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Alexander Marschik

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2021-06-18
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  1. “While the Council bears the responsibility for upholding international peace and security, the wider United Nations Membership bears the responsibility for enabling the conduct of effective multilateralism, including the adherence to international law and the rule of law. Austria stands ready to promote these rules and values, including as a candidate for the Security Council for the period 2027–2028.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  2. “While we are grateful that these meetings have become a widely established monthly practice, we believe that there is considerable room for improvement to render these meetings more efficient and substantial. To this end, the Group will present a non-paper with proposals on the conduct of wrap-up sessions in due course. While extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary measures, we sincerely hope that we will soon be able to participate in meetings like today’s open debate – but also during other meetings, such as informal Arria-formula meetings – physically, at Headquarters.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  3. “Public versus closed meetings: while the merit of private conversations in diplomacy cannot be underestimated, as a member of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group, Austria supports all efforts to enhance the inclusion and transparency of the Security Council towards the wider membership and the public. Lastly, I would like to address one additional issue that is of great importance for Austria as a member of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group. We would like to sincerely thank Security Council members for organizing monthly briefings on the programme of work at the beginning of the month, as well as wrap- up meetings at the end of the month. Including the latter meetings in the programme of work at the time of its adoption is highly encouraged.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  4. “This includes the circulation of a compilation of briefings and statements after Security Council meetings. However, there is still room for improvement regarding certain issues: we regret that virtual meetings of the Council are still considered informal meetings. Consequently, informal meetings are not reflected in the Journal of the United Nations, adding to the lack of transparency vis-à-vis the wider United Nations membership and the general public. A lack of official records might have unintended long-term consequences; we therefore appeal to Council members to address this issue. What is more, Council members might wish to address the issue of electronic voting for future situations that do not allow for in-person voting.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  5. “The coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic is a crisis that none of us were appropriately prepared for; therefore, it is even more important to adapt certain working methods to ensure a smooth reaction in the future. Lessons learned: as laid out in the concept note, owing to COVID-19-related restrictions, the wider membership of the United Nations is not able to participate in person in today’s open debate. This leads to a significant lack of inclusion and interaction between the Council and the wider membership. Therefore, we hope that, as soon as the health- and safety-related circumstances allow, non-Council members will be able to participate in open debates physically at United Nations Headquarters again. Innovations: some of the newly adopted practices should be upheld in the future.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source

  6. “I would like to thank Ambassador Inga Rhonda King, the Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for her important work as the Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. Moreover, we would like to thank the current Council presidency, Estonia, for organizing this open debate and circulating – together with the presidencies of European Union member States France and Ireland, the presidencies in July and September respectively – a voluntary commitment to best practices concerning working methods during their presidencies. The Security Council bears the responsibility for upholding international peace and security. Agility and innovation in times of crises are therefore absolutely necessary.”

    2021-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/572 (2021) · source