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2012-04-19
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  1. “We are confident that as Timorese women participate in and benefit from such activities, our society will be more inclusive, our people will be empowered to participate in and contribute to development, and Timor-Leste will ultimately become stronger. We have today, through our national action plans on resolution 1325 (2000); the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its general recommendation No. 30, on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations; and the recommendations of the three reviews that took place last year, a comprehensive framework on furthering the women and peace and security agenda. We are confident that with political will, we all can continue to strive to move forward.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  2. “It proposes concrete actions to review and change laws, policies and programmes aimed at the promotion of women and girls' right to a life in peace and security, and at ensuring their equal and active participation and leadership in peacebuilding, State-building and development. The implementation of the plan will involve a whole-of-Government approach as well as civil-society organizations, and accountability will be ensured through a monitoring committee that will be made up of Members of Parliament and non-governmental organizations. We are grateful to UN-Women for all of its support in the process to date.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  3. “During its recent launch, our Prime Minister highlighted the need for women to actively participate in decision-making and expressed the hope that the plan would increase the participation of women, working together with men for the development of the country. Timor-Leste's national action plan is the product of a comprehensive and inclusive process and sets out the actions to be taken with respect to four key pillars, namely, participation, prevention, protection and peacebuilding. The plan promotes and guarantees women's participation in all decision-making positions and processes, including in the defence and security sectors, peacebuilding and development.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  4. “Violence against women and children, including sexual violence, is devastating and has life-long effects. It must be strongly condemned and those responsible held accountable so as to break the continuum of violence. This, of course, includes any cases of sexual exploitation and abuse perpetrated by some United Nations peacekeepers. Funds are needed to also ensure that survivors can be supported in beginning the difficult task of dealing with their experiences and reconstructing their lives. Timor-Leste is fully committed to the empowerment and the advancement of women and gender equality. Earlier this year, on 26 April, the Council of Ministers adopted a five-year national action plan on women and peace and security.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  5. “While we are encouraged by these good practices, including those that were part of the process leading to the Colombia peace accord, and commend the Secretary-General and the United Nations system on the important steps taken to press for, facilitate and support the inclusion of women in peace negotiations, we cannot be complacent with respect to the progress made but must continue in our resolve towards the full implementation of the agenda. When we look at the world's trouble spots, we can see that women and children continue to suffer disproportionately in times of conflict and in post- conflict situations. The peace and security challenges have not lessened and in some cases have been exacerbated and have grown in complexity, bringing great suffering to those affected, in particular women and children.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  6. “My delegation congratulates the Russian Federation for having convened this annual open debate on women and peace and security: implementing the common agenda. We wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) (S/2016/822), the Executive Director of UN-Women for her comprehensive and informative remarks, and the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security for its contribution. Important steps have been taken to further implement the women and peace and security agenda since the last debate on this issue (see S/PV.7704), including increased gender provisions in signed peace agreements.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  7. “In this regard, we appreciate and commend the efforts of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), in particular those of the Ambassador of Brazil, Antonio Patriota, in his capacity as chair ofthe Guinea- Bissau configuration of the PBC, as well as the support provided by the European Union, the African Union and the United Nations. We would also like to acknowledge the important role of the International Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau, and remain prepared to co-organize its next meeting. To conclude, we recognize that the path travelled by Guinea-Bissau has been difficult, but we stand firmly in solidarity with our Bissau Guinean brothers and sisters and we are confident that Guinea-Bissau is a country with a bright future.”

    2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7714 (2016) · source

  8. “The document presented by President Jose Mario Vaz and former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira at the donor round table in Brussels in March garnered the support of the international partners. It is deeply concerning that the instability in the country has forced international partners to delay disbursements of pledges made in March. Such delays will only affect the people of Guinea-Bissau, who are already suffering a highly negative social and economic impact. The CPLP wishes to recognize the concerted efforts of the international community to assist Guinea- Bissau in this crisis.”

    2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7714 (2016) · source

  9. “We call on all stakeholders, namely, the organs of sovereignty, the political parties, civil society and others, to continue to engage in a constructive, inclusive political dialogue while respecting democratic principles and the Constitution. Statesmanship is required at this time to move the country forward so as to meet the aspirations of the people of the Guinea- Bissau for greater political stability and socioeconomic development, as well as for the consolidation of the rule of law and the protection and promotion of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The CPLP also wishes to acknowledge the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau, which have displayed remarkable professionalism by not interfering in the political crisis, and wishes to urge the armed forces to maintain this position.”

    2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7714 (2016) · source

  10. “The CPLP member States regret the evolution of the political situation since the last Council meeting on Guinea-Bissau (see S/PV.7632) and are deeply concerned at the current political impasse. The CPLP will continue its close cooperation with all partners in Guinea-Bissau in order to ensure sound coordination in all our efforts. We welcome the efforts being made by ECOWAS to support Guinea-Bissau, in particular the decision to nominate the Heads of State of Sierra Leone, Senegal and Guinea to meet and conduct discussions with the political leadership in that country with a view to finding a political solution and preventing the escalation of the conflict.”

    2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7714 (2016) · source

  11. “I would like to commend you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the Security Council presidency for this month and to thank you for inviting me and my delegation to address this meeting. I wish also to thank Mr. Modibo Toure, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea- Bissau, and the African Union Special Representative to Guinea-Bissau, Mr. Ovidio Pequeno, for their briefings today. I also commend Mr. Toure for the efforts he has undertaken since he assumed his post. I am honoured to address the Council on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), whose members are Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and my own country, Timor-Leste.”

    2016-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7714 (2016) · source

  12. “Our position is supported by the majority of public opinion in the country, including the PAIGC and its members of Parliament and all the parties that make up the national anti-coup movement, the Guinea-Bissau Human Rights League and the trade unions.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  13. “Fifthly, the armed forces should be reformed as outlined in the proposed security sector reform, to which the international force should actively contribute by helping to create the necessary conditions for its implementation and for the establishment of a democratic, republican military. Sixthly, sanctions should be imposed on the coup leaders and their associates. Finally, criminal charges should be brought against the leaders and their associates for the grave economic and social effects of the coup resulting from the acts of vandalism and the pillaging of businesses and private residences perpetrated during the disruption of constitutional order.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  14. “Secondly, a multinational force should be dispatched, based on the willing cooperation and involvement of various international organizations, including ECOWAS, the African Union, the CPLP and the United Nations. Such a force should be mandated to ensure the protection of the Government's leaders and institutions and the civil authorities, as well as the holding of the second round of presidential and legislative elections by the end of this year. Thirdly, the electoral process should be continued through the holding of the second round of presidential elections interrupted by the military coup of 12 April. Fourthly, the current military leadership must be immediately removed from their posts in the Guinean armed forces for their role in initiating all the military uprisings in Guinea-Bissau during the past 14 years.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  15. “For those reasons, the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau reiterates to the Council its determination to fulfil the requests contained in the Council's presidential statement of 21 April and reaffirmed by the international community, considering the following as necessary conditions, sine qua non, for an immediate restoration of constitutional order and democratic legitimacy, in accordance with Guinea- Bissau's constitutional framework. Those are, first, the restitution of effective power to the democratically elected leaders who were serving 12-33105 the people up until 11 April, namely, the Interim President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  16. “In that context, the legitimate authorities of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau are of the view that the mechanism adopted by ECOWAS to implement its zero-tolerance principle against coups d'etat, by distancing the country's democratically elected Interim President and the Prime Minister, does not observe the principle of the return to constitutional order demanded by the international community, namely, by the Council through its presidential statement (S/PRST/2012/15) and by the main political and civilian actors in Guinea- Bissau. The ECOWAS position on this is also a long way from those held by other segments of the international community, in particular the African Union, the European Union, the IOF and the United Nations.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  17. “Indeed, the endorsement of the election of a new bureau for the National Popular Assembly and the recommendation to organize a transitional Government with the political parties reinforces that view. Therefore, in our View, the solution recommended by ECOWAS seems to encourage coups d'etat in Africa, in particular in Guinea-Bissau, instead of combating them.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  18. “The legitimate authorities of Guinea-Bissau are concerned about the mechanism adopted by ECOWAS to implement the zero-tolerance principle vis-a-vis coups d'etat, as detailed in the final communique of the 3 May extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government. In truth, the recommended solution of ECOWAS could be, in practice, an ineffective modality to resolve the current political and military crisis, possibly leading to the aggravation and postponement of the problems the country is facing. Objectively, it also legitimizes the coup d'etat by not endorsing the continuation of the electoral process for the second round of voting, nor the return of the legitimate authorities who are supposed to serve until 11 April.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  19. “Peaceful rallies continue to be forbidden by the military, and are violently dispersed when they are organized. Assaults and theft of cattle continue to occur in Bissau and in the countryside, with no one to protect the civilian victims from organized criminal groups. The funds of many public institutions are being pillaged by military elements, without a minimal observance of legal and administrative procedures. The largest party in the Bissau-Guinean Parliament has been practically leaderless since 12 April, with its leadership in hiding due to persecution and threats from the illegitimate military power. The home of the Prime Minister and candidate for the second round of presidential elections, which was bombed and destroyed by the military, continues to be pillaged in spite of supposedly being guarded by the military.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  20. “We are also overjoyed by the freeing of President Raimundo Pereira, Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior and other politicians who had been held under military custody. However, we would like to alert the international community, and the Security Council in particular, that atrocities continue to be committed by the organizers of the coup d'etat and their supporters, both in the capital and in the interior of the country. For example, many members of the Government, party leaders, regional governors, individuals linked to the interim President and the Prime Minister, representatives of the judiciary, including its President, the President of the National Electoral Commission and some of the primary collaborators are still in hiding since the coup on 12 April, many of them in diplomatic representations in Bissau.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  21. “In the light of the most recent developments in the current political and military situation - namely, the conclusions from the regional ministerial contact group meeting held in Banjul on 29 April and the final communique of the extraordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit that took place in Dakar on 3 May - the legitimate 5 authorities of Guinea-Bissau take this opportunity to once again acknowledge and thank ECOWAS for its efforts to find a just solution to the crisis caused by the military coup of 12 April. We are pleased with the solid positions taken by the Security Council, the African Union, ECOWAS, the CPLP, the European Union and the International Organization of la Francophonie, which vehemently condemned the military coup and considered the application of sanctions against its organizers.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  22. “Mr. Pires (Guinea-Bissau) (spoke in Portuguese; English text provided by the delegation): Allow me to congratulate you and your country, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of Security Council for the month of May. I would like to thank all the members of the Council for once again giving me an opportunity, within a three-week period, to participate in the Council on behalf of legitimate Government of Guinea- Bissau. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Minister of External Relations of Angola on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), the representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Chair of Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Guinea Bissau.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source

  23. “In the light of those Dantean events that have occurred over recent years, perpetrated exclusively by the military in Guinea-Bissau, the Government and people of my country have no doubt as to the way forward. I stand before the Council on their behalf and I beg for the deployment of a peacekeeping force to Guinea-Bissau, authorized by the Security Council, with a broad mandate and over an extended period of time, in order to definitively turn the page and allow for the establishment of a legitimate democratic State in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  24. “We testify to the extraordinary performance of the Angolan Technical and Military Assistance Mission in Guinea-Bissau, in the framework of military and technical cooperation with the sisterly Republic of Angola, which has been widely acclaimed throughout Guinean society, at first by the military authorities themselves. In that context, we welcome the openness and willingness of the CPLP, ECOWAS and the AU to coordinate, under the umbrella of the United Nations, the provision of the operating units necessary for the continuation of that mission and the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the CPLP and ECOWAS for the reform of the defence and security sectors.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  25. “It also requires the restoration of legitimately established constitutional bodies and the completion of the electoral process to elect the President of the Republic. I take this opportunity to welcome the clear, specific and unambiguous manner in which the international community, with a unified voice, condemned the 12 April coup d'etat, with particular emphasis on the pronouncements of ECOWAS, the AU, the CPLP, the United Nations, the European Union, the International Organization of la Francophonie and many countries at the bilateral level.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  26. “That is seen by certain elements, particularly by the current head of the military, as a threat to their excesses and arbitrariness, and is leading them to commit the barbarous acts that are being carried out in Guinea-Bissau. It is therefore urgent that concrete steps be taken. There is a need to affirm the democratic rule of law in Guinea-Bissau and that, in the current context, 6 inevitably requires immediate and mandatory reform of those involved in the coup. It also requires a re-launching of the defence and security sector reform programme, under the coordination of the United Nations and with the participation of the partners of Guinea-Bissau, in particular the ECOWAS, the African Union and the CPLP.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  27. “Aircraft belonging to drug dealers land on various improvised tarmacs, with the authorization of the military leadership and with total disregard for the legitimate civil authorities of Guinea-Bissau. Recently, it was reported that an aircraft landed on the Jugudul/Bambadinca road, counting on the protection of the military, under the orders of the Army Chief of Staff. This is not even remotely the first time that the Council has convened a meeting to discuss the political situation in Guinea-Bissau. It is important to note that the Council's attention and commitment, combined with the action of the international community, has allowed substantial progress in recent years, despite the difficulties, not only in terms of governance but also in the creation of social and political structures capable of stabilizing the country permanently.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  28. “In terms of financial management and the payment of military salaries, the military has never accepted the rules of transparency already in place across the public service. In that connection, there is no knowledge of the exact number and names of recipients and they never deigned to justify the exorbitant sums regularly withdrawn from the public treasury, presumably for food for the military. With regard to the judicial police investigation of drug trafficking, various military members were arrested and put in judicial police jails on several occasions, but military leaders then forced their transfer to military prisons where they were immediately released. Their cases remain pending.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  29. “Police in Bissau were beaten for intervening in a traffic accident caused by the son of Chief of Staff Antonio Indjai. On the eve of the most recent elections, police were publicly beaten and humiliated, in front of representatives of the national and foreign press, for having dispersed, without any use of violence, an unauthorized demonstration in front of the National Electoral Commission. Following that incident with the police, General Antonio Indjai, in a clear demonstration of force and with unclear intentions and without consulting the Government, ordered all police to surrender their weapons. They were thus prevented from pursuing their mission of maintaining public order in Guinea- Bissau.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  30. “He subsequently kidnapped the Army Chief of Staff, General Jose Zamora Induta, and imprisoned Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior for several hours, in order to later put pressure on the Government and President Bacai Sanha to appoint him and Bubo Na Tchuto chiefs of staff of the army and navy, respectively. They were confirmed in office through coercion and threats to the country's civil authorities, the Prime Minister and President of the Republic. The President of the Republic Joao Bernardo Vieira, General Tagme Na Wai, General Ansumane Mane, General Verissimo Correia Seabra, Commodore Lamine Sanha, Deputy Helder Proenca, Governor Baciro Dabo and, more recently, Colonel Samba Djalo, were summarily executed without benefit of a serious investigation.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  31. “Is a claim that the United Nations would provide forces to destroy the armed forces of a State to be taken seriously? However, the list of insubordinate and undisciplined acts by the military towards the political regime is much longer. I invite the Council to refer to the memorandum supplied on this subject. So as not to waste members' time, I will summarize them here. On 1 April 2010, in a display of force and a clear act of disrespect for the institutions of the Republic, Lieutenant General Antonio Indjai invaded the premises of the United Nations in Bissau to "liberate" Rear Admiral Bubo Na Tchuto.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  32. “In other words, the decision of the National Electoral Commission and the ruling of the 12-30011 Supreme Court itself should be ignored in favour of an assessment and decision by the Chief of Staff. The second accusation of the perpetrators of the coup d'etat against the Government concerns the existence of a secret agreement aimed, they said, at destroying the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. That is a ridiculous claim, since the alleged agreement is a letter addressed to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in which the Government requests and justifies the need for the Security Council to establish a peacekeeping force for Guinea-Bissau. That letter supports an earlier one sent to the Secretary-General a few days before by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, requesting virtually the same thing.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  33. “All declared that the process was free, transparent and fair, and that any imperfections in no way compromised the results of the first round. Concerning the exclusion from voting of some young people, the dissenting parties' commitment to the truth should compel them to recognize that they themselves demanded that the 60-day period allowed for the scheduling of elections, at the end of hearings, be strictly observed. Furthermore, that position of the dissenting parties cannot be dissociated from the statement made by the Chief of Staff at a conciliation meeting convened by the interim President, in which he said that he reserved the right to be the arbiter of the electoral process due to the lack of consensus among the candidates.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  34. “For informational purposes, let me give a brief and concise account of the main arguments of the self- proclaimed military command, the political parties supporting them and the opponents of the abruptly interrupted electoral process. Concerning the elections, there have been allegations of fraud and that the process left out a considerable number of voters who turned 18 years of age after the last census. According to established practice in Guinea-Bissau, the elections were observed by national missions from civil society and several international institutions, notably the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), as well as a group of British parliamentarians.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  35. “As I stand here before the Council, we do not know where and under what conditions the interim President of the Republic and its Prime Minister, the leader of the largest political party and recipient of 49 per cent of the votes in the first round of presidential elections, are being held. But the wave of persecution and fear created by the military junta since the night of 12 April is not limited to them. The President of the Supreme Court has taken refuge in a diplomatic mission; the whereabouts of various Government members, heads of other institutions and individuals opposed to this oppression are uncertain, while their homes are looted by uniformed and armed elements and their families are attacked.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  36. “Although they have not claimed official responsibility for this action - a perfect illustration of the nature of those involved - as is well known to all, the current military leadership are the perpetrators, headed specifically by the Chief of Staff of the armed forces, Lieutenant General Antonio Indjai. The motivation behind it is to undermine the ongoing process of reform and assure his continuing collaboration with organized crime and drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau. No less serious is the lack of moral and political authority of the main opposition party and its leader, who, aware of their inability to attract the 12-30011 popular vote, resorted to this tactic to subvert order and attempt to impose their will on the Guinean people.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  37. “The latest news indicates that their intention is to dissolve all institutions of sovereignty and establish new transitional structures in the country. At any time and in any circumstances that would constitute a flagrant violation of the law and would thus run counter to the universal principle of the subordination of defence and security forces to a democratically established political regime. In the case of Guinea-Bissau, this rebellion is particularly serious because it is the result of a known pattern of behaviour that the armed forces have exhibited several times; because it is designed to reverse the will of the Guinean electorate regarding their choice for the new President of the Republic; and because it masks the unstated intention of promoting certain political elements.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source

  38. “Mr. Pires (Guinea-Bissau) (spoke in Portuguese; English text provided by the delegation): Allow me to express my deepest appreciation for this opportunity to convey to this highest entity of the coalition of nations, on behalf of the Government legitimately established for the eighth legislature and chosen by the majority of the Guinean people, current realities in Guinea-Bissau, and to request approval for a targeted resolution aimed at facilitating the country's return to democratic normality. As the Council is aware, on the night of 12 April a self-proclaimed military command decided to carry out a violent takeover of the presidency of the country, after having made an attempt on the life of the Prime Minister and presidential candidate, imprisoning him along with the interim President of the Republic.”

    2012-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6754 (2012) · source