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“We cannot let immediate obstacles to accountability undermine our determination to document atrocities and identify those who order and carry them out, so that one day the perpetrators will be brought to justice. That is why the comprehensive report compiled by the commission of inquiry is so essential and why it is so crucial that the new United Nations Office in Seoul provide a place where individuals can continue to recount their experiences and provide key information. Of course, multilateral and human rights organizations should continue to seek unconditional access to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. We agree very much with the comments of other Council members. It is access that the regime has too long denied, no doubt because of what it would reveal.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“If we accept that the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is as abysmal as ever, as United Nations reporting informs us it is, and if North Korea continues to flout the rules that ensure our shared security, as we have seen that it does, then it is clear that we must continue to shine a light on the human rights situation in North Korea, as we are doing today. Furthermore, it is incumbent upon the Council to ask what we can do, individually and collectively, to change the situation. We must continue to take steps that will one day help us to hold accountable the individuals responsible for such horrors as those experienced by our guests today.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“It is hard to imagine another State Member of the United Nations making such threats against a United Nations office or staff, and we as the Council cannot take them lightly. That is part of a well-established pattern of intimidation and escalation by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to criticism of its human rights record. Alarming and unacceptable as that pattern may be, it shows that the regime is deeply nervous about the growing international scrutiny of its abusive practices. That is a good thing. It is another reason we must ensure that the OHCHR Office continues to document such abuses.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“In March, before the OHCHR Office opened, the Pyongyang Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea- sponsored group like every other group allowed to exist in the country, said that, "as soon as the nest for an anti-Democratic People's Republic of Korea smear campaign is in place in the South, it will immediately become the first target for our merciless punishment." In May, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea- controlled newspaper issued a near-identical threat. And, in June, the regime issued a statement accusing hostile forces of using the United Nations Office to "make confrontation under the pretext of protecting human rights".”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“We see it in the destabilizing rhetoric the Democratic People's Republic of Korea routinely uses to threaten the annihilation of its neighbours. And we see it in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's aggressive response, as the High Commissioner has mentioned, to the opening of an Office in Seoul by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), an Office aimed at gathering ongoing information on human rights conditions in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“Those are just two individuals of millions. Yet their experiences are a powerful reminder of the human impact of the regime's horrors. I thank Grace and Mr. Jung for being with us today and for bravely sharing their stories. No member of the Council or of the United Nations can afford to ignore this situation. North Korea continues to demonstrate that regimes that flagrantly violate the human rights of their own people almost always show similar disdain for the rules that help ensure our shared security. We see that in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's flouting of prohibitions imposed by the Security Council on its nuclear and ballistic missile activities, including by undertaking launches.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“Gwang later later told the commission of inquiry that he was subjected to what is known in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as pigeon torture. As he described it, "Your hands are handcuffed behind your back, then they hang you so you will not be able to stand or sit." He was left in that position for days at a time. When, after 10 months of this and other forms of torture, he agreed to confess. He was sent to Kwan-li-so No. 15, a labour camp known as Yodok. He spent three harrowing years there, witnessing, by his count, 26 people die, most of them from malnutrition. Since escaping to South Korea he has started a non-governmental organization that recently released a report listing the names of more than 180 fellow prisoners from his time in Yodok and demanding information about their whereabouts.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“She and her remaining two family members finally managed to escape in 2008, when they came to the United States of America as refugees. I take this occasion to stress how important the United States refugee programme is and how essential it is at times of crisis like this one. Jung Gwang Il served for a decade in the army, and another nine years in the Workers' Party, before going to work for a trading company where he was detained for doing business directly with South Koreans. That was his crime. State security agents beat him viciously with wooden clubs, breaking all of his teeth and leaving scars that he still bears, pressuring him to confess to being a spy. He refused. As punishment, Mr.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“I would ask them to please stand while I share just a small part of what they have endured. Growing up in North Korea, Grace Jo witnessed three generations of her family starve to death. Her grandmother starved to death after digging for grass for the family to eat. Her father starved to death as he was transferred between prison camps, where he had been sent for leaving the country in search of food for his family. Two of her brothers starved to death, and Grace too nearly starved to death. It was hunger that drove Grace and her surviving family members to try to escape North Korea, but they were returned repeatedly against their will. As punishment, Grace was sent to an orphanage where she said children were forced to work from 6 in the morning to 7 at night.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“According to the Secretary-General's September 2015 report, one third of children in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea under the age of 5 and almost half of children between 12 and 23 months are anaemic. The systematic human rights violations persist for a simple reason: the North Korean Government wants them to. They continue because the State still seeks to intentionally dehumanize, terrorize and abuse its own people. The regime depends on that climate of fear and violence to maintain its grip on power. When we speak of the massive scale of the regime's abuses, it can be easy to lose sight of how they affect real people living in North Korea, so let me briefly share the experiences of just two individuals who are with us here today in the Security Council.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“It is not only the blanket denial of enjoyment of freedom of expression and those infernal conditions in the prisoner camps that persist, but all of the grave human rights violations perpetrated by that regime - the summary executions, the use of torture and the decades of enforced disappearances with no accountability, including of citizens from neighbouring countries, whose families continue to suffer from not knowing the fate of their loved ones. The list is long, the abuse is vast and the anguish profound. Also unchanged is the immeasurable suffering experienced by many millions of North Koreans who continue to go hungry as a result of the regime's actions - causing malnutrition that has repercussions for the rest of victims' lives and in countless instances leads to death.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“5) - political prison camps in which, by United Nations estimates, between 80,000 and 120,000 people are currently being held and where, according to the commission of inquiry's report, tens of thousands ofprisoners have for generations been "gradually eliminated through deliberate starvation, forced labour, executions, torture, rape and the denial of reproductive rights enforced through punishment, forced abortion and infanticide" (ibia'., para. 60).”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“That is in a country, where, according to the commission ofinquiry's report, the State "operates an all-encompassing indoctrination machine that takes root from childhood to propagate an official personality cult and to manufacture absolute obedience to the Supreme Leader"(A/HRC/25/63, para. 27) and where citizens "are punished for any 'anti-State' activities or expressions of dissent" (ibid., para. 28). The Secretary-General's report similarly found that there were "no indications of changes in the use of political prison camps" (A/70/393, para.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“The Commission also found evidence that provided reasonable grounds to determine that in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea "crimes against humanity have been committed pursuant to policies established at the highest level of the State" (ibid., para. 75). The Council is meeting again on this issue today, Human Rights Day, for the first time since it was formally added to the agenda last year, because the North Korean people continue to endure a real-life nightmare and because that nightmare is a threat to peace and security. The reporting by the United Nations is explicit. The report of the Secretary-General issued in September found that, from September 2014 to August 2015, there were "no indications ofimprovements in the exercise of freedom of expression".”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“A report of the Human Rights Council's commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea itself states that the human rights situation in North Korea "does not have any parallel in the contemporary world" (A/HRC/25/63, para. 80). The comprehensive report produced by the commission of inquiry was based on over 200 interviews with victims, eyewitnesses and former Democratic People's Republic of Korea officials, whose testimony was corroborated by other evidence, such as satellite imagery. The commission concluded in February 2014 that "[s]ystematic, widespread and gross human rights violations have been and are being committed by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea" (ibid).”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“Therefore, could that level of horror be regarded as neutral, a level of horror unrivalled elsewhere in the world? Is it neutral? Does it have no effect at all on regional and international peace and security? Is that really so? None? It stretches credulity, and it sounds more like cynicism. Those arguments, some of which we have heard here today, will not go down well in history, particularly when the Democratic People's Republic of Korea opens up. For those who have charged double standards, where in the world are there conditions similar to those behind the lines in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? Where? This regime has no double.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“Almost a year ago, on 22 December 2014, the Security Council met for the first time ever to discuss the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic ofKorea (see S/PV.7353). The Council brought up this issue for discussion because the widespread and systematic human rights violations being committed by the North Korean Government not only were deplorable in their own right but posed a threat to international peace and security. I would like to address those who believe that what is happening in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is not a threat to peace and security. I would like to ask whether those countries think that systematic torture, forced starvation and crimes against humanity are stabilizing or good for international peace and security. I assume they do not think that.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States of America. I thank United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein for his efforts as well as for the efforts of his team to document human rights violations in North Korea, and to make such violations known. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Jeffrey Feltman for briefing the Council today. In addition, while they are not briefers here today, I would also like to thank the brave individuals who, after escaping from North Korea, have taken great risks to share their testimonies. Were it not for their determination to make their experiences known, much of what we know today about the suffering of the North Korean people would remain hidden.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Feltman,”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“The situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Letter dated 3 December 2015 from the representatives of Chile, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2015/931) The President: Since the provisional agenda was adopted, I shall suspend this meeting and we shall resume, after a brief recess, to continue consideration of the agenda item. The meeting was suspended at 2.45 pm. and resumed at 2.50 pm. The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea to participate in this meeting.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“In favour: Chile, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Against: Angola, China, Russian Federation, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: Chad, Nigeria The President: There were 9 votes in favour, 4 votes against and 2 abstentions. The provisional agenda has been adopted.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of members to document S/2015/931, which contains a letter dated 3 December 2015 from the representatives of Chile, France, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America addressed to the President of the Security Council. In view of the request contained in document S/2015/93l and the comments made by the representative of China, and the comments I made in my national capacity, I propose to put the provisional agenda to the vote. Accordingly, I shall put it to the vote now. A vote was taken by show ofhana's.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“Given that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea continues to carry out widespread and systematic human rights violations, inflicting immeasurable suffering on the North Korean people, and given the ongoing threat posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to international peace and security, the reasons for the Council to meet on the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea persist. For as long as the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remains unchanged, the Council should continue to hear briefings about and engage in debates on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in this Chamber. We therefore support the adoption of the agenda. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. In December 2014, under Australia's critically important leadership, the Security Council held its first meeting on the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see S/PV.7353), focused on the widespread and systematic human rights violations documented in the comprehensive report of the United Nations Human Rights Council's commission of inquiry (A/HRC/25/63). Accordingly, the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is now an item on the Security Council's seizure list.”
2015-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7575 (2015) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, and Mr. Jackson K. Tuwei, Special Envoy of the African Union for Lord's Resistance Army Issues. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Mr. Tuwei, who is joining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Nairobi. 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/2015/914, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa. I now give the floor to Mr. Bathily.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7572 (2015) · source
“The Security Council encourages the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General to pursue her efforts and good offices in order to enhance regional and interregional cooperation and strengthen coordinated international assistance to the countries of the Sahel region in close coordination with the Special Representatives of the Secretarnyencral for West and Central Africa, In this regard, the Security Council welcomes updates on the overall situation in the Sahel region in the Secretary-General's regular reports on the situations in West and Central Africa." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2015/24. The meeting rose at 10.20 a.m.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council requests the Secretary- General to inform it of the progress towards the implementation ofthe UNISS through oral briefings as needed, as well as through a report and a briefing no later than 31 October 2016. The Security Council also requests the Secretary-General to include in his report detailed information on the financial contributions towards boosting economic growth and eradicating poverty through projects that would support peace and security efforts in the Sahel region, noted in paragraph 26 of his report of 24 July 2014 (S/2014/542) and recommendations for strengthening Sahel Member States' capabilities to prevent drivers of violent extremism which can be conducive to terrorism.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council looks forward to considering the recommendations of the Secretary- General's strategic review of the OSES to be conducted in December 2015, and requests the inclusion of recommendations on the location of the OSES, in consultation with the Member States of the Sahel region, including the G-5 Sahel member States and regional and international actors, bearing in mind the need to more fully and directly anchor the implementation of the UNISS in the region including the five priority countries, namely, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger, as well as to maximize synergies with the relevant entities of the United Nations system.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council encourages the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to continue to meet with the officials of the G-5 member States to discuss developments in the region, activities of the OSES, and progress towards the implementation of the UNISS, as well as the priorities of the G5 member States.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council notes with satisfaction the series of consultations between the United Nations, the G-5 Sahel and its Permanent Secretariat, which helped promote convergence between the UNISS and the Priority Investment Programme of the G-5 Sahel, and led to a road map for consolidating cooperation between the two entities. The Security Council calls on the OSES to continue to coordinate with the national focal points appointed by the G-5 Sahel, and calls on the United Nations Secretariat to hold at least one meeting per quarter with the Permanent Representatives of the G-5 Sahel member States in New York to share information and follow up on the implementation of the UNISS.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council calls on the United Nations to accelerate action to also support the G-5 Sahel in the implementation of the African Union's "Silencing the guns" flagship project, consistent with its presidential statement of 16 December 2014 (S/PRST/2014/27). "The Security Council strongly encourages another high-level visit to the Sahel region as soon as possible by the United Nations Secretary- General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the President of the World Bank Group, the President of the African Development Bank and the European Union Development Commissioner to assess the implementation of the vision set out during the November 2013 visit, and to strengthen the focus and commitment of the international community in the region.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council requests the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) and its member entities, including the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, as well as the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre, to support Sahel countries' efforts to counter terrorism and address conditions conducive to the spread of violent extremism which can be conducive to terrorism. It calls on the CTITF to explore expanding its I-ACT initiative to all the countries of the G-5 Sahel. The Security Council recalls that the 1540 Committee, as its subsidiary body, remains committed to supporting States, including the Sahel States, that require assistance in their efforts to comply with the obligations contained in resolution 1540 (2004).”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council notes the active resource mobilization efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to continue to engage with potential donor countries and organizations to accelerate the implementation of selected regional projects, in consultation with the Member States of the Sahel region, including the G-5 Sahel member States and relevant regional organizations. "The Security Council takes note of the adoption ofa declaration ofthe G-5 Sahel countries on the fight against radicalization and violent extremism in the Sahel.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council also takes note of the organization in N'Djamena, Chad, on 19 and 20 November 2015, of a G-5 Sahel and partners ministerial meeting and an ordinary Summit of the G-5 Sahel, respectively. "Recognizing the strong nexus between peace, security, good governance and development, the Security Council encourages regional and international financial organizations to provide a substantial financial assistance package to countries of the region to boost economic growth and reduce poverty. The Security Council welcomes plans by the United Nations to establish a multi-partner trust fund for the Sahel in order to pool contributions, including from donor countries and the private sector, to support the region's efforts.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council expresses strong support to the States in the region affected by the smuggling of migrants and human trafficking, emphasizes the need to step up coordination of efforts in order to strengthen an effective multidimensional response to these common challenges, and stresses that addressing both smuggling of migrants and human trafficking requires a coordinated, multidimensional approach with States of origin, of transit and of destination. "The Security Council takes note of the organization of the Sahel Women's Forum in N'Djamena, Chad, on 22 and 23 July 2015, to strengthen the role of women in the Sahel region and encourages the Member States of the region to enhance the active participation of women in decision-making.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council calls upon the Member States of the Sahel region, with the support of the international community, to initiate programmes aimed at creating opportunities that would engage the youth in productive activities to reverse the tide of radicalization and recruitment into terrorist groups. It also calls on the OSES to support as a matter of priority, efforts focused at creating opportunities for youth and women.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“It encourages Chad, as the new Chair, to intensify efforts to improve coordination between partners, including through the regular sharing of information and the strengthening of operational cooperation between partners. "The Security Council calls on the international community and donors to fulfil all their pledges made towards boosting economic growth, eradicating poverty and supporting governance reforms through projects that would support peace and security efforts in the Sahel region, and calls on all relevant entities of the United Nations system to focus on identifying and funding such projects, as a matter of priority, in consultation with the OSES and the Member States of the Sahel, including the G-5 Sahel member States and relevant regional organizations.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council notes that the creation of the Multinational Joint Task force (MNJTF) has led to steady progress in the fight against Boko Haram. The Security Council reiterates its call upon the international community and donors to support the MNJTF. The Security Council reiterates its call on Member States to contribute generously to the African Union trust fund and requests the Secretary- General to continue to advocate strongly with the international community and donors in support of this effort. It calls on the African Union to establish its trust fund without further delay. "The Security Council recalls the importance of coordinating the effective implementation of Sahel initiatives and strategies, and commends in this regard Mali for its chairmanship of the Ministerial Coordination Platform over the last two years.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council expresses its concern at the scale of the growing humanitarian crisis caused by the activities of the Boko Haram terrorist group, which has displaced over 2.5 million people, including an estimated 1.4 million children and 200,000 refugees in Cameroon, Chad and the Niger. It commends the support provided to the refugees by these Governments, including with the assistance of humanitarian actors and relevant United Nations entities, and calls on the international community to provide its support. "The Security Council commends the AU, ECOWAS and the Lake Chad Basin Commission member States, as well as Benin's courageous and active contribution to peace and stability in the Sahel region, and in particular pays tribute to the engagement of their soldiers in Mali and in the fight against Boko Haram.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council reaffirms that Member States must ensure that any measures taken to counter terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law, and international humanitarian law. The Security Council recalls that those responsible for abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law must be held accountable and brought to justice. "The Security Council calls for funding for humanitarian programmes in the Sahel region, which continue to be underfunded, hampering timely responses to humanitarian needs.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council welcomes the efforts of the AU and ECOWAS, as well as of Member States of the Sahel, to strengthen border security and regional cooperation, including through the G-5 Sahel and the Nouakchott process on the enhancement of the security cooperation and the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture in the Sahel and Sahara region, the most inclusive security cooperation mechanism in the region. It takes note of the establishment by the G-5 Sahel countries of a framework to strengthen regional security cooperation, as well as to conduct cross- border joint military operations, including with the support of the French forces.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council calls on all Libyan stakeholders to endorse and sign the Political Agreement and work swiftly towards the formation of a Government of National Accord. "The Security Council urges Member States of the Sahel, West Africa and the Maghreb to coordinate their efforts to prevent the serious threat posed to international and regional security by terrorist groups crossing borders and seeking safe havens in the Sahel region, to enhance cooperation and coordination in order to develop holistic, inclusive and effective strategies to combat, in a comprehensive and integrated manner, the activities of terrorist groups, and to prevent the expansion of those groups, as well as to limit the proliferation of all arms and transnational organized crime.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council is gravely concerned that Libya remains a safe haven for terrorist groups operating in the Sahel region, and expresses deep concern at the threat posed by the widespread availability of unsecured arms and ammunition and their proliferation, which undermines stability in Libya and the Sahel region, including through transfer to terrorist and violent extremist groups. In this regard, the Security Council calls on the international community to provide support to Libya and its neighbours in the Sahel, including by providing them with the necessary security and capacity-building assistance in the struggle against Al-Qaida-linked terrorist groups and individuals.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“"The Security Council encourages the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel (OSES) to continue to work closely with the G-5 Sahel countries, as well as other countries of the region, regional and international actors, including the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to tackle the threats to peace, security and development in the Sahel, as well as their root causes. The Security Council encourages greater cooperation among all stakeholders, including the AU and ECOWAS, calls on them to collaborate with the OSES and the Secretariat of the G-5 Sahel, as well as the G-5 Sahel countries, and reiterates its call for the rapid and effective implementation of the UNISS.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council reaffirms its continued commitment to address all these challenges, which are interrelated with humanitarian and development issues, as well as the adverse effects of climate and ecological changes. The Security Council reiterates the importance of national and regional ownership of the UNISS, and commends the growing leadership role assumed by the countries of the region. It welcomes in this regard the establishment of the G-5 Sahel, which aims to enhance ownership of the initiatives focused on addressing the threats to peace, security and development in the Sahel.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. After consultations among Council members, I have been authorized to make the following statement on their behalf. "The Security Council takes note of the report (S/2015/866) of the Secretary-General on the progress towards the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) and welcomes the briefing on 25 November 2015 by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, Ms. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie. The Security Council encourages further progress by the United Nations system and its partners towards the implementation of the UNISS, including through support to the Group of Five Sahel (G-S Sahel) in order to assist in addressing the security and political challenges to the stability and development of the Sahel region.”
2015-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7571 (2015) · source
“I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.30 pm.”
2015-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7570 (2015) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of participants to document S/2015/899, which contains the special report of the Secretary-General on the review of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, as well as to document S/2015/902, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan. I also wish to draw the attention of participants to document S/2015/903, containing a letter dated 23 November 2015 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. I give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”
2015-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7570 (2015) · source
“Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan Special report of the Secretary-General on the review of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (S/2015/899) Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan (S/2015/902) Letter dated 23 November 2015 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2015/903) The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of South Sudan to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2015-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7570 (2015) · source
“As this is the first public meeting of the Council for the month of December, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to my friend and colleague, His Excellency Mr. Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for his splended service as President of the Council for the month of November. I know I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Rycroft and his whole tired team for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2015-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7570 (2015) · source