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Rutte/Mr. Van Oosterom/Mrs. Gregoire Van Haaren

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  1. “They are always there for us and we can always count on all of them, including the media services. It is really tremendous how many people are here to help the presidency do a good job. I offer them all a very heartfelt thank you. As we end our presidency, I know I speak on behalf of the Council in wishing the delegation of Peru good luck in the month of April. The meeting rose at 6.20 pm.”

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  2. “As this is the last scheduled meeting of the Council for the month of March, I would like to express the sincere appreciation of the delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the members of the Council, especially the Permanent Representatives and their respective staff, and to the secretariat of the Council for all the support they have given us. Indeed, it has been a busy month and one in which we have rallied to consensus on several important issues within our purview. We could not have done it alone or without the hard work, support and positive contributions of every delegation and the representatives of the Secretariat, as well as all relevant conference service officers, interpreters 4 who have done a tremendous job - and security staff. We are very grateful for all their tireless support, professionalism and flexibility.”

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  3. “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. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. Furthermore, I wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as we have a large number of speakers. I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.”

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  4. “Finally, the United Nations is working more with regional partners, such as the African Union and the European Union. It is good news that organizations like the African Union and the G5 Sahel are assuming their responsibility. Those are only a few of the many improvements, big and small, being made. We will continue to press for modernization ofUnited Nations peace missions during our membership in the Security Council and beyond. I hope that today will spark greater commitment to making peace operations more effective so that the United Nations can go on making a difference to the lives of millions of men, women and children around the world. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to the Minister of State and Minister of Defence of Cote d'Ivoire.”

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  5. “The United Nations mandate can thus be carried out more effectively, and civilians and peacekeepers can be better protected. Secondly, capabilities like helicopters and medical facilities are vital, but scarce. Norway was the first country to set up a rotation scheme for this. After the Netherlands and then Germany supplied helicopters in Gao, Canada recently announced that it would take up the baton. That is great news. Rotation schemes lower the threshold for participation in missions, increase their sustainability and improve their quality. Thirdly, I would like to stress the importance of an integrated approach within United Nations missions. Each mission must have an overall strategy, with benchmarks, and I am delighted that such a strategy will be put in place for MINUSMA.”

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  6. “And last but not least, it applies to all Member States because we are the United Nations, and we must make sure that sufficient funding, political support and well- trained, disciplined and well-equipped troops are always available. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is shouldering its responsibility. We are a big financial donor, we make an innovative contribution to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), and we contribute to missions in South Sudan and the Middle East. We want more effective and flexible missions. But how do we achieve that? Let me highlight a few specific points. First, good intelligence is one of the keys to a successful mission. Together with other countries, the Netherlands has developed a new intelligence capability in Mali.”

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  7. “On the contrary, modernizing and improving United Nations peacekeeping operations is one of the priorities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We fully support the Secretary-General's efforts in that regard. That brings me to my main message today: we need to shoulder our responsibilities. That applies to us all, first and foremost to the Security Council. We must establish clear and focused mandates and put pressure on parties to conflicts to find a political solution. It also applies to host countries, which must cooperate fully with missions. It applies to the Secretariat, which must support missions efficiently and effectively.”

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  8. “I thank Ms. Toure' for her briefing. I will now make a statement in my capacity as Prime Minister of the Netherlands. First of all, I would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres, Moussa Faki Mahamat and Fatimata Toure for their inspiring contributions. United Nations peacekeeping operations save lives. For many men, women and children in conflict areas, the United Nations is their last hope. And sadly, more and more people around the world have only that last hope to cling to. Since 2010, the number of major violent conflicts has tripled. They have also become more complex. The history of peacekeeping operations has seen notable achievements, but it also has its dark pages. We in the Netherlands know that all too well. But that does not make us want to look away.”

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  9. “It is so decided. The Security Councilwill now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2018/184, which contains a letter dated 2 March 2018 from the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. Recalling the Security Council's latest note of the President on its working methods (S/2017/507), I wish to encourage members of the Council to deliver their statements in five minutes or less. Note 507 also encourages briefers to be succinct and to focus on key issues. Briefers are further encouraged to limit their initial remarks to 15 minutes or less. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antenio Guterres.”

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  10. “I would like to warmly welcome the Ministers and other representatives to the Security Council Chamber. Their presence here today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. I am also delighted to welcome our briefers: His Excellency the Secretary-General; His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; and Ms. Fatimata Toure, Director of Groupe de recherche, d'etude et de formation femme-action. Mr. Faki Mahamat is joining today's meeting via video-teleconference from Nouakchott. Before each Council member is a list of speakers who have requested to participate in accordance with rules 37 and 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, as well as the previous practice of the Council in that regard. We propose that they be invited to participate in this meeting.”

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