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first: 2015-03-25
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“Kazakhstan is fully committed to United Nations peacekeeping operations and is sending highly qualified and competent personnel, including females. Our female peacekeepers are deployed in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, and we plan to further increase their numbers by deploying them to other missions. To conclude, we will join others in fully implementing the women and peace and security agenda.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Most of all, it is critical to build capacity in women through South-South, North- South and trilateral cooperation and to empower them to be leaders capable of engaging in early warning, mediation, peace negotiations, peace agreements and confidence-building measures, from the local and regional to the national and international levels. We encourage donor countries to prioritize educational programmes, allocate a greater number of scholarships to women and girls from conflict-affected countries and enable victims to transcend and take on leadership roles. Everything we have recommended is what we are implementing in our own country. It is in that spirit that we are preparing our peacekeepers at the Kazakh peacekeeping training centre.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“In addition, current United Nations performance measures do not track the number, rank or function of female peacekeepers, whether units have been trained to prevent conflict-related sexual violence, or whether the vetting systems correctly identify peacekeepers credibly suspected of sexual exploitation and abuse. We therefore need to rightfully introduce those measures, which are critical to the fulfilment of peacekeeping mandates, to be added to the United Nations performance system. To truly succeed, we need women's empowerment in times of war and peace.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“An erroneous belief also exists that the presence of women will decrease unit cohesion and effectiveness because of sexual violence within units. In fact, it has been found that female peacekeepers improve unit performance and help military commanders to fulfil their mandates. Even in communities, sexual exploitation and abuse is greatly reduced with the presence of women in peacekeeping operations. They also have better access to communities and can act as information conduits, and thereby provide early warning and contribute to security and community well-being.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“It is important that they come to the forefront to lay the foundations for peaceful and stable societies, as resolution 1325 (2000) advocates. Current statistics demonstrate that countries around the world deploy women to the United Nations at far lower levels than they are represented in domestic security forces. Many nations currently have women who are qualified to serve but are overlooked for training and field placement opportunities. That bypassing of women must be reversed. Women must also be given information about career opportunities in security forces, often concealed because ofa false sense ofmale prerogative or prohibitions on the grounds of family duties or being at a greater risk of harm and attacks than men.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“Transformative change should be realized across all three pillars of the United Nations, in which women can be key catalysts and dynamic agents of progress. Only in that way will United Nations peacekeeping continue to be an important tool for conflict prevention and resolution. We have to work hard if we want to increase the number of women in military and police contingents by 2020. That means that we need to encourage women to join the armed forces by breaking the stranglehold of patriarchy, cultural norms and taboos against women, creating new shifts in community awareness. Women need to be empowered, not just in peacekeeping operations but in daily societal life, through investments in development, their education, economic opportunities and leadership training.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“I commend the German presidency of the Security Council and Her Excellency Ms. Ursula von der Leyen for highlighting the important role that women play in peacekeeping. I wish to express my warm appreciation to the Secretary-General and today's briefers for their insightful briefings, which indicate that there is still a wide gap between word and deed when it comes to the women and peace and security agenda. As the Secretary-General has envisioned, we must place gender parity at the highest level across the United Nations. To that end, we need to implement his peace and security architecture reform with greater collaboration between the Department of Peace Operations, the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and UN-Women, both in the field and at Headquarters.”
2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source
“It calls for greater cooperation between border and customs control and criminal-justice structures, with early-warning systems and intelligence-sharing. To conclude, I would like to reiterate Kazakhstan's commitment to confronting international terrorism and its financing in compliance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“As a result, 46 supporters of radical religious ideologies were brought to justice for financing terrorist activities in Kazakhstan. The amounts sent abroad had been concealed through trade operations involving consumer goods and food, entrepreneurship, work on construction sites and camouflaged means. It is noteworthy that this involved tranches ranging from $150 to $2,000. In addition, in September 2018 our delegation officially launched and opened here in New York for signature a political document aimed at achieving a world free of terrorism by 2045. That instrument, which was signed by approximately 80 Member States, serves as an impetus to fulfil their obligations in countering the financing of terrorism.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Against that critical juncture, it is important that all Member States enact legislation that designates the financing of terrorism as a criminal liability, and should be in full compliance with the United Nations sanctions regime. Laws should be harmonized at the regional and global levels for reciprocal action, prosecution and extradition. We also need to ensure the support of media and civil society watchdogs to make our efforts successful. Turning to Kazakhstan's work on today's pressing topic, our national list to that end - prepared, inter alia, on the basis of the Security Council's sanctions lists - consists of 2,000 persons and 90 organizations as of this month. Kazakhstan has concluded some 35 bilateral cooperation agreements with the financial intelligence units of other Member States.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“Our efforts should include capacity-building, the utilization of financial investigative techniques in law enforcement, teaching prosecutors to win money-laundering cases and training financial supervisory and regulatory authorities to identify suspicious activity. We should also examine charities, underground banking entities and registered money-service businesses, among other entities. Likewise, there should be close and coordinated interaction between financial intelligence units and law enforcement agencies, with measures to curb crowd-funding, cryptocurrency and various gaming platforms that are widely used today as camouflage, under anonymity.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“We also share the view of the presidency that cooperation must be strengthened among the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and INTERPOL, other global and regional organizations, as well as banks, to enhance capacities to identify, analyse, investigate and share information about the financial sources and flows of terrorism. However, more needs to be done, above all with respect to effective implementation, including innovative practical measures to identify, track and take action against unregulated money-transfer services, as well as financial flows.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“I congratulate France on its successful stewardship of the Council in March and its decision to address this very timely and critical issue. We thank all our briefers, especially Under- Secretary-General Voronkov, speaking on behalf of the United Nations, for their contributions to today's discussion. We applaud today's adoption of the important resolution 2462 (2019), submitted by France, which we co-sponsored as we believe that the document provides great added value.”
2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source
“The Centre could therefore potentially become the regional centre for disaster management in Central Asia and Afghanistan. New globalization trends imply transnational and cross-border threats, which require a new paradigm to address them. That, in turn, necessitates the transition from a country-specific to a regional strategy. Kazakhstan therefore proposes establishing a United Nations regional centre on the Sustainable Development Goals in Almaty, aimed at enhancing the synergy among United Nations agencies, regional Governments and civil society to mitigate and manage crises, build resilience and ensure sustainable development. Kazakhstan reiterates its commitment to conserving the Earth's precious resources for the common legacy and wealth of all the peoples in the world.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“In addition, since 2016, we have taken the lead by establishing the Central Asia Centre for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction in Almaty to mitigate the risk of emergencies and their consequences and to coordinate a joint response through regional and international cooperation. The Centre plans to act as an operating base in the event of a large-scale emergency in Central Asia. It is important to note that, together with other donor agencies and international organizations, the Centre has initiated and implemented more than 20 joint programmes and projects in the field of emergency situations and disaster risk reduction to the tune of $1.7 million. Afghanistan has been granted observer status at the Centre.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“My country spares no effort in mitigating the negative effects of the dramatically shrinking Aral Sea over the past four decades. We actively engage in fruitful transboundary water cooperation among the Central Asian States within the mandate of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea. Because of that laudable initiative, in recent years we have increased the area of the Aral Sea by 1,000 square kilometres and doubled its volume from 15 to almost 30 cubic kilometres. We have also recovered 19 lakes in the Aral Sea basin. However, international support is still relevant for the region.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“We can therefore look forward to the climate summit debate in September this year for more effective road maps. The global state of the environment in recent decades threatens all regions, including Central Asia. Kazakhstan is affected by global warming, in particular by the dramatic pace at which glaciers are melting, which greatly risks drinking and irrigation water supplies in the region being exhausted by 2050. That is a global problem experienced in Peru, Tajikistan, Nepal and many other countries. In that vein, the Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre, established in close cooperation with UNESCO, will contribute its input to that global challenge. Kazakhstan is also negatively impacted by the Aral Sea disaster, which gravely affects the sustainable development of the region, as also mentioned by our Uzbek colleagues.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“We therefore are proactive by gaining a comprehensive understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate-related disasters, by setting up early warning systems and by adopting risk reduction and disaster preparedness and management strategies. Those are reinforced by timely information-sharing and risk management through a multilateral approach among Member States, as well as the United Nations and other international organizations. There must be better synergy among the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council as they work to implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement and the most recent robust set of implementation guidelines for the Paris Agreement, adopted in Katowice.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“They are based on the vulnerability of local places and social groups, the nature of livelihoods and the role and capacity of States with regard to development and peacemaking, as well as access to natural resources that sustain livelihoods. Likewise, rising sea levels endanger the very existence of small island developing States. Sustainable development helps to mitigate climate change. It is impossible to alleviate the environmental damage without it. In that context, Kazakhstan focuses on the problems that occur elsewhere owing to the degradation and desertification of land, the lack of drinking water and the increasingly frequent hurricanes, earthquakes, wild fires and landslides that lead to disruption, culminating in violent conflicts.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“The delegation of Kazakhstan thanks the Dominican presidency of the Council for organizing this open debate. We commend you for the choice of this very timely and critical issue and look forward to greater awareness and action in that regard. We also express our appreciation to today's briefers - Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo - for their comprehensive insights. We acknowledge that the planet's climate is an ever-increasing security problem, with innumerable direct and indirect consequences in many regions of the world. We see the direct interlinkages between human insecurity and violent conflict, and between climate change and the lack of development.”
2019-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8451 (2019) · source
“Viegas Filho, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea- Bissau, and the UNIOGBIS team, and reaffirm our readiness to cooperate closely with all the relevant parties to support peacebuilding and consolidation efforts in Guinea-Bissau.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“Further efforts need to focus on the structural drivers of instability by reducing poverty; creating better opportunities for education, employment and health care; and strengthening local governance. We call on all donors to provide the necessary funds for the implementation of all such measures. We also underscore the important role of the Peacebuilding Commission in fostering national ownership of a transition plan and call for preparations to develop an inclusive and comprehensive peacebuilding plan. Lastly, we endorse the Secretary-General's special report on the strategic assessment of UNIOGBIS (S/2018/1086), and support his proposals on gradual reconfiguration, a phased drawdown and the exit of the mission by the end of 2020. In conclusion, we would like to extend our full support to the work of Mr.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“National engagement is critical to implementing different international programmes and projects aimed at strengthening the security, judicial and law enforcement sectors. It is therefore necessary to continue strengthening the national institutional framework and response against the threats and close cooperation with UNIOGBIS, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and INTERPOL. We are also worried by the deterioration of the economic situation. We believe that the most effective measures for sustainable peace and stability must be sought to ensure the country's resilience by providing increased support for the existing development plans and the United Nations peacebuilding programmes.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“We call on all parties to promptly take the steps necessary to implement the remaining provisions of the Conakry Agreement, which remains the primary framework for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. That includes the adoption of the stability pact and constitutional review. Political stability in the country can be achieved by reforms aimed at strengthening the governing bodies. There is a need for an open and inclusive nationwide dialogue to develop guiding principles of the reforms. Ensuring the participation of women and youth in the political process at every stage and increasing their economic opportunities are equally important. Besides the human dimension, the perils of drug trafficking and transnational organized crime have a multifaceted impact on the economy, overall security and community and individual well-being.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“We acknowledge the decision of the President and the readiness of the Government of Guinea-Bissau to undertake and advance the necessary measures for a timely conclusion of the preparations for the legislative elections on 10 March 2019 and express hope for their credible and timely conduct. We expect that all the stakeholders will demonstrate good political will to that end. We reiterate that all parties should respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guinea-Bissau. We also underscore the importance of the presence of the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea-Bissau in ensuring stability during the electoral cycle, and we urge the international partners to continue to support these regional forces.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“We welcome the progress made by all parties with regard to the stabilization of and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau. We highly appreciate the good offices of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) and the mediation efforts of regional, subregional organizations and neighbouring States, especially the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel and the Guinea-Bissau P5 group members, whose coordinated efforts are very helpful. We also welcome the commitments of the international partners to providing necessary technical, logistical and financial support to the electoral process.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“As an observer of the African Union, we join in and associate ourselves with the statements already made by the members of the African troika and to be made by the Ivorian presidency, which has so ably and effectively conducted the stewardship of the Council this month. Mr. President, please accept our most sincere congratulations. We also welcome Ambassador Da Silva, Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau, to the Chamber. We commend Mr. Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Vieira for their insightful briefings on the latest developments in Guinea-Bissau. We praise their tireless efforts to bring peace and stability to the country. Please allow me to share some of our observations and recommendations regarding the situation in Guinea-Bissau.”
2018-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8438 (2018) · source
“At the same time, we underscore the importance of preserving a unified command and control structure of UNMISS and ensuring that the Regional Protection Force complies with United Nations standards. In conclusion, Kazakhstan commends UNMISS for implementing its mandated tasks under very difficult circumstances, and we reaffirm our unfailing support for its efforts aimed at achieving peace and stability in South Sudan.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source
“In order to genuinely address the fragile situation in South Sudan, humanitarian assistance should be accompanied by development efforts and the addressing of the root causes of conflict. Conflict can be somewhat resolved or minimized by reducing tribal rivalries, implementing confidence-building measures among local populations, providing basic services and increasing job creation. Women and youth need to play an important role in those processes. Thirdly, regarding UNMISS, our delegation is concerned that some violations of the status-of- forces agreement persist. We call on all parties to the conflict to take all appropriate measures to ensure the safety, security and freedom of movement of UNMISS personnel. We welcome the initiative of the IGAD countries to participate in the Regional Protection Force.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source
“Civilians, especially women and children, continue to bear the brunt of the crisis, suffering from Violence, displacement and critical levels of food insecurity. We therefore call on all parties in South Sudan to implement the permanent cessation of hostilities, completely stop the violence by bringing their forces under control, halt attacks against humanitarian workers and strictly comply with international humanitarian law. We strongly condemn the series of attacks against women in Bentiu between 19 and 29 November. It is important to investigate those attacks and hold perpetrators accountable. We also encourage donor countries to provide adequate and sustained funding for humanitarian assistance to the population.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source
“We also call on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union, the United Nations and neighbouring States to continue their concerted efforts to build trust and confidence among the parties and assist in the implementation of the provisions of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, as the representative of Ethiopia has just proposed. We welcome the signing of the Revitalized Agreement by the members of the African Union Ad Hoc Committee on South Sudan on 21 November and reiterate the need to urge non-signatories to join the peace process. Secondly, despite the overall improvement in the security situation and the reduction in the number of human rights violations, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains fragile and volatile.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source
“First, with regard to the political situation, we acknowledge that the signing on 12 September of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan was a major step towards peace in the country. We welcome the progress made with regard to the implementation that Agreement and have high expectations that it will lay the foundations for durable peace and stability in the country. We therefore call on the signatory parties in South Sudan to demonstrate a spirit of compromise and genuine political will to implement, in a timely manner, the outstanding provisions of the Revitalized Agreement on cantonment and the integration of forces, in order to ensure that the Agreement will not meet the fate of other failed attempts at peace in South Sudan.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source
“We thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, for their comprehensive updates on the latest developments in South Sudan. We also commend Ambassador Wronecka for her enormous efforts and valuable insights on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan. We also welcome Ambassador Akuei Bona Malwal, Permanent Representative of South Sudan, to the Chamber. Additionally, we welcome the 90-day report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/1103), as well as his monthly assessment on obstructions facing the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). I would now like to make some observations.”
2018-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8431 (2018) · source
“Finally, Kazakhstan expresses its unconditional support for the Special Envoy's efforts to achieve a negotiated political settlement through inclusive intra-Yemeni dialogue, with the involvement of the international community, especially the countries of the region.”
2018-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8424 (2018) · source
“Secondly, we emphasize that all obligations under international humanitarian law must be respected by all parties, who must take responsibility to mitigate the humanitarian situation by fully cooperating with the United Nations and the relevant humanitarian agencies. Kazakhstan joins others in urging all to refrain from damaging critical civilian infrastructure, violence and indiscriminate bombings that could inflict mass casualties on innocent civilians. It is also necessary to address inflation-related issues. The cessation of hostilities will provide an opportunity to revive the economy, resolve the humanitarian crisis and restore basic public services to the population of Yemen. That is the best way to give those and future consultations a chance to succeed.”
2018-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8424 (2018) · source
“We believe that the Stockholm declaration - in particular with regard to the agreement on the city and port of Al-Hudaydah and the ports of Saleef and Ras Isa; the joint committee for initiating an agreement on the exchange of prisoners; and the mutual understanding concerning Taiz - will have a huge impact on both the security and humanitarian situation in Yemen. The implementation of the agreement is crucial because Al-Hudaydah is the centre of gravity of the war in Yemen. The ceasefire and withdrawal of all forces from the port and then from the city will allow for the opening of the humanitarian corridors to the city of Taiz, which are important to the survival of those people in Yemen who are in need of humanitarian aid.”
2018-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8424 (2018) · source
“I join others in thanking Special Envoy Griffiths and Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for their clear and comprehensive updates, and commend them both for their efforts to bring about a political and humanitarian solution in Yemen. They can rest assured of our full support in all their undertakings. My delegation is closely following the recent developments, and I would like to make two points today. First, Kazakhstan welcomes the political consultations in Sweden and urges all parties to continue to engage in good faith and without preconditions in the political process led by the Special Envoy. We are encouraged by the fact that the consultations took place successfully and by the confidence-building measures announced, including the exchange of prisoners, and we hope that this will move Yemen a step closer to peace.”
2018-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8424 (2018) · source
“Upon the completion ofits term as an elected member of the Security Council for 2017-2018, Kazakhstan is stepping down at the end of this month. We were deeply committed to Africa, as we see its great potential as a rising leader in the world's economy in this century. We see its great promise, as well as its problems. Even though this is the last meeting on UNOCA and the Lake Chad basin during my delegation's term in the Council, we will continue to address and support Africa in overcoming the threats that it faces. We offer our solidarity to help the region achieve the great objectives it has set for itself. Kazakhstan will continue to work through the General Assembly and other forums to accomplish the vision of the African continent and its people.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“UNOCA is therefore playing a coordinating role as the secretariat of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, thereby making an invaluable contribution. It is important that the African Union, the Lake Chad Basin Commission and the United Nations continue to work towards formulating and implementing a well-coordinated regional strategy and finding the root causes of the crisis, which are transnational and transboundary. At the same time, to be effective and streamlined, the United Nations must deliver as one, with a strengthened security and development nexus for more enduring political and socioeconomic stability, together with a robust approach involving regional collaboration and the engagement of influential countries and leaders in the region.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“Despite the existing problems in the region, we note the commitment of countries and efforts aimed at increasing subregional integration and ongoing reforms to strengthen democratic governance by facilitating the electoral process, in order to ensure peaceful, free, fair and credible elections. Still, much work remains to be done to implement confidence-building measures, consolidate the gains achieved and make progress towards the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union's strategies and programmes, in particular Agenda 2063 and Silencing the Guns by 2020, which should be carried out with the support of the international community.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“We welcome the outcomes ofthe first Conference of the State Parties to the Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition and All Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly, including its decision to establish a secretariat with a trust fund. This Convention contributes to Agenda 2063 of the African Union and the Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative and creates a framework for Africa to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. It is important for countries that have yet to ratify the Convention to do so at the earliest opportunity in order to boost its implementation and facilitate resource mobilization.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“In this regard, we welcome the recent validation of the regional strategy of the African Union and the Lake Chad Basin Commission for the stabilization, recovery and resilience of the areas of the Lake Chad basin that have been affected by the actions of Boko Haram. In view of the urgency of the situation, we encourage international partners to speedily disburse their pledges. The States of the region have encountered unprecedented challenges in combating terrorism. We must therefore support UNOCA's outreach to coordinate the activities of regional organizations in the fight against terrorism. The challenges posed by widespread violent extremism and the continuing threats to cross- border security and crime are exacerbated by the illicit influx of small arms and light weapons throughout the region.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“We commend the decision of the African Union Peace and Security Council to maintain the African Union-led Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the Lord's Resistance Army, and we also call on the African Union and international partners to provide renewed support for this mechanism. The security and humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad basin deserves urgent attention. The terrorist attacks and destabilizing activities of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant have caused large-scale loss oflife and the displacement of civilians, with a devastating humanitarian impact.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“Providing coordinated support to the Central African Republic authorities and its political process is important for any future resolution of tensions. The unrelenting atrocities committed by the Lord's Resistance Army in the subregion and their subsequent negative impact on the civilian population, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, remain the biggest threat to the peace and security of the entire region. We stress the importance of regional and international support for the African Union Regional Task Force, especially in the context of the security vacuum, which has been exploited by the Lord's Resistance Army and other armed groups in order to intensify their criminal activities.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“We also strongly condemn the increasing incitement of ethnic and religious hatred and violence. We note the important role of the African Union and the Economic Community ofCentral African States (ECCAS) in promoting peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic. We fully support the African Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, which is an essential tool in stabilizing the country. We highlight the regional dimension of the conflict in the Central African Republic and therefore believe that the further strengthening of political and financial obligations on the part of regional guarantors and international partners will increase the effectiveness of this mechanism.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Francois Lounceny Fall and Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their informative briefings that have contributed to our meaningful discussion today. We also underscore the President's excellent stewardship of the Security Council this month. Kazakhstan recognizes the importance of the work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in preventive diplomacy and mediation, as well as the support it provides to regional and subregional organizations to achieve lasting peace and stability. We express our deep concern at the violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Central African Republic against civilians, peacekeepers and humanitarian workers.”
2018-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8421 (2018) · source
“We believe that sustainable peace and the full-fledged normalization of relations between both countries can also be achieved through the establishment of confidence-building measures in the security and economic areas. We should not allow any further escalation of tensions, as they could lead to active warfare in this new area.”
2018-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8410 (2018) · source
“In that respect, it is with regret that we learned of the incident between the Russian and Ukrainian navy vessels in the Kerch Strait that took place yesterday, 25 November. Kazakhstan urges both sides to act with the utmost restraint so as to de-escalate the situation between the two States. We consider this to be the only viable existing mechanism to resolve the issue in a peaceful way through refraining from any kind of negative action. An incident such as this could drastically raise the chances of an unintended spark setting the region on fire. Both Governments must urgently step in and try to negotiate a deal to de-escalate the situation, with possible assistance from the international community.”
2018-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8410 (2018) · source
“It should be noted that in the past our country contributed to the launching of the Normandy format and to the eventual conclusion of the Minsk agreements. Kazakhstan has also repeatedly expressed its readiness to render all-round assistance in the process, supporting a peaceful settlement in the south-eastern part of Ukraine and fostering robust relations between Ukraine and Russia. In this vein, our delegation is concerned that the negotiation process to resolve the Ukrainian conflict has been suspended during the past months, as evidenced by the lack of higher-level contacts in the Normandy format. This suspension has the potential to spark new and negative developments in the region.”
2018-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8410 (2018) · source
“It is of special importance to our State that Ukraine remain sovereign, stable and independent. Kazakhstan is ready to assist both nations - the Russian Federation and Ukraine - to overcome this crisis in their relations. Kazakhstan adheres to a balanced approach of resolving the Ukrainian crisis through peaceful negotiations and a mediation process based on the key principles and norms of international law and the United Nations Charter. My country continues to take part in multilateral consultations in seeking a settlement of this issue. We are determined to work closely with all members ofthe Council without political expediency and in an open, objective, responsible and constructive way.”
2018-11-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8410 (2018) · source