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Alkaabi

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2022-08-23
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2023-12-15
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  1. “Lastly, studies on small arms and light weapons must include information and analysis on the impact of those weapons on women and girls, especially regarding violence committed against them using those weapons, whether in situations of armed conflict or other situations. That is important to ensure that strategies seeking to reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons consider programmes and policies focused on the protection of women and girls. On the other hand, it is also important to empower women and ensure their full, equal and meaningful participation in efforts to prevent and combat the threats of those weapons.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  2. “While existing efforts and legal frameworks to address that phenomenon at the international level are important, local and regional contexts and concerns must be considered, and strategies must be developed that address the challenges specific to each country or region. In that context, we commend the various initiatives and frameworks developed by various regional organizations around the world, such as the African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative. It is also important to enhance support and build the capacities of States that are significantly suffering from that challenge, including by providing them with expertise and equipment that would enable them to secure their borders and effectively monitor the illicit flow of weapons.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  3. “Given that certain States with limited capacity may face challenges in fully implementing the relevant Security Council resolutions, it is important to ensure that those resolutions are clear and consistent and that they consider the specific context of each conflict or situation that necessitates such a prohibition. When the Council considers renewing the mandate of any peacekeeping mission in an area on which an arms embargo has been imposed, there is a need to explore opportunities provided for peace operations to support host Governments in combatting the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons. Thirdly, coordination, cooperation and the exchange of information and expertise at the regional and international levels remain indispensable in addressing the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons, especially across borders.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  4. “The Security Council could benefit from utilizing modern technology in mandates and resolutions providing for the control or prohibition of the flow of weapons. While we realize that such use of technology is accompanied by many challenges, there are some technologies that can enhance the monitoring of weapons movements, such as surveillance via satellites and drones, which can be used to monitor vast geographical areas for the movement of illicit weapons and identify illegal manufacturing sites, with the consent of the countries concerned. Secondly, combating the illicit flow of arms requires Member States to adhere to all arms embargo resolutions adopted by the Council in coordination with the sanctions committees and the Council’s panels of experts, wherever appropriate.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  5. “As such, it is important to carefully consider the observations and recommendations of the Secretary-General in his New Agenda for Peace and his reports on small arms and light weapons regarding ways of addressing the scourge of illicit arms flows, including his most recent report (S/2023/823). In the context of our meeting today, I would like to share some points with the Council to enrich our deliberations. First, within its mandate, the Security Council must continue to monitor trends in the illicit use, flow and diversion of small arms and light weapons. We value the support provided by the Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms, and we stress the need to update and improve the Council’s methods of monitoring those developments to keep abreast of the new methods used to divert and use those weapons.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  6. “The situation is all the more alarming given that more than 1 billion small arms and light weapons are in circulation today, not to mention the approximately 8 million new weapons that are being manufactured each year. The abundance of those weapons makes them difficult to trace and track, rendering them more vulnerable to diversion and use by illegal groups, particularly in armed conflict situations. That phenomenon has become more widespread as a result of new technologies, such as 3D printing and the dark web, hence the need for more effective controls against the diversion, proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  7. “Mr. Alkaabi (United Arab Emirates) (spoke in Arabic): I thank you, Madam President, for presiding over this meeting, and we congratulate Ecuador on its successful presidency of the Council this month. We also thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary- General, Ms. Cécile Aptel and Ms. Folade Mutota for their valuable briefings. The issue of the diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons remains one of the most critical global challenges affecting international peace and security. They exacerbate armed conflicts, violence, crime and terrorism. According to the Secretary-General, small arms and light weapons and their ammunition are the main cause of violent deaths around the world, in both conflict situations and stable regions.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  8. “The only way to truly stop the suffering created by the conflict and mitigate its consequences, including the risk of a catastrophic nuclear accident, is by achieving a cessation of hostilities throughout Ukraine. We, the members of the Security Council, must work to fulfil its mandate and take incremental and pragmatic steps to support efforts aimed at a diplomatic end to the conflict.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9114 (2022) · source

  9. “We further stress again the particular protection accorded to nuclear plants under international law. The United Arab Emirates also reiterates how important it is to ensure that the IAEA has full, unimpeded access to the site in order to assess the damage and ascertain the safety of the facility. We welcome that both parties support such a mission, and we urge that it be conducted expeditiously. We are one day from the six-month mark since the beginning of the conflict. It remains crucial to advocate for constructive dialogue that will bring the conflict to a peaceful, sustainable resolution in a way that is consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9114 (2022) · source

  10. “That is a message that has been reinforced in the past few weeks here in New York during the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear safety is a critical issue for the United Arab Emirates and a matter of priority. We remain committed to supporting all efforts ensuring the safety and security of nuclear facilities globally, including through our work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and our participation in the IAEA’s Board of Governors. In that regard, we want to emphasize once again the importance of refraining from any action that could further endanger the facility, particularly considering the volatile and fraught situation, and we echo IAEA Director General Grossi’s recent statement calling urgently for the lowering of tensions near the plant.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9114 (2022) · source

  11. “I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her timely briefing. Since our last meeting, on 11 August (see S/PV.9109), the situation around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has continued to be deeply alarming. Despite urgent calls for de-escalation, we are still receiving news of shelling in the proximity of the power plant. We underline once more that shelling around the nuclear facility puts Ukraine, the wider region and the whole world at grave risk of a catastrophic nuclear accident. The example of Chornobyl has been frequently invoked in this Chamber and elsewhere, and with reason. We remember the horrendous consequences all too well. The world cannot afford a scenario where another such calamity is even a possibility. When it comes to nuclear matters, our collective security is truly intertwined.”

    2022-08-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9114 (2022) · source