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1. “I would again remind speakers that there is a four-minute time limit for their statements. If they turn their microphone in the correct way, they will see the flashing light. The set-up is not very fair for the speakers, as the microphones are not well designed to help them see the time. But if the microphone is turned in the right way, then the speaker will be able to see the flashing light. I now give the floor to the representative of Slovakia.”

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2. “I wish to point out to all Member States that we are really pleased to see how many people want to participate in this important debate. But in order to be fair to the 20 speakers that are still on the list, I will use my gavel if speakers go beyond four minutes. I would ask that those assisting Permanent Representatives tap her or him on the shoulder if she or he risks going over the time limit. Delegations should feel free to circulate full remarks to all members of the Security Council afterwards. I now give the floor to the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”

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3. “I would respectfully remind all Member States to complete their remarks within four minutes, especially in the light of the large number of speakers inscribed on the speakers' list. I now give the floor to the representative of South Africa.”

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4. “I now give the floor to the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.”

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5. “I now give the floor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences.”

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6. “I now give the floor to the Minister for Women, Minister for Employment and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Services.”

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7. “Modern slavery must become a recurring theme for the Council and other parts of the United Nations to return to, including at this year's session of the General Assembly, so that we can accelerate our efforts to end this abhorrent practice once and for all. I resume my functions as President of the Council. 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 statements longer than that are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version, within the time limit, when speaking in the Chamber. I wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate right through the lunch hour, as we have a large number of speakers.”

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8. “It means all of us ratifying the 1956 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, and the Protocol to the International Labour Organization Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour. And it means taking real steps to strengthen our own national systems to identify, investigate and prosecute those committing these abhorrent crimes. If we take these steps, at home and here in the United Nations, we will have begun to turn the page. But ifwe are to truly consign this terrible tragedy to the history books, we will need sustained commitment that endures long after this meeting is over.”

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9. “We in the Council have a responsibility - no, a duty - to maintain international peace and security, to end the instability in which modern slavery thrives. As United Nations Members, we have frameworks for action, including the commitment under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ending trafficking, modern slavery and forced labour, and the General Assembly's Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. But we also need to take responsibility as individual Member States. That means doing more to disrupt and disband serious organized criminal networks engaged in people trafficking.”

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10. “This should be a familiar tale to the Council. We heard it ourselves in north-eastern Nigeria only last week. We saw it in the hands in the air when we asked the women there whether they had lost a child to Boko Haram. We saw it in their tears as they spoke of abducted daughters, of mass rapes, of grandchildren being born only to be enslaved. In response, we need a more forceful and unified United Nations approach to human trafficking, modern slavery and forced labour. We look forward to the Secretary-General's report in November on exactly that, and we encourage him to focus on making existing structures, including the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons, work effectively. We also need to combine our efforts across the mandates entrusted to us.”

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11. “It is why my Prime Minister, Theresa May, first raised this issue before the General Assembly last year (see A/71/PV.8) and plans to do so again later this year. It is also why we are taking such strong action in our own country and across the world so that, together, we can eradicate it. We know the root causes. Poverty, conflict and instability lie at the heart of the suffering of so many victims. When a State's authorities is eroded and its responsibility to its people is unfulfilled, organized criminal networks thrive, partnering with armed groupds and terrorists to prey on the vulnerable - to prey on those who have already suffered far too much. We know what follows: sexual exploitation and sexual slavery, forced labour and child labour, human rights in tatters, conflict exploited and conflict sustained.”

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12. “The fullest response of each and every Member of the United Nations is needed, and I look forward to hearing the views of countries outside the Security Council shortly because, as we have heard so clearly, modern slavery is a global problem that extends far beyond the 15 countries represented at this table. It exists in nearly all societies, including my own. It does not respect borders or jurisdictions. It does not recognize the dignity or worth of the human person. It just sees opportunities to exploit and lives to destroy. Ifwe could hear the millions who are being coerced and exploited today, their unwavering message to us would be that we have simply not done enough and that we have shut our eyes and dulled our senses to a crime we hoped had been consigned to history. That is why the United Kingdom called this open debate.”

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13. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I should like to begin by thanking all four of our excellent briefers and by paying particular tribute to our civil society briefer, Ilwad Elman, for bringing home to us the devastating impact of trafficking and slavery in conflict. She gave voice to the 46 million men, women and children caught up in that tragedy across the world. I am glad that so many ministers are here today to hear that testimony, and I am grateful to them and to all Council members for their statements.”

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14. “I now give the floor to the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations and Member of President Trump's Cabinet.”

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15. “I thank Mr. Hyland for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to members of the Security Council. I remind them that they each have five minutes to make their statement. I give the floor the Minister of Families, Children and Women's Rights of France.”

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16. “I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. 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/2017/198, which contains a letter dated 7 March 2017 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General.”

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17. “Urmila Bhoola, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including its Causes and Consequences; Her Excellency Ms. Madina Jarbussynova, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings; His Excellency Ms. Joanne Adamson, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; Mr. Emmanuel Roux, Special Representative of the INTERPOL to the United Nations; Mr. Houtan Homayounpour, Senior Forced Labour Specialist, International Labour Organization; and Mr. Ashraf El Nour, Director, of the International Maritime Organization Office to the United Nations.”

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18. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ms. Ilwad Elman, of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre; and Mr. Kevin Hyland, Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner of the United Kingdom. Mr. Fedotov is joining today's meeting Via video- teleconference from Vienna, and Ms. Elman is joining via video-teleconference from Mogadishu. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following to participate in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Te'te Antonio, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations; Ms.”

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19. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Cote D'lvoire, the Czech Republic, Djibouti, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to participate in this meeting.”

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20. “I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, Ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. I would particularly like to thank the Secretary-General, all our briefers, all of our Ministers and all other speakers for their flexibility as we had to move the debate from yesterday to today because of the snowstorm. I am also extremely grateful to the Secretariat and to my own team for their innovative planning.”

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21. “For our part, the United Kingdom has increased its humanitarian aid to Yemen to $125 million, and in both 2015 and 2016 we helped more than a million Yemenis with food, medical supplies and clean water. Ultimately, however, it will remain difficult to address Yemen's humanitarian needs while the conflict is ongoing. We call on parties to engage meaningfully with the United Nations Special Envoy's proposals for peace, and to make progress towards a ceasefire and an enduring political settlement. The United Kingdom will continue to play a leading role in supporting his efforts to achieve that. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The meeting rose at 4.30pm.”

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22. “All parties need to ensure the continued facilitation of commercial and humanitarian imports and their onward distribution, while we must continue to support the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen in carrying its out crucial work. In tandem, we need to find ways to stabilize the banking sector and solve the liquidity crisis so that importers have the means and the funds to pay for foods and basic goods. Again, we need to step up our own efforts. Last year's United Nations appeal was funded to only 60 per cent; this year, it is only 6 per cent funded. We need to give generously so that that the Resident Coordinator has the resources he needs to tackle the crisis.”

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23. “Civilians are paying the highest price for the continuing conflict, so we urge all sides to facilitate safe access for the United Nations and non-governmental organizations to deliver vital, life-saving assistance. That means that all parties must uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law and do everything feasible to prevent civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, because the continued flow of commercial supplies into Yemen will be critical if we are to prevent famine. Eight-five per cent of Yemen's food needs over the past year have been met through commerical imports.”

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24. “If we act early and decisively, we can prevent a repeat of 2011, when more than a quarter of a million people died through famine. Again, we must all play our part. The United Kingdom is providing emergency food and safe drinking water to 1 million people, but more, much more, is needed. If we do not step up, others will. Al-Shabaab is poised to step into the breach left by any lack of national or international resources. If we abandon the people of Somalia, we risk reversing the political and security gains of the past four years by forcing them to turn towards Al-Shabaab in desperation. I therefore strongly urge other donors to come forward. In Yemen, the situation is equally grave.”

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25. “It is completely unacceptable that people in famine-affected areas such Mayardit are not receiving the food and medical supplies that could save their lives. These are exactly the messages that we need to keep sending at the highest levels, including at our upcoming meeting on South Sudan chaired by the British Foreign Secretary later this month. We need to match our messages with our money. The United Kingdom is the second-largest bilateral donor to South Sudan, but we cannot do it alone. We are matching our money with our deeds by strengthening the United Nations Mission in South Sudan by almost 400 peacekeepers, including military engineers and a field hospital. We call on others to follow suit. In Somalia, we have a crucial window to take action before the drought takes hold.”

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26. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I should like to begin by thanking Stephen for his briefing as well as for his initiative and stamina in confronting the toughest humanitarian challenges that the world presents, and through him may I pay tribute to all humanitarian workers responding to these humanitarian challenges, which are of a scale so unprecedented, so unacceptable that it is almost unimaginable. More than 20 million men, women and children risk starving to death in the next six months. That is equivalent to nearly the entire population of Australia - absolutely astounding in 2017. Let me focus briefly on South Sudan, Somalia and then Yemen. In South Sudan, we need to see the Government bring an overdue end to the fighting and improve humanitarian access.”

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27. “I thank Mr. O'Brien very much indeed for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Security Council. Before doing so, I thank Council members in the main for their timekeeping this morning. Again this afternoon the light will start flashing if representatives do not finish their statements within the five minutes, and, ifnecessary, I will use the gavel to encourage them. I give the floor to the representative of the Russian Federation, who called this meeting.”

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28. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. O'Brien.”

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29. “I now give the floor to Mr. Joao Pedro Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations.”

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30. “I thank the representatives of members of the Security Council for respecting the time limit, and I respectfully remind future speakers of the need to conclude their remarks within five minutes. If necessary, after the light begins to flash, I will use the gavel to stake the time. I give the floor to the representative of Germany.”

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31. “We are helping increase women's social, economic and political participation and supporting the Government of Afghanistan to reform its electoral system in order to improve the transparency and credibility of elections. We are helping fund institutions that empower Afghans to develop human rights monitoring capabilities, and we are providing training in international humanitarian law to combat abuses. We are doing so because the United Kingdom remains committed to helping the National Unity Government realize its constitutional and international human rights obligations. We will continue to support the Government of Afghanistan, local and international non- governmental organizations, civil society organizations and international partners to help make that a reality. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”

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32. “Legislation protecting the rights of the marginalized is in now in place, and Afghanistan's new Anti-Corruption Justice Centre held its first trial late last year in a fair and transparent manner. Those are significant steps. However, as we look to the future of Afghanistan, we should recognize that being better than 2001 is not the benchmark to which to aspire. We need to help Afghanistan build on the steps taken so far so that all Afghans can enjoy an even safer and more prosperous future in which human rights are a given and not in question. The United Kingdom is doing its part to ensure progress on a broad range of human rights challenges.”

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33. “I want to pay tribute to the continued sacrifice of the Afghan security forces as they perform that dangerous and unrelenting task. They have the United Kingdom's full support. As the coalition's lead on the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, we are proud to help train the next generation of Afghanistan's military leaders. Secondly, we must not lose focus on the pressing need to sustain progress on human rights in Afghanistan, as Ms. Samar so eloquently made clear. The human rights situation today is unrecognizable from that of 2001. Women now hold 28 per cent of parliamentary seats, which was something unthinkable under Taliban rule. For comparison's sake, in the United Kingdom that statistic is 29 per cent. Seven million children are now attending school, of whom more than 3 million are girls.”

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34. “As so much has already been said about the situation in Afghanistan, I am going to focus on just two core issues: the need to reduce the violence, and the ongoing priority of human rights. The recent abhorrent attacks underscore the pressing, immediate need for us all to work together to end the violence. The people of Afghanistan have suffered for too long. The human cost has simply been too high, and now, more than ever, a coordinated response is needed from the Afghan Government and society, the region and the international community. As we know all too well, the violence will only increase in the coming weeks as the winter weather retreats across most of the country. We must focus on achieving meaningful steps from all sides. That means tackling the terrorist sanctuaries, their funding and logistical support.”

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35. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing and for all of his and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's (UNAMA) work in Afghanistan. He has the United Kingdom's continued and full support. I also want to pay particular tribute to Ms. Samar, who is not only the first briefer from civil society of our presidency, but also the first-ever civil society briefer from Afghanistan to speak before the Security Council. It has taken 37 years of Afghanistan being on our agenda for this day to become a reality, and I look to future presidencies to make sure that it does not take another 37 years for it to happen again.”

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36. “I now give the floor to the members of the Security Council. I would like to remind all speakers that as per presidential note S/2010/507, the presidency encourages all speakers to conclude their remarks within five minutes. The red microphone light will flash to indicate when the five minutes is up, meaning that it is time for a delegation to wrap up its remarks. We have a full morning of speakers inscribed on the list and a busy afternoon as well, so if necessary I will use the gavel to respectfully encourage speakers to stick to the time limit.”

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37. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Joao Pedro Vale de Almeida, Head ofthe Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. 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/20l7/ 189, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. I now give the floor to Mr. Yamamoto.”

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38. “The situation in Afghanistan Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2017/189) The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Spain and Turkey 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: Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan; and Ms. Sima Samar, Chair ofthe Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission.”

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39. “We begin this meeting on Afghanistan with a tragic reminder of the ultimate price that too many have paid to help build the future of their country. I would like to ask that the Council observe a minute of silence in memory of all recent victims of terrorism in Afghanistan, including the victims of the attack on Kabul military hospital on Wednesday, which claimed more than 50 lives and left many more wounded. The members of the Security Council observed a minute ofsilence. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

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40. “I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at11.50 a.m.”

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41. “I thank Mr. Lauber for his briefing, as well as all three briefers for their respective briefings and for adhering to the time limit. The representative of Uruguay has asked for the floor to make a statement.”

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42. “I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/165, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on Burundi. I now give the floor to Mr. Benomar.”

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43. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Burundi 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: Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General; His Excellency Mr. Benjamin William Mkapa, East African Community Facilitator of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue and Former President of Tanzania; and His Excellency Mr. Jiirg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations, in his capacity as the Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. Mr. Mkapa will be joining the meeting Via video- teleconference from Entebbe. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

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44. “I thank the Deputy Secretary- General for her briefing. Traditionally in these briefings on Security Council missions it is just the co-leads who speak, but of course all Security Council members are entitled to request the floor. Several members have done so. Allow me to encourage those who have done so to be brief, given the agenda that we have ahead of us this morning.”

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45. “I thank the representative of France for his briefing. I give the floor for the very first time to the Deputy Secretary-General.”

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46. “I thank the representative of Senegal for his briefing and for his co-leadership of the visit. I now give the floor to the representative of France, who will inform us about the humanitarian situation.”

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47. “They showed a future that may be possible when the fighting ends. To achieve that reality, it is clear that there can be no military solution; only a comprehensive approach will bring stability and peace. And so let me reiterate that the United Kingdom will stand side by side with the region, with the four Governments that we visited and with the affected people in this effort. I resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to the representative of Senegal to focus on the root causes and longer-term development.”

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48. “We made clear the need for compliance with international human rights and humanitarian law by all actors in tackling the scourge of Boko Haram. That is essential to preventing mistreatment, including of detainees, as well as to building confidence among communities and counter radicalization. Let me close with this final reflection. Only yesterday, here in New York, I met three inspirational young women from Chibok who were attending an International Women's Day event at the United Nations. Far from being victims and far from being survivors, those women are now campaigners for education for women and girls in poverty. Despite everything they had endured and despite being caught up in the hell unleashed by Boko Haram, they are determined to look to the future. They showed what lies ahead.”

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49. “Boko Haram are down but not out, but make no mistake - their cruelty knows no bounds. It was clear that international support remains vital to this fight. We visited Operation Barkhane headquarters in D'Jamena, where we met French troops and were joined by members of the British and American military. Together, they are supporting the Multinational Joint Task Force, as well as the Nigerian military, through capacity-building, training and intelligence-sharing. We heard how further support was needed to enable better mobility and logistics in the fight. Women's participation and protection were a constant theme throughout the visit, and it was clear that women must be more involved in efforts to tackle Boko Haram, counter violent extremism and build peace. We also heard of the hundreds of Boko Haram defectors, including women and children.”

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50. “But amid the horror, we also heard of the bravery and commitment of the people of the region as they try to bring stability and security back to the Lake Chad basin. We heard chapters from a success story on its way to completion, and stories from the Multinational Joint Task Force of liberating 20,000 hostages and successfully winning back territory that will act as future homes for the people of the region. But the story is not over. Security is not yet entrenched; it is fragile in too many places. Force commanders and generals outlined continued attacks. Suicide bombings and improvised explosive devices are still far too common. And Boko Haram's tactics are getting more barbaric - mothers turned into suicide bombers with infants strapped to them in addition to their bombs.”

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