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1. “The fragile humanitarian situation in the region continues to be aggravated by the influx of 270,000 refugees from Burundi into neighbouring countries. These refugees' status and rights should be fully recognized and respected. The PBC configuration should be invited to express itself. Particularly deplorable is the current crisis in South Sudan. The United Nations should remain committed to working with all South Sudanese, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and other regional partners. The Sahel continues to face the consequences of an ill-fated intervention in Libya, which contributed to an increase in the illegal trafficking of weapons and to the spread of the activities of terrorist groups in the region, as the situation in Mali exemplifies.”

   2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source

2. “This is not only an African issue, but one that concerns the entire international community. It is not possible to resolve conflicts in Africa without taking into account the crucial question of the illegal exploitation of natural resources. Peacebuilding efforts need to address this issue in order to favour sustained peace. The Great Lakes region, for instance, shows that Violence can be fuelled, inter alia, by an abundance of natural resources, not a lack thereof. With regard to Burundi, we acknowledge the need of prompt measures to avoid further Violence. However, we believe that the Council should prioritize the promotion of reconciliation through inclusive dialogue and national ownership.”

   2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source

3. “Brazil has long advocated for the importance of promoting development policies in order to foster stability in conflict and post-conflict situations. The interdependence between security, development and human rights is central to the idea of peacebuilding. While acknowledging progress, it is important to bear in mind some of the difficulties that Africa still faces. The report of the High-level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa estimated that the continent lost $1 trillion over the past five decades due to illegal financial flows. In the same vein, a more recent report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concluded that billions of dollars are lost by developing countries each year due to misinvoicing in the trading of commodities.”

   2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source

4. “Despite the tragic loss of 11,000 lives, the coordinated action of the United Nations and the essential early-warning role played by the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) contributed to the prevention of even more casualties. This underlines the relevance of the PBC's activities in sustaining peace on the continent. The Commission has developed considerable expertise in assisting countries while taking into account a longer- term perspective. Its diversified membership allows for inclusive discussions that reflect a wide range of views. As the recurrence of conflicts in some countries sadly demonstrates, sustaining peace is one of the most challenging issues faced by the international community.”

   2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source

5. “It is worth noting that three important peacekeeping operations in Africa are now led by women - the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. In West Africa, significant progress has been achieved in the transitions in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. The sanctions regimes imposed on them have been discontinued. In Cote d'Ivoire, UNOCI was extended for one last time. In Liberia, the Government fully assumed its national security responsibilities last month. West Africa recently emerged from the Ebola outbreak.”

   2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source

6. “Nelson Mandela, whose International Day was recently celebrated, once said that he dreamed of an Africa that was at peace with itself. Until his dream comes true, let us look at Africa not as a continent made up only of challenges, but as one made up also of great wisdom, creativity and a promising future. In this spirit, allow me to refer to some of the progress recently witnessed on the African continent in the area of peace and security. The African Union in particular has developed a significant pattern of cooperation with the United Nations. The Economic Community of West African States is playing a decisive and constructive role in countries such as Guinea-Bissau. Other subregional organizations are also playing their part in promoting peace and enhancing institutions.”

   2016-07-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7750 (2016) · source

7. “Strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the AU and taking full advantage of the African Peace and Security Architecture are indispensable steps. Developing a better understanding of how illicit financial flows impact areas subject to conflict is also essential. Africa is a continent of great human and natural wealth. Africans from all parts of the continent have demonstrated leadership and pragmatism, as well as the ability to inspire and innovate, from Nelson Mandela to Kofi Annan. Brazil will continue to work closely with African countries within the multilateral and regional structures at our disposal in the promotion of peace and development, drawing upon our fraternal bonds.”

   2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

8. “In 2007, a study by the International Rescue Committee concluded that the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had directly or indirectly claimed the lives of 5.4 million people. Although the exact figure remains a matter of debate, that conflict must be placed among the great human cataclysms of our time. As one scholar on the Democratic Republic of the Congo has written, "The mortality figures are so immense that they become absurd, almost meaningless". Today, almost one decade after that study, the country continues to face enormous challenges. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, there are 7.5 million people in need of humanitarian help and protection. That is 9 per cent of the population. Conflicts could have been avoided if we had focused more on prevention.”

   2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

9. “Again, from a perspective of enhancing prevention, a more active role should be given to the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) regarding cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union, on the one hand, and between the PBC and the Security Council, on the other. Today, all six countries on the agenda of the PBC are in Africa. The diversified membership of the Commission, currently chaired by Kenya, allows for discussions with a broad range of views. Allow me finally to refer to a crisis that has remained without a satisfactory solution after two decades and would greatly benefit from a prevention-centred and holistic approach to conflict, as well as from enhanced cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union.”

   2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

10. “That could present an opportunity to discuss the idea of using part of those resources to predictably fund peace and security efforts, including peacebuilding on the African continent. Let the Council bear in mind that the last approved annual budget of the United Nations for all peacekeeping operations was $8.27 billion dollars, which is only 16.5 per cent of what Africa loses annually through illicit financial outflows. We should also consider the challenges posed by the illegal exploitation of natural resources that not only fuels conflict, including by financing armed groups, but also has a devastating impact on sustainable development.”

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11. “According to the report of the High-level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, chaired by former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, it is estimated that Africa has lost $1 trillion over the past five decades owing to illicit financial flows - a concept that includes criminal activities, such as tax evasion, smuggling, bribery and corruption. That sum is equivalent to nearly all the official development assistance received by Africa during that time. According to the same report, illicit financial flows in Africa are increasing and now amount to $50 billion a year. As one of its main recommendations, the Panel called for the African Union to elaborate a global governance framework to determine the conditions under which assets are frozen, managed and repatriated.”

    2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

12. “In the case of Libya, had the ad hoc working group, created by the African Union and composed of five Heads of State, been given the political space to engage in finding a way forward, perhaps an ill-fated intervention could have been avoided and the Sahel region would be more stable today. In discussing the United Nations-AU partnership, one should not avoid the question of adequate means for the implementation of increasingly complex tasks. Peacekeeping mandates must be accompanied by the necessary resources. By the same token, regional actors should spare no effort to progressively bring their troops up to United Nations standards of performance.”

    2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

13. “Those three reviews on peace and security emphasized prevention and the political solution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy. In that regard, we underline that prevention must not only be carried out with full respect for international law and international humanitarian law, but must also give due consideration to the views of the leadership and the organizations of a given region. Let me refer to two past cases in Africa, where if a prevention-oriented approach had been adopted, results could have been different: the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 and the military intervention in Libya in 2011. In Rwanda, early warnings were given on several occasions, including by the then Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, Rome'o Dallaire, but those fell on deaf ears. The error was therefore one of omission.”

    2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

14. “The APSA road map for the period 2016-2020, launched in April, provides a renewed strategic direction for the promotion of peace and security in Africa. Over the past 10 years, we have witnessed important institutional advances that have set the stage for enhanced cooperation between the United Nations and the AU. The three recent reviews on peacekeeping operations, on the peacebuilding architecture and on women and peace and security provided us with a singular opportunity to discuss peace and security in Africa. In that regard, allow me to highlight the adoption, on 27 April, of the landmark General Assembly resolution 70/262 and resolution 2282 (2016), on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture.”

    2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

15. “Regional and subregional organizations in Africa are increasingly contributing to complement the work of the United Nations in maintaining peace and security on the African continent, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Among the organizations on the continent, the African Union (AU) is the most representative, with 54 members, as well as one of the oldest. The AU is also one of the regional organizations with which the United Nations maintains the most diversified and frequent contacts and cooperation. Since 2002, the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) has been developing a platform for the prevention, management and resolution of crises and conflicts, as well as for post-conflict reconstruction and development.”

    2016-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7694 (2016) · source

16. “The Charter of the United Nations is both our best ally and our best defence against terrorism. Our efforts will only be effective to the extent that they are consistent with international law, including human rights, refugee and humanitarian law. The Council has a duty to condemn terrorism and prevent its spread in a coherent and universal manner, that is, wherever and whenever international terrorism strikes. There can be no justification for terrorist acts. Brazil reiterates its commitment to a multidimensional response to that serious threat to peace and security and remains convinced that cooperation and dialogue within the United Nations will enhance our capacity to achieve the results we are all looking for. We will only succeed if we join efforts on the basis of shared values and enhanced multilateral cooperation.”

    2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source

17. “In the particular case of countering terrorism, recent experience should encourage the Security Council to recommit to diplomatic efforts as the privileged vehicle for promoting peace based on justice. At the same time, let us not lose sight of the protracted conflicts that directly or indirectly fuel terrorist agendas. Our collective failure to deal adequately with ongoing crises in the Middle East, including the Israel-Palestine conflict, is an obvious case in point. We can no longer fail to acknowledge that strategies that privilege the use of force and unilateral interpretations of Security Council mandates have generated more harm than good. The presence of Da'esh in countries, such as Iraq and Libya, cannot be dissociated from the local and regional instability provoked by military intervention.”

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18. “The promotion of genuine inclusion in all countries will undoubtedly contribute to inoculating societies against terrorism. In that regard, we must also take a critical look at certain types of response to the refugee crisis. Such responses may be increasing rather than decreasing the risks associated with violent extremism conducive to terrorism. We cannot argue that there is a responsibility to protect civilians when they are victims of waves of terrorism and human right violations in theatres distant from our homes and then ignore their plight when they knock on our doors. Countering terrorism is a goal that has a galvanizing potential. That can be demonstrated by the fact that the Council has often been able to reach consensus on decisions related to counter-terrorism, even as it remains divided on other important issues.”

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19. “As several reports on peace and security have reminded us in 2015, prevention is always the best policy, and that template should also be applied to fighting terrorism. In that context, we should give due consideration to the underlying causes, including those associated with social, political, economic and cultural exclusion. Approaches that rely exclusively on military strategies have demonstrated their limitation in tragic ways: today, terrorism is more widespread and claims more lives than 15 years ago. Terrorist groups, such as Da'esh, have been attracting recruits by offering them a sense of purpose, belonging and identity that they have probably failed to acquire elsewhere. Social exclusion and youth unemployment have been increasing the vulnerability of youth to violent extremist narratives that are conducive to terrorism.”

    2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source

20. “As Brazil prepares to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer, we have redoubled our efforts to counter terrorism, including through the creation of platforms for the exchange of information and good practices, as well as for the sharing of intelligence. The absence ofa universally agreed upon definition of terrorism is detrimental to the shared goal of eliminating it. We are convinced that filling that legal gap would contribute to enhancing cohesion in counter- terrorism efforts. It would also properly establish the relationship between concepts, such as terrorism and violent extremism. It would create improved conditions for harmonizing regional and national initiatives in terms of the due process of law and compliance with human rights.”

    2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source

21. “Moreover, Brazil is a signatory to 14 international legal instruments against terrorism negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations. Our commitment to effectively preventing and countering terrorism, including its financing, has also been translated into domestic legislation. In October 2015, Brazil adopted a law specifically designed to facilitate the implementation of Security Council resolutions concerning sanctions against individuals and entities affiliated with terrorist organizations. Last month, in March 2016, we also adopted legislation defining the crime of terrorism.”

    2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source

22. “I would like to start by thanking the People's Republic of China for organizing this open debate and by thanking the Secretary- General for his briefing. This meeting provides a timely opportunity to exchange views on how to enhance international efforts to prevent and fight terrorism. The United Nations is the appropriate forum to identify ways and means to tackle that global threat. Discussions that took place just a few days ago at the Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism also provide useful inputs for the upcoming review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Brazil is a country committed to the elimination of the scourge of terrorism. The Brazilian Constitution establishes the repudiation of terrorism as one of the guiding principles for our foreign policy.”

    2016-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7670Resumption1 (2016) · source