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1. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Ukraine. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing on the developments in Kosovo. I would like to reiterate Ukraine's full support to him as he carries out his important functions. I am also grateful to His Excellency Mr. Tomislav Nikolie, President of the Republic of Serbia, and to Ms. Vlora Citaku. We note that throughout the reporting period there have been a series of regrettable events that caused a significant increase in tension.”

   2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source

2. “I thank Mr. Tanin for his briefing. I wish to remind invited participants to limit their statements to no more than 10 minutes, in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. A red light will flash on the microphones when the lO-minute mark is reached. I now give the floor to President Nikolie.”

   2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source

3. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Vlora Citaku 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/2017/95/Rev.1, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. I now give the floor to Mr. Tanin.”

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4. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Serbia to participate in this meeting. I request the protocol officer to escort His Excellency Mr. Tomislav Nikolie, President of the Republic of Serbia, to his seat at the Council table. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic', President ofthe Republic of Serbia, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President: On behalf of the Security Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Tomislav Nikolic', President of the Republic of Serbia. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, to participate in this meeting.”

   2017-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7891 (2017) · source

5. “The Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. Infavoar: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2343 (2017). The meeting rose at10.15 am.”

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6. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2017/153, which contains the text ofa draft resolution submitted by Senegal. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/111, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

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7. “In favour: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Uruguay The President: The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2342 (2017). The meeting rose at 10.05 am.”

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8. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2017/l42, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20l7/81, which contains a letter dated 27 January 2017 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council. The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by Show ofhands.”

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9. “I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 3.30pm.”

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10. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Stephen O'Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 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/2017/144, the report of the Secretary- General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015) and 2332 (2016). I now give the floor to Mr. O'Brien.”

    2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7888 (2017) · source

11. “We believe that such thematic issues as countering State propaganda, eradicating the phenomenon of political prisoners, combating torture and forced disappearances, and ensuring the rights of internally displaced persons and refugees should stay high on the OSCE agenda. There can be no security without respect to human dignity, the rule of law and fundamental human rights. In conclusion, let me wish Austria a successful chairmanship and practical outcomes in addressing key security threats and challenges that undermine peace and stability in the OSCE space. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The meeting rose at 11.40 am.”

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12. “We support the intention of the Austrian chairmanship to dedicate special attention to cybersecurity and the further development of confidence- and security-building measures in the area. Ukraine is ready to share its own experience in investigating and countering cyberattacks on critical energy infrastructure. The human dimension is at the core of the OSCE concept of comprehensive security. We support the Austrian chairmanship's determination to promote enhanced implementation of respective commitments, including in such areas as freedom of assembly and association, freedom of media and expression, freedom of religion or belief, tolerance and non-discrimination. Strengthened cooperation with civil society should be an integral part of these efforts.”

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13. “We are therefore interested in a sustained focus on the practical implementation of the counter-terrorism declaration adopted in Hamburg, as well as in strengthening border security, including by countering the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters and other non-State actors. We see benefit in fostering international cooperation in these areas. In the meantime, Ukraine will continue to take legal steps to counter terrorist activity on its territory, in particular by bringing terrorists to justice and by submitting to the International Court of Justice the case of Russia's violation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.”

    2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source

14. “We encourage further discussions under the Austrian chairmanship on how to ensure security before, during and after the local elections in Donbas as a key element of the political settlement of the conflict, which will be possible only after all the necessary security prerequisites have been put in place. We welcome and support the Austrian chairmanship's priorities on strengthening instruments for conflict prevention and resolution, modernizing OSCE confidence- and security-building measures and launching a structured dialogue addressing the prevailing threats and the possible way forward. My country is suffering as a result of terrorism and the terrorist groups regularly sent from the Russian Federation into Donbas through the uncontrolled segment of the State border with Ukraine.”

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15. “Among the immediate tasks are ensuring the effectiveness of the monitoring and verification of the ceasefire and of the withdrawal of weapons, and the establishment of permanent monitoring at the uncontrolled segment of the Ukrainian-Russian State border, as set out in the Minsk agreements. The Mission's monitoring capabilities should be strengthened through increased use of high-technology equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles, cameras and night-vision equipment. Special Monitoring Mission monitors face restrictions on movement and intimidation by the hybrid Russian forces in Donbas in their everyday activities. This is quite alarming.”

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16. “We encourage the OSCE chairmanship and institutions to pay close attention to the people in the occupied territory and to the alleviation of their plight. We welcome the intention of the Austrian chairmanship to strengthen the OSCE as an organization that can effectively and in a timely manner fulfil the tasks entrusted to it by participating States. The implementation of the Minsk agreements and the OSCE's role in terms of monitoring, verification and mediation require adequate resources. We encourage Minister Kurz's support for the efforts of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to facilitate the resolution of the conflict in Donbas, which was started by Russia.”

    2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source

17. “In its resolution 71/205, entitled "Situation ofhuman rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)", adopted on 19 December 2016, the General Assembly was absolutely clear about the extrajudicial killings, abductions, enforced disappearances, politically motivated prosecutions, discrimination, harassment, intimidation, violence, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment against the residents of Crimea. The freedoms of expression, religion or belief and association and the right to peaceful assembly have been suppressed. We must use all of the diplomatic assets and international instruments at our disposal to make sure that Crimea does not become an exclusion zone with regard to basic human rights.”

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18. “The resolution of the crisis in and around Ukraine, as the Russia-instigated conflict is called in the OSCE, requires not only a peaceful resolution of the situation in Donbas, with full respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also the de-occupation of the Crimean peninsula, which is an integral part of Ukraine. As the illegal occupation continues, so do the gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by Russia's occupation authorities.”

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19. “A persistent focus, in particular at the OSCE and in the Security Council, on security and a peaceful resolution is needed to discourage Russia from future provocations and escalations and to force it to implement in full the commitments undertaken. The OSCE, the Trilateral Contact Group and its humanitarian subgroup should pay particular attention to achieving the immediate and unconditional release of Ukrainian citizens who remain illegally detained as hostages or political prisoners in the occupied areas of Donbas and in Crimea, as well as in the Russian Federation. The international community must maintain a united position in order to secure their release.”

    2017-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7887 (2017) · source

20. “Russia's political goal of undermining Ukraine, which set in motion its aggression against my country three years ago, remains unchanged. Instead of a full and good-faith implementation of the Minsk commitments, Russia is resorting to political and military provocations, blackmail and political pressure. We commend the immediate response of the OSCE chairmanship and the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in highlighting the scale of the offensive of the hybrid Russian forces and of its grave humanitarian impact. We appreciate the international diplomatic and political pressure brought to bear on the Russian Federation to stop the escalation, which has contributed to some improvement in the security situation in the conflict area.”

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21. “These actions on the part of Russia once again defied the OSCE principles and the Minsk agreements. We welcome the readiness of the chairmanship to exercise leadership in performing its functions, which is so urgently needed in these turbulent times for the OSCE community. As the recent spike in hostilities near Avdiivka in Donbas has shown, the situation in the conflict-affected areas remains volatile and unpredictable. Escalation is possible whenever the Russian Federation considers it politically necessary or just convenient. The military assault by the hybrid Russian forces on Avdiivka, accompanied by massive shelling along the entire line of contact, demonstrated Russia's persistent unwillingness to honour its Minsk commitments, including their first provision of a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire.”

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22. “Three years ago, the Russian Federation effectively violated the United Nations Charter and all 10 principles of the Helsinki Final Act by resorting to armed aggression against the sovereign State of Ukraine, the illegal occupation of Crimea and hybrid warfare in Donbas. The re-establishment of full respect for these principles is the way to restore the security order based on the OSCE process and the lessons of the Second World War. We therefore commend the determination of the Austrian chairmanship to protect the OSCE's fundamental principles and commitments, as it recently demonstrated by condemning Russia's unilateral measures on recognizing the so-called documents issued by illegal structures in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.”

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23. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Ukraine. I wish to thank Minister Kurz for his comprehensive presentation of the priorities of the Austrian chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2017. We appreciate his personal dedication in trying to find effective responses on the part of the OSCE community to the significant security threats and challenges confronting the participating States. As recognized at the OSCE, the ongoing aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine and its severe consequences remain among the top threats to European security. It is important that defusing tensions and facilitating the resolution of the crisis in and around Ukraine be identified as priorities of the Austrian chairmanship.”

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24. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Sebastian Kurz, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Kurz.”

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25. “I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.30 am.”

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26. “In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General; to participate in this meeting. Mr. Mladenov is joining today's meeting via video- teleconference from Jerusalem. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Mladenov.”

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27. “I will also work to ensure that the Panel of Experts receives the information that has been requested from Member States, particularly the regional States and the relevant Central African Republic authorities. I am convinced that cooperation between the regional States and the Panel is of crucial importance, particularly following the adoption of resolution 2339 (2017), by which the Council extended the arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze until 31 January 2018, and the Panel's mandate until 28 February 2018. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of Uruguay.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

28. “In conclusion, I firmly believe that the sanctions measures continue to be of relevance to the dynamics on the ground in the Central African Republic. As Chair, I will do my utmost to ensure that the Committee continues to be fully engaged in providing guidance with regard to the implementation of sanctions measures, including through the consideration of new sanctions designations. In the Committee's meetings with regional States, Ihave encouraged their representatives to turn to their capitals to seek confirmation that the Committee's sanctions list has been made available at airports, ports and border crossings, at State and commercial banks or other financial institutions and to national and commercial airlines.”

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29. “The Panel also emphasized that after having been listed, Eugene Ngakosset has continued to receive his salary as an army officer, which constitutes another violation of the asset freeze. During my visit to the Central African Republic in May 2016, I outlined the relevant exemptions procedures to the asset freeze and underscored the importance of the Central African Republic authorities working with the Committee, the Panel and the Secretariat, in that regard. In connection with paragraph 48 of the Panel's final report, it is very important that the Central African Republic's Ministry of Finance and Budget issue a directive to banks operating in the country to freeze the assets of sanctioned individuals.”

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30. “Similarly, the Panel has been actively engaging with concerned States by providing information on reported violations of the travel ban and advising on relevant exemption procedures. I would like to assure colleagues that the Committee will continue to work on the matter to ensure the effective implementation of the travel ban, and in that regard I would like to echo paragraph 8 of resolution 2339 (2017), urging the Central African Republic authorities to ensure that fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen and lost passports, as well as invalidated diplomatic passports, are removed from circulation. Concerning the asset freeze, the Panel reiterated in its final report that the sanctioned individual, Alfred Yekatom, has continued to receive his salary as a Member of Parliament, in violation of the asset freeze.”

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31. “Concerning the travel ban, the Committee and I myself, in my capacity as Chair, have continued to actively engage with concerned regional States - namely, Chad, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa - via letters and during formal meetings, advising of the crucial importance of ensuring that all mediation initiatives be conducted in conformity with sanctions measures, by using appropriate travel ban exemption procedures in pursuance of resolution 2339 (2017) and the Committee guidelines. Also, as no feedback was forthcoming, my representative and the representative of the Security Council presidency for the month of September engaged bilaterally with the delegation of Kenya to seek pertinent information with regard to alleged travel ban violations by sanctioned individual Francois Bozize' to Nairobi.”

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32. “Let me also note that the Committee has been actively working with the Panel of Experts and other stakeholders, and is committed to continuing the dialogue and discussions with the Central African Republic Government in the future. I am convinced that the current security situation in the centre and north of the Central African Republic, as well as the abundance of arms in the country, oblige the Committee and the Security Council to continue closely monitoring the situation on the ground. In that respect, I wish to reiterate that the embargo must be implemented in order to protect the civilian population from continuing to bear the brunt of the conflict. In order to do that, we need to have better cooperation among regional States to effectively counter illegal arms trafficking and the recruitment of foreign fighters by armed groups.”

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33. “I also encouraged regional States to consider returning lethal and non-lethal equipment to FACA and conveyed my readiness to assist States in preparing the relevant exemption requests to the Committee. The Committee looks forward to further information from the delegation of Cameroon in that regard. During the reporting period, the Committee continued to provide guidance to the Central African Republic authorities and regional States concerning the implementation of the arms embargo and, in particular, by providing detailed information on the relevant exemptions procedures and the information requested in the Committee's guidelines.”

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34. “The delegation of South Africa also provided additional information in connection with its post-facto travel ban exemption request regarding the October 2015 travel of Bozize. Several of the participating regional States underlined their inability to control their vast and porous borders, and encouraged the international community to provide assistance in order to prevent the illicit trafficking of arms and ammunition. For my part, I conveyed appreciation to the delegations of Ethiopia, the Sudan and Uganda for having hosted visits by the Panel in October 2016, and reiterated my call on all regional States to continue further strengthening cooperation with the Panel, in particular as regards the Panel's visits to Chad and the Republic of the Congo in the first half of this year.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

35. “On 25 January 2017, the Committee held its seventh formal meeting of the representatives of the Central African Republic and the regional States - Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo - as well as fellow Committee members Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, the Sudan and Uganda, convened in connection with the Panel's final report. The Coordinator highlighted a number of recent alleged travel ban violations by sanctioned individuals Nourredine Adam and Francois Bozize, namely, Bozize's travel through Kenya on 18 November 2016, and Adam's travel from the Central African Republic to Sido, southern Chad, on 30 October 2016, and from Moundou in southern Chad to Luanda on 14 December 2016.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

36. “Inter-Seleka rivalries had further intensified in Bria and its surroundings. In connection with calls by several Central African Republic Government officials to lift the arms embargo, the Panel expressed the view that the restoration of a single chain of command of FACA and effective control over national stockpiles were a precondition to allowing the rearming of FACA. Furthermore, the Panel reported that weapons continued to pour into the country via arms trafficking supply routes from the neighbouring States to the west, south and northeast.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

37. “The Coordinator also highlighted the issue of reported travel ban violations by sanctioned individuals Nourredine Adam and Francois Bozize, and reminded regional States to use relevant exemption procedures to ensure compliance with the sanctions regime. On 2 December 2016, the Coordinator presented an overview of the findings and recommendations contained in the Panel's final report, noting that while progress had been made on disarmament, demobilization, repatriation and reintegration and security sector reform, renewed violence in the central and northern Central African Republic harkened back to the atrocities of early 2014. Anti-balaka groups had first moved to Kaga Bandoro and Bambari to confront ex-Seleka, but lately some had started cooperating with ex-Sele'ka in fighting against the UPC.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

38. “In the north, the violence was motivated by the desire of various Se'le'ka groups to control not only transhumance routes and mining zones, but also oil concessions and related employment opportunities in private security. The Panel reported that sanctioned Nourredine Adam's efforts to reunify ex-Seleka factions had been unsuccessful, and that Adam's FPRC fighters were engaged against the UPC of Ali Darassa. On the arms embargo, the Panel encouraged regional States to cooperate with the Central African Republic authorities on submitting exemption requests to repatriate military equipment in their possession that belongs to the Central African Armed Forces, the Forces armees centrafricaines (FACA).”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

39. “Since its establishment, the Panel has submitted a total of 29 statements of case. The Committee also has before it the proposed designations of two individuals which are currently on hold. I hope that we can move forward on these proposals in due course. On 9 September, the Committee held its sixth formal meeting, convened with the representatives of the Central African Republic and the regional States Chad, Ethiopia, South Africa, the Sudan and Uganda, in connection with the Panel's midterm report. The Coordinator underlined that the violent incidents of June 2016 in Bangui and north-eastern Central African Republic were a reminder that the security situation remained fragile.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

40. “Bangura, who observed that, throughout the conflict, sexual violence had been systematically used by the armed groups in a climate of total impunity. She underlined the importance of the timely establishment of the special criminal court as an accountability measure in the fight against impunity. The Special Representative also encouraged delegations to consider adding names of individuals responsible for acts of sexual violence to the Committee's sanctions list. On 23 August 2016, the Committee added two individuals to its sanctions list, Ali Kony and Salim Kony, whose father is sanctioned Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony. In that connection, I wish to thank the Panel of Experts for having submitted to the Committee four statements of case in 2016 for possible sanctions designation.”

    2017-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7884 (2017) · source

41. “The Coordinator observed that ex-Seleka armed groups remained in control of key parts of central and eastern Central African Republic and that the rivalry between the Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique armed group of sanctioned individual Nourredine Adam on one side, and by the Union pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) ofAli Darassa on the other, have negatively affected the humanitarian situation in the country. According to the Panel, arms-smuggling had continued in eastern part of the country through two routes: Am Dafok, north of Birao bordering the Sudan; and Berna, south-east of Bangassou bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 5 August, Committee members also heard a briefing from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms.”

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42. “Ladsous, including progress in disarmament and demobilization and security sector reform, the improvement in the security situation in Bangui, and the successful Brussels Conference in November. However, despite those developments, renewed violence in the central and northern parts of the country, as documented by the Panel of Experts, has reached a scale and intensity that has not been witnessed since early 2014, with the civilian population bearing the brunt of the upsurge in fighting. On 5 August 2016, the Committee heard a presentation from the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts in connection with the Panel's midterm report.”

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43. “I thank Ambassador Hilale for his briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), concerning the Central African Republic. I have the honour to brief the members of the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), concerning the Central African Republic. In my statement, I intend to reflect on my role as Chair since I last briefed the Council on 8 July 2016 (see S/PV.7734), and in doing so highlight the work of the Committee and the Panel of Experts. There have been a number ofpositive developments in the Central African Republic, many of which have already been mentioned by Mr.”

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44. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Central African Republic to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and His Excellency Mr. Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of Morocco in his capacity as Chair of the Central African Republic configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. 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 8/2017/94, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Central AfricanRepublic. I now give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”

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45. “I now invite the Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.50 am.”

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46. “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/2017/lll, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau. I now give the floor to Mr. Toure'.”

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47. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Guinea-Bissau and Liberia to participate in this meeting. On behalf ofthe Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Soares Sambu, Political and Diplomatic Adviser and Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Modibo Toure, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau, and His Excellency Mr. Mauro Vieira, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Guinea- Bissau configuration ofthe Peacebuilding Commission.”

    2017-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7883 (2017) · source

48. “The Council will continue to follow progress closely, and reaffirms its support for peace, stability and development in Somalia." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2017/3. The meeting rose at12.40p.m.”

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49. “The Council further encourages President Farmajo and the federal and regional authorities to reiterate Somalia's commitment to increasing the transparency and accountability of public financial management, including to advance security sector reform. "The Security Council urges the new Federal Administration to take active steps to lay the foundations for inclusive and transparent elections in four years' time, including by ensuring that public office in Somalia cannot be achieved through harassment, intimidation, corruption or manipulation. "The Security Council reaffirms its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia. "The Security Council recognizes that the coming months will be an important period for Somalia.”

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50. “"The Security Council underlines the importance of good-faith cooperation between federal and regional authorities in Somalia in order to accelerate Somalia's peacebuilding and State-building process, and calls on the international community and Somalia's partners to step up their support to efforts to build and strengthen Somalia's national institutions, governance structures and socioeconomic infrastructure. "The Security Council underlines the need to ensure progress in the Somali-led constitutional review process. The Council encourages the Federal Government of Somalia to promote a comprehensive reconciliation process that brings about local, regional and national cohesion and integration in a climate of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to establish an effective federal political system.”

    2017-02-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7881 (2017) · source