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lines on the record: 156
first: 2004-07-20
most recent: 2015-02-23
sittings or episodes: 17
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“President, for convening this important debate on the critical issue of the pre-eminence of the Charter of the United Nations. It is Nigeria's hope that, as we steadily and assuredly move the United Nations upward to loftier heights, we will ensure that its ability to solve global challenges, particularly those of peace and security, will be enhanced and made more effective.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Those disparities can be seen across a broad range of indices, including life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, per capita income, access to health care, access to clean drinking water and in many other areas. Clearly, more needs to be done to promote development in the global South. The United Nations with its agencies, funds and programmes is in a unique position to lead that effort. Indeed, the Charter recognizes the need for the Organization to promote international cooperation in solving international problems, including problems of an economic nature. It is appropriate, therefore, that the United Nations is leading the global effort to elaborate the post-2015 development agenda, the sustainable development goals and the successive frameworks to the MDGs. Allow me once again to congratulate you, Mr.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Mutually beneficial cooperation leading to development, peace and security should be preferred over and above competition irrevocably. In a world that is fast becoming singular by virtue of scientific and technological advances, accelerated means of travel and instantaneous communication, the development and prosperity of all countries and peoples should constitute the foundation of our common security. We are convinced of the need for all countries to have a fair chance to develop and improve the lives of their citizens. As we reach the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), deep disparities still exist between the global North and the global South.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“That is a hallmark of political independence and it must be respected by all Member States. It is a breach of that principle that has been responsible for so many of the incidents of conflict and instability around the world. Contemporary international relations are becoming increasingly complex, with multiple overlapping dimensions. That sometimes leads to competition and a clash of interests among States. Against that backdrop, the way to minimize the risk of conflict in the conduct of international relations is for States to act in accordance with international law at all times. Experience shows that attempts to distort international law on the basis of national interests can generate tension and even lead to conflict between States. Nigeria therefore enjoins all States to respect their obligations under international law.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“The Security Council, as the principal organ of the United Nations, is charged with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and is therefore in a unique position to promote the peaceful resolution of disputes. The Council should explore all avenues for achieving that. It should also remain open to collaboration with other global players, including regional and subregional organizations that have a significant role to play in the pacific settlement of disputes. It is important to reiterate that all United Nations States Members should respect the sovereignty of other States and refrain from actions that may infringe upon it. Sovereign States under international law are meant to have control over their domestic affairs without the fear or threat of external interference.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“For the United Nations to achieve its purpose of maintaining international peace and security, human rights and sustainable development, all Member States must show a strong commitment to acting on the international stage in a manner that does not undermine or diminish the effectiveness of the Charter of the United Nations. Acts of aggression and other hostile acts inimical to international peace and security remain veritable threats to the aspirations of the Charter. Where disputes arise, it is essential that Member States use exclusively pacific means to resolve them. That is the only path to achieving solutions that will endure. Dialogue and negotiation offer more reassuring guarantees of lasting peace than the use or threat of use of force.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“Nigeria firmly believes that there can be no substitute to Charter principles, especially concerning State sovereignty and all its ramifications under international law. Respect for State sovereignty and territorial integrity forms the very foundation of the United Nations and remains at the core of the operating principles of international law. We cannot dispose with that for any reason, and we shall continue to defend it as the most elemental obligation of all States to protect and advocate. The purposes of the United Nations as stated in the Charter are as relevant today as they were in 1945, when the world was just emerging from a disastrous war.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“We cannot envisage a world without it. The Charter, as the primary instrument binding on all Member States, has stood the test of time. Its pre-eminence as an international treaty is affirmed by Article 103, which places the obligations of Member States under the Charter over and above their obligations under any other international agreement or treaty. Despite its pre-eminence, however, we have oftentimes seen cases where the Charter has played a secondary role to national political expedience, where international law has been interpreted in accordance with the national interest and objectives have been pursued not in compliance with the purposes and principles of the Charter.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate and for inviting me to participate in it. I also thank your delegation for the excellent concept note (S/2015/87, annex) provided to guide our discussion. Let me also commend the Secretary-General for his well-informed briefing. As we look forward to celebrating this year the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, reflecting on history and reaffirming our strong commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations becomes not only a desirable exercise but, indeed, an obligation. As rightly noted in the concept note, the United Nations has endured many trials and traversed an extraordinary journey. Despite those trials, the United Nations has remained an indispensable instrument for the good of humankind.”
2015-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7389 (2015) · source
“We will continue to cooperate with our neighbours and international partners in seeking ways to effectively shrink and eventually close the space available for terrorist groups and organized criminal gangs to operate.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“We are deeply grateful for the assistance we have received, and we are certain that, with sustained international support and our unwavering determination, we shall before long defeat and uproot Boko Haram. In terms of our national response, we have put in place the necessary legal and regulatory frameworks that would make it difficult for terrorist groups and criminal networks to launder money obtained through criminal cross-border activities. However, there is no doubt that this is an ongoing war. Therefore, as terrorists and criminal gangs continue to search for loopholes and systemic weaknesses they can exploit to carry out their nefarious activities, it is our duty to remain vigilant.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Similarly, we acknowledge the leadership role of the Counter- Terrorism Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force in the global fight against terrorism. Still on international cooperation, we are working very closely with our neighbours Chad, Cameroon, the Niger and Benin to establish a multinational joint task force to combat the terrorist group Boko Haram, which has become a threat not only to Nigeria, but indeed to neighbouring countries as well. We are also cooperating with our bilateral and multilateral partners, including all the permanent members of the Security Council, and other friendly nations, to deal decisively with the problem of Boko Haram.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Office also notes that States can use the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to cooperate through the sharing of criminal intelligence and financial intelligence. The Convention's provisions for mutual legal assistance, extradition and the confiscation of assets also offer avenues for mutually beneficial cooperation among States. Through its technical assistance programmes, UNODC has helped States parties to the Convention to strengthen their capacity to combat organized crime. Nigeria commends UNODC for these and other efforts, which help to define its role as a global leader in the fight against organized crime.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“The Act prohibits terrorist financing and provides for the seizure of funds and property held by individual terrorists or terrorist organizations. In 2013, the Act was amended, and it now designates the Office of the National Security Adviser as the coordinating institution for Nigeria's counter-terrorism efforts. The Act also requires the Attorney General to maintain international cooperation in Nigeria's fight against terrorism. The value of international cooperation in the fight against organized crime cannot be overemphasized. In that regard, the engagement of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is of crucial importance. The UNODC notes that international cooperation could be used as a tool for strengthening sovereignty and security, not for surrendering it.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“In 2004, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was established to coordinate the national effort in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In the same year, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit was established to analyse currency transaction reports and suspicious transaction reports of financial institutions. In 2009, the federal Government adopted the Anti-money Laundering and Combating of Financing of Terrorism Regulation, aimed at improving the detection of terrorist financing. In 2011, the federal Government strengthened the legislative framework for fighting terrorism with the adoption of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act. The Act provides measures for the prevention, prohibition and combating of acts of terrorism in Nigeria. It also prescribes penalties for terrorists and their collaborators.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“It is in realization of that that the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in February 2013, adopted the Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Implementation Plan to fight terrorism and related criminal acts in West Africa. The Plan also aims to facilitate the implementation of relevant international counter-terrorism instruments and to provide a framework for joint action by ECOWAS member States. As indicated in the concept note (S/2014/869, annex), the link between terrorism and organized crime was clearly underscored by resolution 1373 (2001), which required all Member States to adopt laws criminalizing terrorism and its financing. In that regard, I am pleased to note that we in Nigeria have put in place multiple legal and institutional frameworks to combat the financing of terrorism.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“Cross-border crime and organized crime are, in themselves, threats to the peace and security of States. When they intersect with terrorism, they become an even greater threat, not only to States, but indeed to entire regions. An important dimension of terrorism in my subregion, West Africa, is its transnational character. There is evidence indicating that terrorist groups operating in the subregion have formed alliances among themselves and with organized criminal gangs involved in the trafficking of drugs, weapons and even human beings. That inextricable link between organized crime and terrorism creates significant challenges for West African nations.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to open this debate on a topic of great importance to my country and my subregion. I also thank your delegation for the excellent concept note (see S/2014/869, annex) provided to guide our discussions. We have listened attentively to our briefer, Under-Secretary-General Feltman, and we thank him for sharing his insights. My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Niger on behalf of the Republic of Benin and the member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission: Cameron, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of my colleagues, the Foreign Ministers of Luxembourg, Chile and Libya, and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Argentina. I thank Ambassador Tete Antonio of the African Union for his statement.”
2014-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7351 (2014) · source
“There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, I intend, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 pm. The meeting was suspended at 1.05 pm.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I now give the floor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“I thank all Council members for making that possible and, on behalf of the people and Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I thank all other delegations for participating in this debate. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the other members of the Security Council.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“We now have a unique opportunity to take another important step towards consolidating the progress made in the United Nations on that important matter. A Council draft resolution on SSR will be the first of its kind, if agreed by all members of the Council. It would enable the Council to codify and operationalize the key principles of SSR. In adopting that important draft resolution, we would be demonstrating our resolve as member States to effectively address the vulnerabilities in our security environment. We would also be providing the strategic direction and leadership that is expected and required of the Council. It is my privilege and honour to be part of such a pioneering enterprise.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“That requires addressing the social contract on which the entire governance framework is based in order to achieve greater transparency, accountability and adherence to the rule of law. I therefore wish to stress that Viable reform of the security sector must extend beyond train and equip activities to include democratic governance and civilian oversight. That is the only way to guard the guardians and to ensure that those who are charged with the provision of security do not themselves become threats to the larger society. National ownership of the process is therefore important. The United Nations should bear that in mind as it seeks to implement aspects of its mandate to support the national processes of SSR in various countries.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“That is an important forum at the level of permanent representatives, which began in May 2010 and has since become a biannual event. A second forum was held in 2012. Nigeria will have the privilege of hosting the third forum this year. We are reminded, by the nature, complexity and sources of insecurity in the world today, that security cannot mean the well-being of the State alone. Enduring security must therefore address human security in all its ramifications. That implies that the State cannot be safe while the well-being of its citizens is constantly threatened or jeopardized. Security institutions can be alienated from the very societies they are meant to serve and protect. In such contexts, they cannot be viably reformed without a transformation of the broader relationship between the State and society.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“The aim of that initiative is to enable ECOWAS to fulfil its role of assisting member States to put in place early warning mechanisms and rapid response to threats to regional peace and security. In addition, ECOWAS has adopted a code of conduct for armed forces and security services and a conflict prevention framework, which contains elements of security sector governance. Those instruments seek to address transnational threats to security that are beyond the capacity of the security sectors of any one country in the subregion. Such threats include transnational organized crime, piracy, human trafficking and terrorism. We are also seeking to expand our existing partnerships in SSR. In that regard, the partnership with the Republic of South Africa on developing African perspectives on SSR here in New York is particularly significant.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“At the regional level, Nigeria takes note of the progress made by the African Union (AU) in its efforts to define an African framework for SSR. One major development in that regard was the adoption by the AU Heads of State and Government, in January 2013, of the first continental policy framework on SSR. That represents a major initiative at the regional level to help define the global framework being elaborated by the United Nations. Nigeria is committed to working closely with other members of the African Union for the effective implementation of the AU SSR policy and to ensure its integration in the African peace and security architecture. At the subregional level, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is also in the process of drawing up a regional framework on SSR and governance.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“Nigeria reiterates its commitment to South-South exchanges and strongly encourages the Secretary-General to further explore the possibilities offered by such horizontal relationships between Member States in supporting national security sector reform processes. Nigeria is also firmly committed to engaging the General Assembly on the critical issue of the United Nations role in supporting SSR. Nigeria would like to send a message of solidarity to other States that have shown commitment to promoting SSR on the agenda of the United Nations. Worthy of particular mention and commendation is the United Nations Group of Friends of SSR, initiated by Slovakia, and now co-chaired with South Africa. That Group has played a commendable role in expanding the perspectives of security sector reform among United Nations Member States.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“We welcome that report with appreciation and stand ready to work with both the Secretariat and Member States in the implementation of that important recommendation therein. In our efforts at international and multilateral security cooperation, one major lesson that Nigeria has learned is the increasing value and, indeed, the indispensability of horizontal exchanges of experiences by countries that have undergone or are undergoing SSR. We have come to recognize than an exchange of experiences is a valuable element of security sector reform support, in addition to a traditional focus on technical and financial assistance.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“That statement built on previous initiatives ofthe Council on the subject. It is my pleasure and honour to be here today for this important debate, which seeks to explore further the crucial question of United Nations support for SSR as a vehicle for the maintenance of international peace and security. The presidential statement of October 2011 requested the Secretary-General to conduct a comprehensive review of the United Nations engagement in security sector reform. We are pleased to note that the Secretary- General responded to that request by issuing his second report on security sector reform in August 2013, entitled "Securing States and societies: strengthening the United Nations comprehensive support to security sector reform" (S/2013/480).”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“It is gratifying to note that security sector reform has become firmly established as an essential element of multidimensional peacekeeping. Effective security sector reform contributes to conflict prevention by making security institutions effective and accountable. That fosters a sense of safety and security among the population and sustains the conditions of peace. Security sector reform (SSR) is of cardinal importance for the entire peacebuilding continuum, extending beyond post-conflict reconstruction to include conflict prevention, peacebuilding and development. In October 2011, during its presidency of the Council, Nigeria had the privilege of presiding at an open debate (see S/PV.6630) that culminated in the Council's adoption of a presidential statement on SSR (S/PRST/2011/19).”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I will now deliver a statement in my national capacity as the Foreign Minister of Nigeria. I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his presence at this debate and for sharing his perspectives on security sector reform. I also wish to thank the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro, His Excellency Igor Luksic'; the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, His Excellency Hans Brattskar; and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Peter Burian, whose participation in today's debate is another illustration of the strong commitment of their countries to security sector reform.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. 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/2013/480, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on "Securing States and societies: strengthening the United Nations comprehensive support to security sector reform". I also wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2014/238, which contains a letter dated 1 April 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Nigeria addressed to the Secretary-General transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, the Ministers and other representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their participation is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Algeria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Guatemala, Japan, India, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr.”
2014-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7161 (2014) · source
“More importantly, we should tackle their root causes of conflicts with a spirit of openness, mutual compromise and give and take. By doing so, we can provide rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged and sunshine to the sad - nature's best antidote for trouble.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“Experience has shown that it costs less to prevent conflicts than to control them. Within the West African subregion, for instance, in the context of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nigeria has been steadily coordinating initiatives with other member States of the Community in bringing about the peaceful resolution of conflicts within and among the member States and other States contiguous to Nigeria. It makes tremendous positive sense to prevent the civilian casualties that would result were the parties to resort to war. Unfortunately, conflicts are the inevitable consequence of the diversity of human behaviour. We should therefore always expect them and continue to mainstream civilian protection into United Nations regional peacekeeping operations.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“In order to strengthen those laudable initiatives, in particular those already embarked upon by the international community aimed at bringing succour to hapless civilians caught up in the tragic consequences of events they have hardly provoked or facilitated, my delegation further wishes to urge those States that have not done so to adopt, ratify or codify in their national laws the various conventions and protocols on the law of armed conflicts and to ensure the implementation of their provisions. That calls for a more results-oriented strengthening of legal frameworks and mechanisms for monitoring and reporting attacks against civilians by States and non-State actors. My delegation wishes to re-emphasize that another way of protecting civilians from the ravages of armed conflict is through conflict prevention.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“My delegation believes that the expansion of the scope and definition of war crimes and crimes against humanity to include rape, enforced prostitution, trafficking, enslavement and torture has resulted in an increase in the number of persons brought before the International Tribunals for acts committed against civilians in the course of armed conflicts.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“We appreciate the renewed United Nations- African Union partnership aimed at identifying specific cases in which the United Nations could, as a matter of improving the African capacity for peace operations, assist the African Union with capacity-building requirements, including in the area of monitoring the conduct of parties to conflicts. Condemnation by States Members of the United Nations of rape and sexual assault against women, as well as expressions of outrage by human rights advocates as a whole directed at the enlistment of child soldiers into combat, are a veritable and useful means of protecting civilians in conflict situations.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“It is therefore the belief of my delegation that this open debate will help the international community to focus attention principally on the urgent task of protecting and safeguarding civilians wherever conflicts erupt. In that regard, Nigeria welcomes the increased capacity of the African Union to forestall and resolve armed conflicts and protect civilians in war situations through its Peace and Security Council. We also welcome the valuable extension of logistical support from the United States of America and the European Union to the African Union Peacekeeping Operations in the Darfur region of the Sudan.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“In that regard, not only do untimely deaths result from deliberate armed attacks by contending parties seeking to carry out reprisals, but the social, cultural and economic lives of such non-combatant non-parties to conflicts - which include the aged, women, children and youths - are, unfortunately, adversely affected. Civilians often become pawns in this deadly game, which neither has rules nor respects the dignity of persons. It is inhuman, to state the obvious, that the heavy burdens which conflicts impose on civilians include denial of access to medical care. The situation is even more precarious for people with disabilities, those afflicted with age-related discomforts and others with serious diseases, who, along with the healthy, must endure the burdens associated with refugee status within and outside their countries.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“The genocide in Rwanda, the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and the crimes committed against unarmed civilians in areas of conflict, especially in Africa, serve as a constant reminder that we have to seek a generally acceptable understanding when the international community exercises its responsibility to protect. We expect that Member States will use this opportunity to reflect and exchange views on the precarious situation of, and daunting challenges facing, unarmed civilians in conflict situations. We acknowledge the fact that non-combatant civilians are increasingly the first fatalities of, and bear the burdens imposed by, armed conflicts, whose causes are usually not of their own making.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“Mr. President, my delegation appreciates your initiative to convene this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, especially at a time when, in spite of the unwavering efforts of the international community to douse conflicts in our society, new cases are rapidly evolving while expectations of dealing decisively with those already ongoing are becoming disappointingly wishful. We also thank Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his comprehensive briefing on this subject. We believe that the time has come for the international community to re-examine when it is its responsibility to protect civilians, without prejudice to the sovereignty of Member States.”
2007-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5703 (2007) · source
“That would further strengthen the position of the Court in effectively handling other issues that are bound to arise from the final judgements, such as monitoring detainees, the relocation and protection of prime witnesses and the enforcement of sentences. We are of the view that the fight against impunity and against the tyranny perpetrated in Sierra Leone needs to be carried to its logical conclusion through the instrumentality of the Special Court. In order to achieve that and to ensure that justice is not delayed, the international community must respond effectively to the all-encompassing funding requirements of the Court.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“We are happy to note that a judgement on heinous crimes committed in Sierra Leone will be delivered shortly. Nigeria welcomes the efforts of States Members of the United Nations that are supporting the work of the Special Court through voluntary contributions. Equally, we encourage those that have not yet done so to get involved. The fact is that voluntary contributions have proved to be inadequate to meet the needs of the Court. Nigeria therefore calls on the international community to urgently explore other measures to enhance the funding of the Special Court. That would ensure reliable resource flows to deal with Court processes and other attendant requirements, such as victims' participation in Court proceedings, and would stem likely delays and suspensions of the activities of the Court.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“That is why we believe that the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone will bring justice to the victims of human rights abuses. We are satisfied that the Court has sent a clear message that no one is above the law. Furthermore, it indicates the collective rejection of impunity by the international community. Nigeria appreciates the important decisions so far reached by the Special Court. The Court has demonstrated that it is an important part of the peace process in Sierra Leone, that the political immunity of a head of State should not shield him or her from prosecution for human rights violations and crimes against humanity and that it is averse to the crime of the recruitment of child soldiers. The Court further declared forced marriage to be a crime against humanity and a violation of customary law, inter alia.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“I should like, on behalf of the Nigerian delegation, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I should also like to express our appreciation to the delegation of the United States of America for the very effective way in which it conducted the affairs of the Council last month. The timing of this debate could not have been more apt, given the recent commencement of the trial of Mr. Charles Taylor and the dire need to strengthen the capacity of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and to provide it with the resources that it needs to deal with the situation. Nigeria continues to believe in the rule of law and in the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
2007-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5690 (2007) · source
“It is therefore our hope that this debate will strengthen the resolve of the international community, including that of this body, to take concrete steps towards further assisting the countries of our subregion and removing the obstacles to a durable and sustainable peace in West Africa.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Finally, the question of capacity-building and institutional support requires no less urgent attention. The countries of our region, particularly those emerging from conflict, require urgent support to build and strengthen their institutions of governance, dispensation of justice, protection of human rights, and promotion of health and educational services. It is in that regard that we consider the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission and its ongoing work as a genuine contribution to peace consolidation in our subregion and look forward to the early translation of the Commission's work into concrete action in Sierra Leone.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“Those weapons have proved to be a great disincentive to non-State actors to follow the path of peace through negotiations. On our own, we are constrained as members of ECOWAS and the African Union from effectively countering the consequences of the proliferation of those weapons. Secondly, the opportunities for economic growth and development need to be enhanced. Like most developing countries, the countries of our subregion are saddled not only with the visible consequences of conflicts, human rights abuses and poor governance, but also with the state of our economies. That has worsened the level of poverty and unemployment among our youth. The spectre of youth unemployment and its potential negative impact on our social fabric, peace, stability and security are indicative of the scope of the challenges facing the subregion.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source
“In spite of those gains, however, the challenges of peace consolidation in our subregion are enormous. The situation in Cote d'Ivoire remains of serious concern to us. The possible spillover effects of the Ivorian conflict cannot be overstated. Furthermore, peace in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau remains fragile. The Governments of those countries have to contend daily with the threat of relapsing into crisis because of the daunting challenges they have to contend with. We cannot, therefore, consolidate peace in West Africa without addressing some urgent issues. First, the issue of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons deserves greater and urgent attention. The unrestrained access to those weapons by individuals and groups is, without doubt, a major threat to peace.”
2006-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5509Resumption1 (2006) · source