those in need in an impartial and continuous manner, in accordance with international law and international humanitarian law.”
2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source
“While it appreciates the tremendous efforts of all humanitarian organizations and specialized agencies to alleviate the Syrian people’s suffering, as well as the efforts of neighbouring host countries, Tunisia urges the international community to redouble relief efforts in order to meet the Syrian people’s urgent and growing needs, including by mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against that backdrop, there is a need to work towards the adoption of an action plan that is based on the following priorities. First, a comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities in all areas of Syria must be observed in response to the call by the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy and in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2532 (2020).”
2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source
“Millions of displaced persons have fled the machinery of violence only to find themselves vulnerable to all kinds of exploitation, trafficking and violations, and 90 per cent of Syrian children are now in dire need of supervision and immediate humanitarian assistance. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis has exacerbated the Syrian people’s suffering, especially in the light of the deterioration of health services and the record-breaking rise in the price of medications — if they are available to begin with — thereby doubling the number of Syrians who need emergency assistance just to survive.”
2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source
“I also thank the representative of the Al Amal Fund for her briefing, and I welcome the convening of the donor conference for Syria, which began today in Brussels. The information we heard in today’s briefing confirms that the humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate and underscores the magnitude of the tragedy that the Syrian people are enduring, especially vulnerable groups, namely, women, children, older persons and persons with special needs. The decade-long crisis has depleted the Syrian people of its capabilities. Millions of Syrians are at risk of food insecurity and famine, in the face of the collapse of the economy, the depreciation of Syrian currency and the resulting unprecedented price hikes, all of which have diminished purchasing power to procure even the most basic items.”
2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source
“At the outset, I should like to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, on the successful steering by the United States of the meetings of the Security Council during its Council presidency this month. I also wish to express our appreciation for his Government’s initiative to convene this high-level meeting, in view of the importance of the humanitarian dimension and its centrality to addressing various crises. I would also like to thank Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, for their valuable briefings on the latest developments in the humanitarian situation in Syria.”
2021-03-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/315 (2021) · source
“Tunisia stands ready to strengthen the relations of cooperation, consultation and coordination between the League and the United Nations and to support all regional and international initiatives for the promotion of international peace and security.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“Tunisia hopes that the vacancy at the head of the office will be filled as soon as possible to ensure that the benefit expected of the office is realized and calls for the office to be invited to provide a regular briefing on its activities. The importance of holding such meetings regularly to exchange views on current affairs in the Arab region should be emphasized to ensure continuity in the dialogue between the two organizations on the challenges facing the Arab world and the role that Arab States can play in relation to other international questions on the Security Council’s agenda. Allow me to reiterate that Tunisia appreciates the Council’s response to its proposal for the holding of this meeting, which is important to cooperation between the League and the United Nations.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“There should be a call for the holding of a second informal meeting of representatives of members of the Security Council and of the Council of the League in the State that holds the presidency of the Arab Summit, in order to establish an annual tradition of consultation between the two groups on salient recent developments in the Arab region. There should also be a call for the promotion of the role of the United Nations Liaison Office to the League in order to help to strengthen consultation on matters of common interest and increase cooperation and coordination in the areas of early warning, the peaceful settlement of disputes and building and sustaining peace.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“Consideration should also be given to the possibility of holding an extraordinary meeting of the Security Council at the leadership level, with the participation of the leaders of the Arab Summit troika and the Secretary-General of the League, to discuss the latest developments in Arab issues, on the margins of the General Assembly. As well, consideration should be given to the possibility of holding a regular meeting on the margins of the Council of Arab Ministers for Foreign Affairs with representatives of the Secretary-General in the Arab region.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“Work should be done towards finding means and mechanisms to strengthen consultation and coordination between the League and the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General on matters related to the region, as a practical way of improving cooperation and coordination between the two organizations in conflict resolution and sustaining peace. Consideration should be given to organizing regular meetings, as necessary, between representatives of the Secretary-General in the Arab region and the Council of the League.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“I should say that the League has endorsed this important resolution in the context of joint Arab action, and that the African Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation have also endorsed it. Strengthening and promoting cooperation between the United Nations and the League helps to enhance the common understanding of the deepest causes of the crises in our Arab region. It allows existing conflicts to be comprehensively and permanently settled and their causes to be effectively addressed, and thereby enhances the role of preventive diplomacy as a mechanism for maintaining international peace and security. In order to confirm that trend and foster a relationship of constructive cooperation between these two noble organizations, I would like to bring the following proposals to the Council’s attention.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“We would like to take this opportunity to call for the strengthening of cooperation between the League and the United Nations to resolve the crises in Somalia, Syria and Yemen peacefully, in order to support security and stability in the Middle East and North Africa region and uphold international peace and security. That cooperation should also be strengthened in order to address shared challenges, particularly terrorism and violent extremism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and matters related to illegal migration, and to address the repercussions of the coronavirus disease pandemic, in accordance with resolution 2532 (2020), which was unanimously adopted by the Council on 1 July 2020 on a proposal of the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Kaïs Saïed, with support from France.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“Tunisia, which hosted the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum under the auspices of the United Nations, has spared no effort in advancing a Libyan-Libyan political solution. Today, particularly following our Libyan sisters’ and brothers’ agreement on a political programme and a ceasefire, Tunisia hopes that the international community will consolidate its efforts to help Libyans to make progress in implementing the outcomes of the Forum, in order to reach a comprehensive, lasting political settlement in Libya. Tunisia reiterates its commitment to supporting the efforts of the United Nations and its Support Mission in Libya to lay the foundations of security and stability and set a course towards a political settlement free of foreign intervention.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“Accordingly, Tunisia reiterates its support for the intensification of international efforts to resume negotiations on peace in the Middle East so that the Palestinian people can reclaim its legitimate rights to the establishment of an independent State based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. My country, which believes in peace as a strategic choice, supports the international community in accelerating the launch of serious, credible negotiations, in partnership with the Palestinians, on a limited time frame for the establishment of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in accordance with legitimate international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“In order to resolve the crises, tensions and conflicts in the Arab region, which have increased the security, economic, humanitarian and development challenges facing the region’s States, we call upon the international community to consolidate its efforts and coordinate its regional and local action, while respecting the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of those States, ensuring security, stability and peace and preserving the resources of their peoples. In that context, the failure to reach a just, comprehensive and permanent settlement of the long-standing Palestinian question poses a threat to international peace and security.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“We are convinced that the League of Arab States remains capable of contributing constructively to peace and security, not only in its immediate vicinity but also worldwide, particularly since the Arab States share with the international community an interest in addressing political and security issues, and delays in resolving those issues pose a constant threat to the international peace and security system. This meeting is also important because the Arab States believe that the role of the League and other regional organizations should be integrated in support of the United Nations and the Council in maintaining peace and security. Such integration calls for the consolidation of efforts and the convergence of views in accordance with a unified, coordinated and complementary international approach.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“Tunisia, as President of the Council and of the thirtieth Arab Summit, was keen for this meeting to be held, in the belief that regional organizations play an important role in maintaining international peace and security and in resolving regional conflicts, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations and in implementation of the recommendations contained in the statement of 13 June 2019 by the President of the Council (S/PRST/2019/5). The meeting is also being held in response to the determination of Arab States to strengthen the mechanisms of cooperation and coordination with the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, in implementation of the resolution adopted at the last session of the Council of Arab Ministers for Foreign Affairs, held in September 2020.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“At the start of this meeting, which Tunisia convened to seek ways of further strengthening cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League, and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under- Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, while noting the views and proposals that they put forward in their briefings to the Security Council.”
2021-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/66 (2021) · source
“It calls for stepping up international efforts and supporting the Organization’s role in tackling all existing and emerging challenges that pose a threat to peace and security in the broadest sense. Doing so will render the peacebuilding process more effective and consolidate the foundations of stability, putting an end to conflicts and humanitarian tragedies. We firmly believe that, now more than ever, global stability hinges on supporting the role of the United Nations; helping the Secretary-General to enhance the performance of the United Nations system in facing up to challenges; and strengthening the system’s capacity to keep pace with global changes and come to grips with all aspects of the comprehensive concept of peace and security.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“It is also necessary to address the trends of violent extremism and terrorism, reduce the effects of climate and environmental change, and control and contain the spread of medical and biological pandemics. For that purpose, we call for a new concept of collective security that accounts for the range of dimensions of the new threats and helps develop appropriate strategies to confront and mitigate them, not to mention ensuring that the Organization’s efforts are calibrated to the task of consolidating security and stability, leading to more efficient systems for achieving and building peace. In conclusion, Tunisia renews its commitment to multilateral action and to promoting the concept of collective security and believing in the shared destiny of humankind.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Our country is working to strengthen international cooperation, boost and integrate the response of United Nations agencies to the pandemic and other challenges, make countries and peoples more resilient, contain the impact of the pandemic, bolster peace and security, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for all, in line with the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. The concepts of peace and security no longer apply to conflict alone; in addition to conflict resolution, they now encompass preventing conflicts, addressing their root causes and strengthening human development indicators, economic well- being, food security, social peace, good governance, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and institutional effectiveness.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Tunisia endorsed the Secretary-General’s call for an urgent global humanitarian ceasefire in order to focus international efforts on the pandemic. Our country introduced resolution 2532 (2020), which sets out a comprehensive, coordinated global response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The resolution, a Tunisian-French initiative, was adopted unanimously on 1 July 2020 and constitutes a milestone in the international efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. It has succeeded in unifying Council members and consolidating their vision of shared responsibility to push for an immediate end to conflicts around the world.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Against that backdrop, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with its devastating impact on health, the economy, society, security and politics, stands as the best evidence of the danger that these new threats and challenges can potentially pose to security, peace and stability at various levels. The approaches and tools used to address questions of peace and security must therefore be reassessed. Accordingly, as the epidemic began to spread and became a pandemic, Tunisia called for a new approach based on broad and effective international solidarity and S/2020/1090 new United Nations-led mechanisms for taking action in a manner that takes into account the needs and situations of all nations and peoples, without exception.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“The global spread of epidemics poses a threat to humankind as a whole, alongside other causes of fragility, in particular, weak governance, human rights violations, growing inequality and disparities within and between States, and persistent poverty and exclusion in many parts of the world. Most of these factors are broad in scope, and their repercussions are multidimensional and mutually reinforcing. They directly undermine peace and security, spark conflict, play a major role in exacerbating and prolonging crises, and have a direct impact on post-conflict situations and the processes of restoring stability and peacebuilding.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“The world has witnessed countless developments that have spawned new challenges, primarily as a result of the multiple and overlapping nature of threats to peace and security and of the drivers of conflict. The main factors at hand are the emergence of organized terrorist groups as a party to conflicts and their association with transnational organized crime networks; the direct effects of climate change on livelihoods and the attendant threat to the food security of millions, thereby aggravating the causes of violence and conflict; and the rise of cybercrime.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“Preventing wars, resolving conflicts, maintaining peace and security and making the world a better place to live were the most important reasons for the creation of the United Nations, whose seventy-fifth anniversary we are celebrating. Over the past seven decades, the United Nations has played a pivotal role in this regard, and it will continue to do so through its various organs, chief among them the Security Council. While the Organization’s efforts have spared humankind a new world war and successfully restored peace and stability in many regions, our world today continues to face numerous challenges and threats to security, peace and stability, ranging from direct, conventional threats to indirect, novel threats whose scope and impact grow ever more dire in various regions and at many levels.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source
“At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on assuming the presidency of the Council and wish it every success in this endeavour. On this occasion, I am pleased to thank His Excellency Mr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for convening the meeting on this important subject. I welcome the participation of Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. I wish to reiterate that Tunisia appreciates the efforts of the United Nations system to address current challenges, and I thank the other briefers for their valuable presentations. I also wish to express my utmost appreciation to the Russian Federation for its successful presidency of the Council in October.”
2020-11-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1090 (2020) · source