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“Moallim are joining this meeting Via video-teleconference from Mogadishu. 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/2019/884, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia. I also draw colleagues' attention to the fact that we have a lot to get through this morning and that we also have consultations, so it would be a courtesy if delegations and briefers kept to the allotted time. I now give the floor to Mr. Swan.”
2019-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8671 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Somalia 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: Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia; Mr. Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia; Ms. Halima Ismail Ibrahim, Chair of the National Independent Electoral Commission of Somalia; and Mr. Osman Moallim, Executive Director of Somalia Youth Development Network. Mr. Madeira and Mr.”
2019-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8671 (2019) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on the list, but a number of colleagues have asked for consultations, so I invite Council members to consultations to continue our discussions on the subject. The meeting rose at 12.20p.m.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“I resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“To this end, we call on all Palestinian factions to seek common ground and work together to pursue a positive path towards democracy for the full benefit of the Palestinian people. I also wanted to put down a marker about a call for greater media freedoms in the occupied Palestinian territories, including revising relevant legislation. We are concerned by the 17 October decision by the Magistrate's Court in Ramallah, which ordered the blocking of 50 Palestinian Arabic websites, which we think is an important part of what is happening on the ground. Finally, I would like to join others in noting the importance of the two-State solution, as well as the importance of Palestine and Israel living in peace and mutual respect, side by side as equal and sovereign States. Security is, of course, an absolutely crucial component of that.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“I also wanted to join other speakers in reiterating our concern about demolitions and incidents of violence in both directions. I would also like to take the opportunity tojoin others in saying that Israel's security is absolutely a top priority for us and to condemn the missiles that are fired at Israel. However, as long as the destabilizing situation and the violence continue, it will be very difficult to find a way through. We remain concerned by the increase in settler violence. We welcome work towards genuine and democratic national elections for all Palestinians, and I agree with those speakers who said that such elections would be crucial in view of the establishment of a viable and sovereign Palestinian State.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“I wish to stress the complete unacceptability of the indiscriminate attacks against civilians by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. We regret the loss oflife and urge all parties to adhere to the ceasefire arrangement. In the longer term, we encourage actors to put forward sustainable proposals to resolve the threat posed to Israel's security by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militants in Gaza. Hamas' misrule is leading to dreadful consequences for the people of Gaza and also of Israel. I wanted to pick up on Ms. Hary's briefing on movement and access restrictions and show how they have constrained exports and affected the Palestinian economy in terms of low growth and rising levels of unemployment. We look to Israel to apply the same conditions to Palestinian traders as they do to Israeli traders.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“The British position was reflected in our support for resolution 2334 (2016) but also for previous resolutions that confirmed the lack of legal validity of the settlements, such as resolution 465 (1980). We also condemned the advancement of plans for over 2,000 housing units across the West Bank on 10 October and call on such counter-productive action to end. Turning specifically to Gaza, I wanted to thank Ms. Hary for her briefing and her insights on access. We take this issue very seriously. I believe that the most important aspect of the situation is the escalation of hostilities in Gaza that began on 12 November, about which we are very concerned. We welcome the ceasefire reached between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and we are grateful, as are others, to Egypt and the United Nations for their mediation efforts.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“I will now make a statement in my national capacity. I would like to thank Mr. Mladenov once again for his briefing and for the work of his team on the ground in what we have heard are obviously very difficult circumstances. I took careful note of his characterization of the current situation and, given the number of crises and difficulties we have seen over Gaza in recent months, I know he did not make that characterization lightly. I will come back to that topic in due course. As others have done, I wanted to start by stressing that the United Kingdom's position on settlements has not changed. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-State solution.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Israel 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: Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator forthe Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary- General, and Ms. Tania Hary, Executive Director of Gisha, Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and previous practice in that regard. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2019-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8669 (2019) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2499 (2019). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2019-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8666 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Central African Republic 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/2019/877, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by France. 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: Belgium, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour.”
2019-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8666 (2019) · source
“In favour: Belgium, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: None Abstaining: China, Equatorial Guinea, Russian Federation The President: The draft resolution received 12 votes in favour, none against and 3 abstentions. The draft resolution is adopted as resolution 2498 (2019). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2019-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8665 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of 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/2019/880, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/858, which contains a letter dated 1 November 2019 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia addressed to the President of the Security Council. 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.”
2019-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8665 (2019) · source
“I will now make a very short additional statement in my national capacity. I wanted to say again that the late James Le Mesurier was not a serving British officer. He did begin his career in the British military; my Military Adviser here served with him. He then left the armed forces, became a humanitarian and founded Mayday Rescue and the White Helmets. I want that to be on the record. The second thing I wanted to do was address the Syrian Ambassador's point that if you have a cross- border resolution, that somehow contravenes Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity. It does not. We have the resolution precisely because of sovereignty and territorial integrity. In other words, we need authorization. I did not want a misimpression to gain currency there. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs only recently referred to Mr. Le Mesurier as a spy. In the wake of his sad death, I want to take this opportunity to once again state categorically that he was not a spy. He was a humanitarian who was working for the good of the people of Syria, which, ifI may say so, is more than their own Government has been doing. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“Any further escalation in the violence will have inconceivable humanitarian costs, so we appeal to all the parties to make sure they do everything they can to avoid that. With regard to Idlib, I want to take this opportunity to call on the Secretary- General to make public the findings of the board of inquiry's investigation into attacks on United Nations de-conflicted and supported infrastructure in north- western Syria. I want to conclude by joining the United States representative in what she said about the White Helmets and about the death of their founder, James Le Mesurier, in particular. Were it not for this group of Syrian volunteers, a great many more people would have suffered and would still be suffering at the hands of the Syrian authorities. We have heard Russia and Syria make many charges against them.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“We hope that the United Nations can scale up its response in the area. Humanitarian actors must have unrestricted access to people in need and be protected from any violence. We share the concerns of others about returns, which must be in line with internationally agreed principles. We also share the concerns of others about the operation of international humanitarian law. One of the speakers referred to salvaging individuals from the hands of terrorists. I think that if there is any salvaging being done it is by the rescue workers clearing bodies out of places like Idlib, where the situation looks less and less like a ceasefire every day. We too remain deeply troubled by the reports of renewed air strikes.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“We share the sentiments of other colleagues who said that it is Vital that we renew resolution 2165 (2014) for another 12 months. It is not a political tool but a lifeline for those in desperate need. The United Kingdom is one of the largest donors to the Syrian response, and we will continue to work with the United Nations to ensure that our funding supports a principled, predictable and coherent response, prioritizing humanitarian needs through both in-country and cross-border operations, and to ensure that the current structures for supporting that are maintained. At this juncture, I want to echo what the representative of France said about reconstruction. I want to put down a marker with regard to our concern about the humanitarian implications of recent events in north-eastern Syria.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I once again thank the Under-Secretary-General and his teams on the ground. The previous speaker referred to the normalization of the situation in Syria. I have to say that what we heard from the Under-Secretary-General today does not sound much like normality to me. We continue to have huge concerns about the situation on the ground and the ongoing struggle to deliver humanitarian assistance, which is still not straightforward, to put it mildly. From what has been said, my understanding is that assistance is used to punish or reward particular communities or areas for their perceived loyalty. The situation on the ground is therefore far from improved.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“I would like to ask the representative of the Russian Federation to start wrapping up, as it has been nearly been 10 minutes since he began.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“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. Mark Lowcock, 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 now give the floor to Mr. Lowcock.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8664 (2019) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2497 (2019). I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements after the voting.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8663 (2019) · source
“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. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/20l9/879, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. 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: Belgium, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour.”
2019-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8663 (2019) · source
“Support for international criminal justice is a fundamental part of our foreign policy, and the British Government strongly supports the ICC's role in pursuing accountability in Libya. The United Kingdom has always been and remains a strong supporter of the mission of the ICC to hold accountable those accused of the most serious crimes, to uphold the rule of law and to achieve justice for victims. We will continue to support the Prosecutor and her team as they pursue their investigations. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to Ms. Bensouda to respond to the questions posed or comments made.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“We call on all Member States to continue to engage with United Nations-led efforts to secure greater security and stability. We all know that there is no military solution to Libya's problems. All parties to the conflict should commit to an immediate ceasefire and respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. Theindiscriminate shelling ofcivilianinfrastructure such as Mitiga airport threatens Libyan lives and livelihoods. This is unacceptable. The United Kingdom remains particularly concerned over the disappearance of House of Representatives member Siham Sergewa in July, and we reiterate our condolences following the car-bomb attack in Benghazi, which killed five people, including three United Nations staff members.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“The United Kingdom is clear that civilians should be protected and that those responsible for violations should be held accountable. The ICC is crucial to this. International criminal justice is a collective effort. States should ensure cooperation and fulfil their obligations. We support the Prosecutor's call for all relevant States, including State parties and non-State parties, to cooperate with the ICC in the arrest and surrender of warranted individuals. We share concerns over reports of Mr. Al-Werfalli's promotion within the Libyan National Army and the ICC's call on General Haftar to facilitate his immediate surrender. It is clear that the ongoing conflict is having an unacceptable impact on the humanitarian and human rights situation in Libya.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I, too, would like to thank the Prosecutor for briefing the Council in her eighteenth report on the situation in Libya. The United Kingdom strongly supports the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Its role in holding accountable those responsible for the most serious crimes in Libya is of paramount importance, and this is especially so given recent flagrant breaches of international humanitarian law and human rights violations and abuses, including the targeting of civilian infrastructure such as the Tajoura detention centre in July, as she set out. The conflict is having an unacceptable impact on civilians, including migrants and refugees.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing. I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I would remind Council members that this meeting will be followed by consultations on the same agenda item. It would therefore be most helpful if we could move expeditiously through both. I give the floor to Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.”
2019-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8660 (2019) · source
“The full statement of the Croatian delegation has been circulated. I am sorry that I had to cut off the Croatian representative due to time constraints. I now give the floor to the representative of Serbia.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“Could I ask the Croatian representative to bring his remarks to a close in order to keep within the time limit? I would ask him to take one more minute to finish his statement.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“I thank the High Representative for his response. I now give the floor to Ms. Korjenie to respond to questions and comments.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“So the United Kingdom and Euro-Atlantic institutions can be relied on to continue to help Bosnia as long as all of Bosnia's citizens want such help. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I am going to invite the High Representative and then Ms. Korjenic' to respond to any points they have heard from Council members. A number of questions were asked, and then, if the rule 37 or rule 39 speakers will forgive me, we will come to them in a few moments. I give the floor to Mr. Inzko.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“We therefore very much agree with Ms. Korjenie that people should not be trying to undermine what the ICTY discovered. The ICTY was a legitimate Tribunal, established by the Council, and its judgments still stand. I am running out of time, so I will simply say that on reconciliation, I endorse what the German and Indonesian representatives said; that is a very important part of what is happening. I also want to stress the vital importance of the rule of law for all Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens. Ms. Korj enic' exhorted us not to despair. I do not give up on Bosnia. I have worked on the issue ofthe Balkans since 1991. We are not going to despair, because if we despair of Bosnia, it fundamentally means that the bad guys have won, and we are not going to let that happen.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“These are battles that need to be fought democratically, not undemocratically through polemic and demagoguery. I wish to recall that nearly 30 years ago, Bosnia and Herzegovina was the big issue for the Council; our predecessors adopted many resolutions day after day to try to stop the fighting and restore stability and peace to the country. The war lasted for four dreadful years and changed forever the way in which the United Nations does peacekeeping. As we heard today, in 1995, during the war, the massacre in Srebrenica claimed the lives of 9,000 Muslim men and boys, the worst massacre in Europe since 1945. These are not insignificant events for Europe or for Bosnia and the Balkans. The reason why the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was set up was to try people for those crimes.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“I want to say in that regard that it is my understanding that there are certain laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina that codify this Euro-Atlantic integration, both in respect of the European Union and in respect of NATO, and there are certainly resolutions of the Council that codify it as well. There are also numerous decisions by the Peace Implementation Council and by its Steering Board that codify such integration. That desire on the part of the Bosnian people has never been overturned in law, so while leaders may argue against that because they have changed their minds or it does not suit their political rhetoric, the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the corpus of decisions supported and adopted by the international community are in favour of supporting Bosnia for as long as it wants to go down the road of Euro-Atlantic integration.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“Korjenie, of TRIAL International. We in the United Kingdom support TRIAL's work to secure justice for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, and we pay tribute to all the work that it does; I will come back to that in a minute, ifI may. We join other colleagues in welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 2496 (2019), which authorizes, for a further 12 months, the European Union to continue Operation Althea. This demonstrates the continued commitment of the international community to Bosnia's security and stability, but, as the French representative said, it also underscores Bosnia's European and Euro-Atlantic direction and trajectory.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“Dayton requires Bosnia to be an independent State with two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, but it does not place the entities above the State. Therefore, as long as there are leaders in Bosnia who refuse to acknowledge or who work against that very important statehood aspect of Bosnia and Herzegovina - which is enshrined in the Dayton agreements, codified by the Council and implemented for very many years through the Peace Implementation Council and its Steering Board - and as long as that antagonistic approach to Bosnia as a State continues, the Office of the High Representative will continue to be necessary, as will the Bonn powers. I therefore want to put on record the United Kingdom'svery firm support fortheHighRepresentative and his team. I also want to thank Ms.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I thank the High Representative and Ms. Korjenie for their briefings. I think we take a different View of the importance of the Office of the High Representative than the Russian representative has just set out. We believe that the Office of the High Representative continues to play an essential role in Bosnia and Herzegovina; it has the United Kingdom's full support, including, as other countries around the table have mentioned, for the use of the Bonn powers if and when the situation requires. I think that the reason for that is obvious. Some people, including some leaders, in Bosnia and Herzegovina want to do all they can to stop Bosnia and Herzegovina from being a flourishing, normal State.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“I thank Ms. Korjenie for her briefing. I now give the floor to the members of the Security Council who wish to make statements. I would like to remind my colleagues of the time limit and that their microphones will flash ifthey go over that time limit.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“Infavour: Belgium, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kuwait, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2496 (2019). I now give the floor to Mr. Inzko.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2019/859, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Germany. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/843, which contains the text of a letter dated 25 October 2019 from the Secretary- General addressed to the President of the Security Council, transmitting the fifty-sixth report of the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia 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. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ms. Selma Korjenic', Head of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Programme for TRIAL International. Ms. Korjenie is joining today's meeting via video- teleconference from Sarajevo. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite His Excellency Mr. Silvio Gonzato, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting.”
2019-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8658 (2019) · source
“I thank Her Excellency Ms. Mohammed for the clarifications she has provided. I would like to remind colleagues about the five-minute rule regarding the delivery of statements. As it is difficult for speakers to see their own microphone flashing if they speak for more than five minutes but it is very visible to everyone else around the table, I would invite those sitting behind their Ambassadors, as a kindness, to make them aware. The meeting rose at 11.55 am.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8657 (2019) · source
“I thank the Deputy Secretary- General for the clarifications she has provided. I now give the floor to Ambassador Mohammed to respond to comments.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8657 (2019) · source
“First, with regard to girls' education, how can we make sure that increased investment in girls' education translates into women's economic empowerment? I think the Indonesian Ambassador already asked what practical steps would improve women's participation in peacekeeping. The Deputy Secretary-General has given us some, but if there is more that can be said in that regard, we look forward to it. Besides that, what additional support do our briefers think women mediators and civil-society actors need so that they can strengthen their participation in political dialogue? I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I would like to invite first the Deputy Secretary- General and then the observer of the African Union to respond to the good number of questions that have been asked today. I will be happy to repeat them if necessary.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8657 (2019) · source
“It is very good that 50 per cent of Ethiopia's Cabinet positions are reserved for women, and that may be a lesson for all of us. We hope to see Ethiopia build on that progress and promote women's participation as voters and candidates in upcoming elections, as well as reforming security and justice institutions to make them more responsive to the needs of women and girls. The continued outbreaks of violence in Ethiopia are concerning, however, and they highlight the need for all actors to work to reform institutions and the importance of peaceful dialogue. We wanted to make this meeting interactive. I therefore would like to ask a few questions, if I may, in addition to those that my colleagues have already raised.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8657 (2019) · source
“We were very pleased that the Deputy Secretary- General was able to visit Eritrea. There is a clear opportunity for real change in United Nations and African Union engagement with Eritrea, following its historic agreement with Ethiopia and the lifting of sanctions. We believe that it is essential that increased international engagement deliver further improvements in regional security and concrete progress on human rights there. Finally, with regard to Ethiopia, I join other colleagues in paying tribute to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the award to him of the Nobel Peace Prize, which is an important testimony to his role in promoting peace in the region and political reform at home. What everyone has said about the Ethiopian President is extremely important.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8657 (2019) · source
“We encourage Somalia to maintain its commitment to the 30 per cent quota for women in Parliament, and we hope to see the bills on sexual offences and female genital mutilation making swift progress through the Somali legislature. Turning to the Sudan, I think that the Security Council wishes the Sudan well and wants to do everything it can to support it. The United Kingdom feels the same way. At the General Assembly in September we were delighted to hear the Prime Minister reiterate his commitment to women's full participation in Government (see A/74/PV.10). We have all referred to Alaa Salah's very important contribution to last week's open debate (see S/PV.8649), and I think we look forward to even greater engagement and participation in public life for women.”
2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8657 (2019) · source