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Patriota

lines on the record: 411
first: 1995-12-20
most recent: 2015-03-18
sittings or episodes: 38
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“Brazil praises the hard work done in that regard by Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos and by the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Antonio Guterres. While encouraging the international community to support that honorable effort, Brazil has received more than 1,500 refugees from the Syrian conflict and has donated over 4,000 tons of grain to feed people in Syria. Brazil is concerned about the security and stability in Lebanon. Recent episodes of violence, such as the twin suicide bombing at a crowded cafe in Tripoli last Saturday, reinforce the need to fully support the Lebanese policy of disassociation from regional crises agreed in the Baabda Declaration of June 2012.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Brazil supports the work and innovative efforts brought by Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, with a view to reduce violence, alleviate the people's suffering and build trust for the resumption of negotiations. We reiterate the urgent need to resume the political process and to immediately cease the flow of weapons to all parties in the conflict as a crucial preliminary step in that direction. We associate ourselves with Minister Heraldo Mufioz's expression of support for the efforts of the Government of the Russian Federation to convene a peace dialogue, to which various opposition groups have been invited. Once again, we commend the outstanding generosity of many countries in the region, including Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt, to receive thousands, and even millions, of Syrian refugees.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“In recent months, the humanitarian situation further deteriorated and now more than half of Syria's population is either internally displaced or seeking refuge abroad. In that sense, we welcome the extension of the measures determined by resolution 2165 (2014) and all the ongoing international efforts to cope with the increasingly dire humanitarian situation. The insistence in the benefits of militarization and the use of force to purportedly resolve the Syrian crisis have resulted, among other regrettable consequences, in the displacement of millions of people who were forced to leave their homes in order to escape brutality from all sides, especially the heinous attacks and executions perpetrated by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). We reiterate our strongest condemnation of such atrocities.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“The resort to multilateral mechanisms, especially those that can provide a measure of justice, redress indignities and overcome double standards, should not be met with reprisals and sanctions. We urge Israel to immediately release all financial resources due to Palestine. The unrelenting spiral of violence and destruction in Syria continues after almost four years of conflict. The violations of human rights committed by all sides, as consistently denounced by the Human Rights Council's Independent Commission of Inquiry, deserve our strongest condemnation. Brazil firmly believes that the State has a duty to protect its citizens and in no circumstances should violate their rights, mainly using violent measures.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Good faith, political will and direct negotiations are essential elements in moving a credible process forward, but an active and constructive role played by the Council is also instrumental in order to achieve peace and stability. We were heartened by the statement made by the representative of New Zealand that subscribed to the same View, and we encourage the Council to consider the suggestions that were made in that regard by Ambassador McLay. Brazil welcomes the decision of the State of Palestine to join a new batch of international treaties and to accede to the Rome Statute. As a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court's universality as a means ofpromoting peace andjustice, we commend the Palestinian initiative and encourage States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Statute.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“While it has been unanimously claimed that the status quo is unsustainable - and it is indeed - we have failed so far to deal with the fundamental aspects of the Palestinian question. Brazil reiterates its appeal for a change in the way we approach the conflict, especially in the Council. The Security Council not only fell short of engaging in promoting a durable peaceful solution to the crisis, but it also failed to act when a draft resolution (S/2014/916) with that goal, broadly based on previous resolutions of the General Assembly and the Council, was brought to a vote. It was another missed opportunity for the Council to discharge its responsibilities, weakening the Organization and continuously shrinking its relevance to the Palestinian question. Surely, no resolution will, on its own, resolve this lasting issue.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“We witnessed the repetition of acts that reinforced a long and deplorable cycle of violence. Peace talks collapsed after months of dialogue with few commitments. Israeli settlements and other illegal unilateral activities continued in occupied Palestine. Rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip against Israel. Another round of disproportional use of military force ensued, resulting in a deeply shocking number of Palestinian civilian fatalities in Gaza. Tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank escalated sharply and violence erupted. In particular, Brazil was concerned with the religious provocations in the old city of Jerusalem, with attempts to violate the status quo of the area around the Dome of the Rock.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Mr. Patriota (Brazil) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I congratulate the brotherly Republic of Chile on having organized this meeting, chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Heraldo Munoz. (spoke in English) I thank Assistant Secretary-General ad interim Jens Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing. Brazil also wishes to acknowledge the interventions of the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine. Brazil regrets that 2014, the year proclaimed by the General Assembly as the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, was marked by the impossibility of realizing the self-determination of the Palestinian people and by further suffering and distrust among Israelis and Palestinians.”
2015-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7360 (2015) · source
“Peacebuilding is indeed the political framework within which many of the mandates and activities must be conceived, sequenced and implemented. It rests on a delicate balance between State-centric and people-centred approaches to rebuilding institutions, strengthening social cohesion and regenerating a sense of an inclusive and nationally owned vision of the country's future. As noted by the Deputy Secretary- General, peacebuilding is at the core of the United Nations ambitions in countries affected by conflict. The main conclusions from the Secretary-General's report before us today offer us a unique opportunity to renew our commitment to the peoples in the countries emerging from conflict who struggle to chart a new course towards a better future.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“While they endure the tragic consequences of violent conflicts, women are also strategic agents for transformation and emancipation in post-conflict societies. In that regard, the Commission is of the view that women's empowerment greatly contributes to enhancing inclusivity and cohesion in post-conflict situations. Our collective understanding of post-conflict peacebuilding has continued to evolve over the past few years. Perhaps many of us, Member States and operational entities, tend to define peacebuilding in terms of certain mandated tasks or programmatic activities, but experience generated through years of engagement with countries at different stages of their post-conflict struggle confirms otherwise.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“There are obvious gaps in international mechanisms to ensure timely, targeted and sustained support for countries emerging from conflict in the area of domestic resource mobilization, including curbing illicit financial flows and negotiating fair and balanced natural resources contracts. The Commission will continue to support regional and national efforts aimed at catalysing greater international commitment to address that challenge. Let me call attention to the forthcoming report under the authority of the High- level Panel chaired by former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, which will be of special interest in that regard. Finally, the Commission wishes to underscore the importance that we must continue to attach to the contribution of women to building and sustaining peace.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Greater financial and technical support for peacebuilding in collaboration with international financial institutions and regional and subregional organizations is necessary for the fulfilment of those ambitions. Securing predictable and sustainable financing continues to be a major challenge for countries emerging from conflict, limiting the provision of basic services, economic opportunities and the rebuilding of State institutions. At the same time, such countries are most affected by illicit financial flows and by unbalanced contractual arrangements for the exploitation of their natural wealth. The Commission made that particular challenge a priority in 2014.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“On that topic, I strongly recommend the useful report recently issued by the PBC Working Group on Lessons Learned under the very competent guidance of the Permanent Representative of Japan, which can be found on the Commission's website. Security Council mandates have increasingly emphasized the necessity of providing appropriate support to the Governments of countries emerging from conflict in order to establish sustainable peace. Early investment in peacebuilding activities, including security sector and justice reform as well as socioeconomic development, is a necessary complement to political and security-focused mandates. As the Secretary-General's report makes clear, however, there continues to be serious gaps in the implementation of those aspects of Security Council-mandated missions.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The draWdown of Security Council-mandated missions represents a milestone that brings to light the challenges of long-term peace consolidation in countries emerging from conflict. An adequate transition from emergency to development remains essential but, to a great extent, is still an ideal fraught with challenges. The change in the nature of the United Nations presence and mandate on the ground in Burundi and Sierra Leone, and soon in Liberia, calls for calibrated yet sustained attention to ongoing political and socioeconomic challenges associated with nascent national institutions, governance practices and development.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Let me share with the Council an informal conversation I had with the Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, David Nabarro, on the situation in the three most affected countries, which happen to be on the agenda ofthe PBC, according to whom the impact of the outbreak would have been even more devastating had it not been for the work that the Commission undertook in the past years, and continues to carry out. Allow me also to remind Security Council members that a first early-warning of the peace and security implications of the epidemic was made through a statement issued by the PBC in August 2014, thereby illustrating the preventive role played by the Commission.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The Commission requested the Secretary-General to undertake a multifaceted assessment of the long-term implications of the Ebola crisis on political and security institutions, as well as on social cohesion and economic recovery, in the three affected countries. Through that assessment, the Commission hopes to draw the international community's attention to the nature of the challenges facing countries emerging from conflict, especially when their nascent institutions and recovering societies and economies are confronted with unexpected shocks. The Commission also hopes that the outcome of the assessment will shed light on the scope of the technical, financial and political support required for those countries to ensure their continued progress and resilience.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Meanwhile, the PBC continues to focus its attention not only on the six countries on its agenda, but also on cross-cutting issues such as illicit financial flows, resource mobilization, gender, and food security. The PBSO remains a valuable source of expertise and support for our work, and I join the Deputy Secretary- General in commending the very able work done under Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco and his team. The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa has demonstrated the frailty of peacebuilding gains and the slow pace of institutional strengthening in the aftermath of conflict, where investment in national and local institutions is insufficient.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“Attention and support to nationally owned and inclusive political and socioeconomic development and institution-building processes should be prioritized. In my intervention before the Council on 19 March 2014 (see S/PV.7143), I noted the centrality of building peace as a central objective of the United Nations peace and security architecture. However, despite its importance, it is still not granted the sustained attention and commitment that is required by the international community to meet the complex and long-term challenges to sustainable peace. The Peacebuilding Fund provides catalytic funding in many situations, but that is insufficient to overcome the longer-term and larger scale gaps in financing and capacity that put our initial investments in peacemaking and peacekeeping at serious risk.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“I strongly recommend to all a thorough reading of the Secretary-General's report, which I found to be written in a particularly useful, informative and substantive manner. The core messages presented in the Secretary- General's report on peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict are reflected in the terms of reference of the 2015 review. For instance, both documents point to the importance of further sharpening the tools at the disposal of the United Nations with a view to preventing relapse into violent conflict. The crises in the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Libya, as well as the risks posed by the Ebola crisis, serve to remind us that our response must be multifaceted, carefully sequenced and sustained over the long term.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“We should aim for greater coherence and complementarity between the United Nations political and operational response to post-conflict situations, as well as improving coherence in the overall international response. That is an imperative that, unfortunately, continues to elude our collective efforts. The broad scope for the 2015 review points to Member States acknowledgement that the political and operational components of a broader United Nations and global peacebuilding architecture must work in synergy. Therefore, we welcome the Council's reiteration in the draft presidential statement prepared for adoption today that the analysis underpinning the 2015 review should also be undertaken in conjunction and synergy with the upcoming Secretary-General's review of peace operations.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“That will help the Security Council and the General Assembly place the challenges, needs and aspirations of the countries emerging from conflict at the core of our future efforts. Adjustments and improvements resulting from the outcome of the review should aim at enabling the PBC, the PBF and the PBSO to realize their full potential, and for the broader peacebuilding architecture to become more effective and relevant. It should also propose practical ways to strengthen and improve the Commission's working relationship with the Council. The Commission also takes note of the Secretary- General's communication of the United Nations system's collective input to the review. That input signals the potential for joint ownership of the review's outcome by both Member States and operational entities of the United Nations.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“As indicated in the terms of reference, the review will take the original vision and motivation behind the establishment of the PBC, the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) and the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) as its starting point. The exercise will critically assess the developments since 2005 in United Nations, global and regional peacebuilding-related approaches and practices. The review will further identify areas of progress and remaining gaps in international assistance to countries emerging from conflict. The terms of reference stipulate that the review will be grounded in specific country studies, which will be conducted in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Timor-Leste.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“The periodic reporting to the Security Council and the General Assembly on peacebuilding, which that report initiated, offers an opportunity for Member States and United Nations operational entities to assess the coherence and effectiveness of our efforts to prevent the outbreak of conflict and its recurrence, as well as to consolidate stability in post-conflict situations. The release of the fourth report on peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict (S/2014/694) and its consideration by the Council today is particularly significant, coming with the launching of the 10-year review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. To that end, the Commission is pleased to note that, on 15 December, the Security Council and the General Assembly decided to endorse the terms of reference for the review and to formally initiate the process.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“At the outset, I should like to thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to present our report to the Council under your presidency. (spoke in English) I thank the delegation of Chile, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for inviting me to address the Council in my capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and for its commitment to advancing the Council's consideration of post-conflict peacebuilding. I am pleased to recall, Sir, that the first report (S/2009/304) of the Secretary- General on peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict was presented during your leadership of the PBC in 2009.”
2015-01-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7359 (2015) · source
“As always, Brazil stands ready to contribute its fair share, not only to peacekeeping but also to efforts to invest in diplomacy, conflict prevention and the peaceful settlement of disputes as an essential basis for cooperation with regional and subregional organizations.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Political consensus-building is at least as important as building an effective peacekeeping force. The promotion of stability, the prevention of relapse and peacebuilding that leads to sustainable development are the ultimate goals. Last month, in my capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, I visited Addis Ababa and had a series of meetings with the African Union Peace and Security Council, the African Union Commission and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Ambassador Tete Antonio, who represents the African Union here at the United Nations, accompanied me. That dialogue underscored the complementarity among the roles and functions of the United Nations and regional actors in supporting political and socioeconomic recovery processes in African countries emerging from conflict.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“In discussing the United Nations-African Union partnership in peacekeeping, one should not avoid the question of ensuring adequate means for implementing increasingly complex mandates. Peacekeeping mandates must be accompanied by the necessary resources. By the same token, regional actors should spare no effort to progressively bring their troops up to United Nations standards of performance. We commend the African Union's efforts to have its Standby Force ready by 2015. Brazil reiterates that no amount of peacekeeping resources will be enough if diplomacy is not deployed with even greater emphasis. The cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, as well as this debate, should therefore also focus on initiatives to foster mediation, prevention and peacebuilding.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Although it is fair to recognize the comparative advantages of local States - proximity, better knowledge of regional dynamics, among other things - we should be mindful that often neighbours are not only part of the solutions, but also part of the problems. Interests and priorities may vary as one moves from the subregional to the global approach. The closer one is to the conflict, the greater are the effects of its action - unfortunately, not always in ways conducive to ensuring lasting peace. Maintaining international peace and security in Africa, as anywhere in the world, is not and cannot be approached exclusively through peacekeeping. Diplomacy, conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and strong economic development with social justice are key to maintaining and consolidating political stability.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“We see the establishment of the United Nations Office to the African Union as an important landmark in the two organizations' cooperation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Cooperation between the United Nations and any regional organization - not only the African Union - under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations can be a way for the Security Council to better exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security across the globe. In no way should cooperation on peacekeeping be understood as a means of outsourcing the Council's authority. Financial constraints should not drive policy decisions in cooperating with regional organizations. Hybrid missions should be evaluated according to their merit, not taken as models to be automatically replicated.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Mindful of the differences among the challenges faced by the two regions, South America, my own region, like Africa, is also seeking to build an institutional architecture to consolidate peace and enhance cooperation, under the auspices of the Union of South American Nations and the South American Defence Council. Brazil is a strong believer in African ownership in dealing with African issues. We praise the stabilization efforts now put in place by the African Union with the support of subregional organizations in the African continent. The United Nations and the African Union have collaborated in Darfur, Mali, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cote d'Ivoire, as well as in efforts to alleviate the impact of Ebola in West Africa and to combat the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“The history of the relationship between the United Nations and the African Union provides us with a number of lessons, which this debate can help to assess. Being institutionally ever more advanced and increasingly tested by a range of challenges, the African Union has not only experiences to share, but also solutions to provide. The Security Council does well in being open to dialogue and mutual learning with the African Union. Lessons should be learned from the relapses into conflict in Libya, the Central African Republic and South Sudan, as well as from the initiatives to promote the stabilization of the Great Lakes region and much of West Africa, even in the face of the Ebola epidemic.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“Mr. Patriota (Brazil) (spoke in French): Thank you, Sir, for organizing today's debate. It is a pleasure working under your leadership. (spoke in English) I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the African Union High Representative for Mali and Sahel for their briefings, and like those before me, to express our condolences to all those stricken by the heinous terrorist attack today that took the lives of more than 120 young students in Peshawar, Pakistan. Brazil extends its full solidarity to the Government and the people of Pakistan at this time of deep sorrow and pain. The convergence of purposes and actions among regional and international actors can only strengthen multilateral efforts to achieve peace.”
2014-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7343 (2014) · source
“In fact, Guinea-Bissau provides us with an example of how constructive and complementary the relationship between the Security Council and the PBC can be. I am confident that by working together we will be able to transform Guinea-Bissau into a success story for the region and for the United Nations.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“In support of the round table, the PBC's Guinea-Bissau configuration will work to facilitate international coordination with a view to mobilizing sufficient resources for the Government to implement as priorities and maintain the positive momentum. Finally, I would like to underscore that it is of the utmost importance that the international community speak with one voice and work in a coherent manner - a call that was eloquently made by the Prime Minister himself. As a platform that includes neighbouring Governments, Security Council members and many donor countries, the PBC's Guinea- Bissau configuration is well placed to ensure that international partners provide deep, sustained and coordinated accompaniment for the country's progress.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“Furthermore, continuing progress will also greatly depend on the Government's ability to maintain the momentum for reform and mobilize sufficient internal and external support for the implementation of the established priorities, while effectively preventing spoilers from threatening to unravel what has been achieved so far. The political and financial support of all stakeholders will be crucial for the new authorities to survive this critical juncture. In that regard, we are pleased to note that the preparations for the upcoming round table scheduled to take place in Brussels in February 2015 are under way.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“While recognizing the positive developments so far, it is important to note that the progress will be sustainable only if due attention is paid to the political context. Following a request made by the Prime Minister at the Contact Group meeting, the PBC stands ready to support the Government in its efforts to foster an inter-institutional dialogue, with a view to ensuring that Guinea-Bissau's most relevant political actors all share the same commitment to the long-term prosperity of the country. The international community, while not interfering or prejudging a national dialogue that needs to be conducted and decided upon by Bissau-Guineans themselves, must remain vigilant to any source of potential instability.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“I was encouraged to see that the final commuique adopted this morning by the Contact Group also made reference to that crucial point by emphasizing, in paragraph 14, "that the Group identified as a potential threat to the socioeconomic structure in Guinea-Bissau the Ebola virus disease, which had seriously hit some countries in the West African subregion, and expressed their firm commitment to put in place an operational preparedness plan to forestall the outbreak of the epidemic in the country." I would agree with Special Representative of the Secretary-General Trovoada that the best way to describe the situation on the ground after the new Government's first 100 days in office is to speak of a fragile stability with room for cautious optimism.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“However, as the Prime Minister pointed out at this morning's meeting, the food security issues worsened by this year's sparse and irregular distribution of rains are a stark reminder that multiple challenges need to be faced. Moreover, it should be noted that any progress on the socioeconomic front could also be threatened, if not annulled, by the potentially devastating consequences of an Ebola outbreak. While some international support has been forthcoming, Guinea-Bissau's health system remains extremely fragile. I would like to take this opportunity once again to encourage the Government and the United Nations counterparts to engage with the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response and continue their efforts to bolster rapid response capacity and preparedness in Guinea-Bissau.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“The Group underlined the need for that force to enjoy a formal invitation by Guinea-Bissau setting out a clear mandate and time frame for its activities. It also invited the United Nations Security Council to consider this force's mission and coordinate it with UNIOGBIS' mandate. The Group recognized and welcomed the decisive contribution made by ECOWAS through ECOMIB, which has been guaranteeing security in Guinea-Bissau." With regard to the socioeconomic situation, I was equally impressed during my recent visit to witness a newfound optimism prevailing among Bissau- Guineans. Improved access to water and electricity and the payment of salaries are notable dividends of the re-establishment of constitutional order.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“At the International Contact Group meeting this morning, participants unanimously agreed that ECOMIB had been playing an essential role in the implementation of the security sector reform, and therefore that the sustainability of the process depended to a large extent on the continued presence of the force in Guinea-Bissau. In that context, I would like to bring to the Council's attention paragraphs 17 through 19 of the final communique adopted today, which read as follows: "The Group strongly supported the position of the new authorities of Guinea-Bissau regarding the need to maintain an ECOMIB presence on the ground. Such a presence will decisively contribute to supporting the implementation of the identified reforms and to build up confidence among international partners.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“As I mentioned in my report on the recent visit, which was circulated to the members of the Security Council, decisive steps have been taken in the past months, especially in the update of the members of the armed forces retirement roster, the identification of military personnel to be retired by January 2015, paying military personnel through the banking system and, most notably, in the peaceful and very well-conducted replacement of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. One should recognize, however, that this progress is viable mainly due to the efforts that have been put forward by the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ECOMIB) on the ground.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“There seems to be broad agreement that the new authorities in Guinea-Bissau are moving in the right direction and that international partners are ready to fully re-engage with the country. As I mentioned this morning and also to Security Council experts last week, I recently took a short visit to the country, where I found a political situation markedly different from the one I saw in my last visit in January, as well as to witness at first-hand the genuine commitment from the national authorities to achieve the stability, prosperity, development and institutional progress that Bissau- Guineans need so much. The defence and security sector modernization process, which is an essential element to ensure long- term stability in the country, is already under way.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for inviting me to address the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Miguel Trovoada for his briefing and his wise leadership, as well as to acknowledge the presence among us of Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira. I would like to say how encouraged I was by the attendance at the International Contact Group meeting this morning, which was co-chaired by the Foreign Ministers of Ghana and Timor-Leste in their respective capacities as rotating Chairs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries.”
2014-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7315 (2014) · source
“Initiatives aimed at achieving a more accountable and transparent Council are more likely to prosper in an expanded and more inclusive Council with new permanent and non-permanent members, a Council reflective of the realities of the twenty-first century and committed to fresh and more participatory working methods. In concluding, I invite us all to take the opportunity provided by the seventieth anniversary of the Organization next year to finally achieve a concrete outcome to the long overdue reform process of the Council. By September next year, let us fulfil the mandate extended by our heads of State and Government at the 2005 Summit, when they unanimously called for an early reform of the Security Council.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source
“The adoption over the past 14 months of six notes concerning the Security Council's working methods is evidence of that country's engagement in promoting a more effective, accessible Council. Brazil fully shares that commitment. It is necessary to recognize that there is a limit to what working methods can do for the Council. Changes in working methods alone will not provide the Security Council with the tools needed to adequately address contemporary challenges. Some of the shortcomings in the working methods of the Security Council can only be corrected in the framework of a comprehensive reform of that body.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source
“Closer cooperation is needed, not only with the General Assembly regarding, for instance, the issue of Security Council's encroachment on the General Assembly's prerogatives, but also with the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). We must ensure that the process of reviewing the peacebuilding architecture in 2015 will allow the Council to have a better understanding of the advisory, early warning and preventive roles that the PBC can play, and is playing. The President returned to the Chair. We encourage the Council to dedicate more of its time and efforts to preventive diplomacy and the peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with Chapter VI of the Charter. I would like to commend Argentina for its work as Chair of the Informal Working Group on the Documentation and Other Procedural Questions.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source
“The Security Council acts on behalf of the 193 States Members of the United Nations, and it is therefore of utmost importance to ensure that that body be more transparent and more accountable to the broader membership. In a sense, Brazil has long advocated that the Council should carry out its work, as often as possible, in an open and public manner. Brazil believes that this organ should also consider new ways to improve the participation of troop-contributing countries, regional and subregional organizations, countries hosting peacekeeping operations and other relevant actors in its decision-making process. It is almost imperative to improve communication and dialogue between the Security Council and other United Nations bodies.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source
“Another issue of concern relates to the costs involved in referrals. We reiterate our call for the implementation of article 115 (b) of the Rome Statute in relation to the financial burden of referrals. The expenses of the Court relating to referrals by the Security Council must be met by funds of the United Nations, not fall just upon the parties to the Rome Statute. The Court will only be strong based on the support it receives, not only from States parties, but also from the United Nations. We ensure that the cooperation between the Court and the United Nations goes beyond rhetoric and finds its concrete implementation in the funding of referrals.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source
“In improving the work of those committees, one must, however, bear in mind that sanctions are simply a tool at the disposal of the Security Council to give effect to its decisions. This month marks the tenth anniversary of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court. The pursuit of international justice and the achievement of lasting peace and security are common objectives that mutually reinforce each other. Both the Court and the Security Council have pivotal, albeit different, roles in pursuing those objectives and striking the right balance between peace and justice, accountability and reconciliation. That is valid both for referrals and non-referrals of situations, where the same rules and principles should apply equally to all, thus avoiding double standards and selectivity.”
2014-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7285Resumption1 (2014) · source
“In that sense, we note with appreciation the work carried out by the Ombudsperson of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, which has proved to be a valuable asset to increase fairness and transparency in the consideration of delisting requests. We encourage the Security Council to continue studying ways to strengthen due process within sanctions regimes, including through the extension of the Ombudsperson mechanism to other sanctions committees. The appointment of the Ombudsperson is certainly a step in the right direction, but much more remains to be done with regard to the promotion of human rights, due process and international law in the context of the sanctions regimes.”
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