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Yacoubou

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2017-10-30
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  1. “They represent the costs of a mere few days of operation in certain other conflicts. Since we be1ieve that al1 atrocities are equivalent and that addressing these threats calls for the same commitment and sense of responsibility, we hope that indifference will give way to the engagement of a11, particularly the most powerful countries. It is in appealing to these common responsibilities that we say that today is the time to act. Otherwise it will too late, too costly or simply too complicated. We, the States of the G»5 Sahel, wil1 remain firm in our determination to wage war against terrorism. It is up to other States to play their traditional roles in time for the next international donor conference in Brussels. The meeting rose at 1.15 p.m.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  2. “Every attack and every victory of terrorist groups over MINUSMA, Barkhane or a country of the G-5 Sahel helps to attract new recruits. Hundreds more young people will join the ranks of terrorist groups so long as they sense that the opportunity to earn money or glory outweighs the risk of dying in an attack on Government or United Nations forces. The more of our people they kill and the more of our resources they steal, the numbers joining terrorist groups in Mali will grow ever larger. That is how Boko Haram developed in Nigeria and how many narcoterrorist groups are beginning to emerge in Mali. We all know that, when compared with certain other operations and measured against the stakes that we face, the resources requested for the Joint Force of G-5 Sahel appear realistic and within our grasp.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  3. “To that end, we need a new resolution with a robust and clear mandate, and above all a guarantee of predictable, sustainable and adequate multilateral financing. Security Council member States have the power and ability to make this a reality. I hope that they have understood the need and urgency of doing so. The five States members of the G-5 Sahel rank among the poorest in the world, but we are among the most determined and the most attentive to our responsibilities to making the Sahel secure. Today, we have no choice but to carry the battle to the enemy in its heartland in northern Mali and to destroy the terrorist groups in their lairs. Otherwise, they will destroy our States. That is an absolute certainty, as it has already happened elsewhere on our continent.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  4. “They rule territory from which they conceived and planned the attack on Grand- Bassam in Cote D'Ivoire, and where they will no doubt continue to thrive on the traffic in drugs, weapons and migrants that allows them to pursue their attacks against the countries of the Sahel and the rest of the world. I therefore call for an immediate jumpstart and acceptance of the reality. Each day that we squander is a day won by the terrorists. I must tell it as I see it - we are tired of counting our dead and our wounded. Our numerous meetings must not fool us into believing that we are taking action. The only true and beneficial action is to contribute immediately and concretely to the operationalization of the Joint Force of the G5-Sahel.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  5. “Despite these figures and resources, and because we have given it a faulty mandate, the Mission spends most of its time protecting itself from the increasingly audacious terrorists. That is why an offensive force to complement MINUSMA and Operation Barkhane is essential and needed urgently. Such a force, we believe, is the Joint Force of the G5-Sahel. We must speak the truth. Today, terrorists have their own territory in northern Mali. They rule territory from which they have killed 149 MINUSMA personnel and brought death to the Malian army and Barkhane, and from which they regularly attack and kill in the Niger and Burkina Faso.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  6. “We cannot and will not attain our goal of peace and stability unless the narcoterrorists and their financial sources are neutralized. Those who believe or imagine for one moment that we can learn to live with the presence of terrorists and traffickers do not understand the gravity of the situation. Those who believe that they are insulated from the situation in the Sahel are wrong. We are all affected by what is happening. Those who believe or imagine that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) will fulfil its mandate without waging war on the narcoterrorists are deceiving themselves. The death toll of a peacekeeping operation that has already become the most deadly operation of its kind will continue to swell. It is already deploying 12,000 soldiers at the cost of almost $1 billion a year.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  7. “During this time, the numerous attacks on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and our countries show that we are losing ground in terms of our balance of forces with the enemy, as well as with the local populations, who, with no strong or effective forces ready to defend them, are pledging allegiance to the foe. As we said before the General Assembly and wish to reiterate here, it is the Niger's profound conviction that in order to guarantee peace, security and stability in Mali and the Sahel region, we must stamp out narcoterrorist groups, ensure the presence and authority of the Malian State over the entirety of its territory, and implement the relevant political agreements.”

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  8. “The speakers before me all agree that the security problems facing the Sahel today are direct and potent threats to the peace and security of the whole world. We must all be fully aware of them and act accordingly. We have recognized the fact that this war brought on us by narcoterrorists is an asymmetrical one. I am also afraid that our own reactions - of us, the States and the international community - are asymmetrical. For while the narcoterrorist groups are massively expanding their arsenals and strengthening their dominion over local populations, we do a lot of meeting but not much acting. It is true that the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) is making progress, but not as fast or as robustly as we could wish.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source

  9. “Mr. Yacoubou (Niger) (spoke in French): First and foremost, here in New York, in the United States of America, I would like to pay tribute to the four American soldiers who died at the hands of terrorists in the Niger in the line of duty, weapons in hand, alongside our soldiers in the village of Tongo Tongo. On behalf of the President of the Republic of Niger, I would like to say that we share the immense grief of their families and of the American people. The Niger and its people will never forget this sacrifice. We would like to convey the same thoughts and undying gratitude to all the Nigeriens and all of our allies who have fallen on the front of a war that has been forced on us. The Niger is also grateful to all the friendly countries and to the European Union for their active partnership for security and peace in our region.”

    2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source