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Wali

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2004-07-20
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2015-02-23
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  1. “The Act has a built-in mechanism for conflict resolution through the Union's Peace and Security Council. The responsibility for conflict resolution is also undertaken by the heads of State or Government of the African Union and, at the subregional level, by the authority of heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Southern African Development Community. The role of regional and subregional organizations in complementing the work of the United Nations on issues of peace and security is therefore self-evident. Within that context, the African Union, through its central organ, the Peace and Security Council, has been active in mediating conflicts. Today, no conflict situation is outside its range of consideration.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007Resumption1 (2004) · source

  2. “As a result of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Working Group, the Security Council now pays regular attention to challenges to stability in Africa. As has been amply demonstrated, solutions to these problems require comprehensive approaches. They also require intimate knowledge of the terrain, the politics and the complex interplay of forces in that region. That is why regional organizations can play a useful role. The development of regional strategies that involve regional actors in the resolution of conflicts has been the primary approach of countries in our region. The Constitutive Act of the African Union upholds Article 33 of the United Nations Charter, which enjoins the pacific settlement of disputes through negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration and resort to regional agencies or arrangements.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007Resumption1 (2004) · source

  3. “My country has therefore followed with satisfaction the various initiatives of the Security Council aimed at winning the support of regional leaders and organizations for the common goal of conflict prevention and resolution. Permit me, in that regard, to refer to the Council's Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa. It reflects the Security Council's determination to continue its engagement with Africa by strengthening its cooperation with the African Union and other regional and subregional organizations in the area of international peace and security. The appointment of special envoys by the Chair of the African Union in areas where the Council is operational is another important step in cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the stabilization process.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007Resumption1 (2004) · source

  4. “I wish to recall also that that Article enjoins the Organization to take effective and collective measures aimed at the prevention and removal of threats to peace and at the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace. Article 52 recognizes the relevance and the role of regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. It is noteworthy that that responsibility was reaffirmed by General Assembly resolution 55/128. The global village in which we live today demands that the spirit of community and shared vision should guide the actions of everyone on all issues of concern to the international community.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007Resumption1 (2004) · source

  5. “We note that this debate is taking place at a time when the Council has just concluded its consideration of the report of its mission to West Africa, which, inter alia, also focuses on the proactive role of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the quest for peace and stability in the subregion. We thank you, Sir, for having organized this meeting and are confident that this and other efforts of the Security Council will lead to improved coordination between the Council and regional organizations in the management of conflict as well as enhance the appreciation of Member States for the Council - the organ with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with Chapter V, Article 24, of the United Nations Charter.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007Resumption1 (2004) · source

  6. “Mr. Wali: May I take this opportunity, Sir, to express my delegation's appreciation to you for having convened this debate. I wish also to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you a successful tenure. The African Union is also pleased to have been invited to this debate, and I apologize for the inability of the Chairman of the African Union, President Olesegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, to be here personally due to prior engagements. The delegation of Nigeria is delighted to see you, Sir, preside over the affairs of the Security Council.”

    2004-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5007Resumption1 (2004) · source