{"id":23712,"date":"2016-03-06T00:56:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T00:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-security-council-arrives-in-mali-vows-to\/"},"modified":"2016-03-06T00:54:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T00:54:45","slug":"un-security-council-arrives-in-mali-vows-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-security-council-arrives-in-mali-vows-to\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council arrives in Mali, vows to support country during &#8216;key moment&#8217; in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{5 March 2016 \u2013 The United Nations Security Council is in Mali today, the first stop of its visit to the African continent, where it underlined that the 15-member body is united in supporting the country&#8217;s peace and reconciliation efforts.}<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here\u2014the whole Council is here with its entire weight, with one voice, and with the same wish to see Mali reconciled, Malians united to build peace and to continue building the great country you have,\u201d Ismael Abra\u00e3o Gaspar Martins, the Permanent Representative of Angola and Security Council President for the month of March, told reporters at a press conference in the capital, Bamako.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s the main message we&#8217;re bringing with us,\u201d he added. \u201cDuring this visit, we will meet with Malians, we will be close to them instead of just listening from afar and reading the reports. We will let them know directly that our main objective is to see the rebirth of Mali.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Malian Government has been seeking to restore stability and rebuild following a series of setbacks since early 2012, including a military coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat, renewed fighting between Government forces and Tuareg rebels, and the seizure of its northern territory by radical extremists. The country has also been wracked by a series of humanitarian crises.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing the Angolan Ambassador&#8217;s message was France&#8217;s Permanent Representative Fran\u00e7ois Delattre, who said the road travelled by the West African country during these past years has been \u201cspectacular.\u201d Building on this progress, he explained that the Security Council is putting all its weight on three items in particular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, it is important to give renewed impulse to the implementation of the peace accords. These mark a historic step, they mark the coming together of all Malian stakeholders and of the whole international community supporting the agreement,\u201d he underlined, referring to the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation, signed by the Government, the Coordination of Movements of Azawad, and the Platform coalition of armed groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second objective is to put all the Security Council&#8217;s weight on the fight against terrorism which counters the peace agreement,\u201d Mr. Delattre continued. \u201cIt is the reason why are honoring the Malian security forces which are at the forefront of this battle. We are also honoring the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) which works alongside the country&#8217;s people and authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, he said the Security Council&#8217;s third message is to promote reconciliation. \u201cIt&#8217;s the key word I think,\u201d the Ambassador stressed. \u201cTo move forward with reconciliation between all Malians, no matter where they are, so they feel includes in this dynamic I have described.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are at your side. You have, dear Malian friends, the destiny of your country in your hands. We are at a key moment in the history of your country. We will support your efforts especially in the implementation of the peace agreement. You have a historic chance, so cease it,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-10787 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/16-03-04-security-council-10-web.jpg\" alt=\"France\u2019s Permanent Representative Fran\u00e7ois Delattre speaks to the press in Bamako, Mali, during the Security Council\u2019s visit to the country. 5 March, 2016.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{5 March 2016 \u2013 The United Nations Security Council is in Mali today, the first stop of its visit to the African continent, where it underlined that the 15-member body is united in supporting the country&#8217;s peace and reconciliation efforts.} \u201cWe are here\u2014the whole Council is here with its entire weight, with one voice, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[100],"byline":[2570],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-23712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-africa","byline-un-news"],"bylines":[{"id":2570,"name":"UN News","slug":"un-news","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":2570,"name":"UN News","slug":"un-news","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23712"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=23712"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=23712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}