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  1. “There are a number of speakers remaining on my list. Given the lateness of the hour, I propose, with the consent of the members of the Council, to suspend this meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.10 p.m.”

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  2. “Before I give the floor to the representative of Japan, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Flashing lights on the collars of the microphones will prompt speakers to bring their remarks to a conclusion after four minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Japan.”

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  3. “We hope that the Security Council will adopt the draft resolution proposed by the Niger and Ireland to finally provide our organ with an integrated and coordinated approach to strengthening its understanding of the impact of climate change through an in-depth analysis of current and future risks in order to make relevant and action-oriented recommendations. Once adopted, I am convinced that the resolution will effectively contribute to the integration of climate risks into existing peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as mediation and conflict-prevention work. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements. I call on the President of Estonia.”

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  4. “I would therefore like to reaffirm the Niger’s commitment to the consensus resulting from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change following the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which enjoys the commitment of the overwhelming majority of the international community. The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties, held recently in Glasgow, was another opportunity for the international community to reiterate its firm commitment to addressing the challenges of climate change. In parallel to those efforts, it is high time for the Security Council, as part of its preventive mandate, to take into account the security risks of climate change as an additional element of our peace and security architecture.”

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  5. “For the Sahel region in particular, effective action should be taken to follow up on the conclusions and recommendations of the various round tables and other forums that have been created to radically change the major trends observable in the region. To that end, the Group of Five for the Sahel Priority Investment Programme and the development and climate-resilience action plan adopted by the Lake Chad Basin Commission deserve special attention. In its capacity as Chair of the Climate Commission for the Sahel Region, the Niger works for the effective implementation of the various recommendations and arrangements that have been jointly agreed by the international community.”

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  6. “In the Sahel region, the situation has long been part of the daily life of the populations, and it undermines the development efforts that our countries are making in a context made even more difficult by the coronavirus disease pandemic. It is therefore imperative for the international community to respect the commitments made to finance adaptation and mitigation policies, particularly for the most vulnerable countries, which are collateral victims of the activities and excesses that have led to climate degradation. The establishment of a special fund to support Sahelian countries suffering from desertification as well as small island States that are literally threatened by the rise of the oceans seems to me to be an urgent necessity.”

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  7. “In addition to the demands of counter-terrorism, the dynamics in the Sahel and Lake Chad basin regions are being complicated by the effects of climate change. Indeed, the resurgence of extreme weather events, including increasingly hot temperatures, severe fires and floods, rising sea levels and melting glaciers in other regions of the world, as reflected in the conclusions of the 2021 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, should not leave us indifferent, as these are issues that will determine the future of humankind. The sooner we engage in the fight against these scourges, the less costly and more effective the solution — that solution is still within our reach. It is clear that the effects of climate disruption manifest and are felt in particular ways in different parts of the planet.”

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  8. “The normalization of the situation in Libya, which depends on the holding of democratic elections, will undoubtedly contribute to peace and security in neighbouring countries, particularly in the Sahel region. That means that the 24 December deadline is crucial. My country hopes that the presidential election scheduled for that date will be held under favourable conditions and that it will pave the way for a dynamic of peace and stability. Similarly, the successful completion of the transition process in Mali, another sister country, through the rapid organization of inclusive and democratic elections, as a result of which the country will have democratically elected authorities, will strengthen the region’s ability to fight terrorist groups more effectively.”

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  9. “If the establishment of a Group of Five for the Sahel support office, funded by United Nations budget resources, does not meet with the approval of all States members of the Security Council, we are willing to work on any alternative initiative that will help the Sahel countries to adequately address the needs I have expressed heretofore. Furthermore, peace and security in the Sahel depend on regional dynamics, particularly in Libya, a sister country that has been facing a decade of conflict. It is in fact from this country that, since resolution 1973 (2011), everything began. It is for the most part from this country that the weapons that fuel the violence in the Sahel are still coming today.”

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  10. “Nevertheless, we remain prepared and determined. For its part, the Niger is increasing the capabilities of its defence and security forces, and the military situation is evolving towards an increasingly favourable balance of power. This is the reason for the terrorist groups new way of behaving, which consists in the use of cruel violence against the civilian population. At this point, I would like to express our gratitude to all our partners, whose precious support and commitment to our cause have contributed to the improvement of our performance on all levels. To achieve our goals of defeating terrorism in the Sahel, we need even greater support from the international community in terms of substantial funding, provision of equipment and materials, and military intelligence.”

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  11. “More worryingly, this situation has helped to fuel violent extremism and large-scale banditry, which has drawn many young people who once lived off the region’s rich biodiversity into the networks of criminal and terrorist organizations. The over-armament of terrorist organizations, their violence against the civilian population and the plundering of which they are guilty have created a real psychosis among the populations directly affected, as well as among the general public. Such an atmosphere is very detrimental to the States, and it threatens their stability. It discredits in real terms the international community, which is suspected of deliberate impotence, and favours the most fantastic theses as to the basis of this reality, opening the way to a dangerous escalation of political conflict.”

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  12. “I recently recalled at the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa that more than any other region in the world, the Sahel and the Lake Chad basin eloquently illustrate the interaction between the effects of climate change and peace and security. The consequences of this phenomenon, the full extent of which has not yet been fully assessed, have led to the disintegration of the social fabric and the way that people live together, as the population has been pushed into a frantic competition for access to resources, which are unfortunately becoming drastically scarce. This situation has often resulted in intercommunity conflicts with tragic consequences and increased migration with its share of refugees and internally displaced persons condemned to live in makeshift camps.”

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  13. “By deciding to organize today’s debate on the theme of international peace and security in the context of terrorism and climate change, the Niger wishes to urge the Council to continue to reflect on and take appropriate initiatives in the search for lasting solutions to threats to peace and international security and their interaction with the effects of climate change. It seems to me imperative that, in the aftermath of the twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Council should capitalize on the various consensuses reached in order to encourage strategies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, in accordance with its mandate to maintain international peace and security.”

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  14. “In my region, the Sahel, as members know, a major challenge is the fight against terrorism, the heinous acts of which continue to undermine the foundations of democratic States on a daily basis. These challenges also include the impact of climate change, which, by reducing the natural resources available, increases poverty and all the scourges that go with it. I wish to say that the choice of the theme of our debate today is an expression of our desire to see the Council establish the clear nexus that exists between peace and international security, on the one hand, and the fight against terrorism and the effects of climate change, on the other.”

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  15. “Finally, I have come to deliver a message of gratitude from my country, the Niger, for the excellent relationships it has enjoyed with all the countries represented here during its two-year mandate on the Council. Since I was sworn in as President of my country on 2 April, following an election that marked the first democratic changeover in the Niger, my commitment to peace and security for my country, for the Sahel region and for our continent has been matched only by my ambition to see Africa overcome its current challenges and to work to implement the commitments made within the framework of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

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  16. “I thank Mr. Nuhu for his briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the President of the Niger. I would like to thank all participants most sincerely for agreeing to take part in this debate, which marks a high point in my country’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I wanted to come personally before the members of the Security Council to deliver a message of peace and solidarity, as well as to express the hope that the people of the Niger have for all the peoples of the world beset by the crises on the Security Council’s agenda. I also wish to deliver that message on behalf of Africa, whose crises unfortunately occupy the majority of the Council’s deliberations and where, despite everything, the future of the world is at stake.”

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  17. “Mamman Nuhu, Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Head of the Multinational Joint Task Force. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. 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/2021/988, which contains the text of a letter dated 30 November 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the Niger to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I wish to warmly welcome Secretary-General António Guterres, to whom I now give the floor.”

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  18. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 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. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chair of the African Union Commission, and Mr.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source