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first: 2010-09-16
most recent: 2012-01-12
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“Key among those principles are support for African ownership and priority setting; flexible and innovative application of the principle of complimentarily; and mutual respect and adherence to the principle of comparative advantage. In conclusion, I wish to re-emphasize the significance of this agenda and to underscore the hope of Africa that today's deliberations will lead to greater coherence between the United Nations Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council in the areas of conflict prevention, management and resolution on the continent. More important, I hope and believe that the cooperation will be governed by the basic and cardinal rules of mutual trust and respect. Once again, I wish to express the gratitude of Kenya for the invitation to attend and participate in this historic meeting of the Security Council.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“In the area of mediation, it is crucial that that we draw upon lessons from successful mediation processes - for example, in the case of the Sudan, where we have attained a good mix of United Nations material, logistical and political support, together with political legitimacy and access of the AU and its subregional organization, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. That is a vital lesson on complementarity, comparative advantage and strategic convergence. In the light of those observations, the AU looks towards a more innovative interpretation of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter and to the development of consensus on a set of principles that will underpin greater synergy between the AU and the United Nations.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“This time around, we have approached the Security Council after significant progress on the ground and with a strategic concept developed by a joint assessment team comprised of the AU, the United Nations and troop- contributing countries. That underscores the growing cooperation and partnership. Our expectation is that the joint efforts will translate into better international and Security Council support, as well as an effective operation. Equally, we hope that the decision on Somalia will be expeditious, and in no way be predicated upon the outcomes of any future meetings and engagements on Somalia. We must note that time is of the absolute essence. The Security Council must therefore act swiftly in order to protect and expand the current gains.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“We are also in the process of strengthening the interface between the various AU offices, in particular between Addis Ababa and New York, to ensure common messaging of African perspectives and positions, especially where decisions have been made by the AU. This meeting follows an unprecedented window of opportunity to finally restore security, peace and stability in Somalia. The Council will recall that in October 2010 the AU Peace and Security Council held a meeting, ahead of the renewal of the AMISOM mandate, in which we asked the Security Council to consider a number of recommendations that we viewed as critical for the operation in Somalia. The Security Council responded to them in a limited manner.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“That calls for a shift in the United Nations doctrine on peace operations. The practice that the United Nations can only engage where there is peace to keep translates into the United Nations abandonment of some of the most challenging crisis situations. That leads to the trend observed in the Prodi report where the most challenging crisis situations are left in the hands of the least resourced and able organizations. Such a situation engenders less, not more, security in the world. Fifthly, at the AU we recognize that the improvement of the AU-United Nations strategic relationship also depends on building the capacity of our institutions. We are now exploring ways of increasing the pool of resources available for AU activities, and are calling upon all our partners to assist us in that regard.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“Thirdly, institutionally, we have witnessed progress between the United Nations and the AU at the various levels: between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council, the departments of peace and security, political affairs et cetera, as well as between the United Nations and regional organizations. Those relationships need further clarification, particularly with regard to the roles and responsibilities of all actors involved. Clarity will minimize duplication and enhance coherence, synergy of action and comfort levels, and bring focus to the efforts of both the AU and the United Nations. Fourthly, operationally, Africa is demonstrating renewed determination and willingness to deploy peace support operations in fragile, even insecure, environments.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“To the extent that Africa's peace support operations are contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security, the recommendations of the Prodi report (see S/2008/813) echoed yesterday to guarantee predictable, flexible and sustainable funding/resourcing for such operations is imperative. That is so because poorly resourced operations are unlikely to deliver sustainable peace. We welcome calls by some speakers for an increase in voluntary contributions without caveats. However, those are unlikely to be sufficient given the tasks on the ground. For that reason, a reflection on the modalities of bringing the value of the United Nations for sustained operations, particularly through assessed contributions, to AU-led missions is an unavoidable necessity.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“We have proposed a number of measures, including regular consultations beyond the annual meetings of the Councils, even before decisions are taken. It would also be valuable to give meaning to the principles envisaged in Chapter VIII, namely, complementarity, subsidiarity and comparative advantage. The caution here is to avoid a framework that compromises the value of the African Union and other regional organizations as first responders to a criSis. A second significant area is the gap between the requirements of an operation and the resources available, about which many delegations spoke eloquently yesterday in relation to the African Union Mission in Somalia.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“In that context, I wish to highlight several issues that require measures of improvement. First, the process of decision-making, particularly in determining when and how to engage in specific crisis situations, has been a matter of divergence at times, with serious consequences. The practice in the past two years seems to indicate an undesirable trend that appears to be selective on the part of the Security Council and that seems to disregard full consideration of the position and/or recommendations of the AU or its organs. We all recall the manner in which the African position was either ignored or partially considered in the cases of Libya and Cote d'Ivoire last year. President Zuma has articulated that point much more than I myself can. I fully agree with him, and have nothing useful to add.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“The statements by the President of the Security Council in 2009 and 2010 (S/PRST/2009/26 and S/PRST/2010/21), as well as the reports of the Secretary-General to the Council on both occasions (S/2009/47O and S/2010/514), reaffirm the importance of developing effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations, in particular the African Union, in the maintenance of international peace and security, consistent with Chapter VIII of the Charter. However, that relationship has not been without challenges, especially in the past year. For that reason, today we have the opportunity to reflect on innovative ways of interpreting Chapter VIII that add value, improve the relationship and optimize the chances of achieving sustainable peace.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“Indeed, as most speakers emphasized, the opportunity to turn Somalia around depends almost entirely on the extent to which we can elevate and improve the strategic and operational relationship between the AU and the United Nations, in general, and the AU Peace and Security Council and the Security Council, in particular. We commend the focused attention of the United Nations on its partnership with Africa.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“While the Security Council has the primary mandate for the maintenance of international peace and security, the resolution of today's complex threats calls for collective action. That reality underscores the wisdom that underpins the provisions of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, which provides for regional mechanisms to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts. From that reality, modalities of engagement have evolved. That that relationship is gaining momentum is commendable, and that both sides demonstrate a willingness to improve the relationship needs to be encouraged further. Yesterday's Security Council meeting on Somalia (see S/PV.6701) was instructive on the necessity to enhance the relationship.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“Additionally, growing threats of transnational crime, including terrorism and piracy, especially off the coast of Somalia and Western Africa, as well as the trafficking of persons and contraband, increasingly pose serious challenges to the consolidation of peace and security. In view of those conditions, for a considerable time Africa has dominated the agenda of the Security Council because such threats impact international peace and security and their causes and dynamics extend beyond the affected countries, regions and the continent itself. In that regard, the need to maintain a strong and well-structured strategic partnership between the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council cannot be overemphasized.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“Over the past two decades, the continent has witnessed a number of crises and violent conflicts, with huge negative consequences for the African people, as well as our aspiration to a peaceful and prosperous continent. We are therefore faced with the tasks of resolving protracted conflicts, such as those in Darfur and Somalia, and of facilitating reconstruction and development in countries that have emerged from conflicts, such as Burundi, Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire and, more recently, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt - societies that have undergone radical transformation. The need to prevent conflicts and de-escalate fragile situations calls for proactive engagement.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“He asked me to express his full commitment to the ongoing efforts to strengthen the strategic partnership between the AU and the United Nations, in general, and in peace and security matters, in particular. Last Monday, 9 January, I chaired the 307th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council, in Addis Ababa, on the AU-United Nations strategic partnership in the maintenance of international peace and security. Framed by the report of the AU Chairperson, that discussion elaborated the form and content of the desired partnership from an African perspective. It is our hope that the recommendations of the communique of that meeting will inform our discussions today. The quest for peace and security is a pressing challenge in Africa today.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this Security Council meeting on the United Nations-African Union (AU) relationship in matters of peace and security. In that context, I wish to commend President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, President of the Council for the month of January, for making the partnership between the United Nations and the AU the centrepiece of its presidency and for having convened this meeting and deeming it fit to invite the AU, in particular Kenya as Chair of the AU Peace and Security Council, to join in this debate. I convey to the members of the Council the very best wishes of my President, Mr. Mwai Kibaki, who, owing to prior commitments, could not join them at this meeting.”
2012-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6702 (2012) · source
“We in the region, in particular the AU and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, will play our part by doing what we can to support our brothers and sisters in Somalia.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“I hope that this will show the international community that putting pressure on, and eventually defeating, Al-Shabaab will be one of the many ways of eliminating piracy, which has made the shipping routes of the Indian Ocean ever so dangerous and expensive. Finally, I call on the Council to support efforts to build the capacity of Somali institutions to provide security and administrative services to the country's people. Those efforts are critical to achieving the ultimate objective of sustainable peace in Somalia and therefore cannot be left to ad hoc measures that remain largely uncoordinated. We urge the Council to remain focused on, and seized of, the situation in Somalia, as has been the case.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“Subsequent visits were made during the same period by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence of Kenya. As we prepare to give Somalia the rightful place that we all expect it to have among other countries, Kenya is preparing to send its Ambassador to that country, who is based in Nairobi, to join the Turkish Ambassador who is currently residing in Mogadishu. We urge other countries with Nairobi-based representatives to Somalia to do the same. The pressure that we have placed on Al-Shabaab has shown that piracy, described previously by the Secretary-General as a land-borne disease, not a sea- borne disease, has been on the decline. Statistics for the past two months show that the number of ships being hijacked has decreased quite considerably.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“Such efforts will form the basis for extending TFG governance to those regions, increase the legitimacy of the transitional process and bolster reconciliation activities. For its part, Kenya has assisted by helping senior ministers of the Transitional Federal Government to visit and address their nationals in the areas that have been liberated. In addition, we call on all parties concerned to reflect on the next steps for Somalia after the end of the transition period in August. In that regard, we commend the United Kingdom and Turkey for their efforts to show renewed interest in organizing meetings on Somalia. We hope that such meetings will add value to the ongoing process. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Prime Minister of Turkey and the Secretary-General for showing leadership by visiting Mogadishu.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“Furthermore, the humanitarian needs in the liberated areas of Somalia are great, in particular after the expulsion of more than 20 humanitarian organizations. I wish to draw the attention of the Council to the need to encourage and urge humanitarian actors to stand in solidarity with Somalia, to exert pressure to ensure humanitarian access and to take measures to hold accountable those who inhibit or subvert humanitarian efforts. Kenya remains committed to providing the necessary corridors and support for humanitarian access to the needy in Somalia. Furthermore, it is critical to encourage activities that restore normalcy and enable the resumption of livelihood activities, especially in areas that have been liberated.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“Hence, it hopes that the Council can join in bringing its weight upon the Somalia political leadership, through the use of alternative means of persuasion and incentives, to safeguard it and to ensure that the gains made in the military and security sectors add value to the overall objective of achieving peace in Somalia. As we pursue the political and military strategies in Somalia, it is also imperative that we focus attention on the humanitarian situation in the country. As Council members are aware, Kenya hosts more than 600,000 refugees in the Dadaab complex, where humanitarian assistance efforts continue to be threatened, especially in view of the withdrawal of some agencies following Al-Shabaab attacks and threats.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“It has captured aid workers in the Dadaab refugee camp, whose whereabouts are also unknown. It has captured a tourist, who died in its hands, and it still has the audacity to claim ransom for a dead body to be released, among many other atrocities. We are also worried by the current political developments in Somalia that threaten to derail the political process. Hence, the timelines of the transitional period, as delineated in the Kampala Accord and the Mogadishu road map, are upset. The AU believes that the political process must remain within the framework developed.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“I take this opportunity to renew the request for the Security Council and the international community to help in the monitoring and inspection of all vessels entering and leaving Kismayo to curb the menace. In that regard, I wish to thank the Council for adopting resolution 2023 (2011), which reinforces sanctions on Eritrea in an effort to diminish the effects of spoilers on the efforts to restore peace to Somalia. It is our hope that that resolution, like others before it, will be implemented in full. In the experience of Kenya, Al-Shabaab is a force that has visited very many destructive elements on the region. It has attacked our tourist installations. It has tossed grenades into churches, with human casualties. It has kidnapped and captured Kenyan soldiers, whose whereabouts are unknown.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“As the Council is aware, the AU Peace and Security Council approved its new strategic concept, which details the elements of the critical option for optimizing the operation in Somalia. Of great significance is the need to endorse the surge of troop levels from 12,000 to 17,731 and the imperative to provide the required force enablers and multipliers, as well as logistical support to the other components ofAMISOM. The AU request to the Security Council of October 2010 to provide capabilities that could cut out the Al-Shabaab supply lines, especially through the port of Kismayo, and to diminish its ability and those of its international terrorist allies from supplying arms, fighters and contraband, is as relevant today as it was then. It is my hope that it will find some positive expression from the Council.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“As we are all aware, we have before us an unprecedented window of opportunity to finally restore security, peace and stability in Somalia. That has been occasioned by the momentum created following the defeat and withdrawal of Al-Shabaab from Mogadishu after its defeat by AMISOM. and the TFG forces in August 2011. The operations of the Kenyan and TFG forces in southern and central Somalia also dealt a devastating blow to Al-Shabaab, and Ethiopia's assistance has made its case even more precarious. That concert of action was followed by another first, that is, the cooperative effort among the troop- contributing countries, regional countries, the African Union and the United Nations that developed the new strategic concept for future operations of AMISOM. in Somalia (see S/2012/19, annex).”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“I also want to recognize the commitment of Ethiopia for its critical role and support to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and allied forces, Djibouti for the deployment of its first contingent of troops to Somalia, and my country, Kenya, for its ongoing operation, which has liberated parts and populations in south and central Somalia. Those efforts have been supported immensely by the decisions taken by the Council that have endorsed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and improved the logistics package available in support of that operation, as well as the bilateral support that has been extended in support of various activities, including the training of the Somali National Security Forces. Today's meeting has been convened at a time of unique opportunity for Somalia.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“It follows closely on the intense work undertaken at the regional and continental levels in the past three months that culminated in the recommendations of the 306th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council, held on 5 January, which have been communicated to the Council for consideration. I personally look forward to the outcomes of today's deliberations. The Somali crisis is a matter of which the African Union has remained seized since the start. While it has generated a range of challenges, our resolve to turn Somalia around has been unwavering. In that context, I wish to pay special tribute to Uganda and Burundi - two countries whose daughters and sons continue to pay the ultimate price for the search for peace in Somalia on behalf of the continent and the world at large.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“It gives me great pleasure to attend and participate in this Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia. May I commence by commending the Republic of South Africa, as President of the Security Council for the month of January, for having convened this meeting and for having invited Kenya, as the current Chair of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), to participate. Before I make my statement, I wish to also convey to you, Madam President, to all members of the Council and, through you, to their countries and people the very best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous 2012. It is certain that we cannot say the same for Somalia. This meeting on Somalia could not have come at a better time.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source
“President, for giving us the opportunity to speak to the Council, and I fully support and endorse the statements made by my senior colleagues, the Presidents who have spoken before me, and urge you and the Council to realize that a failure to act today to sanction Eritrea in the manner 6 requested - albeit somewhat watered down - is perhaps to add a feather to the cap of impunity. And that will not help the region in any way.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“It is now time for the Security Council to take cognizance of and act on the draft resolution that the Intergovernmental Authority on Development has placed before it in document S/2011/744, which is unanimously supported by all countries and will in some small way help to bring Eritrea to order. I have no doubt that the Council has the will, the means and the capacity to do even more than the region is requesting. It may be too little, too late, but we believe that a step in the right direction is a step in support of peace and security in the region, of which the Security Council is the ultimate custodian. Once again, I wish to thank you, Mr.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“Those materials had the effect of being used to kill and maim troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia, innocent civilians, women and children, some going about their legitimate business in local markets in Mogadishu. Kenya has suffered, including today when an explosion in the Dadaab refugee camp, which is run by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, killed a policeman and injured several refugees. After each of those violent incidents, what we normally get is Al-Shabaab saying that it lauds the heroic acts and that more will come. It has even said that the skyscrapers of Nairobi are now legitimate targets. Yet, Eritrea first of all says that Al-Shabaab does not pose a significant threat to any country in the region.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“Since Kenya launched Operation Protect the Nation, on 16 October, in conjunction with forces from the Transitional Federal Government, to try to clean up the Al-Shabaab menace in the region, we have evidence that Eritrea has supplied arms, ammunition and other logistics to Al-Shabaab. This is truly a hostile and enemy act by a country that ought to be an active member of IGAD. It should not be forgotten that it is on the record that, two or three years ago, Kenya was forced to expel an Eritrean diplomat in Nairobi after establishing beyond any doubt that this diplomat was a critical link between supplies of ammunition, arms and explosive- making materials from his country to Mogadishu, sometimes through Kenya.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“My country, Kenya, alongside other countries of the region, has a whole raft of issues we can place before the Council - indeed they have been placed before the Council - that are linked to the activities of destruction of our neighbour Eritrea. As you know, Mr. President, Kenya has suffered a series of terrorist attacks - on the American Embassy in 1998, as well attacks on our tourist installations and kidnappings committed by Al-Shabaab. What do we get from our neighbour Eritrea? It says that Al-Shabaab does not constitute a significant threat in the region.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“Indeed, the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have partnered with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), our regional organization, to face some of those challenges. IGAD has been a very serious and committed player in that regard. However, we regret that one of our members, who has since disengaged from membership, namely, Eritrea, continues to engage in activities that are inconsistent with, and hostile to, the peace efforts that we all are interested in. As it is now, the region is not coming to the Security Council for the first time; neither should the argument that we have bypassed the AU hold any water. The Security Council is already seized of this matter. The Council is simply being asked to review, enhance and enforce a sentence already passed on the offending party.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“I speak on behalf of President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya who, regrettably, could not join his brothers at this very critical debate in the Security Council. The imperative for the Security Council to focus sharp attention on Eritrea could not come at a better time. The Council is arguably the most important custodian of world peace and security. Kenya joins the Presidents who spoke ahead of me in placing our case before the Security Council - a case that is not new. We are simply asking for an enhancement of the sentence and punishment already meted out on the offending party. In the past couple of years, the region of the Horn of Africa has experienced serious peace and security challenges.”
2011-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6674 (2011) · source
“We hope to see the international community come together in a more coherent, proactive and sincere manner to assist the region to help Somalia.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“The most important point is to now address the sunset days of the Transitional Federal Charter, which will expire in August 2011. It has given birth to legitimate institutions that have helped run Somalia and to legitimate engagement between nations and the Government of Somalia. IGAD has already pronounced itself on this, and we have looked at the Charter and at the clauses that might allow the extension the life of the Charter. But we do not want to extend the life of the Charter only to sustain the status quo. We would want to extend the life of the Charter on the basis of reason and thinking that will make a difference and achieve that which we probably will not have achieved during the first life of the Charter. That can be done, and the region will be able to midwife those efforts.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“We want to see this process enforced. I can assure you, Mr. President, and Ambassador Mahiga will bear witness for me on this, that if the port of Kismaayo were blockaded, 70 per cent of the strength of Al-Shabaab would be dealt a blow because it is the principal supply line and only about 70 kilometres from the international boundary with Kenya. The Council can see what type of situation that puts my country's peace in. As I come to an end, I also want to urge the United Nations to support the region in formulating - perhaps through Mr. Mahiga's Office - a very robust and clear communication strategy to counter the propaganda from Al-Shabaab. It runs powerful radio stations and powerful communications tools that overshadow or overrun any Government initiative in Somalia.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“We have no problem with Islam as a religion, and let nobody make any mistake about that because in my country we have a very large Muslim population. We have Muslim ministers, but we are a secular State and a secular State we want to remain. I would want to urge the Security Council to enforce some of the decisions that we have made in the region. For instance, IGAD recommended the imposition of targeted sanctions on certain aspects of Somalia, including airfields in the hands of Al-Shabaab and other negative elements and the blockade of the port of Kismaayo, which is the main supply line for Al-Shabaab. The AU endorsed that, and through this process the United Nations imposed some targeted sanctions on the State of Eritrea, which to us in the region remains one of the principal collaborators and suppliers of Al-Shabaab.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“It is the failure to fulfil our promises and the lack of a coordinated approach in our engagement with Somalia. We fully welcome the appointment of Ambassador Mahiga. As he is a son of the region, I have no doubt that he will be able to understand even better the problems of Somalia. In our meetings, we have clearly indicated to him that it does not matter how many warships we may deploy to fight piracy; as long as Somalia remains chaotic, piracy will be born on land and manifested at sea. And if the TFG were to collapse - and god forbid that should occur - and the group called Al-Shabaab were to pursue an agenda and ideology whose foundation is the destruction of all non-Muslim people in region, as a country and as a neighbour we would be uncomfortable with a situation like that.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“There was also an undertaking by the United States to call upon our richer friends - particularly from Europe, though Japan and others were mentioned - to put some money in the basket to enable the troops we are putting together, which will not be within the framework of AMISOM. but under a coordinated command with AMISOM, to be paid their monthly stipends and rations so that they will be able to carry out their duties. I hope that together we will be able to see this happen. Since Kampala, no meeting has been called. We hope that after the General Assembly gathering of heads of State, we can return to Africa and have a meeting to be coordinated, we hope, by the United States, which co-chaired the Kampala meeting, and the 10-5364] United Nations. As the Council can see, it is not lack of initiatives that is the problem in Somalia.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“This was reiterated in Kampala at the African Union summit where, apart from the pronouncement by the AU, there was a mini-IGAD summit, also attended by the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs of the United States, Johnnie Carson, and IGAD partners, which include several European countries and the United States. This point was overwhelmingly endorsed and immediately achievable goals were set in place. Raising 2,000 troops within 20 days has not been done. We are closing in on the goal of raising an additional 2,000 troops within 60 days, but we have not met the first benchmark.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“This approach, in Kenya's view, is predicated on the fact that it is seeking not a military solution to the problems of Somalia but a process of securing the integrity of the territory of Somalia and giving capacity and strength to the Government of Somalia, because a Government is no Government if it is not able to provide for the peace and security of its people and secure the territorial integrity of its country. We did this knowing that we have constantly encouraged the Transitional Federal Government to reach out to its opponents to discuss and find a lasting solution to the problems of their country.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“There are also offers from Tanzania and some other southern African countries to train more troops. It was equally noted that, through the AU peace and security architecture 10-5364] and the birth of the Eastern Africa Standby Force, we have a 15,000-strong troop contingent available that can be effectively put to use in Somalia. It was also agreed that the region, particularly IGAD and the AU, will want to see a joint approach in which we have a coordinated joint command but with AMISOM. at the apex of the Eastern African Standby Force, troops trained by neighbours at the request of the TFG and the international community, and then other troops that may be available so that the approach to bringing normalcy to Somalia is not disjointed.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“Secondly, it was agreed that IGAD, the AU and the international community, including the United Nations, should shift gears from business-as-usual engagement on Somalia and take a more proactive and better defined trajectory towards seeing how to help this unfortunate neighbouring country. Thirdly, it was agreed, that while AMISOM. had an authorized required force of 8,100, even if that optimal number were achieved, it would remain inadequate. The region set a figure of a 20,000- to 22,000-strong force, but also agreed and acknowledged that the problem for Somalia was not and is not the lack of troops; it is the lack of will of the international community to bring troops together. It was noted that there are troops that have been trained by countries of the region - Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“These are helpful, but sometimes nonetheless born out of inadequate consultative processes. I want to laud the meeting we had in Istanbul, chaired by the Secretary-General and supported by the AU, where among the many things agreed upon was that IGAD was going to remain central to the process of pushing Somali issues forward. Indeed, the Secretary-General stated then that initiatives that will come thereafter will be called IGAD-plus initiatives, for us to be able to chaperone the Somali problems. After the Istanbul conference, we had a meeting of IGAD at the summit level in Addis Ababa where several positive and proactive pronouncements were made. First, it was acknowledged that the Government in Somalia was extremely weak and was in a state that required very urgent intervention.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“As I have said, the story of Somalia is not new. There has been no lack of initiatives. I think that what has been lacking is the commitment to see those initiatives through. I want to emphasize the need to recognize the centrality of IGAD in trying to resolve the problems of Somalia. IGAD, as an organization, has been acting as the representative of the AU, and to some degree in collaboration with the United Nations. Through IGAD, a negotiated Charter was signed. Through IGAD, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was formed, and in collaboration with the United Nations the Djibouti process that put in place the current Government was undertaken. Sometimes, as a region, we feel a little nervous to see a proliferation of initiatives and meetings and conferences in several capitals.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source
“On the day of the finals of the World Cup in South Africa, very devastating, cowardly and wicked attacks were carried out in our neighbouring country, Uganda, where a large number of lives was lost, lives of both Ugandan nationals and Kenyan nationals. It has turned out, as claimed by the group itself, that this attack was mounted by Al-Shabaab using collaborators and agents from within the region. In fact, some of the arrested suspects are young people, of both Somali and non-Somali ethnic backgrounds, from Kenya. This fact brings very close to home - to my country - the real possibility of the chaos in Somalia spilling over to Kenya. Indeed, the Al-Shabaab leadership has repeatedly proclaimed that the next target of attack will be Nairobi, Kenya, Bujumbura, Burundi and other neighbouring capitals, such as Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.”
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“The Charter gave birth to several institutions, including a parliament, a Government and other functioning institutions, albeit very weak ones. The Transitional Federal Charter comes to an end in August next year. As we face the sunset of the Charter, there is heightened fighting, a lack of effective central government and a rapid growth in the number of incidents of terrorism and piracy. A group called Al-Shabaab has virtually overrun the Government, and were it not for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which continues to hold the fort around Villa Somalia, Al-Shabaab would perhaps have overrun the whole Government by now. Indeed, we know that they have carried out several successful attacks on Villa Somalia. The situation in Somalia is now overflowing into its neighbours.”
2010-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6386 (2010) · source