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  1. “A flexible and transparent mechanism of that nature will also make it possible to respond more quickly and better to the often unpredictable long-term needs that arise in the Sahel. Let me conclude by welcoming the international community's renewed focus on the Sahel region. We have a strategy, a shared vision and an operational support plan. Sahelians rightly believe that the time has now come to turn our plans and words into concrete action.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source

  2. “Those new technologies can also make the primary sector * on which the vast majority of Sahelians depend - less vulnerable and more adapted to climate change. The success of those efforts will depend largely on progress in good governance, resource mobilization and the integration capacity of the actors involved. For its part, the United Nations is tasked with rethinking its mode of operation in the Sahel in order to include joint programming, further integration and more effective action. To that end, we are setting up a mechanism for the Sahel within the Sustainable Development Goals Fund. The mechanism aims to reduce fragmentation and make United Nations action in the Sahel more effective.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source

  3. “It is important to prevent disputes related to competition for access to natural resources from turning into ethnic, religious or cross-border conflicts. In that regard, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union made it clear that coordination and integration are not a choice but a necessity. It was therefore agreed to further harmonize our approaches and adapt our common responses based on our comparative advantages, in particular through the Ministerial Coordination Platform for Sahel strategies, which needs to be strengthened so as to realize its full potential as a political tool. Thirdly, we must change the perception of the region by highlighting its many assets and its potential. The Sahel is in a unique position to boost its economy through renewable energies, particularly solar and wind energy.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source

  4. “In that context, I commend the efforts of the regional bodies of the United Nations with which we work closely, including the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, the United Nations Development Group for Western and Central Africa and the United Nations country offices in the 10 target countries. I also highlight the excellent relations with the cooperation partners, many of whom have connected within the Sahel Alliance. On 17 December, I had the honour of addressing the Peace and Security Council of the African Union at a meeting devoted to international and regional initiatives in the Sahel region. I drew the attention of members in particular to the urgent need to find adequate solutions to the growing and increasingly deadly conflicts between farmers and herders in the Sahel.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source

  5. “The United Nations will continue to cooperate with bilateral and multilateral actors and leverage the initiatives already in place in order to provide coherent and coordinated international support. The countries of the region have made sustained efforts and their actions are beginning to bear fruit, as demonstrated by the relaunch of the Nouakchott process, the revision of the African Union strategy for the Sahel and the success of the Group of Five for the Sahel donor and partner coordination conference, held on 6 December in Nouakchott.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source

  6. “Our efforts in the Sahel give us the tremendous opportunity to move from words to action and to apply, in one of the most disadvantaged regions in the world, both the principles and the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals, namely, the commitment to leaving no one behind. Our challenge here is to ensure the effective operationalization of the link between development and sustainable peace. We must not only see an increase in development aid and cooperation with Governments, but also establish conditions conducive to mobilizing significant private investment. Secondly, solutions to the challenges that the Sahel faces must be provided by local, national and regional actors, and enjoy the support of external partners, where necessary.”

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  7. “On the basis of my discussions, I would like to make three observations regarding the implementation of the United Nations Support Plan for the Sahel. First, in order to ensure lasting peace and stability in the Sahel, the root causes of its instability must be addressed. An exclusively security-based approach alone will not be enough to stabilize the Sahel. In order to achieve lasting peace, we must launch in parallel a vast development programme that will make it possible to positively transform the economies of the region, improve the living conditions of the populations and restore hope to young people.”

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  8. “One of the aims of the plan is to strengthen coordination and cooperation between the actors involved in the Sahel. The Support Plan was designed not only to strengthen the response of the United Nations and the quality of support offered to the Member States in the region, but also to provide a standard for our partners. That is why, ever since I assumed office as Special Adviser of the Secretary- General for the Sahel, I have consistently facilitated dialogue and forged partnerships. That has enabled me to have many discussions with the leaders of African countries and institutions that are the most involved in the process. I have also sought to engage in dialogue with different segments of society, including women, youth and traditional leaders. Today, we are at a criticaljuncture for the stability of the entire Sahel region.”

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  9. “In 2018, the Secretary- General gave new impetus to the Integrated Strategy by adopting the United Nations Support Plan for the Sahel i an inclusive document that was drawn up under the leadership of the Deputy Secretary-General, based predominantly on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union. The Support Plan is part of a preventive, integrated and concerted approach to strengthening governance, security and development in the Sahel region. As such, if the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel is to remain our sole frame of reference, the Support Plan must form the basis of our collective action in the 10 countries of the Sahel. The Support Plan requires the agreement and mobilization of all.”

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  10. “This year, around 10 million people have experienced food insecurity in the Sahel, of whom around 5.8 million are in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger, Senegal and Chad - countries that have experienced severe droughts since the end of 2017. Acute malnutrition has reached unprecedented levels in those six countries and is likely to continue. In 2013, the Council adopted the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which was a visionary decision and a clear sign of our recognition of a shared destiny in confronting the transboundary nature of the threats in the Sahel. The Council therefore adopted a long-term approach, integrating humanitarian, security and development aspects.”

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  11. “Criminal activities, both on land and at sea, along with terrorist networks, have reached levels that may threaten the very stability of States as well as the social fabric of societies. The profits generated from human, drugs and arms trafficking can only serve to make the precarious situation even less tenable. A small proportion of the criminal or illegal proceeds is instead used to feed extremism and exacerbate instability. (Spoke in French) While the humanitarian situation has improved slightly in 2018, owing mainly to a relatively good rainy season, there are still significant needs in the region. More than 8 million people are at risk of food insecurity in 2019.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source

  12. “The world-famous trade and migration routes across the Sahel and the Sahara are being taken over by transnational organized crime organizations and large-scale traffickers. The authority of States is being challenged. The justice system is being questioned, while the traditional means of conflict prevention and resolution have been made somewhat redundant by modern States. Conflicts over land, water and other resources are increasing at an alarming rate. The growing number and severity of the conflicts between farmers and herders are largely due to competition, driven by fast-growing populations and access to resources that are dwindling due to land degradation and climate change.”

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  13. “I thank you, Mr. President, for having invited me to brief the Security Council in my capacity as Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Sahel. I commend the presidency of Cote d'lvoire for having taken the initiative to convene this meeting. Given the geographical and geopolitical position of the Sahel, it is clear that peace, security, stability and development in the region have a direct impact not only on neighbouring African countries, but also on Europe and the rest of the world. (spoke in English) The Sahel is one of the least developed regions in the world. It faces simultaneous challenges of extreme poverty, the dire effects of climate change, frequent food crises, rapid population growth, fragile governance and terrorist-linked security threats.”

    2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8435 (2018) · source