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Adrian Hauri

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2021-04-08
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2021-06-28
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  1. “We reiterate our call on the Secretary-General to continue to provide, on the basis of the reporting mechanism’s data, a comprehensive, impartial and accurate list of parties committing grave violations of children’s rights. This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the mandate of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. Her work remains essential. The United Nations, including the Security Council, has all the necessary tools to mark this anniversary with strengthened commitment. As a Security Council candidate, Switzerland will continue to work for the protection of children – because by protecting children, we are empowering them to contribute to a more peaceful world.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  2. “We call on the Security Council to support the swift implementation of resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021) in all situations on its agenda. Third, we must strengthen the instruments available to prevent and stop violations against children. The monitoring and reporting mechanism on grave violations of children’s rights in situations of armed conflict, as well as the Secretary- General’s annual report, including its annex, are crucial in this regard. Switzerland, for its part, is engaged in advocacy efforts as co-chair of the Group of Friends in Yemen and Syria, and also supports the reporting mechanism’s work in Syria, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  3. “Second, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures taken to stop the spread of the virus have increased children’s – particularly girls’ – vulnerability to violence and psychosocial distress. Despite these extraordinary circumstances, protection staff have been there on the ground to continue to protect many thousands of children around the world. Member States must ensure that all responses to the pandemic comply with international law, that all measures to combat the virus are lawful, necessary and proportionate and that children in armed conflicts are given the assistance and protection they need. Moreover, the Secretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire during the pandemic is the most immediately-required measure to minimize the risk to children.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  4. “Children, especially those associated with an armed group or whose parents are affiliated with such a group, including groups designated as terrorist groups, are still children and therefore entitled to special protection. This is why child protection capacities on the ground, prevention of recruitment, and rehabilitation and reintegration, need to be strengthened. We call on the Security Council to include strong language on respect for children’s rights and international humanitarian law in its resolutions in order to ensure that peace operations are staffed with the necessary specialized personnel. This is particularly important in the context of mission transitions.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  5. “Switzerland thanks Estonia for organizing this debate, and thanks the speakers for their contributions. “The number of grave violations against children [has] remained unacceptably high”, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict warned the Human Rights Council in March 2021, and that alarming observation is reaffirmed in the annual report that has just been published. Respect for children’s rights continues to erode, and Switzerland is deeply concerned by the continuation of armed conflicts in the world and their devastating impact on children. We would like to stress three considerations to improve the protection of children: First, children in armed conflicts must primarily and above all be considered victims and treated accordingly.”

    2021-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/617 (2021) · source

  6. “In 2020, Switzerland supported assistance for more than 15,000 victims, mine-risk education for 100,000 people and the return of 20 square kilometres of land to local populations, and assumed the presidency of the Cluster Munitions Convention. In line with our humanitarian tradition, we will continue to pursue the vision of a world without new victims.”

    2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source

  7. “We also invite mine-affected States to show ownership and engage in mine action, in collaboration with the international community. Finally, we call on all Member States to ratify the relevant international instruments, in particular the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the Convention on Cluster Munitions and Amended Protocol II and Protocol V of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, and to ensure their full implementation. Their respect contributes to protecting civilians, generating access to housing and agricultural land, hence enabling sustainable development and peace.Mines maim and kill indiscriminately during armed conflict, but also long after conflicts have ended.”

    2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source

  8. “The Security Council must also continue to recognize the importance of including mine action in ceasefire and peace agreements. Thirdly, due to the increasing urbanization of conflicts, mine action actors must operate in collapsed infrastructure and address a wide range of explosive devices with varying levels of complexity. This requires an adaptation of standards and methodologies in order to guarantee safety during operations and remain technically relevant. For this reason, we supported the GICHD in developing the Improvised Explosive Device Clearance Good Practice Guide. We encourage those operating in such settings to use the guide to update their standards, processes and procedures and to continue carrying out their operations in line with the International Mine Action Standards.”

    2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source

  9. “Switzerland actively supports mine-action projects in 11 locations — including Kosovo, Myanmar, Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — in partnership with UNMAS and organizations such as the HALO Trust, the Danish Demining Group and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining. We commend the Centre’s collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Mine Action Center in order to improve the ability of affected States to manage risk in that regard. In order to develop an integrated approach, we call on the Security Council to include mine action in the mandates of relevant peacekeeping operations and special political missions, thereby enabling them to clear contaminated areas and raise awareness about the risks posed by these devices.”

    2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source

  10. “Allow me to highlight four areas for improvement. First, access to contaminated areas is key to carrying out mine action. Yet access for demining is increasingly under pressure in today’s armed conflicts. That in turn hinders the delivery of humanitarian aid. Switzerland urges the Security Council to remind all parties to armed conflicts of their obligation to allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access. Secondly, to increase the impact of mine action, we encourage the adoption of an integrated approach combining clearance, mine-risk education and victim assistance.”

    2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source

  11. “I thank the Vietnamese presidency for convening this open debate and thank the briefers for their contributions. Important successes have been achieved in mine action in recent years. Many formerly contaminated countries are now free of anti- personnel mines, cluster munition remnants and other explosive remnants of war. Large swathes of land were cleared, stockpiled devices were destroyed, victims received the assistance they required and lives were saved. In that connection, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) plays an important coordination role on the ground. Yet, four years after the first Security Council resolution on mine action, challenges persist. The continued use of anti- personnel mines, including those of an improvised nature, and cluster munitions has led to a disturbing increase in the number of casualties.”

    2021-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/346 (2021) · source