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Sellassie

lines on the record: 44
first: 2014-06-19
most recent: 2015-11-25
sittings or episodes: 3
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“Ihave not mentioned here all the work that has been done by United Nations entities at the national level within countries. We are therefore doing our best with the available capacities to deliver on expectations. But I want to reiterate that what we are trying to do is structural prevention. We are not trying to resolve ongoing conflict or address short-term issues. Rather, we are addressing long-term issues, which take time. I would like to insist on that and have the Council's understanding that what we are doing is a long-term endeavour.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“That takes time. The added value of the Strategy is that it requires United Nations entities to work together in an integrated manner and develop regional projects, which is not an easy endeavour. What my Office has tried to do over the past year, first of all, is gain the support and the ownership of the countries of the region in those processes. We have been able to develop nine flagship projects, five of which have been launched. Those projects are beubg implemented in multiple countries by multiple agencies in a holistic approach. Secondly, we consider those nine projects as our flagship projects because of their essential nature. We believe that they will have a quick and visible impact. Meanwhile, 10 other regional projects have been launchedby UnitedNations entities.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“In that respect, I would like to say that there was a recommendation, at one point, for my Office to be provided with an expert on terrorism to support countries in the region, which never materialized. I would say that that would have benefited my Office and given us additional capacity to support the region. There was a comment made by the representative of China about the projects that the United Nations is implementing in the region. I have a feeling that there is a perception among some members of the Council that the United Nations is not doing enough in terms of expectations. I would like to say that what we have been doing - at least at the regional level - is described at length in Secretary-General's report (S/2015/866). But I would like to add that what we are trying to address in the Sahel are long-standing structural issues.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“Ms. Sellassie: On the question raised by the representative of Lithuania, on whether progress has been made by States in the region in terms ofcountering terrorism, the answer is that progress has been made. Some countries have even developed comprehensive strategies to counter terrorism. Many bilateral partners, including the African Union and the European Union, are working to strengthen the capacity of State actors. The United Nations, through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, are also working to build those countries' capacities so as to counter terrorism. However, the level and the multiplicity of the threats linked to terrorism in the region are such that they probably require further efforts.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“This trade finances terror and instability, and must be choked if our efforts are to be successful. I would also like to highlight the importance oflisting all those who indirectly finance or support terrorist activities in the Sahel. In that regard, I commend the efforts of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, which has so far listed seven entities and six individuals who have their origins in the Sahel region. Finally, I encourage the international community to enhance its support to the United Nations and regional organizations in addressing cross-cutting and transboundary issues. Together, and only together, we can prevent further deterioration of the situation in the Sahel.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“I recognize the central responsibility of the Sahel countries to take the lead in finding solutions to the challenges they face. However, I am also obliged to admit that the Sahel is a victim of the effects of such global phenomena as climate change, drug trafficking, violent extremism and the global economic decline, which surpass the nations' capacity to address them and that require diverse tools to mitigate and prevent these trends. As I conclude, I would like to make two recommendations. First, I would urge the Security Council to remain engaged in support of the Sahel region. Secondly, I would urge the Security Council to fully use existing mechanisms and expand their mandate to better monitor, report on and prevent the trafficking of drugs in the Sahel region.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“My office has made ownership of projects by the countries of the region the hallmark of its regional programming by ensuring full consultations and effective operational partnerships with regional organizations, Governments, civil society and beneficiary communities. We have worked closely and in an innovative manner with several United Nations agencies, funds and programmes that are now jointly developing and implementing projects aimed at addressing multidimensional issues in the areas of governance, security and resilience. In that regard, significant progress has been made in the development of regional projects by United Nations entities and the International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with regional organizations and countries of the region.”
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“Secondly, the countries of the region have taken greater leadership in, and ownership of, initiatives designed to address regional challenges in the Sahel. There is evidence of enhanced partnership and coordination between the countries of the region and international partners using various platforms established by the Group of Five for the Sahel, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Lake Chad Basin Commission. Thirdly, the United Nations entities working in the region have greatly improved coordination and coherence in the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“Governance challenges are persistent, with major segments of populations continuing to be denied meaningful political participation. Building communities' resilience continues to be a real challenge in the Sahel due to the persistence of extreme environmental degradation, repeated climate shocks and demographic trends that, together, are pushing millions ofpeople to the brink of humanitarian disaster. The persistence of those challenges notwithstanding, there are reasons to be optimistic about the Sahel. First of all, the Sahel has continued to receive the sustained attention of the international community, as evidenced by the numerous Sahel strategies. Improvements in the coordination of our efforts and strategies will enhance the benefits of those activities for Sahel communities.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“Up to 41 million young people under 25 years of age in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger alone face hopelessness and are at risk of radicalization or migration. If nothing is done to improve access to education and increase employment, integration and opportunities for young people, the Sahel, I am afraid, will become a hub of mass migration and recruitment and training of terrorist groups and individuals, which, as Council members know, will ultimately have grave consequences for global peace and security. Drug traffickers are increasingly colluding with armed groups and terrorism movements that grant them safe passage in exchange for financial benefits. If conflicts are to be prevented in the Sahel, illicit trafficking, including in drugs, weapons and human beings, should be stopped.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“The fight against terrorism requires international solidarity. Global partnerships in the fight against terrorism are no longer an option; they are an imperative for survival. Security threats continue to be the main preoccupation in the Sahel region. Increasingly, the countries of the region, which are among the poorest and least developed in the world, are forced to dedicate significant percentages of their budgets to address security threats, in a region where only 56 per cent of children have access to primary education and only 36 per cent of the population can read or write. This unsustainable vicious cycle can only worsen without strong international assistance. It is very alarming that young people and women in the Sahel, who constitute a vast majority of the population, are the targets of recruitment into radical movements.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“Ms. Sellassie: It is my honour to brief the Security Council for the second time on the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel and the situation in the Sahel. This is an important opportunity to highlight the predicament of a region that desperately needs the continued focus of the Security Council. I take the floor at a time when terrorist attacks have taken place around the world - in Bamako, northern Cameroon, Nigeria, Paris and Lebanon, and the targeting of a Russian aircraft over the Sinai - attacks in which too many innocent lives were lost and which I strongly condemn. The attacks attest to the global reach of terrorism and the interconnectedness of all communities, rich or poor, and are a reminder to all of us that no one is immune to this threat.”
2015-11-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7566 (2015) · source
“That coming together, along with the fact that Group of Five Sahel is now a member of the Platform, has served to clarify the roles. I think the clarification of roles will facilitate work on the ground. (spoke in English) On the last question - how my Office can enhance regional cooperation given the deteriorating security situation - that is in fact the purpose of my Office. As members have seen, what we have been attempting to do since the beginning is to enhance coordination among partners and between countries of the region. That will be a tactic that we will pursue in the coming months. But it also our duty to highlight to all concerned that a situation that is not given enough attention, like the one in Libya or the regionalization of the Boko Haram phenomenon, has an impacting on the Sahel.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“It is now clear to everyone, especially following the third meeting of the Ministerial Coordination Platform, held in Bamako last month, which included the participation of the interim Permanent Secretary of the Group of Five Sahel, that the role of the Group is in fact an initiative of the five priority countries of the region. It is an initiative for national ownership of their future, and also a mechanism for cooperation to assess and develop common programmes. The roles are therefore clear. The Coordination Platform coordinates the efforts of all partners and brings together partners and countries of the region, not just countries of the Sahel but of the Maghreb as well as some countries of Central Africa and West Africa.”
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“The geographical area is also slightly different: the Sahel includes part of West Africa, but it goes beyond that region. I have just given Council members a few highlights of the different roles we have. (spoke in French) On the question as to what extent bringing together the Ministerial Coordination Platform and the Group of Five Sahel could help face the challenges in the Sahel, during the second meeting of the Platform, Mali was asked by the participants to engage the members of the Group of Five Sahel and to invite them to the third meeting. The reason was because they needed greater clarity on the role of those two mechanisms.”
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“On the question on how the mandate of my Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel is demarcated from that of United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), my Office has been mandated to facilitate the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel, which is a tool put in place to address the root, structural and systemic causes of instability in the Sahel. That is expected to be done through regional analysis and programming. I coordinate the efforts of the whole United Nations family in the Sahel. UNOWA is the United Nations response to crisis and to preventive diplomacy. We in my Office have been tasked to address root causes through medium- and long-term programming.”
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“Ms. Sellassie: On the first question - whether partners working in the Sahel have managed to break down institutional barriers and are working together- in my briefing today I highlighted a few examples ofjoint programmingandpartnershipintheSahelzthepartnership between the World Bank and the United Nations, the partnership between the United Nations and the European Union and the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union. Of course, as we strengthen our coordination mechanism, as was the case in November during the last meeting of the Ministerial Coordinating Platform, we hope that it will yield more partnerships among the partners.”
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“Finally, I will seek to promote regional ownership by strengthening cooperation with the Economic Community of West African States, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Ministerial Coordination Platform and the Group of Five Sahel.”
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“The situation calls for stronger commitment on the part of Governments of the region to improving governance and undertaking changes that are required for the achievement of the objectives of the strategy, including by working towards greater regional cooperation and economic integration. (spoke in French) On the basis of all this, my priorities for the coming months will be, first, to support the accelerated implementation of national and regional projects, in close collaboration with regional partners. Secondly, I shall help to strengthen the coordination of assistance from the international community to the Sahel, including through the International Contact Group on the Sahel.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“Given the deterioration of the political and security situation in the region and its adverse impact on humanitarian and development gains, the need for sustaining Security Council attention to the Sahel is greater than ever. Since my appointment, my Office has made great strides in terms of helping put together the necessary structures and coordination mechanisms to ensure a more coherent approach of the United Nations system and the international community at large in the Sahel region. Despite these important and necessary steps, the Sahel region continues to face multifaceted challenges to peace and development.”
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“With initial grant funding of $75 million, the programme will assist more than 1.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger and Senegal. In October, the Board of the African Development Bank approved a $240-million programme to enhance the productivity ofthe agro-silvo-pastoral and fishery sectors, including through investments in rural infrastructure, in Burkina Faso, Chad, the Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger and Senegal. 1 am pleased to report that a regional approach to addressing security threats in the Sahel is also being promoted by the African Union through the Nouakchott Process for the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture in the Sahel.”
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“Under the security pillar, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has been supporting the development of accessible, efficient and accountable criminal justice systems in the Sahel to combat illicit trafficking, organized crime, terrorism and corruption in the region. The United Nations Office for West Africa has also supported the Lake Chad Basin Commission in the development of a regional counter-terrorism strategy. I am also glad to report that several non-United Nations partners continue to implement initiatives in the Sahel that complement the broad objectives of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel. In January, the World Bank launched the new multi-donor Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Trust Fund.”
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“Under the governance pillar, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been supporting Mali in mainstreaming social cohesion in the delivery of social services, and has trained 300 community mediators. It has also been supporting the Niger in promoting durable development and inclusive growth. UNDP has been building the capacity of Government institutions in Mauritania and the Niger on conflict prevention, the protection of human rights and transparent electoral processes. At the regional level, UNDP and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate have jointly embarked on a study to assess the perceptions of communities living in border areas with respect to the drivers of radicalization, insecurity and violent extremism in eight Sahel countries.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“Since my last briefing (see S/PV.7203), progress has been achieved in terms of mainstreaming the priorities of the strategy into existing programmatic frameworks. Allow me to highlight a few examples. Under the resilience pillar, the European Union-led Global Alliance for Resilience Initiative partnership, with a pledged contribution of â‚¬1.5 billion from the European Union for 2014-2020, continued to provide a critical framework for regional cooperation on resilience. The country resilience priority plans for Burkina Faso, Mali, the Niger and Chad will be reviewed in mid-December. Meanwhile, a World Bank-United Nations Fund for Population Activities programme of $207 million to manage population dynamics in the Sahel is being considered for approval.”
2014-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7335 (2014) · source
“I have urged leaders and Heads of State in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger to address challenges affecting the Sahel through a regional approach and have pledged the support of the United Nations to implement initiatives in the Sahel. I have been engaging with major partners working on the Sahel to emphasize the importance of coordination and coherence. Building on those consultations, and following up on the visit of the Secretary-General to the Sahel last year, I convened a meeting of major partners in November that resulted in the establishment of an International Contact Group on the Sahel. In order to enhance regional ownership of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel, I have been engaging with Governments in the Sahel and regional organizations to seek convergence with their priorities.”
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“Five million more people have become food- insecure since the last reporting period. The number of children affected by acute malnutrition in the Sahel also increased from 5 million in January to 6.4 million today. Ofthose, 1.6 million require treatment for severe malnutrition. In addition, spiralling insecurity and conflicts have displaced 3.3 million people, representing a twofold increase from 1.6 million in January. With just over $1.1 billion provided by donors to date against a $1.9-billion appeal, humanitarian interventions in the Sahel remain underfunded. Since assuming office in May, I have focused on engaging with key stakeholders with a view to gaining an understanding of their perspectives, taking stock of the progress made and identifying existing challenges.”
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“In view of the complexity and regionalization of threats, my Office intends to work more closely with MINUSMA, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya and other relevant United Nations entities in order to enhance regional analysis and programming. Furthermore, particular attention needs to be paid to the thousands of migrants who cross the Sahel and the Sahara en route towards Europe and the Middle East. Unfortunately, that practice of migration will only increase in the prevailing security and humanitarian conditions and can only lead to increased loss of life and the recruitment of desperate migrants into armed groups. More disturbing is the fact that 60 per cent of the human trafficking victims detected in the region are children. Humanitarian indicators across the Sahel remain disquieting.”
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“An estimated 100,000 people have fled to the Diffa region of the Niger and some 10,000 more are in Chad and Cameroon. Perhaps more alarming are the recent allegations that Boko Haram is recruiting rebels among the refugee populations. The interconnections between terrorist and criminal networks in Libya, Mali and northern Nigeria are becoming clearer. Those networks provide the markets for the exchange of weapons, fighters and other forms of illicit trade, including drug trafficking. It is estimated that close to 20,000 firearms from Libya have crossed into the Sahel, and the greater part of the 18 tons of cocaine, worth $1.25 billion, that are dumped in West Africa transit through the Sahel region. It is worth noting that the profits from that illicit trafficking by far exceed the security budgets of most countries of the region.”
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“In Mali, despite progress achieved in the inter-Malian talks in Algiers, the security situation in the north has deteriorated, with the intensification of deadly attacks targeting peacekeepers and communities along the border with the Niger. It is encouraging that the recent meeting of the African countries contributing troops to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), hosted by the Niger, concluded that there was a need to strengthen regional security cooperation mechanisms. I am also pleased that the Council has held a brainstorming meeting to consider options to address those challenges, including through the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel. The unspeakable Boko Haram atrocities in northern Nigeria have become a major threat to some Sahel communities and countries.”
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“(spoke in English) The crisis in Burkina Faso and the persistent conflict in Mali attest to the fact that our efforts in the Sahel will not be productive unless the countries of the region commit to a certain standard of governance. The security situation in the Sahel continues to be impacted by the crises in Libya, northern Nigeria, northern Mali and the Central African Republic. The persistent allegations that the Islamic State has set up training camps in Libya are particularly worrisome. If the situation in Libya is not quickly brought under control, many States of the region could be destabilized in the very near future.”
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“I am pleased to inform the Security Council of the latest developments in the Sahel. The particular and sustained attention that the Security Council devotes to the Sahel as a region with unique characteristics allows us to take an approach that integrates the regional dimensions of the challenges. Without such an approach, conflicts and crises would be resolved in one country only to reappear in another. In the realm of governance, the Sahel region continues to suffer from a lack of basic services, social exclusion and barriers to trade and investment. The recent outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in Mali may prove to be one shock too many for the region. That new challenge deserves all our attention. It is vital for the countries of the Sahel to develop the necessary capacities to prevent the spread of the epidemic.”
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“The United Nations priority during the coming year will be to amplifyjoint action by harmonizing and aligning political, security, development and humanitarian efforts throughout the region. However, if we are to succeed, we will need the support and involvement of the Security Council in promoting joint action on the part of all actors working for the well-being of the peoples of the Sahel and, above all, the commitment and political will of the Governments of the countries of the region to undertake without further delay the structural reforms necessary to the prosperity of the region.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“Romano Prodi, oversaw the development of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, has helped set up coordination mechanisms within the United Nations system for the effective implementation of the strategy. I will build on these important efforts, while continuing to consult with all concerned Member States and civil society, as well as regional and international partners for the successful implementation of the integrated strategy for the Sahel. (spoke in French) The countries ofthe region need assistance in laying the foundations of stability and sustainable development. Strengthening cooperation among national, regional and international partners is a precondition for the delivery of the needed assistance.”
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“When the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the President of the World Bank Group, the President of the African Development Bank and the European Commissioner for Development visited the region in November last year, they committed to breaking down institutional barriers and ensuring better targeted and coordinated support based on complementary areas of strength. I intend to honour that commitment as a matter of priority. If the international community does not improve coordination, then the limited resources that have been made available so far will not have the desired impact. Acting fast and in a coordinated manner is necessary to overcome the current pattern of recurrent crises and move towards a future of stability and development in the region. My predecessor, Mr.”
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“In this task, I have joined hands with the African Union High Representative for Mali and the Sahel, Mr. Pierre Buyoya. Within the framework of our respective mandates, he and I are co-chairing the technical secretariat, which is tasked to support the work and implement the decisions of the coordination platform, under the guidance of the rotating chairmanship. Although the United Nations has significantly improved internal coordination and promoted a more coherent response, more needs to be done if the coordinated support of the international community is to effectively respond to the persisting challenges in the Sahel region.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“Despite these efforts, the platform has faced challenges in promoting regional cooperation in the Sahel, largely due to the emergence of competing interventions and strategies that may delay progress towards long-term stability and development in the region. Moving forward, it is important to support the rotating chairmanship in order to strengthen coordination and cooperation among all the concerned regional and international actors. This cannot be achieved by simply exchanging information. There is a need to leverage the comparative strengths of national Governments, subregional economic communities, the African Union and other concerned multilateral organizations and financial institutions in order to harmonize the multiple strategies. I am fully committed to supporting the effective functioning of the platform.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“The broad membership of the platform, from Cape Verde to the Sudan and from Cameroun to Tunisia, reflects the adoption of a flexible geographical definition of the region, which is necessary for the successful implementation of the strategy. It can also generate the much needed interregional cooperation I mentioned earlier, and improve relations among the countries concerned, beyond the boundaries of the individual economic communities. Since its establishment, the members of the platform have met twice, endorsing the road map of the current chairmanship and agreeing to take concrete steps to improve coordination.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“Responding to the threats of insecurity in the Sahel in a sustainable manner requires a well- coordinated approach encompassing North, West and Central African countries and a flexible, issue-based, geographical definition of the borders of the Sahel region. The successful implementation of the strategy therefore requires that the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for West Africa and for Central Africa and the Special Envoy for the Sahel work closely together in diplomatic and political action, taking into account also United Nations political initiatives in North African countries, especially Libya. In November 2013, the Ministers of the region established a coordination platform for the Sahel, entrusted with the overall coordination of the initiatives on the Sahel with a rotating chairmanship, currently held by Mali.”
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“Moreover, the conflict and state collapse in the Central African Republic have led to higher instability in Central Africa and thereby increased the risk of new connections between terrorist groups based in the Sahara/Sahel region, Nigeria, the Horn and East Africa. The reality on the ground is that North, West and Central Africa form a contiguous geopolitical region where short-term as well as mid- and long-term multidimensional responses to various threats to peace and security need to be implemented collectively. That is why efforts to address security challenges in the Sahel within the framework of the United Nations strategy cannot ignore the interactions between core Sahel countries and North Africa or between core Sahel and other countries of West and Central Africa.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“At every level, the quality of governance is crucial to creating an environment that effectively reduces the risk of identity-based conflict, the religious radicalization of society, the youth in particular, and their recruitment to terrorist groups or any kind of criminal network. The formulation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel has raised very high expectations among the people of the region, requiring tangible benefits for the populations as quickly as possible. That is why, in implementing the integrated strategy, the United Nations system will prioritise the inclusion of civil society, tribal and religious leaders, and research institutions. The dramatic surge in the terrorist acts of Boko Haram in northern and central Nigeria since 2013 is now also threatening Cameroon, the Niger and Chad.”
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“Meanwhile, the high levels of youth unemployment in the Sahel increase the appeal of violent ideology. As the Council is aware, the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy requires both the sustained political will of the Governments of the countries of the Sahel and, more broadly, a profound political, economic and social transformation in the region. One of the key lessons that we learned from the crisis in Mali is that democratization processes, which translate into internationally sanctioned elections and efforts towards decentralization, need to be complemented by efforts to strengthen State institutions and to better integrate and manage diverse societies.”
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“In the area of resilience, we will continue to link humanitarian interventions and development activities, including by promoting legitimate cross-border economic activity. (spoke in English) In the short time that I have been in office, I have been struck by the deterioration of the political and security situation in the region, notably in Libya, the enduring political and security challenges in Mali, and the persistent terrorist attacks throughout the region, in particular those carried out by Boko Haram in Nigeria, all of which continue to have negative consequences on civilians and local economies. The humanitarian situation remains extremely fragile in 2014. At least 20 million people remain at risk of food insecurity and nearly 5 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition.”
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“In the area of governance, we have given priority to activities that promote political inclusion and seek to build consensus among the population on the basis of national and regional priorities. We have also underscored capacity-building activities for the improved delivery of essential services. While continuing to focus on those important priorities, we need to do more to reach the people of the Sahel and to place them at the centre of efforts to address the challenges of governance. In the area of security, we have initiated activities that seek to promote the common management of the borders and to prevent the spread of violent ideology through confidence-building and capacity-building measures. Those activities need to be scaled up, while more attention and resources must be paid to fighting youth unemployment.”
2014-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7203 (2014) · source
“I am honoured to brief the Security Council on the progress towards the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel. As the Council knows, I assumed my functions very recently, and I would like to take this opportunity to share my first impressions and some views on the future direction of the United Nations efforts in the Sahel region. Since the endorsement of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel by the Council last year, the United Nations system in the region has jointly initiated a number of regional activities in the areas of governance, security and resilience, as outlined in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/397).”
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