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President Kerekou

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2005-09-14
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2005-09-14
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  1. “The Security Council should, whenever necessary, set forth recommendations for coordinated political action by the competent organs of the United Nations and the international community. We believe that in that way the Council will truly be able to move from a culture of reaction to a realistic approach of strategic watchfulness, which will make it possible to monitor risks and better manage crises and, as a result, to prevent acts and events that might result in the breakdown of international peace and security.”

    2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source

  2. “Beginning right now, the arrangements for preventive diplomacy promoted by the Secretary- General should be strengthened by the establishment of new capacities in various regions of the world. In due course, it will be appropriate for the Security Council to put in place a process for regular global risk assessment with a view to evaluating existing threats. Africa deserves particular attention, given the internal pressures that African countries face as a result of the compound effect of endemic poverty and the globalization of the economy. Rapid response systems need to be strengthened so as to make it possible to identify and interpret correctly the earliest warning signs for the effective prevention of crises and conflicts and to promote stability through the development of integrated strategies.”

    2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source

  3. “The Council should organize itself so as to revitalize the political field of action, mobilizing other parts of the international community with a View to helping to restore normality and working together with local actors, by means of operational, structural and systemic measures at the appropriate level. We are thinking here of the setting up, jointly with regional organizations, as appropriate, of high-level political missions that would make it possible for the Council to bring its full weight to bear on the course of events and to enhance the value of regional initiatives. We need not wait for the completion of the United Nations reform effort, which seems to be marking time.”

    2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source

  4. “As regards the prevention of armed conflict, Council action has been less evident and less visible for reasons that are associated with a certain inertia that is both historical and conceptual in nature. It is important that the Council endow itself with the necessary means to enhance its capacity to act to prevent and eradicate crises in concert with regional and subregional organizations. The major concern in this area should be to shorten the time frame for coordinated intervention by the international community so as to ensure better protection for populations.”

    2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source

  5. “It is therefore up to the Security Council to identify specific and appropriate measures, both at the State level and within the United Nations and the international community as a whole, to enhance prevention. The terrible attacks of 11 September 2001, the fourth anniversary of which we recently commemorated, proved that the inconceivable is now possible. We welcome the significant progress made by the United Nations in fostering and providing strategic guidance for multilateral cooperation in combating terrorism, in scrupulous respect for the sovereignty of States, international law, and the protection of human rights and humanitarian law. The activities of the Council's committees have allowed us to devise an effective monitoring apparatus that will enhance the coordination, coherence and efficiency of activities already under way.”

    2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source

  6. “We are grateful to you, Madam, for having taken the exceptional opportunity of the commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations to convene the Security Council to discuss essential matters arising from its statutory powers and functions. Thanks to the highly commendable initiatives of the Secretary-General, we have a clear picture of the threats and challenges that the Council faces at this decisive juncture in the life of the Organization. The two resolutions that we have just adopted duly reflect our perception of the current threats to international peace and security. Among those threats, terrorism and armed conflict have attained a level of destructiveness that is fraught with consequences.”

    2005-09-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5261 (2005) · source