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2014-03-19
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2015-03-18
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  1. “Together with political progress, we see development rather than peacekeeping actors as the key to securing Haiti's future, and we hope that Member States will support the United Nations country team and the Government of Haiti in their efforts to find the right people and resources for the crucial work. Haiti faces a difficult period, not the least as a result of economic pressures and tensions with its neighbour. Despite some progress, Haiti still faces challenges. However, we are confident that, with the right level of support, Haiti will continue to progress in taking increasing responsibility for its own security and development. Maintaining the reform of the justice sector, the police and the corrections facilities and ensuring that the elections take place will be vital to building stability and safeguarding Haiti's future.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  2. “But we believe that a leaner, more flexible MINUSTAH, working in support of a growing and more professional Haitian national police force, will be able to maintain stability and counter any threats to security. Our support for the drawdown of some of the military elements of MINUSTAH is evidence of our confidence in the Haitian National Police and in a leaner MINUSTAH force to ensure stability while elections take place. We are encouraged by the work already done by MINUSTAH alongside the United Nations country team to reconfigure and consolidate their resources. We particularly welcome the decision to develop, with the Government of Haiti, a road map to guide the transitional functions from the Mission to other actors. We look forward to receiving an update on that process in the Secretary-General's next report.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  3. “The report also highlights improvements in the rule of law, which are to be applauded, although there is clearly more to be done to end impunity and ensure accountability and transparency. The role of MINUSTAH is to help Haiti re-assume responsibility for its security. While MINUSTAH undoubtedly still has a stabilization role to play in Haiti, we are encouraged to read in the Secretary-General's report of the increasing capacity and professionalism of the Haitian National Police. That is illustrated by the way in which they have dealt with the recent political demonstrations, mostly without the need for overt operational support from the military element of MINUSTAH. We recognize that Haiti faces challenges in 2015, including the elections, a weak economy and tensions across its border with the Dominican Republic.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  4. “We are pleased that the Secretary-General reports that the security situation remains generally stable, including in the parts of the country where MINUSTAH is no longer present. The development and reach of the justice sector, including through corrections institutions, will support stability and will ensure that the rule of law is justly applied in Haiti. As the Secretary-General reports, that has been undermined by the recent prison escapes and the resulting criminality. However, we commend the response of the Haitian National Police, which led to the recapture of the escapees, including through collaboration with law enforcement agencies in the Dominican Republic.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  5. “The failure to hold elections in 2014, together with the dissolution of Haiti's Parliament in January, led to uncertainty and insecurity among Haiti's people. We therefore welcome the formation of an Electoral Council, the publication of the electoral decree and the announcement of an electoral calendar. We commend the efforts of President Martelly and the political parties in finding the consensus needed to agree to that. As the Secretary-General acknowledges, there will be more challenges to the electoral process ahead, but that is a positive step. We call on all actors to play an active role in preparations to ensure the integrity and credibility of the elections.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  6. “I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Sandra Honore, for her briefing today. The United Kingdom welcomes the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2015/157) and appreciates the valuable contribution that the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has made to stability and progress in Haiti, as seen during the Council's visit in January. I will focus my statement today on three key points - the 2015 elections, the security situation and the future of MINUSTAH. In January, the Council had the opportunity to see at first hand the contribution of MINUSTAH. It was also a chance to see the positive steps that Haiti is taking to ensure its own development and security. A further step is the recent confirmation that elections will be held this year.”

    2015-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7408 (2015) · source

  7. “The United Kingdom believes it is important to have a thorough and ambitious review that reconsiders the architecture in the light of our common ambition to improve the ability of the United Nations to support countries recovering from conflict on their road to peace.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  8. “In that time, peacebuilding in the international system has moved on. The key elements of peacebuilding are now mainstreamed within operational entities in the Secretariat and agencies, funds and programmes. The gap or gaping hole in the international community that was perceived to exist in 2005 has been filled by an array of multilateral and regional entities, both from the development and the political and security spheres. The United Kingdom believes that the review must therefore avoid a narrow focus on the Peacebuilding Commission, Peacebuilding Fund and Peacebuilding Support Office. It should not just tinker at the margins of the architecture and there should be no sacred cows.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  9. “We must work together to monitor the situation and ensure that we do not allow worrying political developments to reignite conflict, especially in the run-up to Burundi's elections next year. The issue of how we can work together to prevent relapse into conflict will undoubtedly be a major theme in the 2015 review of the peacebuilding architecture. That important review will allow us to reflect on progress and consider ways in which we can improve our approach to peacebuilding. The United Kingdom welcomes the ongoing informal consultations on the scope of the review, in particular the emerging consensus that the review needs to revisit the original vision behind the creation of the architecture in 2005 and take stock of the developments in United Nations peacebuilding over the last 10 years.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  10. “Effective early action requires political will and commitment from the Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and key regional actors, inter alia. We must all be proactive in considering the most appropriate way to mobilize the various tools at our disposal in order to prevent relapse in each specific case. That could, for example, include the use of good offices, sanctions against potential spoilers or reconfiguring development activities to ensure that they are conflict-sensitive and contribute to stability. To take one country on the PBC's agenda, the United Kingdom believes that the situation in Burundi is a current example of where we should take such an approach.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  11. “We can no longer say that we did not know about possible indicators of future conflict, such as human rights abuses, political repression or a rise in ethnic or religious tensions. The challenge for the Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and the whole United Nations system is to find the appropriate response when we receive those early warnings. We all know that tackling potential risks to stability early is the most effective approach. Early action can prevent enormous human suffering, fear and displacement. It also makes economic sense. It is far more cost-effective to invest in conflict prevention and de-escalation upstream than to pay the high human and financial costs to responding to a relapse into conflict.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  12. “But, as Ambassador Patriota highlighted, alongside those examples of success, we have also seen the tragic recent relapses into conflict in both the Central African Republic and South Sudan. That demonstrates that we must continue to hone our approach to preventing countries from slipping back into devastating spirals of conflict. In both of those cases, the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) cannot say that there was no information on the potential for an outbreak of violence. The early warning indicators were there in both countries, but we collectively failed by not taking early action. We live in an age in which we have immediate access to information about potential risks of instability in countries around the world.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  13. “I thank you, Sir, for convening today's debate. I would also like to thank Ambassadors Drobnjak and Patriota for their briefings. This meeting is a timely opportunity to reflect on the experience of the United Nations in helping countries recover from conflict with a particular focus on the importance of preventing relapse into conflict. There have been successes. The United Nations should be proud of the central role it played in helping Sierra Leone recover from its devastating civil war. That is an example of how effective, tailored and well- planned United Nations peacebuilding interventions can improve people's lives. Similarly, in Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, the United Nations has helped put those countries on paths towards more stable and peaceful futures.”

    2014-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7217 (2014) · source

  14. “A narrow focus on the Peacebuilding Commission, the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Support Office will not provide Member States with a full evaluation ofthe effectiveness of the United Nations peacebuilding activities.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  15. “I would like to conclude with a brief word on the 2015 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. That will be an important moment for all United Nations bodies involved in peacebuilding activities. The United Kingdom believes that the review should not only focus on the institutions established in 2005, but also should consider the effectiveness of all United Nations peacebuilding activities and the contributions made by all United Nations operational peacebuilding divisions, including the Secretariat and agencies, funds and programmes. Since 2005, peacebuilding has moved on and is now much more mainstreamed into the day-to-day work of many parts of the United Nations system.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  16. “For example, on Syria, we provided the Syrian National Coalition with negotiation training on gender issues and women's participation and played a leading role in supporting increased women's representation in the recent second Geneva Conference on Syria. We continue to call on the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and special envoys to establish regular consultations with women's organizations and to work with civil society to support women's leadership. We also continue to call on the Secretary-General to strengthen gender training and experts in mediation teams and to support the appointment of senior women as United Nations mediators. As the Ambassador of Rwanda said, increasing women's participation and leadership in peacebuilding is a practical necessity, not a philosophical proposition.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  17. “Since the end of the Cold War, women have represented only 4 per cent of signatories to peace agreements, less than 3 per cent of mediators at peace talks and less than 10 per cent of those sitting at the table to negotiate on behalf of a party to conflict. More must be done to promote the role of women in post- conflict peacebuilding processes. In that regard, the adoption of resolution 2122 (2013), last October, was a positive step forward. Thye full implementation of the resolution by all stakeholders is now key. The United Kingdom, for its part, is actively working to promote women's participation in peacebuilding.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  18. “In addition, we need systematic reviews of existing missions to consider regularly whether a mission's mix of military, police and civilian capacities remain appropriate in the light of changing circumstances in the field. Finally, we need to ensure that there is a clear plan for drawing down each mission once we can responsibly do so. In turn, as Council members, we have the responsibility to ensure that the mandates that we provide to United Nations missions are focused, realistic and prioritized. Such steps will allow United Nations peacebuilding interventions to be more dynamic and ensure that such interventions have the right focus and capabilites to help host Governments and countries build lasting peace. I would like to turn to the issue of women and peacebuilding, which is a high priority for the United Kingdom.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  19. “In each mission setting, the United Nations should undertake a rigorous analysis of the conflict and its causes in order to understand how to focus and prioritize its peacebuilding activities. Missions must coordinate closely with their partners on the ground, including the United Nations country team. United Nations agencies, funds and programmes play an important role in delivering critical peacebuilding tasks. Arrangements such as the joint global focal point for the police, justice and corrections areas in the rule of law in post-conflict and other crisis situations are essential to ensuring a united "One UN" approach to peacebuilding.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  20. “The experience of more than two decades of United Nations peacebuilding has taught us that strong national ownership of inclusive peacebuilding processes and a focus on building national institutions are essential to securing a sustainable peace. However, recent relapses into conflict in the Central African Republic and South Sudan demonstrate that we must constantly review and improve our approaches to peacebuilding. Peacebuilding is becoming more complex and challenging for the United Nations as new drivers of conflict, such as organized crime, drug trafficking and the illicit trade in natural resources, emerge. We must rise to those new challenges, The United Nations must improve the way in which it analyses conflict, plans and reviews missions and prepares for transitions.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  21. “The United Nations should be proud of the central role that it has played in helping Sierra Leone to recover from its devastating civil war. That is an example of how effective, tailored and well- planned United Nations peacebuilding interventions can improve people's lives. In 1992, former Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali introduced the concept of peacebuilding in "An Agenda for Peace". Since then, the Council has launched numerous missions with mandates that recognize the importance not only of monitoring a ceasefire but also of building an enduring peace. Countries such as Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, which once tore themselves apart in civil wars, have made considerable progress in building stability, aided by United Nations missions.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source

  22. “I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for their briefings. I would like to focus on three issues: first, improving the ability of the United Nations to plan, adapt and draw down its peacebuilding interventions; secondly, the role of women in peacebuilding; and, thirdly, the 2015 review of the peacebuilding architecture. As others have said, the Council will reach an important milestone next week as we close the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone. The people of Sierra Leone have worked hard to stabilize their country and, although they still face many challenges, they are now on the path to a brighter future.”

    2014-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7143 (2014) · source