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  1. “Finally, I want to make it clear that the region cannot move forward until justice and accountability are prioritized. The G-5 Sahel countries must pursue legitimate efforts to prevent, investigate and pursue accountability for allegations of human rights violations and abuses. None of that work is easy, but all of it is vital to the peace and security of the people of the Sahel region. We must therefore keep at it, and we must work together. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The representative of the Russian Federation has asked for the floor to make a further statement.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  2. “Across Africa, its forces are actively undermining stability, rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights. According to numerous reports, the Wagner Group has committed egregious human rights abuses, often targeting marginalized groups and exploiting long-standing grievances that fuel violent extremist recruitment. Let us make no mistake: the Wagner Group threatens the safety and the security of United Nations peacekeepers in Mali and the Central African Republic, and it prevents the Missions in those countries from protecting civilians. Russia’s disinformation and propaganda efforts continue to deploy false narratives to help protect the Wagner Group from responsibility for its actions, even as we all know and agree that any attack on United Nations personnel may constitute war crimes.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  3. “The transition Government must abide by its international commitments, and its obligations to protect civil liberties, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of peaceful assembly and access to the Internet must be upheld. In Chad, we support the Chadian people, the African Union and our international partners in advocating a timely transition to a democratically elected civilian- led Government, and we encourage the Transitional Military Council to hold an inclusive national dialogue as soon as possible, followed by a constitutional referendum and then free and fair elections. And I would be remiss if I did not mention, as others have, the newest variable in regional instability: the Russia-backed Wagner Group.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  4. “We call for the Malian transition authorities to make good on their pledge to the country’s people and organize elections according to a reasonable timeline, as it committed to do following the August 2020 coup d’état. We join others in expressing our regret that Mali has withdrawn from the G-5 Sahel. This is a decision that further isolates Mali from the important work of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and from the region. As for Burkina Faso, we also urge the transition Government to come to an agreement with ECOWAS on a timeline to return to democratically elected civilian- led Government.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  5. “We have provided more than $600 million since 2017 — in equipment, training and advisory support for crucial capacity gaps, and we have sent nearly $2 billion for development projects and nearly $2.2 billion in humanitarian aid. But, of course, the real work needs to come from the Sahelian Governments. They hold the keys. They must enact good governance and sustainable development solutions to help turn the tide. That means improving equitable service delivery, expanding widespread access to justice, and holding free and fair elections. That is how to rebuild people’s trust in government. In Mali, we welcomed the strong action of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defence of democracy in January.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  6. “Further, three of the five Sahelian Governments — Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali — are currently neither democratically elected nor civilian- led, and timelines to return to constitutional order via free and fair elections remain at best unclear. The United States supports the Secretary-General’s call for the authorities in these countries to hand power back to civilian rule as soon as possible. But as much as we need to be clear-eyed about the challenges ahead, we must not sink into cynicism. We must, as others have said, stay engaged and work together to bring stability and security to the people of the Sahel. That is why the United States has continued its strong bilateral partnership with the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) to address security threats.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  7. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United States. Like other Security Council members, the United States is alarmed by rising violent extremism, terrorist attacks, intercommunal violence, growing food insecurity and democratic backsliding in the Sahel. Let us not sugar-coat it: the challenges are acute. Civilian deaths continue to mount, as do the numbers of internally displaced persons and refugees. As Ms. Bandiaky-Badji noted, there is no one singular issue, but rather a mosaic of interrelated challenges, including political and economic exclusion, resource competition and long-standing grievances. The impacts of climate change, population growth, displacement and food insecurity complicate the region’s response.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  8. “I thank Ms. Bandiaky-Badji for her briefing. I would like to draw the attention of speakers to paragraph 22 of note 507 (S/2017/507), which encourages all participants in Council meetings to deliver their statements in five minutes or less, in line with the Council’s commitment to making more effective use of open meetings. I now give the floor to those Council members wishing to make statements.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  9. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary- General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations; Mr. Eric Tiaré, Executive Secretary of the Group of Five for the Sahel; and Ms. Solange Bandiaky-Badji, Coordinator and President of the Rights and Resources Initiative/ Group. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2022/382, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel. I now give the floor to Ms. Pobee.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source

  10. “At the outset of the meeting, on behalf of the Security Council, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences on the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a leader and a key figure in the history of his country, the United Arab Emirates. On this occasion, I want to express the Council’s deepest sympathy to the Government and the people of the United Arab Emirates. On behalf of the Council, I ask that all here stand and observe a minute of silence in memory of His Highness. The members of the Security Council observed a minute of silence.”

    2022-05-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9035 (2022) · source