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Popowski

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“Transitions, whether from the African Union to the United Nations, as in the case of Mali or the Central African Republic, or from peacekeeping to other forms of United Nations presence such as United Nations country teams or peacebuilding structures, continue to be pertinent subjects that merit further joint reflection. It remains very important to get those transitions right. We need to draw lessons learned from past experiences. The European Union closely follows the development and effectiveness of the peacebuilding structures of the United Nations, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund, and stands ready to contribute to their improvement during the next review. The Council should rest assured that the European Union will continue to look for ways to enhance its support for United Nations peacekeeping.”
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“Peacekeeping operations must focus on enabling emergence from crisis and on re-establishing both the local authorities and the United Nations country teams at the heart of peacebuilding efforts. Continued work on the peacekeeping-peacebuilding nexus remains important. Peacekeepers should provide support to the host State's authorities, while preserving the goal of achieving a transition capable of consolidating the country's emergence from crisis. If a State is fragile or failing, peacekeepers can help restore the State's authority and assist it, particularly with disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, along with security sector reform and justice.”
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“Peacekeeping operations can achieve a great deal, but they can never substitute for a viable political process. When there is no clear path towards peace, crises will inevitably recur. Cooperation should go beyond fire-fighting. We need to stress prevention and mediation. Peacekeeping remains the flagship activity of the United Nations and a crucial tool that paves the way for the longer-term stability and development of countries emerging from a crisis. The important work of all actors in partnership with the United Nations is a tremendous effort that may not always have been given due recognition. We need to focus on policy frameworks, continental and regional structures, and the tools and mechanisms to anticipate, prevent, manage and resolve crises, which is in line with the EU's own comprehensive approach to crisis situations.”
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“Finally, in order to respond to urgent crisis situations, the EU has deployed autonomous executive and non-executive missions, including Artemis, the EU-led Force Congo, the EU-led Force Chad, the EU- led Force Central African Republic and, for the first time, a maritime security mission, European Naval Force Operation Atalanta in the Horn of Africa. Military missions are generally bridging missions, designed to preserve a critical environment with a clear exit strategy and geared towards an eventual takeover by United Nations peacekeeping operations. As the Secretary-General mentioned, the transition in the Central African Republic is well advanced, as I had a chance to witness during my visit to Bangui on 18 July. Finally, I think we should also look beyond peacekeeping.”
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“Overall, the European Union is supporting more than 50 capacity- building projects in more than 20 countries, using all available instruments - not only crisis management instruments but also development cooperation.' With respect to support for the African Union, the African Union Mission in Darfur was the first mission to receive, in 2004, financial support from the EU, followed by the African Union Mission in Somalia, the African-led International Support Mission in Mali and the International Support Mission in the Central African Republic. For that purpose, we have been using the African Peace Facility, as mentioned before, which has played a crucial role in supporting AU operations. Given its success, the African Peace Facility has been extended and endowed with â‚¬750 million for the next four years.”
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“We also recognize the African capacity for immediate response to crises as a complementary tool for further enhancing the capacity of the African Union to respond to crises. We increasingly focus on national capacity, which is the starting point, and on national security forces, which are capable of maintaining stability after complex peace processes, tackling increasingly complex transnational threats and participating in broader peacekeeping operations That has led to a number of security sector reform projects and EU training missions, both military and civilian, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Mali, the Niger and the Horn ofAfrica. By 2016, the EU will have trained more than 10,000 African soldiers.”
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“Looking now at peacekeeping operations and the role of the EU, apart from the participation of its individual member States in United Nations missions, the EU's engagement includes building African capacity to restore and maintain peace, supporting the AU and regional organizations to deploy peacekeeping operations and deploying autonomous EU missions and operations. In order to improve the African capacity to predict and prevent or respond to crises, the EU has been a strong supporter of the African Peace and Security Architecture through the capacity-building component of the African Peace Facility, contributing â‚¬100 million over the past 10 years, which has included support for early warning systems and the multidimensional African Standby Force.”
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“Without political leadership and ownership from the continent, at the continental, regional and national levels, it is hard to imagine any progress - hence the importance of strengthened political partnership between the European Union and the African Union and with the regional organizations that I mentioned before. Joint and coordinated action is essential to finding political solutions and, more importantly, to preventing conflict. The more united Africa is in its peace efforts, the stronger will be its partnership with the international community.”
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“When African and European leaders met in Brussels on 2 and 3 April for the Fourth EU-Africa Summit, they reaffirmed their joint commitment to peace and security on both our continents in conformity with the aims and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The EU has been and will remain an active partner for Africa with a view to bringing about peace and stability. We continuously pay attention to the security and development nexus, including in the context of the ongoing discussion on the post-2015 sustainable development goals. That is the strength of the EU, but our focus today is on our role in support of peacekeeping operations. Before looking at the different ways in which the EU has been active operationally, it is important to stress the significance ofpolitics and political dialogue.”
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“The most recent meeting of our EU-United Nations steering committee on crisis management looked into progress made in the implementation of the EU Action Plan, as well as cooperation in theatres of operation such as the Central African Republic and Afghanistan, as well as trilateral cooperation with the African Union and the systemic issue of the so-called DAC- ability of peacekeeping, which is to say the extent to which peacekeeping can be regarded as development assistance. We also cooperate very closely with our African partners. We welcome the intense participation by African countries in peace support operations on the continent, whether it be it in United Nations, hybrid or African missions, such as the African Union Mission in Somalia and the International Support Mission in the Central African Republic.”
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“We continue to develop that cooperation, notably through effective coordination during the assessment and planning phases and during the conduct of the respective missions and operations, in line with the agreed EU plan of action to support United Nations peacekeeping. We are still exploring various other avenues for cooperation, such as ways to make available to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations some of the military capabilities of EU member States.”
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“Cooperation on peacekeeping between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations has developed steadily since the Brahimi report (see S/2000/809) referred to by the Secretary-General, with the aim of improving the efficiency of peacekeeping operations around the world. The engagement of the European Union in peacekeeping efforts is demonstrated by the very existence of its Common Security and Defence Policy, within which Africa, with 10 missions and operations deployed on the continent, remains a centre of gravity. The EU cooperates very closely with the United Nations at the strategic level, including through joint consultative mechanisms. Our aim is to enhance practical support to United Nations peacekeeping, building on the 2003 Joint United Nations-European Union Declaration on Crisis Management.”
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“We strongly believe in the central importance of protecting all civilians, particularly women and children, in armed conflict, and in the central importance of protecting civilian mandates, where they exist. That is often decisive for the success and legitimacy ofa United Nations peacekeeping operation. Protection often implies taking a more robust approach. As we know, that of course needs to take into account resources, mandates and host-State responsibilities. In that context, we welcome the agreement on the rates of reimbursement to troop-contributing countries, although that means, of course, that the global budget to support peacekeeping operations now surpasses $8 billion.”
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“The continent still hosts half of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, and their annual budget represents more than 70 per cent of the global peacekeeping budget of the Organization. We appreciate the increased United Nations cooperation with regional organizations in peace and security activities under Chapter VIII of the Charter and the acknowledgment of the role of regional organizations in peacekeeping. Peacekeepers transform mandates into concrete actions on the ground and keep the hope for peace alive. Clearly defined mandates, adequate resources and reliable command and control structures are crucial for successful peacekeeping. They are also crucial for a successful transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding.”
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“Mr. Popowski: At the outset, let me congratulate Rwanda on taking this initiative to bring us together today. It is a timely initiative, timely not only because of the challenges we collectively still face, but also because it is time to measure the progress made 20 years after the genocide and our collective failure at that time. The African continent has shown tremendous resolve in solving the conflicts on its soil. The best illustration is the role played by the African Union in conjunction with other regional organizations, such as the Economic Community of West African States, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Southern African Development Community. Thanks to their efforts, most lasting conflicts have been brought to an end.”
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