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Reveyrand De Menthon

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first: 2013-12-12
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“Developments in the Sahel this year have given us an idea of the scope of the regional crisis. We must act together in a sustainable manner to combat terrorism and crime. We must tackle the root causes of the situation: poverty, inequalities, inadequate institutions and crime, with, as we well know, a strong constraint arising in the demographic context. The determination ofthe peoples ofthe Sahel, linked with the mobilization of the international community, also demonstrates that the worst is not inescapable and that the crisis can be overcome if we are patient and resolute. That is indeed the spirit that animates the international community today. It is grounds for great hope for tomorrow.”
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“It stands ready to back them, in particular efforts to strengthen the administration of the Saharan areas, in particular border areas, and to work more strongly to increase resilience. More broadly, the European Union wishes to attain the closest cooperation possible with all partners who have developed strategic approaches for the Sahel. in the greatest respect for the sovereignty and leadership of Sahel-Saharan States and subregional organizations. The Bamako Declaration adopted on 5 November, in the framework of the high-level joint visit, paves the way for stronger international cooperation, bringing together all countries and stakeholders concerned. The European Union will help with setting it up, which should take place as soon as possible.”
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“To do that, the Close and constant coordination of our efforts is essential, both globally and on the ground. There must also be greater ownership of the policies undertaken. Bolstering cooperation and interregional cooperation between Sahel countries, the countries of West Africa and the countries of the Maghreb is crucial in order to develop inclusive and effective strategies to combat terrorist activities and transborder organized crime in a comprehensive and global manner. Many States of the region have committed to developing bilateral or trilateral coordination mechanisms, or to working in subregional and continental frameworks, as regards both development and security. The European Union fully supports those initiatives.”
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“We look at that space and see it initially as an area of risk, but it is also actually a space for cooperation of multiple types, including cultural and environmental cooperation. It is also a space for economic development, again the only solution for creating business andjobs, which will reduce the current tensions. That could be achieved with the assistance of all social actors, enterprises and civil society. All of that requires a scaled-up commitment. During the joint visit, Commissioner Piebalgs announced that the European Union would provide â‚¬5 billion for its action in the Sahel region for the next seven years. In a rapidly changing environment, our collective efforts must respond to requirements of flexibility and effectiveness.”
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“Today, the European Union is determined to deepen its implementation of the EU External Action Service Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel: in order to better interlink security and development, including by using a preventative approach for the most fragile environments. The EU also intends to expand the implementation of its strategy to all the countries that are most exposed to the risks of destabilization, and to better involve all concerned countries without whose participation no permanent stability is possible, particularly countries from north Africa directly concerned, and of course, those that are also long- standing EU partners. Moreover, when we look towards the Sahel from Europe, we find a huge space, so that geography creates an inevitable permanent solidarity.”
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“We also stand ready on the operational and development front, as well as with regard to humanitarian activities, so as to prepare the dividends of peace. The high-level Donor Conference for Development in Mali, organized in Brussels on 15 May, was very important. The EU is fully playing its role and fully upholding all its promises with the 512 million Euros it has pledged and the â‚¬238 million that will be disbursed in 2013. Efforts to reinstate peace and security in Mali will be in vain if the threat shifts and if other countries of the Sahelo-Saharan region in the wider sense fall victim to the same crisis, the full effects of which we saw both in Mali and in Libya.”
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“The multifaceted MINUSMA has an essential role to play in supporting the Malian authorities so that they can fully reinstate sovereignty and the rule of law across the country and manage to restore dialogue and reconciliation, which have been so long awaited, in particular in the framework of the peace process opened with the Ouagadougou Preliminary Agreement of 18 June. A strong commitment in the north of the country is important, because the future of the Sahel region as a whole today is largely being played out in the north of the country. The EU, in close relationship with all its partners, stands ready to scale up its efforts diplomatically, in the framework of reconciliation and inclusive dialogue, to which it is committed.”
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“The crisis that Mali experienced from 2012 and 2013, and which that country is struggling to overcome little by little with determination, is yet another illustration of the security and development crisis that is afflicting the Sahel-Saharan region at a time when the terrorist risk remains ever present. The European Union has provided its utmost support to Mali. During his visit to the European Parliament in Brussels last Monday and Tuesday, the new President of Mali reiterated his intention to quickly tackle the immense security challenges, so as to bring lasting stability to his country, reconcile the Malian people and build a new political governance model by drawing on all of the lessons from the past. The efforts of the international community must not fail.”
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“In that regard, I think that we should try more often to deepen our knowledge ofthe local situations by better including African researchers and intellectuals. Unfortunately, those players are often insufficiently recognized, whereas they are essential to completing a process of genuine ownership. The European Union enjoys close cooperation with all its partners and stands ready to enhance its efforts diplomatically in the framework of reconciliation and inclusive dialogue. We also stand ready to enhance our efforts in the operational, developmental and humanitarian spheres through the preparation of peace dividends.”
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“The mission also stressed everyone's intention to work using a comprehensive approach based on the interactions between security and development. It is now broadly acknowledged that there can be no lasting security without inclusive development, and that security is a sine qua non for sustainable development. The European Union based its Sahel strategy, adopted almost three years ago, on that idea and has mobilized its various tools along that same line in order best to meet the requirements of that cohesive strategy. What I also took away from the Secretary-General's visit is the constant desire for the heads of State of the region to work for peace and take more fully into account the needs of the people, including the youth of the Sahel.”
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“The joint high-level visit of the Secretary- General with the President of the World Bank, the President of the African Union Commission, the President of the African Development Bank and the European Commission for Development demonstrated the international community's intention to continue to scale up those efforts so as to help the countries in the region tackle a crisis that is affecting them all, especially the lack of security and terrorism, and tackle their root causes. We all welcomed the highly relevant United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel, whose priorities are governance, humanitarian and human rights activities and bolstering security, with a clear definition of the roles of each at the national and regional levels. Those priorities are shared by everyone.”
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“On behalf of the European Union (EU), I would like to thank the French Presidency of the Security Council for convening this important debate today. I would also like to very warmly thank the Secretary-General for closely associating the European Union in all international efforts regarding the Sahelian region. That includes his visit some weeks ago, as well as his constant follow-up to the very important activities of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The Sahel countries face a number of serious and interlinked challenges. The crisis in Mali and the security vacuum after the Libyan revolution have underscored the political, economic and humanitarian vulnerabilities that have been long-standing in the region.”
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