WEBVTT 00:04.200 --> 00:05.340 The road amid estates. 00:06.000 --> 00:08.080 To give up with estimate what thinking. 00:09.440 --> 00:14.630 Into Mr. Secretary general free your briefing and freer constant 00:14.660 --> 00:18.070 efforts to enhance the when support for security sector reform. 00:18.780 --> 00:21.670 Also one to congratulate you mr. President mr minister. 00:22.260 --> 00:25.410 For organizing this debate on a topic that is central to the 00:25.410 --> 00:29.030 council's role in preserving international stability and peace 00:29.440 --> 00:32.720 applied Nigeria's leadership on this issue. 00:34.190 --> 00:36.650 My government looks for it to the adoption. This afternoon of 00:36.650 --> 00:39.800 the council's first resolution on the subjects which spells out 00:39.800 --> 00:42.840 the need to strengthen our collective commitment to improve governance 00:43.220 --> 00:46.230 with an emphasis on security structures that are better designed 00:46.260 --> 00:47.090 more capable. 00:47.710 --> 00:51.370 And we're fully respect full of public needs an individual rights. 00:52.130 --> 00:55.280 We all know that basic security is a fundamental Citic me. 00:55.840 --> 00:57.730 Without it families live in fear. 00:58.310 --> 01:02.030 Economic investments are not made and the rules by which a society 01:02.030 --> 01:04.140 can live in harmony or not enforced. 01:04.790 --> 01:07.560 For their the lack of effective security at the national level 01:07.560 --> 01:12.040 has harmful trans national impacts estate without security is 01:12.040 --> 01:14.980 a state where terrorists and criminals will thrive. 01:15.620 --> 01:19.310 The smugglers of illegal arms and narcotics will base their operations 01:19.780 --> 01:23.530 internal strife me generate a flood of refugees corruption runs 01:23.530 --> 01:28.010 rampant and shortages of food and other resources lead to humanitarian disaster. 01:29.160 --> 01:33.030 We cannot forget the public security is a prerequisite for economic 01:33.060 --> 01:34.540 and social well being. 01:35.150 --> 01:39.330 Freedom from fear. Is critical to achieve freedom from wallets. 01:40.370 --> 01:43.100 Is highly appropriate therefore that the United nations do all 01:43.100 --> 01:45.870 it can in partnership with governments and other international 01:45.870 --> 01:50.040 actors to support the establishment of affected security structures. 01:50.550 --> 01:53.540 This task is especially relevant when a countries in the process 01:53.540 --> 01:54.990 of recovery from conflicts. 01:55.550 --> 01:58.450 The app since incredible security sector. Reform is have dramatic 01:58.450 --> 02:03.390 consequences for such societies for example in liberia inadequate 02:03.390 --> 02:06.340 management of the security sector contributed to re some chanel 02:06.340 --> 02:08.100 civil conflict in the mid nineties. 02:08.780 --> 02:12.000 The transition from weak or non existent security institutions 02:12.000 --> 02:15.840 to ones that are viable and strong is never easy that is why 02:15.840 --> 02:18.920 security sector reform has become a more important part of un 02:18.920 --> 02:20.920 efforts in post conflict rebuilding. 02:21.740 --> 02:25.630 The creation of effective accountable rights respect Ng and sustainable 02:25.630 --> 02:29.120 security structures that respond to national needs and parties 02:29.400 --> 02:32.150 is critical to forestall a return to violence. 02:32.650 --> 02:35.370 It is also an essential ingredient for the successful exit of 02:35.370 --> 02:38.790 un peacekeeping and special political missions last month the 02:38.790 --> 02:42.370 un was able to conclude 20 years of peacekeeping and political 02:42.370 --> 02:46.070 activities and Sierra leone in part because improve local security 02:46.070 --> 02:50.030 institutions were in place and cyril ian now contributes forces 02:50.030 --> 02:52.570 to the African union peacekeeping mission in Somali a. 02:53.680 --> 02:57.210 Tool often approaches to esa's are are limited to base training 02:57.430 --> 03:00.740 or the building up of individual security units and fail to create 03:00.740 --> 03:04.240 security institutions that can effectively manage national forces 03:04.610 --> 03:08.480 and be responsive to the complex needs of societies were forced 03:08.480 --> 03:11.520 to the security sector. For example in places like molly and 03:11.520 --> 03:14.750 the central African republic after the nested within broader 03:14.750 --> 03:18.660 political reforms aimed at national reconciliation and transition justice. 03:19.300 --> 03:22.720 In places like the democratic republic of Congo is imperative 03:22.760 --> 03:26.320 that security sector reform include not only training in military tactics. 03:26.680 --> 03:29.940 But also in responding to threats to civilians and guarding against 03:29.940 --> 03:31.570 sexual violence in conflicts. 03:32.400 --> 03:34.650 In this connection my government welcomes the development of 03:34.650 --> 03:37.800 the integrated technical guidance notes drafted by the security 03:37.800 --> 03:41.500 sector reform task force and including guidance on such critical 03:41.500 --> 03:45.450 issues as national ownership gender responsiveness and consistency 03:45.450 --> 03:46.760 with democratic principles. 03:47.380 --> 03:51.350 This guideline should give rise to a un system-wide training regimen. 03:52.580 --> 03:55.570 We support the un's work with host governments on strategic planning 03:55.600 --> 03:59.080 intra national balance and the sharpening of oversight capacity. 03:59.680 --> 04:03.200 We appreciate the was commitment to acquire at the diverse expertise 04:03.200 --> 04:07.040 needed to implement its security sector form programs in countries 04:07.040 --> 04:10.330 with special ice requirements but we seen the benefits of this 04:10.360 --> 04:13.660 and the rapid deployment of support to un missions such as that 04:13.690 --> 04:17.570 in Somali and Filing mr. Secretary general we firmly endorse 04:17.570 --> 04:20.620 both your emphasis on national ownership of the uh Ceasar process. 04:21.050 --> 04:25.150 And the need for appropriate assess. Our capacities within un missions. 04:25.640 --> 04:28.330 We will take these imperatives into account when formulating 04:28.330 --> 04:31.500 future mandates for un peacekeeping and political operations. 04:31.950 --> 04:34.860 We also share your expressed desire to bill stronger partnerships 04:34.860 --> 04:39.160 between un regional and sub regional organizations to support 04:39.160 --> 04:42.020 security sector are forming countries recovering from conflict 04:42.050 --> 04:43.620 and undergoing transitions. 04:44.210 --> 04:47.760 In closing I wanna thank you again mr. President for presiding 04:47.760 --> 04:50.780 over the session and the secretary general for his leadership 04:50.780 --> 04:54.240 and guidance security sector. Form is one of many topics the 04:54.240 --> 04:58.060 come before this council where the problems are easy to identify 04:58.430 --> 05:00.120 it extremely difficult to solve. 05:00.770 --> 05:03.890 We know what a good security system looks like but we also know 05:03.890 --> 05:07.540 the creating one involves a multitude of variables and requires 05:07.540 --> 05:11.480 a major investment of energy resources and time. 05:12.140 --> 05:15.210 Without a strong and in doreen political commitment by the state 05:15.210 --> 05:19.460 itself international efforts cannot succeed he but we're national 05:19.460 --> 05:23.820 part partners truly desire progress. We must do all we can to 05:23.820 --> 05:25.300 assist them in that quest. 05:25.940 --> 05:29.380 Lasting international peace insecurity and reliable respect for 05:29.380 --> 05:33.490 human rights around the world will not be possible without additional 05:33.520 --> 05:36.750 meaningful progress on security sector reform. 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