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first: 2016-02-15
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“Nonetheless, we lament the lack ofprogress in the peace process between the Government and the Taliban, as it continues to have an adverse impact on the country's continually deteriorating security situation, in particular in provinces in the south, north and north-east of the country where fighting persists. In an environment of frequent terrorist attacks, we are reassured nonetheless by the presence and efforts of international forces fighting against terrorist groups, in particular the Taliban and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The human rights and the humanitarian situations remain of concern due to ongoing insecurity, as reflected by the increase in the number of civilian victims, including women and children who continue to pay a high price.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“At the political level, we welcome efforts towards a rapprochement between the country's two leaders, President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah through constructive dialogue to improve their working relationship. Similarly, progress made in implementing the peace agreement between Hizb- international Islami (Gulbuddin) and the Government, as well as the launch of the electoral reform process and the good management and smooth functioning of upcoming elections, not to mention the Afghan Government's efforts to combat drug trafficking with new legislation, should be welcomed.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“The security situation in Afghanistan remains of concern, with deadly terrorist attacks like that carried out on 10 January in Kandahar, which killed 15 civilians, including six diplomats of the United Arab Emirates, and the attack carried out on 8 March i International Women's Day - on a military hospital in Kabul, claiming more than 40 victims. On behalf of my delegation, I take this opportunity to strongly condemn indiscriminate terrorist attacks that take the lives of thousands of innocent people. That tragedy serves to remind us that despite the progress made, in particular to promote political dialogue and national cohesion, the country still faces major political, security, economic and humanitarian challenges.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Sima Samar, Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, as well as our colleague, Ambassador Saikal, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Kairat Umarov, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan, and his entire team for the excellent work they have been conducting at the helm of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) since January 2017.”
2017-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7896 (2017) · source
“Researchers have shown us how stakeholders in the Lake Chad basin - using traditional knowledge, biodiversity and the genetic resources of their land - could use new technologies in order to feed themselves, transform production and create added value; in a word, how to develop while safeguarding their ecosystem. The great hope aroused by our visit, both among the populations and the Governments, can therefore become a reality.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Lastly, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has carried out a study on joint efforts with regard to Lake Chad, which I found very useful, entitled The Future Is An Ancient Lake. The report points out that many traditional practices in the Lake Chad basin could be useful in overcoming the challenges faced by the region owing to natural effects as well as human activity, including intensive agriculture. The reports refers to the importance of such practices as a good foundation upon which to develop a new ways of undertaking agriculture, grazing and sustainable fishing, all in the framework of a new ecosystem approach aimed at the integrated conservation of land, water and living resources, thereby ensuring equitable use and preservation. That is precisely what is called for in the Convention on Biological Diversity.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, I should like to underscore that all of those efforts will be for naught unless Lake Chad is saved by raising the water level, either through plentiful rainfall in the long term or, as was explained to us, by diverting water from elsewhere. That can be done, as we say in Senegal, by way of hydro-diplomacy, namely, inter-State cooperation in order to fairly and jointly manage trans-border water resources, just as has been done for more than 40 years by Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal in the framework of the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River, and as done by the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau and Senegal through the Gambia River Basin Development Organization.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“That would also contribute to efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate women, children and youth, as the President just mentioned. At our meeting at the Abuja headquartes of ECOWAS, which included officials of that organization and the Secretary-General of ECCAS, we received a briefing on the draft comprehensive strategy developed jointly by those two organizations, which is aligned with the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. An interregional ECOWAS/ECCAS summit is being prepared for the adoption of the draft strategy, which will include neighbouring countries from the Lake Chad basin, namely, Nigeria and Cameroon. As part of the analysis, it is important to include the maritime aspect of the counter-terrorism fight, as well as efforts to combat crime.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The Security Council should also fully utilize the conclusions of the joint visit in February by the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel and the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa to the four countries of the Lake Chad basin, including the recommendations on strengthening judicial and police cooperation capacities, especially mutual legal instruments on assistance in the areas of prisoner extradition and transfer. It is also an issue of adopting a common strategy to properly address the matter of persons who have repented and turned themselves into the authorities, one that duly includes norms of international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Countries, such as those of the Lake Chad basin, that contribute to the critical stability and security of the region therefore have the right to enjoy the benefits in terms of financial, logistical, and technical support, as well as in equipment and training adapted to highly asymmetric threats. We must also recall that two members of the Multinational Joint Task Force, Chad and the Niger, also belong to the Group of Five Sahel, which is another important subregional initiative to fight terrorist organizations operating in North and East Africa, particularly in Libya and northern Mali.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“The Governments and the peoples of those countries have moved quickly to pool their resources to more effectively fight terrorists and organized crime. The establishment and operationalization of the Multinational Joint Task Force are a striking example of such cooperation and is extremely important to the world mobilization against that international scourge. These countries have a right to and fully deserve the decisive support of the international community, beginning with the Security Council. A question was put to us during our visit as to why the Security Council takes so long to adopt resolutions that would help those countries. I have no easy answer to that question, but one banker even suggested that security, in its broadest understanding, should henceforth be considered to be a world public good.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“A platform to manage it all must be established, taking the priorities of Governments into account, particularly when they have prepared their own development programmes pursuant to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals, the African Union Agenda 2063, and the economic agendas of the regional economic communities to which the countries belong - the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the Niger and Nigeria, and Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) for Cameroon and Chad. In the security sector, the Security Council must strongly encourage and support the countries of the Lake Chad basin and their neighbours in their outstanding, high-profile efforts to combat terrorism in West and Central Africa.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Our work with the Secretary-General is proceeding apace, although the available funding is drying up at the regional and international levels and remains dramatically insufficient to meet needs in all sectors. The small amount that has been announced and included in the budget is being spent effectively, but Governments, the humanitarian agencies and civil society organizations often appeal to the same donors. It is therefore important to identify and mobilize other sources of international financing, and above all domestic funding, by increasing contributions from the private sector, foundations and charitable organizations.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Throughout our visit, we affirmed the need to focus on everything from humanitarian issues to development. We need significant coordination at various levels between United Nations organs, specialized agencies, financial and technical partners, as well as subregional coordination within the States members of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and intergovernmental coordination at the national level, with contributions from the private sector and civil society. We look forward with interest to the contributions to be made by the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary- General with respect to coordination in that area. The Security Council should strengthen its exchnages with the other organs, in particular the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“There has also been a population explosion in the context of deteriorating environmental conditions and endemic poverty and unemployment. These factors complicate efforts to exploit the demographic transition that would make optimal use of the demographic dividend. Moreover, the countries of the region are suffering cruelly from the economic and financial effects of the fall in commodity prices, including that of oil, on which those countries' budgets rely heavily. When we add to that the pernicious effects of cross-border crime; the traffic in drugs, arms, human beings and cultural goods; the growing number of clandestine migratory flows and cybercrime, we can assess the full scope of the challenges to that key region of the Sahelo- Saharan region. What, then, are the region's long-term prospects?”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“President, the visit was not only timely but also essential, given the extent to which the multidimensional crisis affecting that strategic part of the African continent has been neglected and even forgotten, as we attempt to redress today. As you, Sir, addressed the security dimension and Ambassador Delattre will address the human dimension, I shall focus on the part of our visit that was my purview - the deep-rooted causes of the crisis and long-term solutions. All with whom we met from the Governments and the populace - including technical and financial partners, humanitarian actors and civil society representatives, pointed to the lack of education, training, sustainable development and resilience to the combined effects of climate change and global warming, which lie at the heart of the crisis we all wish to see resolved.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): On behalf of the delegation of Senegal, I should like at the outset to warmly congratulate you, Sir, on the United Kingdom's assumption to the presidency of the Council for this month. You may rest assured of our support and full cooperation. We also deeply thank the Governments and the peoples of the four countries that we visited: Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria. I congratulate Ms. Amina Mohammed and wish her every success in her new functions as Deputy Secretary- General, which she assumed in March, including at yesterday's commemoration of International Women's Day. I welcome this meeting to discuss the Security Council's historic visit from 2 to 7 March to the Lake Chad region, with successive stops in Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria. As you rightly said, Mr.”
2017-03-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7894 (2017) · source
“My delegation is also waiting with great interest for the presentation in the coming 12 months by the Counter-Terrorism Committee of a progress report on the implementation of the important resolution just adopted.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Moreover, the Counter-Terrorism Committee, which is already doing outstanding work through its Executive Directorate in cooperation with the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force, should continue to provide technical assistance to affected States in order to help them strengthen their capacity to protect critical infrastructure and vulnerable public spaces. In conclusion, my delegation would like to point out that, for the implementation of the resolution we have just adopted to be effective, it must be consistent with previously adopted Council resolutions in the framework of the fight against terrorism, in particular resolutions 2178 (2014), 2253 (2015) and 2322 (2016). Hence, it should be part of a more comprehensive United Nations global anti-terrorism strategy.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In that regard, I would mention the report of the United Nations assessment mission on the impact of the Libyan crisis on the Sahel region, carried out in December 2011 (see S/2012/42), in which the circulation of a large number of weapons and ammunition in the region was noted, in particular rocket launchers. Such smuggled weapons constitute a real threat to the security and stability of the Sahelo-Saharan region. It is therefore essential to avoid having Africa become the weak link in preventive efforts to protect and secure critical infrastructure. On that point, the delegation of Senegal welcomes and strongly supports the effective implementation of paragraph 9 of the resolution that we have just adopted.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“At the subregional level, a cooperation agreement was signed on 24 March 2016 by the relevant Ministers of Senegal, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso in order to pool the efforts of those countries; strengthen cooperative relations among their security services and establish unity of action through the harmonization of national counter-terrorism legislation and border surveillance; and ensure the authenticity of travel documents in accordance with regional agreements concerning the movement of persons. Over the past few years, West Africa has seen an increase in terrorist attacks and criminal cyberattacks.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In the maritime and ports sphere, I wish to point out that Senegal is a signatory to most of the international instruments mentioned by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, including the Yaounde process, the Djibouti Code of Conduct and the African Charter on Maritime Security, Safety and Development, adopted in October 2016 in Lome.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“In the area of aviation, in accordance with the provisions the relevant texts adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization, which stipulate that each State is responsible for the effective implementation of all safety measures aimed at protecting civil aviation against illegal attacks, Senegal has for several years implemented a broad programme aimed at enhancing civil-aviation security in the country and in its airspace. That policy has led the national assembly to adopt a new civil aviation code through an act of4 May 2015 and to establish aircraft regulations aimed at ensuring the full implementation of security procedures and measures.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“The delegation of Senegal thinks that it is very important to establish and strengthen public-private partnerships at the national, regional and international levels with all stakeholders, in terms of sharing information, experience and even intelligence, as well as operational coordination, the securing of supply lines and border control. I would like to recall that Senegal has established a framework for the exchange of sensitive information with other States with a view to coping more effectively with the emergence of new threats and attempts at illicit actions using aircraft ortargeting airports or port infrastructure.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“On that point my delegation welcomes the unanimous adoption this morning of resolution 2341 (2017), which constitutes, without a doubt, an important step forward in the international community's efforts in the face of such emerging threats to international peace and security. Given the interconnected nature of civilian infrastructure, which only serves to heighten its vulnerability, constant vigilance and awareness - bearing in mind the specificities of the geopolitical environment and context of each country and region - is crucial.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Our discussion this morning affords us an opportunity to continue our strategic analysis of the ways and means to properly identify and better prevent the risks linked to such threats and, at the same time, to measure the reliability, resilience and vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the face of terrorist attacks that could lead to incalculable catastrophe. Because extremist groups have increasingly targeted civilian infrastructure in their efforts to maximize civilian casualties, such infrastructure should be given priority in terms of surveillance and protection in order to preserve the continued operation of human communities and enterprises, while also guaranteeing national security and public safety in countries that are targeted or attacked.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to convey the sincere gratitude of the Senegalese delegation to the Ukrainian presidency for having taken the initiative to organize this important debate on a topic of proven relevance. The briefings of this morning made by Ms. Viotti, Mr. Stock, Mr. Rao and Mr. Trelawny have given us a clear idea of the issues under consideration, and I would like, on behalf of the delegation of Senegal, to warmly thank and congratulate them. I recall that in September 2016 we held an open debate concerning aviation security in the face of terrorist attacks (see S/PV.7775). We also held two Arria Formula meetings in November, one of which was organized by Ukraine on the topic of critical infrastructure. The other, on the issue of cybersecurity, was co-organized by Senegal and Spain.”
2017-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7882 (2017) · source
“Senegal, as a State of the region, therefore thanks all members of the Security Council for their support for and solidarity with the efforts of ECOWAS and the African Union to overcome the attempt to usurp the will of the sovereign people of The Gambia, democratically expressed on 1 December 2016. In that regard, I must stress the appeal made today by President Adama Barrow to the international community, and in particular ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations, to help ensure respect for the sovereign will of the people of The Gambia. In the light of all I have said, the Senegalese delegation calls on all Council members to vote unanimously in favour of the draft resolution before us.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“In this regard, we welcome the joint communique issued by the United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the conclusion of the ceremony, thereby strengthening the united approach that had consistently prevailed in the management of this issue. Senegal takes this opportunity to express its full gratitude to the international community for its unwavering support and firmness, which led to this outcome. The draft resolution before us, submitted by the Senegalese delegation, is part and parcel of the ongoing diplomatic and political efforts ofECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations to find a solution to the post-electoral situation in the sisterly Islamic Republic of The Gambia. In Senegal, we say that Gambia is more than our neighbour.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“Mr. Seek (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, my delegation would like to convey the heartfelt congratulations of the Government of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, who has just officially assumed office following the oath-taking ceremony that took place in the Embassy of The Gambia in Dakar. The ceremony took place in the presence, inter alia, of the Senegalese authorities; the diplomatic corps accredited to Senegal, including ambassadors of Security Council members; and Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel.”
2017-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7866 (2017) · source
“In our capacity as Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, we will continue to work to achieve a final settlement through dialogue and consultation that ensures Israel's security as well as the Palestinian people's full and complete exercise of their inalienable right to an independent and viable Palestinian State.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“It is in that spirit that we have taken note of the conclusions of the Quartet meeting held here in September on the margins of the high-level segment of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly, especially its recommendation on improving coordination between the various initiatives under way, such as the French initiative, so admirably outlined by our colleague Mr. Delattre, aimed at convening an international conference for relaunching the process - because, and I am borrowing his words, the status quo is aggression. For its part, Senegal will also continue to encourage the efforts of the Arab Group and the Russian Federation.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“My delegation reiterates its active solidarity with the Palestinian people and thereby reaffirms its support for the initiative that aims to make 2017 the year when we see an end to 50 years of occupation. We also encourage the Quartet in its efforts and reiterate our belief that in assuming its responsibility, both moral and legal, the Security Council will have the means to play its part as a guarantor of international peace and security with the aim of reaching a lasting solution to this conflict.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“That is why Senegal once again calls for an end to colonization and the activities related to it with the aim of beginning good- faith discussions according to an agreed-on timetable with specific goals leading to a lasting peace that addresses Israel's security needs and Palestinians' legitimate aspirations to the status of a sovereign State with East Jerusalem as its capital, based on the pre- 1967 borders. In that regard, I reiterate Senegal's hope that despite being postponed, Palestine's local elections will be held throughout its territory and pave the way for reconciliation between the political actors and for forming a Government of national unity.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Administrative detentions, collective punishments, disproportionate use of force and the firing of missiles, besides being violations of international law and human rights, fuel the feelings of humiliation of Palestinians who have been living under occupation for 50 years. What we need, as the Secretary-General stated so eloquently, are courageous political initiatives on both sides that give peace a real chance, based on a clear political goal leading to a final settlement that leaves no room for violence or terrorism.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“According to the report, 1.1 million people living in the West Bank and 1.3 million in Gaza are in need of humanitarian assistance, while the mortality rate has surged from 12 per thousand in 2012 to 50 per thousand today - an untenable situation, as we look towards 2020. Another illustration of the cost of the occupation is the drastic decline of role of agriculture and industry in the Palestinian economy, which has fallen from 37 per cent in 1975 to 18 per cent in 2014. In those circumstances, it would be impossible for Palestine to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, despite all governance efforts. While we reiterate our reproach of hatred, violence and terrorism, whomsoever the perpetrators and whatever the motivations, Senegal must recall that it is the lack of political prospects that breeds extremists on both sides.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“As for the humanitarian situation - which is catastrrophic, particularly in Gaza - in the view of the Senegalese delegation, it is a time bomb, with real risks of increased radicalization and sectarianism. Therefore, Senegal wants that this issue to be permanently included in the briefings of the Security Council. Beyond mere humanitarian assistance, we must also address the recovery of the Palestinian economy. It is in a difficult situation, primarily as a result of the occupation, but also due to a decrease in assistance from international partners and to the fact that the occupying Power is withholding taxes due to the Palestinian State. In that connection, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in its annual report on the costs ofoccupation, highlighted the economic stagnation of the occupied territories of Palestine.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“In 2014, only one was granted, and none in 2015. According to the same report, since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, over 570,000 Israelis have settled in Area C in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. At the Security Council's Arria Formula meeting on 14 October, credible presentations were made regarding the rapid and ongoing growth of settlements, including by Israeli organizations that corroborate that trend. Fortunately, while warning about the danger the expansion of the settlements poses both to the two- State solution and the security of Israel, the panellists also showed that practical solutions are still possible. They also called on the Council to take urgent action to end the settlements, which are contrary to international law and Security Council resolutions.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“The Council has regularly considered the intensification and acceleration of settlement-building, especially during this past year. Aside from being illegal, it represents the main obstacle to the two-State solution. Nonetheless, the last Council resolution on the issue dates back to 2009, despite an increasingly untenable situation on the ground. The pursuit of settlements is ongoing, as confirmed by the figures and statistics we heard this morning. The demolition of houses and structures, as well as administrative restrictions regarding the issuance of construction permits to Palestinians - primarily in Area C, which is completely segmented - resembles a policy of fait accompli. According to the Quartet report issued on 1 July 2016 (S/2016/595, annex), from 2009 to 2013, only 34 of 2,000 Palestinian applications were approved.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to thank this morning's briefers, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, from Jerusalem, and Mr. Stephen O'Brien, for the clarity of their briefings, which highlight once again the alarming situation on the ground. It continues to be characterized by the pursuit of settlements and violence in one of the most difficult humanitarian situations, particularly in Gaza, all against the backdrop of the deadlock in the political process. Just one month ago, in this Chamber, the Secretary- General indicated (see S/PV.7774) that, unfortunately, 23 years after the signing of the Oslo Accords, the reality on the ground in the Middle East resembled a one-State solution more closely than the two- State solution that we, the Security Council and the international community, are pursuing.”
2016-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7792 (2016) · source
“My delegation underscores the challenges associated with funding and calls for greater mobilization to bridge the gap, which remains considerable, with only 22 per cent of the necessary funds having been received. That is why my delegation has echoed the appeal made by our two briefers this morning, as well as by our colleague from the United Kingdom, for the $250 million pledged to the Multinational Joint Task Force to be quickly disbursed, and above all for more be done to balance the $723-million budget proposed by the countries of the subregion.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“From that perspective, my delegation welcomes the regional dialogue on protection held in Abuja from 6 to 8 June, at the conclusion of which the participants representing the Governments of Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria, with international partners and numerous non-governmental organizations, adopted measures aimed at providing additional protection and assistance to the population of the Lake Chad Basin region. The tripartite agreement on the voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, signed on 9 June by the Governments of Cameroon and Nigeria and the regional representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which deserves to be commended.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Therefore, along with military action, an appropriate humanitarian response must be provided in confronting numerous challenges, including, among others, migration owing to the security crisis; the specific protection needs of refugees and displaced persons, who number in the millions; and the food insecurity and near-famine conditions that are rampant in the Sahel and areas at the centre of the security threat caused by Boko Haram. In that regard, my delegation commends the various activities carried out in response to the acute humanitarian needs of the people, recalling the need to harmonize initiatives and for ongoing cooperation among the relevant actors.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“But the countries in the region require additional logistical, financial and even human support, including in the area of intelligence, if they are to more effectively address the numerous challenges facing them with respect to security, humanitarian needs and sustainable development. According to the latest report of the Secretary- General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (S/2016/566), the number of displaced persons in the Lake Chad Basin is now 2.4 million people. These displaced persons, most of whom are women and children, are exposed to every danger, including exploitation and abuse.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“This tragic situation has transformed the area into fertile ground for the infiltration and extremist activity of violent terrorist groups, the notorious Boko Haram first among them. In that regard, my delegation recognizes and supports the cooperative efforts of the countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to address together both the structural and cyclical challenges facing them, in addition to the rampant insecurity, new threats and duress caused by the ongoing attacks and kidnappings perpetrated by Boko Haram. The concerted response of the countries of the region, with the support of the African Union, subregional organizations and the international community is beginning to show results, in particular the meaningful military successes carried out by the by the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“My country, Senegal, well aware of the many benefits of the joint management of shared natural areas, including rivers and basins, has made inter-State cooperation on water a fundamental pillar of its foreign policy. In that spirit, Senegal launched its Water, Peace and Security initiative, which it intends to promote at the international level, including in the Security Council. Our meeting today confirms the relevance of such an initiative. Materially, the people of the Lake Chad Basin are imperilled by the drastic shrinkage of the lake due to drought, desertification, climate change and the overexploitation of natural resources. Those phenomena have increased the vulnerability of the inhabitants and aggravated social conflicts over the access, use and sharing of resources from the Lake Chad Basin.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“Mr. Seck (Senegal) (spoke in French): The Senegalese delegation should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having accepted the request of the British delegation to convene this important open meeting on one of the most sensitive regions of Africa and the world. I also thank both of this morning's briefers, Mr. Feltman and Mr. O'Brien, for their presentations and for the updated information they kindly brought to our attention. The Lake Chad Basin is one of the parts of Africa where the changes in the characteristics of the physical environment have an impact not only on the daily lives of people but also on the security and stability of the countries that surround it.”
2016-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7748 (2016) · source
“A German research organization, the Planck Institute for Meteorology, has stated that by the year 2050, at the current pace of climate change, if nothing is done, all the northern region of the African continent will become uninhabitable for human beings. We can all imagine all the consequences if that were to happen for both the North and the South of Africa. The German research Max Planck Institute predicts that if nothing is done, at the current pace of climate change, by 2050 the entire northern part of the African continent will be inhabitable for the human species. We can all imagine the many consequences for northern and southern Africa.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“This exercise often consists of facing the sea aboard vessels of dubious reliability or leaving home for the great desert, abandoning in both cases their fates to the hands of smugglers who have few qualms about exploiting their vulnerability. On a slightly different note, conflicts and tensions require entire families to leave their homes to crowd into camps for refugee camps or internally displaced persons. The challenges to peace and security in the Sahel region are numerous, but we have a good part of the solution, notably through the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which contains solutions to the well-defined problems that the region still faces. For example, I would cite the promotion of programmes to mitigate and adapt to climate change and the focus on building long-term resilience in the region.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source
“These diverse factors seriously hinder the development and well-being of communities, making them vulnerable to various scammers who exploit their misery to satisfy their vile purposes. To those elements, we can also add the issue ofaccess to property and the endemic problems of locusts and grain-eating birds, all of which have a negative impact on crops, food security and already modest incomes. Cornered by persistent poverty, desperate young people in these localities have no alternative than to change their way of life, generating the phenomenon of rural exodus that increases pressure on towns confronted with overcrowding and poverty. For others, there is a an even more perilous adventure of clandestine migration towards an El Dorado that does not exist.”
2016-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7699 (2016) · source