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1. “They have shown boundless enthusiasm and dedication, which nearly exhaused this Permanent Representative in carrying out his duties. Last but not least, I want to wish all the best to the British Ambassador, who is not with us today 7 I am sure because he is preparing for his presidency. The meeting rose at 10.15 am.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

2. “I think it is a good sign that we are able to adopt texts that bind us in future to continue to work with greater efficiency and dedication. I would also like especially to thank the Security Council Affairs Division (SCAD) for its ongoing assistance and guidance to the presidency. We serve only 30 days in the presidency; SCAD is always there - a permanent voice and astute and effective counsel. I also express my gratitude to the interpreters for their dedication and patience throughout all of the Council's meetings. And I thank all the States Members ofthe United Nations for following our open meetings. In addition, I would like to express my thanks to my team at the Spanish Mission. Without them, nothing would have been possible.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

3. “Before I adjourn the meeting, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to all the members of the Security Council for their efficient cooperation with the presidency this month. I express my thanks for the flexibility of all members. I think that Spain has met the goals it set for itself at the beginning of its presidency. I believe that, working together, we have succeeded in moving forward on genuinely relevant and important issues for the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as for improving the efficiency of the Security Council. One could say that the presidential statement we have just adopted is in fact the first such document the Council has ever adopted, as the only existing precedent is a very short presidential statement of just about one paragraph.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

4. “"The Security Council takes note of the efforts of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions to enhance the transparency of its activities, including by the Chair providing regular briefings to interested Member States, in consultation with its members, and encourages the Working Group to make further progress in this regard. "The Security Council further appreciates the efforts on working methods undertaken by its other subsidiary bodies aimed at enhancing the effectiveness and transparency of their activities, and encourages them, as appropriate, to make further progress." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2015/ 19.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

5. “In this regard, the Security Council takes notes of the adoption, on 11 September 2015, by the General Assembly, of resolution 69/321, and the continued cooperation between the President of the Security Council and the President of the General Assembly. "The Security Council appreciates the work undertaken by the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, and requests the Informal Working Group to continue reviewing and updating relevant notes by the President of the Security Council, in particular note S/2010/507, of 26 July 2010, including with a focus on implementation.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

6. “"The Security Council underscores the importance of increased coordination, cooperation and interaction among the principal organs of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Secretariat, as well as with other relevant bodies, including the Peacebuilding Commission and regional organizations, including the African Union, and reaffirms that the relationship between the principal organs of the United Nations is mutually reinforcing and complementary, in accordance with and with full respect for their respective functions, authority, powers and competencies as enshrined in the Charter.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

7. “"The Security Council recalls its commitment to making more effective use, as appropriate, of open meetings, and to this end expresses its commitment to continue to take steps to improve the focus and interactivity of its open debates. In this regard, the Security Council welcomes joint statements by both Security Council members and other Member States.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

8. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Following consultations among the members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on their behalf: "The Security Council welcomes the continued participation by the wider membership in the open debate held on 20 October 2015 under the agenda item 'Implementation of the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2010/507)'. "The Security Council expresses its intent to continue to hold an annual open debate on its working methods and affirms its commitment to continue to keep its working methods under consideration in its regular work, with a view to ensuring their effective and consistent implementation.”

   2015-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7547 (2015) · source

9. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today's meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement. In accordance With the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which Will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/20lS/18. It is so decided. The meeting rose at1.05p.mi”

   2015-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7546 (2015) · source

10. “There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 10.40 am.”

    2015-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7545 (2015) · source

11. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Sudan to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2015/729, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. I now give the floor to Mr. Mulet.”

    2015-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7545 (2015) · source

12. “1 thank Ambassador Van Bohemen for his briefing. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.15 p.m.”

    2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7544 (2015) · source

13. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, Permanent Representative of New Zealand, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities. I now give the floor to Ambassador Van Bohemen.”

    2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7544 (2015) · source

14. “There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.35 am.”

    2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source

15. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2015/813, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014). I now give the floor to Mr. O'Brien.”

    2015-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7543 (2015) · source

16. “I now invite members of the Council to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at11.10 a.m.”

    2015-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7542 (2015) · source

17. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaite, Permanent Representative of Lithuania, in her capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). I now give the floor to Mr. Ould Cheikh Ahmed.”

    2015-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7542 (2015) · source

18. “The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhands. In favour: Angola, Chad, Chile, China, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America Abstaining: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) The President (spoke in Spanish): There were 14 votes in favour and one abstaining. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 2244 (2015). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make a statement after the vote.”

    2015-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7541 (2015) · source

19. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Eritrea and Somalia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2015/8IO, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Lithuania, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to documents S/2015/801 and S/2015/802, which contain letters dated 9 October 2015 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea addressed to the President of the Security Council.”

    2015-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7541 (2015) · source

20. “The sixth theme is follow-up, which is a truly fundamental because without it the debates remain theoretical and the ideas presented never become grounded in texts. Reforming the working methods is a dynamic process. Therefore, Spain plans to grant the request of many delegations to follow up on today's I new resume my functions as President of the debate with a summary of the recommendations that Security Council. were tnadc in our discussions and which go well beyond the points that were highlighted, with the intention of guiding the Informal Working Group going forward. We welcome Member States' contributions in that The meeting rose at 6.05pm. regard, for which we thank them in advance. There being no further speakers on my list, 1 warmly thank all participants.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

21. “Most speakers identified the appointment of the next Secretary-General as one of the key decisions that we will have to take and called for greater transparency and involvement on the part of the membership in the process. The representatives of South Africa, Guatemala, Turkey and Costa Rica stressed the need for the Council to submit the names of various candidates to the Assembly. The representative of Mexico suggested that the candidates could be met in Arria Formula meetings, while the representatives of Colombia, Argentina, Poland and Venezuela, among many other delegations, stressed the importance of there being women candidates. With today's debate, Spain trusts that it has contributed to what should be the result of a transparent and inclusive dialogue between the Council and the General Assembly.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

22. “The representatives of Nigeria, Egypt, Sierra Leone, speaking on behalf of the African Group, Pakistan, and the Netherlands, speaking on behalf of the Benelux countries, among many others, highlighted the need for greater Council interaction with other organs and entities, including troop-contributing countries, regional organizations and stakeholders and the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General. Some delegations, including Italy and Lithuania, explicitly referred to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, while the delegations of Germany and France in particular mentioned the International Criminal Court. The fifth theme, which raised a great deal of interest among all the delegations, was the appointment of the next Secretary-General.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

23. “On behalf of various Council members, the representatives of Portugal and Angola stressed that the manner in which the Council organized its monthly programme of work should seize the opportunity to maintain constant interaction with the Secretariat, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, as well as with other organs of the United Nations system. Many noted that the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1) provides an opportunity for collaboration among the Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. The representatives of Australia, Chad, China, Brazil and Ukraine stressed the importance of such cooperation in conflict prevention, and many delegations emphasized the importance of using the early warning capability of the Peacebuilding Commission.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

24. “The representative of Switzerland, speaking on behalf of the ACT group, as well as the representatives of France, Germany and Mexico, emphasized their interest in monthly briefing meetings by the Council's Presidents. Spain intends to continue that practice and will convene an informal meeting open to the entire membership, to which we will also invite the members of the Council, in order to lay out what has transpired during this month. That will be ajoint exercise involving the presidency and the members of the Council. The fourth theme has to do with cooperation with other organs. There was clear consensus on the need for the Council to maintain close cooperation with other bodies of the United Nations and with regional bodies. It was felt that there was much room for improvement and that it was urgent to to do so.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

25. “In a general way, speakers recalled that, in acting on behalf of all the States Members of the United Nations, it is legitimate to expect that the Council's work is transparent, inclusive, accountable and in line with current reality. In that regard, the representatives of Algeria, Cuba, Finland, speaking on behalfofthe Nordic countries, and Thailand called for the Security Council to step up its practice of holding public meetings and to hold consultations only when necessary. Speaking on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned countries, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran highlighted the usefulness of monthly summaries, which inform the Council's annual report.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

26. “The representative of the Russian Federation and the speaker on behalf of the ACT group called for reviewing the penholder system in order to foster greater participation by the members of the Security Council. And the representatives of Lithuania, Japan and Pakistan spoke of the need to hold a discussion on the assigning and handover of the chairmanships of the subsidiary organs. The use of the veto was raised by almost every delegation. The Mexican and French initiative was the subject of particular mention, as was the code of conduct proposed by the ACT group with regard to the Council's action in connection with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Many others referred more broadly to the reform of the Security Council. Transparency was the third major theme.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

27. “Many Member States, including the representatives of Panama and Peru, underscored that the practical implementation of those notes was essential. I now want to point out some of the many suggestions made today for strengthening the Council's political effectiveness. The representative of the United Kingdom suggested lending greater dynamism to consultations. Speaking on behalf of several members of the Council, the representative ofAngola referred to the need for greater restrain when proposing Security Council products. The representatives of Venezuela and Uruguay spoke about a more inclusive process for drafting resolutions and presidential statements.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

28. “In that connection, the representative of Nepal, the representatie speaking on behalf of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group, the observer of the Holy See, and the representatives of the Czech Republic and India, among others, called for follow-up to the debates and that the product of such encompass relevant contributions by Member States in the course of the debates. That is exactly what Spain is endeavouring to do today. There have been many other substantive advances in the work of the Security Council, as reflected in the various presidential notes. I join the overall commendation of the efforts by the members of the Council and by the leadership of the Chair of the Informal Working Group. The second theme has to do with practical implementation.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

29. “This is just a first summary; later on I will make a more detailed, written proposal to the Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions, namely, the Ambassador of Angola. Six main themes were raised today. The first is the importance ofthe Security Council's working methods. Almost every speaker pointed out that, while it is the prerogative of the Council to adopt its rules of procedure, the impact of its authority means that the rules affect all of us. We have also noted full agreement on the relevance of open debates - and I have personally heard so in the last statements made today. Such meetings are important in making it possible for the Council to assess the interactive nature and effectiveness of its work and to note the contributions of the membership.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

30. “We have heard the last speaker in today's debate. I mentioned this morning that it was my intention to take the floor in my national capacity at the end of this debate. I will therefore now make some comments and observations in such capacity - but I may perhaps not adhere to the three-minute rule. I have had a team of people from the Spanish Mission and the Secretariat here during the entire day, following with great attention each and every statement made. The team has noted the various proposals made by the members of the Security Council as well as, of course, non-members. I think that the summary I now have before me intelligently and very well distils all the currents of opinion among the membership of the United Nations.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

31. “In accordance with the concept note circulated for this open debate (S/20lS/793, annex), I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements as follows: joint statements, up to 10 minutes; national statements complementing joint statements, 2 minutes; and national statements, 3 minutes. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I would like to appeal to speakers to deliver their statements at a normal speed so that interpretation may be provided properly. I now give the floor to the representative of Thailand.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539Resumption1 (2015) · source

32. “There are a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. With the consent of the members of the Council, I shall suspend the meeting until 3 pm. The meeting was suspended at 1 pm.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

33. “It is true that time is short, because there are many delegations that want to take the floor, but I would like to point out that six member delegations have limited their speaking time and that one member spoke on behalf of six. Therefore, we are applying the same rules to Council members. I now give the floor to the representative of Saudi Arabia.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

34. “Some delegations have told me that two minutes is very little time, but ifa delegation has already been represented in a statement delivered on behalf of a group, then two minutes should be sufficient. I believe that in that respect our working methods should evolve, because when the Organization was created it had 51 Member States, and now we are 193. We will have to organize ourselves in a different, more innovative way in order to become more effective. I should like to ask that representatives speak at a normal speed so that the interpreters can properly translate their statements. Iwould also like to encourage delegations to continue to deliver summarized versions of their statements and circulate their full statements in writing or post them on their respective web pages. I now give the floor to the representative of Sweden.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

35. “I should like to make only a brief comment in my national capacity, since Spain's position was clearly reflected in the statement made by the representative of Angola. At the end of this meeting, I shall, in my national capacity, deliver a brief summary of today's debate, to be circulated to all delegations. Resuming my functions as President of the Security Council, I thank representatives for keeping their statements brief. The concept note before the Council (S/2015/793, annex) up to ten minutes are alloted to joint statements by groups, three minutes to national statements, and only two minutes to national statements complementing joint statements.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

36. “I would like to remind the Council that the representative of Angola delivered a statement that was also intended to be on behalf of Chile, Jordan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain. It is therefore understood that those Council members will not take the floor.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

37. “If I may say so, we seem to be having a small problem with certain working methods of the Council because when speakers take the floor in a language other than English the English interpretation is so loud that we can hear it in the Chamber. It therefore becomes very difficult to appreciate the beautiful French of, for example, the Permanent Representative of Chad. The experts tell me that someone must have an iPhone or iPad at maximum volume, making it audible to the entire Chamber. Therefore, while we attempt to fix this little problem of the Council's working methods, I would ask all members to check their electronic and computer devices.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

38. “Sven Jiirgenson, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2015/793, which contains a letter dated 15 October 2015 from the Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I wish to warmly welcome the Deputy Secretary- General, His Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson, and I now give him the floor.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

39. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Nepal, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, the Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Uruguay to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly, and His Excellency Mr.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7539 (2015) · source

40. “It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the adoption of the draft annual report. May I take it that the draft report is adopted by the Council? There being no objection, it is so decided. This decision will be reflected in a note by the President of the Security Council to be issued as document S/2015/771. The meeting rose at10 a.m.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7538 (2015) · source

41. “I now give the floor to the representative of New Zealand, whose delegation was responsible for drafting the introduction to this year's annual report.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7538 (2015) · source

42. “The Security Council will now proceed to the consideration of its annual report to the General Assembly, for the period from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015. The draft report has been provided to members of the Council. The introduction to the draft report was prepared by the delegation ofNew Zealand, as President ofthe Council in July 2015, with the participation of the other members of the Council. The body of the report was prepared by the Secretariat. I should like to express my appreciation to New Zealand and its team and to the Secretariat for their respective contributions. I should like to point out that the draft report was prepared in accordance with the note by the President of 26 July 2010 (S/2010/507).”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7538 (2015) · source

43. “"The Security Council expresses concern over reports that two sanctioned individuals are travelling in the region, and underlines its observation that individuals who knowingly facilitate the travel of a listed individual in violation of the travel ban may be determined by the Committee to have met the designation criteria for sanctions." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2015/ 17. The meeting rose at 9.50 am.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

44. “The Security Council welcomes the high-level event held on the margins of the General Assembly, and encourages Member States that have pledged support for these programmes to disburse funds quickly and to garner additional support in priority areas that remain underfunded. "The Security Council reiterates its support for MINUSCA to assist, as mandated by the Security Council in resolution 2217 (2015), the Transitional Authority and the people of the Central African Republic in their efforts to bring lasting peace and stability to their country, protect civilians, including those targeted on ethnic or religious grounds, and restore State authority over the entire territory.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

45. “"The Security Council further calls upon the international community to continue to support the Central African Republic by addressing critical priorities articulated by Central Africans during the Bangui Forum for the next 12 to 18 months, which include disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation, security sector reform, justice and reconciliation, including the establishment of the domestic Special Criminal Court, strengthening the capacity of local courts and the establishment of the commission on truth, justice, reparation and reconciliation, the restoration and extension of State authority in support of democratic and economic governance, and economic and social development.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

46. “"The Security Council calls upon troop- and police-contributing countries to MINUSCA to expedite the upgrading of their capabilities, and urges other Member States to provide the necessary support to enable them to reach United Nations standards without any further delay.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

47. “"The Security Council emphasizes that the continued role of the region, including the international mediator, the Chair of the Economic Community of Central African States and the countries of the subregion, as well as the African Union and the United Nations as participants in the mediation, is critical for the promotion of lasting peace and stability in the Central African Republic. The Security Council encourages countries in the region to further use their leverage and regional meetings to encourage progress on the transition and towards the elections and to prevent spoilers, within the Central African Republic and outside, from attempting to disrupt these processes.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

48. “"The Security Council underscores the importance of making all appropriate efforts to ensure peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic, in this regard commends the joint action of religious leaders in the Central African Republic in pursuing intercommunal peace, and calls upon the Central African Republic authorities to take all necessary steps to create conditions for lasting reconciliation, including by protecting civilians from any religious or ethnic- based violence.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

49. “In this regard, the Security Council underlines that the provisions of the Transitional Constitutional Charter should be strictly and fully implemented, and calls on the Transitional Authorities, including the National Electoral Authority and the National Transitional Council, to adopt and publish, without any further delay, a revised calendar for the holding of elections as soon as possible. The Security Council also calls upon the National Electoral Authority to continue the preparations for the referendum and the elections, without delay.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source

50. “"The Security Council takes note of the significant progress achieved in the voters registration process in the Central African Republic, with an unprecedented number of citizens registered to date, calls for this process to be completed swiftly, and emphasizes the importance of the registration of all Central African Republic populations, including refugees in neighbouring States. "The Security Council reiterates the critical importance and urgency of holding the constitutional referendum and first rounds of presidential and legislative elections by the end of 2015 in a free, fair, transparent manner, which is inclusive of all the components of the Central African Republic society, and in accordance with the Transitional Constitutional Charter.”

    2015-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7537 (2015) · source