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STORY: UN / MALI LADSOUS
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LANGUAGES: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 JANUARY 2017, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
18 JANUARY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
SOUNDBITE (French) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“This is an ignoble attack, which should be condemned in the strongest possible terms, but it is also a direct attack –let’s be honest- a direct attack on the peace process. There was no other objective behind this attack than to derail the peace process by undermining confidence between the parties and the population that aims to undermine the most recent progress in the security arrangements for the peace agreement.”
4. Med shot, Mali delegation
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“We are at a crossroad here, the agreement in Mali was signed more than 18 months ago, at a time when a phase of transition that lasted 24 months, that means that more than 18 months have passed and some progress has been made, but nonetheless little significant progress has been achieved.”
6. Med shot, delegates
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“I really want to share with you a sense of urgency. The peace process in Mali is at a concerning state and yet this remain the only possible way to achieve peace and reconciliation. Therefore it is necessary for everybody to commit wholly to its implementation and we don’t have much time to do so.”
8. Med shot, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Abdoulaye Diop, Foreign Affairs Minister, Mali:
“The situation in Kidal is of particular concern to the government because terrorist groups are trying to create a haven there whilst they are continuing their abuse of the civilian population and conducting illicit activities through their criminal economy. The presence of terrorist groups in this region is a hindrance to the provision of humanitarian assistance and the provision of basic social services.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. Wide shot, Malian minister walking to the stakeout
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Abdoulaye Diop, Foreign Affairs Minister, Mali:
“One more time, the Peace Agreement still remains as the only frame of dialogue and the only frame to put in place our commitments. We have must all assume our responsibilities, the government of Mali, the Malian people, to make sure it is translated into the benefit of the Malian population.”
13. Wide shot, Wide shot, Malian minister leaving the stakeout position
The United Nations peacekeeping chief strongly condemned the suicide attack that reportedly killed at least 50 people and wounded dozens of others at a military camp in the northern Mali city of Gao.
Speaking today (18 Jan) to the Security Council, Hervé Ladsous, said “there was no other objective behind this attack than to derail the peace process.”
According to the UN Integrated Multi-Dimensional Stabilization Mission, shortly before 9:00 a.m., a suicide vehicle exploded inside the OMC (Operational Coordination Mechanism) camp in Gao. The camp is home to the elements of the Armed Forces of Mali, the Platform and Coordination of Azawad Movements (600 in total) which are tasked with leading the joint patrols envisaged by the 2015 Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali.
He noted that the process is at a critical juncture. He said that after more than 18 months of an interim period following the signature of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, adding that “little significant progress has been achieved.”
He noted this is cause for major concern, and raises questions about the will and commitment of the signatories of the agreement.
Ladsous further asked Council members to examine the possibility of imposing targeted measures against those violating the ceasefire and voluntarily impeding the peace process.
He also said that the agreement remains the only way to peace and reconciliation in Mali. He also stressed the urgency to make progress and called on the signatories to fully engage in the implementation of the agreement.
Regarding the humanitarian situation, Mali’s Foreign Affairs minister Abdoulaye Diop told the Council “the situation in Kidal is of particular concern to the government because terrorist groups are trying to create a haven there whilst they are continuing their abuse of the civilian population and conducting illicit activities through their criminal economy.”
He stressed the presence of terrorist groups in that region was a hindrance to the provision of humanitarian assistance and the provision of basic social services.
Speaking outside the Security Council after the meeting, the Malian diplomat told reporters “one more time, the Peace Agreement still remains as the only frame of dialogue and the only frame to put in place our commitments.”
He added “we have must all assume our responsibilities, the government of Mali, the Malian people, to make sure it is translated into the benefit of the Malian population.”
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