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“The delegation of Senegal participated actively in the negotiations in a constructive spirit and accordingly proposed amendments aimed at making the text clearer with a View to ensuring that innocent parties do not fall victim to collective punishment for crimes that are a matter of individual responsibility. The delegation of Senegal would have therefore liked the resolution to take into account the sometimes difficult situations faced by States concerned with regard to carrying out investigations and enquiries. My delegation regrets that several of the concerns we voiced with a view to making the text more balanced were not reflected in the resolution.”
2016-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7643 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seek (Senegal) (spoke in French): I thank the United States delegation for having taken the initiative of submitting to the Security Council the text of resolution 2272 (2016), which we have just adopted, concerning cases of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations peacekeeping personnel and external forces authorized by the Council. As a troop- and police-contributing country and in accordance with its international commitments to peacekeeping and respect for international humanitarian law and international human rights law, Senegal naturally voted in favour of the resolution.”
2016-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7643 (2016) · source
“Once again, we thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and offer him the full support of the delegation of Senegal in his very complex and sensitive task, in the hope that the resolution we have just adopted will make his task less difficult when the inter-Syrian negotiations resume on 7 March.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“That is why the delegation of Senegal calls on the parties concerned to fully respect the cessation of hostilities in order to strengthen other confidence-building measures aimed at achieving a ceasefire throughout Syria with the support of the international community. In addition to the exchange of information in the framework of the task force, Senegal awaits with interest specific proposals on the monitoring mechanisms which the Secretary-General is to submit to the Security Council. In the light of all this and the need to support the actions of the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and to send a strong message to the parties responsible for one of the gravest humanitarian tragedies of our time, my country decided to give its full support to resolution 2268 (2016).”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“We welcome the fact that the resolution reiterates the priority of prusing the fight against terrorism and that, in that context, the cessation of hostilities will not apply to the terrorist groups identified by the United Nations, such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the Al-Nusra Front, in conformity with resolution 2254 (2015). Bearing in mind the recent positive steps forward made in the delivery of humanitarian assistance to besieged and hard-to-access areas, we are also pleased to note that the resolution proposes a broad actions to respond to this dimension, particularly the facilitation of humanitarian access under the International Syria Support Group task force, as well as unimpeded access to all parts of Syria, particularly in areas listed in the text.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“We welcome the spirit of cooperation shown by the co-Chairs of the International Syria Support Group - the United States of America and the Russian Federation - in the drafting of the resolution, which certainly represents a glimmer of hope, however tenuous, for the beleaguered Syrian people, who no longer know where to turn. The resolution is concise in that it pertains to the terms by which the cessation of hostilities is to be observed. It is now past midnight in Damascus, and we hope that the ceasefire will be effective and open up the way for other confidence-building measures as part of the political process in Syria.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): The delegation of Senegal would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing on the Syrian issue, which has taken up so much of your presidency in the month of February. My delegation also thanks Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his briefing. In voting in favour of resolution 2268 (2016), submitted by the American and Russian delegations, my delegations has once again evidenced its commitment and contribution to the arduous search for a comprehensive, lasting solution to the terrible Syrian tragedy in its humanitarian, security and political dimensions.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7634 (2016) · source
“Once again, on behalf of the delegation of Senegal, I would like to reiterate our congratulations to you, Mr. President, and take this opportunity to pay tribute to the leadership that you, Sir, have demonstrated, and which honours your country. I would like to take this opportunity to also wish good luck to the delegation of Angola, which will take the helm in March. I assure it the full support of the Senegalese delegation.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7633 (2016) · source
“Senegal welcomes the reasserted commitment of the Security Council to support the countries neighbouring Senegal, including, Guinea Bissau, in terms of reconstruction and peacebuilding. The third lesson that I would like to underscore is that the work we have undertaken this month shows the importance of a strong and ongoing commitment by the Security Council to taking bold initiatives in many crises and encouraging positive momentum with a View to resolving them. It is under your presidency, Sir, that the Council decided to visit West Africa, which will take place next week with a visit to Mali, a neighbouring country of Senegalm to Guinea-Bissau and to Senegal to take account of things with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Office of the Secretary-General and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7633 (2016) · source
“African issues also received attention: Somalia, the Sudan, South Sudan, Mali and the Central African Republic, as well as the situation in Guinea-Bissau, on which our Council has just unanimously adopted resolution 2267 (2016). Mr. President, you were able, through recourse to the values and cultural wealth of your country, to organize a concert by the Venezuelan philharmonic orchestra, showing that the Security Council is made up of States and peoples with shared values. Coming back to the statement by our friend Matthew of the United Kingdom on the issue of interactivity, transparency and results-oriented actions, I believe that the many other topics that were raised yesterday when we discussed the North Korean nuclear issue and the appointment of the prosecutor of the Residual Mechanism are examples of transparency.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7633 (2016) · source
“Under the presidency of Venezuela, the Security Council has been able to focus its attention on very urgent matters such as the situations in Syria and Yemen and the Korean nuclear issue, but above all we were able to cast light on long-standing but key conflicts such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the tragic situation in Palestine. Mr. President, through the skilful use of the procedures and the agenda of the Security Council, you were able to raise such important issues as the question of the sanctions regime, the role of the Council in improving the peacebuilding architecture and the methods of work of the Security Council.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7633 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): On behalf of the entire Senegalese delegation, it is my pleasure to convey, through you, to the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela our warmest congratulations on a very rich and productive presidency of the Security Council during this, the shortest month of the year, February. It was rich and productive in terms of the number of open meetings and closed consultations, the diversity of the issues debated and the results achieved. The positive report that you, Sir, havejust presented means that I shall not need to touch on a good number of questions. I shall limit myself to recalling the numerous presidential statements, elements to the press and resolutions, which are testimony to our work under your presidency.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7633 (2016) · source
“The resolution also launches an appeal - which I should like to repeat here - to bilateral, regional and international partners to provide support to ECOWAS in order to renew the mandate of ECOMIB, above all in order to finance it. I should solemnly like to call on the Security Council and all bilateral partners to facilitate and support the mobilization of assistance to Guinea-Biassau at this crucial time in its history, first The meeting rose at 10.10 am, and foremost in the interests ofthe civilian population.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7632 (2016) · source
“Through the resolution, we welcome the non-interference by the defence and security forces in the political arena, as well as the peaceful behaviour of the population of Guinea-Bissau. The Council also welcomes the steps taken by the President of Senegal in his capacity as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Guinean President, the ECOWAS Mediator for Guinea- Bissau, and the Special Envoy ofthe Nigerian President and all other interlocutors in the search for a peaceful solution to the impasse in the country. The resolution also welcomes the efforts ofECOWAS to achieve peace, security and sustainable development, in particular through the efforts of the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea- Bissau (ECOMIB).”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7632 (2016) · source
“It also expresses the Council's full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, whose mandate has been extended, as well as that of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau until 28 February 2017. More specifically, the Council once again expresses its concerns about the ongoing political and institutional tensions among the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament and political leaders, which has significantly slowed the reforms under way. In that context, the resolution emphasizes the need to respect democratic principles, the separation of powers and the rule of law, as well as the importance of national reconciliation, an inclusive dialogue, good governance, justice and the fight against impunity.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7632 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): I would like to say how pleased I am that my delegation was given the honour and the privilege of sponsoring resolution 2267 (2016), which the Security Council has just adopted unanimously. On behalf of the entire Senegalese delegation, I should like to thank all the members of the Council and to express our gratitude for members' cooperation and constructive contributions in the course of the negotiations that led to this resolution. I would especially like to thank the experts, who displayed a spirit of consensus and determination during the negotiations. The resolution we have just adopted takes note of the report (S/20l6/l4l) of the Secretary-General on Guinea-Bissau dated 12 February.”
2016-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7632 (2016) · source
“In an effort to integrate the women and peace and security agenda, and in recognition of the importance of the presence of some of the countries of West Africa on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission, the countries of the region, with the support of the United Nations, adopted in 2010 the Dakar Declaration on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in West Africa, as well as a related regional plan of action.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to launch an appeal for better implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), which reaffirms the crucial role played by women in peacebuilding as active participants in all stages of conflict prevention, the settlement of disputes, peacebuilding and development. Women are an asset for peace and reconciliation and should be better integrated into peacebuilding processes. The success achieved in bringing women on board in the rebuilding processes in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Rwanda should guide us to mainstream and strengthen those practices in all countries.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“Given that all of the six countries on the Commission's agenda are in Africa, it would only be logical to strengthen the partnership between the African Union and the Peacebuilding Commission, in particular with regard to development, by considering the nature and challenges of peacebuilding in Africa and by ensuring a rational sharing of the tasks and roles involved in providing support to the relevant countries and a better structured dialogue on the best way for the PBC to support the countries already receiving support from the Organization in that regard.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“The principle of national ownership should guide all peacebuilding efforts, so as to ensure that there is better harmony among the offers of assistance and the goals in national peacebuilding plans, because it is up to the country concerned itself to define its priorities. The Peacebuilding Commission cannot do it for countries. We must also attach due importance to strengthening cooperation between the Peacebuilding Commission and regional organizations, in particular the African Union.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“Furthermore, my delegation supports the recommendation of the Advisory Group of Experts that the General Assembly consider adopting measures to ensure that basic financing amounting to $100 million, which symbolically represents about 1 per cent of the entire United Nations budget for peacekeeping operations, be earmarked for peacebuilding on an annual basis. It would be drawn from contributions under the Organization's regular budget. The experience of Guinea-Bissau also demonstrates the need to rebuild confidence among various national stakeholders and make the restoration of confidence one of the national priorities in the peacebuilding process.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“Countries in the process of peacebuilding need resources to finance projects that can create wealth and jobs, in particular for young people and women, who have a key role to play in the economic and social recovery of the impacted countries. According to the report of the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture, the Peacebuilding Fund is simply insufficient to create, by itself, the necessary impact and is far from achieving its goal of being a catalyst for the flow of more significant resources from other sources.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“To address the existing gaps in the area of peacebuilding, three fundamental aspects within the framework of the review - namely, financing, national ownership and cooperation with regional organizations - should capture our attention. While countries emerging from conflict are in need of long- term and considerable financing, we have found that such financing remains limited, unpredictable and difficult to mobilize.In order to ensure that peace is lasting, security must go hand in hand with development. Lessons drawn from the peacebuilding processes in Africa, in particular in Guinea-Bissau, give us a full idea of how important that is.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“In that regard, my delegation would particularly like to emphasize the importance of providing greater impetus to the interaction between the Security Council and the PBC. We are of the view that the Council should allow the PBC to play its advisory role in a more extensive manner through more frequent recourse to its services, in particular in the areas of advice, awareness-raising and resource mobilization. Such a comprehensive approach should also result in the development of an integrated strategy that combines several fields, including security, sustainable development, human rights, including gender equality, and the rule of law.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“That is symptomatic of the gap between the declared ambition and the actual interest that we accord to peacebuilding. That is the reason that the delegation of Senegal calls for the development of a more voluntary, consistent and comprehensive approach, so as to break up the silos that have led to fragmentation in United Nations system's actions and efforts. The efforts to ensure better coordination and consistency in our actions should go hand in hand with more dynamic interaction among the PBC, the main bodies of the United Nations and the funds and programmes, as well as with international, regional and local partners. It is only in that manner that we will manage to strengthen synergies and ensure that there is better impact on the ground.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“Those tools have certainly allowed us, inter alia, to integrate the development dimension into the management of post-conflict situations. Nonetheless, we note that such United Nations endeavours to assist the countries in need to extricate themselves from war and move towards lasting peace have not yet reached their full potential. That is why Senegal welcomes with great interest the report of the Advisory Group of Experts (see S/2015/490), which sheds light on the challenges as well as the measures to be taken to fill the gaps. One of the salient points of the report of the Advisory Group of Experts is that peacebuilding has been relegated to a peripheral activity. It does not enjoy sufficient financing and comes in only after the fact and in a fragmented manner.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“Boutros Boutros-Ghali - at that time Secretary-General of the United Nations - who has recently left us and to whom we would like to once again pay heartfelt tribute, defined post-conflict peacebuilding as "action to identify and support structures which will tend to strengthen and solidify peace in order to avoid a relapse into conflict" (S/24IJI, para. 21). Although at that time peacebuilding was understood first and foremost in terms of military demobilization and political transition, the peacebuilding agenda and activities have continued to grow increasingly important and complex since then, with, in particular, the 1995 publication of Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali's supplement to "An Agenda for Peace" (S/1995/1) and, more significantly, with the implementation in 2005 of the Peacebuilding Commission architecture.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“My delegation is pleased that this review has coincided with the full review of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, as well as the review of the implementation of the Security Council resolution on women and peace and security. The Organization must fully draw upon the singular opportunity offered by those reviews, which are so closely linked, so as to reorient our actions and strategies for a more coordinated and consistent approach and effectively tackle the numerous challenges to international peace and security. The prevention of any return to war and the commitment to building peace in the long term so as to lastingly rehabilitate societies emerging from conflict were the basis for the concept and goal of creating the United Nations peacekeeping architecture. As early as in 1992, in "An Agenda for Peace", Mr.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): I thank the President of the Security Council for having taken the initiative to organize this open debate on the theme, "Post-conflict peacebuilding, review of the peacebuilding architecture", and for also having provided a valuable concept note (S/2016/ 104, annex) to guide our discussion. Allow me also to thank and congratulate the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Macharia Kamau; his predecessor in that eminent endeavour, Ambassador Olof Skoog; the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission and former Chair of the PBC, Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota; as well as the Chair of the Advisory Group of Experts on the Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal, for their significant contributions.”
2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source
“During the meeting held on 12 February, the Committee members stressed the importance of South Sudan and the regional States implementing the travel ban and assets freeze imposed by the Security Council against six individuals starting on 1 July 2015. For their part, the invited delegations provided their views on the findings and recommendations contained in the final report.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“With regard to the Committeee's consideration of the proposed actions in connection with the Panel's four recommendations, three of which were directed to the Committee, no consensus was reached on the proposed actions regarding the four recommendations. As I briefly mentioned in the discussion under the item "Other matters" during the Committee's consultations on 14 January, it is my intenation to visit South Sudan and several States of the region in the early part of this year. I will inform the members of the Committee of the details of my planned visit in due course. During the 14 January consultations, I also expressed my intention to convene a formal meeting of the Committee with the representatives of South Sudan and the regional States in connection with the Panel's final report.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“In its fourth and final recommendation, the Panel proposed that the Committee invite all humanitarian actors participating in the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism and in the Gender-based Violence Information Management System in South Sudan to collaborate with the Panel in order to identify perpetrators of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. With regard to the Committee's consideration of the Panel's report of 14 January, the ensuing discussion was lively. The Panel heard many comments and responded to many questions, particularly those relating to its four recommendations.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“In its third recommendation the Panel suggested that the Committee call on companies engaged in business activities in South Sudan, especially in the oil and natural resource sectors, to adhere to the principles of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and to abide by the due diligence guidelines established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in order to reinforce the implementation of the provisions of chapter IV of the August 2015 peace Agreement, in particular those regarding transparency. The Panel noted in its response to questions during the presentation of the report that some actors in the oil sector in South Sudan were already paying due attention to these guidelines in other countries.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“The Panel determined that such an arms embargo was not a punitive measure, but was in fact essential to the stabilization of the security situation in the country, and that the lifting of the embargo could therefore be tied to progress in the implementation of the peace Agreement in order to provide an incentive for the parties.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“In that connection, on 12 January the Panel conveyed to the Committee a confidential annex with the names of four individuals. During his briefing on 14 January, the Coordinator noted that there was clear and convincing evidence that the majority of acts of violence committed in the course of the war had been carried out under the direction of or with the knowledge of senior officials at the highest level of Government and within the opposition. In its second recommendation, the Panel reiterated the proposal, set out in its interim report, that the Council impose a general arms embargo on South Sudan.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“The Panel also reported that no commanders overseeing the violation of human rights abuses had been investigated or punished by the Government. The Panel further noted that its findings about the nature of the violence during the war and the responsibility for that violence perpetrated by both sides was consistent with the findings of the African Union Commission of Inquiry. With respect to the Panel's four recommendations, in its first recommendation the Panel proposed that, in order to achieve the Council's goal of an inclusive and sustainable peace in the South Sudan, the Committee should designate high-level decision-makers responsible for actions and policies that threaten the peace, security and stability of the country and who have the power and influence to change the course of the war.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“In doing so, the Panel insisted that those who planned and oversaw major military operations may not have ordered each and every human rights violation, but that does not absolve them from their responsibility under the internationally accepted standard of command responsibility, and especially since the violations were systematically and continuously perpetrated, and no action was taken to investigate them or punish those responsible. The Panel determined that the complex, multi-pronged military operations in Unity state and elsewhere would not have been possible without careful planning, particularly of logistics, from headquarters in Juba, and without the approval of the most senior leadership of the Government.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“The Panel indicated that in investigating the acts that the Council had defined in resolution 2206 (2015) as grounds for sanctions - such as acts intended to extend or prolong the conflict, violations of ceasefire agreements, violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, deliberate attacks against civilians and against the United Nations missions and humanitarian personnel - it focused its attention on those who planned and oversaw major military operations, namely, those who held strategic and operational responsibility for the military.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“The definition states that command responsibility not only includes the planning and execution of violations, but also extends to the failure to prevent or punish those acts when the commander knew or had reason to know that his subordinates had committed or were likely to commit those acts.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“Soumare, were severely limited owing to the obstructive measures constantly taken by the parties, with at least 450 violations of the status offorces agreement having been committed by the Government and several dozen similar acts committed by opposition groups since March 2015. The Panel of Experts also reported that 43 humanitarian workers had been killed since the war began in late 2013. Fourthly, the Panel based its investigations to determine the command responsibility on the definition contained in Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, to which South Sudan is a party.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“Based on those and other developments, the Panel of Experts saw no reason to believe that the Government or the opposition had made a strategic commitment to peace. Thirdly, with regard to the humanitarian situation, the Panel stressed that the relentless war carried out by the parties had created an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster. More than 2.3 million people - one-fifth ofthe population - had been displaced since December 2013. Over 3.9 million people are facing severe food insecurity and the obstruction of the flow of humanitarian aid is still widespread and systematic. The operations of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, which we have just heard about from Mr.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“Secondly, with regard to the political process, the Panel's final report underscores that, as of mid-December 2015, progress towards the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity had been minimal. In the Panel's assessment, even the tentative steps taken by the parties to implement the peace Agreement of August 2015 had been offset by a number of adverse factors, including the absence of a ceasefire, the intensification of intercommunal violence in some regions, the lack ofverifiable progress on the demilitarization of Juba, and the Government's decision to create 28 new states in the country, despite the request of the Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, former President of Botswana Festus Mogae, who we have just heard, to refrain from pursuing the restructuring of the country.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“Both parties were consistently violating the permanent ceasefire provided for by the peace Agreement, with particularly high levels of violence in Unity and Western Equatoria states. In mid-January, the Panel of Experts observed that, although a lull in the violence had been noted in some areas, including Upper Nile, violence between the communal forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army had intensified in Western Equatoria state and flared up in other regions, particularly in Western Bahr el-Ghazal. According to the Panel, both parties continued to acquire weapons and military equipment, even after signing the peace Agreement and despite the worsening humanitarian crisis, considerable economic pressures and a significant decline in Government revenues.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“In its final report, which was conveyed to the Committee on 24 December and in the presentation of the report to the Committee on 14 January, the Panel of Experts provided an overview of the security situation, the political process and the humanitarian situation, each of which I will briefly touch upon. The Panel also described in detail the chain of command and control within the Government and the opposition, which underpinned its findings in establishing the command responsibility for the actions and policies that, in the Council's View, are grounds for designation. First, with regard to the current security situation, the Panel's final report states that, as of mid-December 2015, the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict, which was signed in August 2015, had failed to an end the violence.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seek (Senegal) (spoke in French): I have the honour to brief the members of the Council in my capacity as Chair ofthe Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan. In my briefing, I will present the main findings and recommendations set out in the final report ofthe Panel of Experts (S/20l6/70), which was submitted to the Committee on 14 January, as well as the results of the Committee members' consideration of its conclusions and recommendations. I will also briefly the discuss the deliberations that took place on 12 February on the report of the Panel of Experts and on the status of the implementation of sanctions during the Committee's third official meeting, held with the representatives of South Sudan and the States of the region.”
2016-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7628 (2016) · source
“We are now seeing positive signs, particularly with regard to the electoral process and the progressive return of Somali expatriates - who are investing and believing in the future of their country - all of which are elements that merit the support of the international community. Lastly, to in conclusion, I would like to express to you, Sir, how pleased the delegation of Senegal is to participate at your side and, especially during the open debate on the protection of civilians, which remains the very essence of the commitment of Senegalese troops in theatres of operation as they try to bring about security throughout the world. I assure you of the full cooperation of the Senegalese delegation on that issue. We also eagerly await the Venezuelan presidency,”
2016-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7616 (2016) · source
“That leads me to reiterate the overriding need to effectively implement the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel with a view to a pre-emptive holistic approach, which is the only approach capable of reaching lasting solutions. As we have heard at length, that applies to the situation in the Middle East, on which I will not dwell. With regard to the Horn of Africa and the difficult situation in Somalia, on which we held rather intense consultations yesterday, I would like to relaunch the appeal that I made then for the international community, individual States and international organizations to continue their financial support at this critical moment in Somalia's history.”
2016-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7616 (2016) · source
“The same can be said of the formation of a national accord Government in Libya and of the positive events that we have seen driven by the Cypriot, Greek and Turkish communities with the view to resuming peace negotiations, with the support of the United Nations. Those significant advances on the path to peace, however, must not hide the sad reality that millions of civilians are living in disarray Africa and in the Middle East. In that respect, allow me to dwell on several of those situations. The litany of terrorist attacks that occurred this month shows the acuity if not the scale of a phenomenon against which we continue to fight untiringly, but it also represents the greatest threat to our security and the ideals that constitute a model world.”
2016-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7616 (2016) · source
“Another example of the positive results coming out of your presidency, Sir, was the unanimous co-sponsoring and adoption of resolution 2261 (2016), through which the Council, following the request on the part of the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, decided to create a special political mission to monitor the peace process under way and the surrendering of weapons, after the conclusion of a final agreement to a conflict that has lasted nearly 50 years. That mission reflects the commitment of the parties to negotiated solutions and attests to the immense hope invested in the United Nations, which the Senegalese delegation strives to maintain.”
2016-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7616 (2016) · source
“The report of the Regional Office for West and Central Africa illustrates how, through preventive, proactive and better coordinated diplomacy and with the support of the United Nations, regional and subregional organizations can make conflict prevention a reality. From Nigeria to Togo to Burkina Faso to the Republic of Guinea and to Cote d'Ivoire, successful elections have attested to the continued and tenacious engagement on the part of the Economic Community of West African States - which my country has the honour of chairing - and the ideals of peace, democracy, liberty and the rule of law. That positive impetus deserves to be supported and strengthened with a View to future elections in many countries in the subregion.”
2016-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7616 (2016) · source