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P. Dalva

lines on the record: 10
first: 2015-02-05
most recent: 2015-02-05
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“Guinea-Bissau has so much to give to the world, and with the support of the international community and the will and perseverance of its humble people, that will be possible.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“For all those efforts, we commend and thank Ghana, the current Chair of ECOWAS, for all its efforts and for all that ECOWAS has been trying to do to maintain peace and stability in Guinea-Bissau. However, for those efforts to really be sustainably implemented, Guinea-Bissau is counting on financial assistance from all its bilateral and multilateral partners to enable it to secure and maintain its pension fund for retired military personnel. In conclusion, I would like to draw the Council's attention to the fact that all the problems that Guinea- Bissau has faced have been repeatedly reported on in the Council and in various international forums over the years. We believe the time has now come for concrete action, and that is what the people of Guinea- Bissau expect from the international community and all those present here.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“While we are working on many important reforms, reform of the security sector remains one of the Government's priorities, and in fact has already begun, though slowly, with contributions and support from ECOWAS and other bilateral and multilateral partners. President Jose Mario Vaz's appointment in September of a new chief of the armed forces, the creation of a national security-sector steering committee, the Government's engagement through the Ministry of Defence and the recent handover of our military infrastructure, including four army barracks that are being refurbished under the country's defence and security-sector reform programme by the ECOWAS Commission, show that reform is indeed under way.”
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“In that regard, we hope that all our partners and friends will stay with us on our new course and participate in the aforementioned donor round-table conference. We appreciate and commend the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the CPLP, the International Organization of la Francophonie and all of Guinea- Bissau's other bilateral partners for their involvement in the preparatory process for the conference. Our Government is fully engaged in the process of reform, and as Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira reassured the International Contact Group for Guinea-Bissau at its last meeting, here in New York in November, Guinea-Bissau remains strongly committed to implementing all the reforms necessary to enable the country to continue to move ahead.”
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“The Government will submit its medium-term development plan to the international community at the international donor conference scheduled to take place on 26 March in Brussels. The authorities and people of Guinea-Bissau are fully aware that the sustainability of peace and the development of our country are our primary responsibility. However, as a fragile country that has struggled with enormous difficulties and challenges for years, we are in serious need of the international community's support and financial assistance if we are to stay on the path to development. We need engagement on the part of our partners more than ever now so that, like the rest of the world, we can finally focus on our sustainable development goals.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“The Government's Emergency Plan was aimed at focusing on tackling those immediate issues. Today we can proudly say that the Government was able to substantially reduce the arrears due civil servants, save the school year, significantly improve electricity and drinking water services and keep the health-care system functioning, including maintaining the level of no reported cases of Ebola in the country. Within the framework of the Contingency Plan, the Government has created a national commission to verify all contracts previously drawn up by the transition Government concerning exploration of the country's natural resources, in the light of their legal legitimacy as well as their benefits for the country.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“An environment with open communication, collaboration and understanding among the main elected institutions of the country also played an important role in the positive results been seeing in Guinea-Bissau today. Since assuming office, the new Government has outlined three phases as part of a strategy to deal with challenges of the country, as reflectd in the Emergency Plan, the Contingency Plan and the Medium-Term Development Plan. When the Government took office, it was confronted with multitude of socioeconomic problems, including salary arrears, strikes by education and health-care professionals and difficulties in providing basic services such as electricity and drinking water. In addition to all those challenges, the subregion confronted by the Ebola epidemic, for which Guinea-Bissau needed to take preventive measures.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“We also extend our gratitude to Her Excellency Ambassador Sofia Mesquita Borges, Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste, for the statement she will make later on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) and for the willingness of the Community to support our country on the new challenges for future. After my country's long and struggle-filled road since the restoration of constitutional order, I confess to the Council that today I feel very optimistic as I take the floor here. As underlined by the previous speakers, the efforts and progress made by the democratically elected authorities of Guinea-Bissau have contributed tremendously to the improvement of the political and socioeconomic situation in the country.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“Allow me also to express my country sincere appreciation to His Excellency Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Permanent Representative of Brazil and Chair of Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for his commitment and personal engagement and for his clear advocacy for concrete solutions for the consolidation of the peace process in Guinea-Bissau. The PBC Guinea- Bissau configuration has been an important partner for my Government because of its fundamental role on consolidating efforts by the international community to support and assist Guinea-Bissau.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source
“First, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February 2015. I also thank all Council members for allowing my delegation to come to the Council table. At the outset, my delegation would like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Guinea-Bissau, His Excellency Mr. Miguel Trovoada, for the briefing he just gave on developments in our country and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), as well as for all his dedication and commitment to peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau since his appointment. We commend the work of UNIOGBIS and welcome the recommendation of the Secretary- General to extend its mandate for 12 additional months.”
2015-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7376 (2015) · source