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  1. “In my national capacity, let me briefly reassure the representative of Pakistan that the United Kingdom will remain a strong European economic and security player after Brexit. Resuming my capacity as President of the Council, I would like to thank our interpreters for their forbearance. There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting and I intend, with the concurrence of the members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 pm. sharp. The meeting was suspended at 1.05 pm.”

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  2. “I now welcome to the Council the Ambassador of Pakistan, who will be speaking in the Council for the first time in his current mandate.”

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  3. “It gives me great pleasure to welcome to the Chamber for the first time the Ambassador of Japan, to whom I give the floor.”

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  4. “May I add my own voice to that of my Minister in asking speakers to limit their statements to four minutes. If we do not adhere to the time limits, some colleagues will not be able to speak in today's debate. It is to help and guide the discussion that I say that the presidency sees no need to thank us for organizing the debate, or for any remarks on our wisdom and sagacity in choosing the theme. When the time has reached four minutes, a light will begin to flash, following which my very friendly colleague will come with a note asking the speaker to wind up. I now give the floor to the representative of Switzerland.”

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  5. “I would like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. As a reminder, the red light on the collar of the microphone will begin to flash after four minutes have elapsed. I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.”

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  6. “After all, we owe it to all those who have suffered from conflict and to those who continue to suffer to help them overcome their differences and return to their homes and communities. Ultimately, we all need to play our part in building a lasting peace. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

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  7. “As countries make the transition from conflict and instability to sustainable peace and security, all of us on the Security Council have a particular responsibility to ensure that their efforts succeed. That means monitoring reconciliation processes, women mediators, deciding when to deploy special political missions, and ensuring that women and other excluded groups have a place at the very heart of the table at every stage of recovery and reconciliation. It is also important that we should consider how faith leaders can support our efforts in this regard. In conclusion, I thank the Secretary-General, our briefers and all participants from whom we will hear today for their continued commitment in support of reconciliation that is fair, inclusive and effective.”

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  8. “It secured the confidence of the public by establishing a truth, reconciliation and reparations commission that was seen to be independent, consultative and inclusive. Similarly, accountability is another important element for long-term reconciliation. Impunity must no longer be the default option. That is why the United Kingdom has supported the established United Nations policy to oppose amnesties for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide or gross violations of human rights, including in the context of peace negotiations. And what about the Security Council? The Council has a pivotal and key role to play, working with the Secretary-General and his Offices - for mediation and support, special political missions, the Peacebuilding Commission and others.”

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  9. “The United Kingdom has been and will remain a steadfast advocate for engaging and involving women at the heart of conflict resolution, not as an afterthought, but because we believe they can be pivotal players in ensuring that peace is achieved and sustained and that countries and nations can build. It is also important to involve women to ensure that children's views are represented effectively. Faith, belief and community leaders also need to be involved. Indeed, all voices should be heard as we look towards building justice. This inclusiveness is vital, but our efforts must of course be tailored to the country concerned. Mr. Ozerdem talked about local ownership. We have seen that in certain areas of the world. The Gambia has shown one possible model.”

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  10. “Accordingly, as a Government, we have already accepted all of the wide-ranging recommendations set forth in the Bishop of Truro's review, including establishing an early-warning system to accelerate our response to atrocities. As I look around the Security Council table this morning, we will be seeking a Security Council resolution on the persecution of Christians and of people of all faiths. We hope that today's debate will prepare the ground and inform later discussions on this important priority. With regard tojustice, we have seen how transitional justice mechanisms can support persecuted people and lay the foundations for peace. For these mechanisms to be successful, they must involve, as Ms. Elman said, all parts of the community, particularly women.”

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  11. “We are proud of both the honesty and the transparency shown during this process, as we are of the important priority we are giving our global campaign in support of media freedom. It was Thomas Jefferson who said, "The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties." That is why the United Kingdom, together with our partners around the world, is also seeking to defend media freedom and protectjournalists who do an incredible job, often with great danger to themselves. We support this campaign because it is as important as working with religious communities to defend their religious freedom and protect the persecuted.”

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  12. “The United Kingdom and I, personally, as the Minister who oversees human rights, have been focused regularly on seeking insights from faith and belief leaders around the world, not only to seek their support but to directly inform policy and our work on finding practical, workable and, more important, sustainable solutions. I would emphasize that it is also important to get one's own house in order. We should reflect. Never is the job done. We should constantly evolve as Governments ourselves. This year, therefore, we asked the Bishop of Truro to look at our response to the persecution of Christians around the world as well as of members of other religious minorities - Muslim minorities, including Ahmadi and Shia Muslims, and members of the Baha'i faith, to name but a few.”

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  13. “When we look around the word today - a world where more than three-quarters of people say directly that their faith is important to them - there can be very little doubt that faith leaders have the ability to influence individuals and communities in a way that Governments simply cannot. Faith is part of the solution. Faith leaders can also amplify the voices of vulnerable communities and support reconciliation and peacebuilding by mediating and encouraging dialogue among different groups. As Mr. Ozerdem said, we must also remember the causes of the conflict and then move forward and change.”

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  14. “We all recognize that reconciliation is an important, indeed pivotal, block for lasting peace. Why? Because it has the power not only to resolve existing conflicts but also to prevent future violence, by helping people and communities overcome old grievances. That is why the United Kingdom is and will remain a steadfast champion of the Secretary-General's vision for sustaining peace, which puts conflict prevention and peacebuilding at the very heart of the important work of the United Nations around the world. It is also why we, the United Kingdom, along with other nations, have long advocated for faith leaders to play a key role.”

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  15. “I thank Ms. Elman for her very powerful briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the United Nations and South Asia of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. On behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom and as current Council President, I would like first to thank everyone for joining us today and sharing thoughts on this important issue. In particular, I thank Mr. Ozerdem and, of course, Ms. Elman for their very powerful, touching and poignant contributions. I also pay tribute to the contribution of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. His words resonated very strongly, in particular when he spoke of no reconciliation without justice and no justice without truth. That should remain our primary aim and objective.”

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  16. “I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/87l, which contains a letter dated 11 November 2019 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. In that regard, I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, and give him the floor.”

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  17. “Ilwad Elman, Director of Programs and Development, Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite His Excellency Mr. Silvio Gonzato, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the representative of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

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  18. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Viet Nam 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. Alpaslan Gzerdem, Dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University; and Ms.”

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