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Ahmad/Mr. Kariuki

lines on the record: 54
first: 2022-04-11
most recent: 2023-07-14
sittings or episodes: 3
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“There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, I intend, with the concurrence of members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.10 p.m.”
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“I would like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than three minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. I now give the floor to the representative of Canada.”
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“I resume my functions as President of the Council. I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”
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“We are also partnering with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to overcome barriers to justice, including through a new virtual-reality tool to help survivors engage directly with the courts. That incredible technology creates a virtual court to help witnesses and survivors give informed consent to take part in trials and help them prepare to give evidence. It is putting survivors first. Sexual violence in conflict is not inevitable. It is reprehensible, it is abhorrent, and it is our responsibility to act. Together we can. Indeed, we must. What is more: we will, so that together we can consign sexual violence in conflict to the history books. With the help of the courageous survivors at the heart of our work — God willing, insha’allah — I hope that we will achieve that objective.”
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“Because it affects them. Secondly, there is the vital role of psychosocial support for survivors overcoming trauma. All of them are broken emotionally and physically. We therefore need to ensure that the first step of helping them rebuild their lives is provided by allowing them to overcome trauma. Lastly, the survivors’ groups have asked me to underline the importance of ensuring access to justice and addressing wider sexual violence concerns during times of both war and, importantly, peace. On the topic of justice, we are working on the elaboration of a convention on crimes against humanity so that it delivers more effectively for survivors.”
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“Forget for a moment the country. Forget who is speaking and who went on the visit. And just visualize for a moment that the youngest victim, the youngest survivor of sexual violence, whom we met, was four years old. She was a young girl who had been raped not once but a number of times. And to her, a man meant rape. That is the reality that we face around the world. Therefore, I cannot over-emphasize the importance of our debate today. I thank my own team here in New York for putting together the agenda for this meeting. I also thank the United Kingdom’s survivor advisory group, which has asked me to underline several specific key issues to the Council today, and I am honoured to do so. First, there is the importance of a survivor-centred approach in all our work, engaging with a wide range of survivors in the decisions that we make. Why?”
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“As the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict of the United Kingdom, I can say from personal experience that working with such groups and such incredible, courageous Champions over the past six years has been truly inspiring and humbling. They guide our entire approach, and I am truly grateful to Nadine for her contribution today. I have had the honour of leading this agenda, as well as going on field visits, like others, throughout the world, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Balkans, Bangladesh and elsewhere. I would like to share with everyone how abhorrent those crimes are. When I visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo in November 2022, with Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh, we went to the incredible hospital run by Dr. Mukwege — the Panzi Hospital.”
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“Members of the Alliance today — this very day of our meeting — issued a joint statement shining a light on the appalling reports of sexual violence in the Sudan, referred to by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in her briefing. We have called for all parties to the conflict to end violence, including sexual violence, and for safe humanitarian access to all those in need. On behalf of the United Kingdom, as the current Chair of the Alliance, I want to thank all Alliance members for standing with us on that important issue. As we have already heard, it is survivors that are key in every sense — survivors such as those led by our survivor Champions, Nadine and Kolbassia.”
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“We published today the commitments of the United Kingdom and its partners to support that group under our Platform for action promoting the rights and well-being of children born of conflict-related sexual violence, in addition to the International Alliance on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, which we recently launched and is vice-chaired by Colombia and Ukraine. I am delighted to report that it has grown to 21 members. I am truly delighted that Spain joined the Alliance in June. France also recently became a very valued and important member. All members of the Alliance are committed to amplifying survivors’ voices, sharing our collective expertise and, importantly, pioneering new approaches.”
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“Our three-year strategy is also backed up by up to £12.5 million of funding. Importantly, it is also providing direct support for survivors and helping countries to strengthen justice and accountability. Domestic, local justice — the evidence is there — is best served when it is done nationally. We need to stand up and ensure that we can support such efforts. We also continue to lead international efforts to support children born of conflict-related sexual violence. I ask once again the question, and it is self-reflection for all of us: what is the crime of the child born of that crime? The short answer is nothing. And we should be showing compassion, care and support to such children born of such abhorrent acts.”
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“For more than a decade, supporting survivors and international cooperation have been the central tenets of the United Kingdom’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative. The prevention element is key. Our landmark international conference in November last year in London, to which Nadine referred, brought together more than 1,000 delegates. And most importantly, it brought together survivors. We have just heard from Nadine about follow-up events of the global coalition of survivors that has recently been formed. And that is needed. Why? It is because we need to accelerate progress towards our goals. Since that conference, to date, the United Kingdom Government has imposed sanctions on 13 perpetrators of sexual violence. However, as we heard from Nadine, it also requires financing.”
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“It means that the Security Council use sanctions against those perpetrators. And crucially, it means that those who engage in armed conflict stop acts of sexual violence with immediate effect. For its part, the United Kingdom is determined that the lack of understanding — and indeed ignorance — should never be a barrier to action. In that regard, in order to help close the implementation gap, we have worked with the Mukwege Foundation. And I pay tribute to the incredible and courageous Dr. Denis Mukwege, whom many of us know, for launching a new guidebook on State obligations for conflict-related sexual violence. I am pleased that we have provided Council members with a copy of it. I ask that we, as Governments, as civil society organizations, as activists and as advocates, come together to make the most of this excellent new tool.”
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“We need to be the Council for action, not just talk. We have a collective responsibility to bridge that gap. That means that every one of our States has to put the resolutions adopted by the Council into actual living practice, ensuring that important and pivotal access to justice, and, importantly, providing survivors with the critical services they need in order to rebuild their lives. It means that States and United Nations bodies have to incorporate that vital gender perspective into peacekeeping operations. As we have heard directly from survivors, when someone sees people in uniform, whether they are from the State or the United Nations, that should bring hope. It should address their fears. It should bring security and safety. We all therefore need to step up and do more.”
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“Sexual violence must never be accepted as an inevitable consequence of war. We here in the Council have a special responsibility in that respect. As we reflect on the past 15 years, in that time the Council has built a robust framework for preventing sexual violence, supporting survivors and, importantly, bringing perpetrators to justice. And while we may note those achievements, as we have once again heard directly from the Special Representative and our expert briefers, there remains a gap all over the world between what the Council has rightly mandated and the reality faced by thousands upon thousands of people across conflict zones — boys, girls, women and men — and that violence continues. As we heard from Ms. Nadine, survivors often suffer in silence. And tragically, perpetrators go unpunished.”
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“Not only have they survived that particular violation of their person — their private space, as Ms. Nadine rightly said — they have survived. They are not just victims but survivors in the truest sense. And when we hear from survivors, whether in the Council or anywhere else in the world, we must imagine the strength, courage and conviction of those survivors. Not only have they survived, they have become the most powerful of advocates for this vital agenda before us today. I therefore reiterate my gratitude, through Ms. Nadine and Ms. Hser Hser, to all the courageous survivors who are doing incredible work around the world. I thank them for doing so much to bring global attention to the horrors of conflict-related sexual violence and to the central and pivotal responsibility that we all have to support survivors.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378 (2023) · source
“I thank Nadine for her briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Pramila Patten for her ongoing work in this area. She has led this agenda with conviction, courage and principle. I have had the honour to work with her directly, and we continue to recognize the important work of the United Nations in that regard. I also thank our incredible briefers, Ms. Naw Hser Hser and Ms. Nadine, for their briefings today. To put it into context, when we hear from survivors at the Security Council — and I want everyone to think about this very carefully — they have been through the most abhorrent violation of their person, unimaginable in every sense.”
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“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2023/476, which contains the text of a letter dated 26 June 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to Ms. Patten.”
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“I take note of the point of order raised by the representative of the Russian Federation. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Naw Hser Hser, civil society representative; and Nadine, survivor champion. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Silvio Gonzato, Deputy Head of the European Union delegation to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
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“Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The representative of the Russian Federation has asked for the floor.”
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“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay and Yemen to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefer to participate in this meeting: Ms.”
2023-07-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9378 (2023) · source
“I would like to begin by warmly welcoming the ministers and other high-level representatives. Their presence at this meeting today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion before the Council.”
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“There are still a number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. I intend, with the concurrence of members of the Council, to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.30 p.m.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“I thank Her Excellency Ms. Ramírez for her statement. I wish 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. I now give the floor to the representative of Jordan.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“To perpetrators, we must send a very clear message — not just from the Security Council. Every person in every society must be determined to send that same unequivocal message in all of its clarity — they will be found; they will face justice; and they will be held to account. Finally, to the survivors — to those who are here and to the courageous survivors around the world — we thank them for the hope they provide in the face of such challenges and unimaginable consequences they have faced. We thank them for their courage and conviction to carry on. Sexual violence is not just a crime against them, it is a crime against our common and shared humanity. We stand for them, and we will always stand with them. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”
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“That is why the United Kingdom has worked with partners to refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court (ICC), to establish a commission of inquiry through the Human Rights Council and, with the support of Ukraine, to establish an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe mission of experts. In March, we announced an additional £1 million in funding for the ICC to help uncover evidence of war crimes. Let me put it simply and starkly — sexual violence and rape are a vile stain on humankind. Wherever it occurs and whoever the perpetrators, it is our collective moral duty and our absolute obligation to work together to help survivors and to do all we can to stamp it out. As Ms. Murad said, we must work together to provide the routes and avenues to see justice for survivors.”
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“That is being informed directly by the people who know best, including many Afghan women leaders who are helping us on this important agenda. We are also working with the International Rescue Committee, the United Nations Population Fund and others on programmes to protect women and girls and provide access to gender-based violence services. We are collectively shocked at the abhorrent testimonies we hear in every conflict, but are now particularly shocked at the abhorrent testimonies emerging from Ukraine. The reports of rape and sexual violence committed by Russian armed forces must be properly investigated.”
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“Let me assure the Council that, as we look around the world, the United Kingdom will also continue to support Afghan women, who face some of the highest rates of violence in the world and are watching the progress made in recent decades unravel in front of their eyes. Let us also send a very clear message to those who seek to suppress women’s rights and the rights of education for girls. That is a message for the Taliban to hear clearly. Islam, as a religion, bases itself on equality for girls and rights for women. Islam is clear, are they? Our message to them is — empower girls, educate girls, empower women. The evidence is in front of them. Societies prosper, nations progress. We are also pushing to integrate services for all survivors of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, into Afghan health-care provision.”
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“Karkoutly, we have heard again how rape continues to be used to destroy the lives of many Syrian women and girls by various parties to the conflict. The United Kingdom continues to provide support in that area — £4 million through its Conflict, Stability and Security Fund have been used in response to that crisis. We have also strengthened the medical documentation of attacks, in accordance with international standards, and improved support services for survivors. I am absolutely convinced that the Murad Code will be an important contribution to enhance that collection of evidence. I was also pleased to see the first conviction for conflict-related sexual violence in Syria, delivered in Koblenz in January.”
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“In that respect, the gauntlet may have been thrown, but I welcome our colleagues from the African Union and pay tribute to the African Union’s leadership on conflict-related sexual violence. Thirty African countries now have a national action plan on women and peace and security, providing the essential framework for addressing the issue and promoting women’s political participation in conflict-affected contexts. Ms. Karkoutly also referred to how essential that is. Within the framework and the family of the United Nations, as Special Representative Patten and I have discussed, we have incredible mediation networks of women. We need to ensure that that expertise and those insights are deployed directly, not just in resolving conflicts but in actually building sustainable peace. Sadly, as we also heard from Ms.”
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“That is why it was important for the United Kingdom — and I thank our Ambassador and her team in that regard — to invite the first Ethiopian civil society representative to brief the Security Council today on the situation in northern Ethiopia. It was also incredibly important to hear directly from Ms. Berhanu, an Ethiopian woman who has been integral to feminist youth movements and who has recently worked with communities across the country that have been affected by conflict-related related sexual violence. The Government of the United Kingdom has committed more than £7 million to support survivors in northern Ethiopia and improve national accountability systems. We will also continue to work to provide expertise to build capacity to hold perpetrators to account.”
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“We will also make further progress to enhance the rights and well-being of children born of sexual violence and rape. I was honoured to announce the call to action last November, but let us put that into perspective. A child born of such a crime should be given compassion; instead, they are stigmatized and rejected. That has to change at all levels. We will also respond robustly to reports of sexual violence in conflict, wherever and whenever they occur. We have just heard from Ms. Berhanu about the distressing situation in Ethiopia. The nature and scale of the reports of sexual violence that have come out of Tigray, Amhara and Afar are deeply disturbing. Yet many communities, as we heard in her testimony, remain cut off from communications and are therefore unable to tell their stories and seek the hope and support they need.”
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“This year, we are exploring all options to strengthen international action, including an international convention, as proposed by our Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss. Today, I am also pleased to announce that from 28 to 30 November, we will also host an international conference on the issue of preventing sexual violence in conflict, marking 10 years since we launched that initiative. We will also, importantly, continue to bring faith and belief leaders together in support of survivors through the Declaration of Humanity. It cannot be right that groups such as Da’esh use the veil of religion erroneously and perversely to somehow justify their abhorrent crimes and actions. Faith leaders continue to stand up and clearly state that those actions are not in the name of their religion or any faith or belief across the world.”
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“It has also brought together Governments, international organizations and civil society, because it is our collective responsibility to place survivors’ needs at the very heart of our work. Therefore, I urge everyone involved in documenting and investigating conflict-related sexual violence to follow the Murad Code. In fact, go further: in my mind, it should become the gold standard for any non-governmental organization, Government, Government agency, human rights institution or civil society group working in the field. Putting survivors first and at the centre of investigations should not be an option; it should be done by everyone, everywhere. But our collective efforts cannot stop there.”
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“That is why it is vital that we end those harmful practices and put survivors’ rights at the very heart of evidence-gathering. I am therefore greatly humbled to join Nadia’s Initiative and the Institute for International Criminal Investigations in releasing the Murad Code today. First, I turn to Ms. Murad and thank her. She and I have known one another for many years. She inspires me and her courage is a powerful example to us all, as we have heard again today. The Murad Code, to which she has so kindly lent her name, is a code of conduct for the collection of information and evidence from survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Importantly, as we have heard in all of today’s contributions, including from Special Representative Patten, it has been shaped by survivors. Survivors must be at the heart of the solutions we see.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“Too many survivors are not told about what their options are or given the time and space to make their own choices about how their testimonies are best used. Too many survivors continue to face unnecessary re-interviewing — 27 times, as one courageous survivor told me; I ask my colleagues to reflect on that. Too many interviews are being overheard or interrupted, thereby diluting the impact of those testimonies, so that they do not meet the threshold and that is too often put forward as the reason why prosecutions cannot take place. The consequences can be devastating and soul- destroying, ending all hope. Simply put, that is unacceptable. Survivors are being re-traumatized time and time again. Work to deliver justice and accountability is being undermined.”
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“We need to ensure that survivors can safely record their experiences in a way that strengthens the pursuit of justice. That is a pivotal and crucial first step towards accountability. However, as we heard from Ms. Murad in her powerful testimony, it is far from the reality for many survivors around the world. Frankly, we must ask the question of ourselves: why? Why have we failed to protect? Why have we failed in our collective duty to put survivors first? Despite numerous forms of guidance for those collecting information and evidence from survivors and witnesses, mistakes continue to be made. Those mistakes — albeit made without any bad intentions — can allow the wheels of justice to slow down and, indeed, to destroy lives.”
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“As we have heard, in northern Ethiopia, in Syria and in Ukraine, we are witnessing the devastating effects on communities, families and, in particular, on women and girls. It is important that we come together and stand up for those courageous survivors — not just to provide hope but to provide action and, ultimately, justice. It is clear that impunity continues to be the norm for perpetrators; whereas it should be the exception — we must strive for that. Frankly, the fact that we are here and that this is happening in the year 2022 — and let us reflect on that — is not just unacceptable; it is utterly shocking. Therefore, we must strive to do more collectively to end the violence and, as we heard in each of the powerful statements by our briefers, to ultimately deliver justice and accountability for survivors.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“I thank our brave activists, Mariana Karkoutly and Hilina Berhanu, for their stark insights and for their practical recommendations on the responsibilities and the importance of action from us, the Security Council, and, of course, Nadia Murad, as her determination, her courage and her example have at their heart a real willpower to build a world for survivors. Simply put, it is an inspiration for me and I know I speak for every member of the Security Council. Her testimony today is, once again, reflective of the central objective that we all share. Yet, as we have heard again today in the powerful testimonies and Special Representative Patten’s briefing, disturbing reports of rape and sexual violence in Ukraine continue to emerge. We are reminded yet again that when conflict erupts, sexual violence soon follows.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“I thank Ms. Berhanu, again, for a very powerful testimony and statement. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. May I begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten. The strength of the relationship between the United Kingdom and her Office is something that we hold very dear, and we welcome the continued coordination and strength of the work that we are doing on this important agenda.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“I thank Ms. Murad for her briefing, her deep insights and her continuing courage and strength regarding this important issue. I now give the floor to Ms. Karkoutly.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State 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 that regard. It is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2022/272, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence, and document S/2022/293, which contains the text of a letter dated 5 April 2022 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I now give the floor to Ms. Patten.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict; Ms. Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Goodwill Ambassador; Ms. Mariana Karkoutly, co-founder of Huquqyat; and Ms. Hilina Berhanu, civil society briefer. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I also invite His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, and Mr. Michal Miarka, Head of the NATO Liaison Office to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting.”
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“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen to participate in this meeting.”
2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016 (2022) · source
“I would like to conclude by acknowledging the advice on coronavirus disease vaccination provided to the Security Council by the Peacebuilding Commission and to thank its members for their interest in doing so. The meeting rose at 5.05 p.m.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“The representative of the Russian Federation asked earlier how indemnity challenges hindered the operationalization of the humanitarian buffer. I give the floor to Mr. Chaiban to respond to that question.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“Ojwang also stressed the importance of leveraging all in-country networks through his own experience in South Sudan. Indeed, I welcome the important role of faith leaders, who have also been brought on board, as Mr. Ojwang highlighted. In conclusion, resolution 2565 (2021) continues to be an important road map for our discussions on vaccines and health in conflict zones. COVID-19 has shown us that the best way to achieve success is through a collaborative effort and by working together. The resolution also represents a genuine investment in stability and global health, not of just an individual country but of the world as a whole, and, as such, must remain a top priority for us all. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to Her Excellency Ms. Al Amiri.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“We can also support efforts to strengthen international cooperation. The COVAX Facility recently set up a new vaccine delivery partnership to improve coordination at the global and country levels, including with the African Union, for COVID-19 vaccine delivery and support, including in the most vulnerable countries, most of which are in Africa. Again, our expert briefers outlined that very point. Secondly, we can spell out to all parties to conflicts their obligations under international humanitarian law to provide unhindered humanitarian access, including for vaccinations. That must happen. Thirdly, we must work together, as the United Nations, to overcome obstacles to delivery and to advance Sustainable Development Goal 3 and our collective efforts to build stronger health systems worldwide. Mr.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“Last year, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2565 (2021), calling for the provision of vaccines to areas in conflict. It gained the highest-ever number of co-sponsors of a Council resolution. It is clear that full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access and the protection of health workers, in line with international humanitarian law, remain vitally important, but, sadly, elusive. That point was amplified by Ms. Martinez. What more can we do to ensure that the most vulnerable are not left behind? First, we can help to ensure that COVID-19 vaccination is prioritized by Governments in countries in conflict. We can offer support through the COVAX Humanitarian Buffer, a measure of last resort to target individuals in fragile regions not included in national vaccination plans.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“But, as we already heard from our briefers today, they continue to lag in many low-income countries, and particular communities in conflict and a humanitarian crisis risk being left behind. After more than a year of steady vaccine production, the challenge has moved from being one of supply to one of roll-out. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report that less than 4 per cent of the populations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Haiti and Burundi are vaccinated. Frankly, that is a staggering inequity, which is bad for us all. The delivery of vaccines to marginalized and conflict-affected communities is being obstructed by underresourced and overstretched health systems and by curtailed humanitarian access.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source
“Last month, the United Kingdom hosted the Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit, which raised $1.5 billion in funding for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop vaccines against new health threats in 100 days and to rapidly scale up regional manufacturing for an affordable global supply. Through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility, the United Kingdom plays its part in giving access to vaccines, wherever they are needed. Indeed, we are among the largest donors to the advance market commitment, having committed £0.5 billion pounds so far. The COVAX Facility has now delivered more than 1.4 billion vaccines to 144 countries, the majority of which are low- and lower- middle-income ones. Vaccination rates are also steadily increasing.”
2022-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9014 (2022) · source