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first: 1993-01-29
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“The Government of Guinea and its bilateral and multilateralpartners-UnitedNationsagencies,national and international non-governmental organizations, donors and other international organizations - have implemented an accelerated plan to combat the epidemic with the strategic goals of breaking the chain of transmission in communities throughout the country by 31 January; halting the appearance of new cases, whether originating domestically or imported, by 30 April 2015; and strengthening Guinea's health-care system so as to improve the provision of care and the national capacity for monitoring, prevention, early warning and responding to epidemics.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“In those areas, the response to emergency situations is being ramped up by raising adults' and schoolchildren's awareness with the help of appropriate media communications; setting up an early-warning system through community workers, traditional healers and outreach committees; having Red Cross of Guinea teams secure burials in the presence of family members, along with support measures; identifying and monitoring 100 per cent of contacts for a period of up to 21 days, with incentives to remain at home by providing suitable food; and taking contacts with symptoms into immediate medical care with secure transport to the nearest transit or treatment centre.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“The spread has slowed for the first time since the epidemic began, and we are seeing a stabilization and reduction in cases in some places. However, cases have risen in Macenta, N'Zerekore and Kerouane districts in Guinea-Forestiere, the epidemic's epicentre, and elsewhere.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“I would like to express our gratitude to all our partners, particularly the caregivers of Medecins Sans Frontieres, the Red Cross and others, who have been making every possible effort to help us overcome the epidemic. We are especially grateful to the French Government, which as of 14 November has supplied Guinea with a major processing centre that is bringing hope to the people of Guinea in their fight against Ebola. I would also like to thank Ambassador Power, Permanent Representative of the United States, Special Representative Banbury and Special Envoy Nabarro for their leadership and continuing commitment to the response to the disease. I further thank the representative of the French Red Cross in Guinea for his pertinent briefing. As of 19 November, the cumulative total of reported cases in Guinea was 2,055, including 1,224 deaths.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“Mr. Toure (Guinea) (spoke in French): I would first like to thank the members of the Security Council for organizing this second meeting, and for all their statements, which once again reflect the Council's solidarity with the countries seriously affected by the dangerous Ebola haemorrhagic fever virus, which has taken the lives of more than 5,000 people and continues to inflict considerable damage. I would like to offer the deep condolences of the Government and people of Guinea to the family of the deceased, the Government of Rwanda and the United Nations in the wake of the cruel death this week of Mr. Marcel Rudasingwa, a leader of the efforts to fight the Ebola crisis in Guinea. It was not his first mission in Guinea; he was a valued friend of our country who had previously served as UNICEF's representative there.”
2014-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7318 (2014) · source
“Alpha Conde', to all partners for their valuable support and to the courageous health-care workers, who strive daily to combat the epidemic, often risking their lives.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“In order to achieve that, we must isolate Ebola itself, not the countries affected by it. We need hardly remind the Council that those three countries are still on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission of the United Nations. The Security Council will therefore understand the urgency of a robust response to eradicate this terrible epidemic, which is spreading death and despair, while undermining the gains ofour States in terms of creating an environment for peace, stability and sustainable development. It is an issue of collective security that requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach. Finally, I would like to reiterate the deep gratitude of Guinea, and in particular of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“Investments in some sectors have simply come to a halt. The World Bank has estimated that economic growth in the countries affected by Ebola will be significantly reduced if the epidemic is not quickly quelled. In order to benefit from first-hand, helpful information, my delegation suggests that the Security Council invite to its next meeting doctors who are on the front line and are the first responders in the countries affected. The time for talk is over. We must act quickly, not only to stop the advance of this health crisis and save lives while there is still time, but above all to preserve the stability and the gains made in recent years by the three countries most affected by the epidemic, particularly in terms of peacebuilding and social tranquillity.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“Thirdly, we should take a new approach to communication, globally as well as locally, in order to improve the way we convey our messages of awareness. We therefore emphasize the importance of ensuring that the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response includes a strong communications component that will work to improve the locals' awareness of the best practices to adopt and also to overcome their reluctance to cooperate with humanitarian staff. Fourthly, we need financial aid for the countries affected, whose economies have been hard hit by the epidemic, as the international financial institutions have acknowledged. In acting to stop the spread of the virus and care for the sick, the affected countries have been forced to make expenditures that their budgets did not provide for.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“Faced with the ongoing spread of the virus as it has been described by health agencies such as the World Health Organization and the United States Centers for Disease Control, as well as by several of this afternoon's speakers, my delegation believes that for the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response to be able to rise to the challenge it is vital that it take a new approach through an accelerated deployment that differs from that of classic peacekeeping missions. Secondly, we must strengthen the weak local health systems of the countries affected, including by training local medical staff and by providing mobile treatment centres, helicopters, vehicles, personal protective equipment and qualified medical staff.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“In order to respond effectively to the most pressing needs of the affected countries, the Government of Guinea urges the international community to prioritize its efforts in the following way. First, we need a comprehensive and urgent response. The sooner the international community acts, the more successful we can be in overcoming this epidemic, which has the potential to spread rapidly to other African countries and beyond the continent. That is why my Government is asking for a forceful, speedy assistance effort. For our part, we are committed to minimizing administrative procedures in order to expedite the delivery and distribution of aid and above all to ensure the process's complete transparency.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“That gap between people's expectations and the States' actual capacity to protect them and fight the disease has created a crisis of confidence and mistrust between Guinea's authorities and its citizens, which in turn has contributed to the panic and ungoverned movement that has aggravated transmission of the disease. Being badly informed, some people have behaved inappropriately or dangerously, sometimes denying the disease's very existence or accusing the Government of offending cultural norms and attempting to carry out ethnic cleansing. Such attitudes and perceptions threaten our country's stability, and major political tensions are to be avoided, especially in view of the upcoming elections.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“However, it is clear that the number of victims continues to grow alarmingly and the economic, social and humanitarian consequences are worsening, with one of its effects being a general panic among the populations of the affected countries and beyond. Apart from the loss of life and the dislocation to society, we risk seeing the collapse of our economies over the next few years, since the epidemic affects every aspect of people's lives, including health services and the production, sale and export of food. The exponential spread of the epidemic, coupled with the weakness of our health systems and our lack of resources, has prevented States from responding effectively to its challenges.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“A number of meetings have been held since the historic one on 18 September that acknowledged that the Ebola epidemic is a threat to international peace and security (S/PV.7268), including, among many others, the high-level General Assembly meeting on Ebola organized by the Secretary-General (A/69/PV.3), at which the Secretary-General's resolution on deploying the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response was unanimously adopted (resolution 69/1). My country also welcomes the many announcements of assistance and interventions in the field by bilateral and multilateral partners, aimed at identifying the best strategies for stopping the furious spread of the disease as quickly as possible.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“Mr. Toure (Guinea) (spoke in French): I thank you, Madam President, for your initiative in organizing this meeting, an indication of the Council's willingness to continue to mobilize the international community in a comprehensive and urgent response to the Ebola haemorrhagic fever virus. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Anthony Banbury, Under-Secretary-General Herve' Ladsous, and Assistant Secretary-General Taye-Brook Zerihoun for the pertinent information they have just shared with us, confirming the extent and complexity of the health and socioeconomic crisis that is threatening peace and security in the countries affected.”
2014-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7279 (2014) · source
“In conclusion, I take this opportunity to reaffirm the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's support for and solidarity with the Palestinian people as they seek to reclaim their alienable national rights, including the rights to return and self-determination, and to establish an independent and sovereign State of Palestine on the land occupied by Israel since 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as to reach a just solution to the question of Palestinian refugees in accordance with General Assembly resolution 194 (III). It is the hope of the OIC that 2014, as the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, will see the occupation and oppression brought to an end and freedom and independence become a reality for the Palestinian people.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The OIC wishes the Palestinian people the greatest of success in this important endeavour. The OIC also welcomes Palestine's recent accession to international humanitarian and human rights law treaties, stressing the critical importance of respect for international law, including for the attainment of a just and lasting peace.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The OIC continues to monitor with great concern the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and detention centres, which reflects the flagrant injustice and oppression to which the Palestinian people have been subject for decades. We express our deep concern over the hunger strikes carried out by detainees in protest of their abuse and captivity without charge or trial. In this regard, we underline the responsibility of the Security Council to ensure that Israel complies with the rules of international law and to protect the human rights of Palestinian prisoners. The OIC welcomes the recent announcement on 23 April regarding Palestinian national reconciliation, which is a prerequisite for achieving Palestinian national aspirations and a just and lasting peace.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The OIC also condemns the recent escalation of acts of provocation and incitement by Israeli extremists, including settlers, Government officials and religious zealots, notably at Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The OIC therefore reaffirms the centrality of the Palestinian cause to its member States, stresses the Islamic, Arab and Palestinian identity of occupied East Jerusalem, and reiterates the need for full respect of the sanctity of its Islamic and Christian holy sites. Moreover, the OIC reiterates that East Jerusalem remains an integral part of the Palestinian territory that has been occupied by Israel since 1967, the illegal annexation of which by Israel remains unrecognized and condemned by the international community.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“These illegitimate and illegal policies seek to alter the historical, religious and demographic composition and character of the city of Jerusalem, isolating it from its natural environs, compromising the status of its holy sites and undermining the status of East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine through illegal and aggressive acts, including attempts to enact illegal laws to impose Israeli sovereignty over the Al-Aqsa Mosque. In this regard, the OIC reaffirms that such acts may have extremely dangerous and far-reaching consequences that would not only jeopardize the progress and credibility of the peace process, but also destabilize the entire Middle East region.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“In this regard, the OIC stresses that the international community, in particular the Security Council, must ensure that its resolutions are respected and assume its full responsibility to address the illegal situation that Israel, the occupying Power, has created in an attempt to further entrench its occupation and further its de facto annexation of Palestinian land. The Council must take binding action to put an immediate end to Israel's construction of settlements in all of their manifestations, reverse all of Israel's attempts to distort reality, and eliminate the grave repercussions thereof on the Palestinian people, their land and resources. The fragile situation on the ground resulting from Israel's fait-accompli policies are of profound and legitimate concern to the OIC.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“The OIC has repeatedly drawn the international community's attention to Israel's recent actions, especially its continuing settlement activities, which threaten to undermine the two-State solution and to exacerbate the situation on the ground. These actions constitute a grave breach of international law, seriously detract from the credibility of the peace efforts, undermine the contiguity and viability of the State of Palestine, andjeopardize the prospects for realizing the two-State solution on the basis of the pre-1967 borders.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“At this decisive moment, if the kind of credible political process to which the OIC remains fully committed is to continue successfully, certain conditions must be met. This means serious commitment on the part of the international community to bringing all illegal acts on the ground to an end, and to demanding respect for internationally agreed parametres, as defined by United Nations resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative, the Madrid terms of references and the Quartet road map; and for the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital; and for the settlement of all core issues.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“Mr. Toure (Guinea) (spoke in French): At the outset, I would like to underscore that I am speaking on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in my capacity as its New York chair, in this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Today's meeting bears a special significance as it coincides with the end of the well-intentioned and much-appreciated efforts ofthe United States Secretary of State to move the Middle East peace process forward. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation believes that the renewed suspension of the peace talks and the indefensible status quo underscore the need to step up progress towards peace and stability in the region, which is undergoing rapid change.”
2014-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7164 (2014) · source
“ECOWAS suggests that, although the emphasis and focus should be on the fight against piracy, the following concerns be taken into account. First, the littoral concerns should be extended beyond those of the Gulf of Guinea and cover all ECCAS and ECOWAS member States, including the hinterland countries with no access to the sea, such as Burkina Faso and Mali. The coasts of Cape Verde and Senegal should be covered as well. Secondly, all other criminal acts need to be included: transnational organized criminality, all types of trafficking - in drugs, in human beings - illegal migration, terrorist acts, illegal fishing and bunkering, and toxic waste dumping, to cite just a few. I rest my case.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“We need more; we need international attention, recognition and support that take into account the fact that we all - landlocked countries, partners and regional coastal members - have interests at stake. ECOWAS praises the initiative taken by the Ambassadors of the Gulf of Guinea to draw international attention and support to the pleas of our region. Just as the Gulf of Aden has received international support, we need a political umbrella resolution of the United Nations to support our efforts. ECOWAS is wholeheartedly supporting this call, and is therefore actively engaged in this fight. We will do our share. ECOWAS calls on the Security Council to consider and adopt a resolution with regard to piracy and other related maritime criminal acts.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“The group of friends, for instance, is establishing a special maritime fund soon to be launched in the Republic of Benin, and the United States is ready to bring operational capacity in the form of shared accord programmes and information-sharing, while the United Kingdom is financing a detachment of naval officers to the ECOWAS standby force. Meanwhile, the clock is still ticking and there is a need for immediate action to deter the ongoing attacks. Bilateral initiatives between Nigeria and Benin have already been presented by the Secretary-General. These have reduced the scourge of the attacks in our maritime waters. However, this is not enough; it needs to be extended to all countries concerned and all partners.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“A second plenary meeting is slated for early January to finalize these drafts, which will be submitted to the two decision-making organs of ECCAS and ECOWAS as soon as possible, followed by a joint summit of the Heads of State and Government of the two organizations. Our group of friends, including the United Kingdom, the United States and other partners, are contributing to build the internal capacity of the ECOWAS Commission to enable it to coordinate and add value to initiatives undertaken by member States. We are trying to avoid duplication and to make sure that we do not step on the toes of member States as we add value to their processes.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“That agreement is intended to formalize common approaches and share best practices among security services and agencies in charge of the daily fight against the concerned activities in the two regions. The third document adopted was an operational framework plan of action for joint activities among States members of the two regions. Copies of these drafts have been provided to all participants to review, fine-tune and improve and to make them widely discussed nationally among all concerned stakeholders - including navies, civilian maritime stakeholders, customs, immigration services, police, gendarmerie, coastguards and so on - for their input and ownership.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“Besides the African Union, ECCAS, ECOWAS, the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa and the Gulf of Guinea Commission, the Garmisch meeting was attended by representatives of Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Togo. The Garmisch meeting established three working groups that produced a draft memorandum of understanding between ECCAS and ECOWAS on cooperation to better control and safeguard the maritime coasts of West and Central Africa, and a draft multilateral agreement on cooperation to fight illicit transnational activities within the maritime waters of Central and West Africa.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“As I stated earlier, within the framework of the implementation of the African Union integrated maritime security framework, with the support of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, DC, the United States Government is facilitating a process of formalizing the existing partnership between the two regional economic communities - ECOWAS and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). An initial brainstorming session was organized in Stuttgart, Germany, from 11 to 16 June, closely followed by a wider formal meeting in Garmisch, Germany, from 19 to 22 July.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“The two drafts are actually being presented to the sub-committee to which I just referred and will be examined by a meeting of ECOWAS experts on maritime security before being presented, in accordance with our rules of procedure, to the ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, composed of ministers of defence, foreign affairs and internal security. Once they have adopted the documents, they will present them to the Heads of State for adoption.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“The aforementioned presentation was made at the 28th meeting of the Committee held in Bamako on 18 and 19 January. The Commission was tasked with developing a regional maritime governance concept that would be broken down into implementation strategies, with a subsequent plan of action. The task was immediately undertaken, and the ECOWAS Commission went to work with one of its strategic think-tank partners, which is also working on the African Union continental maritime security framework. In so doing, ECOWAS intended to be in line with African Union strategic directives on the matter. A draft ECOWAS integrated maritime strategy, with an ECOWAS integrated maritime strategic plan, was subsequently produced.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“The expanded sub-committee was tasked with studying the existing documents, including that which was developed and presented to the Chiefs of Defence Staff in Bamako in 2010, and all other documents drafted by the ECOWAS Security Division, and with looking further into other maritime security areas that had not yet been considered in order to make informed and pragmatic recommendations to the Chiefs of Defence Staff Committee within the next two months. They had decided to look into the matter at the 27th meeting held on 14 and 15 April 2010 in Cotonou, Benin, where it was agreed that the delegations of Nigeria, Cape Verde and Ghana would conduct a survey of maritime security threats and present their findings, with specific recommendations to its next 3 meeting in Bamako. Thus, the issue had already been addressed in April 2010.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“Following the presentation made on West African maritime security and safety by experts of the navy of Nigeria, and inputs from all other members of the region's armed forces and heads of navies, the aforementioned meeting decided to expand its sub-committee on maritime security to include Benin, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, as well as three experts on legal affairs related to maritime security.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“The 15 Chiefs of Defence Staff members and heads of navies gathered for the occasion noted that, on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea, piracy and other criminal acts were becoming prevalent, threatening local and international movements of ships and their cargo transiting Benin, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and, lately, Guinea. This constitutes a worrisome, new and more complex development, compared to last year's attacks from the sea in Benin, Togo and Ghana. This developing insecurity impedes the efforts being made by member States and the integration process of our region.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“He has also asked me to congratulate you, Madame President, and Nigeria on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council and on the laudable agenda initiative you have put forward to 11-55462 bring to the forefront some of the key regional issues and challenges we face. Allow me to report on some key initiatives undertaken by our Community to address the issue. The key recommendation of the 29th meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, held on 4 and 5 October at the headquarters of the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, had at its core the issue of the threats of piracy and other maritime security issues in our coastal areas and the way and means to tackle them.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“Mr. Toure: I am Toure Mahamane, Commissioner in charge of political affairs at the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It is a singular honour, and indeed a privilege, for the ECOWAS Commission to be recognized on behalf of the region and given the floor to present the efforts made by the region in addressing the crippling disease of piracy, which is taking root in our region, as well as its related maritime security risk within our shores and beyond. His Excellency Mr. James Victor Gbeho, President of the ECOWAS Commission, has therefore asked me to convey his sense of gratitude for this opportunity.”
2011-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6633 (2011) · source
“I also wish once again to express the readiness of the Republic of Guinea to continue to respect its African tradition of hospitality by providing humanitarian assistance to the distressed peoples of the subregion and by working tirelessly for the consolidation of peace. In conclusion, my delegation hopes that our work will lead to tangible results commensurate with the expectations of our peoples.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“That is why the Government of Guinea, in cooperation with the 06-4607] United Nations Office for West Africa, intends to organize a subregional conference on strengthening good-neighbourliness and consolidating peace and security. This represents a comprehensive political approach that is necessary to allow us jointly to integrate the human dimension into our reflections on security. That meeting could spur participants to adopt mutual confidence-building measures to strengthen solidarity, peace and security within and among States members of the Union by signing a covenant of good- neighbourliness. In calling for the participation of ECOWAS, I know I can count on the material and financial support of the United Nations system to guarantee the success of the conference.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“We also welcome the United States' recent allocation of $32 million for underfinanced and forgotten crises, of which $1 is earmarked for my country. We also welcome the efforts of the African Development Bank to mobilize considerable resources for the ECOWAS Peace and Security Fund, recently launched in Guinea. While we extend our gratitude to our bilateral and multilateral partners, we appeal to the international community, through the Security Council, for greater assistance to my country, which, during the worst moments of crisis in the subregion, has made every effort to meet the challenges it has faced. Conflict prevention and settlement, as well as peacebuilding, must be at the heart of our collective action. Without peace, stability and security, no development objective can be achieved.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“It must also be noted that, from September 2000 through 2001, rebel attacks led not only to considerable loss of life and material damage, but also to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people throughout our national territory. All of this has had a negative impact on our national development programmes and has slowed growth. Moreover, for 16 years Guinea has not fully enjoyed the assistance it needs, despite numerous appeals and the enormous sacrifices it has made for regional peace and stability. Nonetheless, my delegation welcomes the establishment within the United Nations of the Peacebuilding Commission and the transformation of the Central Emergency Revolving Fund into the Central Emergency Response Fund.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“I cannot fail to mention the role played over the past 15 years by my country, the Republic of Guinea, in conflict prevention and in maintaining and consolidating peace in West Africa, especially in the Mano River basin, notwithstanding our own difficult national circumstances. The Republic of Guinea is not considered to be a country emerging from conflict, but it has suffered enormously from the various consequences of the troubles affecting four of the six countries with which we share borders, including a significant presence of refugees, environmental degradation, wear and tear on our social buildings, insecurity, the dissemination of diseases and so on.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“In that context, my delegation wishes once again to reaffirm the fact that, despite the willingness and determination of the subregion's leaders, our objectives will be achieved only when the international community, and the United Nations and donors in particular, heed our concerns and appeals for a lasting solution to the conflicts undermining our countries. It is also important to reinforce the active participation of non-governmental organizations and civil society, which play an important role in the prevention and settlement of conflicts and the consolidation of peace. Thus, the outstanding actions of, inter alia, the West African Network for Peacebuilding, the Mano River 06-4607] Union Women's Network for Peace and traditional interlocutors deserve our congratulations and active support.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“That is why the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), conscious of its leading role, has become involved in the search for lasting solutions to the problems of peace, security and development, as clearly demonstrated by its technical meetings and the summit of subregional leaders. While we welcome the successes achieved in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau, we must note that the equilibrium in those States remains precarious and fragile. In Cote d'Ivoire, we have seen encouraging overall developments, but the peace process is entering a decisive phase with the upcoming elections and the settlement of related sensitive issues.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“My delegation welcomes that initiative and notes that hotbeds of tension in West Africa over the past 15 years have been perpetuated, inter alia, by the lack of a relevant framework for peace consolidation based on such elements as the establishment of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes; the restructuring of security forces; the effective implementation of national reconciliation programmes; national and international governance; the adoption and implementation of development plans; and a lasting settlement of cross-border problems.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Your important initiative, Sir, of inviting us to New York to discuss and exchange views on the pertinent international matter of peace consolidation in West Africa, as well as on the efforts of our Governments to prevent and manage conflict, clearly demonstrates the Council's resolve to become more involved in the definitive settlement of conflicts in the subregion.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“Mr. Toure (Guinea) (spoke in French): I should first of all like to express the regret of His Excellency Mr. Mamady Conde, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, who, for reasons beyond his control, was unable to make this trip. He, therefore, entrusted me with extending his greetings and best wishes for every success. Mr. President, I should also like to congratulate you for the excellent work done in the Security Council since your country has assumed the presidency. I can assure you of our full cooperation. I am also pleased to express our full appreciation to the French delegation, for the way in which it conducted the work of the Council last month.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509 (2006) · source
“We invite the new Kosovar administration to concentrate on reconstructing the economy, combating crime and raising the standard of living while strictly abiding by the constitutional framework of the provisional self- government. Finally, we believe that the time has come for placing the interests of Kosovo above those of the political parties. From this perspective, Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) should continue to be the main thread of all policies on Kosovo.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source
“The entry of the Serb community in the political life of Kosovo, with nearly 11 per cent of the vote, is a very positive sign that shows that the Serbs Wish to take part in the development of Kosovo. In this regard, we are glad to be able to salute the maturity and sense of responsibility that the people of Kosovo have shown in the holding of the legislative elections, which without question were a decisive turning point in the democratic evolution of the province. The delegation of Mali hopes that the new institutions that have thus been created will promote reconciliation between the Serbs and the Albanian- speaking population by encouraging the members of the two communities to work together.”
2001-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4430 (2001) · source