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  1. “To stimulate a more comprehensive engagement of regional organizations, we must replace old habits and institutional protectionism with an open and flexible approach, adapted to the particular situation at hand. Allow me to conclude by expressing our congratulations to the new members of the Council and our immense gratitude to Gabon and Nigeria for having represented Africa in such an excellent manner.”

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  2. “It is also of high importance that the African Union ensure leadership and ownership of the process. That will require greater partnerships, inclusiveness and purposeful leadership. We believe that there is scope in the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union to incorporate those vital elements. Our best intentions, however, will amount to nothing if we fail to provide adequate, flexible and predictable funding for peacekeeping operations in Africa. It is also necessary to coordinate efforts between the United Nations and regional organizations. IGAD strongly supports closer collaboration between the United Nations and the African Union and subregional organizations.”

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  3. “It is our considered view that those meetings should result in concrete action on the modalities and means for the development of strategic partnerships when addressing specific issues of mutual interest and concern. In this regard, concrete steps should also be taken to strengthen the policy-level coordination between those two important entities to avoid not only conflicting positions but also duplication of efforts. At the operational level, the Secretariat and the African Union Commission need to ensure the complementarities of their efforts, as well as realistic benchmarks and timelines. Strengthening the efforts of the African Union and its institutional capacity to effectively plan, deploy and manage peacekeeping operations is a key prerequisite for their success.”

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  4. “Indeed, the results IGAD has achieved, in partnership with the AU, in the Sudan, Somalia and other areas of regional security concern are illustrative of what can be achieved in this regard. Thus, we would like to emphasize the need for the United Nations to intensify such regional initiatives and to accelerate its efforts to implement the United Nations 10-year capacity-building programme for the African Union. More strident efforts are also required to fully operationalize the African Union's African Peace and Security Architecture, including the African Standby Force and the continental early warning system. Furthermore, the enhancement of cooperation between the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, including the annual consultations, is vital for reaching those objectives.”

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  5. “In this regard, greater efforts are required to ensure that the cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union is more effective, including through joint planning and joint assessments for peace operations on the continent. Those efforts must be guided by respect for each organization's mandate and responsibilities, seeking the best division of labour among them. The mandate of the Security Council is clear. It is the body that has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, but it should not be too difficult to apply Chapter VIII with flexibility and wisdom, the goal being to address a common challenge.”

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  6. “While emphasizing the need to consolidate these gains, we believe that the African Union, and through it subregional organizations like IGAD, should be supported by the Security Council, based on the principles of complementarity and subsidiarity, as enunciated in Chapter VIII of United Nations Charter. We are of the view that those continental and subregional organizations are better placed in terms of geographical proximity, political and cultural familiarity with local conditions, and shared experiences with regard to regional peace and security initiatives. Hence, without prejudice to the global mandate of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security, the international community will benefit by lending the requisite support to those institutions for the maintenance of regional peace and security.”

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  7. “It must be underlined that no meeting of IGAD, at any level whatsoever and no matter how sensitive the issue on the agenda, takes place without the presence of the African Union. We have no doubt that, by acting together, we have the potential to produce results beyond the sum of the constituent parts. Despite many positive developments, the challenges of clarity of mandate, capacity deficit and predictable, flexible and timely financing remain issues of concern. Therefore, it is vital that all parties concerned continue their engagements in activities aimed at reaching innovative and feasible solutions to those important elements of a comprehensive and effective implementation of this strategic partnership.”

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  8. “In this regard, the signing and implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in the Sudan, the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur and the African Union Mission in Somalia are illustrative examples of cooperation based on flexibility and making best use of the comparative advantages of the African Union, subregional organizations such as IGAD and the United Nations in the areas of effective mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies. In IGAD, we always emphasize the overriding role of the African Union in matters of continental peace and security. It is because of this unwavering commitment that we make every effort to coordinate subregional efforts with our continental organization.”

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  9. “IGAD is encouraged by the level of cooperation that exists between the United Nations, on the one hand, and the African Union and African subregional organizations, such as IGAD, on the other. We also welcome the intention to consider further steps to promote closer cooperation. We note with appreciation that, in the past few years, significant strides have been made in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding and reconstruction. That is indeed in consonance with the overriding objective of the African Union's peace and security agenda, which is to create an enabling momentum for a more integrated, peaceful and prosperous Africa.”

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  10. “The meeting in Addis Ababa was indeed a very important event, which gave us the opportunity to redouble our resolve to strengthen the African Union's partnership with the United Nations, based on the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, as well as the principles of complementarity, subsidiarity, burden-sharing, comparative advantages and flexibility. I also wish to associate myself and, indeed, fully subscribe to the statements delivered by Commissioner Lamamra and Mr. Moses Wetangula. In our view, this debate has come at the right time- a time when Africa is making tremendous efforts to address the peace and security deficit, at the continental and subregional levels, through the African Peace and Security Architecture.”

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  11. “At the outset, I wish to express our appreciation to the Republic of South Africa for organizing this open debate on the strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), as well as for providing the concept note (S/2012/20) and for making it possible for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to participate in this very important debate. In the same vein, I would like to commend the Secretariat for the report of the Secretary-General on United Nations-African Union cooperation in peace and security (S/2011/805). I also wish to seize this opportunity to commend the African Union Peace and Security Council for organizing a debate on the same subject at the beginning of the week in Addis Ababa, and the African Union Commission for issuing a comprehensive report concerning this critical partnership.”

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  12. “I would like to conclude my brief remarks by saying that it is a unique opportunity that the Security Council is today discussing the situation in Somalia at the place where the new Government was born. In the past, the crisis in Somalia has been a source of frustration for all of us, but now there is a ray of hope. Let us all stand together to help Somalis help themselves.”

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  13. “The role we are expecting from the United Nations is not that of an incremental engagement, but an active involvement in helping the new Government establish itself in the country. No doubt, that is a process that should be led by the transitional federal Government of Somalia, but the full and unswerving support of the international community cannot be overemphasized. In that regard, we are happy to note that the international community, at the recent Stockholm meeting on Somalia, recommitted itself to provide structured diplomatic, political, technical and financial support. Such structured engagement by the international community is expected to be coordinated by the United Nations. In the View of my delegation, this should be supported and endorsed by the Security Council.”

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  14. “At the present stage, Somalia deserves a great deal of attention from the region, the African Union and the United Nations. In particular, the United Nations should and must take a lead role in assisting the Somalis to keep up the momentum of the process they have now embarked upon in reconstructing and re-establishing the Somali State from the ground up. This is a crucial moment for the Somalis, the region and the international community. It must be reiterated, again and again, that the success of the Somali peace process is in the direct interest of the international community. While we are all grateful for the support rendered to the peace process during the past two years by the international community in general, and by the European Union in particular, we feel it is time that the United Nations assumed greater responsibility.”

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  15. “Let me also add that in order to ensure the security of the country, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the various militias is an absolute necessity. Therefore, the deployment of a peace support and protection force is also absolutely necessary. There is also an immediate need to rehabilitate the seat of the Government and its institutions, as a whole. In that connection, although the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union have their role to play, it is imperative that, given the limited resources and capacity at their disposal, the United Nations be more engaged in Somalia than it has been in the past two years. The response of the international community to the needs of Somalia has to be commensurate with the gigantic nature of the challenge involved.”

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  16. “Hence, it is highly important to realize that the tasks of the reconciliation process are not over, and that we cannot expect the going to be easy. In that regard, the task ahead, to say the least, is very daunting indeed. In our View, the major concern of the new Government should be to establish itself inside Somalia as speedily as possible. As was said by the Ministers, and as I am sure is obvious to the Security Council, that task can be accomplished only with the continued and active support of the international community. The new Government of Somalia is faced with the Herculean task of rebuilding the State from scratch; in that effort, the major hurdle will be the security situation of the country. In that regard, my delegation supports the statement of Mr. Kiplagat.”

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  17. “Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the opportunity to say a few words on the question of Somalia. Actually, I do not have much to add after the comprehensive statements made by my senior colleagues, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Djibouti and of Kenya, but let me briefly add my voice by emphasizing that Somalia today is at a critical stage, after having gone through a devastating national crisis. We are all aware that the situation of statelessness for the last 14 years has had a devastating effect on the people of Somalia, on the region and on the international community as a whole. Therefore, what has been achieved after a protracted peace process should never be allowed to falter or be reversed.”

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