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  1. “Let me conclude by underscoring the unswerving commitment of the United Republic of Tanzania to ending violence against women, men and children wherever and by whosoever committed. We renew our commitment to the regional and international instruments to which we are parties in order to achieve that noble objective. We will continue to support the United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict.”

    2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source

  2. “We must do more to empower women and girls to participate in peace and security processes, as well as decision-making roles in conflict prevention and conflict resolution. We are encouraged by the increasing number of female military and police peacekeepers. The United Republic of Tanzania contributes more than 200 such courageous women to such missions. It is our goal to contribute more in the future, in the spirit of resolution 1325 (2000). We must find effective ways to respond to the needs of the survivors of sexual violence. The United Nations Action multi-partner trust fund is pivotal in that regard. We encourage Member States and other partners to contribute to the fund.”

    2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source

  3. “Needless to say, it is the only international criminal justice mechanism that we have at our disposal for fighting pervasive impunity. It deserves to be commended, not to be maligned. While prosecution is critical in ending impunity, we must also continue to address its root causes. We must resolve conflicts by reconciling warring parties and encouraging dialogue, rather than by employing military solutions. Ifnecessary, negative forces must be neutralized, demobilized and reintegrated into society. The reconstruction of post-conflict countries must be undertaken in an inclusive manner so that the process is owned by all parties to a conflict. We have witnessed the consequences of excluding some armed groups from disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and security sector reform programmes.”

    2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source

  4. “Where that is not feasible - as is often the case in conflict and most post-conflict situations - the States concerned should be willing to surrender suspects to international criminal courts and tribunals to face trial. The international criminal justice system, despite its shortcomings, has had its merits, including offering an elaboration of sexual violence as capable of constituting a crime against humanity, a war crime and an act of genocide. The indictment of leaders of armed groups by the International Criminal Court (ICC) - such as those of Joseph Kony, Bosco Ntaganda, Sylvestre Mudacumura and others - is a step towards ending impunity, however moderate it is. We encourage supporting and strengthening the ICC, with the View to broadening its reach and acceptability, for it has been of immense value to the international community.”

    2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source

  5. “It is a matter of concern that, despite our determined efforts, women and girls continue to suffer from the abhorrent crimes perpetrated by armed groups and by national authorities whose duty is to shield civilians from harm. Instead of diminishing, conflict-related sexual violence is on the rise, and it increasingly involves men and boys as perpetrators employ sexual violence as a tactic of war and as a punishment and interrogation technique. Impunity of that nature is a great challenge to our collective resolve. It is in clear contempt of the values we have committed to uphold. We must do more at national, regional and international levels to end impunity, by demonstrating to perpetrators that such crimes will not go unpunished. Perpetrators of sexual-based violence must be prosecuted and tried by competent national courts or tribunals.”

    2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source

  6. “We welcome this open debate of the Security Council on women and peace and security. We thank the Secretary- General for his briefing and for his annual report entitled "Sexual violence in conflict" ( S/2013/l49). We also thank Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, for her presentation, as well as Ms. Saran Keita Diakite. The international community has made considerable strides since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). Through it and subsequent resolutions adopted by this body, the international community has committed itself to ending the pain and distress affecting women and girls who are subjected to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations.”

    2013-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6948 (2013) · source

  7. “I believe that the Council has not failed to pursue this option. Let the Security Council pledge to us and vow that, at its next meeting, it will tell us about results, and not about work in progress.”

    2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source

  8. “The situation in the Middle East situation and question of Palestine were created by human beings, using the Security Council. The issues can also be solved by human beings using the same Council or any other means of their choice at their disposal. We cannot afford to say that the Security Council has failed to solve the Palestinian question. We are all aware that discontent causes conflict and that conflict has by-products that we cannot always predict and which we do not always like. In any conflict, the parties involved lose property and lives. Let us therefore think not only of war and conquest; let us also think of making durable peace and go for it. The Quartet elaborated a Road Map that would lead to a two-State solution of Palestine and Israel living with each other in peace.”

    2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source

  9. “Mr. President, thank you for convening this meeting. The United Republic of Tanzania is pleased to see Colombia preside over the Security Council and host deliberations on the situation in the Middle East, in particular the question of Palestine. We commend the commitment and efficiency with which you are leading the deliberations. The Security Council decided in 1948 to create two States, Palestine and Israel, co-existing in peace in some part of the Middle East. However, politics, group interests and individual acrimony eventually led to the disintegration of the United Nations arrangement. The Cold War served only to exacerbate the situation. Since 1948, a lot of statements have been made in the Council urging it to rectify the situation, to no avail. Must we continue talking endlessly as if no one is listening?”

    2011-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6520Resumption1 (2011) · source

  10. “It is desirable and paramount that all Member States and the international community provide support of every kind to institution-building in post-conflict societies and their neighbours in order to establish, consolidate and promote good governance, democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights, security and stability, as well as economic growth, development and integration. Where that cannot be done by supporting individual States, it should be accomplished through subregional and regional approaches.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

  11. “It is also critical that such institutions lead ultimately to lifting living standards of the people in the post-conflict stages. That way they can also attain the Millennium Development Goals and reach desirable human development indices. "Peace-building: institution-building" will benefit not only post-conflict societies but also the entire world and the international community. The United Republic of Tanzania says so because, as experienced in the Great Lakes region and elsewhere, local wars suck in other countries from near and far. Thus preventing conflicts and the recurrence of conflicts is beneficial to all humankind.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

  12. “The vision of my country has always been to see the transformation of post-conflict societies into a space of sustainable peace and security of States and peoples, stability as well as shared growth and development. That wisdom is, as a matter of fact, enshrined in the Dar es-Salaam Declaration on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region, adopted in November 2004. The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, once said that there is no security without development and no development without security. We draw inspiration from the wisdom of both the Dar es-Salaam Declaration and the dictum of Kofi Annan. In order realize that inspiration in the Great Lakes region, where peacebuilding processes are ongoing - and, indeed, elsewhere - institution- building is critical.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

  13. “We welcome the statement of the Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission, His Excellency Ambassador Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany; that of the Non-Aligned Movement, read by the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen; and the joint statement of the Chairs of the country-specific configurations for Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burundi, read by His Excellency Ambassador Jan Grauls, Permanent Representative of Belgium. Speaking from past and recent experience, the United Republic of Tanzania supported in practical ways the successful processes that ended conflicts in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

  14. “Madam President, I thank you for convening this timely debate on post-conflict peacebuilding and institution-building. The United Republic of Tanzania fully supports the concept of and need for institution- building and sees it as an indispensable requirement for preventing post-conflict communities from relapsing into conflict. I have trust and confidence in your leadership qualities, Mr. President, so I have no doubt that you will stir this debate to a fruitful conclusion.”

    2011-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6472Resumption1 (2011) · source

  15. “There should be shared responsibilities to prosecute and imprison persons responsible for acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea and a United Nations mechanism that would suppress and prevent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia in the longer term, including by addressing the root causes of piracy and related crimes. We reaffirm the strong commitment of the United Republic of Tanzania to the efforts of the Security Council in countering piracy and armed robbery on and off the coast of Somalia.”

    2010-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6374 (2010) · source

  16. “In the United Republic of Tanzania, we have recently amended the criminal code to allow our courts to prosecute suspected pirates under universal jurisdiction. We also appreciate the contributions of other countries in the region, in particular Kenya and Seychelles, for taking the lead in bringing pirates to justice. We call upon the international community to enhance the prosecution and custodial capacities of these and other States as well as to agree to share with affected States post- prosecution custodial responsibilities. In conclusion, we welcome the range of options that have been proposed by the Secretary-General for combating piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia. A combination of approaches should be applied to deal with the problem.”

    2010-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6374 (2010) · source

  17. “The United Nations and the international community should work closely with the African Union, members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and other neighbouring States to suppress acts of piracy and apprehend and prosecute those who commit this crrme. We also need to address the causes of piracy. The absence of a functioning Government in Somalia threatens regional security and provides freedom of action for those engaged in piracy along the Somali coast. Sustaining peace and stability on land in Somalia and re-establishing effective Government authority in the country are essential for a long-term solution to piracy. We must also ensure that pirates, once captured, are brought to justice.”

    2010-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6374 (2010) · source

  18. “This is an issue of great concern to the United Republic of Tanzania. The problem of piracy has gained a global character. No region of the world is immune to it, and all manner of other crimes can spin off from it. International efforts have yielded some success, but we need to do more and adopt a comprehensive approach. We are witnessing the expansion of piracy further off the coast and from the northern to the southern waters of the Indian Ocean. These developments demand a coordinated approach and a coherent, comprehensive and integrated response which includes political, military, financial and legal support.”

    2010-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6374 (2010) · source

  19. “At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2010/394) on possible options to further the aim of prosecuting and imprisoning persons responsible for acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. The United Republic of Tanzania recognizes that the United Nations has the responsibility to address the problem of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. We are pleased to see that the Security Council is actively seized of the matter, and we welcome actions taken so far by the Council in order to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. Piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden continue to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region.”

    2010-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6374 (2010) · source

  20. “Donor nations and the entire donor community stand to benefit in the long run as lives and resources will eventually be saved when peace reigns and more nations become better partners in global markets and trade instead of preoccupying themselves with conflict issues.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  21. “The way forward for the United Nations, the international community as a whole and, of course, Africa is to join hands and address in a holistic but efficient and effective way the circumstances that serve to perpetuate conflicts, instability and terrorism. It is cheaper to invest in development, employment and the elimination of poverty than to wage war or pay for peacekeeping activities. The United Nations must show leadership in these processes, much as African Member States have been asked or instructed to own them. We must all give the United Nations adequate support, as speakers have demonstrated here, in exercising its multilateral authority and we must demand that it does so with impartiality and effectively.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  22. “As I have just mentioned, poverty and unemployment are persistent phenomena in conflict and post-conflict societies. The people affected, especially unemployed youth, become very easy targets for recruitment into terrorism, with all its tragic consequences, as well as other vices including transborder crimes such as arms and drug trafficking. Many of the representatives who spoke before me, including members of the Security Council, did not miss the opportunity to stress this reality. No civilized society or people should claim honour or take pride in wealth or power acquired by orchestrating conflict entrepreneurship, nor should we allow that to happen.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  23. “In recent times, Tanzania has, for example, successfully mediated various conflicts and disputes in Africa, in particular in countries of the Great Lakes region, including Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, most recently, neighbouring Kenya, to mention but a few. Preventive diplomacy works well but, despite the significant and commendable efforts African countries have made in that regard, some of the factors that cause or perpetuate conflicts, especially poverty and unemployment, persist in our societies. The World Bank representative, Ms. Sarah Cliffe, elucidated this issue in very clear terms. Armed conflicts not only cause instability and insecurity, but also retard human development for very many years.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  24. “We welcome the statement of the Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro, and the briefing by the Special Representative and Director for the World Development Report on Conflict, Security and Development of the World Bank, Ms. Sarah Cliffe. Nigeria has also done a commendable job in coordinating disarmament issues for the African Group under each of the agenda items of the First Committee. We also commend the Bureau that you lead in carrying out the work of the Security Council. The United Republic of Tanzania is committed not only to the keeping of peace in Africa and the world but also to making it happen. In that regard, we belong to the clan of peacemakers.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  25. “My delegation joins those who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Madam, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We are very pleased to see Nigeria presiding over the debate on this very special and important subject for the United Nations and the African continent. We are confident that you will steer this meeting to a fruitful conclusion, given your vast political experience and diplomatic skills, coupled with Nigeria's commitment to peace for Africa and the world. This commitment has been well illustrated by, among other things, your country's effective participation in many United Nations and African peacekeeping missions, your various endeavours in the settlement of disputes, and deliberations on international peace and security here at the United Nations.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  26. “However, that is very crucial if confidence-building measures are to succeed and if civilians are to be effectively involved in post-conflict reconstruction activities. In that regard, two imperatives emerge. First, mandates for peacekeeping missions have to be reassessed with a view to including a mandatory provision to protect civilians and to spelling out benchmarks for its fulfilment. Secondly, as a rule of thumb and a matter of principle, the planning of missions by the Secretariat should, from its inception, involve troop-contributing countries and, where necessary, other actors and stakeholders to specifically cater for the protection of civilians, taking into consideration their interests and strategies, but without violating the sovereign rights of host nations.”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  27. “The United Nations remains the lead agent for civilian protection and change, so the Security Council must provide the catalyst on a continuous basis with commitment and impartiality. In the same vein, donor nations and the international community must not shy away from their responsibility to support the attainment of global peace, security and prosperity through the protection of civilians, who are the producers of real wealth. In so doing, regional and subregional organizations and non-State actors should be brought on board to participate as stakeholders. Recent United Nations-sponsored studies have shown that not all peacekeeping missions include the component of civilian protection in their mandates.”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  28. “Only yesterday, the sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, reminded the United Nations community that since the United Nations was created, prosperity and changes in human and social behaviour, as well as advances in technology, have arisen because the people wanted them. Well, they still want them. The Queen asked the United Nations to take leadership, not only to fight terrorism and climate change but also with more enthusiasm, inspiration and greater determination to bring peace, security, stability and prosperity to all of us. The protection of civilians in armed conflicts is indispensable if that is to happen.”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  29. “No one should be allowed to shirk the responsibility to protect civilians in armed conflict, but since the United Nations was created and entrusted with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, it bears perhaps the greatest responsibility. Armed conflicts and terrorism not only violate universal freedoms, but also cause insecurity to human society and instability to States. Above all, they retard the advancement of human civilizations and undermine the various initiatives for bringing prosperity through the United Nations and country partnerships. The United Nations and the international community cannot assist countries in attaining the Millennium Development Goals when armed conflicts and terrorism strike at will.”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  30. “Across the globe, we have seen violence and mass atrocities against helpless civilians who had hitherto placed all hope and trust for their protection in the United Nations, but in several cases never got it, as was witnessed in the Rwandan genocide of 1994, in the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995, and in the present Somalia, to mention but a few. In that regard and especially in conflict situations, it is and should be an absolute requirement for all actors and stakeholders- from the State to civil society, from belligerents to humanitarian organizations and from armed personnel to unarmed partisans - to work with the United Nations in the protection of civilians.”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  31. “We consider the protection of civilians in armed conflicts to be a fundamental human right and critical to the legitimacy and credibility of any United Nations peacekeeping mission. This subject has been on the United Nations agenda for over 10 years ever since the Security Council got engaged in the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. We commend the Council for the achievements made so far in that regard, especially with the adoption of resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) and, most recently, resolution 1894 (2009).”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  32. “I thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We thank the Secretary-General for his statement and Under- Secretary-General John Holmes and High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay for their briefings. We wish Mr. Holmes every success in his new endeavours. We associate ourselves with the statement of Uganda in the spirit of the East African Community and the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, both of which are keenly focused on protecting civilians in armed conflicts. The United Republic of Tanzania is profoundly committed to the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.”

    2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source

  33. “Besides negotiations to end conflict, it is important to have an international instrument on arms production and distribution that would limit that business to State actors. A combination of legal instruments, political will and disarmament tools and procedures, through the work of the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, could go a long way in ensuring the regulation and reduction of armaments. In that regard, we call upon Member States and all people of goodwill to support United Nations endeavours to agree on a comprehensive arms trade treaty which will specifically address the menace of small arms and light weapons.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017Resumption1 (2008) · source

  34. “But together we can do a lot more by beefing up the peacekeeping force and enabling it to be more robust in its rules of engagement. We must enable Governments in the region and the affected civilian population to have more confidence in the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conflict exacerbation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is occasioned by the armament of rebels and negative elements, among other things. We need not point fingers at possible sources, but we should curtail inflows of arms and ammunition to the rebels and negative elements, in addition to addressing their concerns as the situation may demand. We urge the relevant arms monitoring committees of the Security Council to intensify oversight on arms trafficking in the region.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017Resumption1 (2008) · source

  35. “To date, armed conflict continues unabated; this conflict has its recent origins in the conflict of 1990s in the Great Lakes region of Africa and continues despite a series of meetings and agreements between the belligerents. Equally important, the Council called upon countries of the region to agree on confidence- building measures. Confidence-building measures are essential to conflict resolution, and ending conflicts will inevitably curtail the excess demand for weapons. In the Great Lakes region, that would mean a significant reduction in the circulation and proliferation of small arms and light weapons. We commend the efforts made by the United Nations in keeping the peace and maintaining security, insofar as the conflict has not spilled beyond the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017Resumption1 (2008) · source

  36. “Tanzania is committed, along with the African Union, to resolving the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in collaboration with the United Nations. In that regard, we commend the efforts undertaken by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, the former President of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo. We encourage the Security Council to step up support for the Secretary- General's initiatives, including by approving the proposal that has been submitted on increasing the number of peacekeeping troops for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Through Security Council resolution 1653 (2006) of January 2006, Tanzania and the United Nations expressed concern and urged the disarmament of rebel groups and negative elements in the Great Lakes region.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017Resumption1 (2008) · source

  37. “At the outset, Mr. President, let me congratulate you on having convened this meeting on the subject of strengthening collective security through general regulation and reduction of armaments. The meeting could not have come at a better or more opportune moment: this is a time when a conventional arms build- up is taking place in some regions, including in some conflict areas in Africa. Your decision, Sir, is highly commendable. As we speak, small arms and light weapons are playing havoc in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians who have escaped death have been displaced and are faced with imminent danger and a risk of war-related death from disease or hunger. The international humanitarian response leaves a lot to be desired.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017Resumption1 (2008) · source