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“We commend those pledges, but more must be done. We would therefore urge all Member States to examine ways in which they can support counter- terrorism, the humanitarian response in all the affected countries, economic development, human rights and stabilization in the region. The United States will continue supporting regional leadership and the people of the Lake Chad basin in their arduous efforts to rid the region of Boko Haram and ISIS and establish stability, good governance and prosperity. We urge our fellow Council members and the entire United Nations system to continue focusing our collective attention and efforts on the region and its challenges.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“We echo the Secretary-General's call on Nigeria and Cameroon to work with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to achieve the full implementation of the tripartite agreement to ensure no forced returns of refugees, and call upon all other Governments to avoid any involuntary or unsafe returns of those displaced. The United States remains committed to supporting the Governments of the Lake Chad basin in meeting those very difficult challenges. We have contributed over $640 million to the international humanitarian response in the Lake Chad basin since October 2015, of which more than two-thirds was provided this past year alone. Many other countries have stepped up to provide assistance to the region, including the Niger's $4.4 million-dollar contribution to its own national appeal.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“But the challenges in this conflict do not end when areas are liberated from Boko Haram and ISIS. In those areas, local authorities need to quickly restore the basics: the rule of law, respect for human rights and basic services. That is how we can all ensure that groups like Boko Haram and ISIS do not return. Such efforts to restore local governance deserve strong international support. Governments in the Lake Chad basin also need to establish the conditions for millions of internally displaced persons and Nigerian refugees to voluntarily return to their homes in safety and dignity.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Failing to uphold and protect human rights or hold security forces accountable only serves to boost the recruitment efforts of the very terrorists whom we seek to eradicate. Regional Governments must ensure that their security forces protect civilians and uphold their fundamental human rights. There must be a better way to both investigate and prevent those and other abuses from happening. We were concerned to read in the Secretary- General's report about the delayed opening of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Chad to enhance regional monitoring and reporting. We believe that the Council should consider mandating a formal OHCHR mission to Visit the region to report first-hand on abuses by all parties.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Just as those girls lives where beginning, they were abused and brainwashed to commit the most unspeakable of acts, thereby cutting short their all-too-brief lives and those of the innocent victims around them. There is no question that Boko Haram and ISIS must be destroyed, but success against those groups requires more than a simple show of force. The most successful counter-terrorism campaigns are those that adhere to international humanitarian law, respect the human rights of all citizens and hold violators of human rights accountable. We therefore remain troubled by reports of regional security forces using inhumane and brutal tactics or failing to distinguish terrorist combatants from civilians.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“There is a long way to go to defeat Boko Haram and ISIS in the Lake Chad basin, and that is why the United States is deeply committed to its partnerships across the region to eradicate those groups and to stop the senseless violence. As we discovered during the Council's trip in March in the course of our meetings with women and girls in Maroua, Cameroon, and Maiduguri, Nigeria, that conflict, like so many others, has a disproportionate impact on women and girls - a point that Ms. Imam just underscored for us. The fact that Boko Haram increasingly relies on young girls to commit suicide attacks is the clearest example. We were so struck by that terrible reality during our trip.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) are clear and present threats to international peace and security. We have seen unspeakable human rights abuses committed in the Lake Chad basin. The region is on the brink of famine, and we still do not have unfettered humanitarian access to those in need. It is therefore long past time for the Council to step up its involvement. Boko Haram persists in its brutal tactics and human rights abuses. The United States is deeply troubled by the increase in attacks and deaths that we have observed at the hands of Boko Haram and ISIS since the adoption of resolution 2359 (2017) earlier this year. In June and July alone, according to the United Nations, 60 female suicide bombers have launched attacks across Borno state. Hundreds of civilians have been killed this year.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Although the counter-terrorism mission is Vital, we also need to support the stabilization and development of liberated areas and demand respect for human rights and accountability for human rights abuses and Violations for all perpetrators. That is why, following the Council's trip to the region, we adopted resolution 2359 (2017) and its mandate for the Secretary-General to regularly report on the situation in the Lake Chad basin so that the Council can respond to the grave circumstances faced by so many in the region. This first report (S/2017/764) is an important step in that regard, and we are committed to ensuring that the region remains on the Council's agenda. Discussing the situation in the Lake Chad basin in the Security Council should not be at all controversial.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. I thank also Ms. Fatima Shehu Imam for joining us; it is good to hear from her. It was very good to have met her on the Council's trip earlier this year to Maiduguri, and I thank her for the important work she does in north-east Nigeria. The contributions of civil society are so very critical. The Lake Chad Basin is one of Africa's most pressing challenges. For years the United States has strongly supported efforts to eradicate the terror perpetrated by Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), and this fight is far from over. But all of us in the Security Council must recognize that a military solution alone will not bring sustainable peace to the Lake Chad basin.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“In places like South Sudan, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the AU has sought to strengthen regional responses to conflict and atrocities, but there is a good deal of work left to be done. At the end of the day, we are confident that this important relationship is moving in the right direction. We are building a partnership capable of shouldering shared responsibilities, and we are building a partnership based on shared values. As long as we remain steadfast in our commitment and dedicated to showing progress, we will continue to strengthen that important partnership. That makes today a good day in the Security Council.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“The United States will not consider the use of United Nations-assessed contributions for any future AU operations until the benchmarks for financial transparency, conduct and discipline and human rights are demonstrably implemented across AU field operations. To do otherwise would be to riskjeopardizing the legitimacy of United Nations peacekeeping. We will continue to support AU efforts to increase financial self-reliance, including reinvigorating the African Union Peace Fund. We especially look forward to working with AU member States to identify non-trade mechanisms for greater self-financing that are transparent and compliant with Member States' international obligations and commitments. Finally, we look forward to continuing leadership from the African Union to mobilize member States to end violence and prevent mass atrocities.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“We are also encouraged by the closer working relationship that has been established between the United Nations Secretariat and the AU Commission staff. There has also been progress in improving internal management and oversight of AU-led peace support operations. These are all steps in the right direction. We recognize that fully implementing those benchmarks for transparency, performance and accountability will take time, and we stand ready to continue to work together to see that those frameworks are implemented and show demonstrable progress. But before we can consider additional financial support through the United Nations, we must see concrete evidence of such progress.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“It is absolutely essential that the AU continue to work to prevent abuses and promote respect for human rights. Nothing does more to destroy trust - not to mention damage the reputation of both the AU and the United Nations - than abuses and misconduct by troops and police. That means there must be rigorous procedures in place for the screening and selection of personnel on the front end. There must be training, monitoring and reporting while peacekeepers are in the field, and there must be independent investigations and accountability when violations do occur. We welcome the AU determination to promote respect for human rights, and we look forward to progress on the implementation of those frameworks.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“Rather, the question is how we will deepen and strengthen our partnership. That partnership has come a long way over the past decade, thanks in large part to the work of both the United Nations Office to the African Union and the AU Peace and Security Council. When those two organizations work together, mission planning is better, mandates are clearer and political support is greater. All of that means that outcomes are better. However, most importantly, the people on the ground whose safety and lives depend on that work are better served, which is what we are working for. One bright spot in that relationship is the AU plan to finalize its human rights and conduct and discipline frameworks. Those are areas where progress is critical if we are to deepen cooperation.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios for his briefing. It is not often enough that we gather as the Security Council to talk about the bright side of what we do - finding new ways for nations to work together to foster peace and security. Today, I am glad to say, is one of those occasions. The African Union (AU) is a critical partner of the United Nations. From Somalia to Mali to South Sudan, the AU has joined the United Nations in promoting our shared values of peace and security across the African continent. That partnership was further demonstrated by last week's joint consultations. As we said the last time we considered this relationship, the question is not whether the AU and the United Nations will continue to work together closely.”
2017-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8044 (2017) · source
“President, for your steady and professional leadership of the Council this month. Finally, I also wish to commend our Japanese colleague for his Mission's excellent work on the revision of the note by the President contained in document S/2010/507, which was adopted earlier today. The revision goes a long way to improving the Council's working methods and contributes to the Council's effectiveness, efficiency and transparency. I congratulate Japan for its tireless and successful efforts on this important matter. In conclusion, we offer our support to Ethiopia as its delegation takes up the gavel in the month of September.”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“I understand that a draft resolution will be adopted at that meeting, and I urge Council members to produce a strong text that reinforces peacekeeping effectiveness and efficiency and allows us to better assess performance. While we support the efforts of the African Union (AU) to increase financial self-reliance, I would remind my colleagues that the AU must take more steps on that front before we are ready to enshrine any decisions in a resolution. I also wish to highlight the Council's upcoming visit next week to Addis Ababa for consultations with the AU Peace and Security Council. That annual dialogue affords the Security Council an important opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to the AU and to further United Nations-African Union cooperation. In that regard, I thank you, Mr.”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“President, for holding in open Chamber the briefing by the Chair of the Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which allowed the families ofMichael Sharp and Zaida Catalan to participate. I encourage my colleagues on the Council to support the Secretary-General in his efforts to immediately establish, under his authority, an independent investigation into the deaths of those two experts. Yesterday's open debate considered the issue of peacekeeping operations in the larger context of sustaining peace (see S/PV.8033), and we welcomed the opportunity to discuss how that fits into a broader vision for peacekeeping reform. Looking ahead, we will have another opportunity to consider peacekeeping reform at Ethiopia's Council meeting next month during high- level week.”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“Taken together, those meetings show that, when the Council speaks with one voice to implement and enforce sanctions, we demonstrate our capacity to promote and protect international peace and security. When we do not speak with one voice we undermine both the effectiveness of sanctions as a tool and the credibility of the Security Council. However, Council unity is not an end goal. When the Council is unwilling or unable to enforce or enact sanctions, the United States will take action, including unilateral sanctions, to defend ourselves, our allies or our values. I urge Council members to boost their efforts to effectively use this important tool. I also thank you, Mr.”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“Last night, the Council once again unanimously condemned North Korea by adopting presidential statement S/PRST/2017/ 16). There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that the Council will not acquiesce, but will continue to increase pressure on the regime and seek to change North Korea's path. Turning to the issue of sanctions more generally, I commend your Mission, Mr. President, for its work this month in holding a briefing (see S/PV.8018) to consider the design and effectiveness ofUnited Nations sanctions. We also held meetings on the sanctions regimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see S/PV.8026), Guinea-Bissau (see S/PV.8031) and Libya (see S/PV.8032).”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“With our action, the Council also reminded all United Nations States Memabers that they must rigorously enforce this newest resolution, which includes the single-largest economic sanctions package ever levelled against the North Korean regime, as well as all previous Security Council resolutions. With its behaviour in recent days, however, North Korea's leaders have made it crystal clear that they are not yet ready to abandon their dangerous path. Twelve members of the Council alone are within reach of their missiles, and I would remind my colleagues that North Korean has proven it is not beholden to friendships and alliances. Even as we rightly celebrate the adoption of resolution 2371 (2017), we must recognize that North Korea will persist in its behaviour, as evidenced by Monday's highly provocative launch over Japan.”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“As we consider the Security Council's work in August, I congratulate you, Mr. President, and your Mission on a successful presidency. I turn first to the issue of North Korea, which, in a sense, has bookended the month. We saw a strong example of Security Council unity in early August, and then an alarming reminder of the North Korean threat just this week. The Council came together on the first Saturday of August (see S/PV.8019) for the unanimous adoption of resolution 2371 (2017), which sends a stark message to the North Korean dictatorship: they will pay a price for the aggression and arrogance of continuing their prohibited nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.”
2017-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8038 (2017) · source
“While many of the attacks are perpetrated by armed groups, we are concerned that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to support and profit from those armed groups and to commit human rights violations with impunity. Those actions and the continued delay in elections call into question the legitimacy of the current Government. Our work is not yet done, just as the work of Michael and Zaida and the Group of Experts is not yet done. We must continue to find ways to seek peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for Michael and Zaida, just as Michael and Zaida attempted to do.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“In the absence of an elections timeline, the United States will pursue stronger sanctions in the Council, and we will take measures to increase the pressure on and hold accountable those who undermine peace and stability or democratic institutions and processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or who are working on behalf of or supporting already listed individuals. Finally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is responsible for providing security for its citizens, who continue to suffer violent attacks and sexual and gender-based violence, who are fleeing their homes in the tens of thousands and who struggle to meet their basic needs as they are deprived of their livelihoods and resources.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“While the investigations of the Group of Experts have helped us to understand the nature and means of illicit trafficking and the funding of armed groups, their work needs to continue in parallel with the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo elections and a peaceful transition of power in order to bring real peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Without a democratic transition, we can expect continued cycles of widespread violence. The Congolese people are upset with their Government and are tired of waiting for the elections called for by their Constitution. We call upon the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to announce the timeline for the overdue elections and to stick to it.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“We must urgently continue our efforts to uncover the truth surrounding Michael's and Zaida's deaths. While Michael and Zaida are no longer with us, their work through the Group of Experts must continue. As highlighted by the Group of Experts, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo needs to do more to strengthen legitimate trade in natural resources and to reduce illicit trafficking in those resources. Illicit trafficking strengthens armed groups and corrupt officials, and therefore perpetuates conflict. Regional countries and organizations and all Member States must work together to reduce such illicit trafficking.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“They pursued truth and justice, and we owe it to them to also pursue truth and justice and investigate their murders. Michael and Zaida worked to shed light on the horrific crimes plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We, in turn, must shine a light on their murders and pursue a full understanding of the events surrounding their deaths. The murder of United Nations officials cannot end with an administrative inquiry into their deaths. There needs to be a genuine investigation that uncovers the facts surrounding this case. We welcome the Secretary-General's intention to pursue a follow-on mechanism to the Board of Inquiry under his own authority, and we urge him to waste no time in establishing the mechanism. There is no time for delay.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for the dedication you have shown as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and in ensuring that Michael Sharp's and Zaida Catalan's important work continues. The Group of Experts has done, and will continue to do, excellent work, and I am honoured that we can demonstrate this commitment - voice this commitment - in the presence of Michael's and Zaida's families in the Chamber this morning. We are humbled by the presence here today of Mr. and Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Maria Moresby and Mrs. Elizabeth Moresby. To Zaida's and Michael's families, I would like to say that the Security Council sits on the front lines of conflict resolution and that their children and their sister gave their lives working to find peace and resolve conflict.”
2017-08-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8026 (2017) · source
“We encourage United Nations Member States that have not yet done so to join the more than 110 United Nations Members that have already recognized Kosovo as an independent State.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“In line with our responsibility to ensure that all United Nations missions are responsive and relevant to the situation on the ground, the Council must take an honest look at Kosovo and recognize Kosovo's significant progress and development. It is hard to justify continuing to support the Mission when we see more urgent and pressing needs for United Nations peacekeeping in other parts of the world. This much is very clear. We have achieved our goals in Kosovo and it is time to wrap UNMIK up. Lastly, we affirm our support for Kosovo's efforts to develop into a prosperous and peaceful, multi-ethnic democracy, and we continue to strongly support full international recognition of Kosovo and Kosovo's membership in all relevant international organizations, including the United Nations and INTERPOL.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“UNMIK represents a United Nations peacekeeping success story, but the Mission has long outlived its reason for existing, as we have said before in the Chamber. Given Kosovo's steady and consistent progress and maturity over the years, the United States reiterates its ongoing call to the Security Council to wind down and end the Mission. We are long overdue in taking this step. As a first step, the reporting period for should be expanded to every six months or longer. We also recommend that the Secretary-General provide in his next report an assessment of where budget and staff reductions can be made, with a focus on reducing redundancy, since the Government of Kosovo has long ago demonstrated its clear competency and capacity to govern.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“The United States is ready to work with Kosovo's newly elected representatives on our shared agenda, including advancing Kosovo's Euro-Atlantic integration by normalizing relations with Serbia via the EU-led dialogue process, resolving Kosovo's border with Montenegro to unlock visa-free travel to the EU, undertaking reforms to strengthen democratic governance and the rule of law and foster economic growth, and promoting a multi-ethnic, peaceful and stable Kosovo. As we partner with the Government of Kosovo, civil society organizations and relevant local institutions in this effort, we are pleased that Kosovo's citizens in both the public and private sectors have demonstrated their capacity to work with partners in the international community to address remaining challenges.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“The United States appreciates the United Nations efforts over the past two decades to help Kosovo build multi-ethnic democratic institutions that uphold the rule of law and respect human rights. We also appreciate and support the vital role of the European Union (EU) as facilitator of the Brussels dialogue. We call on leaders in both Belgrade and Pristina to continue taking the needed steps to revitalize these talks, to fully implement the dialogue agreements and to normalize relations. Following the elections, Kosovo's leaders must now cooperate and form a Government without delay.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“I thank Special Representative Tanin for his update on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also want to recognize the participation of Minister Dacie and Ambassador Citaku here today. We congratulate Kosovo on holding successful democratic elections in June, which international observers confirm were free, fair and peaceful, with only isolated irregularities related to voter participation. This is a clear demonstration of Kosovo's democratic maturation. Of note, there was significant turnout in predominantly Kosovo Serb municipalities, highlighting the progress made in integrating Kosovo Serbs into Kosovo's democratic process.”
2017-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8025 (2017) · source
“The United States is eager to take advantage of other opportunities to further coordinate with other donors in the countries of the Sahel. We look forward to the holding of a donors' planning conference, at which we hope to identify, coordinate and synchronize assistance aimed at operationalizing the joint force. We believe that approach will result in greater security and, ultimately, the freedom from terror sought by the peoples of the region. The United States will continue to work closely with regional stakeholders and partners to make sure that the combined international response to this threat is the right one. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate our strong support for the G-5 Sahel countries' undertaking. We will continue to stand with them.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“We commend the G-5 Sahel countries for their sacrifices in countering terrorism in the Sahel and we thank France for its continued leadership on this vital work and for its own sacrifices. We believe that deeper cooperation among the G-5 Sahel countries has the potential to improve their security and complement the efforts of the peacekeeping Mission in Mali. To that end, the United States will continue its long-standing bilateral support for developing and building the capacity of the G-5 Sahel members' security forces. We will work closely with our partners to find ways to help the G-5 Sahel joint force be effective, well coordinated with other counter-terrorism efforts in the region and, ultimately, sustainable.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“I thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane for today's important update. Countering violent extremism and terror across the globe is very important for us all. As others have noted today, the recent attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali clearly serve to drive that point home. The United States understands the seriousness of the threats in the Sahel region and we were proud to extend a strong message of support from the Security Council to the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) joint force - a noble and important regional effort - by co-sponsoring resolution 2359 (2017) in June. We also recognize the fundamental importance of achieving political solutions to long-lasting conflicts in order to better guarantee peace and security in the region, especially in Mali, where signatory parties are not keeping their end of the bargain.”
2017-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8024 (2017) · source
“We hope that today's meeting will help push the members of the Council to take action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Lake Chad basin and in other conflicts in which women and girls are at grave risk. The Deputy Secretary-General has brought those issues to our and the world's attention today. Our responsibility now as members of the Security Council is to follow up this briefing with consequences for those who perpetrate the abuses. The United States will continue to lead the way in pressing for this much needed accountability.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“We hope that the trip and briefing today by the Deputy Secretary-General will help increase awareness of that dire and widespread problem. The United States will remain strongly supportive of policies that aim to protect women who are the victims of conflict and that promote the role of women as peacemakers when violence ends. One suspects that many of the intractable conflicts on the Council's agenda would perhaps be a little less intractable if more women were at the table. The United States will work to recognize the unique contributions that women make and to draw attention to their plight when they are the victims of conflict. Moreover, the United States remains committed to implementing the United States national action plan on women, peace and security - a plan born out of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“That will require strengthening Government institutions, in particular local Governments and regions impacted by the conflict, supporting economic investment and development and providing services to citizens in establishing effective and regionally coordinated disarmament, demobilization, deradicalization and reintegration programmes. The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Lake Chad basin are unfortunately just two examples ofa much broader pattern characteristic of the conflicts on the Security Council's agenda. In an increasing number of places, when War or conflict breaks out, women are among the first to become victims of unconscionable abuse. Fighters often seek degrading the dignity of women and girls as a central element of their strategy for repressing the populations that they target.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“This new reality comes in the form of exclusion and stigmatization from communities that they once called home. After capture by Boko Haram, many of these women and girls cannot go home - even once they have been freed. These women and girls, and, in many cases, the children born while they were in Boko Haram's custody, face homelessness and despair, and these challenges may well linger for generations. The United States will continue its work with the Government of Nigeria to root out Boko Haram and support stabilization in the north-east. The threat posed by Boko Haram and affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham in West Africa remains grave, but, as we work to make progress in the conflict, it also remains essential that Nigeria continue to work to win the peace.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“There were accounts of kidnappings and forced marriage and of gender-based and sexual exploitation perpetrated by Boko Haram and other armed groups. And the victims, including women and girls, continue to suffer enormously from stigmatization and a lack of psychosocial support. These abuses are sickening; they should shock us. Seven years of violence in north-eastern Nigeria have taken the lives of more than 15,000, forced more than 2 million from their homes, and left more than 4.7 million dependent on food aid and at risk of famine in many areas. As the Deputy Security-General has reported, women and girls who have been liberated from the traumas they faced under Boko Haram sometimes return home to their villages only to face new trauma.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“Far too many victims are suffering with too little attention paid to their plight. The Security Council needs to act now to stop this violence, including by demanding that Government forces cease violations and hold accountable those who commit sexual violence and other atrocities. In Nigeria, Boko Haram has ravaged the north- eastern regions of the country, kidnapping scores of women and children, subjecting them to slavery and brainwashing these victims to carry out still more attacks. In March of this year, I had the opportunity with other Council members to visit the Lake Chad Basin and to meet with the displaced in Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria. The women there spoke movingly of what they had endured at the hands of Boko Haram.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“The use of sexual violence in conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a long history, and the recent violence in the Kasai regions is the latest horrific chapter. The United Nations has received more than 600 reports of sexual violence in the Kasais since August, including 186 reports of conflict-related sexual violence by certain units of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have heard reports of atrocities against civilians including executions of children. Civilians are being mutilated, burned alive and hacked to death, and the violence is still getting worse. The violence and ongoing and egregious abuses have forced more than 1.3 million people to flee their homes in search of safety. It is important that the Deputy Secretary-General has raised these issues with us today.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“I wish to thank Ambassador Tete Antonio and, in particular, Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, for their briefings on the tremendous challenges that women continue to face in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Lake Chad Basin. We applaud this inaugural joint effort Deputy Secretary-General has launched with the African Union to draw needed attention and renewed international impetus to advancing women's roles in peace and security and development processes worldwide. The Security Council needs to do abetterjob understanding the threats that women face in conflict zones as well as acknowledging that we can better help countries recover from conflict by promoting the full inclusion of women in peace processes.”
2017-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8022 (2017) · source
“It is the promise of a people no longer able to conceal their impatience. And it is my great hope that my country and the Council will continue to work together so that we never reach this point.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“When the Council threatens again and again but refuses to follow up, nothing changes. The United States prefers to impose sanctions through the Security Council. Security Council-imposed sanctions have or should have universal reach. They represent our political unity. But when the Council fails to act, the United States is not going to wait. When the Council closes its eyes to repeated violations of its sanctions resolutions, the United States begins to lose patience. The United States will act to address threats to our security. We will act to defend universal human rights. From Venezuela to Zimbabwe and from the situation in Crimea to the war crimes in Syria, we will do what we have to do to defend ourselves, our allies and our values. That is the inevitable choice of a nation facing a dire threat.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“It takes away from itself one of the best tools to achieve what we are all supposed to be here to achieve: peace, security and respect for human rights. If widespread support and strict enforcement is the way to do sanctions right, the way to do them wrong is unfolding right in front of us. When a State Member of the United Nations is subject to multiple Security Council resolutions and we allow it to violate these resolutions with impunity, it will not change its behaviour. When States Members of the United Nations do not comply with the sanctions levelled against an aggressor, the Council's threats become hollow. When States Members of the United Nations violate human rights and crack down on their own people for exercising their God-given freedoms and the Council says nothing, it loses credibility.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“The flow of funds and other support to these terrorist groups has been reduced. By the same token, when sanctions lack wide support and when they lack enforcement, they are meaningless. Worse than meaningless, they degrade the credibility and effectiveness of the Council. Not only do they fail to stop the threat they are supposed to address, they make the next threat to peace and security more likely. What could be the argument against seeing that sanctions, once imposed, are enforced? And yet the Council has been unable to come together to agree on routine reporting on sanctions. Even agreeing on a format to discuss cross-cutting sanctions issues seems to be beyond our capability. When it does this, the Council shoots itself in the foot.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“Sanctions require us to be patient, but imposing sanctions is one of the most important things that the United Nations can do. When they are formulated with wide participation and implemented swiftly and consistently, multilateral sanctions are effective. An excellent example is the sanctions that the Council recently strengthened against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Al-Qaida and their affiliated groups. The United States and Russia worked together in formulating these sanctions and in making sure that they are adapted to the latest terrorist threat. To ensure that these sanctions are implemented fully and fairly, the resolution reaffirmed our support for the Monitoring Team. The vote approving them was unanimous, and, because the Security Council spoke with one voice, these sanctions are showing results.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source