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  1. “A comprehensive strategy of preventive diplomacy should benefit from lessons learned, concrete examples and the numerous success stories that are being replicated across the continent. The delegation of the Gambia is looking forward to the continued engagement of all concerned in taking this debate forward. My delegation is also convinced that the time for a consistent and coherent United Nations strategy for preventive diplomacy is long overdue.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  2. “To my mind, an inspiring example can be found in the United Nations leadership in coordinating humanitarian action in disaster situations. The capacities generated for conflict prevention remain relevant even when conflicts or disputes are settled. Preventive diplomacy works. It prevents disputes from becoming deadly and saves costs associated with full-blown peacekeeping missions. What we need from here is a willingness to make good use of the array of tools available under Chapters VI and VIII of the Charter - a strategy for action that would embrace all the relevant institutions and actors on the continent. We must also enhance our support to the existing early warning mechanisms and build the requisite capacities and skills at the local, national and regional levels.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  3. “Greater attention could be paid to the role of preventive diplomacy in the United Nations-African Union Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme. My delegation believes that such an approach has the potential of saving the larger international community from embarking on costly interventions. It is clear that there are many centres and actors in the area of preventive diplomacy, and in any one potential conflict situation there are bound to be many actors who run the risk of falling over each other in their quest for solutions. The United Nations could, within its Mediation Support Unit, establish a capacity or facility to coordinate the activities of all actors with a view to achieving the best possible outcome in conflict resolution.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  4. “The increasing use of the subregion as a transit hub for cocaine trafficking is also threatening to derail the stability of the region. The international community needs to urgently support ECOWAS efforts in tackling these twin menaces. The increasing engagement of the Secretary- General, the Security Council, the United Nations system and a network of special envoys and representatives with the AU Peace and Security Council, the AU Commission's Panel of the Wise and subregional bodies such as ECOWAS, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Southern African Development Community, to name but a few, must lead to a coherent strategy that makes effective use of Africa's regional and subregional arrangements, their established mechanisms and tools and dedicated personnel or experts on preventive diplomacy.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  5. “The lesson here is that when the United Nations and regional and subregional stakeholders act in concert in supporting Member States, disputes among local actors and civil society get settled and contained. The Council can reinforce such engagement by endorsing the work of the various United Nations and regional institutions dealing with the situation. Peaceful and credible elections engender security and stability. West Africa has had a lot of civil conflicts that have been settled through the active engagement of the Council, but we still have lingering issues that continue to threaten the relative security and stability of the region. The end of conflicts in West Africa has highlighted the need for security sector reform.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  6. “Our institutions must enhance their mediation or preventive diplomacy capabilities by generating a cadre of practitioners and support teams using knowledge-based approaches or early warning and early awareness mechanisms for settling disputes before they erupt into deadly conflicts. I should like to highlight a few challenges or concerns that would need the consistent engagement of the Council and the international community. Election processes in many parts of Africa are periods of heightened tension and dispute, with some resulting in tragic loss of human life and property, as well as the onset of ethnic conflicts and political instability. 10-45510 Across West Africa, we have seen numerous success stories, as in recent developments in Guinea and the Niger, indicating that early intervention, mediation and preventive diplomacy work.”

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  7. “Increasingly, we are also witnessing the active engagement of the United Nations Office for West Africa with ECOWAS and other United Nations entities by deploying preventive diplomacy tools in volatile situations. The early engagement of all of these institutions in potential conflict situations in West Africa has yielded dividends by reinforcing political stability across the region. The synergies that these interactions and consultations create between Member States, the United Nations and African regional arrangements must therefore be reinforced by all stakeholders.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  8. “My delegation wishes to acknowledge the commendable work carried out by the Council in supporting the pacific settlement of disputes in Africa, but we would like to see a more active involvement of the Council in making use of the tools under Chapter VI. The Council's systematic engagement in the early stages of a dispute would go a long way towards reinforcing the good offices missions of the Secretary-General and such regional and subregional organizations as the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). We recognize that the increasing interaction and consultation taking place between the institutions of the Security Council and the African Union, such as the AU Peace and Security Council and the AU Commission, have created one of the best platforms for preventive diplomacy in Africa.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source

  9. “My delegation would like to commend the Nigerian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this thematic debate under the item "Maintenance of international peace and security: Optimizing the use of preventive diplomacy tools: Prospects and challenges in Africa". This debate is not only on a critical and very visible part of the mandate of the United Nations, and the Council in particular, but it is also one that resonates with those of us in Africa. The Charter of the United Nations, 10-45510 especially in its Chapters VI and VIII, envisages situations in which parties to disputes that are likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security could resort to the range of preventive diplomacy tools identified under Article 33 or to regional agencies or arrangements.”

    2010-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6360Resumption1 (2010) · source