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1. “Here, it is necessary to look at coordinating the international community's efforts to assist the African Union in increasing its own peacekeeping capacities. With regard to increasing the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, which today the Secretary-General rightly referred to as a strategic relationship, substantial positive experience has been accumulated. A joint peacekeeping force has been set up in Darfur under the aegis of the United Nations and the African Union and vigorous efforts are being made to advance the Darfur political process. African Union member States are playing an important role in stabilizing the situation in Somalia. Political and diplomatic means to avert threats and conflicts are ever more topical. Here, a key role should lie with the Africans themselves.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source

2. “In our view, the report significantly contributes to the international community's efforts towards settling conflicts throughout the African continent. It contains an in-depth analysis of African Union peacekeeping efforts and of ways to strengthen the peacekeeping capacities of that regional organization. It proposes a broad range of short- and long-term practical steps to bolster cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations. Clearly, the capacities and resources of the African Union need international support. In that regard, priority attention should be paid to developing a continental peace and security architecture and to establishing and operationalizing an African Standby Force.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source

3. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The delegation of the Russian Federation, Sir, is pleased to see you assume your new functions as Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. We wish you every possible success. We note with satisfaction the presence at today's meeting of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, Ms. Dlamini Zuma, and the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Mr. Lamamra. We are grateful to Mr. Prodi and the team that he leads for the comprehensive report on modalities for support to African Union peacekeeping operations (S/2008/813). We note the timeliness of that document.”

   2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092 (2009) · source

4. “We would stress that, under paragraphs 49 and 50 of the report of the Secretary-General, the international presence in the province must maintain a status-neutral approach and it must act within the context of resolution 1244 (1999) and in coordination with the United Nations. The only way to remedy the situation is to return to the process of seeking a solution in the international judicial arena, in the interests of long-term stability in the Balkans and of shifting the numerous separatist tendencies throughout the world. Russia intends to continue insisting that the Security Council play a leading role in Kosovo, on the basis of compliance with the existing norms of international law, the United Nations Charter and decisions of the Security Council itself.”

   2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

5. “The dialogue between Belgrade and the United Nations must continue on these matters, which are still pending. 08-6204] We confirm our negative assessment of the action begun in June this year by the Secretary-General, without required authorization by the Security Council, to reconfigure the international presence in Kosovo. In such circumstances, the legalization of the so-called European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) would be possible only with the consent of all parties, including Belgrade, to its deployment. Any move to circumvent the Security Council is a direct violation of the United Nations Charter.”

   2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

6. “Naturally, Russia would like to see some radical change for the better in all of the aforementioned areas, because it would be in the interests of all countries of the region and the international community as a whole. We welcome the agreement between Belgrade and the United Nations on the six technical points, and it is now a question of fully implementing them. All parties are required to do so. We do not exclude the possibility that if the Pristina authorities were not to work to honour those agreements - and we do, unfortunately, have some information to that effect - the international community would be obliged to bring effective pressure to bear on Pristina to implement those points. This should be given special attention by the international presence.”

   2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

7. “As time has shown, the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo has not helped to solve the key problems in the province. There is still a high level of corruption and crime; there has been no improvement in the economic or social spheres; there has been no easing of the inter-ethnic tension, now subject to a new factor - friction and disagreements among the Kosovars themselves. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Jeremie, spoke today of the many worrisome aspects of the situation in Kosovo. If these negative tendencies are not reversed - and this is a point that the Russians have often warned about - the situation in Kosovo could become a source of serious regional destabilization.”

   2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

8. “By the terms of that resolution, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Mission he heads in Kosovo must continue to discharge the functions entrusted to them, including assisting members of national minorities and ensuring their rights and security, and implementing the democratic standards established by the international community for the province. The main impetus for the activities of the international presence must be the implementation of those standards, because the situation in respect of those standards, as indicated in the report, remains unsatisfactory. We drew attention to this point earlier - in fact, before the illegal declaration of independence - and we would draw the Council's attention to it again now.”

   2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

9. “We continue to believe that there is a need for strict implementation of resolution 1244 (1999) and of the mandate for the Mission in Kosovo, which the Council approved through that resolution. We believe that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and its recognition by some States representing a minority of the international community run counter to the norms of international law, first and foremost the Charter of the United Nations, the Helsinki Final Act and resolution 1244 ( 1999), as well as other instruments. As the Secretary-General has often said, resolution 1244 (1999) remains in force in its entirety.”

   2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

10. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for his introduction of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2008/692). The Russian authorities have carried out a thorough analysis of the report. We welcome the participation in today's Security Council meeting of Mr. Vuk Jeremic', Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. We are grateful to him for the points he made, and we agree with them. Also, we listened carefully to the statement made by Mr. Hyseni. The Russian position on the situation in and around the province is a consistent one, and it is unchanged.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6025 (2008) · source

11. “The Security Council must be extremely balanced and cautious in considering the matter of giving United Nations peacekeepers the ability to make independent use of coercive force against troops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries. In conclusion, my delegation expresses its readiness to participate in constructive work on a draft resolution extending the Mission mandate for a further year”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

12. “Broadly speaking, we agree with the conclusions set out in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2008/728) and the recommendations regarding immediate measures that would promote the restoration of peace in the eastern part of the country. As to the mandate of MONUC, we believe that the Mission already has an adequate set of competencies. Under resolution 1843 (2008), the military component of the Mission is being substantially strengthened. In our view, the proposal to further strengthen the mandate requires extremely careful, thorough and painstaking consideration that takes account of the views of the troop-contributing countries.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

13. “These include, above all, bilateral and multilateral negotiations; mediation; peacekeeping, with MONUC making full use of its mandate, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; bringing to justice those guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; increased military and economic assistance to the country; and tightened control over compliance with the sanctions regime imposed by the Security Council. All of those elements are required. A key objective is for the Government to intensify its efforts to build a national army that can ensure security in provinces far from the centre, as well its efforts on security sector reform.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

14. “Within the country, the Government, in our view, should step up multilateral efforts to resolve the crisis, including through intensified activity to resolve the problem of the presence of troops of the Forces democratiques de liberation du Rwanda on the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The best way to resolve the crisis would be through the implementation of the disengagement plan proposed by MONUC and through a regional summit. The conflict is multifaceted, and it is clear that discrete measures will not yield the desired outcome. In order to restore real stability, there is need for a wide-ranging, comprehensive approach, including a broad set of legal, political and international tools.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

15. “The sole path, with no alternative, is that of dialogue and the return of the parties to full implementation of the peace agreements achieved in Nairobi and Goma. We call on the armed units of the Congres national to abide by the ceasefire, cease hostilities, retreat to pre-28 August positions and return to the implementation of the Goma agreement. The collective efforts of the countries of the Great Lakes region to resolve this crisis situation are of particular importance. It is important to re-establish a climate of trust and confidence between the Congo and Rwanda, including by using the facilitator mechanism established by Mr. Obasanjo and Mr. Mkapa. The efforts of the Special Envoys are already yielding considerable positive results.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

16. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the participation in the meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Karel De Gucht, and of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Alan Doss, for his substantive briefing on the activities of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and on the situation in that country. The Russian Federation supports the policy of diplomatic efforts on the part of the international community to stabilize the situation in the east of the country. It is extremely important to prevent further escalation of tensions and their spread to the subregion. We are convinced that military means for resolving the Congo problem do not exist.”

    2008-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6024 (2008) · source

17. “The United Nations and its Security Council must steer the international community towards providing meaningful support, first and foremost financial, for national measures to bolster this protection, to effectively implement demobilization and reintegration programmes for minors, and to create the socio-economic and legal conditions for prevention of recruitment of children and other crimes against them.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

18. “We stress the responsibility of all parties, including the multinational forces, to ensure the safety of the civilian populations, first and foremost children, as well as strict compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law. We resolutely condemn the killing and maiming of children, where as the result of premeditated attacks or as a result of indiscriminate and excessive use of force. We feel that it is unacceptable for hundreds of children to continue to be held in the military prisons of multinational forces on arbitrary charges and without access to civil justice. A number of other delegations have already referred to this situation as well. It is impossible to secure the protection of children without cooperation from the Governments of countries in the grip of the conflicts or at the stage of post-conflict restoration.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

19. “We approve the report of the Chairman of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (S/2008/455), and we welcome the readiness of the Group to improve its working methods in order to enhance its effectiveness and impartiality. We share the concern of United Nations bodies, the Secretariat management and its specialized units with respect to the deteriorating situation of children in Afghanistan and Iraq. Unlike a number of other situations, the suffering of children in these conflicts does not receive proper attention by the Security Council and other United Nations bodies and does not elicit appropriate measures from them. We are convinced of the need for the swiftest deployment of the monitoring and reporting mechanism in those countries.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

20. “It is extremely important in this regard to create the conditions for children and young people to receive a continuous and full-fledged education as well as for children to have access to comprehensive medical care. Resolution 1612 (2005) is an important benchmark for practical work to protect children. In order to ensure that this activity is of high quality, it is necessary for the monitoring and reporting mechanism to function to the full in all situations that give rise to concern, first and foremost those on the Security Council agenda, and for it to provide to the Council up-to-date, objective and reliable information.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

21. “We restate our support for the Secretary- General's appeal to pay due attention to all serious violations of the rights of children in conflicts, including not only the use of child soldiers, but the remaining five categories of violations as well. We feel that such crimes should not remain unpunished. We feel that the killing and maiming of minors may stand alongside their recruitment as a criterion for including parties to armed conflict in the well-known annexes to the Secretary-General's reports on this issue. Specific long-term measures must be adopted to rehabilitate the afflicted children and to reintegrate them into society.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

22. “The task of protecting children in conflicts and securing their normal life in the post-conflict period is system-wide in nature and needs a consolidated approach on the part of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Peacebuilding Commission, the Human Rights Council, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and its functional committees alike. This issue must be the focus of attention of human rights treaty bodies, first and foremost, the Committee on the Rights of the Child. It is important not only to tackle the tragic consequences of conflict but also to direct efforts at preventing them. An important factor in this regard is the achievement of harmony between civilizations and the eradication of extremism in whatever soil it may spring from.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

23. “This step was a further demonstration of Russia's commitment to strict compliance with international legal norms and standards and of our own meaningful contribution to the United Nations campaign to widen the scale of the obligations States sign on to in the human rights and humanitarian fields. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is nearing universal ratification, and its Optional Protocols are important international instruments in the field of protection of children, including in the context of armed conflict. We enjoin those States that have not yet acceded to them to do so as a matter of urgency.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

24. “We pay tribute to the selflessness and personal courage of both the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, who has carried out productive visits to hot spots, and the UNICEF staff and other humanitarian personnel working in such places on a permanent basis. The Russian Federation views the securing of the rights of children as a priority and is actively working to that end. On 26 June of this year, the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, signed a law on the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child relating to the involvement of children in armed conflict.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

25. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are pleased to welcome you, Sir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, to the presidency of the Security Council. We are grateful to our friends and colleagues from the Vietnamese delegation for the painstaking preparation of this meeting and the arduous work that they have performed in this regard. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his participation in this important meeting. We are also grateful to Ms. Coomaraswamy, Mr. Mullet, Ms. Veneman and Ms. Hunt for the timely information they have provided and welcome their activities in trying to shield children from the horrors of war.”

    2008-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5936 (2008) · source

26. “Sach that he represent the United Nations in the IAMB and that he take the steps necessary to organize such a briefing at the beginning of next year.”

    2007-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5808 (2007) · source

27. “Now to our wish. During the discussions in preparing the resolution to extend the mandates of the multinational force, the DFI and the IAMB, a number of delegations referred to the possibility of organizing, in the near future, a briefing on DFI activities in Washington, at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund, which currently chairs the Board. We believe that that sort of idea could be useful, particularly in terms of the transparency of the process. Such a briefing could be held for representatives of embassies of Security Council member States in Washington. Russia is interested in organizing such a meeting. If there are no objections from our Council colleagues, we wish to propose to Mr.”

    2007-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5808 (2007) · source

28. “3 As members are aware, the Secretary-General, in accordance with a decision taken by the Security Council, must submit to the Council regular reports by his representative to the IAMB. We wish to recall that the last such document was received in June 2006. We note that the DFI and the IAMB were not officially established by the Security Council. Paragraph 12 of resolution 1483 (2003) states that the Council notes the establishment of the Fund and looks forward to the early meeting of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board. The Board, in turn, must facilitate the implementation of resolution 1483 (2003). It proceeds from that logic that United Nations Member States are entitled to receive reports about the activities of the financial structures facilitating the implementation of important Security Council decisions.”

    2007-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5808 (2007) · source

29. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We wish to thank Assistant Secretary- General Sach for his briefing, which highlighted various aspects of the workings of the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB), of which he is a member. We believe that the briefing was extremely useful because of the transparency of the process. The Russian delegation supports the conclusions and recommendations presented by Mr. Sach, particularly with regard to improving the effectiveness of the verification process. As for the briefing by the representative of the Secretary-General, we have some brief comments to make and one wish to express.”

    2007-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5808 (2007) · source

30. “Rwasa, to fulfil their obligations under the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement and to resume practical activities in the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism, in the spirit of the arrangements reached earlier with the leadership of Burundi in Dar es Salaam. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for the activities of the Regional Peace Initiative, specifically those of Uganda and Tanzania, and for those of the Special African Union Task Force and the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi. We would also like once again to commend the mediation efforts of Mr. Nqakula, who is doing his utmost to stabilize the situation in that country. In conclusion, we would like to state that we support the draft statement to the press on Burundi prepared by our French colleagues.”

    2007-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5786 (2007) · source

31. “The Minister made specific reference to those problems today. We note in this regard that responsibility for peacebuilding in Burundi lies first and foremost with the Burundian parties. The authorities and all political forces in Burundi must continue the reforms agreed upon in Arusha and Dar es Salaam and maintain a spirit of dialogue, consensus and universal participation that will make it possible for them to successfully complete the transition in their country. These key aspects are given specific emphasis in the draft press statement on the situation in Burundi prepared by our French colleagues. Full implementation by the parties of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement is the key to the stable development of Burundi in the future. We call upon the PALIPEHUTU-FNL and its leader, Mr.”

    2007-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5786 (2007) · source

32. “Specifically, progress in the extended political process, formation of a new Government and a resumption of the work of the parliament give us hope that the stalemate in the implementation of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement will also be overcome. Now, Burundian society faces a range of challenging problems. Finding successful solutions to them will be, to a great extent, the key to the future course of the country. The most important challenges are to strengthen peace and democratic governance, to carry out a national programme for the demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, to reform the security and justice sectors, to protect human rights, to enact measures to fight corruption and impunity and to combat the illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons.”

    2007-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5786 (2007) · source

33. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, we would like to commend His Excellency Mr. Charles Nqakula and to thank him for his substantive briefing on developments in the Burundi peace process. The Russian Federation believes that the active mediation efforts of the Republic of South Africa in support of peace in Burundi are of fundamental importance for the successful implementation by the parties of the Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement - the basis for stabilization of the situation in that country. The situation in Burundi continues to be extremely complex, but steps taken by President Nkurunziza and the Government give rise to optimism.”

    2007-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5786 (2007) · source

34. “We welcome the practice of holding regular high- level meetings between the Secretary-General and the leaders of the regional organizations on an increasingly broad and varied joint agenda. In addition to peacekeeping and peacebuilding tasks, we have added countering the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the illegal flows of small arms and light weapons, settling other destabilizing transborder problems, combating drug trafficking and organized crime. In this context, it would be useful to have an official structuring of agreements between the respective secretariats of the United Nations and its regional partners. In conclusion, we would like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to the entire Indonesian delegation for preparing a good draft statement, which will be adopted today with our support.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

35. “On the one hand, we expect that regional and subregional organizations will more actively make their resources and comparative advantages available. On the other hand, the United Nations, including the Security Council, should consolidate coordination and interaction with these organizations, keeping in mind the principles of reasonable division of labour and respect for the prerogatives of the United Nations and its Security Council. The collective efforts for rapid social and economic rehabilitation of countries emerging from crises is an integral part of the international strategy to secure peace and the non-renewal of conflict by establishing safeguards against renewal of conflicts. Here, a coordinating role should be played by the Peacebuilding Commission, whose agenda already includes Burundi and Sierra Leone.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

36. “In ensuring stability and security in the Eurasian region, an important role is being played by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, whose members have expressed a desire to cooperate with the United Nations in a host of relevant areas, including, in particular, combating international terrorism and the illegal-drug trade and assisting in post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan. In that regard, we continue to endorse the recommendation, set out in the 2005 World Summit Outcome, that regional organizations with conflict prevention or peacekeeping capacities should consider making those capacities part of the United Nations Standby Arrangements System. We are convinced that the coming together of regional partners and the United Nations will continue.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

37. “In that context, the cooperation developing between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) - which has been working intensively to establish its own peacekeeping potential, including for use in United Nations peacekeeping operations - has great potential. The CSTO is also making a significant contribution to international efforts aimed at the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Under CSTO auspices, effective mechanisms have been at work for several years to combat the northern route of the drug trade from Afghanistan to Europe, and Operation Canal has been set up to establish a permanent counter-narcotics belt along Afghanistan's borders.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

38. “The Council's visit has established a mechanism for regular exchanges of views between the two organs regarding issues of mutual concern to them. Peacekeepers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are also making a substantial contribution to conflict settlement in the post-Soviet space. In particular, together with the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia, they are continuing to support security and stability in the area affected by the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. The Russian Federation intends to continue to vigorously promote long-term cooperation between the United Nations and the CIS, particularly in the area of peacekeeping.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

39. “Here, I am referring in particular to the need to ensure that regional operations are effectively planned and executed and that they are held sufficiently accountable to the Security Council. That is particularly relevant in those cases in which the Council not only supports such operations, but also authorizes them through its decisions. This year's follow-up visit to Africa by members of the Security Council and our comprehensive meetings with AU leaders have enabled us to discuss virtually the entire range of acute crisis situations on the continent, as well as issues related to the future development of the Council's practical cooperation with the African Union Peace and Security Council to resolve the most critical problems threatening peace and security in Africa.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

40. “The peacekeeping efforts of the AU, ECOWAS, SADC and IGAD, as well as the mediation missions conducted by prominent African political leaders, in a broad range of situations, have made it possible to make important progress in strengthening regional stability. The Russian Federation has consistently stated that the efforts of African organizations should be fully supported by the authority of the Security Council and by the logistical and technical capacities of the United Nations. Particularly timely, in that context, are the efforts made in Darfur by the African Union Mission in the Sudan and the preparations for deploying the hybrid peacekeeping force established pursuant to resolution 1769 (2007) in Darfur by the end of the year. Of course, it is important to have feedback.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

41. “Here, I am thinking in particular of the European Union, NATO, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization of American States, the Caribbean Community and a number of other subregional organizations, including the League of Arab States, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Obviously, the experience acquired in this area demonstrates the need to accord priority to political and diplomatic means of conflict prevention and settlement, with a key role to be played by Africans themselves.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

42. “That involves, first and foremost, the indisputably important responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security. Ideally, all regional or coalition peacekeeping operations should be authorized by and held accountable to the Council. That condition should become binding in cases in which the mandates of such operations include elements of enforcement measures. There have been many positive experiences in the area of cooperation between the Council and its regional partners, which we have already discussed.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

43. “An important element in further efforts to increase the effectiveness of our world Organization, as the central multilateral institution responsible for maintaining international peace and security, is the continued growth of practical cooperation and coordination between the United Nations, including the Security Council, and regional and other intergovernmental organizations. Such interaction, as clearly stipulated in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1), must continue to be based on the solid foundation of the Charter, in particular its Chapter VIII, and on the need for careful observance of the basic principles and criteria of international peacekeeping at all stages of conflict prevention and settlement and post-conflict peacebuilding.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

44. “Mr. Shcherbak (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Our delegation is pleased to welcome you, Mr. Foreign Minister, to the presidency of the Security Council. Your presence in this Chamber, along with the participation of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and representatives of a broad spectrum of leading regional organizations in this meeting, are convincing proof of the importance of today's topic. We agree with the Secretary-General and previous speakers that, while cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations has increased to a truly unprecedented level, additional efforts could be made to further intensify it. In our view, the threats and challenges now facing us can be overcome only through a comprehensive and collective approach and in strict compliance with the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2007-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5776 (2007) · source

45. “Africa was, and continues to be, a priority focus. We have been very pleased to note the growing role of African States in world affairs and their contributions to strengthening the multilateral approach to resolving the most acute problems of our time. In conclusion, I would like to note that the Russian delegation supports the draft presidential statement that has been prepared by the President with regard to today's agenda item. In our view, this document contains key provisions that constitute a programme of action for the international community in its efforts to maintain peace and security and to further enhance the role of the Security Council in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa.”

    2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source

46. “We also believe that we must do more to activate the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter, encouraging regional organizations to take proactive steps in the areas of preventive diplomacy and the peaceful resolution of disputes. That entails in particular continuing the practice of African peacekeeping operations supported by the Council and providing assistance to establish African rapid- deployment forces and early-warning systems. In doing so, we must of course comply with the prerogatives set for the Council by the Charter as regards the establishment of peacekeeping operations whose mandates include the use of force. Russia will continue to provide all possible assistance to resolve the problems of African countries, with which we have traditionally had ties of friendship and partnership.”

    2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source

47. “There is no doubt that without truly achieving long-term resolution of local conflicts it will not be possible to ensure that Africa can really achieve robust sustainable development and full integration into the world economy. One of the key components of a strategy to strengthen peace must be the establishment of an effective pan-African security architecture that aims both at conflict prevention and resolution and at comprehensive resolution of post-conflict reconstruction issues. The international community must do everything possible to ensure that the mechanisms to prevent and resolve conflict set up by the African Union and the continent's subregions become fully operational.”

    2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source

48. “In our view, successful early identification of such conflicts will depend upon how comprehensively we implement the early warning system and on how carefully we bear in mind the specificities of individual conflict situations. We share the view of the Secretary-General that investing in logistical and intelligence capacities in order to prevent conflicts and strengthen the capabilities of the United Nations in the area of conflict mediation and political analysis to assess conflict situations will be very beneficial for the international community, as it will contribute to lowering the number of conflicts in Africa.”

    2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source

49. “I should also point out the evident increase in the efforts of African States themselves in the area of preventing and resolving conflicts on the continent, especially through the work of the African Union and regional and subregional organizations. That illustrates Africa's readiness and capability to assume responsibility for resolving its problems. In that regard, I should like to note another important element, namely, that the further development of early-warning mechanisms, which have been frequently referred to today, must go hand-in-hand with the strengthening of cooperation and coordination mechanisms within the United Nations system as well as with international partners, especially with African regional and subregional organizations.”

    2007-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5735 (2007) · source

50. “Another positive element has been the constructive practical dialogue between the Security Council and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union in resolving acute crisis situations - a dialogue that recurs on a regular basis. We believe that the existing agreements between the two bodies, especially the Addis Ababa agreement of 16 November 2006 and the joint communique of 16 June 2007, which was issued during the Council's mission to Africa, serve to strengthen the basis for that interaction and sets a course of action for the long term. We also support the proposal to have the Council once again consider ways to further implement resolution 1625 (2005), once the Secretary- General submits his report on the issue.”

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